Overall Survival in Mycosis Fungoides: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, which confers significant mortality in advanced stage disease (Suzuki et al. 2010; Vollmer 2014). Although stage-specific survival data are available from different cohorts, there have been no attempts to combine existing overall survival (OS) data in this disease (Suzuki et al. 2010). Moreover, the hitherto published OS data are presented as Kaplan-Meier curves and mortality risks which are of limited utility for the patients, who prefer to have an estimate of their chances of survival (Kiely et al.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research