Gonzalez-Medina et al reported a prognostic score for evaluating patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). The authors are from Hospital General Vail d;Hebron in Barcelona.
Patient selection: chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)
Parameters:
(1) serum LDH in U/L
(2) percent blasts in the bone marrow
(3) white blood cell count in 10^9/L
Parameter
Finding
Points
serum LDH
<= 1.5 times ULN
0
> 1.5 times ULN
1
percent blasts bone marrow
<= 5%
> 5%
WBC count
<= 10 * 10^9/L
> 10 * 10^9/L
total score =
= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 3
Score
Risk Group
Median Survival
0 or 1
low
44 months
2 or 3
high
7 months
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Specialty: Hematology Oncology
