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Ersal T, Özkocaman V, Pınar İE, Yalçın C, Orhan B, Candar Ö, Çubukçu S, Koca TG, Hunutlu FÇ, Yavuz Ş, Ali R, Özkalemkaş F. Systemic inflammatory indices for predicting prognosis of myelofibrosis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12539. [PMID: 37532753 PMCID: PMC10397340 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39077-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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The impact of inflammatory markers such as systemic immune-inflammation (SII) index and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) on myelofibrosis (MF) prognosis was evaluated for the first time in this study. Data from 60 patients diagnosed with MF between March 2011 and September 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. In addition to disease-related markers, the impact of SII and SIRI on prognosis was evaluated. In our study, the overall median survival (OS) was 64 months. OS was significantly shorter in patients older than 65 years, with high ferritin and lymphocyte levels, transfusion dependence at diagnosis, platelet count below 100 × 109/L, Hb level below 8 g/dl, and high risk according to the dynamic international prognostic scoring system (DIPSS)-Plus score. When these variables were included in the multivariate Cox regression model, it was found that being older than 65 years, having a high ferritin value, being at high risk according to the DIPSS-plus score and Hb values below 8 increased the risk of death. Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and SII index were lower in patients with a fatal outcome. No statistically significant relationship was found between SIRI and mortality. The findings of this study showed that low PLR and high ferritin were associated with poor prognosis in MF. Elevated SII and SIRI, evaluated for the first time in patients with myelofibrosis, did not predict prognosis. Since non-inflammatory variables play a role in the pathogenesis of MF, bone marrow indicators and systemic inflammation indicators derived from hematologic parameters may not be accurate.
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- Tuba Ersal
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey.
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey
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McKinnell Z, Karel D, Tuerff D, SH Abrahim M, Nassereddine S. Acute Myeloid Leukemia Following Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: A Review of What We Know, What We Do Not Know, and Emerging Treatment Strategies. J Hematol 2022; 11:197-209. [PMID: 36632576 PMCID: PMC9822656 DOI: 10.14740/jh1042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) arising from myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) represents a small subtype of secondary AML (sAML). This entity is well known to be associated with poor responses to available treatment options and dismal outcomes. To date, there are no standardized treatment options and there has been very little therapeutic advancement in recent years. This is a stark contrast to other subsets of AML for which there have been significant advances in therapeutic approaches, especially for patients with targetable mutations. We aim to focus our review on the incidence, risk factors for leukemogenesis, pathogenesis, molecular landscape, and emerging therapeutic options in post-myeloproliferative neoplasm acute myeloid leukemia (post-MPN AML).
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- Zoe McKinnell
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA,Corresponding Author: Samah Nassereddine, Department of Hematology and Oncology, George Washington University and George Washington Cancer Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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Benlabiod C, Dagher T, Marty C, Villeval JL. Lessons from mouse models of MPN. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 366:125-185. [PMID: 35153003 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2021.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Over the past decades, a variety of MPN mouse models have been developed to express in HSC the main mutations identified in patients: JAK2V617F, CALRdel52 or ins5 and MPLW515L. These models mimic quite faithfully human PV or ET with their natural evolutions into MF and their hemostasis complications, demonstrating the driver function of these mutations in MPN. Here, we review these models and show how they have improved our general understanding of MPN regarding (1) the mechanisms of fibrosis, thrombosis/hemorrhages and disease initiation, (2) the roles of additional mutations and signaling pathways in disease progression and (3) the preclinical development of novel therapies. We also address controversial results between these models and remind how these models may differ from human MPN onset and also how basically mice are not humans, encouraging caution when one draw lessons from mice to humans. Furthermore, the contribution of germline genetic predisposition, HSC and niche aging, metabolic, oxidative, replicative or genotoxic stress, inflammation, immune escape and additional mutations need to be considered in further investigations to encompass the full complexity of human MPN in mice.
