| Literature DB >> 23199894 |
Carlos Besses1, Jean-Jacques Kiladjian, Martin Griesshammer, Luigi Gugliotta, Claire Harrison, Ruth Coll, Jonathan Smith, Brihad Abhyankar, Gunnar Birgegård.
Abstract
EXELS is an ongoing phase IV non-interventional study; 3643 high-risk patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) were recruited across 13 European countries. We report patient characteristics and cytoreductive treatment patterns of ET across Europe. Hydroxycarbamide (HC; 64.3%) and anagrelide (22.0%) were the two main cytoreductive treatments prescribed. The proportions of patients taking either HC or anagrelide varied across countries, as did the number of patients receiving anti-aggregatory therapy in addition to cytoreductive treatment. This real-world evidence demonstrates that, generally, treatment patterns of ET across Europe adhere to expert recommendations, with some notable variations between countries.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23199894 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.11.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Leuk Res ISSN: 0145-2126 Impact factor: 3.156