Maxime Dely: How Do We Balance Benefit and Risk in Chronic Hematologic Diseases?
Maxime Dely, Therapeutic Solutions Sales Consultant at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Repeated transfusions: how do we balance benefit and risk in chronic hematologic diseases?
Every year, thousands of patients live thanks to repeated transfusions… but at what long-term cost?
In many chronic hematologic diseases (sickle cell disease, myelodysplastic syndromes, leukemias), red blood cell concentrates are essential to correct anemia
and maintain quality of life.
However, repeated transfusions carry well – documented risks: alloimmunization, making future transfusions more complex, and iron overload, which can lead to hepatic, cardiac, and endocrine complications that are often underestimated.
Iron chelation therapy then becomes necessary, yet burdensome.
Other challenges also arise, such as delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions, sometimes severe, and variability in transfusion thresholds, raising questions about optimal use.
Current guidelines emphasize a more restrictive and individualized approach, tailored to each patient’s condition and disease.
Transfusion is no longer just a supportive act – it is a true therapeutic lever, requiring careful balance between immediate clinical benefit and long-term impact.
Should we more broadly rethink transfusion strategies to better anticipate their chronic consequences?”
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