TP53-altered acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome with excess blasts should be approached as a single entity.

Shallis, Rory M; Daver, Naval G; Altman, Jessica K; Hasserjian, Robert P; Kantarjian, Hagop M; Platzbecker, Uwe; Santini, Valeria; Wei, Andrew H et al. · Cancer · 2023

expert_opinion · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

TP53-altered myelodysplastic syndrome with excess blasts and TP53-altered acute myeloid leukemia should be considered under one unifying classification term for their study in clinical trials. Ultimately, such a unification would simplify the screening processes for clinical trials and allow a focus on treating the patient for a genetically defined disorder rather than one based on an arbitrary blast threshold.

Medical subject headings