Refractory anemia with excess of blasts explained

Refractory anemia with excess of blasts (RAEB) is a type of myelodysplastic syndrome^[1] with a marrow blast percentage of 5% to 19%.^[2]

In MeSH, "Smoldering leukemia" is classified under RAEB.

External links

• Smoldering leukemia entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Notes and References

1. Palmieri S, D'Arco AM, Celentano M, etal . An antecedent diagnosis of refractory anemia with excess blasts has no prognostic relevance in acute myeloid leukemia of older adult patients . Ann. Oncol. . 17 . 7 . 1146–51 . July 2006 . 16687417 . 10.1093/annonc/mdl083 . free .
2. Estey E, Thall P, Beran M, Kantarjian H, Pierce S, Keating M . Effect of diagnosis (refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, or acute myeloid leukemia [AML]) on outcome of AML-type chemotherapy ]. Blood . 90 . 8 . 2969–77 . October 1997 . 9376577 . 10.1182/blood.V90.8.2969. free .