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Erschienen in: memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology 4/2016

01.12.2016 | short review

Treatment of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

verfasst von: Sonja Burgstaller, MD

Erschienen in: memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology | Ausgabe 4/2016

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Summary

Since chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) has been classified within myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) for a long time, most treatment data are derived from MDS trials. Owing to the limited number of CMML patients included in these trials, results are analyzed for the whole study population rather than for CMML patients as a distinct group. CMML patients with a myeloproliferative type of disease were often excluded. Therefore, generalization of data gained from MDS trials is very problematic. This review provides a brief overview of the treatment possibilities for patients with CMML. The paucity of existing clinical trials underlines the importance of including CMML patients into clinical studies whenever possible.
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Metadaten
Titel
Treatment of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
verfasst von
Sonja Burgstaller, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2016
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology / Ausgabe 4/2016
Print ISSN: 1865-5041
Elektronische ISSN: 1865-5076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12254-016-0291-3

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