Protagonist Therapeutics Announces Initial Phase 2 Results with Hepcidin Mimetic PTG-300 in the Treatment of Polycythemia Vera PTG-300 treatment demonstrates robust clinical response and provides clinically meaningful dose related control of hematocrit values on individual patient basis Results to be presented today by Ronald Hoffman, M.D., Director of the Myeloproliferative Diseases Program at The Icahn […]
Protagonist Therapeutics early Phase 2 results for Polycythemia Vera Treatment Encouraging
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PV Reporter Attends MPN Horizons 2019, 4th Annual Global Conference
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4th year in Attendance by David Wallace On October 25th, 2019 approximately 50 MPN advocates representing over 25 advocacy groups from around the world met in Lisbon, Portugal for 3 days. The objective was to share best practices of support and advocacy activities, learn about new MPN research and discuss issues that patients in each […]
A thrombopoietin receptor antagonist is capable of depleting MF hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
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The following abstract involved the work of Dr Ron Hoffman, the principle investigator (PI), senior member of the MPN group at Mt Sinai Hospital in New York City as well as the PI of the MPN-RC. Xiaoli Wang, Phd, performed all of the lab work. Dr John Mascarenhas was my point of contact for this […]
MPN Clinical Trial Highlights for Summer 2015
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by mpdsupport.org Clinical Trials for MPNs are on the Rise! If you have MF, PV or ET but don’t need medication now, you may think that clinical trials don’t matter to you. But that could change, at which point you may want to review your options. Thankfully, over the past years the interest in developing […]
Geron’s Clinical Trials of Imetelstat put on Hold
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FDA asks Geron to Halt Development of Imetelstat The FDA has placed it’s only pipeline candidate, imetelstat, on full clinical hold. The news sent shares of GERN plunging 61% on March 12, 2014. Geron had submitted an Investigation New Drug (IND) application for imetelstat, but the FDA issued a verbal notice halting the trials. This […]
MPD-RC 111 Clinical Trial for High Risk Polycythemia Vera or Essential Thrombocythemia
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Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a Salvage Therapy in High Risk Polycythemia Vera (PV) or Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) Ruben Mesa, M.D., hematologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses the Myeloproliferative Disorders Research Consortium (MPD-RC 111), a clinical trial investigating single arm salvage therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2a for patients with high risk polycythemia vera or high risk essential […]
MPD-RC 112 Clinical Trial for High Risk PV and ET Patients
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Randomized Clinical Trial of Pegylated Interferon alfa-2a versus Hydroxyurea Ruben Mesa, M.D., hematologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses MPD-RC 112, a randomized trial of pegylated interferon alfa-2a versus hydroxyurea therapy in the treatment of high risk polycythemia vera (PV) and high risk essential thrombocythemia (ET). Key Points: Why are we doing the Study? Top […]
MPN Clinical Trials Moving Forward
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Two MPN Clinical Trials Progress – Phase 3 Polycythemia Vera Study and Phase 2 Myelofibrosis Study There are dozens of clinical trials at various stages of progression for Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia and Myelofibrosis. Some are in the recruiting stage, others still active and the balance have been completed. Both of these trials will be […]
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