Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Gotlib J, Gupta V, DiPersio JF, Catalano JV, Deininger MW, Miller CB, Silver RT, Talpaz M, Winton EF, Harvey JH, Arcasoy MO, Hexner EO, Lyons RM, Paquette R, Raza A, Jones M, Kornacki D, Sun K, Kantarjian H, COMFORT-I investigators. Long-term treatment with ruxolitinib for patients with myelofibrosis: 5-year update from the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 COMFORT-I trial. J Hematol Oncol 10 (1) :55, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28228106.
2. Verstovsek S, Savona MR, Mesa RA, Dong H, Maltzman JD, Sharma S, Silverman J, Oh ST, Gotlib J. A phase 2 study of simtuzumab in patients with primary, post-polycythaemia vera or post-essential thrombocythaemia myelofibrosis. Br J Haematol 176 (6) :939-949, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28220932.
3. Verstovsek S, Harrison CN, Kiladjian JJ, Miller C, Naim AB, Paranagama DC, Habr D, Vannucchi AM. Markers of iron deficiency in patients with polycythemia vera receiving ruxolitinib or best available therapy. Leuk Res 56:52-59, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28193568.
4. Jain P, Keating M, Renner S, Cleeland C, Xuelin H, Gonzalez GN, Harris D, Li P, Liu Z, Veletic I, Rozovski U, Jain N, Thompson P, Bose P, DiNardo C, Ferrajoli A, O'Brien S, Burger J, Wierda W, Verstovsek S, Kantarjian H, Estrov Z. Ruxolitinib for symptom control in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a single-group, phase 2 trial. Lancet Haematol 4 (2) :e67-e74, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28089238.
5. Assi R, Verstovsek S, Daver N. 'JAK-ing' up the treatment of primary myelofibrosis: building better combination strategies. Curr Opin Hematol 24 (2) :115-124, 2017. PMID: 28072602.
6. Lortholary O, Chandesris MO, Bulai Livideanu C, Paul C, Guillet G, Jassem E, Niedoszytko M, Barete S, Verstovsek S, Grattan C, Damaj G, Canioni D, Fraitag S, Lhermitte L, Georgin Lavialle S, Frenzel L, Afrin LB, Hanssens K, Agopian J, Gaillard R, Kinet JP, Auclair C, Mansfield C, Moussy A, Dubreuil P, Hermine O. Masitinib for treatment of severely symptomatic indolent systemic mastocytosis: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study. Lancet 389 (10069) :612-620, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28069279.
7. Strati P, Bose P, Lyle L, Gaw K, Zhou L, Pierce SA, Huynh-Lu J, Hirsch-Ginsberg CF, Bueso-Mendoza DE, Bueso-Ramos CE, Verstovsek S. Novel hematological parameters for the evaluation of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms: the immature platelet and reticulocyte fractions. Ann Hematol 96 (5) :733-738, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28247057.
8. Jain P, Wang SA, Yin CC, Abaza Y, Verstovsek S, Estrov Z. A case of lymphocytic variant hypereosinophilic syndrome with sub-diagnostic systemic mastocytosis. Blood Res 52 (1) :71-73, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28401108.
9. Masarova L, Patel KP, Newberry KJ, Cortes J, Borthakur G, Konopleva M, Estrov Z, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Pegylated interferon alfa-2a in patients with essential thrombocythaemia or polycythaemia vera: a post-hoc, median 83 month follow-up of an open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Haematol 4 (4) :e165-e175, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28291640.
10. Hidalgo-López JE, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Medeiros LJ, Estrov Z, Yin CC, Verstovsek S, Konoplev S, Jorgensen JL, Mohammad MM, Miranda RN, Zhao C, Lee J, Zuo Z, Bueso-Ramos CE. Morphologic and Molecular Characteristics of De Novo AML With JAK2 V617F Mutation. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 15 (6) :790-796, 2017. PMID: 28596259.
11. Bose P, Verstovsek S. JAK2 inhibitors for myeloproliferative neoplasms: what is next?. Blood 130 (2) :115-125, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28500170.
12. Vannucchi AM, Verstovsek S, Guglielmelli P, Griesshammer M, Burn TC, Naim A, Paranagama D, Marker M, Gadbaw B, Kiladjian JJ. Ruxolitinib reduces JAK2 p.V617F allele burden in patients with polycythemia vera enrolled in the RESPONSE study. Ann Hematol 96 (7) :1113-1120, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28456851.
13. Bose P, Abou Zahr A, Verstovsek S. Investigational Janus kinase inhibitors in development for myelofibrosis. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 26 (6) :723-734, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28441920.
14. Masarova L, Cherry M, Newberry KJ, Estrov Z, Cortes JE, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Secondary solid tumors and lymphoma in patients with essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera - single center experience. Leuk Lymphoma 57 (1) :1-10, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25904378.
15. Daver N, Kantarjian H, Ravandi F, Estey E, Wang X, Garcia-Manero G, Jabbour E, Konopleva M, O'Brien S, Verstovsek S, Kadia T, Dinardo C, Pierce S, Huang X, Pemmaraju N, Diaz-Pines-Mateo M, Cortes J, Borthakur G. A phase II study of decitabine and gemtuzumab ozogamicin in newly diagnosed and relapsed acute myeloid leukemia and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Leukemia 30 (2) :268-73, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26365212.
16. Shanavas M, Popat U, Michaelis LC, Fauble V, McLornan D, Klisovic R, Mascarenhas J, Tamari R, Arcasoy MO, Davies J, Gergis U, Ukaegbu OC, Kamble RT, Storring JM, Majhail NS, Romee R, Verstovsek S, Pagliuca A, Vasu S, Ernst B, Atenafu EG, Hanif A, Champlin R, Hari P, Gupta V. Outcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients with Myelofibrosis With Prior exposure to JAK1/2 Inhibitors. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 22 (3) :432-40, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26493563.
17. Todisco G, Manshouri T, Verstovsek S, Masarova L, Pierce SA, Keating MJ, Estrov Z. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and myeloproliferative neoplasms concurrently diagnosed: clinical and biological characteristics. Leuk Lymphoma 57 (5) :1-6, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26402369.
18. Verstovsek S, Atallah E, Mascarenhas J, Sun H, Montgomery M, Gupta V, Mesa R, Gotlib J. Efficacy of ruxolitinib on hepatomegaly in patients with myelofibrosis. Leukemia 30 (6) :1413-5, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26526986.
19. Jain P, Kantarjian H, Sasaki K, Jabbour E, Dasarathula J, Nogueras Gonzalez G, Verstovsek S, Borthakur G, Wierda W, Kadia T, Dellasala S, Pierce S, Ravandi F, O'Brien S, Cortes J. Analysis of 2013 European LeukaemiaNet (ELN) responses in chronic phase CML across four frontline TKI modalities and impact on clinical outcomes. Br J Haematol 173 (1) :114-26, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26846160.
20. Pemmaraju N, Kantarjian H, Ravandi F, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Huang X, O'Brien S, Wierda W, Garcia-Manero G, Thomas D, Pierce S, Verstovsek S, Borthakur G, Cortes J. Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 16 (4) :213-222.e2, 2016. PMID: 26838606.
21. Bryan JC, Verstovsek S. Overcoming treatment challenges in myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera: the role of ruxolitinib. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 77 (6) :1125-42, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27017614.
