Comparison of recognition of symptom burden in MPN between patient- and physician-reported assessment - an intraindividual analysis by the German Study Group for MPN (GSG-MPN)

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are associated with a variety of symptoms that severely impact patients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. Recent studies showed differences in the perception of physician- versus patient-reported symptom burden. However, studies directly comparing patient- and physician-reported ratings are lacking. Here, a retrospective analysis on symptom burden of 3979 MPN patients of the Bioregistry of the German Study Group for MPN was conducted …