Primary Myelofibrosis (MF)

Your patients may have higher risk disease than you realize

MF, similar to other malignancies, is a serious disease that may require active management at diagnosis.¹

^aFive-year overall survival rates were estimated using SEER data obtained from population-based cancer registries of the US population and SEER^*Stat Software version 8.3.2. The analysis included patients with initial/primary site diagnosis between years 2007-2011. Overall survival is defined as the time from diagnosis until death from any cause.

In MF, the presence of any of the following risk factors* indicates that a patient is already intermediate risk^3,4:

Hemoglobin level <10 g/dL
Leukocyte count >25 × 10⁹/L
Age >65 years
Red cell transfusion dependency

Circulating blast cells ≥1%
Platelet count <100 × 10⁹/L
Constitutional symptoms
Unfavorable karyotype

*As included in the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System Plus tool.

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In a study of patients with primary MF, approximately 90% (375/428) of evaluable patients were considered to be intermediate or high risk within 1 year of diagnosis⁴

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In a study of patients with primary MF, approximately 90% (375/428) of evaluable patients were considered to be intermediate or high risk within 1 year of diagnosis⁴

Consider one of your patients with myelofibrosis

Which risk factors^‡ does your patient have?

As the clinical understanding of myelofibrosis has evolved, a variety of prognostic systems have been developed.³

All of the systems utilize a group of risk factors to assign risk level (low, intermediate, or high) which may be useful in counseling patients with MF and deciding on therapeutic approach.^3-5

One of these systems, DIPSS Plus, is based on 8 risk factors, including karyotype, transfusion dependency, and platelet count less than 100 × 10⁹/L.⁴

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Hemoglobin level <10 g/dL

Circulating blast cells ≥1%

Leukocyte count >25 × 10⁹/L

Platelet count <100 × 10⁹/L

Age >65 years

Constitutional symptoms

Red cell transfusion dependency

Unfavorable karyotype

^‡As included in the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System Plus tool.

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Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System Plus⁴

Risk Factors

Risk Stratification

Median Life Expectancy

Low Risk

15.4 years

Intermediate-1

6.5 years

2-3

Intermediate-2

2.9 years

4 or more

High Risk

1.3 years

Adapted from Gangat, J Clin Oncol. 2011; 29:392-397.⁴

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…of patients with primary MF may be appropriate for treatment with Jakafi^†

^†Based on a study of patients with primary MF, approximately 90% (375/428) of evaluable patients were considered to be intermediate or high risk within 1 year of diagnosis.⁴

New or increasing splenomegaly is considered to be a marker of disease progression in myelofibrosis.⁶

IWG-MRT and ELN response criteria state that a palpable spleen extending ≥5 cm below the left costal margin constitutes progressive disease^6§

Splenomegaly can cause/exacerbate cytopenias due to splenic sequestration⁷
Splenomegaly may cause pain, early satiety, abdominal discomfort, and other symptoms^7,8
In a pooled overall survival analysis of 528 patients from the COMFORT^||¶ trials, larger baseline spleen volume was associated with incremental increases in the risk of death over 3 years, irrespective of treatment^9#

In a study of 1,054 patients with primary myelofibrosis, approximately 90% of patients for whom data were available had palpable splenomegaly at diagnosis^3**

Image of graphic that reads – 90% … In a study of 1,054 patients with primary myelofibrosis, approximately 90% of patients for whom data were available had a palpable splenomegaly at diagnosis

In a study of 1,054 patients with primary myelofibrosis, approximately 90% of patients for whom data were available had palpable splenomegaly at diagnosis^3**

^§Progressive disease assignment for splenomegaly requires confirmation by CT or MRI showing a ≥25% increase in spleen volume from baseline. Baseline values for both physical examination and imaging studies refer to pretreatment baseline and not to posttreatment measurements.⁶

^||COMFORT-I (COntrolled MyeloFibrosis study with ORal JAK inhibitor Treatment-I) was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study with 309 patients with intermediate-2–risk or high-risk myelofibrosis. The primary end point was the proportion of subjects achieving a ≥35% reduction in spleen volume from baseline to week 24 as measured by CT or MRI.^10,11

