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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of all patients, and stratified by BM response

From: Histomorphological responses after therapy with pegylated interferon α-2a in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV)

Characteristics

All pts, n = 58

BM-NR, n = 29

BM-PR, n = 16

BM-CR, n = 13

PV/ET, no.

27/31

15/14

5/11

7/6

Median age, years (range)

52 (19–75)

53 (19–72)

55 (33–70)

52 (23–75)

JAK2 V617F-positive patients, no (%)

42 (72)

22 (76)

9 (56)

11 (84)

Other driver mutations, no (%)

CALR 6, MPL 2, TN 8

CALR 1, TN 6

CALR 5, MPL 2

TN 2

JAK2 V617F allele burden, median (range)

34 (3–89)

32.4 (3–82)

41 (18–89)

30 (5–76)

Abnormal karyotype, no

3

2

1

Median white blood cell count, 109/L (range)

9 (4–19)

9 (4–19)

9 (3–19)

8 (4–12)

Median hemoglobin, g/dL (range)

13 (9–19)

14 (12–17)

13 (9–18)

13 (12–19)

Median platelet count, 109/L (range)

721 (128–1646)

629 (185–1646)

866 (128–1423)

420 (236–1020)*

Significant splenomegaly, n (% of known)a

9/55 (16)

5/28 (18)

3/15 (20)

1/12 (8)

Disease-related symptoms, n (%)

30 (52)

17 (59)

6 (38)

7 (54)

No. of previously treated (%)

36 (62)

16 (55)

11 (69)

9 (69)

  1. * p value < 0.05
  2. aSignificant splenomegaly defined as a palpable spleen > 5 cm below costal margin (BCM), Abnormal karyotype: BM-PR: DER (13;22)(Q10;Q10) (n = 1), + MAR (n = 1), BM-CR: +1, DER (1;22)(Q10;Q10) (n = 1)