2024
Immune Landscape and Outcomes of Patients with RNA Splicing Factor-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated with Azacitidine +/- the Anti-PD-L1 Antibody Durvalumab
Bewersdorf J, Hasle V, Shallis R, Thompson E, De Menezes D, Rose S, Boss I, Mendez L, Podoltsev N, Stahl M, Kewan T, Halene S, Haferlach T, Fox B, Zeidan A. Immune Landscape and Outcomes of Patients with RNA Splicing Factor-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated with Azacitidine +/- the Anti-PD-L1 Antibody Durvalumab. Blood 2024, 144: 4585. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-194929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaAnti-PD-L1 antibody durvalumabOverall response rateMyelodysplastic syndromeComplete responseBM aspiratesMyeloid leukemiaInternational Working GroupBone marrowMyelodysplastic syndromes treated with azacitidineAcute myeloid leukemia ptsWild-type acute myeloid leukemiaSecondary acute myeloid leukemiaResponse criteriaAnti-PD-L1Immune checkpoint inhibitorsTreated with azacitidineOutcomes of patientsAny-cause deathGeneration of neoantigensVariant allele frequencySusceptible to treatmentMarrow CRAdverse cytogeneticsCheckpoint inhibitorsImpact of Response to Hypomethylating Agent-Based Therapy on Survival Outcomes in the Context of Baseline Clinical-Molecular Risk and Transplant Status in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS): An Analysis from the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS) Validate Database
Rolles B, Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Blaha O, Stempel J, Lanino L, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Uy G, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, McMahon C, Shallis R, Zeidner J, Savona M, Frumm S, Barua S, Chandhok N, Logothetis C, Bidikian A, Getz T, Roboz G, Wang E, Harris A, Amaya M, Hawkins H, Ball S, Grenet J, Xie Z, Madanat Y, Abaza Y, Badar T, Haferlach T, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Enjeti A, Al-Rabi K, Halahleh K, Hiwase D, Diez-Campelo M, Valcarcel D, Haferlach C, Pleyer L, Kotsianidis I, Pappa V, Santini V, Consagra A, Al-Kali A, Ogawa S, Nannya Y, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A, Stahl M. Impact of Response to Hypomethylating Agent-Based Therapy on Survival Outcomes in the Context of Baseline Clinical-Molecular Risk and Transplant Status in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS): An Analysis from the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS) Validate Database. Blood 2024, 144: 664-664. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-208034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComposite complete responseAllo-HCTOverall survivalComplete responseIPSS-MHMA therapyMedian OSResponse criteriaAllogeneic stem cell transplantationPartial hematologic recoveryClinical response criteriaStem cell transplantationHypomethylating agent-based therapyAgent-based therapyClinical practiceCox regression analysisResponse to treatmentAvailability of donorsDecitabine monotherapyImpact OSOS benefitHematologic recoveryAzacitidine monotherapyCell transplantationCombination therapy
2023
Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Were Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA)
Kewan T, Bewersdorf J, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, Amaya M, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Logothetis C, Ramaswamy R, Rose A, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Shallis R, Xie Z, Padron E, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Were Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA). Blood 2023, 142: 3240. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-186340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplete remission rateOverall response rateOutcome of ptsMedian overall survivalOverall survivalHypomethylating agentHMA initiationHR-MDSC-indexRisk groupsScoring systemInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemResponse criteriaPrognostic scoring systemHigh-risk diseaseLarge multicenter cohortHigh-risk groupHarrell's C-indexLog-rank testPrediction of outcomeDifferent scoring systemsSubsequent validation studiesHMA cyclesMedian followAllogeneic HSCT
2021
The complete story of less than complete responses: The evolution and application of acute myeloid leukemia clinical responses
Shallis RM, Pollyea DA, Zeidan AM. The complete story of less than complete responses: The evolution and application of acute myeloid leukemia clinical responses. Blood Reviews 2021, 48: 100806. PMID: 33531169, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2021.100806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete remissionAcute myeloid leukemiaClinical benefitRate of CRMeasurable residual disease assessmentIncomplete platelet recoveryNon-intensive therapyPartial hematologic recoveryResidual disease assessmentFuture clinical trialsPost-therapy outcomesClinical responseHematologic recoveryOlder patientsComplete responseIntensive therapyStringent response criteriaPlatelet recoveryTherapeutic responseClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaClinical valueNew therapiesMRD techniquesResponse criteria