Historically, treatment options for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) were limited to conventional chemotherapy, adopted from regimens used to treat acute myeloid or acute lymphoblastic leukemias, or lymphomas. Nowadays, a novel therapy targeting CD123 is available to treat BPDCN. Yet, regardless of treatment choice, achieving a first complete remission (CR1) represents the main goal of therapy, because it represents the best opportunity to prolong survival in BPDCN, …