Phase II study of pomalidomide in combination with prednisone in patients with myelofibrosis and significant anemia

  • Naval Daver
  • , Aditi Shastri
  • , Tapan Kadia
  • , Kate Newberry
  • , Naveen Pemmaraju
  • , Elias Jabbour
  • , Linghsa Zhou
  • , Sherry Pierce
  • , Jorge Cortes
  • , Hagop Kantarjian
  • , Srdan Verstovsek

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Abstract

We evaluated pomalidomide with prednisone for myelofibrosis (MF) with significant anemia (hemoglobin. < 10. g/dL). Patients (n= 29; 18 RBC-transfusion dependent) received 0.5. mg pomalidomide daily in continuous 28-day cycles with prednisone given for the first 3 cycles only. Six (21%) patients responded (median response duration 11.4 months), including four who achieved RBC-transfusion-independence per the Delphi criteria and two who achieved clinical improvement (in platelets and spleen, respectively) per the International Working Group for Myelofibrosis Research and Treatment criteria. Grade 3 toxicity occurred in 1 patient (fatigue). Pomalidomide with prednisone is safe therapy with modest activity in patients with MF and anemia. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00946270.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1126-1129
Number of pages4
JournalLeukemia Research
Volume38
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2014
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Anemia
  • Myelofibrosis
  • Pomalidomide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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