Imetelstat Sodium in Treating Participants With Primary or Secondary Myelofibrosis

Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies how well imetelstat sodium works in treating participants with primary or secondary myelofibrosis and other myeloid malignancies. Imetelstat sodium may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Timeline

Start

2012-10-29

Primary completion

2018-05-24

Completion

2018-05-24

Publications

• Tefferi A, Lasho TL, Begna KH, Patnaik MM, Zblewski DL, Finke CM, Laborde RR, Wassie E, Schimek L, Hanson CA, Gangat N, Wang X, Pardanani A. A Pilot Study of the Telomerase Inhibitor Imetelstat for Myelofibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2015 Sep 3;373(10):908-19. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1310523.

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