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    • 2004 Articles
    • 2004.06.01 – BONE CANCER CONCERNS TO BE AIRED AT SESSION
    • 2004.06.02 – 3 RUSH RESIDENTS NEAR EX-SUPERFUND SITE HAVE RARE DIAGNOSIS
    • 2004.06.02 – GROWING CONCERN OVER CANCER CASES IN SCHUYLLKILL COUNTY
    • 2004.06.03 – PUBLIC DEMANDS ANSWERS ON HIGH CANCER RATES IN RUSH TWP.
    • 2004.06.03 – RARE CANCER WORRIES COMMUNITY
    • 2004.06.03 – SUPERFUND NEIGHBORS URGE STUDY
    • 2004.06.03 – VAGUE SYMPTOMS SIGN OF SLOW-DEVELOPING DISEASE
    • 2004.06.04 – STATE FINDS 4 WELLS FREE OF CONTAMINATION
    • 2004.06.04 – STILL CREEK HEALTH STUDY WARRANTED
    • 2004.06.05 – RARE ILLNESS SCARES: Superfund site nearby
    • 2004.06.09 – RARE CANCERS CALL FOR INVESTIGATION
    • 2004.07.12 – PA. DEPT. OF HEALTH AGREES TO RUSH CANCER STUDY
    • 2004.07.13 – STATE TO STUDY HEALTH NEAR FORMER SUPERFUND SITE
    • 2004.07.22 – EX-SUPERFUND SITE’S NEIGHBORS QUERIED ON CANCER, TOXIC EXPOSURE
    • 2004.07.22 – PA. DEPT. OF HEALTH PLANS TO STUDY RARE CANCER CASES IN RUSH
    • 2004.07.23 – ‘WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION’
    • 2004.07.23 – CANCER PROVOKES RESPONSE
    • 2004.07.23 – GREENPEACE TO TEST FOR MERCURY IN TAMAQUA/PV AREA
    • 2004.07.23 – HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO STUDY CANCER CASES
    • 2004.09.23 – NEW CANCER CASES SPUR UPRISING
    • 2004.09.27 – ACTIVISTS REFUTE STATE HEALTH DEPT. STUDY
    • 2004.09.27 – NEWS IN BRIEF FROM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
    • 2004.09.27 – STATE RELEASES RUSH HEALTH STUDY
    • 2004.09.28 – AREA CANCER RATE ABOVE NORM
    • 2004.09.28 – CANCER IN STILL CREEK: EXPERTS DISAGREE WITH DOH STUDY
    • 2004.09.28 – STUDY: NO LINK IN RUSH POLLUTION, RARE CANCER
    • 2004.09.30 – HAIR SAMPLES COLLECTED FOR STUDY
    • 2004.09.30 – MCADOO AREA TREATMENT PLANT DEDICATED
    • 2004.09.30 – STUDY OF CANCER DESERVES AIRING
    • 2004.09.30 – TAMAQUA WILL TEST FISH IN STILL CREEK RESERVOIR
    • 2004.10.01 – PUBLIC WATER CAUSING CANCER?
    • 2004.10.02 – MINE TUNNELS IN AREA AMONG RIVER POLLUTERS
    • 2004.10.04 – A doctor is criticizing a state health department study
    • 2004.10.04 – PHYSICIAN DOUBTS STUDY
    • 2004.10.05 – GREENPEACE, ACE CONDUCT TAMAQUA TESTS FOR MERCURY LEVELS
    • 2004.10.05 – RESIDENTS SUBMIT TO MERCURY TESTS
    • 2004.10.07 – HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASSURES MORE STUDY
    • 2004.10.07 – STATE REPORT TAKEN TO TASK; RESIDENTS SEEK ANSWERS
    • 2004.10.07-UPDATE ON CANCER FIGURES EXPECTED
    • 2005 Articles
    • 2005.01.19 – STILL CREEK RESULTS BACK
    • 2005.01.25 – WATER TESTS SHOWS NO PROBLEMS WITH STILL CREEK RESERVOIR
    • 2005.01.26 – WATER FINDINGS NORMAL
    • 2005.07.21 – CANCER CASES SIMILAR
    • 2005.08.11 – MEMO RAISES ISSUES (WATER TESTING STILL CREEK)
    • 2006 Articles
    • 2006.01.10 – CANCER DATA DUE FOR MCADOO SITE
    • 2006.01.10 – Why so many cancer cases?