22. Falchi L, Verstovsek S, Ravandi-Kashani F, Kantarjian HM. The evolution of arsenic in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia and other myeloid neoplasms: Moving toward an effective oral, outpatient therapy. Cancer 122 (8) :1160-8, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26716387.
23. Rozovski U, Harris DM, Li P, Liu Z, Wu JY, Grgurevic S, Faderl S, Ferrajoli A, Wierda WG, Martinez M, Verstovsek S, Keating MJ, Estrov Z. At High Levels, Constitutively Activated STAT3 Induces Apoptosis of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells. J Immunol 196 (10) :4400-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27076684.
24. Loghavi S, Bueso-Ramos CE, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Young Ok C, Salim AA, Routbort MJ, Mehrotra M, Verstovsek S, Medeiros LJ, Luthra R, Patel KP. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms With Calreticulin Mutations Exhibit Distinctive Morphologic Features. Am J Clin Pathol 145 (3) :418-27, 2016. PMID: 27124925.
25. Zahr AA, Salama ME, Carreau N, Tremblay D, Verstovsek S, Mesa R, Hoffman R, Mascarenhas J. Bone marrow fibrosis in myelofibrosis: pathogenesis, prognosis and targeted strategies. Haematologica 101 (6) :660-71, 2016. PMID: 27252511.
26. Bose P, Verstovsek S. Prognosis of Primary Myelofibrosis in the Genomic Era. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 16 Suppl:S105-13, 2016. PMID: 27521306.
27. Singer JW, Al-Fayoumi S, Ma H, Komrokji RS, Mesa R, Verstovsek S. Comprehensive kinase profile of pacritinib, a nonmyelosuppressive Janus kinase 2 inhibitor. J Exp Pharmacol 8:11-9, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27574472.
28. Verstovsek S, Hoffman R, Mascarenhas J, Soria JC, Bahleda R, McCoon P, Tang W, Cortes J, Kantarjian H, Ribrag V. A phase I, open-label, multi-center study of the JAK2 inhibitor AZD1480 in patients with myelofibrosis. Leuk Res 39 (2) :157-63, 2015. PMID: 25530567.
29. Pozdnyakova O, Hasserjian RP, Verstovsek S, Orazi A. Impact of Bone Marrow Pathology on the Clinical Management of Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 15 (5) :253-61, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25515354.
30. Sasaki K, Gotlib JR, Mesa RA, Newberry KJ, Ravandi F, Cortes JE, Kelly P, Kutok JL, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Phase II Evaluation of IPI-926, an Oral Hedgehog Inhibitor, in Patients with Myelofibrosis. Leuk Lymphoma 56 (7) :1-20, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25641433.
31. Kroll MH, Michaelis LC, Verstovsek S. Mechanisms of thrombogenesis in polycythemia vera. Blood Rev 29 (4) :215-21, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25577686.
32. Benton CB, Tanaka M, Wilson C, Pierce S, Zhou L, Cortes J, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Increased likelihood of post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis in Ph-negative MPN patients with chromosome 12 abnormalities. Leuk Res 39 (4) :419-23, 2015. PMID: 25687833.
33. Stein BL, Cervantes F, Giles F, Harrison CN, Verstovsek S. Novel Therapies for Myelofibrosis. Leuk Lymphoma 56 (10) :1-30, 2015. PMID: 25860240.
34. Badar T, Cortes JE, Ravandi F, O'Brien S, Verstovsek S, Garcia-Manero G, Kantarjian H, Borthakur G. Phase I Study of S-Trans, Trans-Farnesylthiosalicylic Acid (Salirasib), a Novel Oral RAS Inhibitor in Patients With Refractory Hematologic Malignancies. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 15 (7) :433-438.e2, 2015. PMID: 25795639.
35. Stein BL, Gotlib J, Arcasoy M, Nguyen MH, Shah N, Moliterno A, Jamieson C, Pollyea DA, Scott B, Wadleigh M, Levine R, Komrokji R, Klisovic R, Gundabolu K, Kropf P, Wetzler M, Oh ST, Ribeiro R, Paschal R, Mohan S, Podoltsev N, Prchal J, Talpaz M, Snyder D, Verstovsek S, Mesa RA. Historical views, conventional approaches, and evolving management strategies for myeloproliferative neoplasms. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 13 (4) :424-34, 2015. PMID: 25870379.
36. Masarova L, Newberry KJ, Pierce SA, Estrov Z, Cortes JE, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Association of lymphoid malignancies and Philadelphia-chromosome negative myeloproliferative neoplasms: Clinical characteristics, therapy and outcome. Leuk Res 39 (8) :822-7, 2015. PMID: 26012362.
37. Daver N, Cortes J, Newberry K, Jabbour E, Zhou L, Wang X, Pierce S, Kadia T, Sasaki K, Borthakur G, Ravandi F, Pemmaraju N, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Ruxolitinib in combination with Lenalidomide as therapy for patients with myelofibrosis. Haematologica 100 (8) :1058-63, 2015. PMID: 26088933.
38. Chen Z, Wang W, Verstovsek S, Cortes JE, Medeiros LJ, Hu S. Chronic myelogenous leukemia in patients with MPL or JAK2 mutation-positive myeloproliferative neoplasm. Int J Lab Hematol 37 (6) :e150-2, 2015. PMID: 26086872.
39. Kiladjian JJ, Winton EF, Talpaz M, Verstovsek S. Ruxolitinib for the treatment of patients with polycythemia vera. Expert Rev Hematol 8 (4) :1-11, 2015. PMID: 25980454.
40. Badar T, Kantarjian HM, Ravandi F, Jabbour E, Borthakur G, Cortes JE, Pemmaraju N, Pierce SR, Newberry KJ, Daver N, Verstovsek S. Therapeutic benefit of decitabine, a hypomethylating agent, in patients with high-risk primary myelofibrosis and myeloproliferative neoplasm in accelerated or blastic/acute myeloid leukemia phase. Leuk Res 39 (9) :950-6, 2015. PMID: 26183878.
41. Sanford D, DiNardo CD, Tang G, Cortes JE, Verstovsek S, Jabbour E, Ravandi F, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G. Jumping Translocations in Myeloid Malignancies Associated With Treatment Resistance and Poor Survival. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 15 (9) :556-62, 2015. PMID: 26141213.
42. Falchi L, Verstovsek S. Eosinophilia in Hematologic Disorders. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 35 (3) :439-452, 2015. PMID: 26209894.
43. Falchi L, Newberry KJ, Verstovsek S. New Therapeutic Approaches in Polycythemia Vera. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 15 Suppl:S27-33, 2015. PMID: 26297275.
44. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Gotlib J, Levy RS, Gupta V, DiPersio JF, Catalano JV, Deininger MW, Miller CB, Silver RT, Talpaz M, Winton EF, Harvey JH, Arcasoy MO, Hexner EO, Lyons RM, Raza A, Vaddi K, Sun W, Peng W, Sandor V, Kantarjian H, COMFORT-I investigators. Efficacy, safety, and survival with ruxolitinib in patients with myelofibrosis: results of a median 3-year follow-up of COMFORT-I. Haematologica 100 (4) :479-88, 2015. PMID: 25616577.
45. Verstovsek S, Komrokji RS. A comprehensive review of pacritinib in myelofibrosis. Future Oncol 11 (20) :2819-30, 2015. PMID: 26367195.
