Item


Incidence and survival of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in Girona (Spain): a populationbased study, 1993-2007

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia is a very rare blood cancer observed mostly in the elderly. Here we report the incidence trends and survival of patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia over a 15-year period (1993-2007). Cases were provided by the population-based Girona Cancer Registry. The crude incidence rate was 0.72/100,000 inhabitants/year. No statistically significant increase in trends was detected over the 15 years. Median overall survival was 28 months although survival markedly decreased with advancing age. The 5-years observed and relative survival were 20% and 29%, respectively. This is the first population-based study that reports the incidence and survival of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in Spain

Elsevier

Author: Osca-Gelis, Gemma
Puig-Vives, Montserrat
Sáez Zafra, Marc
Gallardo Giralt, David
Solé, Francesc
Marcos-Gragera, Rafael
Date: 2012
Abstract: Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia is a very rare blood cancer observed mostly in the elderly. Here we report the incidence trends and survival of patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia over a 15-year period (1993-2007). Cases were provided by the population-based Girona Cancer Registry. The crude incidence rate was 0.72/100,000 inhabitants/year. No statistically significant increase in trends was detected over the 15 years. Median overall survival was 28 months although survival markedly decreased with advancing age. The 5-years observed and relative survival were 20% and 29%, respectively. This is the first population-based study that reports the incidence and survival of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in Spain
Format: application/pdf
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/7539
Language: eng
Publisher: Elsevier
Collection: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.leukres.2012.06.009
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0145-2126
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1873-5835
Rights: Tots els drets reservats
Subject: Leucèmia -- Estadístiques
Leukemia -- Statistics
Title: Incidence and survival of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in Girona (Spain): a populationbased study, 1993-2007
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Repository: DUGiDocs

Subjects

Authors