Patient's question:
Mother is 63 years old this year and has been diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). How should it be treated? It is said online that it is related to leukemia, right? Is it a very serious disease? Besides saving lives, what other treatments are available for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)?Doctor's answer:
The treatment methods for myelodysplastic syndrome are as follows:Second, supportive treatment, including red blood cell and platelet transfusions, comprehensive prevention and treatment of infections, and iron overload treatment for patients undergoing long-term surgery.
Third, curative treatment, using androgens and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
Second, biological modulators, such as lenalidomide and thalidomide.
Fifth, demethylating agents.
Sixth, combination chemotherapy, using anthracycline antibiotics and cytarabine for some patients to achieve a period of remission.
Eighth, differentiation therapy.
Sixth, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is currently the only curative method for NDS.