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Lower-risk MDS is an acquired bone marrow disorder that manifests with symptomatic anemia. Over time, many of these patients become dependent on red cell transfusions. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are first-line treatment, but not all lower-risk MDS patients respond to ESA and many eventually become refractory to ESAs. Join Drs. Guillermo Garcia-Manero and Rami Komrokji as they discuss the diagnostic and prognostic imperatives associated with lower-risk MDS, when to initiate and move on from ESA therapy, and an approach for patients in whom ESAs are no longer effective.
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