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Persistence of myelofibrosis treated with ruxolitinib: biology and clinical implications.
Haematologica - 1 May 2021
Ross David M, Babon Jeffrey J, Tvorogov Denis, Thomas Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Activation of JAK-STAT signaling is one of the hallmarks of myelofibrosis, a myeloproliferative neoplasm that leads to inflammation, progressive bone marrow failure, and a risk of leukemic transformation. Around 90% of patients with myelofibrosis have a mutation in JAK2, MPL, or CALR: so-called 'driver' mutations that lead to activation of JAK2. Ruxolitinib, and other JAK2 inhibitors in clinical use, provide...
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