Driving groundbreaking research. Improving lives.
Helping people with an MPN live a better quality of life as we work toward answers to prevention, progression and a cure for polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and myelofibrosis (MF) – blood cancers collectively known as myeloproliferative neoplasms.
MPNRF By the Numbers
What is Primary Myelofibrosis (MF)?
Primary Myelofibrosis (MF)
PMF is a chronic blood cancer in which excessive scar tissue forms in the bone marrow and impairs its ability to produce normal blood cells.
What is Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)?
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
Most commonly diagnosed in women over the age of 50, ET is associated with a proliferation of platelet precursors in the bone marrow and complications frequently include blood clotting and/or bleeding.
What is Polycythemia Vera (PV)?
Polycythemia Vera (PV)
The disease is most common in men over the age of 60, but anyone can develop PV. PV patients typically experience an elevated red blood cell count, an elevated platelet count and an enlarged spleen, especially over time.
Recent News
What to Know About the FDA Approval of momelotinib
MPN NEWS | September 21, 2023
MPN Research Foundation is pleased to share the news of the US FDA approval of momelotinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis patients with anemia whether they have had prior treatment or not. Let’s break down what the approval of this new drug means for those impacted by MPNs: • Treatment options are expanding. Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors… Read More »What to Know About the FDA Approval of momelotinib
Q&A with MPN Pioneer Andrew Schafer, MD
MPN NEWS | September 14, 2023
“From the outset, we recognized that outstanding care of MPN patients required not just hematologists (who would be their primary doctors) but also the participation of other specialists who had expertise in the complications of MPNs, such as cardiologists, neurologists, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, dermatologists, infectious disease specialists, gastroenterologists, and rheumatologists.” … Read More »Q&A with MPN Pioneer Andrew Schafer, MD
Current and Emerging Therapies
MPN NEWS | August 25, 2023
Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), including essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF), are hematologic malignancies characterized by the abnormal proliferation of blood cells in the bone marrow. MPNs cause significant morbidity in the form of burdensome symptoms, potentially fatal cardiovascular complications, progression to more aggressive disease, and over time, can evolve to… Read More »Current and Emerging Therapies

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