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Dr. Rory Shallis discusses a variety of current treatments for MDS, or
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People…
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Dr. Jacqueline Garcia discusses the use of hypomenthylating agents.
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Myelodysplastic syndromes
Myelodysplastic syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People with MDS have low blood cell count for at…
(MDS) are…
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A small portion of adults in remission from a deadly blood cancer had persisting mutations detected, which predicted their risk of death from having the cancer return
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health show the benefits of screening adult patients in remission from acute myeloid leukemiaexternal link (AML) for residual disease before receiving a
bone marrow transplant
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Dr. Bhumika Patel explains why meningitis can occur in patients with PNH and how it is both treated or prevented.
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Key Points
In MDS, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was worse for vulnerable participants and those with worse prognosis.
Lower-risk MDS was associated with better HRQoL, but this relationship was lost among the vulnerable.
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and vulnerability are variably affected in patients with
myelodysplastic syndromes
myelodysplastic syndromes:
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What does the diagnosis, Intermediate-Risk MDS mean? Learn from
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People with MDS have…
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What is a
clinical trial
clinical trial:
A type of research study that tests how a drug, medical device, or treatment approach works in people. There are several types of clinical trials. Treatment trials test new treatment options. Diagnostic trials test new ways to diagnose a disease. Screening trials test the best way to detect a…
? Why should a patient consider participating…
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Christina Cline, RN, at the University of Florida Health Cancer Center, describes one of the common symptoms of treatment for
bone marrow failure
bone marrow failure:
A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH…
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Dr. Joshua Zeidner explains why it is critical for patients to receive an accurate diagnosis for MDS, or
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal…
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Dr. Norkin explains why and how patients with PNH can develop blood clots, as well as prevention and treatment.
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Dr. Timothy Pardee discusses treatments for AML, or
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukemia:
(uh-KYOOT my-uh-LOYD loo-KEE-mee-uh) A cancer of the blood cells. It happens when very young white blood cells (blasts) in the bone marrow fail to mature. The blast cells stay in the bone marrow and become to numerous. This slows production of red blood cells and platelets. Some cases of…
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Dr. Nandita Khera discusses why and when transplants can be recommended for older patients in this podcast episode.
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Dr. Allyson Pishko shares the latest advances in the treatment of PNH, or
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria:
(par-uk-SIZ-muhl nok-TURN-uhl hee-muh-gloe-buh-NYOOR-ee-uh) A rare and serious blood disease that causes red blood cells to break apart. Paroxysmal means sudden and irregular. Nocturnal means at night. Hemoglobinuria means hemoglobin in…
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Dr. Abdulraheem Yacoub talks with Leigh Clark about MDS-MPN overlap. He includes how molecular testing is used in determining treatment options.
He also discusses the newly approved drug, Luspatercept, for the treatment of MDS and MDS-MPN overlap syndromes.
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Dr. David Steensma discusses MDS and toxins with Leigh Clark, Patient Educator. Dr. Steensma is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and faculty member in the leukemia program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and the Edward P. Evans Chair in MDS at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Here is a discussion of the recent approval of Luspatercept with Dr. Amit Verma, Director of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies and a Professor of Oncology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He explains the results of
clinical trials
clinical trials:
Clinical research is at the heart of all medical advances, identifying new ways to prevent, detect or…
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Why would I choose a
clinical trial
clinical trial:
A type of research study that tests how a drug, medical device, or treatment approach works in people. There are several types of clinical trials. Treatment trials test new treatment options. Diagnostic trials test new ways to diagnose a disease. Screening trials test the best way to detect a…
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Dr. Gustavo Rivero describes strategies for the management of Low-Risk MDS, or
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People…
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10 years after diagnosis, Leigh Ann needed a
bone marrow transplant
bone marrow transplant:
A bone marrow transplant (BMT) is also called a stem cell transplant (SCT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).The procedure replaces unhealthy blood-forming stem cells with healthy ones and offers some patients the possibility of a cure. But for many patients, a BMT is not an option due…
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