Meanings
nounpacritinib (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of myelofibrosis.
Pacritinib is a JAK2 and IL-1 receptor–associated kinase 1 inhibitor also being evaluated for the treatment of myelofibrosis. Blocking IL-1 and Toll receptor signaling might offer some interesting opportunities for autoimmune disease treatment.
2021 December, Christine Liu, Jacqueline Kieltyka, Roy Fleischmann, Massimo Gadina, John J. O’Shea, “A Decade of JAK Inhibitors: What Have We Learned and What May Be the Future?”, in Arthritis & Rheumatology, volume 73, number 12, →DOI, page 2173
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