Table 2.
Patient | Age (y) | Gender | Hb (g/L) | MCV (fL) | Platelet count (109/L) | Leukocyte count (109/L) | Ring sideroblasts (%) | Erythroid dysplasia | Megakaryocytic dysplasia | Karyotype | JAK2V617F | MPLW515K/L | CALR | SF3B1 | First treatment | Evolution after first treatment | Second treatment | Evolution after second treatment | Third treatment | Evolution after third treatment | Citation |
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1 | 81 | F | 79 | 108 | 1677 | 10 | 86 | Yes | Atypical megakaryocytes | Normal |
Yes (qPCR) 19% load |
N/A | N/A | N/A | EPO |
EPO only temporally successful After 2 y: chronic pulmonary embolism |
Hydroxyurea 500 mg 3×/d 2 wk |
Reduced platelet count Transfusion dependency |
Lenalidomide 5 mg daily |
Platelets: 100 × 109/L Transfusion independent Hb almost normalized JAK2V617F burden 0.8% |
9 |
2 | 60 | M | 69 | 88 | 1592 | 12.7 | 98 | Yes | Marked Hyperlobulated nuclei | Normal |
Yes (qPCR) 32,3% load |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pyridoxine Anabolic steroids |
Transfusion need |
Lenalidomide 10 mg daily |
3 RBC in 6 mo Plt: 680 × 109/L JAK2V617F burden unchanged |
N/A | N/A | 9 |
3 | 47 | F | 112 | N/A | 700 | N/A | 25‐45 | Yes | Normal | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Hydroxyurea |
Minor reduction of spleen size Worsening of anemia, RBC transfusion |
Lenalidomide 10 mg daily 21 d/28 |
Pancytopenia, Increased transfusion requirement Grade 3 BM fibrosis |
Allogeneic SCT |
Graft lost Transfusion dependency Clonal evolution Death due to sepsis |
10 | |
4 | 84 | F | 77 | N | 1515 | N/A | 90 | Yes |
Numerous atypical megakaryocytes Hypolobulated nuclei |
5q‐ (1 mitosis) Not confirmed by FISH |
Yes 22% load |
N/A | N/A | Unmutated |
Transfusion Lenalidomide 10 mg daily |
Platelets: 281 × 109/L Transfusion independency BM normalization JAK2V617F burden <2% |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11 |
5 | 39 | F | 82 | 122 | 1024 | 5.66 | 44 | Yes | Highly atypical megakaryocytes Hyperlobulated nuclei | t(2;3)(p23;q29) |
No (RT‐qPCR) |
No | N/A | N/A |
Hydroxyurea 1000 mg/d α‐interferon 3 M units 2×/wk |
Reduced platelet count but worse anemia Transfusion dependence (4 units RBC/4 wk) |
Hydroxyurea 500 mg 1×/d Pyridoxine Steroids EPO |
Failure |
Lenalidomide 5 mg daily 7 mo |
Platelet drop 363 × 109/L Hemoglobin: 90 g/L Transfusion independent Normal BM |
12 |
6 | 58 | M | 98 | N/A | 1163 | N/A | 30 | Yes | Large hyperlobulated nuclei |
Normal FISH neg. |
Yes (AS‐PCR) |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Hydroxyurea 500 mg daily |
Mild decrease of hemoglobin 83 g/L without efficacy |
+ steroids EPO 40 000 units weekly |
Inefficacy Transfusion dependency |
Lenalidomide 10 mg daily 21 d/28 |
Transfusion independent; Hb > 9 g/dL Plt < 600 × 109/L |
13 |
7 | 68 | F | 61 | N/A | 1257 | N/A | Positive | Yes | Megakaryocytic hyperplasia | Normal | No | No | Mutated | Mutated |
Transfusion Iron supplementation |
Symptoms improvement Thrombocytosis persistence Transfusion dependency |
Lenalidomide 10 mg daily |
Platelets: 497 × 109/L Lenalidomide stopped because of severe nausea and anorexia. Platelets: 856 × 109/L |
Lenalidomide 5 mg daily |
No toxicity Platelets: 351 × 109/L Hemoglobin: 133 g/L No adverse events |
14 |
8 | 49 | M | 107 | 93 | 935 | 9.2 | 65 | Yes | Yes | Normal | Yes, allele burden 74% | No | No | Yes, allele burden 46% |
Lenalidomide 10 mg daily |
Decrease of platelet count to 585 × 109/L. Stop lenalidomide after 8 mo due to loss of response |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
9 | 73 | M | 67 | 93.8 | 669 | 7.7 | 25 | Yes | Yes | Normal | Yes, allele burden 40% | No | No | Yes, allele burden 25% | EPO | Transfusion dependency |
Lenalidomide 10 mg daily |
Transfusion independency Platelet count lowered to 470 × 109/L Stop after 17 mo due to loss of response |
N/A | N/A | 15 |
10 | 85 | F | 68 | 88 | 1203 | 3 | 45 | N/A | N/A | Normal | No | No | No | Yes, allele burden 44% | EPO, hydroxyurea, anagrelide |
Transfusion dependency Suboptimal response |
Lenalidomide 5 mg daily |
Platelet count decrease: 558 × 109/L Transfusion dependence |
N/A | N/A | 15 |
11 | 78 | F | 85 | 92 | 743 | 6.4 | 64 | Yes | Marked | Normal | No | No | Unmutated | Mutated | Transfusion 1 y | Increased transfusion dependency |
Lenalidomide 5 mg daily 21 d/28 |
Platelets: 150 × 109/L Hb:80‐100 g/L – RBC requirement drastically reduced |
N/A | N/A | Current work |
12 | 58 | F | 114 | 97 | 710 | 7.4 | 24 | Yes | Marked | Normal | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | Watch and wait | Marked increase in the platelet count: 2000 × 109/L |
Hydroxyurea 500 mg/d |
Platelet count 3106 × 109/L Hemoglobin: 84 g/L EPO 1×/wk Stop hydroxyurea |
Lenalidomide 5 then 10 mg daily 21 d/28 |
Platelets: 760 × 109/L Hemoglobin: 118 g/L EPO maintained every 2 wk |
Current work |
Abbreviations: AS‐PCR, allele‐specific polymerase chain reaction; BM, bone marrow; EPO, erythropoietin; F, female; Hb, hemoglobin; M, male; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; N, normal; N/A, non‐available; Plt, platelets; RBC, red blood cells; SCT, stem cell transplantation; y, years.