Thalassemia Treatment Updates: Dr. Pankaj Malhotra
1. PANKAJ MALHOTRA, MD
Chandigarh, India
• Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Pgimer, Chandigarh, India
• Dr. Pankaj Malhotra received his medical degree from Punjab
University and his training in internal medicine at PGIMER,
Chandigarh, India. He has several invited and peer reviewed
publications. Dr. Malhotra was awarded the CML Fellowship
by International CML Foundation (iCMLF) to Knight Cancer
Centre, Oregon Science and Health University, Portland, USA.
Areas of Interest include leukemia, stem cell transplant and
myeloma.
51. Conclusions on novel (not so) treatments
in thalassemia
b globin production
• Gene therapy
• Antisense molecules to alter RNA splicing
• iPS cells
Upregulation of gamma globin production
• Drugs (HbF production)
• Upregulation of genes