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After a patient is diagnosed with a rare disease such as a myeloproliferative neoplasm, learning about their condition and seeking expert clinicians can help put their mind at ease.

Dr. Naveen Pemmaraju outlines three reasons why he feels that there is “a momentum that’s unmistakable,” in the field of myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Mayra Andujar Delgado does not shy away from discussing her myelofibrosis diagnosis. In fact, the survivor becomes empowered by sharing her knowledge with others.

Jessica Kuhns, a patient living with a myeloproliferative neoplasm, makes it a point to ensure she can understand what doctors are telling her, so that she can take that knowledge and tell other people.

Earlier treatment with Jakafi showed promise in both improving survival and symptom burden in certain patients with myelofibrosis, though physicians often delay Jakafi treatment.

If approved by the FDA later this year, momelotinib could fulfill an area of unmet need for patients with myelofibrosis, according to an expert.

I was shocked when I was diagnosed with a myeloproliferative neoplasm, and have dedicated myself to learning about the disease since.

Centering their discussion on cornerstone therapies, expert hematologist-oncologists consider the treatment paradigms of essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera.

Watch Dr. Aaron Gerds and Dr. Andrew Kuykendall answer questions about myelofibrosis during the CURE Educated Patient MPN Summit.

Watch Dr. Andrew Kuykendall, from the Mofitt Cancer Center, discuss second-line treatments and beyond for patients with myelofibrosis during the CURE® Educated Patient® MPN Summit.

Watch to Dr. Naveen Pemmaraju, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discuss frontline treatment options for patients with myelofibrosis during the CURE® Educated Patient® MPN Summit.

Key opinion leaders highlight different testing and workup methods involved in making an accurate diagnosis of myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Experts Rami Komrokji, MD, and Ruben Mesa, MD, define myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and explain differences between essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and myelofibrosis (MF).

Watch Dr. Jamile Shammo and Dr. John Mascarenhas answer questions about polycythemia vera during the CURE Educated Patient MPN Summit.

Research efforts will improve the lives of patients with myelofibrosis, though those advancements may take years to come, an expert said.

Watch Dr. John Mascarenhas, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discuss future treatments for polycythemia vera, during the CURE Educated Patient MPN Summit.

Watch Dr. Jamile M. Shammo, from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discuss current treatment options in polycythemia vera during the CURE Educated Patient MPN Summit.

Watch Dr. Aaron Gerds and Dr. Douglas Tremblay answer questions about essential thrombocythemia during the CURE Educated Patient MPN Summit.

Watch Dr. Douglas A. Tremblay, from Mount Sinai, discuss treatment for essential thrombocythemia during the CURE Educated Patient MPN Summit.

Watch Dr. Aaron T. Gerds, from Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, discuss essential thrombocythemia risk during the CURE Educated Patient MPN Summit.

CURE® celebrated the work of eight individuals who go above and beyond to better the lives of people living with myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of blood cancers.

Patients with myelofibrosis should be open about their treatment goals with their providers, and potentially consider getting a second opinion or participating in a clinical trial, one expert says.

Treatment with the novel drug GB2064 was associated with decreased fibrosis in patients with myelofibrosis, a type of blood cancer, according to findings from an ongoing phase 2 trial.

A decision to rename myeloproliferative neoplasms led to a plethora of developments in a space where there was once little interest.

A clinical trial recently kicked off, analyzing the combination of imetelstat plus Jakafi for the treatment of myelofibrosis, a type of rare blood cancer.

The Food and Drug administration has approved Pemazyre for patients with relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms (MLNs) with an FGFR1 rearrangement.

Treatment with Ayvakit was associated with promising outcomes in patients with mastocytosis, according to findings from the PIONEER trial.

The FDA has set a date to decide whether or not to approve momelotinib for myelofibrosis, a rare type of blood cancer.

A cancer caregiver recommends that other caregivers become well-versed in their loved one’s disease.

When Jeff Bushnell was contacted by a patient with an MPN who lived in the Philippines, he realized how his advocacy work was impacting patients around the globe.