The JAK2 gene mutation discovery led to JAK inhibitors, transforming myelofibrosis treatment by targeting the JAK-STAT pathway. Four FDA-approved JAK inhibitors for myelofibrosis include Jakafi, ...
William Vainchenker had long suspected a rogue JAK2 tyrosine kinase to be the cause of the myeloproliferative disorder, polycythemia vera. But with very limited resources at his disposal at the ...