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Garrote M, López-Guerra M, García-Pagán JC, Arellano-Rodrigo E, Ferrer-Marín F, Hernández-Boluda JC, Bellosillo B, Nomdedeu M, Hernández-Gea V, Triguero A, Guijarro F, Álamo J, Baiges A, Turon F, Colomer D, Cervantes F, Alvarez-Larrán A. Genomic classification and outcomes of young patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia according to the presence of splanchnic vein thrombosis and its chronology. Ann Hematol 2024; 103:737-747. [PMID: 38263537 PMCID: PMC10866782 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05610-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
Abstract
To elucidate the role of splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) and genomic characteristics in prognosis and survival, we compared patients with polycythemia vera (PV) or essential thrombocythemia (ET) presenting SVT at diagnosis (n = 69, median age 43 years) or during follow-up (n = 21, median age 46 years) to a sex- and age-matched control group of PV/ET without SVT (n = 165, median age 48 years). The majority of patients presenting with SVT at diagnosis were classified as myeloproliferative neoplasm with heterozygous JAK2 mutation (87% of cases vs. 69% in PV/ET control group, p < 0.05), characterized by low JAK2 allele burden and no high-risk mutations. Despite this lower molecular complexity, patients presenting with SVT showed a higher risk of death (HR 3.0, 95% CI 1.5-6.0, p = 0.003) and lower event-free survival (HR 3.0, 95% CI 1.9-4.8, p < 0.001) than age- and sex-matched PV/ET controls. In patients presenting with SVT, molecular high-risk was associated with increased risk of venous re-thrombosis (HR 5.8, 95% CI 1.4-24.0, p = 0.01). Patients developing SVT during follow-up were more frequently allocated in molecular high-risk than those with SVT at diagnosis (52% versus 13%, p < 0.05). In the whole cohort of patients, molecular classification identified PV/ET patients at higher risk of disease progression whereas DNMT3A/TET2/ASXL1 mutations were associated with higher risk of arterial thrombosis. In conclusion, clinical and molecular characteristics are different in PV/ET patients with SVT, depending on whether it occurs at diagnosis or at follow-up. Molecular characterization by NGS is useful for assessing the risk of thrombosis and disease progression in young patients with PV/ET.
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- Marta Garrote
- Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
- Hematopathology Unit, Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Hematopathology Unit, Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) Oncología (CIBERONC) y Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHED), Madrid, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) Oncología (CIBERONC) y Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHED), Madrid, Spain
- Barcelona Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) Oncología (CIBERONC) y Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHED), Madrid, Spain
- Pathology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hemotherapy and Hemostasis Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) Oncología (CIBERONC) y Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHED), Madrid, Spain
- Barcelona Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematopathology Unit, Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematopathology Unit, Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) Oncología (CIBERONC) y Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHED), Madrid, Spain
- Barcelona Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) Oncología (CIBERONC) y Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHED), Madrid, Spain
- Barcelona Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Hematopathology Unit, Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) Oncología (CIBERONC) y Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHED), Madrid, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Hematology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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Pescia C, Lopez G, Cattaneo D, Bucelli C, Gianelli U, Iurlo A. The molecular landscape of myeloproliferative neoplasms associated with splanchnic vein thrombosis: Current perspective. Leuk Res 2024; 136:107420. [PMID: 38016412 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2023.107420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
Abstract
BCR::ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are classically represented by polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis. BCR::ABL1-negative MPNs are significantly associated with morbidity and mortality related to an increased risk of thrombo-hemorrhagic events. They show a consistent association with splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT), either represented by the portal, mesenteric or splenic vein thrombosis, or Budd-Chiari Syndrome. SVT is also a frequent presenting manifestation of MPN. MPNs associated with SVT show a predilection for younger women, high association with JAK2V617F mutation, low JAK2V617F variant allele frequency (generally <10 %), and low rates of CALR, MPL, or JAK2 exon 12 mutations. Next-Generation Sequencing techniques have contributed to deepening our knowledge of the molecular landscape of such cases, with potential diagnostic and prognostic implications. In this narrative review, we analyze the current perspective on the molecular background of MPN associated with SVT, pointing as well future directions in this field.
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- Carlo Pescia
- Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Division, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Division, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Unit of Anatomic Pathology, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Division, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Mohammed A, Shewaye AB, Abdela F, Gorfu ZT, Adem A. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges of Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis Secondary to Myeloproliferative Neoplasm in Sub-Saharan Region: A Series of Cases and Literature Review. Int Med Case Rep J 2023; 16:13-25. [PMID: 36636329 PMCID: PMC9829975 DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s385219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are the commonest causes of non-cirrhotic abdominal vein thrombosis. MPN was observed in 30-40% with Budd Chiari Syndrome (BCS) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT), whereas this is the cause in only a minority of other types of venous thrombosis. Herein, we report 10 cases of chronic PVT secondary to Janus Kinase 2 gene (JAk 2) positive myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). The median age was 35 years with M:F 1:1. Portal hypertension was present at presentation in all of them. Nine patients have esophageal varices, of which 6 have bleeding at presentation. Classical MPN phenotype on complete blood count (CBC) was not present in 6 of them. Management of patients with anticoagulation was difficult with 4 patients experiencing bleeding during anticoagulation, and bleeding occurring despite the target international normalized ratio (INR) in 2 of them. Portal hypertension leading to hypersplenism and hemodilution may mask erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis, which are the main criteria used to diagnose MPN. The resulting absence of a typical MPN phenotype in routine laboratory studies alongside accessibility issues, and the need for a multidisciplinary treatment approach imparts a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic challenge for chronic PVT associated with Jak 2 positive MPN in sub-Saharan patients.