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- Camelia Benlabiod
- INSERM, UMR 1287, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 1287, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Gustave Roussy, UMR 1287, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM, UMR 1287, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 1287, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Gustave Roussy, UMR 1287, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM, UMR 1287, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 1287, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Gustave Roussy, UMR 1287, Villejuif, France.
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- INSERM, UMR 1287, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UMR 1287, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Gustave Roussy, UMR 1287, Villejuif, France.
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Dobrowolski J, Pasca S, Teodorescu P, Selicean C, Rus I, Zdrenghea M, Bojan A, Trifa A, Fetica B, Petrushev B, Rosu AM, Berindan-Neagoe I, Tomuleasa C, Dima D. Persistent Basophilia May Suggest an "Accelerated Phase" in the Evolution of CALR-Positive Primary Myelofibrosis Toward Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Front Oncol 2019; 9:872. [PMID: 31555600 PMCID: PMC6742718 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Basophils are white blood cells that play an important role in the human immune system. These cells physiologically increase in number in immune response to certain allergies, chronic inflammation, and parasitic infections. Basophils are also a significant indicator for the presence of certain malignancies such as chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms and acute myeloid leukemia. In the current manuscript we present a statistically significant correlation between persistent basophilia in primary myelofibrosis (PMF) and the risk for the subsequent development of acute myeloid leukemia. We have retrospectively identified in the files of the Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center in Cluj Napoca, Romania 623 consecutive patients diagnosed with AML over a period spanning from 2008 to 2018. We afterwards identified 32 patients with AML diagnosis following a previous diagnosis of myelofibrosis (either post-PV, post-ET, or post-PMF). All the patients were diagnosed according to the WHO criteria. We subsequently established a control group consisting of 32 patients with underlying BCR-ABL-negative MPN who did not develop AML (AML-negative group). Following this, we assessed whether the AML-negative patients from our control group also had a persistent (>3 months) absolute basophilia. When comparing both groups of patients with myelofibrosis, the group with subsequent AML development and the one without AML, the follow-up did not present statistically significant differences between the two groups. In the univariate analysis, patients who progressed to AML had more frequently basophilia, longer basophilia duration, higher pre-therapy absolute, and relative basophil count and presented more frequently calreticulin (CALR) mutations. In the current study, we emphasize the need for a closer clinical monitoring for chronic MPNs with marked basophilia, with an important potential clinical impact.
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- Jerome Dobrowolski
- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Research Center for Functional Genomics and Translational Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania.,Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania.,Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Genetics, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Regional Institute for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Research Center for Functional Genomics and Translational Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Research Center for Functional Genomics and Translational Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Research Center for Functional Genomics and Translational Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania.,Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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How I treat the blast phase of Philadelphia chromosome–negative myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blood 2018; 132:2339-2350. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-03-785907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The classic Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)–negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a heterogeneous group of hematopoietic stem-cell diseases, characterized by activated JAK/STAT signaling and significant phenotypic mimicry, including a propensity for evolution to myeloid blast phase disease. Effective therapeutic options are limited for patients with Ph− MPNs in the blast phase (MPN-BP), and allogeneic stem-cell transplantation is the only known cure. Our increasing understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of this group of diseases, coupled with the increasing availability of targeted agents, has the potential to inform new subset-specific therapeutic approaches. Ultimately, progress in MPN-BP will hinge on prospective clinical and translational investigations with the goal of generating more effective treatment interventions. This case-based review highlights the molecular and clinical heterogeneities of MPN-BP and incorporates a treatment algorithm that underscores the importance of a personalized approach to this challenging group of diseases.
