Data,
This looks like an excellent in-depth study of transplant outcomes and the factors that can predict success or failure.
In addition to the IPSS-R scoring system, they looked at a classification called
monsomal karyotype (MK), which means that the patient has either
- multiple chromosomes that are missing 1 of its pair.
- one chromosome that is missing 1 of its pair AND a structural abnormality.
They found that IPSS-R was a good predictor of transplant outcomes, except that MK patients had a far worse expected outcome.
They also found that HGB < 8 was a better evaluative cutoff than HGB < 10 for classifying a patient's anemia.