46. Verstovsek S. New therapies for polycythemia vera. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 13 (6) :356-8, 2015. PMID: 26352890.
47. Livun A, Newberry KJ, Manshouri T, Kusec R, Verstovsek S. Genes Involved in Maintaining the Bone Marrow Stroma Are Dysregulated in Patients with Myelofibrosis: Lenalidomide Treatment Up-regulates SOCS3. Anticancer Res 35 (10) :5219-23, 2015. PMID: 26408680.
48. Rajasekaran A, Ngo TT, Abdelrahim M, Glass W, Podoll A, Verstovsek S, Abudayyeh A. Primary myelofibrosis associated glomerulopathy: significant improvement after therapy with ruxolitinib. BMC Nephrol 16:121, 2015. PMID: 26232031.
49. Deininger M, Radich J, Burn TC, Huber R, Paranagama D, Verstovsek S. The effect of long-term ruxolitinib treatment on JAK2p.V617F allele burden in patients with myelofibrosis. Blood 126 (13) :1551-4, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26228487.
50. Mehrotra M, Luthra R, Singh RR, Barkoh BA, Galbincea J, Mehta P, Goswami RS, Jabbar KJ, Loghavi S, Medeiros LJ, Verstovsek S, Patel KP. Clinical Validation of a Multipurpose Assay for Detection and Genotyping of CALR Mutations in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. Am J Clin Pathol 144 (5) :746-55, 2015. PMID: 26486739.
51. Jain P, Verstovsek S, Loghavi S, Jorgensen JL, Patel KP, Estrov Z, Fayad L, Pemmaraju N. Durable remission with rituximab in a patient with an unusual variant of Castleman's disease with myelofibrosis-TAFRO syndrome. Am J Hematol 90 (11) :1091-2, 2015. PMID: 25808231.
52. Gowin K, Verstovsek S, Daver N, Pemmaraju N, Valdez R, Kosiorek H, Dueck A, Mesa R. Limitations of fibrosis grade as diagnostic criteria for post polycythemia vera and essential thrombocytosis myelofibrosis. Leuk Res 39 (7) :684-8, 2015. PMID: 25922307.
53. Mesa RA, Verstovsek S, Gupta V, Mascarenhas JO, Atallah E, Burn T, Sun W, Sandor V, Gotlib J. Effects of ruxolitinib treatment on metabolic and nutritional parameters in patients with myelofibrosis from COMFORT-I. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 15 (4) :214-221.e1, 2015. PMID: 25682576.
54. Arana Yi C, Tam CS, Verstovsek S. Efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib in the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis. Future Oncol 11 (5) :719-33, 2015. PMID: 25757677.
55. Santos FP, Tam CS, Kantarjian H, Cortes J, Thomas D, Pollock R, Verstovsek S. Splenectomy in patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: efficacy, complications and impact on survival and transformation. Leuk Lymphoma 55 (1) :121-7, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23573823.
56. Verstovsek S, Passamonti F, Rambaldi A, Barosi G, Rosen PJ, Rumi E, Gattoni E, Pieri L, Guglielmelli P, Elena C, He S, Contel N, Mookerjee B, Sandor V, Cazzola M, Kantarjian HM, Barbui T, Vannucchi AM. A phase 2 study of ruxolitinib, an oral JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, in patients with advanced polycythemia vera who are refractory or intolerant to hydroxyurea. Cancer 120 (4) :513-20, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24258498.
57. DiNardo CD, Daver N, Jain N, Pemmaraju N, Bueso-Ramos C, Yin CC, Pierce S, Jabbour E, Cortes JE, Kantarjian HM, Garcia-Manero G, Verstovsek S. Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms, unclassifiable (MDS/MPN, U): natural history and clinical outcome by treatment strategy. Leukemia 28 (4) :958-61, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24492324.
58. Pemmaraju N, Chang E, Daver N, Patel K, Jorgensen J, Sabloff B, Verstovsek S, Borthakur G. Extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia: leukemic pleural effusion, case report and review of the literature. Front Oncol 4:130, 2014. PMID: 24918086.
59. Falchi L, Mehrotra M, Newberry KJ, Lyle LM, Lu G, Patel KP, Luthra R, Popat U, Verstovsek S. ETV6-FLT3 fusion gene-positive, eosinophilia-associated myeloproliferative neoplasm successfully treated with sorafenib and allogeneic stem cell transplant. Leukemia 28 (10) :2090-2, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24854988.
60. Daver N, Shastri A, Kadia T, Newberry K, Pemmaraju N, Jabbour E, Zhou L, Pierce S, Cortes J, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Phase II study of pomalidomide in combination with prednisone in patients with myelofibrosis and significant anemia. Leuk Res 38 (9) :1126-9, 2014. PMID: 25047979.
61. Nazha A, Estrov Z, Cortes J, Bueso-Ramos CE, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Prognostic implications and clinical characteristics associated with bone marrow fibrosis in patients with myelofibrosis. Leuk Lymphoma 54 (11) :2537-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23343175.
62. Quintás-Cardama A, Kantarjian H, Pierce S, Cortes J, Verstovsek S. Prognostic Model to Identify Patients With Myelofibrosis at the Highest Risk of Transformation to Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 13 (3) :315-318.e2, 2013. PMID: 23391717.
63. Takahashi K, Cortes J, Pierce S, Abruzzo L, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Chromosome 5q deletion is extremely rare in patients with myelofibrosis. Leuk Res 37 (5) :552-5, 2013. PMID: 23391517.
64. Fiskus W, Verstovsek S, Manshouri T, Smith JE, Peth K, Abhyankar S, McGuirk J, Bhalla KN. Dual PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitor BEZ235 synergistically enhances the activity of JAK2 inhibitor against cultured and primary human myeloproliferative neoplasm cells. Mol Cancer Ther 12 (5) :577-88, 2013. PMID: 23445613.
65. Sever M, Quintás-Cardama A, Pierce S, Zhou L, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Signifi cance of Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Patients with Polycythemia Vera. Leuk Lymphoma 54 (12) :2667-70, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23488603.
66. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Gotlib J, Levy RS, Gupta V, DiPersio JF, Catalano JV, Deininger M, Miller C, Silver RT, Talpaz M, Winton EF, Harvey JH, Arcasoy MO, Hexner E, Lyons RM, Paquette R, Raza A, Vaddi K, Erickson-Viitanen S, Sun W, Sandor V, Kantarjian HM. The clinical benefit of ruxolitinib across patient subgroups: analysis of a placebo-controlled, Phase III study in patients with myelofibrosis. Br J Haematol 161 (4) :508-16, 2013. PMID: 23480528.
67. Mesa RA, Shields A, Hare T, Erickson-Viitanen S, Sun W, Sarlis NJ, Sandor V, Levy RS, Verstovsek S. Progressive burden of myelofibrosis in untreated patients: Assessment of patient-reported outcomes in patients randomized to placebo in the COMFORT-I study. Leuk Res 37 (8) :911-6, 2013. PMID: 23684482.
68. Quintás-Cardama A, Abdel-Wahab O, Manshouri T, Kilpivaara O, Cortes J, Roupie AL, Zhang SJ, Harris D, Estrov Z, Kantarjian H, Levine RL, Verstovsek S. Molecular analysis of patients with polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythemia receiving pegylated interferon alpha-2a. Blood 122 (6) :893-901, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23782935.
