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Trial reportEuropean journal of haematology2026

Impact of Hemoglobin Improvement on Survival in Patients With Myelofibrosis and Anemia Treated With Momelotinib in the SIMPLIFY-1 and MOMENTUM Trials.

Francesca Palandri, Casey O'Connell, Pankit Vachhani, Donal P McLornan, Steffen Koschmieder, Juan Carlos Hernandez-Boluda, Kazuya Shimoda, Shiyuan Zhang, Catherine Ellis, Jessica Lim and 2 more

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase III
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Trial report in European journal of haematology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01969838 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Active-controlled Study Evaluating Momelotinib vs. Ruxolitinib in Subjects With Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF) or Post-Polycythemia Vera or Post-Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis (Post-PV/ET MF)

TypeinterventionalSponsorSierra Oncology LLC - a GSK companyRan2013 to 2019Enrolled432ConditionsPrimary Myelofibrosis, Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis, Post-Essential Thrombocythemia MyelofibrosisArmsMomelotinib, Ruxolitinib, Placebo to match momelotinib, Placebo to match ruxolitinib
NCT04173494 phase3completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-blind, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Activity of Momelotinib (MMB) Versus Danazol (DAN) in Symptomatic, Anemic Subjects With Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF), Post-polycythemia Vera (PV) Myelofibrosis, or Post-essential Thrombocythemia (ET) Myelofibrosis Who Were Previously Treated With JAK Inhibitor Therapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorSierra Oncology LLC - a GSK companyRan2020 to 2022Enrolled195ConditionsPrimary Myelofibrosis, Post-polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis, Post-essential Thrombocythemia MyelofibrosisArmsMomelotinib, Placebo to match danazol, Danazol, Placebo to match momelotinib
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Francesca PalandriIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-5668
Casey O'ConnellKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7665-3911
Pankit VachhaniThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9779-6217
Donal P McLornanUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1224-091X
Steffen KoschmiederRWTH Aachen University and Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Aachen, Germany.
Juan Carlos Hernandez-BoludaHospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia-INCLIVA, University of Medicine, Valencia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-3113
Kazuya ShimodaUniversity of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
Shiyuan ZhangGSK, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA.
Catherine EllisGSK, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jessica LimGSK, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jasmine SahniGSK, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA.
Vikas GuptaThe Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1419-8607

Funding

GlazoSmithKline
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThese post hoc analyses of 2 phase 3 myelofibrosis trials assessed the kinetics and prognostic value of achieving hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL with momelotinib.

methodsMedian (range) time to hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL was assessed in momelotinib-randomized patients with baseline hemoglobin < 10 g/dL in the SIMPLIFY-1 (JAK inhibitor naive) and MOMENTUM (JAK inhibitor experienced) trials. Survival from treatment initiation was evaluated via Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox models.

resultsIn SIMPLIFY-1, 54/86 patients (63%) achieved hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL by week 24: moderate anemia, 40/58 (69%), 0.6 (0.4-5.1) months; severe anemia, 14/28 (50%), 1.4 (0.5-4.7) months. In MOMENTUM, 45/126 patients (36%) achieved hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL by week 24: moderate anemia, 30/64 (47%), 0.5 (0.3-4.6) months; severe anemia, 15/62 (24%), 0.5 (0.5-5.6) months. Achieving hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL by week 24 was numerically associated with longer survival: SIMPLIFY-1 HR, 0.53 (95% CI, 0.27-1.05); MOMENTUM HR, 0.62 (95% CI, 0.33-1.15). In multivariate analysis, only week 24 transfusion independence was associated with survival.

conclusionsAchievement of hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL may be a clinically meaningful target in momelotinib-treated patients with myelofibrosis and anemia. Those without JAK inhibitor experience and/or with moderate anemia were more likely and faster to achieve this threshold, supporting earlier momelotinib initiation to optimize outcomes.

trial registrationCLINICALTRIALS. GOV IDENTIFIER: NCT01969838, NCT04173494.

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AnemiaBenzamidesHemoglobinsPrimary MyelofibrosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisTreatment OutcomeBenzamidesHemoglobinsmomelotinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesanemiahemoglobinmomelotinibmyelofibrosissurvival

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PMID42452788
PMCPMC13643673

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