When to refer patients with MPN to clinical trials: Part I - Patients with ET/PV

The MPN Hub was pleased to speak to Laura Michaelis, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, US and Anand Patel, University of Chicago, Chicago, US. We asked, When to refer patients with MPN to clinical trials: Part I — Patients with essential thrombocytopenia/polycythemia vera.

In this podcast, Michaelis and Patel discuss the factors which determine whether standard of care treatment or referral to a clinical trial is the most appropriate course of action. Patel begins by outlining drugs currently under clinical trial for essential thrombocytopenia and polycythemia vera.  Michaelis and Patel then consider the importance of aligning trial endpoints with the individualized treatment goals of patients. They conclude by discussing how the progression of a patient to second-line therapy, as well as cytogenetic abnormalities that indicate more aggressive disease progression, may underly the decision to consider clinical trials that align with a patient’s goals.