Antifungal prophylaxis in adult patients with acute myeloid leukaemia treated with novel targeted therapies: a systematic review and expert consensus …

J Stemler, N de Jonge, N Skoetz, J Sinkó… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
On the basis of improved overall survival, treatment guidelines strongly recommend
antifungal prophylaxis during remission induction chemotherapy for patients with acute …

Infections and antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

MM Czech, E Schulz, A Mina, J Gea-Banacloche - Seminars in Hematology, 2024 - Elsevier
Infectious complications are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with
myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Preventing infections could significantly improve both …

High rate of invasive fungal infections during early cycles of azacitidine for patients with acute myeloid leukemia

ST Wang, CH Chou, TT Chen, CC Lin… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a form of cancer that is characterized by
infiltration of the bone marrow, blood, and other tissues by proliferative, clonal, abnormally …

Current status and achievements of Polish haemato-oncology

S Giebel, G Basak, M Bieniaszewska… - Acta Haematologica …, 2021 - journals.viamedica.pl
The number of newly diagnosed haematological malignancies in Polish adults and children
is about 9,000 a year, which constitutes about 5.5% of all malignancies in the country. Adult …

Infectious Complications in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Report from the Düsseldorf MDS Registry

A Kasprzak, J Andresen, K Nachtkamp, A Kündgen… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In patients with hematologic malignancies, especially those undergoing
intensive treatments like chemotherapy, infections pose a significant and life-threatening …

Real-World Outcome and Prognostic Factors in MDS Patients Treated with Azacitidine—A Retrospective Analysis

K Wiśniewski, K Pruszczyk-Matusiak, B Puła… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Azacitidine (AZA) is an essential drug in the treatment of myelodysplastic
syndromes (MDS) that has made it possible to extend patients' survival and improve their …

Relevance of infections on the outcomes of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, and acute myeloid leukemia treated with …

L Vilorio-Marqués… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The consequences of infectious toxicity of hypomethylating agents (HMAs) on
overall survival (OS) of patients diagnosed with high-risk myeloid neoplasms have not been …

Increased prescription rate of anti‐infective agents after diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes

J Rozema, M Hoogendoorn, I Potma, I Ten Seldam… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The a priori risk for infections in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is unknown.
This study examines prescription rates of anti‐infective agents in MDS patients before and …

Low serum albumin level deteriorates prognosis in azacitidine-treated myelodysplastic syndromes patients–results of the PALG study 'PolAZA'

K Mądry, K Lis, A Tukiendorf, P Szwedyk… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Azacitidine (AZA) is the standard of care for higher-risk myelodysplastic
syndrome (HR-MDS) patients ineligible for intensive therapy. Clinical outcome …

Serum Hypoalbuminemia is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)

Z Komrokji, N Al Ali, Z Xie, O Chan, S Yun, A Walker… - Leukemia Research, 2025 - Elsevier
CMML is a heterogenous myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm (MDS/MPN) sharing
both diseases' molecular and clinical phenotypes. Several models are used to risk-stratify …