Trial reportJournal of hematology & oncology2018
Evaluation of an alternative ruxolitinib dosing regimen in patients with myelofibrosis: an open-label phase 2 study.
Trial report in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01445769 (An Open-label Assessment of an Alternative Dosing Strategy of Ruxolitinib in Patients With Primary Myelofibrosis, Post-polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis, and Post-essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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An Open-label Assessment of an Alternative Dosing Strategy of Ruxolitinib in Patients With Primary Myelofibrosis, Post-polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis, and Post-essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Safety and efficacy of fedratinib, a selective oral inhibitor of Janus kinase-2 (JAK2), in patients with myelofibrosis and low pretreatment platelet counts.British journal of haematology · 2022Trial
- Comparing the safety and efficacy of ruxolitinib in patients with Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System low-, intermediate-1-, intermediate-2-, and high-risk myelofibrosis in JUMP, a Phase 3b, expanded-access study.Hematological oncology · 2021Trial
- Selinexor plus ruxolitinib in JAK inhibitor-naïve patients with myelofibrosis: a multicenter, open-label, phase 1 study.Blood advances · 2026Article
- JAK inhibitor selection in challenging scenarios of myelofibrosis: a review.Haematologica · 2026Review
- Revised "iRR6" model in intermediate-1 risk myelofibrosis patients treated with ruxolitinib.Cancer · 2025Observational
- Treatment patterns and healthcare resource utilization in ruxolitinib-treated patients with myelofibrosis with and without anemia: a real-world analysis.Annals of hematology · 2025Article
- Novel strategies for challenging scenarios encountered in managing myelofibrosis.Leukemia & lymphoma · 2022Article
- Treatment Patterns, Health Care Resource Utilization, and Cost in Patients with Myelofibrosis in the United States.The oncologist · 2022Article
- The Role of Navitoclax in Myelofibrosis.Cureus · 2021Review
- Kinase drug discovery 20 years after imatinib: progress and future directions.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2021Review
- Fedratinib, a newly approved treatment for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasm-associated myelofibrosis.Leukemia · 2021Review
- Nuances to precision dosing strategies of targeted cancer medicines.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2020Review
- Management of myelofibrosis after ruxolitinib failure.Leukemia & lymphoma · 2020Article
- Management of myelofibrosis after ruxolitinib failure.Annals of hematology · 2020Review
- Targeted therapies for myeloproliferative neoplasms.Biomarker research · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundRuxolitinib improves splenomegaly and symptoms in patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis; however, nearly half develop grade 3/4 anemia and/or thrombocytopenia, necessitating dose reductions and/or transfusions. We report findings from an open-label phase 2 study exploring a dose-escalation strategy aimed at preserving clinical benefit while reducing hematological adverse events early in ruxolitinib treatment.
methodsPatients with myelofibrosis received ruxolitinib 10 mg twice daily (BID), with incremental increases of 5 mg BID at weeks 12 and 18 for lack of efficacy (maximum, 20 mg BID). Symptom severity was measured using the Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form Total Symptom Score (MFSAF TSS).
resultsForty-five patients were enrolled, 68.9% of whom had a Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System score of 1 to 2 (i.e., intermediate-1 disease risk). Median percentage change in spleen volume from baseline to week 24 was - 17.3% (≥ 10% reduction achieved by 26 patients [57.8%]), with a clear dose response. Median percentage change in MFSAF TSS from baseline at week 24 was - 45.6%, also with a dose response. The most frequent treatment-emergent adverse events were anemia (26.7%), fatigue (22.2%), and arthralgias (20.0%). Grade 3/4 anemia (20.0%) and dose decreases due to anemia (11.1%) or thrombocytopenia (6.7%) were infrequent.
conclusionsA dose-escalation approach may mitigate worsening anemia during early ruxolitinib therapy in some patients with myelofibrosis.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT01445769 . Registered September 23, 2011.
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