Use of Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) and Eltrombopag (EPAG) Among Patients with Acquired Aplastic Anemia (AA) in the United States: Results from a Large National Database
Stempel J, Wang R, Lee A, Ma X, Podoltsev N. Use of Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) and Eltrombopag (EPAG) Among Patients with Acquired Aplastic Anemia (AA) in the United States: Results from a Large National Database. Blood 2024, 144: 2319. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-202185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHorse anti-thymocyte globulinLow transfusion burdenAcquired aplastic anemiaCalcineurin inhibitor levelsCalcineurin inhibitorsSevere AARed blood cellsEltrombopag therapyTransfusion burdenMedian proportion of daysTransfusion of red blood cellsCalcineurin inhibitor agentsMedian starting doseAnti-thymocyte globulinDiagnosis to initiationTransplant-ineligible patientsBone marrow failureRare autoimmune disorderReduce transfusion requirementsBaseline red blood cellRetrospective cohort studyStudent's t-testProportion of daysBlue Cross Blue ShieldElixhauser comorbidity scoreAplastic anemia in association with multiple myeloma: clinical and pathophysiological insights
Muradashvili T, Liu Y, VanOudenhove J, Gu S, Krause D, Montanari F, Carlino M, Mancuso R, Stempel J, Halene S, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Neparidze N. Aplastic anemia in association with multiple myeloma: clinical and pathophysiological insights. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2024, 65: 2182-2189. PMID: 39225418, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2024.2393260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAplastic anemiaMultiple myelomaImmunosuppressive therapyTransfusion requirementsProgenitor cellsPlasma cell-directed therapyT-cell destructionCell-directed therapiesInhibition of erythroid colony formationErythroid colony formationLevels of IL8Severe AAImmune cytopeniasPartial responseMM patientsHematopoietic stemSerum testsPartial improvementPathophysiological insightsPatientsImmune systemPlatelet apoptosisCytopeniasColony formationMyeloma