Financial Assistance for MPN Medications The PAN Foundation (PAN) offers assistance and hope to people with chronic or life-threatening illnesses for whom cost limits access to breakthrough medical treatments. Assistance from PAN allows patients to pay other bills, relieves stress and positively impacts overall health. I can personally attest this organization has been extremely helpful in […]
Impact of JAK-inhibitor therapy on inflammation-mediated comorbidities in MPNs
by Dr. Hans C Hasselbalch Chronic inflammation is suggested to contribute to the Philadelphia-chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) disease initiation and progression, as well as the development of premature atherosclerosis and may drive the development of other cancers in MPNs, both nonhematologic and hematologic. The MPN population has a substantial comorbidity burden, including cerebral, cardiovascular, pulmonary, abdominal, […]
Geron’s Clinical Trials of Imetelstat put on Hold
FDA asks Geron to Halt Development of Imetelstat The FDA has placed it’s only pipeline candidate, imetelstat, on full clinical hold. The news sent shares of GERN plunging 61% on March 12, 2014. Geron had submitted an Investigation New Drug (IND) application for imetelstat, but the FDA issued a verbal notice halting the trials. This […]
Synopsis of ASH 2013 Abstract – Peginvera study
by Dr. Angela Fleischman Synopsis of ASH 2013 Abstract: “Analysis of Molecular Responses and Chromosomal Aberrations in patients with PV treated with Peg-Proline-Interferon Alpha-2b (AOP2014/P1101) in the Peginvera study” by Them et al This abstract describes the chromosomal analysis of PV patients on the Peginvera study (a study investigating a long-acting IFNa which can be […]
New Physician Based MPN Newsletter Emerges
MPN Updates – New Resource for Physicians by David Wallace As the number of MPN patients continues to grow, the need for innovative, physician-based resources has started to develop. While patient based (and Foundation/non-profit) websites focused on MPNs have flourished during the last few years, our disease tends to get tossed into the general “blood cancer” coverage, […]
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