    • 2006.01.17 – CANCER STUDY RESULTS DUE TOMORROW
    • 2006.01.18 – CANCER STUDY UNVEILED IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
    • 2006.01.19 – HEALTH STUDY DRAWS FIRE
    • 2006.01.19 – RUSH CANCER ISN’T HIGHER, STUDY FINDS: SKEPTICAL RESIDENTS SAY POLLUTION HIKED CASES OF POLYCYTHEMIA VERA.
    • 2006.01.19 – TRI-COUNTY CANCER CLUSTERS: OVER 300 PACK HOMETOWN FIRE CO. SEEKING ANSWERS
    • 2006.01.24 – MAYOR URGES STUDY
    • 2006.01.24 – MORE WATER TESTING SOUGHT
    • 2006.01.24 – TAMAQUA AUTHORITY COOL TO FLUFF EFFLUENT
    • 2006.01.24 – TAMAQUA MAYOR CALLS FOR EXTENSIVE WATER TESTING
    • 2006.01.25 – RESERVOIR MIGHT BE EXAMINED
    • 2006.01.27 – WATER TESTING REQUESTED FOR STILL CREEK RESERVOIR
    • 2006.01.28 – MIRACLE OF STILL CREEK
    • 2006.01.30 – CANCER STUDY PROPOSED
    • 2006.02.02 – AUTHORITY PREPARING FOR WATER STUDIES
    • 2006.02.04 – SURE, IT’S BEHAVIOR, BUT WHOSE BEHAVIOR?
    • 2006.02.05 – WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
    • 2006.03.03 – OFFICIALS BACK FOLLOW-UP TEST
    • 2006.03.11 – LEAD LEVELS HIGH
    • 2006.03.11 – WATER QUALITY CONCERNS: STEPS TAKEN FOR MAJOR TESTING OF STILL CREEK WATERSHED
    • 2006.03.18 – LEAD TESTING BEGINS
    • 2006.03.21 – ACE asks for federal assessment of Tamaqua area drinking water
    • 2006.03.28 – LEAD LEVELS SUBSIDE IN RESERVOIR: TAMAQUA SAMPLE IN 2004 WAS 7 TIMES HIGHER THAN ALLOWED
    • 2006.04.06 – MUTATION IN BLOOD STEM CELLS PROVIDES CLUES TO CANCER DEVELOPMENT
    • 2006.06.23 – POLYCYTHEMIA VERA UPDATE: FEDERAL AGENCY TO LOOK AT LOCAL CANCER CASES
    • 2006.07.04 – FISHING FOR TRUTH ON THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
    • 2006.07.04 – SECTIONS OF RUSH TOWNSHIP TARGETED: HEALTH SURVEY UNDER WAY
    • 2006.07.25 – FEDERAL AGENCY STILL WANTS TO LOOK AT RARE CANCERS TAMAQUA WATER: NO MAJOR CONCERNS
    • 2006.07.25 – WATER TESTING TO CONTINUE
    • 2006.08.22 – COVERT CONSPIRACY COVER-UP: ENVIRONMENTALISTS CRY FOUL OVER DOH-ATSDR COMMENTS
    • 2006.08.22 – STILL CREEK ISSUE RAISED
    • 2006.08.24 – OWL CREEK WELL TESTING REQUESTED
    • 2006.09.06 – UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO RECEIVES $20 MILLION NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GRANT TO RESEARCH BLOOD DISORDERS
    • 2006.09.14 – LESS PROPAGANDA AND MORE RESEARCH
    • 2006.09.15 – EPA SAYS DRINKING WATER NOT TAINTED SOME TAMAQUA-AREA RESIDENTS STILL SAY WELLS, RESERVOIR ARE TOXIC.
