TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Myelodysplastic Syndromes A1 - Damon, Lloyd E. A1 - Andreadis, Charalambos Babis A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. PY - 2022 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 AB - Key Clinical Updates in Myelodysplastic SyndromesA novel agent, luspatercept, has been developed to target signaling via the SMAD2–SMAD3 pathway which is constitutively increased in the bone marrow cells of patients with MDS and ineffective erythropoiesis.In a randomized study, luspatercept induced transfusion independence in 38% of lower-risk MDS patients who did not respond to growth factor therapy compared to 13% in the placebo arm. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184166123 ER -