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ReviewHematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program2019

Lowering the boom on lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

Mikkael A Sekeres, Bhumika J Patel

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Review in Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mikkael A SekeresLeukemia Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Bhumika J PatelLeukemia Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Cleveland Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes are defined using prognostic scoring systems that incorporate data on bone marrow blast percentage, degree and numbers of cytopenias, and cytogenetic abnormalities. Increasingly, these are incorporating molecular abnormalities to further refine risk. Therapy is geared toward predominating cytopenias, with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents luspatercept and lenalidomide used to ameliorate anemia, romiplostim and eltrombopag tackling thrombocytopenia, and hypomethylating agents and antithymocyte globulin palliating pancytopenia. Newer agents on the horizon are abrogating the downstream sequelae of specific molecular mutations. One challenge for the future is in further modifying response criteria to align with improvements that are clinically meaningful to patients.

Indexed as

Bone Marrow CellsMyelodysplastic SyndromesActivin Receptors, Type IIAgedAntilymphocyte SerumBenzoatesFemaleHematinicsHumansHydrazinesImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsLenalidomideMutationPyrazolesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRisk FactorsActivin Receptors, Type IIAntilymphocyte SerumBenzoateseltrombopagHematinicsHydrazinesImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsLenalidomideluspaterceptPyrazolesRecombinant Fusion Proteins

Identifiers

PMID31808873
PMCPMC6913460
OpenAlexW2992213152

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