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A comparison between erythrocytapheresis and venesection for the treatment of JAK2-mutated polycythaemia.
Internal medicine journal - 1 Jun 2024
Ngo Trung Q, Scott Matthew W, Sirdesai Shreerang, Hempton Jennifer L, Hodges Georgina S, Campbell Philip J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: JAK2-mutated polycythaemia vera (PV) is associated with reduced survival because of thrombotic events and haematological disease transformation. Therapeutic venesection has traditionally been used to lower haematocrit, but the technique of erythrocytapheresis has emerged over the last decade. AIM: To compare erythrocytapheresis with venesection as treatment for PV by assessing medical efficacy and...
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