2023
Older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia face suboptimal molecular testing and tyrosine kinase inhibitor adherence
Shallis R, Wang R, Zeidan A, Huntington S, Neparidze N, Stempel J, Mendez L, Di M, Ma X, Podoltsev N. Older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia face suboptimal molecular testing and tyrosine kinase inhibitor adherence. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 3213-3224. PMID: 36939371, PMCID: PMC10338212, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic myeloid leukemiaTKI adherenceTKI initiationOlder patientsMyeloid leukemiaEnd Results-Medicare databaseTyrosine kinase inhibitor usePolymerase chain reaction testingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction testingOlder patient populationCare of patientsHealth care accessReal-world studyReal-world evidenceLow socioeconomic statusLow-income subsidyFirst yearInfluenza vaccinationInhibitor useWorse survivalTKI treatmentMultivariable analysisPatient populationOptimal monitoringCare accessClonal Hematopoiesis: Origins and determinants of evolution.
Mendez LM, Patnaik MM. Clonal Hematopoiesis: Origins and determinants of evolution. Leuk Res 2023, 129: 107076. PMID: 37075557, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2023.107076.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSpectrum From Clonal Hematopoiesis to Myelodysplastic Neoplasm/Syndromes and Other Myeloid Neoplasms
Xie Z, Chen E, Mendez L, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Spectrum From Clonal Hematopoiesis to Myelodysplastic Neoplasm/Syndromes and Other Myeloid Neoplasms. The Cancer Journal 2023, 29: 130-137. PMID: 37195768, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000656.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsClonal hematopoiesisHigh-risk patientsRisk of progressionSuch patientsUndetermined significanceAge-related diseasesHematologic malignanciesClonal cytopeniaMyeloid neoplasmsHigh riskUnmet needMyeloid malignanciesNatural historyCH managementPatientsMalignancySignificant knowledge gapsRiskHematopoiesisCytopeniasNeoplasmsSyndromeIpilimumab plus decitabine for patients with MDS or AML in posttransplant or transplant-naïve settings.
Garcia JS, Flamand Y, Penter L, Keng M, Tomlinson BK, Mendez LM, Koller P, Cullen N, Arihara Y, Pfaff K, Wolff JO, Brunner AM, Galinsky I, Bashey A, Antin JH, Cutler C, Ho V, Jonas BA, Luskin MR, Wadleigh M, Winer ES, Savell A, Leonard R, Robertson T, Davids MS, Streicher H, Rodig SJ, Ritz J, Wu CJ, DeAngelo DJ, Neuberg D, Stone RM, Soiffer RJ. Ipilimumab plus decitabine for patients with MDS or AML in posttransplant or transplant-naïve settings. Blood 2023, 141: 1884-1888. PMID: 36332187, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022017686.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Is it the time to integrate novel sequencing technologies into clinical practice?
VanOudenhove J, Halene S, Mendez L. Is it the time to integrate novel sequencing technologies into clinical practice? Current Opinion In Hematology 2022, 30: 70-77. PMID: 36602939, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000754.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNovel sequencing technologiesSequencing technologiesUnprecedented biological insightsNext-generation sequencing techniquesDNA sequencing technologiesHigh-throughput NGSRare cell populationsBiological insightsMultiomics approachSequencing techniquesGenotype-phenotype correlationClonal diversityCellular resolutionMechanistic insightsCell populationsPhenotype correlationMyeloid diseasesClonesClonal hierarchyClonal haematopoiesisResidual clonesInsightsSeqDiversityImproved capture
2021
Circulating Protein Disulfide Isomerase Is Associated with Increased Risk of Thrombosis in JAK2-Mutated Myeloproliferative Neoplasms.
Sharda AV, Bogue T, Barr A, Mendez LM, Flaumenhaft R, Zwicker JI. Circulating Protein Disulfide Isomerase Is Associated with Increased Risk of Thrombosis in JAK2-Mutated Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. Clin Cancer Res 2021, 27: 5708-5717. PMID: 34400417, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-1140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
VWF maturation and release are controlled by 2 regulators of Weibel-Palade body biogenesis: exocyst and BLOC-2.
