Table 1.

Goals of care and treatment approaches according to medical fitness in older patients with HR-MDS

Medical fitness*Goals of careFirst-choice treatmentAlternative option
Fit Achieve long-term survival with the possibility of cure HSCT HMA 
ICT 
Clinical trial 
Intermediate fitness Alleviate symptoms, improve quality of life, and/or prolong life. HMA Clinical trial 
Frail Palliation Supportive care Clinical trial (?) 
Medical fitness*Goals of careFirst-choice treatmentAlternative option
Fit Achieve long-term survival with the possibility of cure HSCT HMA 
ICT 
Clinical trial 
Intermediate fitness Alleviate symptoms, improve quality of life, and/or prolong life. HMA Clinical trial 
Frail Palliation Supportive care Clinical trial (?) 
*

Fit: ECOG PS 0 or 1 and HCT-CI 0; intermediate fitness: ECOG PS 2 or HCT-CI 1 or 2 or SPPB score 9; frail: ECOG PS ≥ 3 or HCT-CI ≥ 3 or SPPB score < 9.

Some intermediate fitness patients could be offered allogeneic HSCT with reduced intensity conditioning.

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