2015
North American Cooperative Group Members' Patterns of Blood Products Transfusion for Patients with Acute Leukemia
Pine A, Lee E, Sekeres M, Steensma D, Prebet T, DeZern A, Komrokji R, Litzow M, Luger S, Stone R, Erba H, Garcia-Manero G, Lee A, Podoltsev N, Barbarotta L, Hendrickson J, Gore S, Zeidan A. North American Cooperative Group Members' Patterns of Blood Products Transfusion for Patients with Acute Leukemia. Blood 2015, 126: 1138. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.1138.1138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed blood cell transfusionNon-bleeding patientsBlood cell transfusionBone marrow biopsyBlood product transfusionSouthwest Oncology GroupPlatelet transfusionsOutpatient settingAcute leukemiaPlatelet levelsCell transfusionHemoglobin levelsTransfusion practiceLumbar punctureFibrinogen levelsProduct transfusionHospitalized patientsOncology GroupClinical trialsPlatelet thresholdMost respondersConsensus evidence-based guidelinesMost providersEastern Cooperative Oncology GroupStable hospitalized patients
2014
Beyond hypomethylating agents failure in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Zeidan AM, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Komrokji RS. Beyond hypomethylating agents failure in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Current Opinion In Hematology 2014, 21: 123-130. PMID: 24335709, PMCID: PMC4124617, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000016.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAzacitidineDNA MethylationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansInduction ChemotherapyLenalidomideMolecular Targeted TherapyMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrognosisRecurrenceRetreatmentThalidomideTransplantation, HomologousTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeAllogeneic stem cell transplantationPathogenesis of MDSOnly curative modalityStem cell transplantationCombination treatment strategiesCombination therapeutic strategiesNovel therapeutic approachesHMA failureHMA therapyCurative modalityObjective responseRelapse rateDismal prognosisProlong survivalInvestigational agentsModest efficacyCell transplantationClinical trialsTreatment strategiesTherapeutic approachesTherapeutic strategiesBiologic underpinningsMost respondersMolecular pathways