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]
^World Health Organization (2011). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 66". WHO Drug Information. 25 (3). hdl:10665/74683.
External links
"Pacritinib". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.