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Polycythemia Vera · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Morphology
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
Myeloid Neoplasm
Erythroid Neoplasm
Polycythemia Vera

Hematologic Malignancy

Polycythemia Vera

CI-CAN-00003712Explore in graph →

Hematologic46 active trials2 approved drugs2 evidence items

NCIt: C3336
OncoTree: PV
DOID: 8997
UMLS CUI: C0032463
MeSH: D011087

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence2
Drugs2
Trials181
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness4 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (no data yet)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (data present)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by an increased red blood cell production. The bone marrow is hypercellular due to a panmyelotic proliferation typically characterized by pleomorphic megakaryocytes. The major symptoms are related to hypertension, splenomegaly or to episodes of thrombosis and/or hemorrhage.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Erythroid NeoplasmHematologic Malignancy
Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, BCR-ABL1 NegativeMolecular Subtype

oncotree

Myeloproliferative NeoplasmHematologic Malignancy

Children (3)

ncit

Polycythemia Vera, Polycythemic Phase
Polycythemia Vera, Post-Polycythemic Myelofibrosis Phase

oncotree

Polycythaemia Vera Myelofibrosis

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Hematopoietic and Lymphatic SystemC35813

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00003712
Entity type: Hematologic Malignancy
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Hematologic
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 5
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

181 / 46

Publications (all / 5y)

6,925 / 730

Evidence items

2

Genes / variants

1 / 1

Drugs (any / approved)

2 / 2

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (13)

Polycythemia Veramesh_heading · MeSH
Chronic Erythremiasynonym · NCIt
Disease, Osler-Vaquezsynonym · MeSH
Erythremiasynonym · MeSH
Erythremiassynonym · MeSH
Polycythemia, Primarysynonym · MeSH
Polycythemia Ruba Verasynonym · MeSH
Polycythemia Ruba Verassynonym · MeSH
Polycythemia Rubra Verasynonym · NCIt
Polycythemia Rubra Verassynonym · MeSH
Polycythemias, Primarysynonym · MeSH
Polycythemia Verasynonym · OncoTree
Polycythemmia verasynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials46countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #303 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials25countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #294 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items2countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #342 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months106countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #322 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts0countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputednot in a current ranking snapshot

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants