Clinical characteristics in adolescents and young adults with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia in Japan

Yuka Sugimoto, Keiki Nagaharu, Eiko Ohya, Kohshi Ohishi, Isao Tawara, Tomoki Ito, Akihiko Gotoh, Mika Nakamae, Fumihiko Kimura, Michiaki Koike, Keita Kirito, Hideho Wada, Kensuke Usuki, Takayuki Tanaka, Takehiko Mori, Satoshi Wakita, Toshiki I. Saito, Akiko M. Saito, Kazuya Shimoda, Toshiro KurokawaAkihiro Tomita, Yoko Edahiro, Yoshinori Hashimoto, Hitoshi Kiyoi, Koichi Akashi, Itaru Matsumura, Katsuto Takenaka, Norio Komatsu

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Abstract

We report the first large-scale retrospective cohort study on adolescent and young adult (AYA) polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) in Japan, a subgroup analysis using Japanese multicenter registry data (JSH-MPN-R18). This study included patients with PV (n = 31) or ET (n = 141) aged 20 to 39 years at the initial visit. Hemorrhage-free survival (HFS) was better in AYA ET than in non-AYA ET (5-year HFS: 100% vs. 88.6%, p < 0.01), which might be attributed to differences in antithrombotic treatment rates between AYA and non-AYA patients. Although thrombosis-free survival did not differ statistically, the percentage of venous thrombotic events (TEs) among total TEs was higher in AYA compared to non-AYA PV and ET in Japan (26.0% vs. 6.0%, p < 0.01), but much lower than figures reported in European or US cohorts. Cytoreductive therapy (CRT) was administered to 25.8% of AYA patients with PV and 43.3% of AYA patients with ET, and the reason was usually unrelated to high risk of thrombosis. These results could be used to develop a more appropriate strategy for managing PV and ET in the Japanese AYA population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)684-693
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Hematology
Volume120
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12-2024
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Hematology

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