scholarly journals Decision analysis of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome stratified according to the revised International Prognostic Scoring System

Leukemia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 2449-2457 ◽  
Author(s):  
M G Della Porta ◽  
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C H Jackson ◽  
E P Alessandrino ◽  
M Rossi ◽  
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Blood ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 394-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise A. Wells ◽  
Martin Benesch ◽  
Michael R. Loken ◽  
Carlos Vallejo ◽  
David Myerson ◽  
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Abstract Marrow cells of myeloid lineage from 115 patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) were characterized by multidimensional flow cytometry and compared with findings in 104 patients with various disorders and 25 healthy donors. Based on phenotypic and scatter characteristics, a flow cytometric scoring system (FCSS) was developed that allowed for a simple numerical display of results. The flow cytometric scores were categorized as normal/mild (0-1), moderate (2-3), or severe (≥ 4). Most flow cytometric abnormalities were significantly (P < .05) more frequent in patients with MDS than in the control cohort. Flow cytometric scores in MDS patients were then retrospectively compared with marrow blast counts assessed by morphology, cytogenetics, hematologic parameters, and International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) risk categorization. The flow cytometric scores correlated inversely with leukocyte and absolute neutrophil counts (P < .01) and correlated directly with IPSS scores (P < .01) and with IPSS cytogenetic risk categories (P < .01). In 111 MDS patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, flow scores correlated with posttransplantation outcome. The probabilities of posttransplantation relapse were 3%, 15%, and 33% for patients with mild, moderate, and severe FCSS scores, respectively (P < .01), and overall survival was 74%, 40%, and 36%, respectively, for the 3 groups (P < .01). In multivariate analyses, there was a significant contribution of the flow score independent of the IPSS in predicting survival and relapse (P < .01, P = .02, and P = .03, respectively). These data suggest that FCSS is useful in assessing marrows for diagnosis of MDS and in determining the prognostic outcome in patients with this disorder. (Blood. 2003;102:394-403)


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 566-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio A. Giralt ◽  
Mary Horowitz ◽  
Daniel Weisdorf ◽  
Corey Cutler

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) comprise a heterogeneous group of clonal hematopoietic stem-cell disorders that result in varying degrees of cytopenia and risk of transformation into acute leukemia. Allogeneic stem-cell transplantation (SCT) is the only known cure for this disease. The treatment is routinely used for younger patients, but only a minority of patients older than the age of 60 undergo this procedure. The overall MDS incidence is 3.3 per 100,000, but the incidence in patients older than age 70 is between 15 and 50 per 100,000. The median age at presentation is 76 years. Medicare-age patients 65 or older represent 80% of the total population receiving an MDS diagnosis. In the United States, one of the obstacles to SCT for older patients with MDS has been lack of third party reimbursement. On August 4, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released their Decision Memo for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) for Myelodysplastic Syndrome. This memo states: “Allogeneic HSCT for MDS is covered by Medicare only for beneficiaries with MDS participating in an approved clinical study that meets the criteria below…. ” In this review, we will summarize what is known regarding the role of allogeneic SCT in older patients as well as other elements that should be included within clinical trials that can provide the evidence necessary to demonstrate that allogeneic SCT should be a covered benefit for Medicare beneficiaries.


JBMTCT ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Mair Pedro De Souza ◽  
Fernanda Leite Souza Franceschi ◽  
Fernando Barroso Duarte ◽  
Diego Coutinho ◽  
Beatrice Araujo Duarte ◽  
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Mielodysplastic syndrome and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation based on genetic status.


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