Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by poorly formed blood cells or ones that don’t work properly. Myelodysplastic syndromes result from something amiss in the spongy material inside your bones where blood cells are made (bone marrow). (Source: Mayo Clinic)
Medications Covered
Azacitidine
Dacogen
Decitabine
Gleevec
Imatinib Mesylate
Lenalidomide
Revlimid
Vidaza
Disease Description
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by poorly formed blood cells or ones that don’t work properly. Myelodysplastic syndromes result from something amiss in the spongy material inside your bones where blood cells are made (bone marrow). (Source: Mayo Clinic)