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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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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8th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™
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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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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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Week 24 Transfusion Independence With Momelotinib Is Associated With Improved OS in Myelofibrosis
June 10th 2021Week 24 transfusion independence was associated with an improvement in overall survival vs week 24 transfusion dependence in patients with myelofibrosis who were randomized to momelotinib in the phase 3 SIMPLIFY 1 and SIMPLIFY 2 trials.
Novel Combination Holds Potential to Address All Hallmarks of Myelofibrosis
June 10th 2021In an effort to build on the efficacy demonstrated with ruxolitinib, investigators are evaluating combination therapies—specifically the dual inhibition of the JAK-STAT and BET pathways using pelabresib, a novel BET inhibitor.
FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Rusfertide for Polycythemia Vera
The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to rusfertide as a potential therapeutic option for patients with polycythemia vera to reduce erythrocytosis in those who do not require further treatment for thrombocytosis and/or leukocytosis.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Pacritinib for Myelofibrosis
The FDA has granted priority review to a new drug application for pacritinib as a potential treatment option for patients with myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia, defined as platelet counts less than 50 x 109/L.
Positive Data With Parsaclisib/Ruxolitinib Pave the Way for Phase 3 Studies in Myelofibrosis
May 26th 2021Abdulraheem Yacoub, MD, discusses the rationale for combining PI3K inhibitors with ruxolitinib in myelofibrosis, the results of the phase 2 study with parsaclisib, and ongoing phase 3 trials evaluating this novel combination.
The Treatment Spectrum in Essential Thrombocythemia
Pankit Vachhani, MD, highlights treatment considerations in low- to high-risk essential thrombocythemia and patients resistant or intolerant to hydroxyurea.
Essential Thrombocythemia: An Overview
Expert discusses risk-stratification models, prognosis, and the management of complications in essential thrombocythemia.
Ongoing Unmet Needs and New Approaches in Myelofibrosis
Key opinion leaders discuss the current unmet needs in myelofibrosis and ongoing approaches to look forward to in hopefully overcoming these challenges.
Parsaclisib/Ruxolitinib Improves SVR and Symptom Burden in Myelofibrosis
April 11th 2021The combination of parsaclisib and ruxolitinib has resulted in the improvement of spleen volume reduction and symptom burden in patients with myelofibrosis who have previously experienced a suboptimal response to a standard dose of single-agent ruxolitinib.
Abu-Zeinah Shares Next Steps for Research With Interferon-Alpha in Polycythemia Vera
April 9th 2021Now that interferon-alpha has been shown to prolong survival in patients with polycythemia vera, it is important that investigative efforts focus on developing a better understanding on the biology of the disease and the mechanisms by which the agent actually improves outcomes.
A Review of Pacritinib and PACIFICA Data
Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, briefly reviews the role of pacritinib in patients with myelofibrosis as well as the PACIFICA study.
OncLive® Takes a Look Back at Most Listened Podcasts of 2020
April 1st 2021Digital media, now more than ever, has become a primary platform for communication, and in 2020, the production of the OncLive® podcast, OncLive On Air™, was put into overdrive to bring practicing oncologists exclusive biweekly interviews, discussions, and insights from leading experts in cancer care.
Navitoclax Shows Early Signs of Clinical Benefit in Myelofibrosis
April 1st 2021The combination of navitoclax and ruxolitinib simultaneously inhibits 2 key mechanisms that promote myelofibrosis, resulting in an improvement in symptom control and positive changes in response biomarkers in patients with high-risk disease.
Rolling Submission Completed for Pacritinib for Myelofibrosis With Severe Thrombocytopenia
The rolling submission of a new drug application has been completed and submitted to the FDA to support the approval of pacritinib as a treatment for patients with myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia defined as having platelet counts less than 50 x 109/L.
COMFORT Data and Ruxolitinib in Myelofibrosis
A review of data from the COMFORT trials and the management and real-world use of ruxolitinib in patients with myelofibrosis, also touching on its use during the coronavirus pandemic.
A Look at Fedratinib and the JAKARTA Trials
Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, reviews data from the JAKARTA and JAKARTA2 clinical trials as well as his approach to using fedratinib in his own clinical practice.