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- Abdu Mohammed
- Department of Internal Medicine, Adera Medical Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,Correspondence: Abdu Mohammed, Tel +251-913-103-656, Email
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Adera Medical Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,Department of internal Medicine, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Adera Medical Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,Department of internal Medicine, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Adera Medical Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,Department of internal Medicine, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Chia YC, Siti Asmaa MJ, Ramli M, Woon PY, Johan MF, Hassan R, Islam MA. Molecular Genetics of Thrombotic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Implications in Precision Oncology. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:163. [PMID: 36611455 PMCID: PMC9818412 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13010163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Classical BCR-ABL-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) include polycythaemia vera, essential thrombocythaemia, and primary myelofibrosis. Unlike monogenic disorders, a more complicated series of genetic mutations are believed to be responsible for MPN with various degrees of thromboembolic and bleeding complications. Thrombosis is one of the early manifestations in patients with MPN. To date, the driver genes responsible for MPN include JAK2, CALR, MPL, TET2, ASXL1, and MTHFR. Affords have been done to elucidate these mutations and the incidence of thromboembolic events. Several lines of evidence indicate that mutations in JAK2, MPL, TET2 and ASXL1 gene and polymorphisms in several clotting factors (GPIa, GPIIa, and GPIIIa) are associated with the occurrence and prevalence of thrombosis in MPN patients. Some polymorphisms within XRCC1, FBG, F2, F5, F7, F12, MMP9, HPA5, MTHFR, SDF-1, FAS, FASL, TERT, ACE, and TLR4 genes may also play a role in MPN manifestation. This review aims to provide an insightful overview on the genetic perspective of thrombotic complications in patients with MPN.
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- Yuh Cai Chia
- Department Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
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- Department Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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McLornan DP, Hargreaves R, Hernández-Boluda JC, Harrison CN. How I manage myeloproliferative neoplasm-unclassifiable: Practical approaches for 2022 and beyond. Br J Haematol 2022; 197:407-416. [PMID: 35191542 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN)-unclassifiable (MPN-U) or not otherwise specified represents a rare, poorly defined and heterogeneous group of MPNs. Disease incidence is difficult to define but likely represents close to 5% of all MPNs when strict World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria are applied. Dynamic review over time is required to assess if the disease can be re-classified into another MPN entity. A diagnosis of MPN-U leads to many challenges for both the patient and physician alike including lack of agreed monitoring and therapeutic guidelines, validated prognostic markers and licenced therapies coupled with exclusion from clinical trials. MPN-U has an inherent risk of an aggressive clinical course and transformation in some but who, and when to treat in the chronic phase, including identifying who may require more aggressive therapy at an earlier stage, remains elusive. Moreover, despite the significant thrombotic risk, there is no agreement on systematic primary thromboprophylaxis. We hereby provide a contemporary overview of MPN-U in addition to four illustrative cases providing our collective suggested approaches to clinical challenges.
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- Donal P McLornan
- Department of Haematology, 4th Floor Southwark Wing, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, UK.,Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, 4th Floor Southwark Wing, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, UK
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Clinical insights into the origins of thrombosis in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blood 2021; 137:1145-1153. [PMID: 33237986 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020008043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis, are hematopoietic stem cell disorders that are defined by activating mutations in signal transduction pathways and are characterized clinically by the overproduction of platelets, red blood cells, and neutrophils, significant burden of disease-specific symptoms, and high rates of vascular events. The focus of this review is to critically reevaluate the clinical burden of thrombosis in MPNs, to review the clinical associations among clonal hematopoiesis, JAK2V617F burden, inflammation, and thrombosis, and to provide insights into novel primary and secondary thrombosis-prevention strategies.
