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Outlook and Management of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes Failed by Hypomethylating Agents.
Current hematologic malignancy reports - 1 Sept 2015
Roberts Daniel A, Steensma David P
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The DNA hypomethylating agents (HMAs) azacitidine and decitabine are currently the most frequently administered disease-modifying therapies for patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). However, azacitidine and decitabine are not curative, the median response duration is 11-15 months, and only 10-20 % of patients experience complete hematologic and cytogenetic response. Moreover, once an HMA...
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