56 This placebo- controlled randomized Phase IIIb study revealed a positive trend for a switch to ruxolitinib regarding symptom relief, but this trend did not prove statistically significant, and the abstract presentation at the 2014 American Society of Hematology has not yet been followed by a full publication. 56 Symptoms were assessed according to the Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Symptom Assessment Form and the cytokine total symptom score and included evaluation of tiredness, itching, muscle aches, and night and daytime sweats.
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Ruxolitinib in the treatment of polycythemia vera: patient selection and special considerations.
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76 Despite similar risk ratio, subgroup analysis of arterial and venous thrombosis did not reach statistical significance in this heterogeneous patient group containing both MF and PV patients.