SynthesisAging2021
High-dose regimens of hypomethylating agents promote transfusion independence in IPSS lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: a Systematic Review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Prognostic significance of GATA2 in patients with MDS/AML: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of hematology · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding supply sustainability of plasma-derived medicinal products: Drivers and consequences of shortages.Vox sanguinis · 2025Review
- Long-term hematologic response after azacitidine treatment in a lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patient: A case report.Leukemia research reports · 2024Article
- Decitabine/Cedazuridine in the Management of Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia in Canada.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The hypomethylating agents (HMAs) azacytidine (AZA) and decitabine (DAC) are usually administered after the failure of erythropoietin-stimulating agents for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS). However, it is unclear whether one of these HMAs has superior efficacy and safety. This was investigated in the present study by means of a meta-analysis of prospective studies published between January 1990 and July 2020 in PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases; 19 studies with 1076 patients were included in the final analysis. The transfusion independence (TI) rate (66.7% [95% confidence interval: 41.7%-87.4%]) was higher with AZA 75 mg/m
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