Ruxolitinib Versus Best Available Therapy for Polycythemia Vera Intolerant or Resistant to Hydroxycarbamide in a Randomized Trial

PURPOSE: Polycythemia vera (PV) is characterized by JAK/STAT activation, thrombotic/hemorrhagic events, systemic symptoms, and disease transformation. In high-risk PV, ruxolitinib controls blood counts and improves symptoms.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: MAJIC-PV is a randomized phase II trial of ruxolitinib versus best available therapy (BAT) in patients resistant/intolerant to hydroxycarbamide (HC-INT/RES). Primary outcome was complete response (CR) within 1 year. Secondary outcomes included duration of response, event-free survival (EFS), symptom, and molecular response.

RESULTS: One hundred eighty patients were randomly assigned. CR was achieved in 40 (43%) patients on ruxolitinib versus 23 (26%) on BAT (odds ratio, 2.12; 90% CI, 1.25 to 3.60; P = .02). Duration of CR was superior for ruxolitinib (hazard ratio [HR], 0.38; 95% CI, 0.24 to 0.61; P < .001). Symptom responses were better with ruxolitinib and durable. EFS (major thrombosis, hemorrhage, transformation, and death) was superior for patients attaining CR within 1 year (HR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.21 to 0.78; P = .01); and those on ruxolitinib (HR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.35 to 0.94; P = .03). Serial analysis of JAK2V617F variant allele fraction revealed molecular response was more frequent with ruxolitinib and was associated with improved outcomes (progression-free survival [PFS] P = .001, EFS P = .001, overall survival P = .01) and clearance of JAK2V617F stem/progenitor cells. ASXL1 mutations predicted for adverse EFS (HR, 3.02; 95% CI, 1.47 to 6.17; P = .003). The safety profile of ruxolitinib was as previously reported.

CONCLUSION: The MAJIC-PV study demonstrates ruxolitinib treatment benefits HC-INT/RES PV patients with superior CR, and EFS as well as molecular response; importantly also demonstrating for the first time, to our knowledge, that molecular response is linked to EFS, PFS, and OS.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 41(2023), 19 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 3534-3544

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Harrison, Claire N [VerfasserIn]
Nangalia, Jyoti [VerfasserIn]
Boucher, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Jackson, Aimee [VerfasserIn]
Yap, Christina [VerfasserIn]
O'Sullivan, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Fox, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Ailts, Isaak [VerfasserIn]
Dueck, Amylou C [VerfasserIn]
Geyer, Holly L [VerfasserIn]
Mesa, Ruben A [VerfasserIn]
Dunn, William G [VerfasserIn]
Nadezhdin, Eugene [VerfasserIn]
Curto-Garcia, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Green, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Wilkins, Bridget [VerfasserIn]
Coppell, Jason [VerfasserIn]
Laurie, John [VerfasserIn]
Garg, Mamta [VerfasserIn]
Ewing, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Knapper, Steven [VerfasserIn]
Crowe, Josephine [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Frederick [VerfasserIn]
Koutsavlis, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Godfrey, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Arami, Siamak [VerfasserIn]
Drummond, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Byrne, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Clark, Fiona [VerfasserIn]
Mead-Harvey, Carolyn [VerfasserIn]
Baxter, Elizabeth Joanna [VerfasserIn]
McMullin, Mary Frances [VerfasserIn]
Mead, Adam J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

82S8X8XX8H
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Hydroxyurea
Journal Article
Nitriles
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Ruxolitinib
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.06.2023

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ISRCTN: ISRCTN61925716

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1200/JCO.22.01935

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356301192