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ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2011

Management of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: the art and evidence.

Rami S Komrokji, Mikkael A Sekeres, Alan F List

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Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. A phase I study of oral ARRY-614, a p38 MAPK/Tie2 dual inhibitor, in patients with low or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2015
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  6. Article
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  8. Combination strategies in myelodysplastic syndromes.International journal of hematology · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rami S KomrokjiH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, FOB-3rd Floor, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. rami.komrokji@moffitt.org
Mikkael A Sekeres
Alan F List

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) represent a spectrum of bone marrow failure with variable outcome. Patients with "lower-risk" disease have an expected median survival measured in years, and a low risk of leukemia progression. Patients with "higher-risk" MDS, on the other hand, have expected survival measured in months without treatment and rapid leukemia progression. The outcome of those distinct groups can be explained by different underlying disease biology. In clinical practice, patients are stratified into risk groups based on prognostic models, most commonly the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS). In higher-risk disease, the standard of care is hypomethylating agents to extend survival and suppress leukemia potential, and consideration of allogeneic stem cell transplantation, which remains the only curative option. Patients classified as having lower-risk disease begin treatment with management focused on ameliorating hematologic deficits, related symptoms, or both. This review of lower-risk MDS highlights the biology of the disease and models for risk stratification. We use a case-based format to discuss current options for treatment, including erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, hypomethylating agents, lenalidomide, immunosuppressive therapy, supportive care, and investigational agents.

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