    • 2006.09.17 – WATER QUALITY QUESTIONED DESPITE MAILING FROM EPA
    • 2006.09.30 – P VERA CASE CLUSTER ACKNOWLEDGED
    • 2006.09.30 – RECORDED CASES OF CANCER NEAR SUPERFUND SITE TOO FEW FOR STUDY FEDERAL AGENCY SCIENTISTS SPEAK AT SCHUYLKILL CENTER.
    • 2006.10.06 – IS TOXIC DUMP RESPONSIBLE FOR CANCER CASES?
    • 2006.10.06 – SPECTER: FED FUNDS COMING FOR MCADOO SUPERFUND SITE STUDY
    • 2006.10.07 – ‘DUMPING GROUND’ CONCERNS SPECTER SENATOR AT MCADOO SUPERFUND SITE
    • 2006.10.07 – AGENCIES TO STUDY BLOOD DISEASE
    • 2006.10.12 – U. TO INVESTIGATE BLOOD DISORDERS
    • 2006.11.28 – INTERVIEWS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH POLYCHTHEMIA VERA TO BEGIN AS PART OF TAMAQUA AREA STUDY
    • 2006.11.28 – THREE-COUNTY CANCER STUDY INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS TO BEGIN
    • 2006.11.29 – OFFICIALS PROBE RARE DISEASE
    • 2006.12.16 – INVESTIGATORS SEEKING MORE PUBLIC INPUT ON BLOOD AILMENT
    • 2007 Articles
    • 2007.01.02 – OFFICIALS SEEK MORE VICTIMS OF RARE DISEASE
    • 2007.03.05 – 50 from Schuylkill and Luzerne who have blood illness get DNA test Scientists want a full inquiry into cases
    • 2007.03.06 – RARE BLOOD DISEASE STUDY CONTINUES: TIME IS EXTENDED FOR REPORTING CASES OF POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
    • 2007.03.10 – FED AGENCY FOCUSES ON RARE DISEASE
    • 2007.06.15 – BLOOD DISEASE DATA DOESN’T INCLUDE POSSIBLE CAUSE
    • 2007.06.15 – Blood disease data doesn’t include possible cause
    • 2007.06.15 – Poly V findings to be released
    • 2007.06.20 – State agencies fail to protect health
    • 2007.08.28 – BLOOD DISEASE STUDIED IN 3 COUNTIES
    • 2007.08.28 – TOXIC SUBSTANCES AGENCY HOLDS CLOSED MEETING
    • 2007.09.26 – RELEASE OF POLYCYTHEMIA VERA FINDINGS ON HOLD
    • 2007.09.27 – FEDS DELAY RELEASE OF ILLNESS CLUSTER STUDY RESULTS
    • 2007.09.29 – SPECTER ‘PRESSING’ FOR HEALTH STUDY FINDINGS
    • 2007.10.13 – County sites included on Superfund tour
    • 2007.10.17 – Cancer report ready
    • 2007.10.17 – State to release findings of cancer study
    • 2007.10.23 – New EPA manager named for McAdoo site
    • 2007.10.24 – Polycythemia vera meeting tonight
    • 2007.10.25 – Federal report finds no cancer-toxin link, but elevated numbers outrage residents
    • 2007.10.26 – Toxin link not ruled out
    • 2007.10.29 – Agency must give more information
    • 2007.10.30 – Tri-county area has 131 cases of disease
    • 2007.11.07 – 131 cases of PV unsubstantiated
    • 2007.11.07 – EPA completes annual monitoring at ex-Superfund site
    • 2007.11.23 – Experts to discuss blood cancer
    • 2007.11.23 – Rare cancer in spotlight
    • 2007.12.02 – National health study of children advances
    • 2007.12.07 – 'Significant evidence' of environment-cancer link
    • 2007.12.07 – Data ‘strongly suggests’ rare cancer tied to environment
    • 2007.12.07 – Feds hedge on environmental link to Pennsylvania illnesses
    • 2007.12.07 – Feds: Data ‘strongly suggests’ rare cancer tied to environment
    • 2007.12.07 – Report backs cancer claims
    • 2007.12.08 – Cancer conflict
    • 2007.12.08 – Feds back off disease report