69. Tefferi A, Cervantes F, Mesa R, Passamonti F, Verstovsek S, Vannucchi AM, Gotlib J, Dupriez B, Pardanani A, Harrison C, Hoffman R, Gisslinger H, Kröger N, Thiele J, Barbui T, Barosi G. Revised response criteria for myelofibrosis: International Working Group-Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Research and Treatment (IWG-MRT) & European LeukemiaNet (ELN) consensus report. Blood 122 (8) :1395-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23838352.
70. Daver N, Shastri A, Kadia T, Quintas-Cardama A, Jabbour E, Konopleva M, O'Brien S, Pierce S, Zhou L, Cortes J, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Modest activity of pomalidomide in patients with myelofibrosis and significant anemia. Leuk Res 37 (11) :1440-4, 2013. PMID: 23890523.
71. Sampath D, Malik A, Plunkett W, Nowak B, Williams B, Burton M, Verstovsek S, Faderl S, Garcia-Manero G, List AF, Sebti S, Kantarjian HM, Ravandi F, Lancet JE. Phase I clinical, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic study of the Akt-inhibitor triciribine phosphate monohydrate in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies. Leuk Res 37 (11) :1461-7, 2013. PMID: 23993427.
72. Cherry M, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Pham H, Kantarjian H, Cortes J, Pierce S, Zhou L, Verstovsek S. Patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia with prior malignancy do not have significantly worse outcome. Leuk Res 37 (11) :1472-6, 2013. PMID: 23993426.
73. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Gotlib J, Levy RS, Gupta V, DiPersio JF, Catalano JV, Deininger MW, Miller CB, Silver RT, Talpaz M, Winton EF, Harvey JH, Arcasoy MO, Hexner EO, Lyons RM, Paquette R, Raza A, Vaddi K, Erickson-Viitanen S, Sun W, Sandor V, Kantarjian HM. Efficacy, safety and survival with ruxolitinib treatment in patients with myelofibrosis: results of a median 2-year follow-up of COMFORT-I. Haematologica 98 (12) :1865-71, 2013. PMID: 24038026.
74. Takahashi K, Patel KP, Kantarjian H, Luthra R, Pierce S, Cortes J, Verstovsek S. JAK2 p.V617F detection and allele burden measurement in peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirates in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blood 122 (23) :3784-6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24068492.
75. Zhang SJ, Rampal R, Manshouri T, Patel J, Mensah N, Kayserian A, Hricik T, Heguy A, Hedvat C, Gönen M, Kantarjian H, Levine RL, Abdel-Wahab O, Verstovsek S. Genetic analysis of patients with leukemic transformation of myeloproliferative neoplasms reveals recurrent SRSF2 mutations which are associated with adverse outcome. Blood 119 (19) :4480-5, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22431577.
76. Eghtedar A, Verstovsek S, Estrov Z, Burger J, Cortes J, Bivins C, Faderl S, Ferrajoli A, Borthakur G, George S, Scherle PA, Newton RC, Kantarjian HM, Ravandi F. Phase 2 study of the JAK kinase inhibitor ruxolitinib in patients with refractory leukemias, including postmyeloproliferative neoplasm acute myeloid leukemia. Blood 119 (20) :4614-8, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22422826.
77. Cheng X, Quintás-Cardama A, Golemovic M, Zingaro R, Gao MZ, Freireich EJ, Andreeff M, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. The Organic Arsenic Derivative GMZ27 Induces PML-RARα-Independent Apoptosis in Myeloid Leukemia Cells. Anticancer Res 32 (7) :2871-80, 2012. PMID: 22753750.
78. Verstovsek S, Kantarjian HM, Estrov Z, Cortes JE, Thomas DA, Kadia T, Pierce S, Jabbour E, Borthakur G, Rumi E, Pungolino E, Morra E, Caramazza D, Cazzola M, Passamonti F. Long term outcomes of 107 patients with myelofibrosis receiving JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor ruxolitinib: survival advantage in comparison to matched historical controls. Blood 120 (6) :1202-9, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22718840.
79. Benjamini O, Jain P, Estrov Z, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Therapeutic effects of ruxolitinib in patients with myelofibrosis without clinically significant splenomegaly. Blood 120 (13) :2768-9, 2012. PMID: 23019204.
80. Jain P, Verstovsek S, Orlowski RZ, Yap E, Amin HM. An Unusual Case of Aggressive Systemic Mastocytosis With Associated Refractory Plasma Cell Myeloma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 12 (6) :459-62, 2012. PMID: 23009979.
81. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Gotlib J, Levy RS, Gupta V, DiPersio JF, Catalano JV, Deininger M, Miller C, Silver RT, Talpaz M, Winton EF, Harvey JH, Arcasoy MO, Hexner E, Lyons RM, Paquette R, Raza A, Vaddi K, Erickson-Viitanen S, Koumenis IL, Sun W, Sandor V, Kantarjian HM. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ruxolitinib for myelofibrosis. N Engl J Med 366 (9) :799-807. PMID: 22375971.
82. Jabbour E, Thomas D, Kantarjian H, Zhou L, Pierce S, Cortes J, Verstovsek S. Comparison of thalidomide and lenalidomide as therapy for myelofibrosis. Blood 118 (4) :899-902. PMID: 21622644.
83. Manshouri T, Estrov Z, Quintás-Cardama A, Burger J, Zhang Y, Livun A, Knez L, Harris D, Creighton CJ, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Bone Marrow Stroma Secreted Cytokines Protect JAK2V617F-Mutated Cells From the Effects of a JAK2 Inhibitor. Cancer Res 71 (11) :3831-40. PMID: 21512135.
84. Verstovsek S, Kantarjian H, Mesa RA, Pardanani AD, Cortes-Franco J, Thomas DA, Estrov Z, Fridman JS, Bradley EC, Erickson-Viitanen S, Vaddi K, Levy R, Tefferi A. Safety and Efficacy of INCB018424, a JAK1 and JAK2 Inhibitor, in Myelofibrosis. N Engl J Med 363 (12) :1117-27. PMID: 20843246.
85. Mesa RA, Gotlib J, Gupta V, Catalano JV, Deininger MW, Shields AL, Miller CB, Silver RT, Talpaz M, Winton EF, Harvey JH, Hare T, Erickson-Viitanen S, Sun W, Sandor V, Levy RS, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Effect of Ruxolitinib Therapy on Myelofibrosis-Related Symptoms and Other Patient-Reported Outcomes in COMFORT-I: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. J Clin Oncol 31 (10) :1285-92. PMID: 23423753.
86. Loghavi S, Pemmaraju N, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Mehrotra M, Medeiros LJ, Luthra R, Lin P, Huh Y, Kantarjian HM, Cortes JE, Verstovsek S, Patel KP. Insights from response to tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in a rare myeloproliferative neoplasm with CALR mutation and BCR-ABL1. Blood 125 (21) :3360-3. PMID: 25999449.
87. Vannucchi AM, Kiladjian JJ, Griesshammer M, Masszi T, Durrant S, Passamonti F, Harrison CN, Pane F, Zachee P, Mesa R, He S, Jones MM, Garrett W, Li J, Pirron U, Habr D, Verstovsek S. Ruxolitinib versus standard therapy for the treatment of polycythemia vera. N Engl J Med 372 (5) :426-35. PMID: 25629741.
