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Andrew Kuykendall, MD, an associate member from Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses updated data from the phase 2 RALLY-MF trial. The trial evaluated DISC-0974 in patients with myelofibrosis and anemia. DISC-0974 is a first-in-class monoclonal antibody designed to block hemojuvelin.
The analysis included 418 patients diagnosed with MF between January 2018 and January 2026 at 21 European centers. At time of diagnosis, 232 patients (55%) had proliferative MF and 186 (45%) had cytopenic MF, including 115 with moderate anemia, 41 with severe anemia, and 30 with leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or combined cytopenias.
Andy Zeng, MD, PhD, of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada, and colleagues presented the findings at the 2026 EHA Congress. The researchers sought to assess non-genetic factors to explain the heterogeneity of the clinical presentation and outcomes associated with MF. They assessed peripheral blood from 358 patients in a discovery cohort and 168 in a validation cohort.
Results from the MONUMENTAL-3 study showed that the combination of talquetamab and daratumumab with or without pomalidomide (Tal-DP/Tal-D) significantly improved survival compared with daratumumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone (DPd) in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
The investigational drug blocks the expression of HJV in order to reduce hepcidin. It is in mid-stage development by Disc Medicine. Updated data from the Phase 2 open label RALLY-MF study were presented at the EHA 2026 and ASCO 2026 meetings in June.
In this video from the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting, Dr. Mascarenhas, a Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses results from the phase 3 SENTRY trial.
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