Articles & Issues

Cover Image

Abstracts of the 11th International Symposium on Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

18 May 2011 - 21 May 2011

Search Within This Issue

385 Articles:

Article Title Author(s) Pages
Welcome

David T. Bowen v
Acknowledgements

vi
Invited Presentations
Article Title Author(s) Pages
1 A mouse model highlights a role for p53 in 5q syndrome

J.L. Barlow, L.F. Drynan, N.L. Trim, D.R. Hewett, L.R. Holmes, S. Lorenzo-Abalde, A.L. Lane, H.E. John, R. Pannell, S.H. Wong, A.J. Warren, W.N. Erber, J.S. Wainscoat, J. Boultwood, A.N. McKenzie et al. S1
2 Morphological differentiation of hypocellular refractory cytopenia of childhood and severe aplastic anemia and clinical outcome

I. Baumann, C. Niemeyer, M. Ftihrer, S. Behrendt, V. Campr, J. Csomor, I. Furlan, V. de Haas, G. Kerndrup, R.J. Leguit, P. De Paepe, P. Noellke, S. Schwarz et al. S1
3 Morphologic criteria for defining granulocytic dysplasia in MDS

J.E. Goasguen, B.J. Bain, J.M. Bennett, R. Brunning, M. Tomonaga, T. Vallespi et al. S2
4 Gene deletions and mutations in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia

V. Gelsi-Boyer, M. Brecqueville, N. Cervera, A. Murati, N. Vey, M.-J. Mozziconacci, D. Birnbaum et al. S2
5 Thrombomimetic agents in myelodysplastic syndromes

H. Cherif S2
6 New mutations in MDS/MPN

N.C.P. Cross S2-S3
7 Management of 1000 patients with low- and intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes in the European LeukemiaNet MDS Registry

L. de Swart, A. Smith, P. Fenaux, A. Symeonidis, E. Hellström-Lindberg, G. Sanz, J. Cermak, O. Georgescu, U. Germing, M. MacKenzie, O. Beyne-Rauzy, L. Malcovati, R. Stauder, J. Droste, D. Bowen, T. de Witte et al. S3
8 Standardization of flow cytometric analysis in myelodysplastic syndromes

M.G. Pella Porta S3-S4
9 The added value of quality-of-life and other patient-reported outcomes in clinical research of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

F. Efficace S4
10 Guidelines for immunosuppression in MDS

P. Epling-Burnette, A.F. List, R.S. Komrokji S4
11 Informed patients are “better” patients

P. Festy S4-S5
12 Morphology is dead – long live morphology

U. Germing S5
13 Molecular analysis as a diagnostic tool in myelodysplastic syndromes

T. Graubert S5
14 Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R), developed by the International Prognostic Working Group for Prognosis in MDS (IWG-PM)

P. Greenberg, H. Tuechler, J. Schanz, F. Sole, J.M. Bennett, G. Garcia-Manero, A. Levis, L. Malcovati, M. Cazzola, G. Sanz, J. Cermak, C. Fonatsch, M. LeBeau, M. Slovak, O. Krieger, M. Luebbert, S. Magalhaes, Y. Miyazaki, M. Pfeilstocker, M. Sekeres, J. Maciejewski, R. Stauder, S. Tauro, A. van de Loosdrecht, U. Germing, P. Fenaux, D. Haase et al. S6
15 Introduction to epigenetic regulation

K. Grønbæk S6
16 Recent advances in cytogenetic risk scoring in MDS

D. Haase, J. Schanz S6-S7
17 MDS UK patient support group

D. Hall S7
18 Prognostic impact of TP53 mutations in MDS with del(5q)

M. Jadersten S7
19 Debate: Lenalidomide is the standard of care for the management of isolated del 5(q) MDS

M. Jadersten S7-S8
20 Ectopic innate immune signaling in marrow cells results in an MDS phenotype

A. Karsan S8
21 Conditioning regimen for allogeneic stem cell transplantation in MDS

N. Kröger S8
22 Risk analysis in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes in the elderly

S.E. Kurtin S8-S9
23 International research activity in MDS – novel therapeutics

A. List S9
24 New prognostic scores

L. Malcovati S9
25 Acute myeloid leukemia and hematopoietic lineage commitment

C. Nerlov S9
26 Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: How many entities?

C.M. Niemeyer S9-S10
27 Molecular pathogenesis of the 5q- syndrome

A. Pellagatti S10
28 Optimising pre and post transplant management

U. Platzbecker S10
29 Deconstructing niche contributions to myelodysplasia in mice

M.H.G.P. Raaijmakers S10
30 Allogeneic stem cell transplantation from alternative stem cell sources in myelodysplastic syndromes

