MyelofibrosisErythrocytosisSecondaryJAK2NeoplasmsThrombocytosisAsymptomaticApparent polycythemiaSplenomegalyTrialsFindingsTumorsFamilialAcuteMutationSymptomsCancerHematocritHistologyDifferentiationPhlebotomyThrombocytopeniaHematopoietic stemSignsHematologyDiagnosisCongenitalBoneIncidenceFedratinibLeukemicPhaseDiseasesPolycythemiasHeadacheAlternativelyBloodSpleenMutationsPractice
Myelofibrosis39
- [ 20 ] The JAK inhibitor fedratinib is approved treatment of adults with intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary (post-PV or post-essential thrombocythemia) myelofibrosis. (medscape.com)
- Subtypes include polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). (researchgate.net)
- Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) include polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). (researchgate.net)
- Post- polycythemia vera myelofibrosis. (cancer.gov)
- In 2013, two groups detected calreticulin mutations in a majority of JAK2-negative/MPL-negative patients with essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis, which makes CALR mutations the second most common in myeloproliferative neoplasms. (wikipedia.org)
- When myelofibrosis occurs on its own, it is called primary myelofibrosis. (fda.gov)
- Secondary myelofibrosis occurs when there is excessive red blood cell production (polycythemia vera) or excessive platelet production (essential thrombocythemia) that evolves into myelofibrosis. (fda.gov)
- The approval of Inrebic for intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary (post-polycythemia vera or post-essential thrombocythemia) myelofibrosis was based on the results of a clinical trial where 289 patients with myelofibrosis were randomized to receive two different doses (400 mg or 500 mg daily by mouth) of fedratinib or placebo. (fda.gov)
- Celgene is conducting a clinical trial of fedratinib in patients with DIPSS (dynamic international prognostic scoring system)-intermediate or high- risk primary myelofibrosis (PMF), post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis (post-PV MF), or post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis (post-ET MF) and previously treated with Ruxolitinib to evaluate the percentage of patients with at least a 35% reduction of spleen volume and to evaluate the safety of fedratinib. (rarediseases.org)
- This mutation is seen in polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis. (medscape.com)
- Barbui T, Thiele J, Vannucchi AM, Tefferi A. Rationale for revision and proposed changes of the WHO diagnostic criteria for polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis. (medscape.com)
- The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) as Ph-negative MPNs. (cancernetwork.com)
- Primary myelofibrosis: this condition causes scar tissue to grow inside the bone marrow. (massgeneral.org)
- Navtemadlin is under clinical development by Kartos Therapeutics and currently in Phase III for Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis (PPV-MF). (pharmaceutical-technology.com)
- According to GlobalData, Phase III drugs for Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis (PPV-MF) have an 80% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Pre-Registration. (pharmaceutical-technology.com)
- Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by bone marrow fibrosis, splenomegaly, and anemia with nucleated and teardrop-shaped red blood cells. (msdmanuals.com)
- Primary myelofibrosis results from neoplastic transformation of a multipotent bone marrow stem cell. (msdmanuals.com)
- These primary myelofibrosis progeny cells stimulate bone marrow fibroblasts (which are not part of the neoplastic transformation) to secrete excessive collagen. (msdmanuals.com)
- The peak incidence of primary myelofibrosis is between 50 and 70 years and predominantly in males. (msdmanuals.com)
- Mutations of the Janus kinase 2 ( JAK2 ) gene are present in a high proportion of cases of primary myelofibrosis. (msdmanuals.com)
- Mutations of the thrombopoietin receptor gene ( MPL ) or the calreticulin ( CALR ) gene also may be the cause of primary myelofibrosis. (msdmanuals.com)
- However, there are rare cases of primary myelofibrosis in which none of these three mutations are present (triple negative primary myelofibrosis). (msdmanuals.com)
- In primary myelofibrosis, nucleated red blood cells (normoblasts) and myelocytes are released into the circulation (leukoerythroblastosis) when there is extramedullary hematopoiesis (ie, non-marrow organs have taken over blood cell production because of the fibrosed marrow). (msdmanuals.com)