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Hamulyák EN, Daams JG, Leebeek FWG, Biemond BJ, Te Boekhorst PAW, Middeldorp S, Lauw MN. A systematic review of antithrombotic treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blood Adv 2021; 5:113-121. [PMID: 33570633 PMCID: PMC7805324 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis, have an increased risk of thrombosis. Risk of recurrent thrombosis can be reduced with antithrombotic therapy and/or cytoreduction, but the optimal long-term management in patients with MPN with a history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is unknown, and clinical practice is heterogeneous. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials and observational studies evaluating anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet therapy, with or without cytoreduction, in MPN patients with a history of VTE. A total of 5675 unique citations were screened for eligibility. No randomized trials were identified. Ten observational studies involving 1295 patients with MPN were included in the analysis. Overall, 23% had an arterial or recurrent venous thrombotic event on follow-up. The recurrence risk was lowest for patients on oral anticoagulation plus cytoreduction (16%); 55 of 313 (18%) with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) and 5 of 63 (8%) with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). In 746 analyzed patients, the risk of recurrent VTE ranged up to 33% (median 13%) and was low in 63 DOAC plus cytoreduction-treated patients (3.2%). All types of antithrombotic treatments were associated with a lower risk of recurrent VTE when combined with cytoreduction. Most studies had a high risk of bias, whereas clinical and statistical heterogeneity led to inconsistent and imprecise findings. In summary, evidence on the optimal antithrombotic treatment of VTE in patients with MPN is based on observational studies only with low certainty for all strategies. Our data suggest that a combination of anticoagulation and cytoreduction may provide the lowest recurrence risk.
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- Medical Library, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and
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- Department of Vascular Medicine and
- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and
- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Chia YC, Ramli M, Woon PY, Johan MF, Hassan R, Islam MA. WITHDRAWN: Molecular genetics of thrombotic myeloproliferative neoplasms: Implications in precision oncology. Genes Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2021.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Alvarez-Larrán A, Pereira A, Magaz M, Hernández-Boluda JC, Garrote M, Cuevas B, Ferrer-Marín F, Gómez-Casares MT, García-Gutiérrez V, Mata-Vázquez MI, Turon F, Hernandez-Gea V, Arellano-Rodrigo E, Cervantes F, García-Pagán JC. Natural history of polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia presenting with splanchnic vein thrombosis. Ann Hematol 2020; 99:791-798. [PMID: 32086587 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-020-03965-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Patients with polycythemia vera (PV) or essential thrombocythemia (ET) presenting with splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) might have a specific clinico-biological profile. To investigate this hypothesis, 3705 PV/ET patients from three national registers, 118 of them presenting with SVT, were reviewed. After correction for age and sex, PV/ET patients with SVT showed an increased risk of death (HR 2.47, 95% CI 1.5-4.01, p < 0.001), venous thrombosis (IRR 3.4, 95%CI 2.1-5.5, p < 0.001), major bleeding (IRR 3.6, 95%CI 2.3-5.5, p < 0.001), and second cancer (IRR 2.37, 95%CI 1.4-4.1, p = 0.002). No case of acute leukemia was documented among patients with PV/ET presenting with SVT and seven of them (6%) progressed to myelofibrosis. SVT was not associated with lower risk of MF after correction by age and sex. Patients with SVT more frequently died from complications related to hepatic disease, major bleeding, or second cancer, resulting in a 5-year reduction of age- and sex-adjusted median survival. In conclusion, PV and ET patients presenting with SVT have shorter survival than patients with PV and ET of the same age and sex. This excess mortality is related to liver disease, major bleeding, and second cancer rather than to the natural evolution of the MPN.
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- Alberto Alvarez-Larrán
- Hematology Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Hemotherapy Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Hepatic Haemodynamic Lab, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Barcelona Hepatic Haemodynamic Lab, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Hepatic Haemodynamic Lab, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Hepatic Haemodynamic Lab, Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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Barbui T, De Stefano V, Falanga A, Finazzi G, Martinelli I, Rodeghiero F, Vannucchi AM, Barosi G. Addressing and proposing solutions for unmet clinical needs in the management of myeloproliferative neoplasm-associated thrombosis: A consensus-based position paper. Blood Cancer J 2019; 9:61. [PMID: 31395856 PMCID: PMC6687826 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-019-0225-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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This article presents the results of a group discussion among an ad hoc constituted Panel of experts aimed at highlighting unmet clinical needs (UCNs) in the management of thrombotic risk and thrombotic events associated with Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph-neg MPNs). With the Delphi technique, the challenges in Ph-neg MPN-associated thrombosis were selected. The most clinically relevant UCNs resulted in: (1) providing evidence of the benefits and risks of direct oral anticoagulants, (2) providing evidence of the benefits and risks of cytoreduction in patients with splanchnic vein thrombosis without hypercythemia, (3) improving knowledge of the role of the mutated endothelium in the pathogenesis of thrombosis, (4) improving aspirin dosing regimens in essential thrombocythemia, (5) improving antithrombotic management of Ph-neg MPN-associated pregnancy, (6) providing evidence for the optimal duration of anticoagulation for prophylaxis of recurrent VTE, (7) improving knowledge of the association between somatic gene mutations and risk factors for thrombosis, and (8) improving the grading system of thrombosis risk in polycythemia vera. For each of these issues, proposals for advancement in research and clinical practice were addressed. Hopefully, this comprehensive overview will serve to inform the design and implementation of new studies in the field.
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- Tiziano Barbui
- FROM Research Foundation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Istituto di Ematologia, Università Cattolica, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine and the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Center, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.,University of Milan Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Division, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, A. Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Project Foundation, affiliated to the Department of Hematology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy
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- CRIMM-Center of Research and Innovation of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Dept Experimental and Clinical medicine, and Denothe Center, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Center for the Study of Myelofibrosis, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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