My Treatment Approach: Expert Insights Into the Management of Polycythemia Vera

John Mascarenhas, MD, and Joe Scandura, MD, PhD, discuss recent advances in the treatment of polycythemia vera (PV) and the impact on clinical practice.

EP. 1: Risk Assessment in Patients With Polycythemia Vera (PV)

August 11th 2023

Joe Scandura, MD, PhD, reviews how he approaches risk assessment in patients with polycythemia vera and how risk score helps to determine treatment.

EP. 2: Reducing Risk of Disease Progression in Patients With PV

August 11th 2023

Dr Joe Scandura discusses how he considers risk of disease progression when during therapeutic decision making for a patient with polycythemia vera.

EP. 3: Typical Presentation of a Patient With PV

August 18th 2023

John Mascarenhas, MD, and Joe Scandura, MD, PhD, detail the typical presentation of a patient with polycythemia vera in their clinical practices.

EP. 4: Importance of Bone Marrow Biopsy For Diagnosis of PV

August 18th 2023

Experts explain the critical importance of obtaining bone marrow biopsies for accurately diagnosing polycythemia vera.

EP. 5: Reducing Risk of Thrombosis in Patients With PV

August 25th 2023

Key opinion leaders discuss their treatment targets for low- and high-risk patients with polycythemia vera.

EP. 6: Factoring Symptom Burden Into Treatment Decision-Making for Patients With PV

August 25th 2023

Joe Scandura, MD, PhD, explains how he considers individual symptom burden when deciding on a treatment regimen for a patient with polycythemia vera.

EP. 7: Managing Toxicities of Hydroxyurea in Patients With PV

September 1st 2023

Drs John Mascarenhas and Joe Scandura review the toxicities seen with the non-specific chemotherapeutic agent hydroxyurea in patients with polycythemia vera.

EP. 8: Managing Toxicities of Ropeginterferon Alpha-2b in Patients With PV

September 1st 2023

Joe Scandura, MD, PhD, summarizes the toxicity profile of interferon therapy in patients with polycythemia vera.

EP. 9: Key Trials in the Treatment of PV

September 8th 2023

Experts review critical trial data in the treatment of patients with polycythemia vera.

EP. 10: Treatment Approaches for High-Risk Patients With PV

September 8th 2023

Drs Joe Scandura and John Mascarenhas discuss their treatment approaches for high-risk patients with polycythemia vera.