Myelofibrosis | Oncology Today with Dr Neil Love: Current Management of Myelofibrosis

Featuring an interview with Dr Brady Stein, including the following topics: Case: A man in his late 70s with myelofibrosis (MF) presenting with fatigue and night sweats (0:00) Incidence and severity of fatigue and other symptoms; use of symptom scales to measure severity (3:43) Rapidity of symptom response to ruxolitinib; emerging data with momelotinib (7:34) Novel therapeutic targets for MF: BET, PI3K and BCL2 (13:25) Available data on JAK inhibitors for essential thrombocytosis and polycythemia vera; pathogenesis of pruritus and optimal management (20:31) Clinical pearls on managing splenomegaly, weight loss and other MF symptoms (26:34) Risks of localized therapy for splenomegaly; splenic progression among patients receiving ruxolitinib (30:14) Prevention and management of withdrawal rebound from ruxolitinib; factors to consider in choosing JAK inhibitors for different risk groups (34:17) Myths and misperceptions about MF among community general oncologists (38:26) Management algorithms for transplant-eligible and transplant-ineligible patients (44:32) Current understanding of MF pathophysiology; end-of-life care for patients with MF (50:13) CME information and select publications