^¶COMFORT-II (COntrolled MyeloFibrosis study with ORal JAK inhibitor Treatment-II) was a randomized, open-label phase 3 study with 219 patients with intermediate-2–risk or high-risk myelofibrosis. The primary end point was the proportion of patients achieving a ≥35% reduction in spleen volume from baseline at week 48 as measured by CT or MRI.^10,12

^#14% increase in risk of death for each additional 5 dL of spleen volume at baseline (hazard ratio, 1.14; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-1.21).⁹

^**Data were available for 768 patients, 681 of whom had palpable spleen.³

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Risk Factors and Splenomegaly in Myelofibrosis (MF)

Hematologist-oncologist Dr Gary Grad discusses how risk factors contribute to risk level in MF and how risk level can impact survival. Dr Grad also reviews splenomegaly as a sign of disease progression in patients with MF and some of the clinical issues associated with an enlarged spleen.

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References

Barbui T, Barosi G, Birgegard G, et al. Philadelphia-negative classical myeloproliferative neoplasms: critical concepts and management recommendations from European LeukemiaNet. J Clin Oncol. 2011;29(6):761-770.
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER^*Stat Database: Incidence - SEER 18 Regs Research Data + Hurricane Katrina Impacted Louisiana Cases, November 2015 Submission (1973-2013 varying) - Linked To County Attributes - Total U.S., 1969-2014 Counties. Accessed January 4, 2017.
Cervantes F, Dupriez B, Pereira A, et al. New prognostic scoring system for primary myelofibrosis based on a study of the International Working Group for Myelofibrosis Research and Treatment. Blood. 2009;113(13):2895-2901.
Gangat N, Caramazza D, Vaidya R, et al. DIPSS plus: a refined Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System for primary myelofibrosis that incorporates prognostic information from karyotype, platelet count, and transfusion status. J Clin Oncol. 2011;29(4):392-397.
Passamonti F, Cervantes F, Vannucchi AM, et al. A dynamic prognostic model to predict survival in primary myelofibrosis: a study by the IWG-MRT (International Working Group for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Research and Treatment). Blood. 2010;115(9):1703-1708.
Tefferi A, Cervantes F, Mesa R, et al. Revised response criteria for myelofibrosis: International Working Group-Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Research and Treatment (IWG-MRT) and European LeukemiaNet (ELN) consensus report. Blood. 2013;122(8):1395-1398.
Mesa RA. How I treat symptomatic splenomegaly in patients with myelofibrosis. Blood. 2009;113(22):5394-5400.
Scherber RM, Geyer HL, Mesa RA. Quality of life in MPN comes of age as a therapeutic target. Curr Hematol Malig Rep. 2014;9(4):324-330.
Vannucchi AM, Kantarjian HM, Kiladjian JJ, et al; on behalf of the COMFORT Investigators. A pooled analysis of overall survival in COMFORT-I and COMFORT-II, 2 randomized phase III trials of ruxolitinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis. Haematologica. 2015;100(9):1139-1145.
Jakafi Prescribing Information. Wilmington, DE: Incyte Corporation.
Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Gotlib J, et al. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ruxolitinib for myelofibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2012;366(9):799-807.
Harrison C, Kiladjian J-J, Al-Ali HK, et al. JAK inhibition with ruxolitinib versus best available therapy for myelofibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2012;366(9):787-798.

Intervene at Diagnosis

Your patients may have higher risk disease than you realize

MF, similar to other malignancies, is a serious disease that may require active management at diagnosis.1

In MF, the presence of any of the following risk factors* indicates that a patient is already intermediate risk3,4:

Which risk factors‡ does your patient have?

Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System Plus4

Actively manage your patients by intervening at diagnosis.

New or increasing splenomegaly is considered to be a marker of disease progression in myelofibrosis.6

Video

Intervene at
Diagnosis

MF, similar to other malignancies, is a serious disease that may require active management at diagnosis.¹

In MF, the presence of any of the following risk factors* indicates that a patient is already intermediate risk^3,4:

Which risk factors^‡ does your patient have?

Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System Plus⁴

New or increasing splenomegaly is considered to be a marker of disease progression in myelofibrosis.⁶