Table 3.

Reasons for discontinuation of treatment

ET (n = 65)PV (n = 50)Total (N = 115)
Study closure 22 (33.8) 13 (26.0) 35 (30.4) 
Treatment of 48 mo completed 18 (27.7) 12 (24.0) 30 (26.1) 
AE 7 (10.8) 9 (18.0) 16 (13.9) 
Disease progression 7 (10.8) 6 (12.0) 13 (11.3) 
Refused further treatment 7 (10.8) 5 (10.0) 12 (10.4) 
Developed other primary solid tumors* 2 (3.1) 2 (4.0) 4 (3.5) 
Removed to receive nonprotocol therapy? 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.7) 
Noncompliance 0 (0.0) 1 (2.0) 1 (0.9) 
Other 0 (0.0) 2 (4.0) 2 (1.7) 
ET (n = 65)PV (n = 50)Total (N = 115)
Study closure 22 (33.8) 13 (26.0) 35 (30.4) 
Treatment of 48 mo completed 18 (27.7) 12 (24.0) 30 (26.1) 
AE 7 (10.8) 9 (18.0) 16 (13.9) 
Disease progression 7 (10.8) 6 (12.0) 13 (11.3) 
Refused further treatment 7 (10.8) 5 (10.0) 12 (10.4) 
Developed other primary solid tumors* 2 (3.1) 2 (4.0) 4 (3.5) 
Removed to receive nonprotocol therapy? 2 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.7) 
Noncompliance 0 (0.0) 1 (2.0) 1 (0.9) 
Other 0 (0.0) 2 (4.0) 2 (1.7) 

Data are n (%).

*

Two ET patients discontinued treatment due to spindle cell sarcoma and preexisting renal cell cancer, and 2 PV patients developed melanoma and lung adenocarcinoma and discontinued treatment.

Investigator decision (n = 1); patient perceived inefficacy of treatment (n = 1).

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