Prime Time for The Use of Statins in MPNs: From Comorbidity Drugs to Disease-Modifying Partners. (PubMed, Blood Adv)
This review traces the 20-year journey of the statin-in-MPN concept, from its mechanistic rationale to the present, where a confluence of evidence from comorbid disease prevention and onco-immunology is supportive of their upfront use. I posit that we are at a watershed moment, where statins should be integrated into the upfront treatment of MPNs and in combination therapy strategies, particularly with IFN-α, and potentially with ruxolitinib and metformin, to extinguish the chronic inflammatory drive and fundamentally alter the natural history of these neoplasms.