Sanofi Phase II Trial of JAK2 Inhibitor in Myelofibrosis Met Primary Endpoint

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Sanofi
SNY
announced today new Phase II data showing that treatment with a novel, investigational, selective JAK2 inhibitor (SAR302503) reduced spleen size and improved constitutional symptoms in patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis (MF), a hematologic malignancy with unmet medical needs.1 The data were presented today during the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in Atlanta, Ga., December 8-11, 2012. 'The results observed in our trial with SAR302503 are encouraging,' said Moshe Talpaz, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan and lead investigator of the study. 'New treatment options are needed to fulfill existing treatment gaps for patients with these debilitating blood disorders, and specifically targeting the JAK2 enzyme appears to offer a promising approach.'Results from this Phase II trial support the two doses (400 mg and 500 mg) selected for the SAR302503 Phase III JAKARTA trial that is currently under way. JAKARTA enrolled 289 patients over nine months and initial results are expected in the second quarter of 2013. 'I am very pleased with how much progress has
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