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Old Mon Jan 7, 2013, 02:55 PM
Bambam Bambam is offline
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Originally Posted by Birgitta-A View Post
Hi All,
As MDS Beacon reported there is a study at ASH showing positive results for treatment with so called SSRI drugs for depression in MDS patients. SSRI treatment promotes normalization of deranged proinflammatory cytokines in patients diagnosed with depression such as TNF α and IL12. https://ash.confex.com/ash/2012/webp...aper54539.html
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Birgitta-A
Do you know of any studies for low-intermediate risk and SSRI? This one suggests it works for low-risk. Thank you
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