Ruxolitinib for the prevention of thrombosis in polycythemia vera: a systematic review and meta-analysis.


Journal

Blood advances
ISSN: 2473-9537
Titre abrégé: Blood Adv
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101698425

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
28 Jan 2020
Historique:
received: 28 10 2019
accepted: 27 11 2019
entrez: 28 1 2020
pubmed: 28 1 2020
medline: 21 7 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Ruxolitinib is a recommended second-line treatment for the prevention of thrombosis in patients with polycythemia vera who become resistant or intolerant to hydroxyurea; however, evidence regarding its efficacy in terms of thrombosis reduction is uncertain. We searched Medline, Embase, and archives of abstracts from the European Hematology Association and the American Society of Hematology annual congresses from 2014 onward for randomized controlled trials comparing the treatment vs best available therapy (BAT). Our search retrieved 80 records; after screening of abstracts and full text, the total was reduced to 16. Evidence came from 4 randomized controlled trials, including 663 patients (1057 patients per year). We estimated a thrombosis risk ratio of 0.56 for ruxolitinib BAT, corresponding to an incidence of 3.09% and 5.51% patients per year, respectively. The number of thrombotic events reported with ruxolitinib was consistently lower than that with BAT in our sample, but, globally, the difference did not reach significance (P = .098). Hard evidence in favor of ruxolitinib is lacking; a clinical trial on selected patients at high risk of thrombosis would be warranted, but its feasibility is questionable.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31985808
pii: S2473-9529(20)31667-0
doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001158
pmc: PMC6988397
doi:

Substances chimiques

Nitriles 0
Pyrazoles 0
Pyrimidines 0
ruxolitinib 82S8X8XX8H

Types de publication

Journal Article Meta-Analysis Systematic Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

380-386

Informations de copyright

© 2020 by The American Society of Hematology.

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Auteurs

Alberto Ferrari (A)

FROM Research Foundation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.

Alessandra Carobbio (A)

FROM Research Foundation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.

Arianna Ghirardi (A)

FROM Research Foundation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.

Tiziano Barbui (T)

FROM Research Foundation, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.

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