New hope for myelofibrosis anemia: experimental drug enters human trials
NCT ID NCT04455841
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests an experimental drug called INCB000928, given alone or with the standard drug ruxolitinib, for people with myelofibrosis who have severe anemia or need regular blood transfusions. The main goals are to check the drug's safety, find the right dose, and see if it can improve red blood cell counts. About 84 participants are being studied to determine if this approach can help manage anemia without curing the underlying disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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84 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with MF who are transfusion-dependent or present with symptomatic anemia, defined as follows: 1. Anemia: An Hgb value \< 10 g/dL demonstrated during screening recorded on 3 separate occasions with at least 7 days between measurements (Note: RBC transfusion must be at least 2 weeks before the Hgb measurement during screening). 2. Transfusion-dependent: Participant has received at least 4 units of RBC transfusions during the 28 days immediately preceding Cycle 1 Day 1 OR has received an average of at least 4 units of RBC transfusions in the 8 weeks immediately preceding Cycle 1 Day 1, for an Hgb level of \< 8.5 g/dL, in the absence of bleeding or treatment-induced anemia. In addition, the most recent transfusion episode must have occurred in the 28 days before Cycle 1 Day 1. * ECOG performance status score of the following: 1. 0 or 1 for the dose-escalation stages. 2. 0, 1, or 2 for the dose-expansion stage. * Life expectancy is greater than 6 months * Agreement to avoid pregnancy or fathering children. * Ineligible to receive or have not responded to available therapies for anemia such as ESAs. * For TGA: * Participants previously treated with JAK inhibitors for at least 12 weeks. * Participants with intermediate-2 or high DIPSS MF according to IWG-MRT criteria. * For TGB: * Participants must have been on a therapeutic and stable regimen of ruxolitinib for at least 12 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the first dose of study treatment. * Participants with intermediate-1, intermediate-2, or high DIPSS MF according to IWG-MRT criteria. * For TGC: * Participants must be JAK inhibitor treatment naive (no prior treatment with any JAK inhibitor) and have an indication for initiation of ruxolitinib treatment. * Participants with intermediate-1, intermediate-2, or high DIPSS MF according to IWG-MRT criteria. Exclusion Criteria: * Undergone any prior allogenic or autologous stem cell transplantation or a candidate for such transplantation. * Any prior chemotherapy, immunomodulatory drug therapy, immunosuppressive therapy, biological therapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, antibody or hypomethylating agent to treat the participant's disease, with the exception of ruxolitinib for TGB only, within 5 half-lives or 28 days (whichever is shorter) before the first dose of study treatment. * Laboratory Values outside of protocol defined range at screening.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni Xxiii
Bergamo, 24127, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga Orbassano
Orbassano, 10043, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (Aouc)
Florence, 50134, Italy
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Centre Hospitalier D'Angers
Angers, 49033, France
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Chiba Cancer Center
Chiba, 260-8717, Japan
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City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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City of Hope Orange County
Irvine, California, 92618, United States
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Comitato Di Bioetica Della Fondazione Irccs Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Duke University Medical Center, Department of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Emory University - Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Emory University-Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Gifu Municipal Hospital
Gifu, 500-8513, Japan
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Hospital Saint Louis
Paris, 75010, France
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Institut Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, 13273, France
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Kansai Medical University Hospital
Hirakata, 573-1191, Japan
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Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital
Kumamoto, 862-8655, Japan
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Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln, LN2 5QY, United Kingdom
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McGill University Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, H3T1E2, Canada
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Md Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Osaka International Cancer Institute
Osaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Ospedale Santa Maria Della Misericordia Perugia
Perugia, 06124, Italy
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Prebys Cancer Center
San Diego, California, 92103, United States
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Princess Margaret Cancer Center
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro Sunrise Centre
Truro, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
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S Orsolas University Hospital Seragnoli Institute of Hematology
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Stanford Cancer Center
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Start Midwest
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
Bunkyō City, 113-8519, Japan
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals
Boston, PE21 9QS, United Kingdom
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University Hospital of Wales
Cardiff, WLS, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
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Usc Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical Centers
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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