Disparities in receiving disease‐directed therapy, allogeneic stem cell transplantation in non‐Hispanic Black patients with TP53‐mutated acute myeloid leukemia
Badar T, Litzow M, Shallis R, Patel A, Saliba A, Burkart M, Bewersdorf J, Stahl M, De Camargo Correia G, Murthy S, Abaza Y, Duvall A, Bradshaw D, Kota V, Dinner S, Goldberg A, Palmisiano N, Al Kali A, Atallah E. Disparities in receiving disease‐directed therapy, allogeneic stem cell transplantation in non‐Hispanic Black patients with TP53‐mutated acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer 2022, 129: 934-945. PMID: 36545710, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic stem cell transplantationNHB patientsStem cell transplantationNHW patientsCell transplantationMyeloid leukemiaTherapy-related acute myeloid leukemiaNon-Hispanic black patientsCurative-intent therapyLow-intensity chemotherapyBest supportive careComplete response rateMedian patient ageProportion of patientsSubset of patientsDisease-directed therapyHigher proportionIntensive chemotherapyPatient ageSupportive careBlack patientsClinical outcomesTreatment disparitiesRetrospective studyAzacitidine 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