Common side effects include diarrhea, low platelet counts, nausea, anemia, and swelling in legs.[2]
Medical uses
Pacritinib in indicated to treat adults who have a rare form of a bone marrow disorder known as intermediate or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis and who have platelet (blood clotting cells) levels below 50,000/μL.[1][2]
History
The effectiveness and safety of pacritinib were demonstrated in a study that included 63 participants with intermediate or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis and low platelets who received pacritinib 200mg twice daily or standard treatment.[2] Effectiveness was determined based upon the proportion of participants who had a 35% or greater spleen volume reduction from baseline to week 24.[2] Nine participants (29%) in the pacritinib treatment group had a 35% or greater spleen volume reduction, compared to one participant (3%) in the standard treatment group.[2]
↑Mascarenhas J (August 2022). "Pacritinib for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis and thrombocytopenia". Expert Review of Hematology. 15 (8): 671–684. doi:10.1080/17474086.2022.2112565. PMID35983661.
↑Yang DH, Lu Q, Zhu Z, Huang G, Young K (December 2022). "Pacritinib for myelofibrosis in adults with thrombocytopenia". Drugs of Today. 58 (12): 577–589. doi:10.1358/dot.2022.58.12.3474538. PMID36651066.
↑"International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 66". WHO Drug Information. 25 (3). 2011. hdl:10665/74683.
External links
"Pacritinib". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.