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New Drug: Pacritinib for Myelofibrosis

New Drug: Pacritinib for Myelofibrosis
Study:
  • International, multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial (PERSIST-2)
  • Intermediate-1, intermediate-2, or high-risk disease myelofibrozis
  • Pacritinib 400 mg (n=75) vs pacritinib 200 mg BID (n=74) vs BAT (n=72
Efficacy:
  • >35% spleen volume reduction: 18% vs. 22% vs. 3% (p=0.001)
  • Symptom reduction: 32% pacritinib BID vs. 14% BAT (p-0.01)
  • OS not statistically different between groups
Safety:
  • Non-hematologic AEs for pacritinib: gastrointestinal events, fatigue, peripheral edema, and dizziness
  • Non-hematologic AEs for BAT: abdominal pain, fatigue, diarrhea, and peripheral edema

JAMA Oncol. 2018;4(5):652-659

Pacritinib vs Best Available Therapy, Including Ruxolitinib, in Patients With Myelofibrosis

https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.5818

Reviewed by Hasan Cagri Yildirim

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