88. Mesa R, Verstovsek S, Kiladjian JJ, Griesshammer M, Masszi T, Durrant S, Passamonti F, Harrison CN, Pane F, Zachee P, Zhen H, Jones MM, Parasuraman S, Li J, Côté I, Habr D, Vannucchi AM. Changes in Quality of Life and Disease-Related Symptoms in Patients With Polycythemia Vera Receiving Ruxolitinib or Standard Therapy. Eur J Haematol. PMID: 26608702.
89. Ravandi F, O'Brien SM, Cortes JE, Thomas DM, Garris R, Faderl S, Burger JA, Rytting ME, Ferrajoli A, Wierda WG, Verstovsek S, Champlin R, Kebriaei P, McCue DA, Huang X, Jabbour E, Garcia-Manero G, Estrov Z, Kantarjian HM. Long-term follow-up of a phase 2 study of chemotherapy plus dasatinib for the initial treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 121 (23) :4158-64. PMID: 26308885.
90. Patel KP, Newberry KJ, Luthra R, Jabbour E, Pierce S, Cortes J, Singh R, Mehrotra M, Routbort MJ, Luthra M, Manshouri T, Santos FP, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Correlation of mutation profile and response in patients with myelofibrosis treated with ruxolitinib. Blood 126 (6) :790-7. PMID: 26124496.
91. Pieri L, Pancrazzi A, Pacilli A, Rabuzzi C, Rotunno G, Fanelli T, Guglielmelli P, Fjerza R, Paoli C, Verstovsek S, Vannucchi AM. JAK2V617F complete molecular remission in polycythemia vera/essential thrombocythemia patients treated with ruxolitinib. Blood 125 (21) :3352-3. PMID: 25999444.
92. Nazha A, Khoury JD, Verstovsek S, Daver N. Second line therapies in polycythemia vera: What is the optimal strategy after hydroxyurea failure?. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27401783.
93. Khan M, Yin CC, Yates A, Newberry KJ, Verstovsek S. A Rare Case of Primary Myelofibrosis in a 14-Year-Old Patient With Congenital Asplenia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27403772.
94. Chihara D, Masarova L, Newberry KJ, Maeng H, Ravandi F, Garcia-Manero G, Ferrajoli A, Cortes J, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Long-term results of a phase II trial of lenalidomide plus prednisone therapy for patients with myelofibrosis. Leuk Res 48:1-5. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27416326.
95. Masarova L, Wang W, Newberry KJ, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Complete hematologic, histomorphologic, cytogenetic, and molecular remission in a patient with JAK2- and IDH2-positive myelofibrosis. Blood. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27325105.
96. Wang SA, Tam W, Tsai AG, Arber DA, Hasserjian RP, Geyer JT, George TI, Czuchlewski DR, Foucar K, Rogers HJ, Hsi ED, Bryan Rea B, Bagg A, Dal Cin P, Zhao C, Kelley TW, Verstovsek S, Bueso-Ramos C, Orazi A. Targeted next-generation sequencing identifies a subset of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome with features similar to chronic eosinophilic leukemia, not otherwise specified. Mod Pathol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27174585.
97. Ustun C, Gotlib J, Popat U, Artz A, Litzow M, Reiter A, Nakamura R, Kluin-Nelemans HC, Verstovsek S, Gajewski J, Perales MA, George T, Shore T, Sperr W, Saber W, Kota V, Yavuz AS, Pullarkat V, Rogosheske J, Hogan W, Van Besien K, Hagglund H, Damaj G, Arock M, Horny HP, Metcalfe DD, Deeg HJ, Devine S, Weisdorf D, Akin C, Valent P. Consensus Opinion on Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27131865.
98. Verstovsek S, Vannucchi AM, Griesshammer M, Masszi T, Durrant S, Passamonti F, Harrison CN, Pane F, Zachee P, Kirito K, Besses C, Hino M, Moiraghi B, Miller CB, Cazzola M, Rosti V, Blau I, Mesa R, Jones MM, Zhen H, Li J, Francillard N, Habr D, Kiladjian JJ. Ruxolitinib versus best available therapy in patients with Polycythemia Vera: 80 Week follow up from the RESPONSE trial. Haematologica. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27102499.
99. Jain P, Verstovsek S, Wang W, Loghavi S, Torres HA, Estrov Z, Patel KP, Pemmaraju N. DNMT3A, TET2, and JAK2 mutations in polycythemia vera following long-term remission of secondary acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma:1-5. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26700872.
100. Bose P, Verstovsek S. The evolution and clinical relevance of prognostic classification systems in myelofibrosis. Cancer 122 (5) :681-92. PMID: 26717494.
101. Maiti A, Short NJ, Verstovsek S, Powers CA, Fullmer CA, Reyes SR, Bueso-Ramos CE. Quality and cost comparison of powered versus manual bone marrow biopsy devices in patients with myelofibrosis. Leuk Lymphoma:1-3. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28264600.
102. Boddu P, Falchi L, Hosing C, Newberry K, Bose P, Verstovsek S. The role of thrombocytapheresis in the contemporary management of hyperthrombocytosis in myeloproliferative neoplasms: A case-based review. Leuk Res 58:14-22. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28380402.
103. Boddu PC, Kantarjian HM, Ravandi F, Garcia-Manero G, Verstovsek S, Jabbour EJ, Takahashi K, Bhalla K, Konopleva M, DiNardo CD, Ohanian M, Pemmaraju N, Jain N, Pierce S, Wierda WG, Cortes JE, Kadia TM. Characteristics and outcomes of older patients with secondary acute myeloid leukemia according to treatment approach. Cancer. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28387922.
104. Mesa R, Vannucchi AM, Yacoub A, Zachee P, Garg M, Lyons R, Koschmieder S, Rinaldi C, Byrne J, Hasan Y, Passamonti F, Verstovsek S, Hunter D, Jones MM, Zhen H, Habr D, Martino B. The efficacy and safety of continued hydroxycarbamide therapy versus switching to ruxolitinib in patients with polycythaemia vera: a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, symptom study (RELIEF). Br J Haematol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27858987.
105. Abaza Y, Yin CC, Bueso-Ramos CE, Wang SA, Verstovsek S. Primary autoimmune myelofibrosis: a case report and review of the literature. Int J Hematol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27830539.
106. Bose P, Verstovsek S. Myelofibrosis: an update on drug therapy in 2016. Expert Opin Pharmacother:1-15. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27774820.
107. Mascarenhas JO, Talpaz M, Gupta V, Foltz LM, Savona MR, Paquette R, Turner AR, Coughlin P, Winton E, Burn TC, O'Neill P, Clark J, Hunter D, Assad A, Hoffman R, Verstovsek S. Primary analysis of a phase II open-label trial of INCB039110, a selective JAK1 inhibitor, in patients with myelofibrosis. Haematologica. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27789678.
108. Montalban-Bravo G, Huang X, Jabbour E, Borthakur G, DiNardo CD, Pemmaraju N, Cortes J, Verstovsek S, Kadia T, Daver N, Wierda W, Alvarado Y, Konopleva M, Ravandi F, Estrov Z, Jain N, Alfonso A, Brandt M, Sneed T, Chen HC, Yang H, Bueso-Ramos C, Pierce S, Estey E, Bohannan Z, Kantarjian HM, Garcia-Manero G. A clinical trial for patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes not eligible for standard clinical trials. Leukemia. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27795561.
