To the Editor: The treatment of symptomatic thrombocythemia is an unresolved problem of hematology and demands rapid action. Both alkylating agents and radioactive phosphorus require days to act, ...

You have a condition called thrombocytosis (or thrombocythemia), which means “too many platelets.” This once was considered a condition of older people. It can, in fact, happen at any age.

Assuming the thrombocytosis represents a rebound phenomenon, and is not a manifestation of essential thrombocythemia, in all likelihood, the patient will remain asymptomatic.

Aaron T. Gerds, MD, discusses the unmet needs in the treatment of essential thrombocythemia, as well as novel methods for approaching disease treatment.

The Shorespan-007 trial will investigate the new drug among patients with essential thrombocythemia who have not previously received cytoreductive therapy.

Dear Reader: Essential thrombocytosis is also known as essential or primary thrombocythemia and has no known cause. It occurs when the bone marrow makes too many platelets, which are needed to ...

Are you diagnosed with polycythemia vera (PV) or essential thrombocythemia (ET)? If you have the JAK2 V617F mutation, are aged 18-74 years old, do not smoke, do not have any known autoimmune disease, ...

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Thrombocytosis'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.

1.1 Name of the disease (synonyms) Hereditary thrombocythemia (congenital or familial thrombocytosis or essential thrombocythemia). 1.2 OMIM# of the disease 187950 (Thrombocythemia 1/THCYT1 ...

We report phase II trial results of the use of oral anagrelide hydrochloride for treating 38 patients with hydroxyurea (HU)-resistant thrombocytosis accompanying chronic myeloid leukemia (CML ...

A: Essential thrombocytosis is known as essential or primary thrombocythemia and has no known cause. It occurs when the bone marrow makes too many platelets, which are needed to stop bleeding.

Dear Reader: Essential thrombocytosis is also known as essential or primary thrombocythemia and has no known cause. It occurs when the bone marrow makes too many platelets, which are needed to ...