A number of sequencing studies identified the prognostic impact of somatic mutations in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). However the majority of them focused on methylation regulation, apoptosis and proliferation genes. Despite the number of experimental studies published on the role of micro-RNA processing and checkpoint genes in the development of MDS, the clinical data about mutational landscape in these genes is limited.
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April 2021
Introduction: This prospective study evaluated a calcineurin inhibitor-free graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis regimen of ruxolitinib in combination with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy). Patents and Methods: Twenty patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis were prospectively enrolled. Reduced intensity conditioning was performed, followed by allogeneic stem cell transplantation from related (n = 7) or unrelated (n = 13) donors.
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September 2019
Background: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is the only treatment option with curative potential in patients with myelofibrosis (MF). The aim of our study was to evaluate the safety of splenectomy before alloHSCT in MF patients who failed to achieve significant spleen response after ruxolitinib therapy.
Methods: Splenectomy was performed in 12 patients for alloHSCT with myelofibrosis-primary (6 patients), post-polycythemia vera (3 patients).