2024
Challenges in management of older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia
Stempel J, Shallis R, Wong R, Podoltsev N. Challenges in management of older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2024, 65: 1219-1232. PMID: 38652861, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2024.2342559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic myeloid leukemiaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTreatment-free remissionOlder patientsMyeloid leukemiaTyrosine kinase inhibitor dosingGeneration tyrosine kinase inhibitorsManagement of older patientsSecond-line agentsSurvival of patientsSide effect profileFront-line optionPrevalence of comorbiditiesImproved survivalCardiovascular toleranceEffect profileFavorable outcomeKinase inhibitorsPrevent progressionPatientsPersonalized treatmentQuality of lifeTreatment goalsOptimal careDiscontinuation strategies
2023
Statin use, survival and incidence of thrombosis among older patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia
Podoltsev N, Wang R, Shallis R, Stempel J, Di M, Neparidze N, Zeidan A, Huntington S, Giri S, Hull S, Gore S, Ma X. Statin use, survival and incidence of thrombosis among older patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 18889-18900. PMID: 37702132, PMCID: PMC10557879, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of thrombosisPolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaStatin useOlder adultsEnd Results-Medicare databasePopulation-based cohort studyArterial thrombotic eventsSurvival of patientsUse of statinsClaims-based studyRisk of thrombosisCardiovascular morbidityCause mortalityTreatment weighting (IPTW) approachCohort studyOlder patientsOverall survivalThrombotic eventsVenous thrombosisPatient populationPrevious registryStatinsTherapeutic strategiesET subgroup
2022
Outcomes in Patients with FLT3-Mutated Relapsed/ Refractory Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Who Underwent Transplantation in the Phase 3 ADMIRAL Trial of Gilteritinib versus Salvage Chemotherapy
Perl A, Larson R, Podoltsev N, Strickland S, Wang E, Atallah E, Schiller G, Martinelli G, Neubauer A, Sierra J, Montesinos P, Recher C, Yoon S, Maeda Y, Hosono N, Onozawa M, Kato T, Kim H, Hasabou N, Nuthethi R, Tiu R, Levis M. Outcomes in Patients with FLT3-Mutated Relapsed/ Refractory Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Who Underwent Transplantation in the Phase 3 ADMIRAL Trial of Gilteritinib versus Salvage Chemotherapy. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2022, 29: 265.e1-265.e10. PMID: 36526260, PMCID: PMC10189888, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationAcute myelogenous leukemiaPost-transplantation maintenance therapyLower relapse rateAdverse eventsADMIRAL trialMaintenance therapyPost-transplantation survivalGilteritinib armRelapse rateSalvage chemotherapyMyelogenous leukemiaRefractory acute myelogenous leukemiaTreatment-emergent adverse eventsFLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutationsCommon adverse eventsComposite complete remissionGlobal phase 3Incidence of gradePost-transplantation complicationsTransplantation-eligible patientsAlanine aminotransferase levelsHigher remission ratesOverall survival rateSurvival of patients
2020
Chromosome 1 abnormalities and survival of patients with multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents
Giri S, Huntington SF, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Neparidze N. Chromosome 1 abnormalities and survival of patients with multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 2245-2253. PMID: 32442299, PMCID: PMC7252537, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk chromosomal abnormalitiesOverall survivalMultiple myelomaChromosome 1 abnormalitiesCox proportional hazards regression modelHigh-risk multiple myelomaProportional hazards regression modelsFlatiron Health databaseR-ISS stageMedian overall survivalFirst-line therapyDays of diagnosisInferior overall survivalInternational Staging SystemKaplan-Meier methodSurvival of patientsWorse overall survivalLog-rank testHazards regression modelsCommon genetic aberrationsElectronic health recordsEligible patientsContemporary cohortImmunomodulatory agentsStaging system