Revised International Prognostic Scoring System

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A revision of the International Prognostic Scoring System for Myelodysplastic Syndromes. It covers the same disease factors as the IPSS, but the factors are identified in a more detailed way. The revised version includes: blasts in the bone marrow, cytogenetic abnormalities, hemoglobin level, absolute neutrophil count, and platelet count.

**Synonyms:** - IPSS-R - Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) - Revised International Prognostic Scoring System for Myelodysplastic Syndromes