- INCB018424, an oral, selective JAK2 inhibitor, shows significant clinical activity in a phase I/II study in patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF) and post polycythemia vera/essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis (post-PV/ET MF). (lclabs.com)
- 2005). In addition, about half of patients with the closely related blood diseases, essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF), also carry the JAK21 m utation (Baxter et al. (cdc.gov)
- The classic myeloproliferative neoplasms, including chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF), are a phenotypically diverse category of malignancies that are derived from stem cells in the myeloid lineage. (mhmedical.com)
- the former constitutes the topic of this chapter and includes chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). (mhmedical.com)
- INTRODUCTION - An overview of the four classic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN): polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, primary myelofibrosis, and chronic myeloid leukemia will be presented here. (medilib.ir)
- See "Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis" . (medilib.ir)
- MPNs include polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), primary myelofibrosis, chronic neutrophilic leukemia, and other less well defined entities such as chronic eosinophilic leukemia, not otherwise categorized. (medilib.ir)
- MPD includes polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocytopenia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). (medicarepaymentandreimbursement.com)
- Patient would meet World Health Organization's diagnostic criteria for myeloproliferative disease (i.e. polycythemia vera, essential thrombocytopenia, primary myelofibrosis) if JAK2 V617F were identified. (medicarepaymentandreimbursement.com)
- The JAK2 V617F mutation has been described as a frequent genetic event among a majority of patients with polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelofibrosis. (tubitak.gov.tr)
- The positive group included 79 (45.1%) patients with essential thrombocythemia, 62 (35.4%) patients with polycythemia vera, 27 (15.4%) patients with primary myelofibrosis, and 7 (4%) patients with unclassified MPNs. (tubitak.gov.tr)
- The Moffitt dual BRD4/JAK2 inhibitors are built on a Fedratinib backbone, and Fedratinib was being developed by Impact Biomedicines for myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera. (moffitt.org)
- Once Fedratinib was taken off clinical hold by the FDA, Impact Biomedicines was acquired by Celgene for $1.1B upfront and up to up to $1.25 billion in contingent payments based on regulatory approval milestones for myelofibrosis. (moffitt.org)
- Reduced megakaryocytic expression of GATA1 has been linked to impaired hematopoiesis and bone marrow fibrosis in murine models and in vivo in patients affected by primary myelofibrosis (PMF). (ox.ac.uk)
- JAK2 V617F mutational status predicts progression to large splenomegaly and leukemic transformation in primary myelofibrosis. (cdc.gov)
- Polycythemia vera (PV) is one disease in a group of Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) and is characterized by erythrocytosis, uncontrolled and autonomous hematopoiesis, and evolution to end-stage myelofibrosis or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. (cdc.gov)
Erythrocytosis7
- however, polycythemia may imply leukocytosis and thrombocytosis, in addition to erythrocytosis. (merckvetmanual.com)
- Alternatively, a mild, transient form of relative erythrocytosis unassociated with clinical signs may develop when fear or excitement causes splenic contraction with immediate release of sequestered RBCs into the circulation. (merckvetmanual.com)
- Absolute erythrocytosis, defined as increased RBC numbers because of increased RBC mass , develops from primary or secondary causes. (merckvetmanual.com)
- Primary erythrocytosis (polycythemia vera) is a myeloproliferative disease resulting from the autonomous clonal expansion of hematopoietic progenitor cells that has been reported in dogs, cats, horses, and ferrets. (merckvetmanual.com)
- [ 29 ] Exon 12 JAK2 mutations appear specific for polycythemia vera and idiopathic erythrocytosis. (medscape.com)
- Feline primary erythrocytosis (PE), more commonly referred to as polycythemia in veterinary medicine, is a rare myeloproliferative disorder that results in the increased mass of red blood cells. (vin.com)
