Rusfertide (Protagonist Therapeutics/Takeda Pharmaceuticals) — administered as a once-weekly subcutaneous injection — also ...

Hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells in a person‘s blood. A typical hematocrit range in adults is 36–54%. However, age, sex, and health conditions can influence hematocrit levels.

In the VERIFY study, rusfertide significantly improved clinical responses vs placebo in polycythemia vera, offering a ...

Adding rusfertide to standard of care more than doubled the share of patients with polycythemia vera (PV) who did not meet ...

What Does a Hematocrit Test Measure? A hematocrit test is a blood test that measures the level of red blood cells in your blood. Your blood is made up of plasma and blood cells. Plasma is the ...

SAN DIEGO -- A novel therapy for polycythemia vera (PCV) maintained stable hematocrit levels for as long as 2.5 years and significantly reduced use of phlebotomy, a small randomized trial showed.

THE measurement of the packed red-cell volume (or hematocrit) of the venous blood has long been recognized as a useful aid in the study of blood in a large number of clinical conditions.

Hematocrit is the ratio of red blood cells to total amount of blood in the body. Achieving and maintaining controlled hematocrit levels of <45% is the primary treatment goal in PV to prevent ...

Treatment guidelines in polycythemia vera currently recommend maintaining hematocrit below 45%, with a higher threshold for men vs women. Treatment guidelines in PV currently recommend maintaining ...

But have you ever wondered how much of your blood actually contains RBCs? That's what a hematocrit test checks. This simple blood test is usually part of the Complete Blood Cell (CBC) test ...