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Originally Posted by italianburrito
Unfortunately I will not be able to go but I would like for you to keep an ear out for up and coming strategies to prevent relapse in high risk MDS. I have read recently that a few doctors are prescribing vidaza for 6 to 12 months after the transplant.
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I posed your question to a transplant specialist,
Dr. Sally Arai from the Stanford University Medical Center. She told me that Vidaza may be given to MDS patients after a reduced-intensity transplant, to lessen the chances of relapse. This matches what you heard.