- Polycythemia vera is characterized by an increased concentration of hemoglobin, volume, blood viscosity, and erythrocytosis. (fundacionmapfre.org)
Secondary9
- Once polycythemia vera is suspected, the first step in evaluating a patient is determining whether the patient has primary, secondary, or apparent polycythemia. (medscape.com)
- Ferritin levels may also help to differentiate between primary and secondary polycythemias. (medscape.com)
- In contrast, the ferritin level is usually normal in secondary polycythemia. (medscape.com)
- Therapeutic phlebotomy may be indicated for hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, porphyria cutanea tarda, and polycythemia secondary to arterio-venous fistulae, cyanotic congenital heart disease or cor pulmonale. (aetna.com)
- Polycythemia vera (PV) is a clonal disorder resulting from neoplastic transformation of hematopoietic stem cells, while secondary polycythemia (SP) is a disease characterized by increased absolute red blood cell mass caused by stimulation of red blood cell production. (nature.com)
- Polycythemia vera (PV) and secondary polycythemia (SP) are hematological diseases characterized by erythropoiesis exacerbation. (nature.com)
- Secondary polycythemia (SP) is a poorly understood clinical entity. (nature.com)
- testing has made a major impact in facilitating the successful delineation of the type of polycythemia (PV versus secondary polycythemia) in patients evaluated in a large, community-based Hematology/Oncology practice, physician usage of other critical tests is inconsistent leading to errors in diagnosis. (cdc.gov)
- A diagnosis of secondary polycythemia was confirmed in patients with neither abnormality. (cdc.gov)
JAK27
- An activating mutation in the tyrosine kinase JAK2 is the causative factor in polycythemia vera. (medscape.com)
- A number of anti-JAK2 drugs have undergone preclinical testing, and some of these have been introduced into clinical trials. (mhmedical.com)
- The aim of this study is to analyze the phenotypic divergence between polycytemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocytemia (ET) to find novel therapeutics targets by a proteomic and functional approach to identify alternative routes to JAK2 activation. (biomedcentral.com)
- In this research, we evaluated the prevalence of the JAK2 mutation and its clinical and laboratory correlation in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. (tubitak.gov.tr)
- Moffitt lead compounds show improved half lives compared to the parent molecule fedratinib, and show promising results in pre-clinical models of JAK2-driven myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) resulting in about 99% tumor cell growth suppression. (moffitt.org)
- A synergistic increase in cell killing occurs when myeloproliferative neoplasm primary cells are treated in combination with BRD4 and JAK2 inhibitors, or when AML cell lines are treated with inhibitors of BRD4 and FLT3. (moffitt.org)
- Ruxolitinib-resistant cells however remained highly sensitive to our lead dual inhibitor compounds, potentially overcoming a major clinical bottleneck in the effectiveness of currently available JAK2 inhibitors. (moffitt.org)
Neoplasms2
- Renal cell carcinoma is responsible for 80%-85% of all primary renal neoplasms. (lecturio.com)
- However, data is limited regarding GATA1 expression in other myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) such as pre-fibrotic PMF (pre-PMF), polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) and in their respective fibrotic progression. (ox.ac.uk)
Thrombocytosis4
- Are you an adult with polycythemia vera or thrombocytosis? (nih.gov)
- This study aims to find a new treatment or cure for polycythemia vera and thrombocytosis by locating genes and their changes, or mutations, that may contribute to these disorders. (nih.gov)
- To participate in this study, you must have polycythemia vera with elevated hemoglobin (higher than 18 in men and 16 in women) or thrombocytosis with an elevated platelet count (higher than 450,000). (nih.gov)
- Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by clonal hematopoiesis and an absolute increase in the red blood cell mass, with an associated leukocytosis and thrombocytosis. (targetedonc.com)
Asymptomatic3
- Some patients with polycythemia vera are asymptomatic, whereas others have various nonspecific symptoms. (medscape.com)
