HEMATOLOGY

Dr. Bose shares his vision for the future management of patients with intermediate myelofibrosis, including the unmet needs with current treatment options and the emerging data he is closely following.

Dr. Bose discusses his perspective on quality-of-life preservation for his patients with myelofibrosis, including the symptoms that have the most negative impact on patients' quality of life.

Dr. Bose shares his perspective on how he monitors and manages anemia for patients on ruxolitinib, including when he would consider dose reduction or transfusion.

Dr. Bose discusses when he typically initiates ruxolitinib for his intermediate- or high-risk myelofibrosis patients.

Dr. Bose reviews the efficacy and safety findings from various studies on JAK inhibitors, including JAKARTA, PERSIST-1, PERSIST-2, SIMPLIFY-1 & 2, and MOMENTUM, and how these data inform his treatment choices.

Dr. Bose discusses the key findings from the COMFORT I and II trials and how the overall survival data has impacted the way he manages patients with myelofibrosis, along with the factors that most inform his treatment decisions.

Dr. Bose shares his perspective on the factors he considers when deciding on initial therapy for myelofibrosis, including his approach to timing of treatment initiation and how splenomegaly influences his choice of JAK inhibitors.

Dr. Bose discusses his initial impressions of the case and how it compares to typical myelofibrosis cases seen in his practice.

John M. Burke, MD, discusses results from a phase 2 study which evaluated brentuximab vedotin, nivolumab, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine for the treatment of early-stage and advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

This segment focuses on the key considerations for diagnosing cGvHD and the initial treatment approaches, including the use of corticosteroids and combination therapies. The discussion covers factors that guide the decision-making process, such as organ involvement, severity of symptoms, and response to initial therapy.

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, explains how the approval of imetelstat may impact patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, discusses the recent expansion of the indication for luspatercept-amt to the frontline setting to treat anemia in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, discusses the unmet needs that exist for myelodysplastic syndromes and how imetelstat may help fill these needs.

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, discusses how imetelstat compares with other treatments for patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with anemia who are transfusion-dependent and ineligible for erythropoiesis stimulating agents.

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, discusses imetelstat and the IMerge/MDS3001 study of the agent in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with anemia who are transfusion-dependent and ineligible for erythropoiesis stimulating agents.

Stephen T. Oh, MD, PhD, concludes with thoughts on the future treatment landscape for myelofibrosis.

Dr Oh discusses emerging JAK inhibitors in the myelofibrosis treatment landscape, highlighting clinical evidence that supports their use.

An overview of how toxicity concerns are balanced with the goal of achieving adequate response in patients with myelofibrosis who receive sequential therapies such as JAK inhibitors.

Stephen T. Oh, MD, PhD, discusses patients who would be suitable to receive pacritinib for myelofibrosis, highlighting data showing correlation between transfusion independence and reduction in bone marrow reticulin fibrosis.

A myelofibrosis specialist discusses his approach to monitoring treatment response in patients with myelofibrosis.

Dr Oh provides clinical insights on sequencing therapies for patients with myelofibrosis and discusses the sequential use of JAK inhibitors.

An expert on myelofibrosis discusses how to determine whether a patient is experiencing ruxolitinib failure or disease progression and provides insights on when to intervene or change therapy.

Stephen T. Oh, MD, PhD, presents the case of a 63-year-old man previously diagnosed and treated with primary myelofibrosis.

Guenther Koehne, MD, PhD, highlights the importance of and the key takeaways from the Fifth Annual Miami Cancer Institute Global Summit on Immunotherapies for Hematologic Malignancies.

The frontline standard-of-care regimen for patients with higher-risk MDS and some with lower-risk MDS remain hypomethylating agents, such as azacitidine, decitabine, and decitabine/cedazuridine.

In closing the discussion, Dr Mascarenhas shares clinical pearls for community oncologists treating patients with myelofibrosis.

John Mascarenhas, MD, looks to the future of myelofibrosis treatment, noting present challenges and treatment strategies in development that may address those unmet needs.

Focusing on the safety profiles of JAK2 inhibitors, a myelofibrosis specialist discusses the adverse events encountered with pacritinib, ruxolitinib, and momelotinib.

John Mascarenhas, MD, reviews JAK2 inhibitor options for patients with myelofibrosis, including pacritinib, ruxolitinib, and momelotinib.

An expert on myelofibrosis discusses clinical studies investigating pacritinib, including data from the latest survival analysis of the PERSIST-2 clinical trial.