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Onsets of progression and second treatment determine survival of patients with symptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Blood Adv 2018; 2:3102-3111. [PMID: 30455359 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018021287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Few reports assess prognosis during follow-up of patients with symptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM). In 121 WM patients treated between 1993 and 2016, we analyzed the prognostic role during the clinical course of the initial International Prognostic Scoring System for WM (IPSSWM). Then, we assessed onset of response, progression, and second treatment initiation coded as time-dependent covariates. High-risk IPSSWM was an adverse prognostic factor for survival after first treatment initiation (SAFTI). Nevertheless, the corresponding Dxy concordance index obtained in multiple landmark analyses decreased from 0.24 to 0.08 during the first 6 years, in accordance with a departure from the proportional hazard assumption. By contrast with onset of response (whatever its level), onset of progression and initiation of second-line treatment retained prognostic value for SAFTI (P = .02 and P = .006, respectively). These findings were confirmed in cause-specific Cox models for deaths related to WM, but not for unrelated deaths. Time to progression after first-line treatment and time to initiation of second-line treatment had no prognostic value for survival after these 2 events. These results were confirmed in an independent series of 119 patients homogeneously treated with chemoimmunotherapy. Finally, after second-line and third-line treatment, onset of progression had significant prognostic value for subsequent risk of related death only. Thus, taking initial IPSSWM and delayed response to treatment into account, only onset of progression and second treatment initiation provided additional prognostic information for SAFTI. Therefore, progression-free survival or time to next treatment may be satisfactory surrogate end points of SAFTI in WM.
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Does ruxolitinib prolong the survival of patients with myelofibrosis? Blood 2016; 129:832-837. [PMID: 28031182 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-11-731604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Pettit K, Odenike O. Blast-phase myeloproliferative neoplasms: risk factors and treatment approaches. Expert Rev Hematol 2016; 9:851-859. [PMID: 27385032 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2016.1210004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Introduction: The past 10 years have seen dramatic advances in the understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of BCR-ABL negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). With this knowledge has come novel, molecularly targeted therapies such as JAK inhibitors that may decrease symptoms and improve quality of life for patients with MPNs. Despite these advances, progression of the disease to an acute leukemic (blast) phase remains difficult to predict and even more difficult to treat, with high rates of disease relapse and mortality.Areas covered: We performed a literature review of known risk factors for progression of MPNs towards blast phase and treatment options for transformed disease, including approved and investigational agents. Herein, we review the current literature and suggest strategies for improving outcomes in the future.Expert commentary: Further understanding of the biologic basis for transformation of MPNs from the chronic to blast phase is needed in order to predict, prevent, and treat these cases. Patients with MPNs in blast phase should be encouraged to participate in clinical trials whenever possible.
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- Kristen Pettit
- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Committee on Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Cervantes F, Correa JG, Hernandez-Boluda JC. Alleviating anemia and thrombocytopenia in myelofibrosis patients. Expert Rev Hematol 2016; 9:489-96. [DOI: 10.1586/17474086.2016.1154452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Bose P, Verstovsek S. The evolution and clinical relevance of prognostic classification systems in myelofibrosis. Cancer 2015; 122:681-92. [PMID: 26717494 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Primary myelofibrosis, the most aggressive of the classic Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), is a clonal disorder characterized by often debilitating constitutional symptoms and splenomegaly, bone marrow fibrosis and resultant cytopenias, extramedullary hematopoiesis, risk of leukemic transformation, and shortened survival. Post-polycythemia vera and post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis represent similar entities, although some differences are being recognized. Attempts to classify patients with myelofibrosis into prognostic categories have been made since the late 1980s, and these scoring systems continue to evolve as new information becomes available. Over the last decade, the molecular pathogenesis of MPNs has been elucidated considerably, and the Janus kinase (JAK) 1/2 inhibitor ruxolitinib is the first drug specifically approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat patients with intermediate-risk and high-risk myelofibrosis. This article reviews the evolution of prognostic criteria in myelofibrosis, emphasizing the major systems widely in use today, as well as recently described, novel systems that incorporate emerging data regarding somatic mutations. Risk factors for thrombosis and conversion to MPN blast phase also are discussed. Finally, the practical usefulness of the current prognostic classification systems in terms of clinical decision making is discussed, particularly within the context of some of their inherent weaknesses. Cancer 2016;122:681-692. © 2015 American Cancer Society.
