BACKGROUND Ruxolitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and 2 inhibitor, was shown to have a clinical benefit in patients with polycythemia vera in a phase 2 study. We conducted a phase 3 open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib versus standard therapy in patients with polycythemia vera who had an inadequate response to or had unacceptable side effects from hydroxyurea

Ruxolitinib versus Standard Therapy for the Treatment of Polycythemia Vera

PASSAMONTI, FRANCESCO
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2015-01-01

Abstract

BACKGROUND Ruxolitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and 2 inhibitor, was shown to have a clinical benefit in patients with polycythemia vera in a phase 2 study. We conducted a phase 3 open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib versus standard therapy in patients with polycythemia vera who had an inadequate response to or had unacceptable side effects from hydroxyurea
2015
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25629741
http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1409002
Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Blood Cell Count; Female; Humans; Hydroxyurea; Janus Kinases; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Organ Size; Polycythemia Vera; Pyrazoles; Remission Induction; Spleen; Thrombocytopenia; Medicine (all)
Vannucchi, Alessandro M.; Kiladjian, Jean Jacques; Griesshammer, Martin; Masszi, Tamas; Durrant, Simon; Passamonti, Francesco; Harrison, Claire N.; Pa...espandi
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