ELN iMDS flow working group validation of the monocyte assay for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia diagnosis by flow cytometry.
Orianne Wagner-BallonPeter BettelheimJeroen LaufFrauke BellosMatteo Della PortaErica TravaglinoDolores SubiráIrene Nuevo LopezSihem TarfiTheresia M WestersUlrika JohanssonKatherina PsarraSerafeim KarathanosSergio MatarrazEnrique ColadoMonali GuptaRobin IrelandWolfgang KernArjan A Van De Loosdrechtnull nullPublished in: Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry (2021)
This ELN multicenter study demonstrates the robustness of the monocyte assay with only limited variability of cMo percentages, validates the 94% cutoff value, confirms its high sensitivity and specificity in PB and finally, also confirms the possibility of its use in BM samples.