Abstract
Leukemic transformation (LT) of a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) is associated with a dismal prognosis and no medical therapies have shown a survival improvement in patients with MPN in blast phase (MPN-BP). Effective therapies for the treatment of MPN-BP are a serious unmet need. Consensus response criteria do not exist for the treatment of patients with MPN-BP and this is necessary for the uniformed reporting of treatment response in clinical trials. We have identified relevant MPN and MPN-BP features in order to define treatment response categories that reflect hematological, clinical, pathological, cytogenetic and molecular changes after therapeutic intervention. We plan to validate these proposed response criteria within multi-centered clinical trials.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1500-1504 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Leukemia Research |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2012 |
Funding
Keywords
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- Blast phase
- Clinical trial
- Myeloproliferative neoplasm
- Response criteria
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research