JAK2V617F mutation in essential thrombocythaemia: clinical associations and long‐term prognostic relevance

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Clinical correlates and long-term prognostic relevance of the JAK2V617F mutation was studied in 150 patients with essential thrombocythaemia (ET) from a single institution and followed for a median of 11·4 years. During this period, thrombotic complications were documented in 62 patients (41·3%) and transformation into acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), polycythaemia vera (PV), or myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia (MMM) occurred in 4 (2·7%), 8 (5·3%), and 15 (10%) patients, respectively. JAK2V617F was detected in either archived bone marrow or blood cells from 73 patients (48·7%) but none were homozygous for the mutant allele. Parameters at diagnosis that were significantly associated with the presence of JAK2V617F included advanced age and higher counts of both haemoglobin and leucocytes. During follow-up, patients with the mutation were more likely to transform into PV but the incidences of AML, MMM, or thrombotic events were similar between patients with and without the mutation. Multivariate analysis identified advanced age, higher haemoglobin level, and thrombosis history but not the presence of JAK2V617F as independent predictors of inferior survival. Therefore, although the presence of JAK2V617F in ET appears to promote a PV phenotype, it might not carry treatment-relevant information.

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