highly significantp < 0.0000002
Lab values of included intervals ), mean baseline HIC and SF were not different (p < 0.7 and p < 0.2 respectively); overall, HIC and SF worsened during deferiprone treatment (p < 0.001 and p < 0.0003, respectively), and improved during deferasirox treatment (p < 0.001 and p < 0.0001, respectively); follow-up HIC values differing between deferiprone and deferasirox monotherapies were highly significant (p < 0.0000002).