Rationale and design of the multicentric, double-blind, double-placebo, randomized trial APrepitant versus HYdroxyzine in association with cytoreductive treatments for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasia suffering from Persistent Aquagenic Pruritus. Trial acronym: APHYPAP
Abstract Background Aquagenic pruritus (AP), an intense sensation of scratching induced after water contact, is the most troublesome aspect of BCR-ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Mostly described in polycythemia vera (PV, ~ 40%), it is also present in essential thrombocythemia (ET...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-12-01
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05864-8 |