title: Response to erythropoietin and moxifloxacin in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome non-respondent to erythropoietin alone.
abstract: We describe a low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patient who did not respond to erythropoietin alone, but who did show a major erythroid response to combination therapy consisting of erythropoietin and moxifloxacin. This observation was exclusively empirical. The immunomodulatory effects of moxifloxacin may explain the synergy with erythropoietin.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Medicina Interna, Presidio Ospedaliero di Matera, ASL N degrees 4, via Lanera, 75100, Matera, Italy
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fragasso
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mannarella
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sacco