2023
Impact of Type of Hypomethylating Agent (HMA) Used on Outcomes of Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (HR-MDS) - a Large, Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis
Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Uy G, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, McMahon C, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Ramaswamy R, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Amaya M, Hawkins H, Grenet J, Gurnari C, Shallis R, Xie Z, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Impact of Type of Hypomethylating Agent (HMA) Used on Outcomes of Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (HR-MDS) - a Large, Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis. Blood 2023, 142: 4613. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-178728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCox multivariable regression modelOverall survivalHMA initiationHypomethylating agentMultivariable regression modelsTP53 mutationsAllo-HCTComplete remissionComplex karyotypePartner drugsBone marrowSurvival analysisAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantMultivariable Cox regression modelsTreatment typeOverall responseAdverse genetic featuresMedian overall survivalOutcomes of patientsHematopoietic cell transplantAdverse overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodCox regression modelLog-rank testPredictors of response
2022
Azacitidine maintenance in AML post induction and posttransplant
Bewersdorf JP, Prebet T, Gowda L. Azacitidine maintenance in AML post induction and posttransplant. Current Opinion In Hematology 2022, 29: 84-91. PMID: 35013047, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalPostremission therapyAcute myeloid leukemiaAllo-HCTCC-486Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantNonrelapse mortality riskOverall survival benefitHematopoietic cell transplantDuration of remissionSubset of patientsRobust study designsAML trialsAzacitidine maintenanceInduction therapySurvival benefitAML patientsCell transplantDisease relapseRelapse reductionRelapse riskMyeloid leukemiaCommon causeSelect populationMortality risk
2021
Hypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf JP, Allen C, Mirza AS, Grimshaw AA, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Cho C, Tallman MS, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Hypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: 997.e1-997.e11. PMID: 34551341, PMCID: PMC9533376, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaRelapse-free survivalMaintenance therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeFLT3 inhibitorsAllo-HCTHazard ratioMaintenance treatmentClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationControl groupSystematic reviewAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantMeasurable residual disease statusHematopoietic stem cell transplantationMeasurable residual disease testingNon-relapse mortalityHematopoietic cell transplantPre-emptive treatmentResidual disease statusStem cell transplantationFavorable safety profileSame patient cohortRandom-effects modelVenetoclax-based combinations in AML and high-risk MDS prior to and following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant
Bewersdorf JP, Derkach A, Gowda L, Menghrajani K, DeWolf S, Ruiz JD, Ponce DM, Shaffer BC, Tamari R, Young JW, Jakubowski AA, Gyurkocza B, Chan A, Xiao W, Glass J, King AC, Cai SF, Daniyan A, Famulare C, Cuello BM, Podoltsev NA, Roshal M, Giralt S, Perales MA, Seropian S, Cho C, Zeidan AM, Prebet T, Stein EM, Tallman MS, Goldberg AD, Stahl M. Venetoclax-based combinations in AML and high-risk MDS prior to and following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021, 62: 3394-3401. PMID: 34477024, PMCID: PMC9012492, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1966788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantAllo-HCTHematopoietic cell transplantSalvage therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeCell transplantMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeSecond allo-HCTSalvage treatment optionOverall response rateMedian followMedian OSVenetoclax therapyRetrospective studyCancer CenterTreatment optionsOS estimatesMyeloid leukemiaPatientsResponse rateTherapyTransplantMonthsThe development and clinical use of oral hypomethylating agents in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: dawn of the total oral therapy era
Schiffer M, Zhao J, Johnson A, Lee J, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. The development and clinical use of oral hypomethylating agents in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: dawn of the total oral therapy era. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2021, 21: 989-1002. PMID: 33853476, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1918002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloid leukemiaMyelomonocytic leukemiaHypomethylating agentAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantPost-transplant maintenance therapyAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatmentHematopoietic cell transplantHigh-risk MDSMyeloid leukemia treatmentPotential combination therapyCC-486Induction chemotherapyOral azacitidineTherapy eraMaintenance therapyOral agentsAdult patientsCell transplantClinical benefitMaintenance treatmentCombination therapyPredictive biomarkersRisk-Adapted, Individualized Treatment Strategies of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Risk-Adapted, Individualized Treatment Strategies of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML). Cancers 2021, 13: 1610. PMID: 33807279, PMCID: PMC8036734, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13071610.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeMyelomonocytic leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantRed blood cell transfusionClinical symptom burdenLR-MDS patientsOverall survival benefitBlood cell transfusionHematopoietic cell transplantHigh-risk patientsMainstay of therapyErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsRisk of progressionRisk stratification toolIndividualized treatment strategiesAcute myeloid leukemiaRoutine clinical useAgent azacitidineAllo-HCTCell transfusionMost patientsSupportive careSurvival benefitSymptom burden
2020
Safety and Efficacy of Maintenance Treatment Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf J, Tallman M, Cho C, Zeidan A, Stahl M. Safety and Efficacy of Maintenance Treatment Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Blood 2020, 136: 34-35. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-136671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaRelapse-free survivalAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantHematopoietic cell transplantFLT3 inhibitorsMyelodysplastic syndromeAllo-HCTOverall survivalRFS ratesChronic GVHDMaintenance therapyCell transplantPatient selectionClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaADC therapeuticsSystematic reviewMinimal residual disease testingAdvisory CommitteeDaiichi SankyoHigh-risk geneticsRate of GVHDPre-emptive treatmentCareful patient selectionPrognosis of patients