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How have oral hypomethylating agents changed the management of MDS?

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Guillermo Garcia-ManeroGuillermo Garcia-Manero

Sep 27, 2021


During the Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) 2021 Annual Meeting, the MDS Hub spoke with Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, US. We asked, How have oral hypomethylating agents changed the management of MDS?

How have oral hypomethylating agents changed the management of MDS?

Garcia-Manero discusses hypomethylating agents in the management of MDS and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He goes on to describe the challenges associated with hypomethylating agents, such as the route of administration often being intravenous/subcutaneous. Lastly, he talks about oral hypomethylating agents such as azacitidine and decitabine.