
|Videos|March 20, 2019
Understanding the Role of Ruxolitinib in Patients With Polycythemia Vera
Author(s)Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD
Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, discusses the role of ruxolitinib in patients with polycythemia vera.
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Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, director of the Hanns A. Pielenz Clinical Research Center for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the role of ruxolitinib (Jakafi) in patients with polycythemia vera (PV), a myeloproliferative neoplasm of the bone marrow.
The standard of care for patients with PV who are at high risk of thrombosis is hydroxyurea (Hydrea), a mild chemotherapy. However, Verstovsek says this does not work with all patients; about 20% of patients will develop an intolerance or resistance to the treatment.
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