Myelofibrosis
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Myelofibrosis

Myelofibrosis Fast Facts
Myelofibrosis Fast Facts
  1. Myelofibrosis (MF) is a rare bone marrow cancer and is actually a type of chronic leukemia.
  2. MF usually develops slowly, with no symptoms for many years. If symptoms develop, the most common are continuing fatigue, feeling of fullness below the ribs on the left side, pale skin, and night sweats.
  3. Treatments for MF include blood transfusions, chemotherapy, spleen removal, and more.
  4. MF only occurs in 1.5 out of every 100,000 people and is most common in those over 60.
  5. Around 50% of MF patients have a JAK2 mutation in their DNA. This mutation is the focus of targeted treatments.
Myelofibrosis Hopeful Highlights
Myelofibrosis Hopeful Highlights
  1. There are close to 100 Myelofibrosis clinical trials currently taking place in the United States! These trials will help us better understand and treat this rare disease.
  2. A recent analysis showed that patients treated with the targeted therapy ruxolitinib had a 47% lower mortality rate than those not. New targeted therapies are being studied!
  3. Survival of MF is steadily improving! A recent study found the median survival has increased by at least 2 years since 1980.

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