A MULTICENTER ICET-A SURVEY ON ADHERENCE TO ANNUAL ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (OGTT) SCREENING IN TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT THALASSEMIA (TDT) PATIENTS - THE EXPERT CLINICIANS’ OPINION ON FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADHERENCE AND ON ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FO

Young adult patients with TDT are at high risk for developing GD and Th-RDM. Thus, annual screening with a 2-hour OGTT is recommended. Nevertheless, several patient barriers are associated with low adherence to annual OGTT. It is desirable to develop intensive initiatives to improve the screening rate for GD, while studies are warranted to update the current guidelines in TDT patients with low-risk factors for GD and for countries with low-resource settings.