Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treatment and side effects

A group of expert haematologists, with a specialist interest in MDS, has prepared guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adult MDS. Our information about treatment is based on the BSH guidelines. You can find the full version of the BSH guidelines online.

It’s important to understand that although these guidelines represent the collected opinions of a group of experts based on best clinical practice from available evidence, they are only guidelines. In most cases, a patient’s treatment will be based on these, but a doctor may decide that for a specific patient, it’s in their best interest to do something differently.

The UK MDS Forum is an expert organisation open to healthcare workers and scientists with an interest in MDS. The aim of the Forum is to increase MDS awareness through education and improve access to clinical trials for patients with MDS in the UK.