The document discusses the importance of cytogenetic analysis in hematological malignancies. Some key points:
- Many hematological malignancies have clonal chromosomal abnormalities that can aid in diagnosis, classification, and risk stratification.
- Certain recurrent abnormalities are specific to certain tumor subtypes and can predict treatment response and clinical outcome.
- Genes at breakpoints of recurrent abnormalities play a role in tumorigenesis and can be treatment targets.
- Cytogenetic analysis is useful for diagnosis, risk stratification, treatment selection, and monitoring treatment response in hematological cancers like CML, AML, ALL, lymphoma, MDS, MM, and CLL.