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Validation of a prognostic model and the impact of mutations in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Sept 2012
Bejar Rafael, Stevenson Kristen E, Caughey Bennett A, Abdel-Wahab Omar, Steensma David P, Galili Naomi, Raza Azra, Kantarjian Hagop, Levine Ross L, Neuberg Donna, Garcia-Manero Guillermo, Ebert Benjamin L
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PURPOSE: A subset of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who are predicted to have lower-risk disease as defined by the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) demonstrate more aggressive disease and shorter overall survival than expected. The identification of patients with greater-than-predicted prognostic risk could influence the selection of therapy and improve the care of patients with...
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