Open AccessImpact of the degree of anemia on the outcome of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and its integration into the WHO classification-based Prognostic Scoring System (WPSS)
Author(s) -
Luca Malcovati,
Matteo Giovanni Della Porta,
Corinna Strupp,
Ilaria Ambaglio,
A. Kuendgen,
K. Nachtkamp,
Erica Travaglino,
Rosangela Invernizzi,
C. Pascutto,
Mario Lazzarino,
U. Germing,
Mario Cazzola
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
haematologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1592-8721
pISSN - 0390-6078
DOI - 10.3324/haematol.2011.044602
Subject(s) - medicine , myelodysplastic syndromes , anemia , proportional hazards model , hemoglobin , survival analysis , international prognostic scoring system , overall survival , gastroenterology , bone marrow
Anemia is an established negative prognostic factor in myelodysplastic syndromes but the relationship between its degree and clinical outcome is poorly defined. We, therefore, studied the relationship between severity of anemia and outcome in myelodysplastic syndrome patients.
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