Pacritinib vs best available therapy, including ruxolitinib, in patients with myelofibrosis: a randomized clinical trial

J Mascarenhas, R Hoffman, M Talpaz, AT Gerds… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Myelofibrosis is a hematologic malignancy characterized by splenomegaly and
debilitating symptoms. Thrombocytopenia is a poor prognostic feature and limits use of …

The myelodepletive phenotype in myelofibrosis: clinical relevance and therapeutic implication

BK Marcellino, S Verstovsek, J Mascarenhas - … Lymphoma Myeloma and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Myelofibrosis (MF) is a BCR-ABL1− myeloproliferative neoplasm that arises from
hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells frequently harboring a somatic driver mutation in 1 …

Pacritinib versus best available therapy for the treatment of myelofibrosis irrespective of baseline cytopenias (PERSIST-1): an international, randomised, phase 3 trial

RA Mesa, AM Vannucchi, A Mead, M Egyed… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Available therapies for myelofibrosis can exacerbate cytopenias and are not
indicated for patients with severe thrombocytopenia. Pacritinib, which inhibits both JAK2 and …

Thrombocytopenia in patients with myelofibrosis: pathogenesis, prevalence, prognostic impact, and treatment

D Sastow, J Mascarenhas, D Tremblay - Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Myelofibrosis (MF) is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell neoplasm, characterized by
pathologic myeloproliferation associated with inflammatory and pro-angiogenic cytokine …

The odyssey of pacritinib in myelofibrosis

S Venugopal, J Mascarenhas - Blood advances, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Myelofibrosis (MF) can present with symptomatic splenomegaly and/or cytopenias including
thrombocytopenia. Disease-related thrombocytopenia is a poor prognostic factor with a …

Significance of thrombocytopenia in patients with primary and postessential thrombocythemia/polycythemia vera myelofibrosis

L Masarova, A Alhuraiji, P Bose… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Severe thrombocytopenia (platelets< 50× 109/L) is associated with very poor
outcome of patients with myelofibrosis (MF). As patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF) …

Treatment patterns, health care resource utilization, and cost in patients with myelofibrosis in the United States

R Copher, A Kee, A Gerds - The Oncologist, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background This study analyses treatment patterns, health care resource utilization (HCRU),
and costs in patients with myelofibrosis (MF) and a subgroup treated with ruxolitinib (RUX) …

New approaches to tackle cytopenic myelofibrosis

SB Reynolds, K Pettit - Hematology, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Myelofibrosis (MF) is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell neoplasm characterized by
constitutional symptoms, splenomegaly, and risks of marrow failure or leukemic …

Pacritinib to treat myelofibrosis patients with thrombocytopenia

D Tremblay, J Mascarenhas - Expert Review of Hematology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Treatment with ruxolitinib, a selective JAK1/2 inhibitor, has significantly
improved the lives of patients with myelofibrosis. Unfortunately, this treatment is frequently …

'JAK–ing'up the treatment of primary myelofibrosis: building better combination strategies

R Assi, S Verstovsek, N Daver - Current opinion in hematology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
‘JAK–ing’ up the treatment of primary myelofibrosis: buildin... : Current Opinion in
Hematology ‘JAK–ing’ up the treatment of primary myelofibrosis: building better …