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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    WPSS (WHO classification-based Prognostic Scoring System) for Myelodysplastic Syndrome

    Evaluates prognosis of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
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    Refractory anemia (RA), refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS), or myelodysplastic syndrome with isolated del (5q)
    0
    Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia (RCMD), or refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia and ringed sideroblasts (RCMD-RS)
    +1
    Refractory anemia with excess of blasts, 2-4% blasts in peripheral blood (RAEB-1)
    +2
    Refractory anemia with excess of blasts, 5-19% blasts in peripheral blood (RAEB-2)
    +3
    Good
    0
    Intermediate
    +1
    Poor
    +2
    None
    0
    Regular
    +1

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    Dr. Luca Malcovati

    About the Creator

    Luca Malcovati, MD, is a hematologist at the IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation in Pavia, Italy. He is also an associate professor of hematology in the department of molecular medicine at University of Pavia Medical School. Dr. Malcovati’s research interests include myeloid neoplasms, the prognosis of myelodysplastic syndrome, and providing evidence-based guidelines.

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