Clinical Study

The CYTO-PV: A Large-Scale Trial Testing the Intensity of CYTOreductive Therapy to Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Polycythemia Vera

Table 2

Blood cell counts in the two experimental arms of CYTO-PV at the 6-month after randomization.

HCT < 45%
𝑁 = 1 2 1
HCT 45–50%
𝑁 = 1 1 6
𝑃 value

HCT %44.4 (2.3)46.5 (2.8)<.0001
White blood cells (103/mm3)9.3 (4.7)9.3 (4.0)NS
Platelets (103/mm3)394.4 (169.7)424.3 (185.0)NS