Treatment Utilization and Characteristics Among Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes According to Hypomethylating Agent Use
Zeidan A, Divino V, DeKoven M, Shah D, Wang E, Bey D, Salimi T, Epstein R. Treatment Utilization and Characteristics Among Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes According to Hypomethylating Agent Use. Blood 2021, 138: 5030. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-144852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeClinical Trials CommitteeHigher comorbidity burdenHMA therapySupportive careTrials CommitteeComorbidity burdenTreatment utilizationMean ageMyelodysplastic syndromeReal-world clinical practiceBaseline renal diseaseIntra-Cellular TherapiesLower comorbidity burdenAbsence of progressionRetrospective observational studyStem cell transplantationSimilar mean ageReal-world studyCurrent employmentFrailer patientsIQVIA PharMetricsSubcutaneous azacitidineIndex dateIntensive chemotherapy