Clinical Trial: Hydroxyurea Versus Aspirin and Hydroxyurea in Essential Thrombocythemia

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: French Aspirin Study in Essential Thrombocythemia: an Open and Randomized Study

Brief Summary:

The hypothesis is that efficient prevention of thrombosis with aspirin at diagnosis becomes less useful once patients have achieved a complete hematologic response (CHR) and/or that this benefit is hampered by an increased hemorrhagic risk especially in elderly patients.

Hence, investigator propose a prospective randomized study to assess the benefit / risk ratio of aspirin maintenance in high risk Essential thrombocythemia (ET) patients, in complete hematological response on Hydroxyurea.