    • 2007.12.08 – Study finding link to rare cancer based on error
    • 2007.12.08 – Study ties blood disorder cases to McAdoo site
    • 2007.12.10 – Federal Officials Discrediting Cancer Study
    • 2007.12.10 – Feds waffle on McAdoo Associates health risk links
    • 2007.12.11 – PV report requires further review
    • 2007.12.13 – Local oncologist participates in polycythemia vera study
    • 2007.12.17 – Feds Backpedal
    • 2008 Articles
    • 2008.03.12 – Toxin Agency Looks the Other Way
    • 2008.05.05 – CDC Ignores Scientific Evidence in Public Health Cases
    • 2008.08.06 – Atomic blast trips cancer time bomb
    • 2008.08.19 – Public update scheduled by ATSDR on polycythemia vera investigation
    • 2008.08.21 – Feds to release findings on cancer cluster
    • 2008.08.22 – Study on incidences of rare blood cancer will be presented Monday
    • 2008.08.25 – BREAKING NEWS-Registry confirms 33 cases of polycythemia vera in Carbon, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties
    • 2008.08.25 – Federal agency confirms presence of rare cancer
    • 2008.08.25 – Government confirms elevated cancer level
    • 2008.08.25 – PV meeting tonight
    • 2008.08.26 – 33 PV cases confirmed
    • 2008.08.26 – Cancer Cluster Confirmed Between Hazleton, Tamaqua
    • 2008.08.26 – Cancer cluster confirmed in northeast Pennsylvania
    • 2008.08.26 – Cancer cluster exists between Tamaqua, McAdoo
    • 2008.08.26 – Feds confirm cancer cluster
    • 2008.08.26 – POLYCYTHEMIA VERA UPDATE
    • 2008.08.26 – Polycythemia vera – how bad is it?
    • 2008.08.26 – Polycythemia vera- Where to go from here
    • 2008.08.26 – Tri-county area center of rare blood disease
    • 2008.08.26 – Why are we getting cancer?
    • 2008.08.27 – Doctors- We know there is a problem
    • 2008.08.27 – Federal study key in convincing scientists of unusual prevelance of blood cancer cases
    • 2008.08.27 – Study of confirmed PV cases
    • 2008.08.28 – ATSDR Confirms Cancer Cluster
    • 2008.08.30 – More study needed to pinpoint PV cause
    • 2008.08.31 – Residents near cancer cluster find validation
    • 2008.09.04 – Cancer Cluster – what is the link to residents?
    • 2008.10.06 – Sen. Specter vows to aid cancer cluster group
    • 2008.10.06 – Specter here today to discuss cancer cluster
    • 2008.10.06 – Specter meeting twice
    • 2008.10.07 – A battle plan against blood cancer
    • 2008.10.07 – Coal region blood-disease cluster ID'd
    • 2008.10.07 – Specter seeks PV battle plan
    • 2008.10.08 – Government’s best care- Info to fight cancer cluster
    • 2008.10.23 – Tamaqua residents take issue with ash
    • 2008.11.21 – Area victims of rare cancer can join study
    • 2008.11.21 – Cancer patients to participate in research program
    • 2009 Articles
    • 2009.02.03 – Researcher Identifies Cancer Cluster in Eastern Pennsylvania
    • 2009.02.04 – Study finds possible cancer link
    • 2009.02.06 – Cancer rates higher in Rush
    • 2009.02.06 – Study about high incident of polycythemia vera in NEPA published
    • 2009.03.06 – Specter would fund study of cancer cluster
