2023
Second malignancies among older patients with classical myeloproliferative neoplasms treated with hydroxyurea
Wang R, Shallis R, Stempel JM, Huntington SF, Zeidan AM, Gore SD, Ma X, Podoltsev NA. Second malignancies among older patients with classical myeloproliferative neoplasms treated with hydroxyurea. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 734-743. PMID: 35917456, PMCID: PMC9989521, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond malignanciesAcute myeloid leukemiaOlder patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloproliferative neoplasmsHU usersHigh riskPolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaRisk of SMAML/myelodysplastic syndromeClassical Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsImpact of hydroxyureaRetrospective cohort studyUse of hydroxyureaPhiladelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsClassical myeloproliferative neoplasmsCumulative incidence probabilityCohort studyCytoreductive therapyPatient characteristicsMedian ageHU useMyeloid leukemiaSecondary myelofibrosis
2019
The Impact of the 2011 European Leukemianet (ELN) Guidelines for Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Classical Myeloproliferative Neoplasms on Therapeutic Phlebotomy and Hydroxyurea Use in Patients with Polycythemia Vera and Essential Thrombocythemia
Podoltsev N, Wang R, Shallis R, Huntington S, Zeidan A, Gore S, Davidoff A, Ma X. The Impact of the 2011 European Leukemianet (ELN) Guidelines for Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Classical Myeloproliferative Neoplasms on Therapeutic Phlebotomy and Hydroxyurea Use in Patients with Polycythemia Vera and Essential Thrombocythemia. Blood 2019, 134: 2125. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-127563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTherapeutic phlebotomyPopulation-based cohortPV patientsELN guidelinesET patientsPolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaGuideline publicationCelgene CorporationCytoreductive therapyHU useMonthly proportionBoehringer IngelheimLarge population-based cohortAdvisory CommitteeDaiichi SankyoOlder adultsEuropean LeukemiaNet guidelinesEnd Results-MedicareProportion of patientsHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System codesPopulation-based studyPatterns of careTreatment of patientsPart D claims