Inrebic
Inrebic® has been developed to support patients with myelofibrosis and is a type of medicine known as a protein kinase…
The goal of any myleoproliferative neoplasm (MPN) treatment is to safeguard your health both in the short and long term.
If you have a low risk MPN, low-dose aspirin (together with phlebotomy for those with polycythaemia vera (PV) will reduce your risks of having a blood clot. If your MPN is higher risk, your haematologist can recommend treatments to manage your overactive blood cell production. If you have MF, you may be given some of the same treatments used in ET and PV to reduce blood cells production, along with additional drugs.
Several types of drugs can be given to address common problems. There are a number of different treatments used in…
For some myelofibrosis (MF) patients whose disease symptoms and quality of life deteriorate, even with the current range of drug…
Taking blood – called venesection or phlebotomy in medical language – reduces red blood cell counts in people with polycythaemia…
Thalidomide can be taken alone or combined with steroids to treat myelofibrosis (MF). Why take this drug? Thalidomide combined with…
Ruxolitinib is a medication used to treat myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). It is licensed for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis…
These drugs may help where other medications do not. Melphalan, or radioactive phosphorous (also called P32) were common therapies used…
Interferons are protein based drugs that can be used to treat MPNs. Interferons occur naturally in our bodies and help…
This drug lowers the number of blood cells produced by your bone marrow. Hydroxycarbamide (formerly known as hydroxyurea) goes under…
Your haematologist can advise if this drug is suitable for you. Low-dose cytarabine is sometimes prescribed to treat myelofibrosis (MF).…
Integrative treatment means bringing the best of conventional medicine together with the best of therapies from other traditions. This approach…
Anagrelide can be used to treat Essential Thrombocythaemia (ET), Polycythaemia Vera (PV) and Myelofibrosis (MF). Anagrelide is one possible drug…
Download detailed information here about myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) treatments. The treatment and disease leaflets are A5 sized, these can be…