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Characteristics and long-term outcome in a large series of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia patients including 104 formerly referred to as oligomonocytic

Castaño-Díez S, Pomares H, Esteban D, Guijarro F, Jiménez-Vicente C, Zugasti I, Álamo JR, Mayayo VT, López-Guerra M, de la Fuente C, Charry P, Cortés-Bullich A, Bataller Á, Maluquer C, Colomer D, Rozman M, Arnan M, Xicoy B, Esteve J, Díaz-Beyá M.

BRIT J HAEMATOL

Recently modified diagnostic criteria for chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) have lowered the cut-off for absolute monocytosis. In the largest series to date, we have analysed 313 CMML patients, including 104 with oligomonocytic (OM)-CMML. Five-year survival was longer for OM-CMML than for other patients (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified OM-CMML as a favourable prognostic factor (HR 0.58; p = 0.002). The 5-year cumulative incidence of progression to classical CMML was 47%. Older age and transfusion dependence were adverse prognostic factors for OM-CMML. Our results support the inclusion of OM-CMML in the CMML category as a subtype with superior outcomes.

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