Novel Treatment Approaches in Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes

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This video reviews novel treatment approaches in the management of higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

In this video, Olatoyosi Odenike, MD, of the University of Chicago Medicine, reviews novel treatment approaches in the management of higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

Odenike gave a presentation on this topic during an education session at the 2017 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, held December 9–12 in Atlanta.

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