2024
Phase I Study of Ruxolitinib in Combination with Abemaciclib for Patients with Primary or Post-Polycythemia Vera/Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis
Bewersdorf J, Derkach A, Zeidan A, Stein E, Mauro M, Podoltsev N, Rampal R. Phase I Study of Ruxolitinib in Combination with Abemaciclib for Patients with Primary or Post-Polycythemia Vera/Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis. Blood 2024, 144: 6659-6659. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-194918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDose-limiting toxicityCancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsTreatment-related adverse eventsAdverse eventsDose levelsCombination therapySpleen volumeInhibitor abemaciclibGrade 3Patients discontinued treatment due to adverse eventsNational Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsPhase I dose-escalation trialTreatment due to adverse eventsCommon Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsDisease progressionRecommended phase II doseMulticenter Phase IPlanned dose levelsGrade 3 thrombocytopeniaMedian overall survivalPhase II doseBone marrow blastsBone marrow fibrosisClinically significant bleedingData cut-off
2023
Spleen volume reduction (SVR) predicts overall survival (OS) in myelofibrosis (MF) patients on pacritinib (PAC) but not best available therapy (BAT): PERSIST-2 landmark OS analysis.
Ajufo H, Bewersdorf J, Harrison C, Palandri F, Mascarenhas J, Palmer J, Gerds A, Kiladjian J, Derkach A, Rampal R, Buckley S, Roman-Torres K. Spleen volume reduction (SVR) predicts overall survival (OS) in myelofibrosis (MF) patients on pacritinib (PAC) but not best available therapy (BAT): PERSIST-2 landmark OS analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 7018-7018. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.7018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpleen volume reductionOverall survivalMF patientsNon-respondersOS benefitOS analysisSpleen volumePERSIST-2Median relative dose intensityAssociated with improved OSAssociated with improved survivalReduced spleen volumeAssociated with significant OS benefitRelative dose intensitySignificant OS benefitTreated with ruxolitinibLog-rank testUnique survival advantagesDose intensityProgressive cytopeniasMarrow fibrosisOS curvesSevere thrombocytopeniaPlatelet countSpleen reduction