2023
Outcomes of Patients Receiving Intensive Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Relapsed after/Refractory to Frontline Less-Intensive Therapy
Achar R, McCormick B, Dworkin E, Geramita E, Im A, Patel A, Badar T, Shallis R. Outcomes of Patients Receiving Intensive Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Relapsed after/Refractory to Frontline Less-Intensive Therapy. Blood 2023, 142: 5859. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-179336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall response rateAcute myeloid leukemiaMedian overall survivalMajority of ptsIntensive induction therapyIntensive therapyOverall survivalComplete remissionFrontline therapyR therapyInduction chemotherapyInduction therapyCPX-351Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusExact testResponse rateMorphologic leukemia-free stateR AMLRelapsed/refractory (R/R) diseaseHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCox proportional hazards modelContinuous variablesAdverse-risk diseaseIncomplete count recoveryIntensive induction chemotherapy
2022
Venetoclax-based salvage therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with FLT3 or IDH1/2 inhibitors
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Derkach A, Goldberg AD, Stein A, Stein EM, Marcucci G, Zeidan AM, Shimony S, DeAngelo DJ, Stone RM, Aldoss I, Ball BJ, Stahl M. Venetoclax-based salvage therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with FLT3 or IDH1/2 inhibitors. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2022, 64: 188-196. PMID: 36287540, PMCID: PMC9905301, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2136952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaSalvage therapyIDH1/2 inhibitorsIDH2 inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaResponse rateRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaEffective salvage therapyLow-dose cytarabineMedian overall survivalRetrospective cohort studyOverall response rateLow response rateCohort studyOverall survivalAML patientsTreatment optionsFLT3 inhibitorsITD mutationPatientsTherapyFLT3Little dataVenetoclaxInhibitorsEfficacy of FLT3 and IDH1/2 inhibitors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with venetoclax
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Derkach A, Goldberg AD, Stein A, Stein EM, Marcucci G, Zeidan AM, Shimony S, DeAngelo DJ, Stone RM, Aldoss I, Ball BJ, Stahl M. Efficacy of FLT3 and IDH1/2 inhibitors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with venetoclax. Leukemia Research 2022, 122: 106942. PMID: 36108424, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2022.106942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaIDH2 inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaResponse rateRetrospective cohort studyOverall response rateRAS pathway mutationsNovel therapeutic strategiesMedian OSR AMLCohort studyShorter OSLandmark trialsTargeted agentsFrontline treatmentMutant FLT3Combination therapyTreatment optionsIDH1/2 inhibitorsDisease progressionTherapeutic strategiesPatientsSmall molecule inhibitorsVenetoclaxTherapy
2021
Cost-effectiveness of azacitidine and venetoclax in unfit patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia
Patel KK, Zeidan AM, Shallis RM, Prebet T, Podoltsev N, Huntington SF. Cost-effectiveness of azacitidine and venetoclax in unfit patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Advances 2021, 5: 994-1002. PMID: 33591323, PMCID: PMC7903235, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated acute myeloid leukemiaIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioAcute myeloid leukemiaUnfit patientsMyeloid leukemiaLifetime health care costsSignificant price reductionUntreated AML patientsOverall survival curvesUS payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness ratioParametric survival modelingHealth care costsPrice reductionIntensive chemotherapyOverall survivalAML patientsTreatment strategiesCurrent pricingResponse rateCare costsSurvival curvesVenetoclaxClinical settingAzacitidine
2018
More is less, less is more, or does it really matter? The curious case of impact of azacitidine administration schedules on outcomes in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Shallis RM, Zeidan AM. More is less, less is more, or does it really matter? The curious case of impact of azacitidine administration schedules on outcomes in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. BMC Hematology 2018, 18: 4. PMID: 29435332, PMCID: PMC5796398, DOI: 10.1186/s12878-018-0095-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeMyelodysplastic syndromeAcute myeloid leukemiaAdministration scheduleOverall survivalLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesAlternative administration schedulesOutcomes of patientsAlternative dosing schedulesRisk of progressionMeaningful clinical responsesAgent azacitidineAZA-001Clinical responseConventional careDosing schedulesPeripheral cytopeniasProspective studyClinical trialsHematologic disordersMyeloid leukemiaMost trialsResponse ratePatientsSystematic review