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. 2020 Dec 4;36(1):45–62. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2020.319

Table 4.

General therapeutic principles established by the 2015 revised IPSET model for thrombotic risk stratification in patients with essential thrombocythemia

Risk Attributes Management
Very low Age ≤ 60 years, JAK2 wild type, no prior thrombosis Observation or low-dose aspirin if vasomotor symptoms present
Low Age ≤ 60 years, JAK2 V617F+, no prior thrombosis Low-dose aspirin, unless contraindicated.a Twice-daily aspirin if cardiovascular risk factors present
Intermediate Age > 60 years, JAK2 wild type, no prior thrombosis Cytoreductive therapy plus low-dose aspirin, unless contraindicateda, or twice-daily aspirin without cytoreductive therapy if no cardiovascular risk factors present
High Age > 60 years and JAK2 V617F+, or prior thrombosis history regardless of other factors Cytoreductive therapy plus low-dose aspirin, unless contraindicateda

IPSET, International Prognostic Score of Thrombosis for Essential.

a

Aspirin is generally contraindicated in the presence of acquired von Willebrand’s disease caused by extreme thrombocytosis.