Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

The FDA has approved momelotinib (Ojjaara) for the treatment of adult patients with intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis, including primary myelofibrosis or secondary myelofibrosis, and anemia.

Jaktinib is a novel JAK and AVCR1 inhibitor that showed activity in patients with myelofibrosis who were intolerant to or progressed on ruxolitinib.

For patients with myelofibrosis receiving pacritinib, spleen volume reduction was associated with improved overall survival.

Specialists highlight the best practices and latest treatment regimens for patients presenting with myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocythemia.

After 6 months of treatment with ruxolitinib, patients with polycythemia vera experienced a significant reduction in hematocrit levels compared with baseline.

Following treatment with rusfertide, patients with polycythemia vera were able to significantly reduce their need for blood draws.

Pacritinib helps relieve physical function-related symptoms in adult patients with myelofibrosis and moderate or severe thrombocytopenia.

An expert with Oregon Health & Science University discusses whether Orca-T graft can fulfill an unmet need in the field of allogeneic stem cell transplantation for myelofibrosis.

An expert from Mount Sinai Hospital comments on potential new ruxolitinib combinations to treat patients with myelofibrosis and MPNs.

Ruxolitinib was not associated with an increased risk of secondary malignancies in patients with polycythemia vera.

Treating patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms in accelerated phase (MPN-AP) remains an ongoing challenge as there are still no standard therapeutic approaches, says an expert.

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is still the sole curative therapeutic modality for patients with myelofibrosis.

Despite relatively good cardiovascular health, a significant percentage of patients with MPN were not prescribed appropriate medication.

The phase 3 SIMPLIFY 1 and SIMPLIFY 2 trials reported that Week 24 transfusion independence resulted in an improved overall survival for patients with myelofibrosis.

Novel therapeutics have not only boosted outcomes in myelofibrosis, but paved the way for new combination treatment strategies, too.

Combinations of JAK inhibitors and novel agents, such as epigenetic regulators, could help prolong survival in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.

With additional JAK inhibitors under exploration in the myelofibrosis pipeline, such as momelotinib and pacritinib, FDA-approved options continue to be utilized heavily in the paradigm, explained John O. Mascarenhas, MD.

A rolling submission of a new drug application (NDA) for the JAK2/FLT3 inhibitor pacritinib has been initiated for patients with myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia defined as platelet counts of less than 50,000 μL.

Patients with MDS/MPN unclassifiable, whose genes were found to be the most heterogeneous, had a different molecular landscape that was comparable with those observed within other MDS/MPN.

This is the first approval for this patient population in nearly a decade.

The FDA granted a fast track designation to momelotinib for the treatment of patients with intermediate/high-risk myelofibrosis who have previously received a JAK inhibitor.