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Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms

Insights on mechanisms of clonal evolution in chronic neutrophilic leukemia on ruxolitinib therapy

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Fig. 1: Clonal evolution of chronic neutrophilic leukemia in patients on ruxolitinib.

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This work was supported in part by Incyte, Inc. KHD served on advisory board meetings and received compensation from Incyte. JWT received grants from the National Cancer Institute (1U01CA217862, 1U54CA224019, and 1R01CA183947), the V Foundation for Cancer Research, and the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research. JWT has received research support from Agios, Aptose, Array, AstraZeneca, Constellation, Genentech, Gilead, Incyte, Janssen, Seattle Genetics, Syros, and Takeda; JWT is a co-founder of Vivid Biosciences.

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Stoner, R.C., Press, R.D., Maxson, J.E. et al. Insights on mechanisms of clonal evolution in chronic neutrophilic leukemia on ruxolitinib therapy. Leukemia 34, 1684–1688 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41375-019-0688-1

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