ITACA: A New Validated International Erythropoietic Stimulating Agent ‐Response Score that Further Refines the Predictive Power of Previous Scoring Systems

Conclusion: ITACA is an internally‐validated predictive SS of ESA response in real‐life ‘good risk' MDS patients derived from a large international dataset that surpasses others. The incorporation of biologic markers to better identify non‐responders is still needed. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: American Journal of Hematology - July 4, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Rena Buckstein, Enrico Balleari, Richard Wells, Valeria Santini, Alessandro Sanna, Chiara Salvetti, Elena Cris à, Bernardino Allione, Paolo Danise, Carlo Finelli, Marino Clavio, Antonella Poloni, Flavia Salvi, Daniela Cilloni, Esther Natalie Oliva, Pelle Tags: Research Article Source Type: research