109. Jabbour E, Faderl S, Sasaki K, Kadia T, Daver N, Pemmaraju N, Patel K, Khoury JD, Bueso-Ramos C, Bohannan Z, Ravandi F, Borthakur G, Verstovsek S, Miller D, Maduike R, Hosing C, Kantarjian HM, Garcia-Manero G. Phase 2 study of low-dose clofarabine plus cytarabine for patients with higher risk myelodysplastic syndrome who have relapsed or are refractory to hypomethylating agents. Cancer. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27741352.
110. Koller PB, Kantarjian HM, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Jabbour E, Verstovsek S, Borthakur G, Estrov Z, Wierda WG, Garcia-Manero G, Ferrajoli A, Ravandi F, O'Brien SM, Cortes JE. Chronic myeloid leukemia among patients with a history of prior malignancies: A tale of dual survivorship. Cancer. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27763690.
111. Gupta V, Harrison C, Hexner EO, Al-Ali HK, Foltz L, Montgomery M, Sun W, Gopalakrishna P, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. The impact of anemia on overall survival in patients with myelofibrosis treated with ruxolitinib in the COMFORT studies. Haematologica. PMID: 27587385.
112. Mesa RA, Komrokji RS, Verstovsek S. Ruxolitinib dose management as a key to long-term treatment success. Int J Hematol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27567907.
113. Tang G, Hidalgo Lopez JE, Wang SA, Hu S, Ma J, Pierce S, Zuo W, Carballo-Zarate AA, Yin CC, Tang Z, Li S, Medeiros LJ, Verstovsek S, Bueso-Ramos CE. Characteristics and clinical significance of cytogenetic abnormalities in polycythemia vera. Haematologica. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28473622.
114. Wang SA, Hasserjian RP, Tam W, Tsai AG, Geyer JT, George TI, Foucar K, Rogers HJ, Hsi ED, Rea BA, Bagg A, Bueso-Ramos C C, Arber DA, Verstovsek S, Orazi A. Bone marrow morphology is a strong discriminator between chronic eosinophilic leukemia, not otherwise specified from reactive idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. Haematologica. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28495918.
115. Newberry KJ, Patel K, Masarova L, Luthra R, Manshouri T, Jabbour E, Bose P, Daver N, Cortes J, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Clonal evolution and outcomes in myelofibrosis after ruxolitinib discontinuation. Blood. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28674026.
116. Falchi L, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Assessing the thrombotic risk of patients with essential thrombocythemia in the genomic Era. Leukemia. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28529308.
117. Jain P, Wang S, Patel KP, Sarwari N, Cortes J, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Mast cell leukemia (MCL): Clinico-pathologic and molecular features and survival outcome. Leuk Res 59:105-109. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28599188.
118. Masarova L, Bose P, Daver N, Pemmaraju N, Newberry KJ, Manshouri T, Cortes J, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Patients with post-essential thrombocythemia and post-polycythemia vera differ from patients with primary myelofibrosis. Leuk Res 59:110-116. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28601551.
119. Miller CB, Komrokji RS, Mesa RA, Sun W, Montgomery M, Verstovsek S. Practical Measures of Clinical Benefit With Ruxolitinib Therapy: An Exploratory Analysis of COMFORT-I. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28606598.
120. Verstovsek S, Courby S, Griesshammer M, Mesa RA, Brachmann CB, Kawashima J, Maltzman JD, Shao L, Xin Y, Huang D, Bajel A. A phase 2 study of momelotinib, a potent JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, in patients with polycythemia vera or essential thrombocythemia. Leuk Res 60:11-17. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28622623.
121. Short NJ, Kantarjian HM, Ko H, Khoury JD, Ravandi F, Thomas DA, Garcia-Manero G, Khouri M, Cortes JE, Wierda WG, Verstovsek S, Estrov Z, Ferrajoli A, Thompson PA, Pierce S, O'Brien SM, Jabbour E. Outcomes of adults with relapsed or refractory Burkitt and high-grade B-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Am J Hematol. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28295472.
122. Strati P, Masarova L, Bose P, Daver N, Pemmaraju N, Verstovsek S. Haptoglobin is frequently low in patients with myelofibrosis: Clinical relevance. Leuk Res 57:85-88. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28324773.
123. Montalban-Bravo G, Huang X, Naqvi K, Jabbour E, Borthakur G, DiNardo CD, Pemmaraju N, Cortes J, Verstovsek S, Kadia T, Daver N, Wierda W, Alvarado Y, Konopleva M, Ravandi F, Estrov Z, Jain N, Alfonso A, Brandt M, Sneed T, Chen HC, Yang H, Bueso-Ramos C, Pierce S, Estey E, Bohannan Z, Kantarjian HM, Garcia-Manero G. A clinical trial for patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes not eligible for standard clinical trials. Leukemia. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28338082.
124. Hu Z, Medeiros LJ, Wang W, Chen Z, Tang G, Hodjat P, Yang S, Fang L, Li Y, Verstovsek S, Hu S. 3q26.2/EVI1 rearrangement is associated with poor prognosis in classical Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms. Mod Pathol. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28338652.
125. Saenz DT, Fiskus W, Qian Y, Manshouri T, Rajapakshe K, Raina K, Coleman KG, Crew AP, Shen A, Mill CP, Sun B, Qiu P, Kadia TM, Pemmaraju N, DiNardo C, Kim MS, Nowak AJ, Coarfa C, Crews CM, Verstovsek S, Bhalla KN. Novel BET protein proteolysis-targeting chimera exerts superior lethal activity than bromodomain inhibitor (BETi) against post-myeloproliferative neoplasm secondary (s) AML cells. Leukemia. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28042144.

Other Articles

1. Verstovsek S, Komrokji RS Novel and emerging therapies for the treatment of polycythemia vera. Expert Rev Hematol 8 (1) :1-13, 2015. PMID: 25353086.
2. Santos FP, Verstovsek S Efficacy of ruxolitinib for myelofibrosis. Expert Opin Pharmacother 15 (10) :1465-73, 2014. PMID: 24856675.
3. Verstovsek S Advanced systemic mastocytosis: the impact of KIT mutations in diagnosis, treatment, and progression. Eur J Haematol 90 (2) :89-98, 2013. PMID: 23181448.
4. Verstovsek S Ruxolitinib: an oral Janus kinase 1 and Janus kinase 2 inhibitor in the management of myelofibrosis. Postgrad Med 125 (1) :128-35, 2013. PMID: 23391678.
5. Santos FP, Verstovsek S What is next beyond janus kinase 2 inhibitors for primary myelofibrosis?. Curr Opin Hematol 20 (2) :123-9, 2013. PMID: 23385614.
6. Tam CS, Verstovsek S Investigational Janus kinase inhibitors. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 22 (6) :687-99, 2013. PMID: 23432430.
7. Harrison C, Mesa R, Ross D, Mead A, Keohane C, Gotlib J, Verstovsek S Practical management of patients with myelofibrosis receiving ruxolitinib. Expert Rev Hematol 6 (5) :511-23, 2013. PMID: 24083419.
8. Verstovsek S, Almomen AK, Newberry K, Aleem A Development of ruxolitinib as a myelofibrosis therapy. Journal of Applied Hematology 4 (3) :89-95, 2013.
9. Ostojic A, Vrhovac R, Verstovsek S Ruxolitinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis: its clinical potential. Ther Clin Risk Manag 8:95-103, 2012. PMID: 22399854.
