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. 2020 Jul 9;35(1):1–17. doi: 10.1038/s41375-020-0954-2

Table 4.

Spleen volume response rates and symptom response rates following 24 weeks of treatment with JAK inhibitors in late-stage clinical development.

First-line MF treatment Prior ruxolitinib exposure
JAKARTA [34] fedratinib 400 mg QD N = 96 COMFORT-I [26] ruxolitinib 15–20 mg BID N = 155 COMFORT-II [25] ruxolitinib 15–20 mg BID N = 146 PERSIST-1 [27] pacritinib 400 mg QD N = 220 SIMPLIFY-1 [78] momelotinib 200 mg QD N = 214 JAKARTA2 [71] fedratinib 400 mg QD N = 97 PERSIST-2 [83] pacritinib 400 mg N = 210 SYMPLIFY-2 [84] momelotinib 200 mg QD N = 104
Primary kinases inhibited JAK2/FLT3 JAK1/JAK2 JAK1/JAK2 JAK2/FLT3 JAK1/JAK2 JAK2/FLT3 JAK2/FLT3 JAK1/JAK2
Spleen volume response ratea 37%b 42% 32% 19% 27% 31% 10%c 7%
Symptom response rated 40% 46% N/Ae 25%f 28% 27% 21%c 26%

EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire, MF myelofibrosis, MFSAF MF Symptom Assessment Form, MPN-SAF Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Symptom Assessment Form.

aProportion of patients who achieved a ≥35% decrease in spleen volume from baseline through week 24.

bResponse rate at 24 weeks, confirmed 4 weeks later [34]. Unconfirmed response rate at 24 weeks was 47% [24].

cAmong 62 patients in PERSIST-2 who had previously been treated with ruxolitinib.

dProportion of patients who experienced a ≥50% decrease in total symptom score per the MFSAF or the MPN-SAF, from baseline through week 24.

eSymptom changes in COMFORT-II were assessed according to the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire [25].

fComposite symptom response rate using both the MPN-SAF (original version) and MPN-SAF version 2.0 questionnaires [27].