The OncLive Myeloproliferative Neoplasms condition center is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on myeloproliferative neoplasms, including myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocythemia. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in myeloproliferative neoplasms.
April 30th 2024
Benjamin Tomlinson, MD, discusses the first-line approval of luspatercept and other ongoing research in low-risk MDS.
The Latest on Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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A Focus on Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Updates in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Equalizing Inequities™ in Multiple Myeloma Care: Shining a Light on Current Barriers and Opportunities for Improved Outcomes
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection: Addressing Pediatric and AYA Patient Concerns While Managing Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care for Patients with Schizophrenia—Understanding Patient Challenges and the Role of Innovative Treatment
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Live “Hot Seat”: Experts Face Your Hot-Button Questions on Maximizing PARP Inhibitors in Patients With CRPC
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Everything You Need to Know About PARP Inhibitor Combinations in Prostate Cancer Care: Why? For Whom? And When?
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Multidisciplinary Management of TNBC: Immunotherapy, PARP, TROP2, Oh My!
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Community Practice Connections™: The Advent of TROP2-Targeted Treatment Approaches in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
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Show Me the Data™: Do We Have Sea Change for Novel Approaches in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer? CDK, PI3K/AKT, ADC, and Next-Gen SERD Strategies Assessed
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Community Practice Connections™: Controversies and Conversations About HER2- Expressing Breast Cancer…Advances in Management of HER2-Low to -Positive Disease
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B-Cell Tumor Board: Rendering Real World Personalized Treatment Plans in CLL/SLL and MCL Through the Lens of Emerging BTKi Evidence
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates from Chicago in Breast Cancer
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates in RCC from Chicago
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Medical Crossfire®: What Are Effective Strategies for Onco-Nurses to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer?
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2023 ASCO Direct™ Highlights: Practice-Changing Data From the Leading Oncology Conference
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Taking a Critical Look at Healthcare Inequity Among Patients with Cancer: What Role Do Onco-Nurses Play?
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Applying New Evidence in Multiple Myeloma Care from Frontline to R/R Disease
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do Clinicians Integrate the Latest Evidence in Treating Ovarian Cancer to Personalize Care?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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How CEACAM5 Expression Can Be Measured and Leveraged in NSCLC Care: Current Developments & Future Therapeutic Opportunities
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Medical Crossfire®: Where Are We in the World of ADCs? From HER2 to CEACAM5, TROP2, HER3, CDH6, B7H3, c-MET and Beyond!
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Community Oncology Connections™: Overcoming Barriers to Testing, Trial Access, and Equitable Care in Cancer
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Translating New Evidence into Treatment Algorithms from Frontline to R/R Multiple Myeloma: How the Experts Think & Treat
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Medical Crossfire: How Has Iron Supplementation Altered Treatment Planning for Patients with Cancer-Related Anemia?
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Dialogues With the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: Looking at EGFR, ALK, IO, and Beyond…
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The Next Wave in Biliary Tract Cancers: Leveraging Immunogenicity to Optimize Patient Outcomes in an Evolving Treatment Landscape
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The Evolving Tool Box in Advanced HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know About Next-Generation SERDs, PI3K/AKT, ADCs, CDK4/6 and Beyond…
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Luspatercept Under Exploration in Myeloproliferative Neoplasm–Associated Myelofibrosis
The safety and efficacy of luspatercept vs placebo is under exploration in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasm–associated myelofibrosis who are receiving concomitant JAK2 inhibitor therapy and who require red blood cell transfusions, as part of the phase 3 INDEPENDENCE trial.
Oral Decitabine Plus Cedazuridine Combo Shows Promise in Lower-Risk MDS
James K. McCloskey, MD, discusses the efficacy of oral decitabine plus cedazuridine, the combination’s potential role in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, and what this could mean for the patient population.
CA-4948 Shows Early Activity, Tolerability in Relapsed/Refractory AML and High-Risk MDS
CA-4948 monotherapy was found to have preliminary activity with acceptable safety and tolerability in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, according to updated data from an ongoing phase 1/2 trial.
Novel Agents Shake Up Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment Landscape
December 27th 2021During a recent OncLive Peer Exchange®, a panel of hematologic cancer experts shared their insights on the most recent FDA-approved agents for MDS, including luspatercept and decitabine/cedazuridine (Inqovi), both of which were approved in 2020.
Full-Dose Pacritinib Bests Ruxolitinib for Patients With Cytopenic Myelofibrosis
December 14th 2021Most patients with myelofibrosis with moderate to severe thrombocytopenia treated with pacritinib were able to maintain full dose intensity over time and had numerically higher rates of symptom response vs those who received ruxolitinib.
Serum Ferritin Predicts Treatment Response in Myelofibrosis for Those Assigned to Momelotinib
Serum ferritin at baseline was a predictor for week 24 transfusion independence response in patients with myelofibrosis receiving momelotinib according to findings from an analysis of data from the phase 3 SIMPLIFY trials.
Pacritinib Shows Manageable Safety Profile in Cytopenic Myelofibrosis, Severe Thrombocytopenia
Treatment with pacritinib, when administered at 200 mg twice daily, had a comparable safety profile to best available therapy in patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis, including those with severe thrombocytopenia.
IPSS, JAK2 Status May Identify Risk for Thrombosis in Primary Myelofibrosis
December 12th 2021The use of the International Prognostic Scoring System score and JAK2 mutation status may identify patients at risk for major arterial and venous thrombosis in primary myelofibrosis, and suggests appropriate anti-thrombotic prophylaxis.
Hypoxic Blood May Improve Outcomes for Patients With MDS Requiring Transfusions
December 11th 2021Paul M. Ness, MD, discusses the goal of the Hemanext ONE® blood storage system and the potential benefit of this approach for those with myelodysplastic syndrome and other conditions that require transfusions.
FDA Extends Review Period for Pacritinib in Myelofibrosis With Severe Thrombocytopenia
November 30th 2021The FDA has extended the review period for the new drug application for pacritinib as a treatment for adult patients with intermediate- or high-risk primary or secondary (post-polycythemia vera or post-essential thrombocythemia) myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia with a baseline platelet count of 50 x 109/L.