Ruxolitinib: clinical trials recruiting now

FDA drug label

FDA-approved

Yes. Ruxolitinib appears in the FDA drug-label database. Marketed as JAKAFI, JAKAFI XR.

Drug class

Kinase Inhibitor; Janus Kinase Inhibitor (FDA established pharmacologic class)

Mechanism of action

Janus Kinase Inhibitors (as stated on the FDA label)

FDA-approved use

JAKAFI/JAKAFI XR is a kinase inhibitor indicated for treatment of: intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis, including primary myelofibrosis, post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis, and post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis in adults. ( 1.1 ) polycythemia vera in adults who have had an inadequate response to or are intolerant of hydroxyurea. ( 1.2 ) steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older. ( 1.3 ) chronic graft-versus-host disease after failure of one or two lines of systemic therapy in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older. ( 1.4 ) 1.1 Myelofibrosis JAKAFI/JAKAFI XR is indicated for treatment of intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis (MF), including primary MF, post-polycythemia vera MF, and post-essential thrombocythemia MF in adults. 1.2 Polycythemia Vera JAKAFI/JAKAFI XR is indicated for treatment of polycythemia vera (PV) in adults who have had an inadequate response to or are intolerant of hydroxyurea. 1.3 Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease JAKAFI/JAKAFI XR is indicated for treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older. 1.4 Chr…

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