Pacritinib Versus Best Available Therapy to Treat Myelofibrosis

Summary

Phase 3, randomized, controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral pacritinib compared to Best Available Therapy (BAT) in patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis.

Timeline

Start

2013-01

Primary completion

2015-01

Completion

2016-04

Publications

• Background Mesa RA, Vannucchi AM, Mead A, Egyed M, Szoke A, Suvorov A, Jakucs J, Perkins A, Prasad R, Mayer J, Demeter J, Ganly P, Singer JW, Zhou H, Dean JP, Te Boekhorst PA, Nangalia J, Kiladjian JJ, Harrison CN. Pacritinib versus best available therapy for the treatment of myelofibrosis irrespective of baseline cytopenias (PERSIST-1): an international, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Haematol. 2017 May;4(5):e225-e236. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(17)30027-3. Epub 2017 Mar 20.
• Tremblay D, Mesa R, Scott B, Buckley S, Roman-Torres K, Verstovsek S, Mascarenhas J. Pacritinib demonstrates spleen volume reduction in patients with myelofibrosis independent of JAK2V617F allele burden. Blood Adv. 2020 Dec 8;4(23):5929-5935. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002970.

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