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- Prithviraj Bose
- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Gill H, Leung AYH, Chan CC, Lau JSM, Chan C, Yip SF, Liu H, Kho B, Mak V, Lee HKK, Lin SY, Lau CK, Kwong YL. Clinicopathologic features and prognostic indicators in Chinese patients with myelofibrosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 21:10-8. [PMID: 26292161 DOI: 10.1179/1607845415y.0000000045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To define the clinicopathologic features, outcome, and prognostic indicators of myelofibrosis (MF) in Asian patients. METHODS Two hundred and seventy consecutive Chinese patients (primary MF, n = 207; post-polycythemia vera MF, n = 27; and post-essential thrombocythemia MF, n = 36) from seven regional referral hospitals were analyzed. RESULTS The median overall survival (OS) for primary MF was 66 months. Multivariate analysis showed that age >65 years (P = 0.02), platelet count <100 × 10(9)/l (P = 0.001), and leukemic transformation (P = 0.001) negatively impacted on OS. The median OS of 63 patients with secondary MF was 44 months. In primary MF, the 10-year cumulative risk of leukemic transformation was 28%. On multivariate analysis, unfavorable karyotypes significantly predicted inferior leukemia-free survival (LFS) (P = 0.03). In secondary MF, the 10-year cumulative risk of leukemic transformation was 31%. Circulating blasts ≥1% significantly predicted inferior LFS (P = 0.04). The international prognostic scoring system (IPSS) and dynamic IPSS were not significant survival predictors in our cohort. Eighteen patients underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The median OS post-transplantation was merely 19 months. DISCUSSION Platelet count <100 × 10(9)/l, unfavorable karyotypes, and circulating blasts >1% were negative prognostic indicators. Conclusion Chinese MF patients were similar to Western patients in clinicopathologic features and outcome.
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Pathogenesis and management of acute myeloid leukemia that has evolved from a myeloproliferative neoplasm. Curr Opin Hematol 2014; 21:65-71. [PMID: 24366192 DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), including essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera and primary myelofibrosis (PMF), are a heterogeneous group of myeloid-derived chronic haematopoietic malignancies. Frequent clinical consequences of these diseases include not only an increased risk of thrombosis but also leukemic transformation, which carries a particularly poor prognosis. Here, we discuss the recent identification of risk factors for leukemic transformation, elucidate mechanisms contributing to leukemic transformation, as well as highlight the development of new treatment strategies. RECENT FINDINGS Significant progress in the understanding of the biology of MPNs has been made in recent years, particularly with the discovery that mutations in the JAK-STAT signaling pathway cause unregulated activation. These genetic insights have been extended to leukemic transformation and have revealed a host of genetic alterations that occur at the time of transformation, and that may identify patients at risk for leukemic transformation. Such studies have demonstrated that acute myeloid leukemia (AML) evolved from a chronic phase MPN is distinct from de-novo AML both genetically and clinically given its resistance to conventional antileukemic therapy. SUMMARY Leukemic transformation of an MPN remains a significant clinical challenge. Recent advances in the understanding of the molecular events that contribute to the development of leukemic transformation will need to be utilized in order to produce rational therapeutic approaches for this largely fatal disease.
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Björkholm M, Hultcrantz M, Derolf ÅR. Leukemic transformation in myeloproliferative neoplasms: therapy-related or unrelated? Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2014; 27:141-53. [PMID: 25189725 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myleofibrosis are chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. MPNs are also associated with progression to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The "true" rate of transformation is not known mainly due to selection bias in clinical trials and underreporting in population-based studies. The outcome after transformation is dismal. The underlying mechanisms of transformation are incompletely understood and in part remain an area of controversy. There is an intrinsic propensity in MPNs to progress to AML/MDS, the magnitude of which is not fully known, supporting a role for nontreatment-related factors. High doses of alkylating agents, P(32) and combined cytoreductive treatments undoubtedly increase the risk of transformation. The potential leukemogenic role of hydroxyurea has been a matter of debate due to difficulties in performing large prospective randomized trials addressing this issue. The main focus of this review is to elucidate therapy-related leukemic transformation in MPNs with a special focus on the role of hydroxyurea.
