Treatment Guideline and Recommendations

More detailed guidelines and recommendations for MPNs can be found below.

Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)

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Causes and Consequences: ET is caused by abnormal blood forming cells in the bone marrow and spleen that overproduce a kind of blood cell called platelets (aka thrombocytes).

Goals: The goals of treatment for ET are aimed at reducing the risk of the most Read More

Richard T. Silver MD Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Center 525 East 70th St., Starr Pavillion, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10021 SilverMPNCenter@med.cornell.edu