Hydroxyurea is an oral chemotherapy drug that doctors may prescribe to people with sickle cell disease. It may help prevent complications due to sickle-shaped blood cells clumping together in small ...

Hydroxyurea is generally contraindicated in patients with sickle cell disease who become or plan to become pregnant, but post-marketing safety data suggest that treatment continuation is safe. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Hydroxyurea conferred benefit to children and adults with hemoglobin SC disease, according to study ...

Hydroxyurea, a myelosuppressive agent that has been a standard treatment in sickle cell disease (SCD) for decades, remains effective over the long term in children with the disease, according to a ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to new research published in Blood ...

The risk of second malignancy was similar among patients aged 66 and older who were treated with and without hydroxyurea. The use of hydroxyurea to treat patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms ...