Myelodysplastic syndromes, version 2.2015.

Peter L Greenberg, Richard M Stone, Rafael Bejar, John M Bennett, Clara D Bloomfield, Uma Borate, Carlos M De Castro, H Joachim Deeg, Amy E DeZern, Amir T Fathi, Olga Frankfurt, Karin Gaensler, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Elizabeth A Griffiths, David Head, Virginia Klimek, Rami Komrokji, Lisa A Kujawski, Lori J Maness, Margaret R O'Donnell, Daniel A Pollyea, Bart Scott, Paul J Shami, Brady L Stein, Peter Westervelt, Benton Wheeler, Dorothy A Shead, Courtney Smith, National comprehensive cancer network
Author Information
  1. Peter L Greenberg: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  2. Richard M Stone: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  3. Rafael Bejar: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  4. John M Bennett: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  5. Clara D Bloomfield: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  6. Uma Borate: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  7. Carlos M De Castro: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  8. H Joachim Deeg: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  9. Amy E DeZern: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  10. Amir T Fathi: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  11. Olga Frankfurt: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  12. Karin Gaensler: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  13. Guillermo Garcia-Manero: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  14. Elizabeth A Griffiths: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  15. David Head: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  16. Virginia Klimek: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  17. Rami Komrokji: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  18. Lisa A Kujawski: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  19. Lori J Maness: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  20. Margaret R O'Donnell: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  21. Daniel A Pollyea: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  22. Bart Scott: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  23. Paul J Shami: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  24. Brady L Stein: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  25. Peter Westervelt: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  26. Benton Wheeler: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  27. Dorothy A Shead: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  28. Courtney Smith: From Stanford Cancer Institute; Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center; UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center; University of Rochester Medical Center; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; Duke Cancer Institute; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University; UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Moffitt Cancer Center; University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; University of Colorado Cancer Center; Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Abstract

The NCCN Guidelines for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) comprise a heterogeneous group of myeloid disorders with a highly variable disease course that depends largely on risk factors. Risk evaluation is therefore a critical component of decision-making in the treatment of MDS. The development of newer treatments and the refinement of current treatment modalities are designed to improve patient outcomes and reduce side effects. These NCCN Guidelines Insights focus on the recent updates to the guidelines, which include the incorporation of a revised prognostic scoring system, addition of molecular abnormalities associated with MDS, and refinement of treatment options involving a discussion of cost of care.

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Grants

  1. P30 CA006973/NCI NIH HHS

MeSH Term

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Disease Management
Genetic Testing
Humans
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Prognosis

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