MPNs

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Claire Harrison, MD, FRCP, FRCPath, discussed results from the combination of navitoclax and ruxolitinib, as explored in a phase 2 study.

During the Virtual 25th Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), a group of physicians described their experiences and recommendations for managing patients with myeloid malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic and after.

These data suggest that screening for pulmonary hypertension is warranted in patients with a Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm, both at the time of diagnosis and during follow-up.

“RASMT associated with adverse phenotypic features were concluded to be an independent predictor of inferior overall survival and were associated with a higher cumulative incidence of leukemic transformation."

Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, discusses the clinical implications of a retrospective analysis of 26 patients with myelofibrosis who received benefit from ruxolitinib when it was rechallenged.

"This interim analysis demonstrated ropeginterferon in low-risk patients is more efficacious in keeping the hematocrit [at target levels]. In addition, we get a better quality of life and the target was reached with a reduction of phlebotomy needs."

"We believe ropeginterferon alfa-2b could become an important new therapeutic tool and look forward to engaging with the regulators in our efforts to introduce this option to the underserved PV community in the United States."

“In this study, we evaluated ruxolitinib as a bridge, relapse, and GVHD prevention agent in patients with myelofibrosis. The regimen was well tolerated, with an acceptable rate of organ toxicity."

A new analysis of nearly 600 patients with myelofibrosis found patients who take ruxolitinib progress to blast phase at approximately the same rates as those who are ruxolitinib-naïve.

Momelotinib for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis may address concerns with the development of cytopenias, an issue no approved therapy has been able to solve.

Corey S. Cutler, MD, MPH, discusses the current treatment options for patients with chronic graft-versus-host-disease and highlighted some upcoming research.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Verstovsek, medical oncologist and professor, Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discussed mutational profiling for myelofibrosis and how the information obtained can be valuable for clinical management of the disease.

Ruben Mesa, MD, discusses the role of JAK inhibitors, which are currently being investigated in patients with myelofibrosis. He also spoke to what the future of this treatment landscape may be.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Nicole Kucine, MD, MS, discussed the findings from her review of the literature on children, adolescents, and young adults with myeloproliferative neoplasms. She highlighted what next steps are needed in this space in terms of research and what a community oncologist should do should for younger patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.<br /> &nbsp;

Exposure to ruxolitinib, hydroxyurea, and pipobroman as first-line treatment of Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms alone or in combination with other cytoreductive treatment may increase the probability of patients developing non-melanoma skin cancer, highlighting a need for active dermatological surveillance of these patients, according to findings from the MPN-K study, published in&nbsp;Leukemia.

Tania Jain, MBBS, discusses the current treatment options for graft-versus-host-disease, a known complication of allogeneic stem cell transplant, which is the only curative treatment option for patients with myelofibrosis.

The FDA granted approval to luspatercept-aamt as treatment of adult patients with anemia failing an erythropoiesis stimulating agent that requires 2 or more red blood cell units over 8 weeks, that is associated with very low- to intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes,&nbsp;intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with ring sideroblasts or myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm.

Ruben Mesa, MD, discusses the current challenges in the treatment landscape for researchers treating myelofibrosis (MF) and how a greater understanding of why patients relapse will help investigators overcome these challenges.

In an interview with&nbsp;Targeted Oncology, Tania Jain,&nbsp;<a>MBBS,</a>&nbsp;discussed the role of transplant as treatment of patients with myelofibrosis and the challenges that remain in this space. She also spoke to the treatment options for patients with graft-versus-host-disease.

Ruben Mesa, MD, discusses the role of ruxolitinib and fedratinib, first-generation JAK inhibitors, as treatment of patients with myelofibrosis.

A report from the Canadian Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Group has outlined different patterns of treatment failure from JAK inhibitor therapy in patients with myelofibrosis. The report, published in JCO Oncology Practice, suggests management practices for each pattern of response.

The FDA has granted 2 orphan drug designations to ALPN-101 for both the prevention and treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease, according to a press release from Alpine Immune Sciences.

Ruxolitinib was found to be safe and effective for long-term treatment of patients with polycythemia vera who are resistant to or intolerant of hydroxyurea, according to the 5-year follow-up data from the phase III RESPONSE trial, recently published in&nbsp;The Lancet Haematology.&nbsp;

Ropeginterferon alfa-2b improved responses overtime in patients with polycythemia vera who presented predominantly without splenomegaly compared with hydroxyurea, according to findings from the phase III PROUD-PV clinical trial and its extension study, CONTINUATION-PV.

Jorge E. Cortes, MD, explains how ruxolitinib is used to treat various myeloproliferative neoplasms and which patients require other therapies.

At the 24th Annual International Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, host by Physicians&rsquo; Education Resource&acirc;, LLC, Ruben Mesa, MD, who is director of the UT San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, presented available and emerging therapy options for patients who require additional MF therapy following ruxolitinib.

Aaron Gerds, MD discusses the results of a phase II BELIEVE study of luspatercept as treatment of patients with&nbsp;myelofibrosis-associated anemia.

In an interview with&nbsp;Targeted Oncology,&nbsp;Aaron T. Gerds, MD, MS, discussed interim results from a phase II study of luspatercept as a treatment of anemia in patients with myelofibrosis, which he presented at the 2019 Annual Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.

Andrew Kuykendall, MD, discusses the current treatment landscape for the patients with myelofibrosis and how this evolved over the last decade.

The combination therapy of panobinostat and ruxolitinib was found to be safe and effective for the treatment of patients with primary myelofibrosis and post-polycythemia vera related myelofibrosis, and post essential thrombocythemia related myelofibrosis, according to the results of a dose-escalating, &nbsp;phase I trial, which was published in Leukemia Research.