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. 2009 Aug 3;27(27):4563–4569. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.7356

Table 2.

Baseline and Post-Treatment Parameters of 20 Patients With Myelofibrosis Who Responded to Treatment With Pomalidomide and/or Prednisone

Patient No. Patient Age/Sex MF Subtype Lille Score JAK2 Status Karyotype Treatment Arm* Hemoglobin Level (g/dL)
Response Duration (months)
Pretreatment Post-Treatment
1 75/M Primary High Neg der(6)t(1q;6p) POM Tx dependent 9 3.2 (relapsed)
2 50/M Primary High Neg NA POM Tx dependent 13.3 9.2+
3 69/M Primary High Neg Normal POM 8.1 10.9 6.4+
4 54/M Primary Int Pos +9 POM Tx dependent 12.7 8.3+
5 79/M Primary Int Pos 20q- POM Tx dependent 12.1 9.2+
6 63/F Primary Int Pos −7 and r(7) POM/pred 9.9 16.0 14 (off-study)
7 68/M Post-ET High Pos Normal POM/pred Tx dependent 10.6 15.3+
8 65/F Primary Int Pos −7 POM/pred Tx dependent 11 6.4+
9 72/M Primary Int Pos 13q- pom/pred Tx dependent 10.8 4.1+
10 70/M Post-ET Int Pos NA pom/pred Tx dependent 10 6.5+
11 66/F Primary Int Pos NA pom/pred 9.7 15.2 4.6+
12 60/M Post-PV High Pos Normal pom/pred Tx dependent 12.2 16.9+
13 43/M Primary Int Neg NA pom/pred Tx dependent 11.7 9.7+
14 59/F Post-ET Int Neg NA pom/pred Tx dependent 9.9 6.1+
15 59/M Primary Int Pos NA pom/pred Tx dependent 9.3 8.3+
16 86/F Post-ET Int Pos Normal pom/pred Tx dependent 11.6 14+
17 61/F Primary Int Pos Normal Pred Tx dependent 11.8 5.5 (relapsed)
18 58/F Post-PV Int Pos NA Pred 8.3 12.4 2.8 (off-study)§
19 76/M Primary Int Pos NA Pred Tx dependent 9.4 2.3 (relapsed)
20 67/M Primary High Neg Normal Pred 8.6 11.3 2.3+

NOTE. All responses signified improvement in anemia according to the International Working Group for Myelofibrosis Research and Treatment Criteria.17

Abbreviations: M, male; High, high risk; Neg, negative; POM, pomalidomide 2 mg/day; Tx, red blood cell transfusion; F, female; Pos, positive; pom, pomalidomide 0.5 mg/day; pred, prednisone; NA, not available; ET, essential thrombocythemia; PV, polycythemia vera; MF, myelofibrosis; Int, intermediate risk.

*

Please see text for treatment dose and schedule for both pomalidomide and prednisone.

Best hemoglobin response.

Patient developed grade 3 pleural effusion attributed to drug.

§

Patient experienced progressive splenomegaly.