Familial polycythemia

This early-phase trial tested a combination of two drugs—ruxolitinib and CPX-351—in 12 people with advanced myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), a group of rare blood cancers. The goal was to find the best dose and see if the combo could shrink cancer. However, the study was stop…

This study tested a drug called ruxolitinib in 73 people with two types of blood cancer—polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythemia—that were not helped by standard treatment. The goal was to see if the drug could safely reduce high blood cell counts and symptoms like an enlar…

This phase 3 trial tested whether adding parsaclisib to the standard drug ruxolitinib could better shrink the spleen and ease symptoms in people with myelofibrosis. The study enrolled 252 participants but was terminated early, so the full results are not available. The goal was t…

This study looked at whether two simple blood test results—hemoglobin and red blood cell distribution width—could predict if a person with polycythemia vera would stop responding to the drug hydroxyurea. Researchers planned to follow 76 adults starting hydroxyurea for the first t…