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All articles tagged: Myelodysplastic disease, not classified (C94.6)

HealthDay 18 January at 11.04 PM

Risk for Cancer Increased for Relatives of Patients With Leukemia

Relatives of patients with myelodysplastic neoplasia (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have an increased risk for cancer, according to a study published in the February issue of Cancer Epidemiology.Nikolaj Juul Nitschke, from Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues estimated t

HealthDay 09 January at 04.38 PM

Imetelstat Leads to Durable Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence

For heavily transfused patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) who are not responding to or are ineligible for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), the competitive telomerase inhibitor imetelstat leads to durable red blood cell (RBC) transfusion independence, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in The Lancet.<

HealthDay 20 December at 04.53 PM

Peripheral Blood Haplo-SCT Feasible for Leukemia Patients 70 Years and Older

For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)/myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) aged 70 years and older, haploidentical stem cell transplantation (Haplo-SCT) using a nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen (NMAC) is feasible, with no early nonrelapse mortality (NRM), according to a study published online Nov. 3 in Bone Marrow Transplantation.<