Opinion|Videos|November 15, 2023
Treatment Goals for Patients With MF
Author(s)Anthony Hunter, MD
Anthony Hunter, MD, details the primary goals when treating a typical patient with myelofibrosis, such as improving symptoms like weight loss and fatigue, addressing anemia, and, more recently, striving to extend survival, with treatments like JAK inhibitors showing potential for improving overall survival in patients.
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