What are the principles of treatment for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)?

There are no satisfactory treatment options for myelodysplastic syndromes; in general, it is a combination of multiple medications. For some types of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation remains the only possible cure.

In the specific treatment, different treatment principles and methods should be chosen according to the different types. For RA and RAS, supportive treatment is the mainstay, i.e., when anemia or bleeding is severe, transfusion of red blood cells and platelets is given, supplemented by drugs to stimulate hematopoiesis, such as compound soap and alum pills, vitamin B6, cytokines, and traditional Chinese medicines, etc.; for RAEB, RAEB-T, and CMML, if the patient's age