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SynthesisClinical and experimental medicine2021

Meta-analysis of the benefit of hypomethylating agents before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in myelodysplastic syndromes.

Liu Liu, Menglu Jia, Ling Sun, Wenliang Tian, Ping Tang, Zhongxing Jiang

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Synthesis in Clinical and experimental medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Liu Liu *Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China. liuliuxx1983@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8837-9622
Menglu Jia *Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Ling SunDepartment of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Wenliang TianDepartment of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Ping TangDepartment of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Zhongxing JiangDepartment of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

Funding

National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China 81600097
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypomethylating agents (HMAs) are effective therapies in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), but allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the only way to cure MDS. According to the current literature, it is difficult to confirm whether HMAs bridging therapy is beneficial for MDS patients receiving allo-HSCT. Therefore, we tried to evaluate the effect of HMAs on long-term survival of the MDS patients. Databases, including PubMed, Embase Ovid, and the Cochrane Library, were searched for studies published up to January 10, 2021. Patients who accepted HMAs bridging to allo-HSCT were defined as experimental group, while patients who received the best supportive care (BSC) before allo-HSCT were control group. Overall survival (OS) was the primary end point. Seven studies were included in the final analysis. The final results showed no OS differences between patients accepted HMAs before allo-HSCT and those received BSC (HR = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.64-1.15, p = 0.32), indicating that MDS patients' long-term survival did not benefit from HMAs bridging therapy before allo-HSCT. This conclusion needs to be further verified by a large number of prospective randomized controlled trials, which have guiding significance for the treatment of MDS patients.

Indexed as

Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationMyelodysplastic SyndromesHumansProspective StudiesAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationHypomethylating agentsMeta-analysisMyelodysplastic syndromes

Identifiers

PMID33866494
PMCPMC8505317
OpenAlexW3154128279

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