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Assay intended to aid PV diagnosis cleared for use in US
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for QIAGEN’s ipsogen® JAK2 RGQ PCR Kit (ipsogen JAK2 assay), and the company has...
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Company again withdraws application for pacritinib
CTI BioPharma has withdrawn its application for marketing authorization of pacritinib (Enpaxiq) in the European Union, according to the European...
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FDA lifts full clinical hold on pacritinib
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the full clinical hold placed on all clinical trials conducted under the investigational new...
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Trial supports early treatment of lower-risk ET
Photo courtesy of CDC SAN DIEGO—Results from the ARETA trial suggest patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) can benefit from early...
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Novel interferon appears safer than HU in PV
Photo by Zak Hubbard SAN DIEGO—Results of the PROUD-PV trial suggest ropeginterferon alfa-2b is safer than hydroxyurea (HU) for patients with...
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Pacritinib bests BAT despite study truncation
SAN DIEGO—The JAK2/FLT3 inhibitor pacritinib significantly reduces spleen volume and symptoms in patients with myelofibrosis and low platelet...
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MPNs limit daily activities and ability to work
2016 ASH Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO—Many patients living with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have a high burden of disease that affects their...
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Drug produces mixed results in myelofibrosis
Two phase 3 trials have shown mixed results in myelofibrosis (MF) patients receiving the JAK inhibitor momelotinib, according to Gilead Sciences,...
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FDA grants priority review for midostaurin
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for the new drug application for midostaurin (PKC412) as a treatment for...
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MRI detects early stages of MF in mice
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can effectively detect myelofibrosis (MF) in a mouse model, according to research published in the journal Blood...
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Study provides new insight into RBC production
Andes who suffers from chronic mountain sickness Photo courtesy of UC San Diego Health Findings from a study of people living at high altitude...