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- Magnus Björkholm
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Zhou A, Oh ST. Prognostication in MF: from CBC to cytogenetics to molecular markers. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2014; 27:155-64. [PMID: 25189726 DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2014.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Myelofibrosis (MF) is a clonal stem cell disorder characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis and extramedullary hematopoiesis leading to progressive bone marrow failure, severe anemia, constitutional symptoms, hepatosplenomegaly, and thrombosis. MF can arise following a history of polycythemia vera (PV) or essential thrombocythemia (ET), or can present de novo as primary myelofibrosis (PMF). The disease course is variable with median survival ranging from months to years. Clinical and biological features such as advanced age, leukocytosis, anemia, transfusion dependence, and elevated inflammatory markers can impact prognosis in patients with PMF. Cytogenetic abnormalities and molecular markers such as JAK2 V617F, ASXL1, and CALR mutations have also been identified as prognostic variables. Several different scoring systems have been developed based on these prognostic factors. In this review, we will discuss the clinical, biological, molecular, and cytogenetic prognostic factors that have been identified in PMF, and the current prognostic models that have been developed to guide treatment decisions.
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- Amy Zhou
- Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Hematology, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8056, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Hematology, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8125, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Hernández-Boluda JC, Pereira A, Gómez M, Boqué C, Ferrer-Marín F, Raya JM, García-Gutiérrez V, Kerguelen A, Xicoy B, Barba P, Martínez J, Luño E, Alvarez-Larrán A, Martínez-López J, Arbelo E, Besses C. The International Prognostic Scoring System does not accurately discriminate different risk categories in patients with post-essential thrombocythemia and post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis. Haematologica 2014; 99:e55-7. [PMID: 24488561 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2013.101733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Alchalby H, Zabelina T, Stübig T, van Biezen A, Bornhäuser M, Di Bartolomeo P, Beelen D, Cahn JY, Dreger P, Schroyens W, de Witte T, Olavarria E, Kröger N. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for myelofibrosis with leukemic transformation: a study from the Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Subcommittee of the CMWP of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2013; 20:279-81. [PMID: 24201159 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Transformed acute myeloid leukemia in myelofibrosis results in a median survival of less than 5 months. We identified 46 of 1048 myelofibrosis patients in the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation registry who received allogeneic stem cell transplantation for acute leukemia evolving from myelofibrosis. The cumulative incidence of treatment-related mortality at 1 year was 28% (95% confidence interval, 14 to 42) and of relapse at 3 years was 47% (95% confidence interval, 31 to 63). The 3-year progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 26% and 33%, respectively. The only significant factor for survival was complete remission versus no complete remission before transplantation (69% versus 22%, P = .008); however, complete remission was achieved only in 8 patients. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation can cure myelofibrosis patients transformed to leukemia.
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- Haefaa Alchalby
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- EBMT Data Office, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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- Hématologie Clinique, Hopital A. Michallon, Grenoble, France
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- Medizinische Klinik u. Poliklinik V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Tumor Immunology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Santos FPS, Tam CS, Kantarjian H, Cortes J, Thomas D, Pollock R, Verstovsek S. Splenectomy in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms: efficacy, complications and impact on survival and transformation. Leuk Lymphoma 2013; 55:121-7. [PMID: 23573823 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.794269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Splenectomy may be an effective therapeutic option for treating massive splenomegaly in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). There are still limited data on its short- and long-term benefits and risks. Efficacy and short-term complications were analyzed in 94 patients with different MPNs who underwent splenectomy at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The long-term impact of splenectomy on overall survival (OS) and transformation free survival (TFS) was evaluated in 461 patients with myelofibrosis (MF) seen at M. D. Anderson, including 50 who underwent splenectomy during disease evolution. Splenectomy improved anemia and thrombocytopenia in 47% and 66% of patients, respectively. The most common complications were leukocytosis (76%), thrombocytosis (43%) and venous thromboembolism (16%). Post-operative mortality was 5%. Among patients with MF, splenectomy during disease evolution was associated with decreased OS (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.17, p < 0.0001) and TFS (HR = 2.17, p < 0.0001). This effect was independent of the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System. Splenectomy is a possible therapeutic option for patients with MF and other MPNs, and its greatest benefits are related to improvement in spleen pain and discomfort, anemia and thrombocytopenia. However, in patients with MF it appears to be associated with increased mortality.
