2023
Updates on risk stratification and management of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms
Badar T, Madanat Y, Zeidan A. Updates on risk stratification and management of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms. Future Oncology 2023, 19: 1877-1889. PMID: 37750305, DOI: 10.2217/fon-2023-0454.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsTreatment-naive patientsHigh-risk patientsMeaningful efficacyIndolent courseDismal prognosisRandomized trialsRisk stratificationNeoplasm patientsSerial monitoringClinical trialsNovel therapiesPatientsAppropriate managementModest responseGood responseNeoplasmsTrialsNovel compoundsLuspaterceptLenalidomidePrognosisAnemiaTherapyMore needsEpidemiology and Pathogenesis of Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Rotter L, Shimony S, Ling K, Chen E, Shallis R, Zeidan A, Stahl M. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Myelodysplastic Syndrome. The Cancer Journal 2023, 29: 111-121. PMID: 37195766, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000665.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeClonal hematopoiesisMDS pathophysiologyFrank MDSOutcomes of patientsOngoing clinical trialsAcute myeloid leukemiaIndividualized therapeutic approachesRisk assessment toolVariable cytopeniasOverall incidenceUnderlying pathophysiologyClinical trialsIneffective hematopoiesisMyeloid leukemiaNovel therapiesClonal cytopeniaTherapeutic modalitiesClonal disorderTherapeutic approachesUnique molecular profileEpidemiological assessmentDisease evolutionUnknown significancePathophysiologyCurrent landscape of translational and clinical research in myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Proceedings from the 1st International Workshop on MDS (iwMDS) Of the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS)
Bewersdorf J, Xie Z, Bejar R, Borate U, Boultwood J, Brunner A, Buckstein R, Carraway H, Churpek J, Daver N, Porta M, DeZern A, Fenaux P, Figueroa M, Gore S, Griffiths E, Halene S, Hasserjian R, Hourigan C, Kim T, Komrokji R, Kuchroo V, List A, Loghavi S, Majeti R, Odenike O, Patnaik M, Platzbecker U, Roboz G, Sallman D, Santini V, Sanz G, Sekeres M, Stahl M, Starczynowski D, Steensma D, Taylor J, Abdel-Wahab O, Xu M, Savona M, Wei A, Zeidan A. Current landscape of translational and clinical research in myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Proceedings from the 1st International Workshop on MDS (iwMDS) Of the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS). Blood Reviews 2023, 60: 101072. PMID: 36934059, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2023.101072.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSpecific molecular alterationsNovel animal modelInnate immune systemCheckpoint inhibitorsImmune dysregulationMDS patientsClinical trialsNovel therapiesTherapeutic strategiesAnimal modelsGermline predispositionImmune systemMolecular alterationsClinical researchInternational ConsortiumNeoplasmsClinical workGenetic landscapeInternational WorkshopPatientsCurrent landscapePathogenesisTherapyDiseaseSTIMULUS-MDS2 design and rationale: a phase III trial with the anti-TIM-3 sabatolimab (MBG453) + azacitidine in higher risk MDS and CMML-2
Zeidan A, Giagounidis A, Sekeres M, Xiao Z, Sanz G, Van Hoef M, Ma F, Hertle S, Santini V. STIMULUS-MDS2 design and rationale: a phase III trial with the anti-TIM-3 sabatolimab (MBG453) + azacitidine in higher risk MDS and CMML-2. Future Oncology 2023, 19: 631-642. PMID: 37083373, DOI: 10.2217/fon-2022-1237.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeCMML-2Tim-3Hematopoietic stem cell transplantationT-cell immunoglobulin domainMucin domain 3Risk myelodysplastic syndromesPhase III trialsStem cell transplantationLeukemic stem cellsFavorable tolerabilityIII trialsNovel immunotherapiesPoor outcomeCell transplantationLeukemic blastsClinical trialsNovel therapiesMyelomonocytic leukemiaDurable benefitImmune systemMyeloid malignanciesMeaningful improvementsHow I treat AML incorporating the updated classifications and guidelines
Chaer F, Hourigan C, Zeidan A. How I treat AML incorporating the updated classifications and guidelines. Blood 2023, 141: 2813-2823. PMID: 36758209, PMCID: PMC10447497, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022017808.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaClinical treatment guidelinesDaily clinical practiceInternational consensus classificationSomatic genetic abnormalitiesGerm-line predispositionWorld Health OrganizationTreatment guidelinesEuropean LeukemiaNetRisk stratificationHematologic malignanciesMyeloid leukemiaNovel therapiesMyeloid neoplasmsResponse assessmentClinical practiceNew treatmentsAML biologyConsensus classificationGenetic abnormalitiesTesting guidelinesHealth OrganizationGenetic driversRecent updatesTreatmentAn overview of novel therapies in advanced clinical testing for acute myeloid leukemia
Venugopal S, Xie Z, Zeidan A. An overview of novel therapies in advanced clinical testing for acute myeloid leukemia. Expert Review Of Hematology 2023, 16: 109-119. PMID: 36718500, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2023.2174521.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAML therapyMolecular pathogenesisApproval of midostaurinPathophysiology of AMLMeasurable residual diseaseAdvanced clinical testingClinical trial developmentAcute myeloid leukemiaCell surface antigensDevelopment of agentsDisease relapseImmune environmentAML treatmentResidual diseaseTherapeutic armamentariumMyeloid leukemiaNovel therapiesSurface antigenClinical testingTrial developmentTherapyAMLEscape mechanismsGene mutationsRelapse
2022
Treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes in the era of precision medicine and immunomodulatory drugs: a focus on higher-risk disease
Mohty R, Al Hamed R, Bazarbachi A, Brissot E, Nagler A, Zeidan A, Mohty M. Treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes in the era of precision medicine and immunomodulatory drugs: a focus on higher-risk disease. Journal Of Hematology & Oncology 2022, 15: 124. PMID: 36045390, PMCID: PMC9429775, DOI: 10.1186/s13045-022-01346-9.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh-risk diseaseMyelodysplastic syndromeAcute myeloid leukemiaHeterogeneous clonal diseaseHematopoietic cell transplantationRisk of progressionDifferent hematologic malignanciesImmune therapyImmunomodulatory drugsCell transplantationHematologic malignanciesMyeloid leukemiaNovel therapiesMyeloid neoplasmsTherapeutic approachesClonal diseaseDisease pathophysiologyDiseasePrecision medicineSyndromeTherapyVariable degreesCytopeniasTransplantationMalignancy
2017
Novel Therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Are We Finally Breaking the Deadlock?
Stahl M, Lu BY, Kim TK, Zeidan AM. Novel Therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Are We Finally Breaking the Deadlock? Targeted Oncology 2017, 12: 413-447. PMID: 28664386, DOI: 10.1007/s11523-017-0503-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaNovel therapiesMyeloid leukemiaHematopoietic stem cell transplantationImmune checkpoint inhibitorsStem cell transplantationStandard of careNovel therapeutic approachesKey clinical studiesForm of vaccinesBispecific monoclonal antibodyCheckpoint inhibitorsInduction regimenOverall survivalSupportive careYounger patientsAML therapyCell-based therapiesCell transplantationClinical trialsMetabolic therapyPro-apoptotic agentsClinical studiesTherapeutic approachesTemporal improvement
2015
Myelodysplastic syndromes: from conductiong clinical trials of novel therapies to evaluating real-life effectiveness of exisiting therapies
Zeidan A. Myelodysplastic syndromes: from conductiong clinical trials of novel therapies to evaluating real-life effectiveness of exisiting therapies. International Journal Of Hematologic Oncology 2015, 4: 215-217. DOI: 10.2217/ijh.15.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyelodysplastic syndromeHematologic malignanciesNovel therapiesYale Cancer CenterReal-life effectivenessMyeloid hematologic malignanciesHematology/oncology fellowshipRochester General HospitalInternal medicine residencyCancer CenterClinical trialsGeneral HospitalClinical investigationFaculty of MedicineOncology fellowshipsMalignancyTherapyClinical interestTranslational researchMedicine residencyOutcomes researchMBBS degreeMedicineJohns Hopkins UniversityResearch Fellowship