loading...| Preferred Name | polycythemia vera | |
| Synonyms |
polycythemia rubra vera p.vera polycythemia ruba vera PV polycythaemia vera |
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| Definitions |
A chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an increased red blood cell production. Excessive proliferation of the myeloid lineage is observed as well. The major symptoms are related to hypertension or to vascular abnormalities caused by the increased red cell mass. The cause is unknown. With currently available treatment, the median survival exceeds 10 years. (WHO, 2001) Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3336" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3336" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039350 |
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| altLabel |
polycythemia rubra vera p.vera polycythemia ruba vera PV polycythaemia vera |
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| cui |
C0032463 |
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| Date last modified |
2011-06-03 |
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| definition |
A chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an increased red blood cell production. Excessive proliferation of the myeloid lineage is observed as well. The major symptoms are related to hypertension or to vascular abnormalities caused by the increased red cell mass. The cause is unknown. With currently available treatment, the median survival exceeds 10 years. (WHO, 2001) Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3336" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3336" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| Legacy PDQ ID |
1986 |
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| MENU PARENT |
chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms |
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| MENU TYPE |
Clinical Trials--CancerType |
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| NCI ID |
C3336 |
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| notation |
CDR0000039350 |
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| ORIG STY |
Cancer stage |
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| prefLabel |
polycythemia vera |
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| tui |
T191 |
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