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. 2020 Jun 13;8(9):1774–1780. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3026

Table 2.

Summary of data of the literature regarding MDS/MPN‐RS‐T case reports

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
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.