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SynthesisAnnals of hematology2026

Overall survival with momelotinib vs. best available therapy in patients with ruxolitinib-experienced myelofibrosis: a matching-adjusted indirect comparison.

Francesca Palandri, Venediktos Kapetanakis, Balázs Dobi, Massimo Breccia, Giuseppe A Palumbo, Elisabetta Abruzzese, Massimiliano Bonifacio, Mario Tiribelli, Elena Maria Elli, Erika Morsia and 8 more

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Synthesis in Annals of hematology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Francesca PalandriIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Istituto di Ematologia "Seràgnoli", Bologna, Italy. francesca.palandri@unibo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-5668
Venediktos KapetanakisEvidera, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4147-0549
Balázs DobiEvidera, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1187-4104
Massimo BrecciaDepartment of Translational and Precision Medicine, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University, Roma, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1163-6162
Giuseppe A PalumboDepartment of Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-6319
Elisabetta AbruzzeseS Eugenio Hospital, ASL Roma 2, Tor Vergata University, Roma, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5228-6491
Massimiliano BonifacioDepartment of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, Section of Innovation Biomedicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Mario TiribelliDivision of Hematology and BMT, ASUFC and Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9449-2621
Elena Maria ElliHematology Division and Bone Marrow Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-5412
Erika MorsiaHematology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, DISCLIMO, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-6985
Filippo BranzantiDipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-4926-2727
Catherine E EllisGSK plc, Collegeville, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-7635-7846
Nicholas BallewGSK plc, Collegeville, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3507-0028
Tom LiuGSK plc, Collegeville, PA, USA.
Kelesitse PhiriGSK plc, Collegeville, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6847-0231
Fulya Sen NikitasGSK plc, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6123-1622
Shiyuan ZhangGSK plc, Collegeville, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8523-0419
Dwaipayan PatnaikGSK plc, Baar, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor ruxolitinib is a standard first-line therapy for patients with symptomatic and/or intermediate- to high-risk myelofibrosis (MF). However, the majority of patients discontinue ruxolitinib within 5 years of initiation, mainly due to lack or loss of response and/or therapy-related cytopenias. Additional treatments are needed to improve long-term outcomes, including overall survival (OS). Momelotinib, a JAK1/JAK2/activin A receptor type 1 inhibitor, has demonstrated benefits in reducing anemia and improving symptoms and spleen size in 3 phase 3 trials of patients with intermediate- to high-risk MF (SIMPLIFY-1, SIMPLIFY-2, and MOMENTUM). These studies also provide data on patients who received momelotinib after discontinuing ruxolitinib. In the absence of long-term head-to-head comparisons of momelotinib and other treatments after discontinuation of ruxolitinib, the present study compared OS in patients with ruxolitinib-experienced MF from the momelotinib phase 3 trials vs. those treated with best available therapy (BAT) after ruxolitinib from the RUX-MF retrospective real-world study. The comparison was performed using an unanchored matching-adjusted indirect comparison (MAIC). Additionally, an MAIC of OS was conducted in an anemic subgroup (hemoglobin < 10 g/dL). After adjustment for cross-trial differences, the MAIC results showed a favorable trend for momelotinib vs. BAT, both in the overall population and in the anemic subgroup, with hazard ratios < 1 across all analytical scenarios and all population-matching models with an effective sample size of ≥ 20. This study is a key addition to current evidence surrounding OS post ruxolitinib and highlights the benefit of momelotinib in this setting.

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Antineoplastic AgentsDrug SubstitutionJanus Kinase InhibitorsPrimary MyelofibrosisAgedAnemiaBenzamidesClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicFemaleHumansMaleNitrilesObservational Studies as TopicPyrazolesPyrimidinesRetrospective StudiesAntineoplastic AgentsBenzamidesJanus Kinase InhibitorsmomelotinibNitrilesPyrazolesPyrimidinesruxolitinib2LAnemiaBest available therapy (BAT)Matching-adjusting indirect comparison (MAIC)MomelotinibMyelofibrosis

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