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- Fabio P S Santos
- Hematology and Oncology Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein , Sao Paulo , Brazil
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Boiocchi L, Espinal-Witter R, Geyer JT, Steinhilber J, Bonzheim I, Knowles DM, Fend F, Orazi A. Development of monocytosis in patients with primary myelofibrosis indicates an accelerated phase of the disease. Mod Pathol 2013; 26:204-12. [PMID: 23018876 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Primary myelofibrosis is a type of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by progressive bone marrow failure with worsening cytopenia and in a subset of patients, progression to acute leukemia. Published data in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes have shown that the development of monocytosis in the course of myelodysplastic syndromes is associated with a poor prognosis. A similar occurrence has been only sporadically reported in patients with primary myelofibrosis. Over a period of four years we identified 10 out of 237 cases of primary myelofibrosis who developed persistent absolute monocytosis (>1 × 10(9)/l) during the course of disease (5 men and 5 women; median age/range: 68 years/52-82). Monocytosis developed at a median interval of 42 months from diagnosis (range: 1-180) and persisted for a median period of 23 months (range: 2-57). Five patients died after developing monocytosis (range: 20-188 months) and two experienced worsening disease and became transfusion dependent. Monocytosis was associated with increased white blood cells, decreased hemoglobin, decreased platelet count, and the presence of circulating blasts. In three cases, bone marrow biopsies after the onset of monocytosis showed marked myelomonocytic proliferation with morphological shifting from a typical primary myelofibrosis marrow appearance to aspects compatible with an overt 'secondary' chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Before the development of monocytosis, 5 of 10 patients carried the JAK2V617F mutation; five patients showed karyotypic alterations. No change in JAK2 mutational status or cytogenetic evolution were associated with the development of monocytosis. Four of nine patients analyzed showed KRAS mutation in codon 12 or 13 with low allele burden. This is the first study correlating monocytosis developing in primary myelofibrosis patients with bone marrow morphology, laboratory data, molecular analysis and clinical follow-up. Development of monocytosis in patients with established primary myelofibrosis is associated with rapid disease progression and these patients should be considered as a high-risk group associated with short survival.
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- Leonardo Boiocchi
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10065, USA
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We present herein an approach to diagnosing the cause of chronic anemia based on a patient's history and complete blood cell count (CBC). Four patterns that are encountered frequently in CBCs associated with chronic anemias are considered: (1) anemia with abnormal platelet and/or leukocyte counts, (2) anemia with increased reticulocyte counts, (3) life-long history of chronic anemia, and (4) anemia with inappropriately low reticulocytes. The pathophysiologic bases for some chronic anemias with low reticulocyte production are reviewed in terms of the bone marrow (BM) events that reduce normal rates of erythropoiesis. These events include: apoptosis of erythroid progenitor and precursor cells by intrinsic and extrinsic factors, development of macrocytosis when erythroblast DNA replication is impaired, and development of microcytosis due to heme-regulated eIF2α kinase inhibition of protein synthesis in iron-deficient or thalassemic erythroblasts.
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INTRODUCTION Myelofibrosis (MF), a Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm, is a life-threatening heterogeneous disorder characterized by dysregulation of the Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling network. The clinical hallmarks of MF are progressive splenomegaly, anemia and debilitating symptoms attributable to ineffective hematopoiesis and excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines. AREAS COVERED This review describes the pathogenesis, clinical features and current treatment of MF, clinical data for ruxolitinib, a potent oral JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor and the only therapy approved for the treatment of MF, and agents in development for the treatment of MF. Information was derived from relevant MF articles identified in the published literature and abstracts of recent congresses. EXPERT OPINION Ruxolitinib reduces spleen size and alleviates MF-related symptoms, thereby improving quality of life. Ruxolitinib may increase the risk of anemia and thrombocytopenia and does not appear to reverse bone marrow fibrosis. Studies are exploring ruxolitinib dosing strategies for patients with low platelet counts and combination therapies. Several other JAK inhibitors and other agents (i.e., immunomodulators, antifibrotic agents, anti-anemia agents, mammalian target of rapamycin [mTOR] inhibitors, epigenetic modifiers, pegylated interferon-α2a) to treat various aspects of MF (i.e., to improve blood counts or forestall marrow fibrosis) are in early clinical development.
