by David Wallace Dr. Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, Silver MPN Center is our MPN specialist answering this important question. David Wallace, PV Reporter, is your host and patient advocate. TRANSCRIPT | Has PV become a disease of the middle-aged? David: For many years PV been considered an older person’s disease. […]
Patients are Asking – MPN Expert Dr. Prithviraj Bose
Episode 1 of 3 in Patients are Asking Series What symptoms should I look for to see if I might be progressing from polycythemia vera to myelofibrosis? When would you typically recommend Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and what are the benefits? Why does bone & joint pain occur and what are some possible solutions? Dr. […]
Michael’s MPN Story
by Michael Movsky My MPN journey began at the hematologist’s office on a pleasant March day in 2018, when she confirmed a diagnosis of Essential Thrombocytosis (ET) through various factors, including the detection of the JAK 2 mutation…at which point I was handed an informational booklet on the topic from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. […]
The New WHO classification for Essential Thrombocythemia calls for revision of available evidences
Abstract In the 2016 revised classification of myeloproliferative neoplasms pre-fibrotic primary myelofibrosis (pre-PMF) was recognized as a separate entity, distinct from essential thrombocythemia (ET). Owing that the majority of cases falling in the pre-PMF category were previously diagnosed as ET, one may question about the need to re-evaluate the results of epidemiologic, clinical, and molecular […]
Imetelstat Active in Myeloproliferative Disorders
Essential thrombocythemia, myelofibrosis respond to telomere targeting Treatment with a drug that targets the chromosome-lengthening enzyme telomerase led to hematologic responses in all treated patients with essential thrombocythemia, a preliminary clinical trial showed. In 16 of 18 cases, patients achieved complete hematologic responses with imetelstat. Additionally, seven of eight patients with Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) […]