Table 1 Summary of retrospective studies on patients with blast phase myeloproliferative neoplasms (some studies have included patients with accelerated phase disease) (References cited in the text).

From: Blast phase myeloproliferative neoplasm: contemporary review and 2024 treatment algorithm

Study

MPN-BP type

Driver mutation

Karyotype

Treatment

N (%)

Response

AHSCT

N (%)

Survival

Risk factors

Impact of treatment on survival

Tefferi et al.

Leukemia 2018

Mayo cohort

N = 248

Median age 67 years

Post-PMF

(N = 118)

Post-ET/PV

(N = 130)

JAK2

(68%)

Abnormal

(81%)

Adverse

(23%)

Intensive chemo

69 (28)

HMA

26 (11)

Other agents

30 (12)

Intensive chemo

59% CR/CRi

HMA

3% CR/CRi

24 (10)

Median

3.6 months

1/3/5-year

17/6/4%

Karyotype

Thrombocytopenia

age >65 years

Transfusions

1/3/5-year:

AHSCT

66/32/10%

CR/CRi

without AHSCT

37/19/13%

No CR/CRi

No AHSCT

8/1/1%

Tefferi et al.

Leukemia 2018

Florence cohort

N = 162

Median age 69 years

Post-PMF

(N = 70)

Post-ET/PV

(N = 92)

JAK2

(61%)

Abnormal

(61%)

Intensive chemo

48 (30)

Intensive chemo

35.4% CR/CRi

25 (15)

Median

3.6 months

1/3-year

25/11%

-

1/3-year:

AHSCT

in CR/CRi

69/30%

AHSCT

without CR/CRi

62/38%

Abdelmagid et al.

Haematologica 2023

N = 103

Median age 70 years

Post-PMF

(N = 35)

Post-ET/PV

(N = 64)

JAK2

(67%)

Abnormal

(83%)

Intensive chemo

35 (35)

HMA

21 (21)

HMA+venetoclax

12 (12)

Intensive chemo

15% CR/CRi

11 (11)

Median

6.7 months

No ruxolitinib

exposure

Median

3.7 months

with ruxolitinib

exposure

Age >65 years,

Karyotype

Thrombocytopenia

Ruxolitinib

3-year/Median:

Intensive chemo

without AHSCT

3%/4.7 months

Less intensive chemo

without AHSCT

3%/5.4 months

Mesa et al.

Blood 2005

N = 91

Median age 66 years

Post-PMF

(N = 49)

Post-ET/PV

(N = 42)

-

Abnormal

(91%)

Adverse

(61%)

Intensive chemo

24 (26)

Less intensive chemo

19 (21)

Intensive chemo

0% CR

41% reverted to

Chronic phase

-

Median

2.7 months

-

Median:

Intensive chemo

3.9 months

Less intensive chemo

2.9 months

Tokumori et al.

Clinical Lymphoma

Myeloma & Leukemia

2022

N = 75

Median age 66 years

-

JAK2

(71%)

MPL

(14%)

-

Intensive chemo

28 (37)

HMA based,

28 (37)

Intensive chemo

70% CR/CRi

HMA based

29% CR/CRi

15 (20)

Median

4.8 months

No CR/CRi

No AHSCT

Median:

Intensive chemo

11.4 months

Less intensive chemo

HMA

4.7 months

AHSCT

not reached

Mollard et al.

Leuk Lymphoma 2018

N = 122

Median age 66 years

AP-MPN, N = 48

BP-MPN, N = 74

Post-PMF

(N = 30)

Post-ET/PV

(N = 92)

JAK2

(61%)

CALR

(7%)

MPL

(3%)

Adverse

(61%)

Intensive chemo

13 (11)

HMA

24 (20)

Intensive chemo

62% CR/CRi

HMA

33% CR/CRi

11 (15)

Median

4 months

-

Median:

Intensive chemo

10.2 months

HMA

9 months

AHSCT

19.4 months

Tam et al.

Blood 2008

N = 74

Median age 64 years

Post-PMF

(N = 36)

Post-ET/PV

(N = 32)

Post-MPN-U

(N = 6)

JAK2

(43%)

Abnormal

(72%)

Adverse

(48%)

Intensive chemo

41 (55)

Less intensive chemo

12 (16)

Intensive chemo

46% CR/CRi

Less intensive chemo

0% CR/CRi

11 (15)

Median

5 months

PS

Splenectomy

Karyotype

Median:

Intensive chemo

without AHSCT

6 months

Less intensive chemo

without AHSCT

7 months

CR/CRi

Without AHSCT

13 months

Patel et al.

Blood 2022

N = 80

Median age 69 years

AP-MPN, N = 16

BP-MPN, N = 64

Post-PMF

(N = 16)

Post-ET/PV

(N = 33)

Post-MPN-U

(N = 21)

JAK2

(66%)

CALR

(14%)

MPL

(10%)

-

Intensive chemo

32 (40)

HMA

16 (20)

HMA+venetoclax

23 (29)

IDH inhibitor

3 (4)

Intensive chemo

28% CR/CRi

HMA

19% CR/CRi

HMA+venetoclax

30% CR/CRi

IDH inhibitor

33% CR/CRi

21 (26)

Median

8.8 months

-

Median:

Intensive chemo

7 months

HMA+ venetoclax

7.2 months

HMA

13.2 months

AHSCT

16 months

Lancman et al.

Leuk Res 2018

N = 57

Median age 68 years

Post-PMF

(N = 13)

Post-ET/PV

(N = 39)

JAK2

(64%)

Adverse

(63%)

Intensive chemo

12 (21)

HMA

27 (47)

Other agents

6 (11)

Intensive chemo

67% CR/CRi

HMA

15% CR/CRi

19 (33)

Median

5.8 months

2-year

28%

Transfusions

Median:

Intensive chemo

Not reached

HMA

6.7 months

AHSCT

Not reached

  1. PMF primary myelofibrosis, ET essential thrombocythemia, PV polycythemia vera, AML acute myeloid leukemia, chemo chemotherapy, PS performance status, HMA hypomethylating agent, AHSCT allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, CR complete remission, CRi complete remission with incomplete count recovery, CMML chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, MPN-U myeloproliferative neoplasm unclassified, IDH isocitrate dehydrogenase.