2021
Ruxolitinib discontinuation in polycythemia vera: Patient characteristics, outcomes, and salvage strategies from a large multi-institutional database
Tremblay D, Ronner L, Podoltsev N, Gotlib J, Heaney M, Kuykendall A, O'Connell C, Shammo JM, Fleischman A, Mesa R, Yacoub A, Hoffman R, Moshier E, Zubizarreta N, Mascarenhas J. Ruxolitinib discontinuation in polycythemia vera: Patient characteristics, outcomes, and salvage strategies from a large multi-institutional database. Leukemia Research 2021, 109: 106629. PMID: 34082375, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2021.106629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-institutional databaseRuxolitinib discontinuationPolycythemia veraLarge multi-institutional databaseAvailable salvage therapiesDiscontinuation of ruxolitinibTreatment of patientsFurther therapeutic developmentLast followSalvage therapyCytoreductive therapyAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsThrombotic eventsTreatment initiationSimilar patientsDisease characteristicsDismal outcomeFavorable outcomeSalvage strategyPV patientsDiscontinuationInterferon αPatientsRuxolitinib
2020
Sequencing of novel agents in relapsed/refractory B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Blinatumomab and inotuzumab ozogamicin may have comparable efficacy as first or second novel agent therapy in relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Badar T, Szabo A, Dinner S, Liedtke M, Burkart M, Shallis RM, Yurkiewicz IR, Kuo E, Khan MA, Balasubramanian S, Yang J, Hefazi M, Podoltsev N, Patel A, Curran E, Wang A, Arslan S, Aldoss I, Siebenaller C, Mattison RJ, Litzow MR, Wadleigh M, Advani AS, Atallah E. Sequencing of novel agents in relapsed/refractory B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Blinatumomab and inotuzumab ozogamicin may have comparable efficacy as first or second novel agent therapy in relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 2020, 127: 1039-1048. PMID: 33259056, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansInotuzumab OzogamicinMaleMiddle AgedPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaRemission InductionRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeWithholding TreatmentYoung AdultConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaRefractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaMedian overall survivalINO groupNovel agentsOverall survivalLymphoblastic leukemiaComplete remissionInotuzumab ozogamicinNA therapyComparable efficacyRelapsed/refractory (r/r) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationCR/CRi rateIncomplete count recovery (CRi) ratesRefractory acute lymphoblastic leukemiaHematopoietic stem cell transplantationNovel agent therapyOutcomes of patientsStem cell transplantationBlinatumomab groupCRi rateTreatment discontinuationAdverse events
2013
Chemoimmunotherapy and Withdrawal of Immunosupression for Monomorphic Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Podoltsev N, Zhang B, Yao X, Bustillo I, Deng Y, Cooper DL. Chemoimmunotherapy and Withdrawal of Immunosupression for Monomorphic Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2013, 13: 716-720. PMID: 24035715, PMCID: PMC3846604, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2013.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppression TherapyImmunotherapyLymphoproliferative DisordersMaleMiddle AgedOrgan TransplantationPrednisoneRituximabTreatment OutcomeVincristineWithholding TreatmentYoung AdultConceptsReduction of immunosuppressionMonomorphic PTLDMedian progression-free survivalMonomorphic posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorderGraft rejection ratePosttransplant lymphoproliferative disorderTreatment-related mortalityProgression-free survivalMulti-institutional settingGraft lossMedian OSComplete responseLymphoproliferative disordersCurrent guidelinesDisease progressionAggressive typePatientsChemoimmunotherapyPTLDComplete withdrawalImmunosuppressionCombination programStepwise approachWithdrawalExcellent results