Clinicopathologic features and prognostic indicators in Chinese patients with myelofibrosis.

Objective: To define the clinicopathologic features, outcome, and prognostic indicators of myelofibrosis (MF) in Asian patients.

Methods: Two hundred and seventy consecutive Chinese patients (primary MF, n = 207; post-polycythemia vera MF, n = 27; and post-essential thrombocythemia MF, n = 36) from seven regional referral hospitals were analyzed.

Results: The median overall survival (OS) for primary MF was 66 months.