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- Ehab Atallah
- Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, Neoplastic Diseases and Related
Disorders, Department of Internal Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Leukemia Department, 1515
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Leukemia risk models in primary myelofibrosis: an International Working Group study. Leukemia 2012; 26:1439-41. [PMID: 22289985 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2011.374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Helbig G, Wieczorkiewicz-Kabut A, Pajak J, Wieclawek A, Stachowicz M, Soja A, Rusek A, Karolczyk A, Bartkowska-Chrobok A, Kyrcz-Krzemien S. Very poor outcome of leukemic transformation in myelofibrosis: a single center experience with 13 patients. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 53:1236-8. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2011.642304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Department of Pathology, Silesian Medical University,
Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Identification of the JAK2V617F mutation in 2005 boosted basic and clinical research in primary myelofibrosis (PMF) and other Philadelphia-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms. We herein review the recent contributions to the understanding and management of PMF. RECENT FINDINGS In addition to the JAK2V617F mutation, different genetic markers have recently been discovered in PMF, the most relevant ones being the mutations in the thrombopoietin (MPL), TET2, and EZH2 genes. From the clinical point of view, attention has recently been paid to thrombosis as a relevant complication of PMF and new prognostic models for this disease have been created and refined. Regarding therapy, reduced intensity conditioning regimens have allowed the possibility of performing allogeneic stem cell transplantation in older PMF patients, whereas the first clinical trials with JAK2 inhibitors have shown their efficacy in splenomegaly and constitutional symptoms. SUMMARY The molecular biology of PMF is more complex than initially believed. Due to its associated mortality risk, stem cell transplantation should be restricted to patients with poor prognostic features. The JAK2-inhibitors are promising as a palliative treatment of PMF. In conclusion, the once neglected PMF has become a very active field of research, which will hopefully soon translate into relevant therapeutic advances.
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Predictors of greater than 80% 2-year mortality in primary myelofibrosis: a Mayo Clinic study of 884 karyotypically annotated patients. Blood 2011; 118:4595-8. [PMID: 21881047 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-08-371096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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DIPSS-plus (the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System-plus) includes 8 risk factors for survival in primary myelofibrosis. In the present study of 884 karyotypically annotated patients with primary myelofibrosis, we sought to identify 1 or 2 parameters that can reliably predict death in the first 2 years of disease. After a median of 8.2 years from time of referral to the Mayo Clinic, 564 deaths (64% of patients in the study) had been recorded. Risk factors associated with > 80% 2-year mortality included monosomal karyotype, inv(3)/i(17q) abnormalities, or any 2 of the following: circulating blasts > 9%, leukocytes ≥ 40 × 10(9)/L, or other unfavorable karyotype. Patients with any 1 of these risk profiles (n = 52) displayed significantly shorter overall survival than those otherwise belonging to a high-risk category per DIPSS-plus (n = 298); respective median survivals were 9 and 23 months (hazard ratio 2.2, 95% confidence interval 1.6-3.1; P < .01). The present information complements DIPSS-plus in the selection of primary myelofibrosis patients for high-risk treatment approaches.
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Cardoso FS, Pires JV, Miranda JS, Araújo JM. Hepatic nodule: a case of primary myelofibrosis. BMJ Case Rep 2011; 2011:bcr.05.2011.4220. [PMID: 22687670 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.05.2011.4220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Primary myelofibrosis is one of the entities that may manifest with lesions of extramedullary haematopoiesis, especially in spleen and liver. The authors report a case of primary myelofibrosis presenting incidentally as an intrahepatic focal lesion of extramedullary haematopoiesis, a rare occurrence that highlights the challenge of hepatic nodule differential diagnosis, and allows reflection about the diagnostic criteria and prognostic factors of this myeloproliferative disease.