G. Sanz S10-S11
31 Cytogenetics – for how much longer?

B. Schlegelberger S11
32 Patient-doctor relationship – perceptions

M.A. Sekeres S11
33 Optimising combination strategies

M.A. Sekeres S11-S12
34 Health-related quality of life in low-risk MDS patients from the European LeukemiaNet Registry: Correlation with age, gender and decreased survival

R. Stauder, A. Smith, T. de Witte, J. Proste, P. Fenaux, A. Symeonidis, E. Hellstrom-Lindberg, G. Sanz, J. Cermak, O. Georgescu, U. Germing, M. Mac Kenzie, O. Beyne-Rauzy, L. Malcovati, D. Bowen et al. S12
35 Debate: “Iron chelation therapy, as recommended in National MDS Management Guidelines, is an established standard of care” – contrarian position

D.P. Steensma S12
36 Questions patients with MDS often ask their doctors

D.P. Steensma S12-S13
37 Hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia in the niche

T. Suda S13
38 Uncoupling of GTP hydrolysis from eIF6 release on the ribosome causes Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

A.J. Finch, C. Hilcenko, N. Basse, L. Drynan, B. Goyenechea, T.F. Menne, Á. González Fernández, P. Simpson, C.S. D'Santos, M.J. Arends, J. Donadieu, C. Bellanné-Chantelot, M. Costanzo, C. Boone, A.N. McKenzie, S.M. Freund, A.J. Warren et al. S13
39 Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are effectors of bone marrow suppression in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)

S. Wei, X. Chen, K. McGraw, J. Zhou, P.K. Burnette, H. Wang, J. Djeu, D. Gabrilovich, A. List et al. S13
Oral Presentations
Article Title Author(s) Pages
40 Spontaneous abrogation of a DNA damage checkpoint has clinical benefit but promotes MDS/AML in Fanconi anemia

R. Ceccaldi, D. Briot, J. Larghero, N. Vasquez, M.-E. Noguera, Q. Waisfisz, C. Pondarre, T. Leblanc, E. Gluckman, H. Joenje, D. Stoppa-Lyonnet, G. Socie, J. Soulier et al. S14
41 Profiling and characterizing aberrant DNA and histone methylations of lineage-determining factor encoding genes RUNX1, SPIB and SPI1 in myelodysplastic syndrome

J.X. Cheng, J. Anastasi, E. Kleinbrink, S.-S. Kim, J.Q. Shen, J.W. Vardiman et al. S14-S15
42 MicroRNA changes in patients with IPSS lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and del5q undergoing treatment with lenalidomide

M. Cuzzola, R. Latagliata, M.A. Aloe Spiriti, F. Nobile, A. Cortelezzi, C. Finelli, G. Sanpaolo, G. Palumbo, M. Breccia, F. Di Raimondo, G. Alimena, E.N. Oliva et al. S15
43 The broad use of erythropoietic stimulating agents (ESA) for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in the U.S. is not consistent with guidelines

A.J. Davidoff, M.R. Baer, S.R. Weiss Smith, X. Ke, J. Bierenbaum, F. Hendrick, D. McNally, S.D. Gore et al. S15
44 FAS gene expression is epigenetically regulated and predicts the responsiveness to azacitidine in high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes

S. Ettou, C. Humbrecht, B. Benet, O. Kosmider, N. Drain, O. Beyne-Rauzy, B. Quesnel, C. Lacombe, F. Dreyfus, P. Mayeux, E. Solary, M. Fontenay et al. S16
45 Unimpaired terminal erythroid differentiation and preserved enucleation capacity in myelodysplastic 5q(del) clones: A single cell study