- Patients who are lower risk and asymptomatic should undergo observation or consider a clinical trial, while those who are lower risk and symptomatic should consider a clinical trial, ruxolitinib, ropeginterferon a-2α, or hydroxyurea. (onclive.com)
- FMF type 2 is characterized by amyloidosis as the first clinical manifestation of FMF in an otherwise asymptomatic individual. (beds.ac.uk)
Apparent polycythemia1
- relative polycythemia apparent polycythemia resulting from loss of plasma and the hemoconcentration that follows. (symptoma.com)
Splenomegaly2
- The clinical course of individuals with MF is heterogeneous and characterized by constitutional symptoms, bone marrow myeloproliferation and fibrosis, progressive cytopenias, and symptomatic splenomegaly. (cancernetwork.com)
- The clinical course of individuals with MF is characterized by constitutional symptoms (fevers, night sweats, and weight loss), bone marrow myeloproliferation and reticulin/collagen fibrosis, worsening cytopenias, thrombosis, and progressive symptomatic splenomegaly. (cancernetwork.com)
Trials12
- This page contains brief information about pacritinib citrate and a collection of links to more information about the use of this drug, research results, and ongoing clinical trials. (cancer.gov)
- Find Clinical Trials for Pacritinib Citrate - Check for trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials now accepting patients. (cancer.gov)
- Currently unapproved but in late-stage clinical trials (NCT04254978) are agents that lower platelets such as bomedemstat. (wikipedia.org)
- NORD shares information about opportunities to participate in clinical trials and other studies so that patients and their physicians may decide whether specific studies are appropriate for them. (rarediseases.org)
- We do not endorse or recommend participation in any specific clinical trials or studies. (rarediseases.org)
- The following is a brief sampling of current clinical trials listed at www.clinicaltrials.gov . (rarediseases.org)
- The Center for Leukemia at the Mass General Cancer Center provides treatments and clinical trials for all types of acute and chronic leukemia and related blood disorders. (massgeneral.org)
- Attributes of the drug, company and its clinical trials play a fundamental role in drug-specific PTSR and likelihood of approval. (pharmaceutical-technology.com)
- that's why we have clinical trials listed almost everywhere," said Verstovsek. (onclive.com)
- Clinical trials are posted by members of the Global Genes RARE Corporate Alliance. (globalgenes.org)
- The World Health Organization, through its International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, has developed the ICTRP database to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies. (who.int)
- The ICTRP database contains information about clinical trials being conducted throughout the world. (who.int)
Findings3
- The optimal management remains elusive despite the findings of the Polycythemia Vera Study Group (PVSG). (medscape.com)
- Ruxolitinib in Pediatric Patients with Treatment-Naive or Steroid Refractory Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Primary Findings from the Phase 2 REACH 5 Study (Abstract #S245. (businesswire.com)
- Typical findings for polycythemia: In many children the only manifestation will be plethora . (symptoma.com)
Tumors1
- EPO-secreting tumors EPO-secreting tumors Polycythemia Vera , such as renal cell carcinoma Renal cell carcinoma Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a tumor that arises from the lining of the renal tubular system within the renal cortex. (lecturio.com)
Familial2
- A thorough history must be obtained for a history of cardiac, pulmonary (including sleep apnea), hepatic or renal disease in the patient and a complete family history for evidence of familial polycythemia. (medscape.com)
- Summary of Results: Familial PV refers to rare form of polycythemia in which other family members have the same phenotypic and/or genotypic presentations . (symptoma.com)
Acute1
- Case Challenge: Acute Otitis Media in Children The principles of appropriate management of AOM in children are illustrated by Dr Gordon Sun in these clinical cases. (medscape.com)
Mutation5
- This mutation is found in more than 95% of patients with polycythemia vera. (medscape.com)
- Polycythemia vera (PV), the most common form of primary polycythemia, is caused by somatic mutation in a single hematopoietic stem cell leading to clonal hematopoiesis. (beds.ac.uk)
- F mutation in patients with polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythemia. (cdc.gov)