Sharda AV, Barr AM, Harrison JA, Wilkie AR, Fang C, Mendez LM, Ghiran IC, Italiano JE, Flaumenhaft R. VWF maturation and release are controlled by 2 regulators of Weibel-Palade body biogenesis: exocyst and BLOC-2. Blood 2020, 136: 2824-2837. PMID: 32614949, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020005300.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Alisertib plus induction chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with high-risk, acute myeloid leukaemia: a single-arm, phase 2 trial
Brunner A, Blonquist T, DeAngelo D, McMasters M, Fell G, Hermance N, Winer E, Lindsley R, Hobbs G, Amrein P, Hock H, Steensma D, Garcia J, Luskin M, Stone R, Ballen K, Rosenblatt J, Avigan D, Nahas M, Mendez L, McAfee S, Moran J, Bergeron M, Foster J, Bertoli C, Manning A, McGregor K, Fishman K, Kuo F, Baltay M, Macrae M, Burke M, Behnan T, Wey M, Som T, Ramos A, Rae J, Lombardi Story J, Nelson N, Logan E, Connolly C, Neuberg D, Chen Y, Graubert T, Fathi A. Alisertib plus induction chemotherapy in previously untreated patients with high-risk, acute myeloid leukaemia: a single-arm, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Haematology 2019, 7: e122-e133. PMID: 31837959, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(19)30203-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaHigh-risk acute myeloid leukemiaTherapy-related acute myeloid leukemiaSecondary acute myeloid leukemiaPhase 2 trialPlatelet count recoveryInduction chemotherapyComplete remissionMyeloid leukemiaUntreated patientsEligible patientsCount recoveryDana-Farber/Harvard Cancer CenterEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusUntreated acute myeloid leukemiaActivity of alisertibAdverse-risk karyotypeCommon grade 3Previous myelodysplastic syndromeTreatment-related deathsProportion of patientsPromising therapeutic targetComposite remissionFebrile neutropeniaOral alisertibThe Interplay Between the Genetic and Immune Landscapes of AML: Mechanisms and Implications for Risk Stratification and Therapy.
Mendez LM, Posey RR, Pandolfi PP. The Interplay Between the Genetic and Immune Landscapes of AML: Mechanisms and Implications for Risk Stratification and Therapy. Front Oncol 2019, 9: 1162. PMID: 31781488, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01162.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsGermline NPM1 mutations lead to altered rRNA 2'-O-methylation and cause dyskeratosis congenita.
Nachmani D, Bothmer AH, Grisendi S, Mele A, Bothmer D, Lee JD, Monteleone E, Cheng K, Zhang Y, Bester AC, Guzzetti A, Mitchell CA, Mendez LM, Pozdnyakova O, Sportoletti P, Martelli MP, Vulliamy TJ, Safra M, Schwartz S, Luzzatto L, Bluteau O, Soulier J, Darnell RB, Falini B, Dokal I, Ito K, Clohessy JG, Pandolfi PP. Germline NPM1 mutations lead to altered rRNA 2'-O-methylation and cause dyskeratosis congenita. Nat Genet 2019, 51: 1518-1529. PMID: 31570891, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0502-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVulnerabilities in mIDH2 AML confer sensitivity to APL-like targeted combination therapy.
Mugoni V, Panella R, Cheloni G, Chen M, Pozdnyakova O, Stroopinsky D, Guarnerio J, Monteleone E, Lee JD, Mendez L, Menon AV, Aster JC, Lane AA, Stone RM, Galinsky I, Zamora JC, Lo-Coco F, Bhasin MK, Avigan D, Longo L, Clohessy JG, Pandolfi PP. Vulnerabilities in mIDH2 AML confer sensitivity to APL-like targeted combination therapy. Cell Res 2019, 29: 446-459. PMID: 31024166, DOI: 10.1038/s41422-019-0162-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
An aberrant SREBP-dependent lipogenic program promotes metastatic prostate cancer.
Chen M, Zhang J, Sampieri K, Clohessy JG, Mendez L, Gonzalez-Billalabeitia E, Liu XS, Lee YR, Fung J, Katon JM, Menon AV, Webster KA, Ng C, Palumbieri MD, Diolombi MS, Breitkopf SB, Teruya-Feldstein J, Signoretti S, Bronson RT, Asara JM, Castillo-Martin M, Cordon-Cardo C, Pandolfi PP. An aberrant SREBP-dependent lipogenic program promotes metastatic prostate cancer. Nat Genet 2018, 50: 206-218. PMID: 29335545, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-017-0027-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeregulated PP1α phosphatase activity towards MAPK activation is antagonized by a tumor suppressive failsafe mechanism.
Chen M, Wan L, Zhang J, Zhang J, Mendez L, Clohessy JG, Berry K, Victor J, Yin Q, Zhu Y, Wei W, Pandolfi PP. Deregulated PP1α phosphatase activity towards MAPK activation is antagonized by a tumor suppressive failsafe mechanism. Nat Commun 2018, 9: 159. PMID: 29335436, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02272-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA non-cell-autonomous role for Pml in the maintenance of leukemia from the niche.
