Introducing heat-not-burn tobacco improves hematocrit and cigarette smoking-related symptoms in patients with smokers' polycythemia and polycythemia vera. [PDF]
Cigarette smoking induces relative and absolute erythrocytosis (smokers' polycythemia). In patients with smokers' polycythemia complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the incidence and mortality rate of pulmonary embolism increase ...
Kazuhide Iizuka+17 more
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Myelopathy due to Spinal Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera [PDF]
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) occasionally occurs in patients exhibiting hematological disorders with decreased hematopoietic efficacy. EMH is rarely observed in the spinal epidural space and patients are usually asymptomatic.
Shuhei Ito+10 more
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Aquagenic Pruritus in Polycythemia Vera: Clinical Characteristics
Aquagenic pruritus is one of the main clinical features of polycythemia vera. The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical characteristics of aquagenic pruritus.
Edyta Lelonek+3 more
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Schizophrenia and Polycythemia Vera: A Case Report [PDF]
Introduction Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder marked by abnormal interpretations of reality, often resulting in hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking that significantly impairs daily functioning and can be disabling.
N. El Moussaoui+4 more
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Hematologic and molecular responses to ropeginterferon alfa-2b therapy of polycythemia vera: 48-week results from a prospective study. [PDF]
What's new? Current treatment goals for polycythemia vera, a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by JAK2 mutations, are mainly to prevent thrombosis. While ropeginterferon alfa‐2b treatment also reduces JAK2 mutation burden, the correlation between the hematologic and molecular responses remains to be clarified.
Yoon SY+15 more
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Polycythemia vera: 2024 update on diagnosis, risk‐stratification, and management
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a JAK2‐mutated myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by clonal erythrocytosis; other features include leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, splenomegaly, pruritus, constitutional symptoms, microcirculatory disturbances, and ...
A. Tefferi, T. Barbui
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Population Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics and Exposure-Response of Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b in Chinese and Japanese Patients With Polycythemia Vera. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Ropeginterferon alfa‐2b (ropeg) represents a new‐generation interferon‐based therapy approved for polycythaemia vera (PV) treatment. This study aimed to elucidate its population pharmacokinetics‐pharmacodynamics (PopPK‐PD) and exposure‐response (E‐R) relationships.
Qin A+18 more
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Ropeginterferon versus Standard Therapy for Low-Risk Patients with Polycythemia Vera.
Ropeginterferon for Patients with Polycythemia VeraPatients with low-risk polycythemia vera were randomly assigned to receive ropeginterferon alfa-2b and phlebotomy or phlebotomy alone.
T. Barbui+37 more
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JAK2V617F allele burden in polycythemia vera: burden of proof
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A. Moliterno, H. Kaizer, B. Reeves
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Therapy for essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV) is aimed at reducing thrombotic risk through normalizing blood counts. Mascarenhas et al report on a randomized trial of hydroxyurea (HU) vs pegylated interferon α (PEG) in 168 ...
J. Mascarenhas+42 more
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