- The percentage of patients with the mutation varied according to specific disease with >98%of polycythemia vera (PV) patients having the mutation. (cdc.gov)
- mutation were recommended as initial clinical tests when evaluating patients suspected of having PV. (cdc.gov)
Symptoms5
- Signs and symptoms of polycythemia are attributed to the expanded total blood volume and resultant slowing of blood flow. (medscape.com)
- In the past, PV was diagnosed by clinical symptoms and traditional laboratory hematological tests. (cdc.gov)
- Clinical description The hematological disorder is present at birth but the clinical symptoms, if they develop, can be discovered at any time during childhood or adulthood. (symptoma.com)
- This study aims to develop new ways to diagnose primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) or primary immune deficiency (PID), two conditions that can have similar symptoms. (nih.gov)
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice xxx (2011) 1e5 WM and is widely consumed by patients on their own often without changes in the patients' symptoms. (healthdrugpdf.com)
Cancer5
- This randomized phase II/III trial studies how well pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride with atezolizumab and/or bevacizumab work in treating patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer that has come back. (clinicaltrialsgps.com)
- It is not yet known which combination will work better in treating patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. (clinicaltrialsgps.com)
- The primary source of data on cancer incidence is medical records. (cdc.gov)
- 1 2 Information on primary site and histology was coded according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition (ICD-O-3) 3 and categorized according to the revised SEER recodes dated January 27, 2003, which define standard groupings of primary cancer sites. (cdc.gov)
- NPCR and SEER cancer registries consider all incident cases with a behavior code of 2 ( in situ, noninvasive) or 3 (invasive, primary site only) in the ICD-O-3 with the exception of in situ cancer of the cervix as reportable. (cdc.gov)
Hematocrit2
- In the plethoric phase, polycythemia vera is treated first by performing phlebotomy until the hematocrit is under reasonable control. (medscape.com)
- No evidence of polycythemia vera hematocrit (wikipedia.org)
Histology1
- Chronic myeloproliferative disease (CMPD) including polycythemia vera and thrombocythemias (histology codes 9950, 9960-9962) are included in the "Miscellaneous" and "All Sites" categories. (cdc.gov)
Differentiation1
- Their differentiation from polycythemia vera (PV) is crucial to avoid therapy which is otherwise reserved for PV patients. (symptoma.com)
Phlebotomy1
- This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses therapeutic phlebotomy. (aetna.com)
Thrombocytopenia1
- Evaluating neonates with polycythemia, Vlug et al found thrombocytopenia in 51% (71 out of 140) of these patients and severe thrombocytopenia in 9% (13 out of 140) of them. (medscape.com)
Hematopoietic stem1
- Polycythemia vera (PV) is a disorder of the multipotent hematopoietic stem cell that manifests as excess production of normal erythrocytes and variable overproduction of leukocytes and platelets. (medscape.com)
Signs3
- Signs of hyperviscosity and increased metabolism accompany polycythemia. (medscape.com)
- The most common presenting signs were neurological followed by gastrointestinal signs with the median average duration of clinical signs of 2 days. (vin.com)
- This procedure usually rapidly improves clinical signs. (vin.com)
Hematology3
- BUSINESS WIRE )--Incyte (Nasdaq:INCY) today announced that multiple abstracts featuring data from across its oncology portfolio will be presented at the upcoming 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting held June 2-6 in Chicago, and at the European Hematology Association 2023 (EHA2023) Hybrid Congress held in Frankfurt, Germany, from June 8-11 and virtually from June 14-15. (businesswire.com)
- Experts in research and clinical hematology, the editors are known worldwide for their contributions to the field. (digibookee.com)
- Comprehensive reference ranges for hematology and clinical chemistry laboratory parameters derived from normal Nigerian adults. (medscape.com)
Diagnosis2
- See "Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of polycythemia vera" . (medilib.ir)
- See "Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia" . (medilib.ir)
Congenital1
