TABLE 1

List of the main notations

NotationMeaning
DDataset of the 19 considered JAK2V617F patients
iIndex of the patient
tTime
TAssimilation time (until which observations are considered for calibrating the model)
τPatient’s age at which the treatment could be interrupted
FormulaDataset of patient i
FormulaData of all patients except patient i
FormulaObservations of patient i, before time T, used for calibrating the model
FormulaObservations of patient i not used for the model calibration
dNormalized dose of IFNα (between 0 and 1; 1 corresponding to 180 μg/week)
z(d)IFNα toxicity (as a function of the dose d)
M(τ)Amount of IFNα administered over [T, τ] (when penalizing for high dose)