Mutational Analysis of Driver and Non-driver Mutations of Philadelphia Chromosome-negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms; Diagnosis and Recent Advances in Treatment

Table 3.

Simplified 2022 WHO diagnosis criteria forpre-PMF and overt fibrotic PMF; Adapted from: [6, 104].

Early/pre-fibrotic stage PMF (pre-PMF) Overt fibrotic stage PMF

Major Criteria: Major Criteria:

Proliferation of atypical megakaryocytes, accompanied by marrow fibrosis < grade 2*, increased age-adjusted BM cellularity, granulocytic proliferation, but without reticulin fibrosis, and decreased erythropoiesis. Proliferation of atypical megakaryocytes, accompanied by either reticulin and/or collagen fibrosis grade 2 or 3*, osteosclerosis, and extramedullary hematopoiesis.

Criteria for BCR-ABL1, CML, ET, PV, PMF, MDS or other myeloid neoplasms not met. Criteria for BCR-ABL1, CML, ET, PV, PMF, MDS or other myeloid neoplasms not met.

Presence of JAK2, CALR or MPL mutations, or in the absence of these, presence of another clonal marker (e.g., ASXL1, EZH2, TET2, IDH1/IDH2, SRSF2, SF3B1 mutations) or absence of reactive MF. Presence of JAK2, CALR or MPL mutations, or in the absence of these, presence of another clonal marker (e.g., ASXL1, EZH2, TET2, IDH1/IDH2, SRSF2, SF3B1 mutations) or absence of reactive MF.

Minor Criteria: Minor Criteria:

Presence of at least one of the following: Presence of at least one of the following:

Anemia Anemia

Leukocytosis ≥ 11×109/L. Leukocytosis ≥ 11×109/L.

Palpable splenomegaly. Palpable splenomegaly.

Increased LDH. Increased LDH.

Requirements for diagnosis: Leukoerythroblastosis.

All 3 major criteria + at least 1 minor criterion Requirement for diagnosis:

  All 3 major criteria + at least 1 minor criterion

*PMF shows a higher degree of megakaryocytic atypia than in any other MPN subtype, with distinctive features including small to giant megakaryocytes with cloud-like, hypolobulated, and hyperchromatic nuclei, and the presence of abnormal large dense clusters of >6 megakaryocytes.