    • 2009.03.11 – Officials from the ATSDR "deny, delay, minimize, trivialize or ignore legitimate health concerns"
    • 2009.03.11 – Specter Announces $5.5 million to Study Cancer Cluster
    • 2009.03.11 – Probe finds health risks missed
    • 2009.03.12 – $5M to fund cancer stud
    • 2009.03.12 – Cluster researcher to speak before Congress today
    • 2009.03.12 – Congress approves funding for study of cancer cluster
    • 2009.03.12 – Federal Agency Accused of Ignoring Toxic Threats
    • 2009.03.12 – Locals react to $5.5 million funding secured by Specter
    • 2009.03.12 – N.Y. researcher to present on study before Congress today
    • 2009.03.12 – Rare cancer in northeast Pa. subject of $5.5 million study
    • 2009.03.13 – Congress OKs $5 million to study cancer outbreak
    • 2009.03.30 – Feds' attempt to kill polycythemia vera investigation shows need for change
    • 2009.04.30 – Senator Specter to provide update on polycythemia vera at PSU Hazleton
    • 2009.04.30 – Specter to give Poly V update in Hazleton
    • 2009.05.02 – Specter announces approval of $5.5 million
    • 2009.05.02 – Specter announces funding to research rare cancer
    • 2009.05.02 – Specter brings hope, money to area
    • 2009.05.02 – Specter delivers $5.5M for cancer research
    • 2009.05.04 – Cancer cluster Sen. Specter leads Hazleton meeting
    • 2009.05.07 – More Losers Than Winners From Specter Switch
    • 2009.07.01 – Polycythemia Vera meeting in Tamaqua set for next week
    • 2009.07.02 – Polycythemia vera public meeting scheduled July 9
    • 2009.07.08 – Public health forum in Tamaqua begins Thursday
    • 2009.07.09 – Possible Cancer Cluster Investigated
    • 2009.07.10 – Officials: Test for genetic marker needed
    • 2009.07.10 -Test sites are announced for JAK2 marker
    • 2009.07.10 -What is causing sickness?
    • 2009.07.11 – Cutting to the chase on cancer cluster
    • 2009.07.25 – Agency urges test for rare blood cancer
    • 2009.07.25 – Hundreds register for PV blood test
    • 2009.07.28 – Tracking a rare cancer
    • 2009.07.31 – JAK2 Health screenings filled to capacity
    • 2009.08.03 – CANCER CLUSTER TESTING BEGINS
    • 2009.08.04 – JAK2 blood testing begins
    • 2009.08.07 – Current round of testing booked for rare cancer strain
    • 2009.08.11 – Another round of JAK2 testing is scheduled
    • 2009.08.12 – Second round of PV testing announced
    • 2009.09.26 – 2 new cases of polycythemia vera confirmed
    • 2009.09.26 -Blood test results trickle in
    • 2009.09.28 – 350 residents receive results of PV testing
    • 2009.10.16 – ATSDR slates Oct. 24 public meeting on PV
    • 2009.10.17 – Blood cancer experts due at Tamaqua meeting
    • 2009.10.18 – Polycythemia Vera CAC workshop meeting
    • 2009.10.25 – Residents turn to researchers hoping to find cause of cancer cluster
    • 2009.10.26 – Research teams unveiled
    • 2009.10.27 – Polycythemia vera CAC team to meet
    • 2009.10.29 – 50 attend meeting of P. vera community action group
    • 2010 Articles
    • 2010.02.18 – NEPA counties among state’s least healthy
    • 2010.03.31 – EPA reviewing Superfund site
    • 2010.05.06 – $2.5 million cut?
    • 2010.05.07 – CANCER CLUSTER MONEY IS SAFE
    • 2010.05.08 – Cancer study funded Fed research to resume on rare blood disease
    • 2010.05.12 – Fed study finds more with gene mutation
    • 2010.07.27 – Arlen Specter recognized by CAC for aid to battle polycythemia vera
  • P. vera Links
    • 1996-2002 – TAMAQUA AREA CANCER INCIDENCE STUDY
    • 2009.07.08 – A comment on local cancer rates and the environment
    • secondary polycythemia Links
  • P. vera "Science"
    • 2001.12.xx – Cancer Mail from the National Cancer Institute
    • 2006.03.07 – Fourth Generation P. vera
    • 2006.04.07 – Mutation In Blood Stem Cells
    • 2006.11.06 – POLYCYTHEMIA PROTOCOL: THE INVESTIGATION OF POLYCYTHEMIA VERA INCIDENCE IN THE TAMAQUA AREA OF PENNSYLVANIA
    • 2006.11.XX – ON THE TRAIL OF A POINT MUTATION THE DISCOVERY OF A BLOOD-CANCER GENE RAISES TANTALIZING QUESTIONS
    • 2006.12.10 – GENE MUTATION PREDICTS OUTCOME IN BLOOD DISORDER [ABSTRACT #5]
    • 2007.04.21 – Options limited for blood illness (PV)
    • 2007.08.24 – POINTING THE ATSDR IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
    • 2007.10.12 – Incyte’s Novel JAK Inhibitor, INCB18424
    • 2007.11.12 – JAK2-V617F or JAK2 exon 12 mutations
    • 2007.11.16 – ATSDR PV Abstract
    • 2007.11.20 – First Quantitative JAK2 V617F Mutation Kit
    • 2007.11.23 – Merck_Manual
    • 2007.12.05 – Top Scientists to Receive Prestigious Awards
    • 2007.12.06 – Initiation of Clinical Trial of JAK2 Inhibitor
    • 2007.12.07 – Researcher Discovers What Fuels Certain Cancer Mutation
    • 2007.12.10 – A Novel Selective Inhibitor of JAK2
    • 2007.12.10 – OHSU Cancer Institute researcher discovers what fuels certain cancer mutation
    • 2007.12.11 – Understanding Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
    • 2007.12.12 – New Cancer Discovery, Hormone to Blame
    • 2007.12.12 – Phase I data for myelofibrosis drug
    • 2008.01.08 – Incyte to Report Positive Clinical Results from JAK Inhibitor
    • 2008.01.08 – Results of Polycythemia Vera Investigation
    • 2008.01.14 – Dr. Mehta-A new blood test-Do we know JAK?
    • 2008.01.22 – JAK2V617F mutation screening in WHO 2008 criteria
    • 2008.02.29 – myeloproliferative disease support group
    • 2008.03.07 – New Genetic Test Detects PV
    • 2008.03.17 – JAK2 Clinical Candidate
    • 2008.04.07 – Drug Targets Three Kinds of Leukemia
    • 2008.04.07 – New Therapy for Rare Blood Disorder
    • 2008.04.07 – Treatment reverses blood disorder in mice, study finds
    • 2008.04.15 – Drug Successfully Treats Chronic Blood Cancer In Mice
    • 2008.08.xx – Weird- Cancer Cluster in Northeastern PA
    • 2008.09.21 – Genetic Link Between Leukemia And Down's Syndrome
    • 2008.09.22 – Too much iron brings increased health risks
    • 2008.10.26 – JAK Inhibitor Demonstrates Rapid and Marked Clinical Improvement
    • 2008.10.30 – link between coal combustion waste, rare cancer cluster
    • 2008.12.08 – Competitor Analysis for Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitors
    • 2008.12.09 – Promising new drug blocks mutation in bone marrow cancers
    • 2008.7.20 – JAK2 mutation in a patient with CLL with coexistent myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN)
    • 2009.01.06 – The decrease of JAK2 V617F allele burden in leukemia transformation of an elderly patient with myelofibrosis
    • 2009.01.08 – PV_ therapy-resistant cancers
    • 2009.01.30 – Treatment of Hematological Malignancies
    • 2009.03.05 – Frequent TET2 mutations in systemic mastocytosis: clinical, KITD816V and FIP1L1-PDGFRA correlates
    • 2009.03.05 – TET2 mutations and their clinical correlates in polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and myelofibrosis
    • 2009.03.15 – germline JAK2 SNP is associated with
    • 2009.03.17 – Are waste-coal power plants making us sick?
