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Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia: diagnosis and therapeutic implications

Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia: diagnosis and therapeutic implications Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) is a clonal disorder of the haematopoietic stem cell characterised by the presence of an absolute monocytosis in peripheral blood. The disease carries myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative features. This dilemma was sought to be overcome by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001, when CMML was classified within a new category of myelodysplastic syndromes/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN). The identification of molecular markers in patients with CMML has dramatically increased over the past couple of years. However, the impact on prognosis and therapeutic interventions needs to be defined. Testing of new agents in the setting of CMML proves to be difficult due to limited number of patients. This review has a focus on current diagnosis including new molecular data and treatment of CMML. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Springer-Verlag Wien
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Oncology; Medicine/Public Health, general
ISSN
1865-5041
eISSN
1865-5076
DOI
10.1007/s12254-012-0064-6
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Abstract

Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) is a clonal disorder of the haematopoietic stem cell characterised by the presence of an absolute monocytosis in peripheral blood. The disease carries myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative features. This dilemma was sought to be overcome by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001, when CMML was classified within a new category of myelodysplastic syndromes/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN). The identification of molecular markers in patients with CMML has dramatically increased over the past couple of years. However, the impact on prognosis and therapeutic interventions needs to be defined. Testing of new agents in the setting of CMML proves to be difficult due to limited number of patients. This review has a focus on current diagnosis including new molecular data and treatment of CMML.

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memo - Magazine of European Medical OncologySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 10, 2013

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