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NCCN Flash Updates: NCCN Templates^® Updated for Myelodysplastic Syndromes

NCCN has published updates to the NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates (NCCN Templates^®) for Myelodysplastic Syndromes to reflect the currently published NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines^®) for Myelodysplastic Syndromes v2.2020.

• The following NEW NCCN Templates^® have been published:
  • MDS8: AzaCITIDine
  • MDS9: Decitabine
  • MDS10: Imatinib
  • MDS11: Lenalidomide
  • MDS12: Midostaurin
  • MDS13: Ruxolitinib
  • MDS14: AzaCITIDine + Ruxolitinib
  • MDS15: Decitabine + Ruxolitinib
• Changes to the Chemotherapy Regimen section have been made to the following templates:
  • MDS5: ATG (Antithymocyte globulin, equine)/CycloSPORINE
  • MDS6: ATG (Antithymocyte globulin, equine)
• References have been updated on the following templates:
  • MDS5: ATG (Antithymocyte globulin, equine)/CycloSPORINE
  • MDS6: ATG (Antithymocyte globulin, equine)
• The following note has been revised in the Supportive Care section impacting all templates:
  • Risk of serious bacterial, viral, and fungal infections exists during treatment. Refer to drug package insert, individual NCCN disease guideline, and NCCN Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections for monitoring, prophylaxis, and/or preemptive therapy recommendations.
• Drug information notes for the following agents have been updated in the Supportive Care, Monitoring and Hold Parameters, and/or Safety Parameters and Special Instructions sections:
  • AzaCITIDine
  • Decitabine
  • ATG (Antithymocyte globulin, equine)

For the complete updated versions of the NCCN Guidelines, NCCN Guidelines with NCCN Evidence Blocks™, the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium (NCCN Compendium^®), the NCCN Biomarkers Compendium^®, the NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates (NCCN Templates^®), the NCCN Radiation Therapy Compendium™, and the NCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria (NCCN Imaging AUC™), please visit NCCN.org.

To view the NCCN Guidelines for Patients^®, please visit NCCN.org/patientguidelines.

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