Can Peg-Interferon (IFN) α-2a Eradicate JAK2V617F-Positive Bone Marrow Progenitors in Polycythemia Vera (PV)?
Monday, December 8, 2008: 4:00 PM Gateway Ballroom 104 – South (Moscone Center) Jean-Jacques Kiladjian1*, Sabrina Dupont2*, Bruno Cassinat3*, Aline Mass2*, William Vainchenker2, Christine Chomienne4*, Franois Delhommeau5* and Pierre Fenaux11Hmatologie Clinique, Assistance Publique – Hpitaux de Paris, Hpital Avicenne; Paris 13 University, Bobigny, France 2INSERM U790, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France 3Unit de Biologie Cellulaire, Assistance Publique – Hpitaux de Paris, Hpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France 4Institut Universitaire d’Hematologie, Inserm U718, Paris, France 5Laboratoire d’Hmatologie, Assistance Publique – Hpitaux de Paris, Hpital Saint-Antoine; Universit Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France Background: In a phase 2 trial of peg-IFN-alpha-2a, we observed disappearance of JAK2V617F in peripheral blood (PB) granulocytes in 7/29 (24%) treated PV patients using an allele specific PCR assay with a 1% sensitivity (Blood online, July 23, 2008). IFN-alpha has been sho
Oral and Poster Abstracts Oral Session: Myeloproliferative Disorders-Clinical Trials Monday, December 8, 2008: 4:00 PM Gateway Ballroom 104 – South (Moscone Center) Jean-Jacques Kiladjian1*, Sabrina Dupont2*, Bruno Cassinat3*, Aline Mass2*, William Vainchenker, MD, PhD4, Christine Chomienne5*, Franois Delhommeau6* and Pierre Fenaux11Hmatologie Clinique, Assistance Publique – Hpitaux de Paris, Hpital Avicenne; Paris 13 University, Bobigny, France 2INSERM U790, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France 3Unit de Biologie Cellulaire, Assistance Publique – Hpitaux de Paris, Hpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France 4Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France 5Institut Universitaire d’Hematologie, Inserm U718, Paris, France 6Laboratoire d’Hmatologie, Assistance Publique – Hpitaux de Paris, Hpital Saint-Antoine; Universit Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France Background: In a phase 2 trial of peg-IFN-alpha-2a, we observed disappearance of JAK2V617F in peripheral blood (PB) granulocytes in 7/2