Megan Bywater & Steven W. Lane, Nature Communications volume 13, Article number: 5025, Published: August 26, 2022 Long-acting IFNα induces durable molecular responses in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Emerging studies, including Saleiro et al. recently published in Nature Communications, have identified promising candidates that may synergize with IFNα by targeting stem cell function or feedback loops that mediate […]
Can Polycythemia Vera Patients Live a Normal Lifespan?
by David Wallace Transcript | Can Polycythemia Vera (PV) Patients Live a Normal Lifespan? David Wallace: So you had several important abstracts and one that our listeners with PV will be excited about. So tell us about the potential for normal life expectancy in PV. Dr. Abu-Zeinah: So this a project was inspired by our […]
Repurposed Drug Interferon for the Treatment of Polycythemia Vera
Drug Gives Woman with Polycythemia Vera – Blood Cancer the Gift of Life This patient story was featured on ABC 7, Chicago News. It is encouraging to see MPN patients share their story on the local TV news media. The MPN Research Foundation also covered Karrie’s story in their latest newsletter. I wish more patients […]
PV Reporter Newsletter #5, Feb. 8, 2014
PV Reporter Update Greetings PV Reporter readers – I want to give you an update on some recent activity as we weather the winter chill. This is an exciting time, as there are many discoveries being made in the MPN world. As you may have guessed by now, I don’t send out too many newsletters […]
Riggins Black Polycythemia Vera Story
Interferon use in PV – A Patient’s Perspective by Riggins Black Looking back at old CBCs, I found I “might” have had PV since 1971. By the way, this is a good reason for you all to become guardians of your medical records (no one will preserve them as well as you can). Although I’ve always […]





