Mark had no symptoms prior to diagnosis. Even more surprising was the "watch and wait" treatment plan! Listen to this recently recorded episode where Mark describes living as an MDS survivor now.
The number of patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for treatment of malignant and nonmalignant disorders has continued to grow worldwide. (footnotes) Great progress has been made in overcoming HLA/immunologic barriers, but nondonor barriers to HCT persist.(footnote) This represents a major unmet need because HCT is not accessible to everyone who would benefit from it.(footnote)