Association of elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure with hematologic progression in myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Authors

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Orly Leiva

New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

Orly Leiva , Steven Soo , Chi-Joan How , Nathaniel Smilowitz , Binita Shah , Harmony Reynolds , Gabriela Hobbs , Samuel Bernard

Organizations

New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, New York University Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

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No funding sources reported

Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), including essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and myelofibrosis (MF). Prior studies have suggested that patients with MPN and cardiovascular disease (CVD) with PH are at increased risk of progression of MPN to secondary MF or acute leukemia. Further characterization of risk of hematologic progression among all-comers with MPN is lacking. Methods: In this single-center, retrospective cohort study, patients with MPN and ≥ 1 transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) after diagnosis were identified. PH was defined as an estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) ≥ 40 mmHg on first TTE after MPN diagnosis. Primary outcome was hematologic end-point, composite of progression of MPN to secondary MF, acute leukemia, death related to MPN, or bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Secondary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), composite of arterial thrombosis, venous thromboembolism, heart failure (HF) and CV death. Multivariable Fine-Gray competing-risk regression (with non-hematologic death and non-CV death as competing-risks for hematologic endpoint and MACE, respectively) were used to estimate risk of outcomes. Results: Of 272 patients with MPN identified, 69 (25.4%) had PH on first TTE. Patients with PH were older at MPN diagnosis, had more MF (27.5% vs 11.8%, p = 0.004), and prior HF (18.8% vs 6.4%, p = 0.004). Patients with PH had higher rates of secondary mutations (24.6% vs 13.3%, p = 0.024), particularly in ASXL1 (8.7% vs 2.5%, p = 0.034) and RUNX1(4.3% vs 0, p = 0.016). After a median follow-up of 46.2 months (IQR 29.3, 69.1), hematologic endpoint (30.4% vs 8.4%, p < 0.001 and MACE (53.6% vs 23.6%, p < 0.001) were higher in PH group. Rates of secondary MF (13.0% vs 4.9%, p = 0.030), acute leukemia (13.0% vs 0.5%, p < 0.001), and death related to MPN (8.7% vs 1.5%, p = 0.01) but not BMT (2.9% vs 3.4%, p = 1.00) were higher in PH. After adjusting for age, sex, MPN type, mutation, and time from MPN to first TTE, PH was associated with higher risk of hematologic endpoint (aSHR 3.70, 95% CI 1.55 – 8.82). After adjusting for the same variables as well as LVEF, left atrial size, prior CVD, PH was associated with increased risk of MACE (aSHR 2.38, 95% CI 1.42 – 3.97). Conclusions: Among patients with MPN, PH on TTE was associated with increased risk of hematologic progression and MACE. Prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings. Further investigation into the underlying mechanisms of PH in MPN should be conducted.

No PH by PASP
N = 203
PH by PASP
N = 69
P value
Age at MPN, median (IQR)67 (56, 76)73 (66, 82)< 0.001
Female110 (54.2)32 (46.4)0.27
Non-White Race, N (%)30 (14.8)15 (21.7)0.19
MPN Type0.007
PV89 (43.8)27 (39.1)
ET90 (44.3)23 (33.3)
MF24 (11.8)19 (27.5)
JAK2Mutation149 (73.4)56 (81.2)0.35
Prior CVD98 (48.3)45 (65.2)0.018

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Hematologic Malignancies—Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant

Track

Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) and Mast Cell Disorders

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 16; abstr 6575)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.6575

Abstract #

6575

Poster Bd #

134

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