[MDS & CMML: Diagnostic and classification]

Bull Cancer. 2023 Nov;110(11):1106-1115. doi: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2023.02.030. Epub 2023 Jul 13.
[Article in French]

Abstract

In 2023, a diagnosis process of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is mainly based on morphological results obtained on bone marrow and blood smears which could be completed by cytogenetical analyses. Due to recent finding, flow cytometry data are recognized as useful for the diagnosis of CMML especially. Actual classifications and prognostic scoring systems have changed and nowadays include results of high-throughput sequencing approaches in addition to cytogenetical results. All together, these data allow the medical world to correctly evaluate the prognosis of these patients and to provide some information for targeted therapies. This chapter will provide the most important modifications recently published in the field of diagnosis and prognosis of MDS and CMML.

Keywords: CMML; Classification; Diagnosis; Diagnostic; LMMC; MDS; SMD.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic* / diagnosis
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic* / genetics
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic* / therapy
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes* / diagnosis
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes* / genetics
  • Prognosis