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SF3B1 Mutations Negatively Predict for Response to Immunosuppressive Therapy in Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Jun 2020
Zhang Qing, Haider Mintallah, Al Ali Najla H, Lancet Jeffrey E, Epling-Burnette Pearlie K, List Alan F, Padron Eric, Komrokji Rami S
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BACKGROUND: Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) yields durable hematologic improvement (HI) in a subset of patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Age, human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR15 positivity, and duration of transfusion dependence are putative clinical variables predictive for response. We investigated the effect of somatic gene mutations on response to IST in lower-risk MDS. PATIENTS AND...
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