10. Santos FP, Verstovsek S JAK2 Inhibitors for Myelofibrosis: Why Are They Effective in Patients With and Without JAK2V617F Mutation?. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 12 (9) :1098-109, 2012. PMID: 22583424.
11. Mascarenhas J, Mughal TI, Verstovsek S Biology and Clinical Management of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Development of the JAK Inhibitor Ruxolitinib. Curr Med Chem 19 (29) :4399-413, 2012. PMID: 22830345.
12. Randhawa J, Ostojic A, Vrhovac R, Atallah E, Verstovsek S Splenomegaly in myelofibrosis--new options for therapy and the therapeutic potential of Janus kinase 2 inhibitors. J Hematol Oncol 5 (1) :43, 2012. PMID: 22852872.
13. Santos FP, Verstovsek S Therapy with JAK2 Inhibitors for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 26 (5) :1083-99, 2012. PMID: 23009939.
14. Komrokji RS, Verstovsek S, Padron E, List AF Advances in the management of myelofibrosis. Cancer Control 19 (4 Suppl) :4-15, 2012. PMID: 23042420.
15. Komrokji R, Verstovsek S Assessing efficacy in myelofibrosis treatment: a focus on JAK inhibition. Expert Rev Hematol 5 (6) :631-41, 2012. PMID: 23216593.
16. Atallah E, Verstovsek S Emerging drugs for myelofibrosis. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 17 (4) :555-70, 2012. PMID: 23186315.
17. Verstovsek S Development and Clinical Use of a New Therapy for Myelofibrosis: Oral Ruxolitinib. Treatment Strategies – Hematology 2 (2) :61-65, 2012.
18. Santos FP, Verstovsek S JAK2 inhibitors: What's the true therapeutic potential?. Blood Rev 25 (2) :53-63, 2011. PMID: 21095048.
19. Quintás-Cardama A, Verstovsek S New JAK2 inhibitors for myeloproliferative neoplasms. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 20 (7) :961-72, 2011. PMID: 21521147.
20. Ostojic A, Vrhovac R, Verstovsek S Ruxolitinib: a new JAK1/2 inhibitor that offers promising options for treatment of myelofibrosis. Future Oncol 7 (9) :1035-43, 2011. PMID: 21919691.
21. Santos FP, Verstovsek S JAK2 Inhibitors: Are They the Solution?. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 11 Suppl 1:S28-36, 2011. PMID: 22035745.
22. Naqvi K, Verstovsek S, Kantarjian H, Ravandi F A potential role of ruxolitinib in leukemia. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 20 (8) :1159-66, 2011. PMID: 21635221.
23. Verstovsek S Preclinical and clinical experience with dasatinib in Philadelphia chromosome-negative leukemias and myeloid disorders. Leuk Res 33 (5) :617-23, 2009. PMID: 19013641.
24. Atallah E, Verstovsek S Prospect of JAK2 inhibitor therapy in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 9 (5) :663-70, 2009. PMID: 19445582.
25. Quintás-Cardama A, Verstovsek S Spleen deflation and beyond: The pros and cons of Janus kinase 2 inhibitor therapy for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. Cancer 118 (4) :870-7. PMID: 21766300.
26. Quintás-Cardama A, Jain N, Verstovsek S Advances and controversies in the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of systemic mastocytosis. Cancer 117 (24) :5439-49. PMID: 21692073.
27. Agrawal M, Garg RJ, Cortes J, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S, Quintas-Cardama A Experimental therapeutics for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasias. Cancer 117 (4) :662-76. PMID: 20922795.
28. Verstovsek S Therapeutic Potential of Janus-activated Kinase-2 Inhibitors for the Management of Myelofibrosis. Clin Cancer Res 16 (7) :1988-96. PMID: 20215535.
29. Lee HJ, Daver N, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S, Ravandi F The Role of JAK Pathway Dysregulation in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Clin Cancer Res 19 (2) :327-335. PMID: 23209034.
30. Quintás-Cardama A, Verstovsek S Molecular Pathways: JAK/STAT PATHWAY: MUTATIONS, INHIBITORS, AND RESISTANCE. Clin Cancer Res 19 (8) :1933-40. PMID: 23406773.

Editorials

1. Daver N, Verstovsek S. Ruxolitinib and DNA methyltransferase-inhibitors: A foray into combination regimens in myelofibrosis. Leuk Lymphoma 56 (2) :1-4, 2015. PMID: 24913500.
2. Van Roosbroeck K, Verstovsek S, Calin GA. Long non-coding rnas in primary myelofibrosis: the dark matter in hematopoietic progenitor cells?. Leuk Lymphoma 56 (2) :1-6, 2015. PMID: 25093380.
3. Verstovsek S. Tips on using ruxolitinib in everyday practice as therapy for myelofibrosis. Leuk Lymphoma 55 (1) :5-6, 2014. PMID: 23829281.
4. Verstovsek S. Ruxolitinib for myelofibrosis: from 'palliation' to prolongation of survival. Oncology (Williston Park) 27 (7) :717-8, 2013. PMID: 23977769.
5. Cortés JE, Freireich EJ, Kantarjian H, Verstovsek S. Retrospect of hematologic malignancies 2010. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 11 Suppl 1:S1, 2011. PMID: 22035736.
6. Verstovsek S. Janus-Activated Kinase 2 Inhibitors: A New Era of Targeted Therapies Providing Significant Clinical Benefit for Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. J Clin Oncol 29 (7) :781-3. PMID: 21220594.
7. Verstovsek S. Changing myelofibrosis's natural course at last. Blood 123 (12) :1776-7. PMID: 24652960.

Abstracts

1. Lee P, George TI, Shi H, Evans EK, Singh, T, Boral AL, Miller VR, Verstovsek S. Systemic Mastocytosis Patient Experience from Mast Cell Connect, the First Patient-Reported Registry for Mastocytosis. Blood 128 (22) , 2016.
2. Masarova L, Popat UR, Bose P, Champlin RE, Cortes JE, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Versus Medical Therapy in Patients with Advanced Myelofibrosis: Matched Survival Analysis and the Effect of JAK2 Inhibitor Therapy. Blood 128 (22) , 2016.
3. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Foltz LM, Gupta V, Mascarenhas JO, Ritchie EK, Hoffman R, Silver RT, Kremyanskaya M, Pozdnyakova O, Hasserjian RP, Trehu E, Salama ME, Kantarjian HM, Gotlib J. PRM-151 in Myelofibrosis: Durable Efficacy and Safety at 72 Weeks. Blood 126 (23) , 2015.
4. Masarova L, Verstovsek S, Patel KP, Newberry KJ, Cortes JE, Borthakur G, Konopleva M, Estrov Z, Kantarjian HM. Efficacy and Safety of Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2a in Patients with Essential Thrombocythemia and Polycythemia Vera: Results after a Median 7-Year Follow-up of a Phase 2 Study. Blood 126 (23) , 2015.
5. Verstovsek S, Talpaz M, Ritchie E, Wadleigh M, Odenike O, Jamieson C, Stein B, Uno T, Mesa RA. A Phase 1/2 Study of NS-018, an Oral JAK2 Inhibitor, in Patients with Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF), Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis (pPV MF), or Post-Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis (pET MF). Blood 126 (23) , 2015.
6. Verstovsek S, Savona MR, Mesa RA, Oh S, Dong H, Thai D, Gotlib J. A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Simtuzumab in Adult Subjects with Primary, Post Polycythemia Vera (PV) or Post Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) Myelofibrosis. Blood 126 (23) , 2015.
