Ruben Mesa, MD

Shared insight on how a patient’s symptom burden can impact management strategies within essential thrombocytopenia and polycythemia vera.

Expert perspectives on the respective treatment landscapes of essential thrombocytopenia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV) following the ASH 2022 Annual Meeting.

The panelists conclude their discussion by highlighting investigational agents to look forward to.

Rami Komrokji, MD, presents to the panel a second clinical scenario of a 74-year-old with cytopenic myelofibrosis.

A look at the potential treatment options for a patient with myelofibrosis who progresses after first-line therapy.

Key opinion leaders discuss how they would approach treating a 67-year-old with myelofibrosis, presenting with splenomegaly.

Drs Palmer and Mesa explain the challenges of treating accelerated phase myeloproliferative neoplasms.

The panel reviews other exciting novel agents under investigation for myelofibrosis treatment.

Ruben Mesa, MD, discusses updates on the novel agent momelotinib from an abstract he presented at ASCO 2022.

Jamile Shammo, MD, FACP, explains the efficacy and safety of the 3 approved therapies for myelofibrosis.

Experts discuss data on the recently approved agents fedratinib and pacritinib for myelofibrosis treatment.

A review of data on the use of the JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib for patients with myelofibrosis.

The panel has a conversation on risk stratification for myelofibrosis and how it individualizes their treatment approaches.

Dr Jamile Shammo explains the process of diagnosing myelofibrosis and highlights the importance of bone marrow biopsies.

A discussion on assessing symptom burden and quality of life for patients with essential thrombocythemia or polycythemia vera.

Ruben Mesa, MD, details an abstract presented at ASCO 2022 on an investigational agent filling an unmet need in polycythemia vera.

An overview of the treatment options for patients with polycythemia vera.

Jamile Shammo, MD, FACP, FASCP, defines polycythemia vera and explains the process for diagnosis and risk stratification.

Dr Ruben Mesa describes how he treats patients with essential thrombocythemia and the available treatment options.

Jeanne Palmer, MD, explains essential thrombocythemia and how it’s diagnosed.

Closing out their discussion on myelofibrosis, experts provide practical advice for identifying and managing patients in real-world practice.

Focusing on novel combination strategies, experts review clinical trial data and consider where these regimens may fall in the myelofibrosis treatment armamentarium.

A comprehensive review of novel agents currently under investigation with a potential role in the myelofibrosis treatment landscape.

Expert perspectives on monitoring patients receiving therapy for myelofibrosis, with additional considerations for when it is appropriate to switch therapy.

Shared insight on the respective roles of fedratinib and pacritinib in patients diagnosed with myelofibrosis.

Expert perspectives on the role of ruxolitinib in patients who require systemic therapy for myelofibrosis.

A brief review of the historical use of systemic therapy in patients who present with myelofibrosis.

Stephen Oh, MD, PhD, highlights the role of transplant in myelofibrosis before Ruben Mesa, MD, discusses factors in selecting systemic therapy.

Expert Pankit Vachhani, MD, breaks down best practices in observation and dictates when it is best to initiated therapy for myelofibrosis.

Experts focus on how best to risk stratify and stage myelofibrosis using appropriate diagnostic tools and workup.