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New Experimental Drug, Rusfertide, Could Be Big Advance Against Rare Blood Cancer
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Polycythemia vera is a rare form of blood cancer with few good treatment options, but that may soon change based on the results of a new clinical trial. An injected...
Rusfertide Treatment Beneficial for Patients With Polycythemia Vera
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – For patients with polycythemia vera, rusfertide treatment reduces the use of phlebotomy and maintains hematocrit of less than 45 percent, according to a study published in...
FDA Approves Besremi (ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft) for the Treatment of Adults With Polycythemia Vera
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE) November 12, 2021 --PharmaEssentia Corporation (TPEx: 6446), a global biopharmaceutical innovator based in Taiwan leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific...
FDA Approves Jakafi (ruxolitinib) for Polycythemia Vera
December 4, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Jakafi (ruxolitinib) to treat patients with polycythemia vera, a chronic type of bone marrow disease. Jakafi is...