Blood cancer database aims to map why some MPN patients fare worse
NCT ID NCT07863466
First seen Oct 07, 2026 · Last updated Oct 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at a single Italian center are building a detailed database of people with Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of rare blood disorders that includes polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelofibrosis. The study collects clinical, biological, and treatment information from about 1,190 patients aged 16 and older to understand what drives overall survival and complications like blood clots, bleeding, and progression to leukemia. By following these patients over time, the team hopes to identify patterns that could improve monitoring and care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If the database reveals patterns, it could help doctors predict which MPN patients face the highest risk of clots, bleeding, or leukemia and guide monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove that any treatment works. Results depend on the quality of records and may not apply to patients treated elsewhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,190 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2044
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients 16 years of age and older, diagnosed with polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, prefibrotic and overt primary myelofibrosis, secondary myelofibrosis, followed at Policlinico Hospital (MIlan, Italy)
- Ages
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16 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 16 years of age and older * Patients diagnosed with polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, prefibrotic and overt primary myelofibrosis, secondary myelofibrosis (Arber et al, Blood 2022 or earlier but reclassified classifications) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with diagnosis other than polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, prefibrotic and overt primary myelofibrosis, secondary myelofibrosis * Follow up of less than 6 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
RECRUITINGMilan, Italy
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