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myelofibrosis

[ mahy-uh-loh-fahy-broh-sis ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of myelofibrosis1

First recorded in 1945–50; myelo- + fibrosis
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In 2017, my father was diagnosed with Stage IV myelofibrosis, a rare and deadly form of blood cancer.

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During unrelated medical testing in 2020, doctors detected signs of myelofibrosis, a chronic leukemia characterized by a buildup of scar tissue in the bone marrow.

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And since August 2019, when he was diagnosed with primary myelofibrosis, a rare bone marrow cancer, he has felt what he called a fundamental fear most vividly in the mornings.

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Food and Drug Administration had approved its oral therapy to treat anemia in patients with a type of bone marrow cancer called myelofibrosis.

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Food and Drug Administration has extended the review period for its experimental drug momelotinib, which is designed to treat anaemic patients with a type of bone marrow cancer called myelofibrosis.

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