    • 2009.03.xx – Federal Agency Fails to Protect People
    • 2009.05.04 – JAK2 Molecular Diagnostic Assays
    • 2009.05.14 – Father Sues Utility
    • 2009.05.22 – Is there a cancer cluster in Love Canal
    • 2009.05.27 – Astex reports positive data from its Phase I study
    • 2009.05.27 – Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Injection
    • 2009.05.28 – A Common Genetic Mechanism in Malignant Bone Marrow Diseases
    • 2009.05.28 – Candidate Tumor Suppressor Gene Implicated in Myeloid Cancers
    • 2009.05.28 – Incyte Provides Update on Special Protocol Assessment for INCB18424
    • 2009.05.28 – Mutation in TET2 in Myeloid Cancers
    • 2009.05.28 – Search_Results_NEJM_JAK2
    • 2009.05.29 – FDA, Clinical Trial Updates- JNJ, INCY, MEDX, CYTX, AGN, PPHM
    • 2009.05.29 – Clinical and hematological presentation of children and adolescents with polycythemia vera
    • 2009.05.29 – JAK2V617F-Positive Latent Essential Thrombocythemia and Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis
    • 2009.05.29 – TET2 defects present early in myeloid cancers
    • 2009.05.29 -Germline and somatic JAK2 mutations and susceptibility to chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms
    • 2009.05.31 – Acquired mutations in TET2 are common in myelodysplastic syndromes.
    • 2009.06.01 – Incyte Provides Update On Special Protocol Assessment For INCB18424 As A New Treatment For Myelofibrosis
    • 2009.06.04 – Gene and microRNA analysis of neutrophils from patients with polycythemia vera
    • 2009.06.07 – An Insight On Incyte Corp
    • 2009.06.08 – Mutation in TET2 in Myeloid Cancers
    • 2009.06.14 – Analysis of the Ten-Eleven Translocation (TET)2 gene in familial myeloproliferative neoplasms
    • 2009.06.18 – Loss of heterozygosity 4q24 and TET2 mutations associated with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms
    • 2009.06.19 – Cephalon Cancer Drug Shows No Increase In Survival Rate
    • 2009.06.19 – Cephalon Provides Clinical Update on Lestaurtinib in Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
    • 2009.06.22 – Cytopia Lodges IND for JAK2 Inhibitor CYT387
    • 2009.06.29 – Analysis of the Ten-Eleven Translocation (TET)2 gene in familial myeloproliferative neoplasms
    • 2009.07.02 – Genetic characterization of TET1, TET2, and TET3 alterations in myeloid malignancies
    • 2009.07.04 – Acquired mutations in TET2 are common in myelodysplastic syndromes
    • 2009.07.21 – Assessment for INCB18424
    • 2009.07.24 – JAK2 V617F mutation in myeloid neoplasms with 3q21 and 3q26 abnormalities in Chinese patients
    • 2009.07.24 – JAK2 V617F mutation is associated with 5q- syndrome in Chinese
    • 2009.07.28 – New drug for children with high-risk leukemia
    • 2009.07.29 – New drug may help treat childhood leukemia
    • 2009.07.29 – Sheba's Dr. Shai Izraeli discovers novel alternative to chemotherapy for children with leukemia
    • 2009.07.30 – Incyte Provides Update on Drug Development Programs
    • 2009.07.31 -MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS – BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
    • 2009.08.01 – Drug Alternative Childhood Leukemia Chemo Developed
    • 2009.08.05 – Onyx Pharmaceuticals – ONX 0803 selective JAK2 inhibitor
    • 2009.08.07 – TET2 mutations in myelodysplasia and myeloid malignancies
    • 2009.08.10 – Incyte Presents Investors with Unique Dilemmas
    • 2009.08.11 – Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia with der(9)t(1;9)(q11;q34) as a Sole Abnormality
    • 2009.08.11 – New drug hope for children with leukemia
    • 2009.08.13 – TET2 Mutation Is an Independent Favorable Prognostic Factor in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
    • 2009.08.14 – Multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor stimulates expression of IL-6 and activates JAK2/STAT5 signaling in acute myelogenous leukemia cells.
