2020
Management of higher risk myelodysplastic syndromes after hypomethylating agents failure: are we about to exit the black hole?
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Management of higher risk myelodysplastic syndromes after hypomethylating agents failure: are we about to exit the black hole? Expert Review Of Hematology 2020, 13: 1131-1142. PMID: 32876498, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2020.1819233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkersCombined Modality TherapyDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityDNA MethylationDrug DevelopmentDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrognosisRemission InductionRetreatmentTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHMA failureMyelodysplastic syndromeHR-MDS patientsRisk myelodysplastic syndromesMainstay of treatmentImmune pathogenesisMost patientsComplete responseImmune therapyAbysmal prognosisNovel agentsTherapeutic approachesTherapeutic conceptsImmune evasionTreatment approachesPatientsGenetic testingSyndromePathogenesisTreatmentMolecular mechanismsRecent studiesFailureAnnual MeetingEvolving therapies for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Evolving therapies for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Annals Of Hematology 2020, 99: 677-692. PMID: 32078008, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-020-03963-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnemiaBlood TransfusionChelation TherapyClinical Trials as TopicCri-du-Chat SyndromeDrugs, InvestigationalForecastingHematinicsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsIron OverloadLenalidomideMolecular Targeted TherapyMulticenter Studies as TopicMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrecision MedicinePrognosisRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemLow-risk MDS patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeMDS patientsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesPrognostic scoring systemRisk stratification toolAdvanced clinical testingSymptomatic anemiaStratification toolHematologic malignanciesCurrent treatmentTherapeutic approachesNew agentsNew drug approvalsTherapeutic conceptsClinical developmentPatientsClinical testingMolecular pathogenesisScoring systemTherapeutic landscapePromising agentDrug approvalGenetic features
2019
Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β pathway as a therapeutic target in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β pathway as a therapeutic target in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Leukemia 2019, 33: 1303-1312. PMID: 30962581, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0448-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsErythropoiesis stimulating agentsMyelodysplastic syndromeGrowth factorIneffective erythropoiesisLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesTGF-β pathway inhibitorLR-MDS patientsFurther therapeutic optionsRisk myelodysplastic syndromesLimited therapy optionsTGF-β receptor activationPromising therapeutic approachPhysiologic conditionsTGF-β pathwayAberrant TGFImmunomodulator lenalidomideLR-MDSMyelosuppressive effectsTherapeutic optionsTherapy optionsLife impairmentAdditional potential targetsClinical dataMDS pathogenesisTherapeutic approaches