7. Verstovsek S, Kiladjian JJ, Mesa R, Jones MM, He S, Li J, Habr D, Vannucchi AM. Ruxolitinib Efficacy By Hematocrit Control in Patients with Polycythemia Vera: An Analysis of the RESPONSE Trial. Blood 124 (21) , 2014.
8. Verstovsek S, Passamonti F, Rambaldi A, Barosi G, Rumi E, Gattoni E, Pieri L, Zhang H, Cazzola M, Kantarjian HM, Barbui T, Vannucchi AM. Long-Term Results from a Phase II Open-Label Study of Ruxolitinib in Patients with Essential Thrombocythemia Refractory to or Intolerant of Hydroxyurea. Blood 124 (21) , 2014.
9. Daver N, Cortes JE, Jabbour E, Pemmaraju N, Jain N, Estrov Z, Kornblau SM, Burger JA, Kantarjian HM, Newberry KJ, Verstovsek S. Ruxolitinib and Lenalidomide As a Combination Therapy for Patients with Myelofibrosis. Blood 124 (21) , 2014.
10. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Foltz LM, Gupta V, Mascarenhas JO, Ritchie EK, Hoffman R, Silver RT, Kremyanskaya M, Pozdnyakova O, Hasserjian RP, Trehu E, Kantarjian HM, Gotlib JR. Phase 2 Trial of PRM-151, an Anti-Fibrotic Agent, in Patients with Myelofibrosis: Stage 1 Results. Blood 124 (21) , 2014.
11. Talpaz M, Paquette R, Afrin L, Hamburg S, Jamieson K, Terebelo H, Ortega G, Lyons R, Tiu RV, Winton EF, Natrajan K, Odenike O, Peng W, SandorVA, O'Neill P, Erickson-Viitanen S, Leopold L, Levy RS, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. Efficacy, Hematologic Effects, and Dose of Ruxolitinib in Myelofibrosis Patients with Low Starting Platelet Counts (50-100 x 109/L): A Comparison to Patients with Normal or High Starting Platelet Counts. Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
12. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Gotlib J, Levy RS, Gupta V, DiPersio JF, Catalano JV, Deininger MWN, Miller CB, Silver RT, Talpaz M, Winton EF, Harvey, Jr. JH, Arcasoy MO, Hexner EO, Lyons R, Paquette R, Raza A, Vaddi K, Erickson-Viitanen S, Sun W, Sandor VA, Kantarjian HM. Long-Term Outcome of Ruxolitinib Treatment in Patients with Myelofibrosis: Durable Reductions in Spleen Volume, Improvements in Quality of Life, and Overall Survival Advantage in COMFORT-I. Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
13. Verstovsek S, Passamonti F, Rambaldi A, Barosi G, Rosen P, He S, Contel N, Mookerjee B, Rumi E, Gattoni E, Pieri L, Cazzola M, Kantarjian H, Barbui T, Vannucchi A. Long-Term Efficacy and Safety Results From a Phase II Study of Ruxolitinib in Patients with Polycythemia Vera. Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
14. Shastri A, Cortes JE, Jabbour EJ, Zhou L, Schroeder K, Kantarjian HM, Verstovsek S. A Phase II Study of Low-Dose Pomalidomide (0.5mg/day) and Prednisone Combination Therapy in Patients with Myelofibrosis and Significant Anemia. Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
15. Mesa RA, Verstovsek S, Gupta V, Mascarenhas J, Atallah E, Sun W, Sandor VA, Gotlib J. Improvement in Weight and Total Cholesterol and Their Association with Survival in Ruxolitinib-Treated Patients with Myelofibrosis From COMFORT-I. Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
16. Pemmaraju N, Kantarjian HM, Cortes JE, Quintas-Cardama A, Pierce SA, Verstovsek S. Incidence and Outcomes of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs). Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
17. Verstovsek S, Kiladjian J, Mesa RA, Vannucchi AM, Gotlib J, Barosi G, Kantarjian HM, Sirulnik A, Peng W, Sandor VA, Harrison CN. Effect of Ruxolitinib On the Incidence of Splenectomy in Patients with Myelofibrosis: A Retrospective Analysis of Data From Ruxolitinib Clinical Trials. Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
18. Santos FPS, Tam CS, Kantarjian HM, Cortes JE, Thomas DA, Pollock RE, Verstovsek S. Splenectomy in Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs): Efficacy, Complications and Impact On Survival and Transformation. Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
19. Pemmaraju N, Kantarjian HM, O'Brien S, Kadia TM, Cortes JE, Borthakur G, Faderl S, Garcia-Manero G, Estrov Z, Ravandi F, Quintas-Cardama A, Jabbour EJ, Koller CA, Dellasala SE, Pierce SA, Burton EM, Verstovsek S. Results of A Phase I Study of Ruxolitinib in Patients (pts) with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Leukemia. Blood 120 (21) , 2012.
20. Verstovsek S, Vannucchi AM, Griesshammer M, Masszi T, Durrant S, Passamonti F, Harrison CN, Pane F, Zachee P, Hino M, Moiraghi B, Miller CB, Rosti V, Mesa RA, Jones MM, Zhen H, Li J, Francillard N, Habr D, Kiladjian JJ. Ruxolitinib in polycytemia vera: Follow-up from the RESPONSE trial. J Clin Oncol 33. e-Pub 2015.
21. Verstovsek S, Mesa RA, Martino B, Kiladjian JJ, Jones MM, He S, Habr D, Alecu I, Vannucchi AM. Ruxolitinib safety experience in the polycythemia vera clinical trial program. J Clin Oncol 33. e-Pub 2015.

Book Chapters

1. Verstovsek S. Mastocytosis. In: Encyclopedia of Cancer, 4th edition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2017.
2. Bose P, Verstovsek S. Polycythemia Vera 2016 Update. In: BMJ Best Practice. BMJ Publishing Group: London, 2016.
3. Verstovsek S. Mastocytosis. In: Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer Link, 2016.
4. Verstovsek S, Newberry K. JAK inhibitors as therapy for myelofibrosis. In: Novel Insights into Myelofibrosis Pathophysiology and Treatment. Future Medicine Ltd: London, 105-122, 2015.
5. Santos F, Verstovsek S. Myelofibrosis. In: Polycythemia vera. Clinical Oncology News Essential Oncology, 2015.
6. Tam C, Verstovsek S. Polycythemia Vera. In: Clinical Oncology News Essential Oncology, 2015.
7. Verstovsek S, Akin C. Mastocytosis. In: Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015.
8. Tam CS, Verstovsek S. Polycythemia Vera. In: Cancer Consult: Expertise for Clinical Practice. John Wiley and Sons, Inc: Hoboken, JJ, 152-155, 2014.
9. Santos FPS, Verstovsek S. JAK Inhibitor Therapy for Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. In: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Clinician's Guide for AppleiOS (Version 8.1). Go2 Network LLC, 2014.
10. Jain N, Amin HM, Verstovsek S. Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. In: The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology. 2. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc: China, 97-121, 2011.
11. Santos FPS, Verstovsek S. Myelofibrosis. In: Emerging Cancer Therapeutics: Leukemia. 2. Demos Medical Publishing: New York, 307-328, 2011.
12. Verstovsek S. Therapeutic potential of JAK2 inhibitors. In: Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program, 636-42, 2009.