Current trials in MPN in the UK and the launch of the myMPNVoice app
Claire Harrison, MD, FRCP, FRCPath, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, provides a comprehensive overview of the current key trials in the United Kingdom in the field of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). In essential thrombocythemia (ET), bomedemstat and calreticulin-directed therapies are being investigated. For patients with polycythemia vera (PV), hepcidin agonists are being trialed for reducing venesection requirements and iron deficiency, and the MITHRIDATE study (NCT04116502) is comparing ruxolitinib to hydroxycarbamide or interferon as frontline therapy for high-risk patients. In myelofibrosis (MF), calreticulin-targeting therapies are also being assessed, and several ongoing trials, including FEDORA (ISRCTN88102629) and PROMise (ISRCTN12451433), are investigating combination therapies. Prof. Harrison also highlights the launch of the myMPNVoice app, which will allow patients to track symptoms and facilitate the collection of a large volume of real-world data.