Leukemia secondary to myeloproliferative neoplasms

AJ Dunbar, RK Rampal, R Levine - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Secondary acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs) evolving from an antecedent myeloproliferative
neoplasm (MPN) are characterized by a unique set of cytogenetic and molecular features …

Use of interferon alfa in the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms: perspectives and review of the literature

J How, G Hobbs - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Interferon alfa was first used in the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) over
30 years ago. However, its initial use was hampered by its side effect profile and lack of …

Long-term efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib versus best available therapy in polycythaemia vera (RESPONSE): 5-year follow up of a phase 3 study

JJ Kiladjian, P Zachee, M Hino, F Pane… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Polycythaemia vera is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterised by
excessive proliferation of erythroid, myeloid, and megakaryocytic components in the bone …

Life after ruxolitinib: reasons for discontinuation, impact of disease phase, and outcomes in 218 patients with myelofibrosis

F Palandri, M Breccia, M Bonifacio, N Polverelli… - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background After discontinuing ruxolitinib, the outcome of patients with myelofibrosis
reportedly has been poor. The authors investigated whether disease characteristics before …

[HTML][HTML] Ruxolitinib and interferon-α2 combination therapy for patients with polycythemia vera or myelofibrosis: a phase II study

AL Sørensen, SU Mikkelsen, TA Knudsen… - …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report the final 2-year end-of-study results from the first clinical trial investigating
combination treatment with ruxolitinib and low-dose pegylated interferon-α2 (PEG-IFNα2) …

Impact of mutational profile on the management of myeloproliferative neoplasms: a short review of the emerging data

GG Loscocco, P Guglielmelli… - OncoTargets and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Philadelphia-chromosome negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a
heterogeneous group of clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by an …

Platelet counting: ugly traps and good advice. Proposals from the French-Speaking Cellular Hematology Group (GFHC)

V Baccini, F Geneviève, H Jacqmin… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite the ongoing development of automated hematology analyzers to optimize complete
blood count results, platelet count still suffers from pre-analytical or analytical pitfalls …

New perspectives on polycythemia vera: from diagnosis to therapy

A Iurlo, D Cattaneo, C Bucelli, L Baldini - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polycythemia vera (PV) is mainly characterized by elevated blood cell counts, thrombotic as
well as hemorrhagic predisposition, a variety of symptoms, and cumulative risks of fibrotic …

The essential thrombocythemia in 2020: what we know and where we still have to dig deep

V Accurso, M Santoro, S Mancuso… - Clinical Medicine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The Essential Thrombocythemia is a Chronic Philadelphia-negative Myeloproliferative
Neoplasm characterized by a survival curve that is only slightly worse than that of age-and …

Next generation sequencing in MPNs. Lessons from the past and prospects for use as predictors of prognosis and treatment responses

V Skov - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are acquired hematological stem cell neoplasms
characterized by driver mutations in JAK2, CALR, or MPL. Additive mutations may appear in …