What to Know About Polycythemia Vera and Treatment Options

[Manouche]

« For those that have not had a chance to use interferons, this is a little different experience than those that just used interferon in the distant past. I’m mindful. I interacted with many oncologists that they have bad memories of using high-dose interferon for chronic myeloid leukemia or even for solid tumors, really high doses lots of toxicity. This is something completely different. This is very low-dose, very long acting. There can be side effects. You need to monitor for liver function, test depression, but it’s a dramatically different story. It can really have an impact »

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[hunter5582]

I would give sa big AMEN to that! The PEGyated forms of interferon are a completely different story than the old forms. Effective and much easier to tolerate. It is too bad that so many docs do not understand this. Going on PEG-IFN is he best treatment decision I ever made. I know that not everyone responds as well, but many do. Now that Besremi is becoming more available, perhaps even more will be able to benefit.