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Clinical activity of azacitidine in patients who relapse after allogeneic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia

open access: yesHaematologica, 2016
Disease relapse is the most common cause of treatment failure after allogeneic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes, yet treatment options for such patients remain extremely limited.
Charles Craddock   +13 more
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Familial myelodysplastic syndromes: a review of the literature

open access: yesHaematologica, 2011
Familial cases of myelodysplastic syndromes are rare, but are immensely valuable for the investigation of the molecular pathogenesis of myelodysplasia in general.
Elena Liew, Carolyn Owen
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Myelodysplastic syndromes: Classification

open access: yesJournal of Applied Hematology, 2014
The updated WHO classification system for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) includes some new entities, in particular "refractory cytopenias with unilineage dysplasia (RCUD)". The following review article presents a short overview regarding all subvariants
Hans Peter Horny
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Rare occurrence of DNMT3A mutations in myelodysplastic syndromes

open access: yesHaematologica, 2011
Gene mutations and epigenetic changes have been shown to play significant roles in the pathogenesis of myelodysplastic syndromes. Recently, mutations in DNMT3A were identified in 22.1% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Felicitas Thol   +9 more
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Recombinant human erythropoietin plus all-trans retinoic acid and testosterone undecanoate for the treatment of anemia in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: a multicenter, single-arm, prospective trial

open access: yesHaematologica
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) achieve hematological improvement-erythroid (HIE) in only 30% of ESA-naïve lower risk myelodysplastic syndrome (LR-MDS) patients with anemia, highlighting the need for developing novel drugs or new treatment ...
Chen Mei   +20 more
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Hematologic responses to deferasirox therapy in transfusion-dependent patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

open access: yesHaematologica, 2012
Background Reductions in transfusion requirements/improvements in hematologic parameters have been associated with iron chelation therapy in transfusion-dependent patients, including those with myelodysplastic syndromes; data on these reductions ...
Norbert Gattermann   +12 more
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Factors implicated in underutilization and poor persistence with hypomethylating agent therapy in myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia in Pakistan

open access: yesJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To assess the clinical and non-clinical factors leading to non-compliance or discontinuation of hypomethylating agent therapy in patients of myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia.
Zoya Ziad   +6 more
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The small population of PIG-A mutant cells in myelodysplastic syndromes do not arise from multipotent hematopoietic stem cells

open access: yesHaematologica, 2012
Background Patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria harbor clonal glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchor deficient cells arising from a multipotent hematopoietic stem cell acquiring a PIG-A mutation.
Jeffrey J. Pu   +5 more
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Genetic features of myelodysplastic syndrome and aplastic anemia in pediatric and young adult patients

open access: yesHaematologica, 2016
The clinical and histopathological distinctions between inherited versus acquired bone marrow failure and myelodysplastic syndromes are challenging.
Siobán B. Keel   +9 more
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Immunophenotypic analysis of erythroid dysplasia in myelodysplastic syndromes. A report from the IMDSFlow working group

open access: yesHaematologica, 2017
Current recommendations for diagnosing myelodysplastic syndromes endorse flow cytometry as an informative tool. Most flow cytometry protocols focus on the analysis of progenitor cells and the evaluation of the maturing myelomonocytic lineage.
Theresia M. Westers   +28 more
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