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National Guideline Clearinghouse | Guideline for the diagnosis and management of myelofibrosis.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | Guideline for the diagnosis and management of myelofibrosis.

Guideline Title

Guideline for the diagnosis and management of myelofibrosis.

Bibliographic Source(s)

Reilly JT, McMullin MF, Beer PA, Butt N, Conneally E, Duncombe A, Green AR, George Michaeel N, Gilleece MH, Hall GW, Knapper S, Mead A, Mesa RA, Sekhar M, Wilkins B, Harrison CN, Writing group: British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Guideline for the diagnosis and management of myelofibrosis. Br J Haematol 2012 Aug;158(4):453-71. [123 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

Br J Haematol. 2012 Aug;158(4):453-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09179.x. Epub 2012 Jun 1.

Guideline for the diagnosis and management of myelofibrosis.

Reilly JT, McMullin MF, Beer PA, Butt N, Conneally E, Duncombe A, Green AR, Michaeel NG, Gilleece MH, Hall GW, Knapper S, Mead A, Mesa RA, Sekhar M, Wilkins B, Harrison CN; Writing group: British Committee for Standards in Haematology.

Source

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK. j.t.reilly@sheffield.ac.uk

Abstract

The guideline group regarding the diagnosis and management of myelofibrosis was selected to be representative of UK-based medical experts, together with a contribution from a single expert from the USA. MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched systematically for publications in English from 1966 until August 2011 using a variety of key words. The writing group produced the draft guideline, which was subsequently revised by consensus of the members of the General Haematology and Haemato-oncology Task Forces of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH). The guideline was then reviewed by a sounding board of UK haematologists, the BCSH and the British Society for Haematology Committee and comments incorporated where appropriate. The criteria used to state levels and grades of evidence are as outlined in the Procedure for Guidelines commissioned by the BCSH; the 'GRADE' system was used to score strength and quality of evidence. The objective of this guideline is to provide healthcare professionals with clear guidance on the investigation and management of primary myelofibrosis, as well as post-polycythaemic myelofibrosis (post-PV MF) and post-thrombocythemic myelofibrosis (post-ET MF) in both adult and paediatric patients.
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