Use of Statins, Survival and Incidence of Thrombosis Among Older Adults with Essential Thrombocythemia: A Population-Based Study

Conclusions: In this large population-based cohort study of older adults with ET, use of statins improved patient survival but did not have significant impact on incidence of thrombosis.DisclosuresPodoltsev: CTI biopharma: Research Funding; Astellas Pharma: Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Alexion: Consultancy, Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Research Funding; Sunesis Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Boehringer Ingelheim: Research Funding; Astex Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Celator: Research Funding. Zeidan: Agios: Consultancy, Honoraria; Otsuka: Consultancy, Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; AbbVie: Consultancy, Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria. Huntington: Janssen: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy; Bayer: Consultancy. Davidoff: Celgene: Research Funding. Gore: Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding. Ma: Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Incyte: Consultancy.

Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Podoltsev, N., Zhu, M., Wang, R., Zeidan, A. M., Wang, X., Huntington, S. F., Giri, S., Davidoff, A. J., Gore, S. D., Ma, X. Tags: 904. Outcomes Research-Malignant Conditions: Poster III Source Type: research