Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients diagnosed with nonmelanoma skin cancer

Baseline characteristicsAll cases (N = 90)
Age, median (IQR), y (N = 90)
 
73 (68-78) 
Diagnosis Myelofibrosis: 71/90 (78.9%)
Polycythemia vera: 17/90 (18.9%)
Essential thrombocythemia/polycythemia vera: 1/90 (1.1%)
Other: 1/90 (1.1%) 
DIPSS Low: 2/58 (3.4%)
Int-1: 6/58 (10.3%)
Int-2: 42/58 (72.4%)
High: 8/58 (13.8%)
Not known: 13/61
Not applicable (nonmyelofibrosis cases): 19/90 
No. of prior therapies
Not known: 3/90 
0: 21/87 (24.1%)
1: 43/87 (49.4%)
2: 21/87 (24.1%)
3: 2/87 (2.3%) 
Prior hydroxycarbamide use
Not known: 2/90 
Yes: 60/88 (68.2%)
No: 28/88 (31.8%) 
History of skin cancer
Not known: 3/90
Type of prior skin cancer
Same cancer as history after ruxolitinib 
Yes: 33/87 (37.9%)
No: 54/87 (62.1%) 
Squamous cell carcinoma: 12/33 (36.4%)
Basal cell carcinoma: 7/33 (21.2%)
Bowen disease: 3/33 (10%)
Malignant melanoma: 1/33 (3%)
>1 Type of skin cancer: 10/33 (30.3%) 
Yes: 15/23
No: 8/23
NA: 10/33 
Additional immunosuppression
Not known: 27/90
Types of additional immunosuppression 
Yes: 19/63 (30.2%)
No: 44/63 (69.8%) 
Additional MPN treatment (6/19)
Navitoclax: 2/19
Pelabresib: 1/19
Prior fedratinib: 1/19
Azacytidine: 2/19
Prior cancer/treatment (5/19)
Prior CHOP for non-Hodgkin lymphoma: 1/19
Prior bendamustine and ofatumumab for chronic lymphocytic leukemia: 1/19
Prior allo-HCT and induction chemotherapy with daunorubicin and cytarabine: 1/19
Prior lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma: 1/19
Prior immunotherapy for skin cancer: 1/19
Autoimmune and rheumatic disease/immunosuppression (5/19)
Daily prednisolone: 2/19
Hydroxycarbamide for psoriasis: 1/19
Methotrexate for psoriasis: 1/19
Ulcerative colitis: 1/19
Other (3/19)
Chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis: 1/19
Cardiac failure: 1/19
Prior ruxolitinib: 1/19 
Baseline characteristicsAll cases (N = 90)
Age, median (IQR), y (N = 90)
 
73 (68-78) 
Diagnosis Myelofibrosis: 71/90 (78.9%)
Polycythemia vera: 17/90 (18.9%)
Essential thrombocythemia/polycythemia vera: 1/90 (1.1%)
Other: 1/90 (1.1%) 
DIPSS Low: 2/58 (3.4%)
Int-1: 6/58 (10.3%)
Int-2: 42/58 (72.4%)
High: 8/58 (13.8%)
Not known: 13/61
Not applicable (nonmyelofibrosis cases): 19/90 
No. of prior therapies
Not known: 3/90 
0: 21/87 (24.1%)
1: 43/87 (49.4%)
2: 21/87 (24.1%)
3: 2/87 (2.3%) 
Prior hydroxycarbamide use
Not known: 2/90 
Yes: 60/88 (68.2%)
No: 28/88 (31.8%) 
History of skin cancer
Not known: 3/90
Type of prior skin cancer
Same cancer as history after ruxolitinib 
Yes: 33/87 (37.9%)
No: 54/87 (62.1%) 
Squamous cell carcinoma: 12/33 (36.4%)
Basal cell carcinoma: 7/33 (21.2%)
Bowen disease: 3/33 (10%)
Malignant melanoma: 1/33 (3%)
>1 Type of skin cancer: 10/33 (30.3%) 
Yes: 15/23
No: 8/23
NA: 10/33 
Additional immunosuppression
Not known: 27/90
Types of additional immunosuppression 
Yes: 19/63 (30.2%)
No: 44/63 (69.8%) 
Additional MPN treatment (6/19)
Navitoclax: 2/19
Pelabresib: 1/19
Prior fedratinib: 1/19
Azacytidine: 2/19
Prior cancer/treatment (5/19)
Prior CHOP for non-Hodgkin lymphoma: 1/19
Prior bendamustine and ofatumumab for chronic lymphocytic leukemia: 1/19
Prior allo-HCT and induction chemotherapy with daunorubicin and cytarabine: 1/19
Prior lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma: 1/19
Prior immunotherapy for skin cancer: 1/19
Autoimmune and rheumatic disease/immunosuppression (5/19)
Daily prednisolone: 2/19
Hydroxycarbamide for psoriasis: 1/19
Methotrexate for psoriasis: 1/19
Ulcerative colitis: 1/19
Other (3/19)
Chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis: 1/19
Cardiac failure: 1/19
Prior ruxolitinib: 1/19 

allo-HCT, allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant; CHOP, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine (Oncovin), prednisolone; DIPSS, Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System; Int, intermediate; NA, not applicable.

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