Polycythemia Vera: outcomes, unmet needs, and therapeutic strategies
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Jerry L. Spivak
Jerry L. Spivak, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, outlines the disease outcomes, unmet needs and therapeutic strategies in patients with polycythemia vera (PV). This interview was recorded via an online conference call with The Video Journal of Hematological Oncology (VJHemOnc).
Interesting presentation by Dr. Spivak. It really speaks to the importance of :First do no harm" that so many docs seem to forget. Dr. Spivak was my former MPN consultant prior to his semi-retirement. He took me off aspirin at age 63 saying "You really do not want to get a brain bleed. " Two weeks later, I was diagnosed with a hemorrhagic brain tumor surrounded by edema. Stopping aspirin was a really good thing. I really like his mantra that PV is not a monolithic disease. Each person has to be evaluated individually. It is what we all need and deserve.
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