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Reparixin in Treating Patients with Primary Myelofibrosis, Post-Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis, or Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial tests the side effects and how well reparixin works in treating patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF), post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis (post ET-MF), or post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis (post PV-MF). Myelofibrosis is an uncommon type of blood cancer that affects the body’s normal production of blood cells. The production of blood cells normally occurs in the body’s bone marrow, however, in people with MF, the bone marrow is often scarred which leads to a lack of red blood cells which result in anemia, weakness, fatigue and an enlarged spleen. Reparixin is thought to block a protein called interleukin (IL)-8 which can affect the activation of white blood cells. Giving reparixin may induce changes in body’s immune system and may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread.