Moving toward disease modification in polycythemia vera
Bewersdorf J, How J, Masarova L, Bose P, Pemmaraju N, Mascarenhas J, Rampal R. Moving toward disease modification in polycythemia vera. Blood 2023, 142: 1859-1870. PMID: 37729609, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023021503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaProgression to myelofibrosisPolycythemia veraCytoreductive therapyBCR-ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsLow-risk PVLow-risk diseaseHistory of thrombosisHigh-risk diseaseDisease-modifying treatment modalitiesAssociated with higher ratesEvolving treatment landscapeClinically meaningful outcome measuresDisease-related symptomsInterferon alfaMyeloproliferative neoplasmsThromboembolic eventsPatient ageMyeloid leukemiaTreatment modalitiesIFN-a2bTherapeutic phlebotomyActivating mutationsVasomotor symptomsDisease course