Guarnerio J, Mendez LM, Asada N, Menon AV, Fung J, Berry K, Frenette PS, Ito K, Pandolfi PP. A non-cell-autonomous role for Pml in the maintenance of leukemia from the niche. Nat Commun 2018, 9: 66. PMID: 29302031, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02427-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
MUC1 inhibition leads to decrease in PD-L1 levels via upregulation of miRNAs
Pyzer AR, Stroopinsky D, Rosenblatt J, Anastasiadou E, Rajabi H, Washington A, Tagde A, Chu JH, Coll M, Jiao AL, Tsai LT, Tenen DE, Cole L, Palmer K, Ephraim A, Leaf RK, Nahas M, Apel A, Bar-Natan M, Jain S, McMasters M, Mendez L, Arnason J, Raby BA, Slack F, Kufe D, Avigan D. MUC1 inhibition leads to decrease in PD-L1 levels via upregulation of miRNAs. Leukemia 2017, 31: 2780-2790. PMID: 28555079, PMCID: PMC5791150, DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionAcute myeloid leukemiaAML cellsMiR-200cPD-L1/PDT cell-mediated lysisPD-L1 mRNA levelsLeukemia-specific T cellsPD-L1 levelsAnti-tumor immunityImmunosuppressive tumor microenvironmentMurine AML modelHuman AML cellsAML cell linesPotential therapeutic targetMicroRNA miR-200cMiR-34a levelsNanostring arraysMyeloid leukemiaT cellsTherapeutic targetMUC1 inhibitionTumor microenvironmentAML modelUpregulation of miRNAsMUC1-mediated induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Pyzer A, Stroopinsky D, Rajabi H, Washington A, Tagde A, Coll M, Fung J, Bryant M, Cole L, Palmer K, Somaiya P, Karp Leaf R, Nahas M, Apel A, Jain S, McMasters M, Mendez L, Levine J, Joyce R, Arnason J, Pandolfi P, Kufe D, Rosenblatt J, Avigan D. MUC1-mediated induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Blood 2017, 129: 1791-1801. PMID: 28126925, PMCID: PMC5813734, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-07-730614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaSuppressor cellsAML cellsMyeloid leukemiaExtracellular vesiclesDonor peripheral blood mononuclear cellsAutologous T cell responsesCompetent antigen-presenting cellsMyeloid-derived suppressor cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsReduced T-cell proliferationPresence of MDSCsExpansion of MDSCsT cell responsesBlood mononuclear cellsAntigen-presenting cellsPrimary AML cellsT cell proliferationExpansion of CD11bTumor-derived extracellular vesiclesMyeloid progenitor cellsMDSC populationsMDSC expansionImmune toleranceC57BL/6 mice
2015
Molecular Genetics of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Mendez LM, Chen M, Pandolfi PP. Molecular Genetics of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. In: Abla, Oussama, Lo Coco, Francesco, Sanz, Miguel A, editors. Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Springer 2018.Chapters
2013
Thrombophilia and Thrombocytopenia in the Pregnant Woman
Mendez LM, Sharda AV, Zwicker JI. Thrombophilia and Thrombocytopenia in the Pregnant Woman. In: Bernstein C, Takoudes T, editors. Medical Problems During Pregnancy. Springer: 2017Chapters
2010
BCL6 repression of EP300 in human diffuse large B cell lymphoma cells provides a basis for rational combinatorial therapy.
Cerchietti LC, Hatzi K, Caldas-Lopes E, Yang SN, Figueroa ME, Morin RD, Hirst M, Mendez L, Shaknovich R, Cole PA, Bhalla K, Gascoyne RD, Marra M, Chiosis G, Melnick A. BCL6 repression of EP300 in human diffuse large B cell lymphoma cells provides a basis for rational combinatorial therapy. J Clin Invest 2010, 120: 4569-82. PMID: 21041953, DOI: 10.1172/JCI42869.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
CtBP is an essential corepressor for BCL6 autoregulation.
Mendez LM, Polo JM, Yu JJ, Krupski M, Ding BB, Melnick A, Ye BH. CtBP is an essential corepressor for BCL6 autoregulation. Mol Cell Biol 2008, 28: 2175-86. PMID: 18212045, DOI: 10.1128/MCB.01400-07.Peer-Reviewed Original Research