Direct and indirect medical costs associated with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia in Brazil, Thailand, and India

Tulika Seth, Adisak Tantiworawit, Sandra R. Loggetto, Mrudula B. Glassberg, Pimwadee Khaikham, Paola Marinheiro, Jason Williams, Camila F. Roubik, Christopher Lee, Nelly F. Ly, Pooja Hindocha, Anita Mallya, Dorothea von Bredow, Yogesh Punekar, Ahmed Hnoosh

Therapeutic Advances in Hematology

Published online on March 19, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Hematology, Volume 17, January-December 2026.
Background:The economic burden of blood transfusions (BTs) in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) is not well characterized in adults from Brazil, Thailand, and India.Objective:To assess direct and indirect costs of BTs in adults with TDT in three ...