
A brief discussion on the role of ruxolitinib in the management of polycythemia vera, followed by a review of goals of therapy in this setting.

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Pankit Vachhani, MD, is an associate professor of medicine and associate scientist of experimental therapeutics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

A brief discussion on the role of ruxolitinib in the management of polycythemia vera, followed by a review of goals of therapy in this setting.

Pankit Vachhani, MD, provides a comprehensive overview of approved agents used to manage patients with polycythemia vera.

Shared insight on making a differential diagnosis of polycythemia vera and properly risk-stratifying patients who present with this disease.

Expert Stephen Oh, MD, PhD, provides a broad overview of the myeloproliferative neoplasms: polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelofibrosis.

Pankit Vachhani, MD, reacts to treatment limitations for health care professionals who care for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Patient factors and disease characteristics that impact decisions to treat patients with myelofibrosis with ruxolitinib or fedratinib.

Pankit Vachhani, MD, explains how to properly treat myelofibrosis using ruxolitinib based on data provided by key clinical trials like COMFORT-I and COMFORT-II.

Criteria and assessments that can be used to help clinicians select treatment and monitor patients on therapy for myelofibrosis.

Pankit Vachhani, MD, comments on goals of therapy for patients with myelofibrosis and highlights traditional treatment approaches.

An overview of risk stratification models available to assess and classify patients with primary myelofibrosis.

Expert panelists review important disease-related and patient-related factors when considering bone marrow transplant in patients with primary myelofibrosis.

Pankit Vachhani, MD, guides a discussion on the FDA approval of fedratinib and reviews how it has affected the therapeutic landscape for patients with primary myelofibrosis.

MPN expert Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, shares insights into the role of ruxolitinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis.

An expert in the management of myeloproliferative neoplasms, Jamile Shammo, MD, FASCP, FACP, leads a discussion on best practices for assessing response and monitoring for progression.

Pankit Vachhani, MD, reviews recent changes to the NCCN Guidelines, highlighting the addition of luspatercept for the treatment of primary myelofibrosis.

Key opinion leaders in the management of myeloproliferative neoplasms review factors to consider when selecting treatments for patients and highlight the role of fedratinib in the first- or second-line settings.

A panel of experts in myeloid malignancies begins with a discussion on risk assessment criteria, next-generation sequencing, and symptom burden questionnaires to assess prognosis for patients with myelofibrosis.