How do you think about using Ropeginterferon Alfa 2B for polycythemia vera in patients with active autoimmune disease?
Would you consider this an absolute contraindication? What if the autoimmune disease was stable and not active?
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Would you trial interferon for MPN in patients with autoimmune disease?
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Hematology · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
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Great question. In general, I avoid interferons in patients who have an autoimmune disease. In the PROUD-PV/CONTI-PV study, a medical history of autoimmune disease was an exclusion criterion. There have been reported cases of interferon-induced autoimmune disease, most commonly autoimmune thyroiditi...
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