    • 2009.08.16 – Discovery of genetic link to blood cancers
    • 2009.08.20 – Gene Mutation Predicts Outcome In Blood Disorder
    • 2009.08.20 – Novel TET2 Mutations Associated With UPD4q24 in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
    • 2009.08.22 – Pomalidomide Active for Treatment of Anemia of Myelofibrosis
    • 2009.08.25 – JAK2 inhibitor CYT387
    • 2009.08.25 – urbaneangel – POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
    • 2009.08.31 – Genetic Link Between Leukemia And Down’s Syndrome
    • 2009.09.01 – Loss-of-Function TET2 Mutations- Adding Fire to Hematologic Malignancies?
    • 2009.09.03 – Cytopia's CYT387 Receives FDA Clearance to Start US Clinical Trials
    • 2009.09.03 – TargeGen Announces Initiation Of Clinical Trial Of JAK2 Inhibitor TG101348 In Myeloproliferative Disease Patients
    • 2009.09.04 – The Activation of the JAK2/STAT5 Pathway Is Commonly Involved in Signaling through the Human IL-5 Receptor
    • 2009.09.10 -Mutation in TET2 in Myeloid Cancers
    • 2009.09.10 -Structural effects of clinically observed mutations in JAK2 exons 13-15: comparison with V617F and exon 12 mutations
    • 2009.09.11 -Angiotensin II activates JAK2/STAT3 pathway and induces interleukin-6 production in cultured rat brainstem astrocytes
    • 2009.09.19 – A novel zebrafish jak2a(V581F) model shared features of human JAK2(V617F) polycythemia vera.
    • 2009.09.19 – How do JAK2-inhibitors work in myelofibrosis: An alternative hypothesis
    • 2009.09.21 – Incyte Announces Positive Top-Line Phase IIb Results for Topical INCB18424 in Psoriasis
    • 2009.09.22 – Incyte says psoriasis drug meets main goal, shares up
    • 2009.09.23 – How do JAK2-inhibitors work in myelofibrosis- An alternative hypothesis
    • 2009.09.23 – JAK2 mutation in a patient with CLL with coexistent myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN)
    • 2009.09.27 – JAK2 phosphorylates histone H3Y41 and excludes HP1 from chromatin
    • 2009.09.27 – Scientists find broken ‘switch’ link to leukemia
    • 2009.09.28 – New hope in fight against blood cancer
    • 2009.09.28 – Scientists discover new route to leukaemia
    • 2009.09.28 – Scientists uncover ‘genetic switch’ that can trigger leukaemia
    • 2009.09.30 – A broken genetic “switch” has been discovered that can trigger leukaemia.
    • 2009.09.30 – Splenectomy Normalizes Hematocrit in Murine Polycythemia Vera
    • 2009.10.01 – In essential thrombocythemia, multiple JAK2-V617F clones are present in most mutant-positive patients- a new disease paradigm
    • 2009.10.01 – Regulation of JAK2 by miR-135a- prognostic impact in classic Hodgkin lymphoma
    • 2009.10.02 – Cancer Research UK scientists identify a nuclear role for JAK2 in the phosphorylation of H3Y41
    • 2009.10.06 – YM BioSciences inks deal to acquire Cytopia
    • 2009.10.08 – JAK2 phosphorylates histone H3Y41 and excludes HP1 from chromatin
    • 2009.10.08 – JAK2(V617F) mutation in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with del(5q) arises in genetically discordant clones.
    • 2009.10.09 – Cytopia achieves grant of further patent for JAK2 program
    • 2009.10.14 – Co-treatment with panobinostat and JAK2 inhibitor TG101209 attenuates JAK2V617F levels and signaling and exerts synergistic cytotoxic effects against human myeloproliferative neoplasm cells.
    • 2009.10.18 – New Chromosomal Abnormality Identified in Leukemia Associated with Down Syndrome
    • 2009.10.22 – TargeGen Announces Successful Completion of Clinical Trial of JAK2 Inhibitor TG101348 in Myelofibrosis Patients
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