- Chuvash polycythemia, a congenital polycythemia first recognized in an endemic Russian population, has mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau ( VHL ) gene, which is associated with a perturbed oxygen-dependent regulation of Epo synthesis. (medscape.com)
Bone3
- Bone marrow and aspirate in polycythemia vera tend to be hypercellular. (medscape.com)
- The diagnostic approach proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) uses clinical features, bone marrow (BM) morphology, karyotype and molecular genetic tests to classify MPN su. (researchgate.net)
- Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare blood disease in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells. (cdc.gov)
Incidence1
- In 2005, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) released a report in which they identified a statistically significant higher incidence of polycythemia vera (PV) in Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties as compared to the rest of the state. (cdc.gov)
Fedratinib3
- The clinical trial showed that 35 of 96 patients treated with the fedratinib 400 mg daily dose (the dose recommended in the approved label) experienced a significant therapeutic effect (measured by greater than or equal to a 35% reduction from baseline in spleen volume at the end of cycle 6 (week 24) as measured by an MRI or CT scan with a follow-up scan four weeks later). (fda.gov)
- For those who are not candidates for transplant, ruxolitinib (Jakafi), fedratinib (Inrebic), or a clinical trial is recommended. (onclive.com)
- Lead compounds are superior to Ruxolitinib and Fedratinib at inhibiting the neoplastic cell growth of primary cells from MPN patients. (moffitt.org)
Leukemic1
- The long-term risks of polycythemia vera (PV) include leukemic and fibrotic transformation, which occur in fewer than 5% and 10% of patients, respectively, at 10 years. (medscape.com)
Phase5
- Treatment of polycythemia vera depends on whether the disease is in the plethoric phase or the spent phase. (medscape.com)
- This research study is a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, global Phase 3 clinical trial. (globalgenes.org)
- Constellation Pharmaceuticals has a pan-BRD inhibitor that is in a Phase 2 clinical trial in Ruxolitinib failures as monotherapy or in combination with Ruxolitinib. (moffitt.org)
- Also OncoEthix's OTX015 successfully completed Phase I clinical studies, and Merck acquired OncoEthix in December 2014 for $110M upfront and $265M in future milestones. (moffitt.org)
- Traditional Chinese herbal medicine in the supportive management of patients withchronic cytopaenic marrow diseases e A phase I/II clinical study, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (2011), doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2011.01.004 Y.-c. (healthdrugpdf.com)
Diseases2
- Note: There may be more study sites and/or diseases associated with a clinical trial than those listed. (globalgenes.org)
- Simultaneous identification of certain bacteria may also change the clinical severity of periodontal diseases. (bvsalud.org)
Polycythemias1
- Primary polycythemias are due to factors intrinsic to red cell precursors. (medscape.com)
Headache1
- Clinical features can include headache, dizziness, epistaxis and exertional dyspnea . (symptoma.com)
Alternatively2
- Alternatively, the patient may present with a complication of polycythemia vera. (medscape.com)
- Alternatively, polycythemia may be discovered inadvertently on a routine CBC. (symptoma.com)
Blood3
- The clinical features associated with polycythemia are a direct result of the increase in red cell mass, which causes an expansion of blood volume. (medscape.com)
- Polycythemia vera: this is a condition where there are too many red blood cells in the blood. (massgeneral.org)
- Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by increased production of red blood cells and often other blood cell lines. (cdc.gov)
Spleen1
- Computed tomography (CT) scanning or ultrasonography of the abdomen can be used to assess the size of the spleen, which is frequently enlarged in polycythemia vera. (medscape.com)
Mutations1
- Polycythemia vera is presumed to have a genetic basis due to mutations in the Janus kinase-2 gene. (lecturio.com)
Practice2
- Best Practice and Research in Clinical Haematology. (mssm.edu)
- ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Sijunzi decoction (SJZD), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, is commonly used in clinical practice for the treatment of gastric precancerous lesions (GPL). (bvsalud.org)