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Opinion|Videos|December 11, 2024

Defining LR-MDS: Initial Patient Presentation and Updates in MDS Risk.

Author(s)Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, David Swoboda, MD

Panelists discuss how the initial presentation of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) involves anemia and other cytopenias, with updates on MDS risk assessment using prognostic scoring systems like such as IPSS-R and IPSS-M to guide treatment decisions.

Episodes in this series

EP. 1 Introduction to the Discussion of Frontline Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

EP. 1 Introduction to the Discussion of Frontline Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

EP. 2 Defining LR-MDS: Initial Patient Presentation and Updates in MDS Risk.

EP. 2 Defining LR-MDS: Initial Patient Presentation and Updates in MDS Risk.

EP. 3 Frontline Treatment Options for LR-MDS Beyond ESAs

EP. 3 Frontline Treatment Options for LR-MDS Beyond ESAs

EP. 4 Overview of Frontline Luspatercept in LR-MDS

EP. 4 Overview of Frontline Luspatercept in LR-MDS

EP. 5 Academic Perspectives: Patient Populations for Frontline Luspatercept in LR-MDS

EP. 5 Academic Perspectives: Patient Populations for Frontline Luspatercept in LR-MDS

EP. 6 Emerging Insights and Perspectives From COMMANDS (Luspatercept in LR-MDS)

EP. 6 Emerging Insights and Perspectives From COMMANDS (Luspatercept in LR-MDS)

EP. 7 The Impact of Mutational Burden on Responses With Frontline Luspatercept in LR-MDS

EP. 7 The Impact of Mutational Burden on Responses With Frontline Luspatercept in LR-MDS

EP. 8 Factors that Influence Treatment Choices and Goals in Frontline LR-MDS

EP. 8 Factors that Influence Treatment Choices and Goals in Frontline LR-MDS

EP. 9 Dosing Strategies for Frontline luspatercept in LR-MDS

EP. 9 Dosing Strategies for Frontline luspatercept in LR-MDS

EP. 10 Novel Updates in Second-line Therapies for LR-MDS

EP. 10 Novel Updates in Second-line Therapies for LR-MDS

EP. 11 Sequencing Therapies in LR-MDS

EP. 11 Sequencing Therapies in LR-MDS

EP. 12 Academic Perspectives for LR-MDS Treatment in the Community

EP. 12 Academic Perspectives for LR-MDS Treatment in the Community

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