The purpose of this multicenter observational prospective cohort study is to examine changes in QoL and symptoms in patients with polycythemia vera (PV) during treatment with ruxolitinib (Ruxo), and to evaluate efficacy and safety of Ruxo in a real-world setting
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
32
Ruxo will be administered to patients with PV in a real-world setting. Treatment with Ruxo is according to local approved label. Ruxo treatment should be administered according to drug official instruction and in compliance with clinical practice at the certain medical center.
Change From Baseline in QoL as per SF-36 questionnaire domains at 3 and 9 months of Ruxo treatment
The difference in QoL means of SF-36 domains at 3 and 9 months as compared to their Baseline will be analyzed
Time frame: Baseline, 3 and 9 months of Ruxo treatment
Change From Baseline in MPN10 Total score over time
The difference in MPN10 Total Symptom Score means by MPN10 at different time-points of Ruxo treatment as compared to their Baseline will be analyzed. Also the percentage of patients with the lowest symptom burden, corresponding to MPN10 Total scores of 0 - 7 (quartile 1), at different treatment time-points (Baseline, 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months) will be calculated
Time frame: Baseline, 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of Ruxo treatment
Change From Baseline in severity of each symptom by MPN10 over time
The difference in MPN10 symptom score means at different time-points of Ruxo treatment as compared to their Baseline will be analyzed
Time frame: Baseline, 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of Ruxo treatment
Percentage of patients achieving a ≥ 50% improvement from Baseline in MPN10 Total Symptom Score over time
The number of patients with MPN10 Total Symptom Score decrease ≥ 50% at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of Ruxo treatment as compared to its' Baseline will be calculated
Time frame: 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of Ruxo treatment
Change From Baseline in QoL as per SF-36 questionnaire domains over 12 months of Ruxo treatment
The difference in QoL means of SF-36 domains at different time-points of Ruxo treatment as compared to their Baseline will be analyzed
Time frame: Baseline, 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of Ruxo treatment
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The percentage of patients who achieved overall clinicohematologic response at 9 months of treatment with Ruxo
Overall clinicohematologic response will be defined as any participant who achieved a complete or partial clinicohematologic response per the National criteria for response in polycythemia vera (2021) and European LeukNet recommendations (2013). A complete response (CR) will be defined as: hematocrit control (\<45%) with the absence of phlebotomy eligibility ≥12 weeks, spleen volume reduction at least 35% from baseline, platelet count less than or equal to 400 x 109/L, and white blood cell count less than or equal to 10 x 109/L, and symptom regress during ≥12 weeks as well as histological remission. A Partial Response (PR) will be defined as all the above criteria excluding histological remission
Time frame: 9 months
The Percentage of patients who achieved hematocrit (Hct) control at 9 months of treatment with Ruxo
Hematocrit control is Ht \<45% with the absence of phlebotomy eligibility beginning at 3 months visit and continuing through 9 months
Time frame: 9 months
The percentage of patients with positive changes of wellbeing during Ruxo treatment
The number of patients who reported improvement as per Patient Global Impression of Changes scale at different time-points of treatment will be analyzed
Time frame: 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of Ruxo treatment
The percentage of patients satisfied/dissatisfied with Ruxo treatment over time
The number of patients satisfied/dissatisfied with treatment according to Patient' Treatment Satisfaction Checklist at different time-points of treatment will be analyzed
Time frame: 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of Ruxo treatment