Prognostic Scoring Systems in CML ? Improvement Impossible?

Prognostic Scoring Systems in CML – Improvement Impossible?

Since introduction of oral chemotherapy in the treatment of CML there is a continual effort for estimation of prognosis including future response to the therapy. Despite the first efficient prognostic scoring systems were designed for the patients treated with busulfan or hydroxyurea and interferon-alpha, respectively, Sokal and Hasford (Euro) scores are used for the patients treated with tyros...

Fournier’s Gangrene and Prognostic Scoring Systems

C l i n M e d International Library Citation: Erol B (2015) Fournier’s Gangrene and Prognostic Scoring Systems. Int Arch Urol Complic 1:001e Received: February 08, 2015: Accepted: February 14, 2015: Published: February 17, 2015 Copyright: © 2015 Erol B. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distrib...

Comparison of Myelodysplastic Syndrome Prognostic Scoring Systems

OBJECTIVE Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell disease. Patients are at risk of developing cytopenias or progression to acute myeloid leukemia. Different classifications and prognostic scoring systems have been developed. The aim of this study was to compare the different prognostic scoring systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and one patients who were diag...

Comparison of prognostic scoring systems in primary myelofibrosis.

Prognostic Scoring in Patients of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Correlation between Sokal and Hasford Scoring Systems

Background: Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder of transformed primitive hematopoietic progenitor cells. Chronic myeloid leukaemia is one of the commonest leukemias. Patients of CML are usually subjected to risk stratification according to various prognostic criteria. The Sokal scoring system is popular as a prognostic discriminator for survival in patients t...