Novel Agent Active in Refractory Polycythemia Vera

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This video highlights results of a phase I study of idasanutlin (RG7388) in patients with refractory polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia.

In this video, John O. Mascarenhas, MD, of the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai in New York, highlights results of a phase I study of idasanutlin (RG7388) in patients with refractory polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia.

Mascarenhas presented results of the study (abstract 254) at the 2017 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, held December 9–12 in Atlanta.

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