Treatment goals should be to improve anemia by increasing Hb levels, avoid transfusion, improve circulatory symptoms caused by cold temperatures and reduce inflammatory symptoms
There are a number of non-pharma treatment options, including thermal protection and cold avoidance and transfusions (avoid cold transfusions)
Corticosteroids should not be used to treat CAD
There are several first-line and second-line pharmaceutical treatment strategies, including Rituximab monotherapy, Rituximab-Bendamustine and Rituximab-Fludarabine combination therapies and Bortezomib monotherapy