myelofibrosis
noun
my·e·lo·fi·bro·sis
ˌmī-ə-lō-fī-ˈbrō-səs 
: an anemic condition in which bone marrow becomes fibrotic and the liver and spleen usually exhibit a development of blood-cell precursors
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Ajax’s lead medicine is a next-generation JAK2 inhibitor currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 study in patients with myelofibrosis.
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Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Ajax’s lead asset is an investigational, once daily, oral Type II JAK2 inhibitor that’s being studied in a Phase 1 trial in patients with the rare blood cancer myelofibrosis who previously were treated with a Type 1 JAK2 inhibitor.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
The actress announced Altman’s death in February 2021 after he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Lynda shared Jessica with her late husband, Robert Altman, who died in February 2021 from myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Ajax’s lead asset is an investigational, once daily, oral Type II JAK2 inhibitor that’s being studied in a Phase 1 trial in patients with the rare blood cancer myelofibrosis who previously were treated with a Type 1 JAK2 inhibitor.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
The actress announced Altman’s death in February 2021 after he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Lynda shared Jessica with her late husband, Robert Altman, who died in February 2021 from myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 20 May 2025
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“Myelofibrosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myelofibrosis. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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myelofibrosis
noun
my·e·lo·fi·bro·sis
ˌmī-ə-lō-fī-ˈbrō-səs
plural myelofibroses
-ˌsēz
: an anemic condition in which bone marrow becomes fibrotic and the liver and spleen usually exhibit a development of blood-cell precursors
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