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SUBMITTER: Stauder R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5990524 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stauder Reinhard R Yu Ge G Koinig Karin A KA Bagguley Tim T Fenaux Pierre P Symeonidis Argiris A Sanz Guillermo G Cermak Jaroslav J Mittelman Moshe M Hellström-Lindberg Eva E Langemeijer Saskia S Holm Mette Skov MS Mądry Krzysztof K Malcovati Luca L Tatic Aurelia A Germing Ulrich U Savic Aleksandar A van Marrewijk Corine C Guerci-Bresler Agnès A Luño Elisa E Droste Jackie J Efficace Fabio F Smith Alex A Bowen David D de Witte Theo T
Leukemia 20180306 6
In myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), health-related quality of life (HRQoL) represents a relevant patient-reported outcome, which is essential in individualized therapy planning. Prospective data on HRQoL in lower-risk MDS remain rare. We assessed HRQOL by EQ-5D questionnaire at initial diagnosis in 1690 consecutive IPSS-Low/Int-1 MDS patients from the European LeukemiaNet Registry. Impairments were compared with age- and sex-matched EuroQol Group norms. A significant proportion of MDS patients r ...[more]