ITACA: A new validated international erythropoietic stimulating agent-response score that further refines the predictive power of previous scoring systems.
Rena BucksteinEnrico BalleariRichard WellsValeria SantiniAlessandro SannaChiara SalvettiElena CrisàBernardino AllionePaolo DaniseCarlo FinelliMarino ClavioAntonella PoloniFlavia SalviDaniela CilloniEsther Natalie OlivaPellegrino MustoBrett HoustonNancy ZhuMichelle GeddesHeather LeitchBrian LeberMitchell SabloffThomas J NevillKaren W YeeJohn M StorringJanika FrancisLuca MaurilloRoberto LatagliataMaria Antonietta Aloe SpiritiAlessandro AndrianiAnna Lina PiccioniLuana FianchiSusanna FenuSvitlana GumenyukFrancesco BuccisanoPublished in: American journal of hematology (2017)
ITACA is an internally-validated predictive SS of ESA response in real-life 'good risk' MDS patients derived from a large international dataset that surpasses others. The incorporation of biologic markers to better identify non-responders is still needed.