L. Garderet, L. Kobari-abbassi, C. Mazurier, C. De Witte, M.C. Giarratana, C. Perot, N.C. Gorin, H. Lapillonne, L. Douay et al. S16
46 Novel role of p15Ink4b tumor suppressor in erythropoiesis and hematopoietic homeostasis

R. Humeniuk, M. Rosu-Myles, L. Wolff S16-S17
47 Chromosomal complexity in primary myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors

M. Iwanaga, Y. Miyazaki, T. Hata, H. Tsushima, J. Taguchi, D. Imanishi, Y. Imaizumi, T. Fukushima, K. Tsukasaki, M. Tomonaga et al. S17
48 Next-generation sequencing technology combined with multiplexed barcoded samples of myelodysplastic syndromes reveals an abundance of target gene mutations

Y. Nagata, M. Sanada, K. Yoshida, H. Mori, L.-Y. Shin, H.P. Koeffler, S. Ogawa et al. S17
49 ABCB7 plays an essential role in sideroblast formation in acquired refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts

M. Nikpour, A. Liu, C. Scharenberg, K. Högstrand, S. Conte, M. Jansson, A.-M. Forsblom, A. Grandien, E. Hellström-Lindberg et al. S17-S18
50 The identification of novel somatic mutations in MDS by whole exome sequencing

E. Papaemmanuil, A. Cvejic, L. Mudie, S. Melaren, K. Raine, D. Jones, A. Godfrey, E. Baxter, L. Malcovati, N.C. Cross, E. Hellstrom Lindberg, C. Gambacorty Passerini, J. Wainscoat, T. Green, A.P. Futreal, M.R. Stratton, J. Boultwood, P. Vyas, D. Bowen, M. Cazzola, P.J. Campbell et al. S18
51 Transcription Intermediary Factor 1 gamma (TIF1γ) is an epigenetically-regulated tumor suppressor gene in human chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

N. Droin, R. Aucagne, J. Paggetti, B. Lagrange, A. Largeot, L. Martin, P. Fenaux, R. Losson, E. Solary, J.-N. Bastie, L. Delva et al. S18
52 Chromatin structure at PU.l gene and cell differentiation capacity in myelodysplastic syndrome treated by 5-azacytidine

T. Stopka, N. Curik, P. Burda, K. Vargova, V. Pospisil, H. Hajkova, F. Sawulidi, E. Necas, M. Belickova, C. Haskovec, J. Cermak, M. Trneny, A. Jonasova et al. S19
53 The role of p53 in the cytopenias of NUP98-HOXD13 driven MDS and its progression to acute leukemia

H. Xu, S. Menendez, S. Nimer S19
54 Terminal effector memory T cell expansion: Biomarker for lenalidomide resistance in myelodysplastic syndrome

L. Zhang, J. Zou, J. Fulp, D.-T. Chen, F. Bai, J.S. Painter, S. Wei, R. Komrokji, A. List, P.K. Epling-Burnette et al. S19-S20
55 Independent validation of the MDS Comorbidity Score (MDS-CI)

E. Zipperer, N. Tanha, A. Kündgen, F. Fox, C. Strupp, R. Haas, N. Gattermann, U. Germing et al. S20
56 Six new prognostic markers determined using gene expression profiling, separate chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia in two distinct subtypes

E. Bou Samra, J. Moreaux, F. Rufflé, D. Piquemal, A. Boureux, E. Jourdan, T. Commes et al. S20
57 How to assess the medullary blast count in MDS? Pay attention to the proportion of erythroid cells!

U. Germing, J. Neukirchen, C. Strupp, K. Bach, M. Wulfert, R. Haas, A.A. Giagounidis, C. Aul, N. Gattermann et al. S20-S21
58 Interaction of karyotype complexity and response on overall survival and AML progression in lenalidomide-treated Low/INT-1 risk del (5q) MDS patients

A. Giagounidis, E. Hellström-Lindberg, P. Fenaux, J. Backstrom, T. Fu, A. List et al. S21

385 Articles: