Pacritinib persist 2 45 months. S. To the Editor In the phase 3 PERSIST-2 study reported by Mascarenhas et al, 1 a Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) inhibitor, pacritinib, was more effective than best available therapy (BAT), including a JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, ruxolitinib, for reducing the size of the spleen and subjective symptoms in patients with myelofibrosis who had intermediate- or high-risk disease and moderate to severe Jun 16, 2022 · For pacritinib to BAT comparisons overall, it is important to note that the time at risk varied greatly between treatment arms in PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 due to crossover to pacritinib; AEs with pacritinib were recorded throughout treatment, whereas in the BAT arm, AEs were recorded until crossover, leading to shorter treatment durations Mar 1, 2022 · PERSIST-1 looked at 327 patients with myelofibrosis who either received pacritinib or the best available therapy. Methods: This analysis included PERSIST-2 patients with platelet count ≤100×10 9 /L randomized to PAC 200mg BID, PAC 400mg QD, or best available therapy BAT Two analyses from the PERSIST-1 trial presented at this year's ASCO Annual Meeting provide new data about the safety and efficacy of pacritinib for myelofibrosis: one featuring 60-week follow-up data from the PERSIST-1 study1 and the other examining pacritinib in a subset of patients with thrombocytopenia. 2 Results Pacritinib (PAC) vs best available therapy (BAT) in myelofibrosis (MF): 60 week follow-up of the phase III PERSIST-1 trial. After a full clinical hold Dec 2, 2016 · PAC BID maintained this survival advantage vs BAT across nearly all demographic and MF-associated risk factors and population PK analyses showed that the steady-state plasma levels achieved with BID were higher than with QD, however the Cmax levels were lower. 0, excluding tiredness) vs best available therapy (BAT) in PERSIST-2 Aug 8, 2023 · Background: Pacritinib is a JAK1-sparing inhibitor of JAK2/IRAK1/ACVR1 that demonstrated symptom benefit measured by TSS (v2. The most common treatment-emergent AEs associated with pacritinib were gastrointestinal (diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting) and hematologic (anemia and thrombocytopenia). This effect may be the result of enhanced erythropoiesis via IRAK1 inhibition by pacritinib. May 1, 2018 · Design, setting, and participants: For this phase 3 randomized international multicenter study-the PERSIST-2 study-of pacritinib vs BAT, 311 patients with myelofibrosis and platelet count 100 × 109/L or less were recruited for analysis. Pacritinib is a JAK2 / IRAK1 inhibitor in development for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis (MF). Retrospective analysis of anemia benefit of pacritinib from the PERSIST-2 trial. Nov 13, 2024 · PERSIST-2 was a randomized phase 3 study that evaluated pacritinib vs BAT in patients with myelofibrosis and thrombocytopenia. 6% [41 patients]). 3 y Unlike the studies in which JAK1/2 inhibitors were approved, which relied on a modiied total symptom score (mTSS) that excluded “tiredness,” PERSIST-2 included tiredness as part of the TSS. In the PERSIST-1 trial, patients with MF irrespective of baseline platelet count and without prior JAK inhibitor Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in the breastfed child, advise patients that breastfeeding is not recommended during treatment with VONJO, and for 2 weeks after the last dose. “CTI is continuing to engage collaboratively and constructively with the FDA during review of our [new drug application]. 1,2 Unlike the JAK inhibitors that are currently approved in the United States for myelofibrosis (ruxolitinib and fedratinib Aug 23, 2022 · Subsequent, diligent review of the PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 studies did not confirm an excess of severe bleeding or cardiac events on the PAC arm. 3 • JAK2 inhibitors can reduce spleen volume, which is considered a surrogate for Jul 23, 2015 · At the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Ruben A. Authors : Ruben A. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CTI BioPharma Corp. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of pacritinib versus best available therapy in patients with myelofibrosis irrespective of baseline cytopenias. The percentage of patients in PERSIST-2 with TSS response was 25% for the pooled pacritinib Feb 13, 2016 · In the open-label PERSIST-2 trial, patients with myelofibrosis and platelet counts ≤100,000/μL were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to pacritinib or best available therapy, which could include Oct 16, 2024 · The PERSIST-2 trial showed pacritinib's efficacy and tolerability compared to best available therapy, including ruxolitinib. La aprobación se basa en los resultados de eficacia del estudio pivotal de fase III, PERSIST-2, que evaluó pacritinib en pacientes con mielofibrosis. the phase 3 PERSIST-2 study. 9 /L: increase to >20 x 10. Oct 8, 2024 · The only 12 approved JAKi for MF patients with platelets <50x10 9 /L is pacritinib (Table 1, Figure 1). (CTI BioPharma) (NASDAQ and MTA: CTIC) today announced data from PERSIST-2, a randomized Phase 3 clinical trial comparing pacritinib with Jun 4, 2022 · “Importantly, the aim of this analysis is to describe the safety profile of pacritinib 200 mg orally, including time on treatment. Efficacy endpoints were assessed at week 24 and included the percentage of patients achieving ≥35% spleen volume response (SVR), the percentage achieving ≥50% reduction in the modified Total Symptom Score (TSS) v2. Mar 27, 2017 · Consistency of pacritinib in patients with MF: pooled analysis from PERSIST-1 & PERSIST-2 Prithviraj Bose • 4 Jun 2023 Dec 9, 2022 · In light of this observation, the PERSIST-2 trial focused specifically on patients with platelet counts lower than 100 × 10 9 /L. Nov 29, 2023 · Pacritinib (Vonjo), a JAK2/IRAK1 inhibitor, demonstrated anemia benefits among patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis (MF), according to an analysis of the phase 3 PERSIST-2 study (NCT02055781). With pacritinib, spleen volume reductions of ≥ 35% were observed in all JAK2V617F allele burden quartiles, as well as in JAK2V617F– disease. To account for longer treatment durations on the pacritinib arms compared to best available therapy (BAT), we present a risk‐adjusted safety analysis of event rates Aug 8, 2022 · Introduction. Patients will be randomized to receive 200 mg Mar 4, 2014 · We are pleased to have the PERSIST-2 trial underway to evaluate the ability of pacritinib to address this issue. Mesa, MD, of Mayo Clinic, Arizona, TX, discusses the ongoing PERSIST-2 tria Nov 21, 2016 · Results of the PERSIST-2 Phase 3 Study of Pacritinib (PAC) Versus Best Available Therapy (BAT), Including Ruxolitinib (RUX), in Patients with Myelofibrosis (MF) and Platelet Counts Less Than Center for MPNs at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and principal investigator for the PERSIST-2 Phase 3 clinical trial of pacritinib. • Pacritinib (PAC) is a JAK1-sparing inhibitor of JAK2/IRAK1/ACVR1. Additionally, 14 of the 19 HI-P Mar 15, 2024 · An expert on myelofibrosis discusses clinical studies investigating pacritinib, including data from the latest survival analysis of the PERSIST-2 clinical trial. Five hundred thirty-six patients were included. 2 As we reported earlier, the U. In two updated analyses from the phase III PERSIST-1 study presented at the 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting, authors presented new data about the safety and efficacy of pacritinib for myelofibrosis (MF): one featuring 60-week follow-up data from the PERSIST-1 study1 and the other examining pacritinib in a subset of patients with thrombocytopenia. Gerds,3 Brady Stein,4 Vikas Jan 7, 2021 · PERSIST-2 showed that two dosing regimens of pacritinib (BID and QD) both led to greater spleen volume reduction (SVR) than BAT (which included ruxolitinib) for myelofibrosis patients with platelet counts of less than 100,000/μL. Pacritinib offers a promising treatment alternative for patients ineligible for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The development of the JAK2/FLT3 inhibitor pacritinib has been marked by ups and downs. 1 Compared with momelotinib (Ojjaara), a 4-fold higher potency and longer exposure time for A receptor, type 1 (ACVR1) inhibition in vitro was seen with Oct 1, 2022 · We conducted a retrospective analysis of the phase 3 PERSIST-2 trial to assess PAC's impact on anemia and performed in vitro analysis to explore PAC inhibition of ACVR1 (ALK2). Pacritinib, which inhibits both JAK2 and FLT3, induced spleen responses with limited myelosuppression in phase 1/2 trials. , no active treatment). PAC203 is a randomized Phase 2 dose-finding study in patients with MF who were intolerant of or failed to benefit from ruxolitinib. BAT included any available physician-selected treatment, including “watch and wait” (i. Methods: This analysis includes PERSIST-2 patients who were alive and on study at the start of the 12-week SVR window (study week 10) on PAC 200 mg BID or BAT. 20 Briefly, the study enrolled patients with MF and platelet counts of ≤100 × 10 9 /L, randomizing patients to pacritinib 200 mg BID (US Food and Drug Administration–approved dose), pacritinib 400 mg once daily, or BAT. Patients in this study were randomized to pacritinib 400 mg daily, 200 mg twice daily, or best available therapy that could include a JAK inhibitor. 16 The phase 3 PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 trials established pacritinib as an effective therapy for patients with MF. In PERSIST-2, patients could have received a prior JAK inhibitor including ruxolitinib (Jakafi) and had a platelet count of 100,000/µL or May 31, 2023 · Here we present a retrospective landmark OS analysis of the relationship between SVR and OS on PERSIST-2. Oct 14, 2024 · Pacritinib, a JAK2/IRAK1/ACVR1 inhibitor, demonstrated improved SVR versus best available therapy (BAT [best available therapy]; including ruxolitinib) in patients with myelofibrosis and platelet counts ≤ 100 × 10 9 /L in the PERSIST-2 study. Moreover, 90 patients in the control Aug 23, 2022 · PERSIST-2 (NCT02055781), a global, multicenter, randomized, phase 3 trial, evaluated 2 different doses of PAC (200 mg twice daily or 400 mg daily) vs BAT (including ruxolitinib in 45%) in 311 patients with intermediate-1, intermediate-2, and high-risk MF and platelets ≤ 100 × 10 9 /L . Pacritinib (PAC) is a JAK1-sparing inhibitor of JAK2/IRAK1/ACVR1 that can be administered at full dose, yielding consistent efficacy Improvements in splenomegaly and symptom burden were observed with the 200 mg twice-daily dose in PERSIST-2, including those with platelet counts <50,000 mm. 2 Patients enrolled to Mar 1, 2022 · The PERSIST-2 study, which assessed the use of pacritinib compared with best available therapy in patients with myelofibrosis and thrombocytopenia, enrolled 311 patients. Forty-two patients were assessed in the BAT arm from PERSIST-2. 0 excluding tiredness) reduction at various thresholds (≥50%, ≥20%, ≥10%, >0%) and transfusion Nov 5, 2021 · A pooled analysis data set was developed based on individual patient-level data from the fedratinib 400-mg arms of the JAKARTA and JAKARTA-2 trials including patients with platelets < 100 × 10 9 /L. Patients in PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 with baseline platelet counts <50×10 9 /L were included in the analysis. Subgroup analyses may indicate specific populations with hyperinflammation that could benefit from pacritinib Nov 28, 2023 · Methods: Patients randomized to pacritinib 200 mg BID and to BAT on PERSIST-2 were included if they were alive and on study at the start of the week 12 efficacy assessment period. Mar 9, 2018 · SEATTLE, March 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CTI BioPharma Corp. Mean change in platelet count from baseline over time on pacritinib 200 mg BID among HI-P responders vs non-responders, PERSIST-2 & PAC203. For this analysis, comparisons were made between Nov 5, 2021 · Background. SVR 35% was achieved in significantly more patients treated with pacritinib as compared with BAT, particularly in patients with a platelet count of <50 × 10 9 /L . Randomization was stratified by baseline platelet count. 0 excluding tiredness) reduction at various thresholds (≥50%, ≥20%, ≥10%, >0%) and transfusion Methods: Patients randomized to pacritinib 200 mg BID and to BAT on PERSIST-2 were included if they were alive and on study at the start of the week 12 efficacy assessment period. 47 In PERSIST Jul 7, 2023 · Pacritinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) 2/interleukin-1 receptor–associated kinase 1 (IRAK1)/ activin receptor type-1 (ACVR1) inhibitor that does not inhibit JAK1. Oct 13, 2020 · In the PERSIST-1 trial, 327 participants were randomized in a 2:1 fashion to receive either pacritinib at a daily dose of 400 mg or physician’s choice of best available therapy, with the Aug 29, 2016 · PERSIST-1 was a randomized (2:1), controlled, open-label, multinational Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of pacritinib compared to BAT, excluding JAK2 inhibitors, which included a Mar 1, 2022 · Pacritinib previously demonstrated efficacy in the phase 3 PERSIST-1 (NCT01773187) and PERSIST-2 (NCT02055781) trials, as well as findings from the phase 2 PAC203 trial. Methods: This analysis included PERSIST-2 patients with platelet count ≤100×10 9 /L randomized to PAC 200mg BID, PAC 400mg QD, or best available therapy BAT Jan 12, 2023 · In May 2018, the patient was enrolled in a dose-finding study 15 of the JAK2/IRAK1/ACVR1 inhibitor pacritinib. " PERSIST-2 is a randomized, open-label, multi-center clinical trial evaluating Pacritinib is a relatively non myelosuppressive JAK2/IRAK1/FLT3 inhibitor (Figure 1) that was assessed in MF patients in 2 phase 3 clinical trials, PERSIST-1 47 and PERSIST-2. 9 /L in the PERSIST-2 study. 1,2 Pacritinib received accelerated approval in the US in February 2022 for the treatment of adults with intermediate- or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF) with a platelet count <50×10 9 /L. 2 The most frequently used Jul 7, 2022 · Statistical analysis. Mar 3, 2014 · We are pleased to have the PERSIST-2 trial underway to evaluate the ability of pacritinib to address this issue. This approval is based on data from the PERSIST-2 study, as well as the other studies conducted with pacritinib, clearly demonstrating activity for pacritinib in terms of spleen response. Concern over high-grade cardiac and hemorrhagic events in the PERSIST studies led to implementation of the PAC203 trial, a dose-finding study of pacritinib in patients for whom ruxolitinib had failed (NCT03165734), which evaluated the efficacy of the 200 mg BID dose assessed in PERSIST-2 study, as well as lower pacritinib doses (100 mg QD and Dec 3, 2020 · Pacritinib is a JAK2 inhibitor that also has activity against interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1). Mar 1, 2022 · The accelerated approval is based on efficacy results from the pivotal Phase 3 PERSIST-2 study of VONJO in patients with Pacritinib exhibits inhibitory activity against additional cellular Sep 29, 2023 · The PERSIST-2 (NCT02055781) study design has been previously described. May 14, 2022 · The benefit of pacritinib over BAT for spleen volume reduction was demonstrated to be independent of JAK2V617F allele burden in a post hoc analysis of data from PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 . Los pacientes fueron aleatorizados 1:1:1 para recibir pacritinib 200 mg 2 veces al día, pacritinib 400 mg una vez al día o la mejor terapia disponible. Background: Pacritinib (PAC) is a novel JAK2/IRAK1 inhibitor approved for patients with myelofibrosis (MF) and platelets <50×109/L. Safety concerns pertaining to cardiovascular events and bleeding that arose in an early analysis of PERSIST-2 were likely related to the advanced disease state enrolled rather than clear Jul 22, 2015 · At the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Ruben A. HI-P was defined per International Working Group criteria. 1 As such, PAC holds the distinction of being the Jun 14, 2023 · Dr Pemmaraju on the PERSIST-2 Trial in Myelofibrosis. PERSIST-2 looked at patients with platelets of 100,000/µL or less. The separate phase 3 PERSIST-2 study 23 of pacritinib (400 mg once daily or 200 mg twice daily) versus BAT, including ruxolitinib, in patients with myelofibrosis and baseline thrombocytopenia (≤100 000 platelets per μL) has also shown that pacritinib was significantly more effective than BAT for SVR with an improved benefit–risk profile Apr 19, 2024 · JOHN MASCARENHAS, MD: This was the more interesting of the 2 PERSIST studies. 6 g/dL. 4 CONTRAINDICATIONS VONJO is contraindicated in patients concomitantly using strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers is no longer in development. For this analysis, comparisons were made between Apr 20, 2022 · John Mascarenhas, MD, describes his personal experience with using pacritinib to treat patients with myelofibrosis and reviews the study design and outcomes for both the PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 trials. Pacritinib, a JAK2/IRAK1/ACVR1 inhibitor, demonstrated improved SVR versus best available therapy (BAT [best available therapy]; including ruxolitinib) in patients with myelofibrosis and platelet counts ≤ 100 × 109/L in the PERSIST-2 study. Thirty-four percent of patients were red ≤100×109/L in the PERSIST-2 study, in which PAC demonstrated a significant SVR benefit BAT (including RUX). Nov 5, 2021 · PERSIST-2 randomized patients 1:1:1 to pacritinib 200mg BID, pacritinib 400mg daily, or BAT (including ruxolitinib). Change in platelets over time, PERSIST-2 & PAC203, PAC 200 mg BID. 2,3 These active-controlled trials are the focus of this monograph review. The recommended dosage of pacritinib is 200 mg admin- We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. VONJO® (pacritinib) is the first and only treatment specifically for adults with myelofibrosis and thrombocytopenia, indicated for patients with platelet counts <50 x 10 9 /L, and studied in patients with platelet counts ≤100 x 10 9 /L. 1, 2 Pacritinib received accelerated approval in the US in February 2022 for the treatment of adults with intermediate- or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF) with a platelet count <50×10 9 /L. 0 excluding tiredness) reduction at various thresholds (≥50%, ≥20%, ≥10%, >0%) and transfusion Feb 8, 2024 · In the data from PERSIST-2, they saw similar spleen volume reductions with 200 mg and 400 mg [once daily]. Infertility: Pacritinib reduced male mating and fertility indices in BALB/c mice. Pacritinib is available as 100 mg capsules for oral use [6 ]. • Two phase 3 randomized clinical trials (RCTs), PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2, compared pacritinib with best available therapy (BAT) in the treatment of patients with intermediate- or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis with thrombocytopenia. Methods: This analysis includes PERSIST-2 patients in the study at the start of the 12-week SVR Dec 2, 2016 · Pacritinib, a JAK2 and FLT3 inhibitor, has also been studied in randomized phase 3 studies (PERSIST-1 and −2), but accrual of PERSIST-2 was impeded by a FDA suspension because of concerns of Mar 17, 2022 · Prior clinical activity was demonstrated with pacritinib in the phase 3 PERSIST-1 trial (NCT01773187) and PERSIST-2 trial (NCT02055781). We conducted a retrospective analysis of the phase 3 PERSIST-2 trial to assess PAC's impact on anemia and performed in vitro analysis to explore PAC inhibition of ACVR1 (ALK2). Presented at: the 2022 SOHO Annual Meeting; September 28-October 1, 2022; Houston, TX. Incidence of cardiac events of any grade and those grade ≥3 were lower in the pooled pacritinib group Apr 28, 2020 · In the PERSIST-1 trial, 327 patients were randomized 2:1 to receive 400 mg pacritinib daily versus physician’s choice of best available therapy, excluding ruxolitinib. Nov 2, 2023 · Rates of PLT improvement were also analyzed on the best available therapy (BAT) arm of the PERSIST-2 study over the treatment period (end of study treatment). Here we present vs a retrospective analysis of the relationship between SVR and OS in patients with cytopenic MF. Retrospective analyses have demonstrated an association between SVR and improved overall survival (OS) among patients treated with ruxolitinib PERSIST-2 randomized patients 1:1:1 to receive pacritinib 400 mg daily, pacritinib 200 mg BID, or BAT. Though these results are based on a small sample size, they contrast with recent data suggesting no correlation between BMF reduction and TI-R on the JAK1/2 inhibitors momelotinib and ruxolitinib ( Oh ST, et al. May 17, 2022 · In the PERSIST-2 study, the patients in this study were patients who could have been exposed to a JAK inhibitor—either 1 or 2 JAK inhibitors—previously. Methods: This analysis included PERSIST-2 patients with platelet count ≤100×10 9 /L randomized to PAC 200mg BID, PAC 400mg QD, or best available therapy BAT. 2 In February 2016, the U. 2 Notably, prior findings from the study supported the February 2022 Nov 5, 2021 · The incidence of serious and grade ≥3 bleeding AE was lower with pacritinib 200 mg BID in PAC203 than those reported with pacritinib 200 mg BID or BAT in PERSIST-2, likely attributable to the additional safety measures in PAC203 (Table 2). May 7, 2024 · They pooled treated patients from the PERSIST-2 trial and PAC 203 dose-finding study [NCT03165734] compared with the BAT- and ruxolitinib-treated patients. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the phase 3 PERSIST-2 trial to assess PAC's impact on anemia and performed in vitro analysis to explore PAC inhibition of ACVR1 Nov 28, 2023 · Background: Pacritinib is a JAK1-sparing inhibitor of JAK2/IRAK1/ACVR1 that demonstrated symptom benefit measured by TSS (v2. Oct 1, 2022 · Keywords: MPN, myelofibrosis, anemia, transfusion independence, ACVR1, pacritinib MPN-145 Retrospective Analysis of Anemia Benefit of Pacritinib From the PERSIST-2 Trial Stephen Oh MD, PhD1, Ruben Mesa MD2, Claire Harrison MD, FRCP, FRCPath3, Prithviraj Bose MD4, Aaron Gerds MD5, Vikas Gupta MD6, Ashwin Swami MD7, Shanthakumar Tyavanagimatt Aug 16, 2016 · Pacritinib, potent inhibitor of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), JAK2V617F, and fms-like receptor tyrosine kinase 3, is in Phase III development in myelofibrosis. 6 g/dL, and 34% required red blood cell transfusion at baseline (Table 1). Food Nov 23, 2021 · Results: A total of 71 patients were analyzed as the pooled pacritinib 200 mg BID group (n=47 in PERSIST-2; n=24 in PAC203) and 42 patients in the BAT group. Additionally, 14 of the 19 HI-P The PERSIST-2 (NCT02055781) study design has been previously described. 9 Looking specifically at the patients with a platelet count of less than 100,000/μL, the response rate was 29% in the pacritinib arm compared with only 3% in the BAT arm, which Pacritinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) 2/interleukin-1 receptor–associated kinase 1 (IRAK1)/ activin receptor type-1 (ACVR1) inhibitor that does not inhibit JAK1. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in the breastfed child, advise patients that breastfeeding is not recommended during treatment with VONJO, and for 2 weeks after the last dose. Mesa , Miklos Egyed , Anita Szoke , Aleksandr Suvorov , Andrew Perkins , Jiri Mayer , Peter Ganly , … “Pacritinib 100 mg” and opaque gray body printed with “C78837”. PERSIST-2 was a patient population that was more advanced and had platelets under 100,000. If thrombocytopenic MF is limiting your ability to use full-dose therapy, it’s time for VONJO 1,2. During PERSIST-2, 10 (9%), 15 (14%), and 15 (14%) patients died on twice-daily pacritinib, once-daily pacritinib, and BAT, respectively. Nov 2, 2023 · Methods: Patients randomized to pacritinib 200 mg BID and to BAT on PERSIST-2 were included if they were alive and on study at the start of the week 12 efficacy assessment period. Among type 1 inhibitors, pacritinib shows a lack of myelosuppression at doses that both inhibit JAK2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 pathway and demonstrate clinical efficacy. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of pacritinib leading to this first approval for myelofibrosis. The modified TSS score was calculated as the sum of individual symptom scores for early satiety, abdominal discomfort, rib pain, night sweats, itching, and bone pain ('tiredness' and 'inactivity' were not included), and response Sep 20, 2021 · Aaron Gerds, MD, MS: The 2 randomized phase 3 trials of PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 trials were focusing on looking at pacritinib in patients with myelofibrosis. The side effects that occurred were common but controllable. In PERSIST-1, pacritinib was evaluated against BAT (excluding ruxolitinib) in JAKi-naïve patients with MF, and there was no lower limit Feb 8, 2023 · This drug is currently FDA approved for patients with myelofibrosis for initial treatment with platelet count less than 50,000. 1 As such, PAC holds the distinction of being the only drug Whether this association occurs in patients with thrombocytopenia is unclear. 9 Aug 23, 2022 · Pacritinib (PAC), a selective JAK2, fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3), interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1) inhibitor, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 28 February 2022 for the treatment of adult patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF) and platelets ≤ 50 × 10 9 /L. Prior JAK2 inhibitor use was allowed. Latestage clinical studies of pacritinib Oct 10, 2023 · In patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis, treatment with the JAK2/IRAK1 inhibitor pacritinib was associated with anemia benefit in the phase 3 PERSIST-2 study. " PERSIST-2 is a randomized, open-label, multi-center clinical trial evaluating pacritinib in patients with myelofibrosis (a myeloproliferative neoplasm and chronic bone marrow disorder) whose platelet counts are less than or equal to Nov 13, 2019 · Background: Pacritinib (PAC), an oral JAK2/IRAK 1 inhibitor, has demonstrated clinical benefit in myelofibrosis (MF) patients in two prior Phase 3 studies (PERSIST-1, PERSIST-2). 013]. The efficacy of VONJO in the treatment of patients with intermediate or high-risk primary or secondary (post-polycythemia vera or post-essential thrombocythemia) MF was established in the PERSIST-2 trial. Previous publications have characterized PAC's unique advantage of reduced myelosuppression. Latestage clinical studies of pacritinib We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 90,91 Pacritinib was evaluated in the two phase 3 PERSIST studies (Table 2 and Supplemental Table 1). 3. 3 years. 3 At least numerically, there was less incidence of malignancy, nonmelanoma skin cancer, viral infections, and shingles with pacritinib, but fungal infections [occurred at] the same rate Sep 1, 2024 · Pacritinib has shown some activity in murine CMML models. 4: - Baseline PLT <20 x 10. Food and Drug Nov 14, 2024 · PERSIST-2. Spleen volume was assessed radiographically (MRI or CT). The results from PERSIST-1 indicated that pacritinib therapy was well Jun 2, 2022 · Methods: Pts treated with PAC 200 mg BID on PERSIST-2 and PAC203, and those treated with BAT on PERSIST-2, were included. The phase 3 PERSIST-2 trial (NCT02055781) evaluated the JAK/FLT3 inhibitor pacritinib vs best available therapy (BAT) in patients with Dec 1, 2021 · The FDA had previously granted pacritinib priority review based on the results of the phase 3 PERSIST-2 (NCT02055781) and PERSIST-1 (NCT01773187) trials, as well as the phase 2 PAC203 clinical trial (NCT03165734). Mesa, MD, of Mayo Clinic, Arizona, TX, discusses the ongoing PERSIST-2 trial, which is a multicentre, randomised phase 3 trial comparing the efficacy and safety of pacritinib versus best available therapy in patients with primary myelofibrosis, post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis, or post-essential Nov 2, 2023 · Conclusions: In cytopenic MF patients from PERSIST-2, TI-R on pacritinib was associated with BMF improvement. The impact of pacritinib on transfusion independence (TI) has not been previously described, nor has the mechanism by which pacritinib impro … Dec 14, 2021 · Investigators first set out to report the efficacy of the novel agent in PERSIST-2, the protocol of which was designed to evaluate the efficacy of 2 dosing regimens of pacritinib (400 mg once daily and 200 mg twice daily) vs best available therapy for patients with myelofibrosis and a platelet count of less than 100 x 109/L. Methods: Patients treated with pacritinib on the PERSIST-1 (NCT02055781) and PERSIST-2 (NCT01773187) trials were included. Progressing to PAC203 Jun 30, 2023 · The phase 3 PERSIST-2 trial, which led to the approval of pacritinib, differs from the PERSIST-1 trial (NCT01773187) because patients had not received prior JAK (Janus kinase) inhibitor in the first trial. Also, in the phase 2 dose-finding study PAC203, pacritinib was shown to be safe for patients with myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia at 200 mg twice daily (BID). Background: PAC is an oral kinase inhibitor with specificity for JAK2, FLT3, IRAK1, and CSF1R that has demonstrated significant and Figure 2. 1,2. “These patients represent up to 30 percent of all myelofibrosis patients and an unmet medical need. 1 So, the cytopenic patient with MF could have been given a Janus kinase [JAK] inhibitor before being enrolled, and half did in this studybut these are patients that were hard to treat, which was For this phase 3 randomized international multicenter study—the PERSIST-2 study—of pacritinib vs BAT, 311 patients with myelofibrosis and platelet count 100 × 10 9 /L or less were recruited for analysis. As imaging for spleen volume as - sessment occurred within a±2-week window around Week 12, The phase 3, PERSIST-2 evaluated pacritinib versus BAT, which could include ruxolitinib, in patients with a baseline platelet count of <100 × 10 9 /L. 0 excluding tiredness) reduction at various thresholds (≥50%, ≥20%, ≥10%, >0%) and transfusion PERSIST-2 randomized patients 1:1:1 to receive pacritinib 400 mg daily, pacritinib 200 mg BID, or BAT. Oct 3, 2022 · Oh S, Mesa R, Harrison C, et al. 28 PERSIST-2 included both Jak inhibitor–naive and previously treated patients (48% had received prior ruxolitinib) and randomized patients to 2 doses of pacritinib (400 mg/d or 200 mg twice daily) or BAT Rates of PLT improvement were also analyzed on the best available therapy (BAT) arm of the PERSIST-2 study over the treatment period (end of study treatment). NEWS All News FDA Briefs Oncology Icons Special Reports The Targeted Pulse Voices from the Field We conducted a retrospective analysis of the phase 3 PERSIST-2 trial to assess PAC's impact on anemia and performed in vitro analysis to explore PAC inhibition of ACVR1 (ALK2). In addition to having severe thrombocytopenia, patients in the pooled pacritinib group had significant anemia, with median hemoglobin 8. Nov 2, 2023 · Methods: Patients randomized to pacritinib 200mgBID and to BAT on PERSIST-2 were included if they were alive and on study at the start of the week 12 ef cacy assessment period. Pacritinib may impair male fertility in humans. Data from the PERSIST-2 prospective randomized, controlled trial is encouraging because we Dec 14, 2021 · Investigators first set out to report the efficacy of the novel agent in PERSIST-2, the protocol of which was designed to evaluate the efficacy of 2 dosing regimens of pacritinib (400 mg once Mar 9, 2015 · PERSIST-2 is a randomized (2:1), open-label multinational Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating pacritinib compared to BAT, including the approved JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor dosed according to product label for patients with myelofibrosis whose platelet counts are less than or equal to 100,000 per microliter. 2 By week 24 of the study, researchers found that 19% of patients in the pacritinibarm achieved the primary endpoint of spleen reduction size by 35% or more, compared to 5% in the control group. 0, excluding tiredness) vs best available therapy (BAT) in PERSIST-2 Dec 6, 2016 · SEATTLE, Dec. (CTI BioPharma) (NASDAQ: CTIC) today announced that results from the Phase 3 PERSIST-2 clinical trial of pacritinib (an investigational Jun 2, 2021 · “In patients with myelofibrosis and thrombocytopenia, including those with prior anti-JAK therapy, pacritinib twice daily was more effective than BAT, including ruxolitinib [Jakafi], for reducing splenomegaly and symptoms,” wrote the investigators of the PERSIST-2 study. The accelerated approval was based on results from the randomized, active-controlled, phase III PERSIST-2 trial, in which spleen volume reduction was demonstrated in pacritinib recipients. Overall, the median platelet count was 30 x 10 9 /L and the median hemoglobin count was 8. Interventions Nov 15, 2022 · For example, patients treated with the newly approved JAK2/IRAK1 inhibitor pacritinib were more likely to achieve clinical improvement in hemoglobin compared to best available therapy (BAT) in the Phase 3 PERSIST-2 study. Oct 20, 2022 · The safety profile of the novel oral JAK2/IRAK1 inhibitor pacritinib in patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis was described in the Phase 2 PAC203 and Phase 3 PERSIST-2 studies. Patients on study at the start of the 12-week SVR window on pacritinib 200 mg twice daily or BAT Dec 2, 2016 · The PERSIST-2 study was a randomized, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial of PAC 200 mg BID and PAC 400 mg QD vs BAT (including JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor ruxolitinib [RUX]) in pts with 1 0 or 2 0 MF whose platelet counts were ≤100,000/µL, a recognized adverse prognostic variable. Continued approval is conditional upon an ongoing trial (PACIFICA) being completed to confirm the clinical benet of this spleen volume reduction [5 ]. Feb 8, 2016 · There also was excess mortality in pacritinib-treated patients compared with the control arm in the PERSIST-1 trial after crossover to the pacritinib arm. Additionally, the dose finding PAC203 study endorsed the safety and efficacy of 200 mg twice daily, leading to the approval of PAC for the treatment of patients with MF with platelets ≤ 50 × 109/L. 8 That’s why 200 mg twice a day is the FDA-approved dose. ” A total of 160 patients given pacritinib were included in the analysis (n = 106 from PERSIST and n = 54 from PAC203). Additionally, 14 of the 19 HI-P patients had sustained platelet improvement over ≥12 weeks). Jul 17, 2024 · Some 24% of patients treated with pacritinib in PERSIST-2 achieved transfusion independence [vs 5% with BAT; P = . e. To account for longer treatment durations on the pacritinib arms compared to best available therapy (BAT), we present a ris … Dec 14, 2021 · Seventy-one patients were analyzed as part of the pooled pacritinib group at the 200-mg twice-daily dose; 47 from PERSIST-2 and 24 from PAC203. Here we retrospectively analyze clinical outcomes of myelofibrosis patients with vs without monocytosis treated with pacritinib across 2 phase 3 studies. reduction in pacritinib recipients in PERSIST-2 (Sect. Pacritinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) 2/interleukin-1 receptor–associated kinase 1 (IRAK1)/ activin receptor type-1 (ACVR1) inhibitor that does not inhibit JAK1. It speaks to the fact that the erythropoietin-stimulating agents don’t work that well for our patients, as is evidenced in PERSIST-2. 0, 19 and the percentage reporting symptoms as Oct 1, 2022 · Request PDF | MPN-145 Retrospective Analysis of Anemia Benefit of Pacritinib From the PERSIST-2 Trial | Background: Pacritinib (PAC) is a novel JAK2/IRAK1 inhibitor approved for patients with The safety profile of the novel oral JAK2/IRAK1 inhibitor pacritinib in patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis was described in the Phase 2 PAC203 and Phase 3 PERSIST‐2 studies. Patients randomized to pacritinib 200mg BID and to BAT on PERSIST-2 were included in this analysis if they were alive and on study at the start of the Week 12 efficacy assessment period. 2. Pacritinib (PAC), a selective JAK2, fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3), interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1) inhibitor, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 28 February 2022 for the treatment of adult patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF) and platelets ≤ 50 × 10 9 /L. Conclusions and Relevance The study did not meet its primary end point in patients with severe COVID-19. Published summary data from the pacritinib 200-mg arm of the PERSIST-2 trial served as the comparator. Dec 16, 2021 · The median total daily dose of pacritinib remained 400 mg at Weeks 12 and 24, whereas patients in PERSIST-2 who received ruxolitinib as BAT were prescribed a median post-titration dose of 10 mg twice daily and were on this treatment for a median duration of 3. Blood 2022;140 (Supp 1 Nov 2, 2023 · Results: Of 117 patients randomized to pacritinib (75 from PERSIST-2, 42 from PAC203), 16% (n=19) experienced HI-P on study (as defined in methods). . Those who enrolled were randomized into 1 of 3 treatment regimens, including pacritinib once daily (n = 104), pacritinib twice daily (n = 107), or a best alternative treatment Nov 24, 2020 · Pacritinib is a novel inhibitor of JAK2, interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1), FLT3, and CSF-1R that has demonstrated clinical benefit in patients with myelofibrosis compared with best available therapy in PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 phase 3 studies. In the phase III PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 trials, the drug demonstrated significant and durable splenic response and symptom control for patients with myelofibrosis (MF), compared with best available therapy (BAT). Although these were randomized Benefi t of Pacritinib From the PERSIST-2 Trial Stephen Oh MD, PhD1, Ruben Mesa MD2, Claire Harrison MD, FRCP, FRCPath3, Prithviraj Bose MD4, Aaron Gerds MD5, Vikas Gupta MD6, Ashwin Swami MD7, Shanthakumar Tyavanagimatt PhD 7, Sarah Buckley MD7, Karisse Roman-Torres MSPH7, Srdan Verstovsek MD 4 Dec 8, 2020 · In this post hoc analysis of the PERSIST-1 and -2 trials, patients with MF randomized to pacritinib or best available therapy (BAT) were stratified by JAK2V617F allele burden quartile for spleen response of ≥35% and improvement in total symptom score of ≥50%. Latestage clinical studies of pacritinib Spleen volume reduction (SVR) is a key endpoint in inhibitors of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor studies. Risk-adjusted AEs, representing event rate per 100 patient-years (pt-yrs), were calculated for overall and fatal AEs, bleeding AEs (determined by Standardized Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Query [SMQ Dec 5, 2022 · Rates of grade 3 or higher adverse events were lower with pacritinib than placebo (29. Ninety-eight were in the best available therapy cohort, including 44 on ruxolitinib. 16 In screening, there was bilateral lower extremity petechiae and massive splenomegaly palpable 25 cm below the costal margin. 3 The group who [received] BAT included patients who were on erythropoietics. 35 The primary objective was to compare the efficacy of Mar 2, 2022 · The approval was based on data that came from PERSIST-1, and those were patients who were JAK inhibitor naive that were randomized either to pacritinib or best available therapy, which excluded ruxolitinib and it was irrespective of platelet count. At this time, the DIPSS-Plus score showed high-risk disease with a median overall survival projected at 1. Results: Of 117 patients randomized to pacritinib (75 from PERSIST-2, 42 from PAC203), 16% (n=19) experienced HI-P on study (as defined in methods). Dec 2, 2016 · LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACTS SESSION | DECEMBER 02, 2016 Results of the Persist-2 Phase 3 Study of Pacritinib (PAC) Versus Best Available Therapy (BAT), Including Ruxolitinib (RUX), in Patients (pts) with Myelofibrosis (MF) and Platelet Counts <100,000/µl John Mascarenhas,1 Ronald Hoffman,1 Moshe Talpaz,2 Aaron T. Crossover from BAT was allowed after week 24 or for progression of splenomegaly. that demonstrated spleen volume response (SVR) benefit vs best available therapy (BAT; including ruxolitinib [RUX]) in MF patients with platelets ≤100×10. * Oct 14, 2024 · The pivotal PERSIST-2 study leading to the approval of pacritinib, which enrolled patients with platelet counts ≤ 100 × 10 9 /L and randomized them to pacritinib 200 mg twice daily (BID; the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved dose), pacritinib 400 mg daily, or best available therapy (BAT), which included ruxolitinib . 2% [28 patients] vs 40. 48 In PERSIST-1, JAK-inhibitor naïve patients with MF (regardless of baseline platelet count) were randomized to pacritinib or BAT (excluding ruxolitinib). PERSIST-2 (NCT02055781) will compare the efficacy and safety of two dosing schedules of oral pacritinib (200 mg twice daily or 400 mg qd) with BAT (including ruxolitinib) in patients with thrombocytopenia (only patients with platelet counts ≤ 100,000/μL are eligible) and PMF, post-PV MF, or post-ET MF. For this analysis, comparisons were made between Sep 29, 2023 · The PERSIST-2 (NCT02055781) study design has been previously described. Results: Of 117 patients randomized to pacritinib (75 from PERSIST-2, 42 from PAC203), 16% (n=19) experienced HI-P on study (as de ned in methods). Survival was assessed by Total Symptom Score (TSS; v2. The deaths in PERSIST-2 in pacritinib-treated patients include intracranial hemorrhage, cardiac failure, and cardiac arrest. Figure 1. In the PERSIST-1 trial, patients with MF irrespective of baseline platelet count and without prior JAK inhibitor Nov 5, 2024 · Background: The co-occurrence of thrombocytopenia and anemia (bicytopenia) in patients with myelofibrosis (MF) is a therapeutic challenge because of treatment-related myelosuppression from JAK1/2 inhibitors. Mar 20, 2017 · The separate phase 3 PERSIST-2 study 23 of pacritinib (400 mg once daily or 200 mg twice daily) versus BAT, including ruxolitinib, in patients with myelofibrosis and baseline thrombocytopenia (≤100 000 platelets per μL) has also shown that pacritinib was significantly more effective than BAT for SVR with an improved benefit–risk profile Dec 12, 2020 · Pacritinib is a JAK2 inhibitor that also has activity against interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1). 1) [5, 6]. 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