Dr. Aaron Gerds breaks down the outcomes of the phase 3 VERIFY trial, investigating rusfertide, for patients with polycythemia vera, a type of blood cancer.
Patients with myelofibrosis should reflect on their personal priorities and quality of life goals, understand the range of available JAK inhibitor treatment options, and openly communicate with their doctor to arrive at a shared decision for managing their disease.
For most JAK inhibitors dosing starts at the maximum safe dose, while ruxolitinib often requires lower initial doses and dose reductions over the first 12 weeks when cytopenias typically worsen before partially improving, warranting consideration of earlier switching to alternative JAK inhibitors instead of pushing through transfusions.