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- Filipe Sousa Cardoso
- Department of Medicine, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal.
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Passamonti F. Prognostic factors and models in polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2011; 11 Suppl 1:S25-7. [PMID: 22035744 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2011.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Revised: 01/27/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Myeloproliferative neoplasms include essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). These 3 diseases have common clinical features, such as a high risk of vascular complications, progression to secondary myelofibrosis, and clonal evolution into the blast phase. Current risk factors of ET and PV, used to predict events, are patient based: age >60 years and a history of thrombosis. Very recently, other parameters, such as leukocyte count and the presence of JAK2 (V617F) mutation, have been reported as potential risk factors. Prognosis in PMF is predicted at diagnosis by a combination of different risk factors, such as advanced age (age >60 years), anemia, leukocytosis (white blood cell count > 25 × 10(9)/L), the presence of blast cells (≥ 1%), and the presence of constitutional symptoms. This model may also predict survival when applied during follow-up.
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- Francesco Passamonti
- Division of Hematology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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Morel P, Merlini G. Can ISSWM be used for making treatment decisions? CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2011; 11:121-3. [PMID: 21454210 DOI: 10.3816/clml.2011.n.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Using age, hemoglobin level, platelet count, serum β2-microglobulin and monoclonal protein concentrations, the International Scoring System for WM (ISSWM) has been specifically designed for predicting survival after the initiation of first-line therapy. Five-year survival rates of low-, intermediate-, and high-risk patients were 87%, 68%, and 36%, respectively. The aim of the present review was to assess the applicability of this statistical model for making treatment decision in clinical practice, despite the difficulties posed by the characteristics of this rare disease. Finally, we propose that the distribution of ISSWM subgroups should be reported in any treatment reports.
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- Pierre Morel
- Service d'Hématologie, Centre hospitalier Schaffner, Lens, France.
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Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS) predicts progression to acute myeloid leukemia in primary myelofibrosis. Blood 2010; 116:2857-8. [PMID: 20947690 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-06-293415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Elena C, Passamonti F, Rumi E, Malcovati L, Arcaini L, Boveri E, Merli M, Pietra D, Pascutto C, Lazzarino M. Red blood cell transfusion-dependency implies a poor survival in primary myelofibrosis irrespective of IPSS and DIPSS. Haematologica 2010; 96:167-70. [PMID: 20884708 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2010.031831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Risk stratification in primary myelofibrosis is currently based on two international prognostic scoring systems, neither of which takes into consideration red blood cell transfusion-dependency. In 288 consecutive patients with primary myelofibrosis, red blood cell transfusion-dependency at diagnosis affects survival independently of the International Prognostic Scoring System (P < 0.001). To evaluate the dynamic impact on survival of red blood cell transfusion-dependency, we performed a Cox's regression analysis with transfusion status as time-dependent covariate in 220 regularly followed patients with primary myelofibrosis. Patients who begin red blood cell transfusions anytime (n = 80, 36%) have a significantly worse survival compared to those who continue follow up without transfusions (HR: 7.8, 95%CI: 5.1-11.9; P < 0.001). Adjusting for Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System in a multivariate analysis, red blood cell transfusion-dependency retained an independent prognostic impact on survival. This study suggests that red blood cell transfusion-dependency should be considered to improve risk stratification of primary myelofibrosis during follow up.
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- Chiara Elena
- Department of Hematology Oncology, Division of Hematology, University of Pavia Medical School and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Passamonti F, Rumi E, Elena C, Arcaini L, Merli M, Pascutto C, Cazzola M, Lazzarino M. correspondence: Incidence of leukaemia in patients with primary myelofibrosis and RBC-transfusion-dependence. Br J Haematol 2010; 150:719-21. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08275.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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