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 needs
2022
Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Abaza Y, Zeidan AM. Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Cells 2022, 11: 2249. PMID: 35883692, PMCID: PMC9318025, DOI: 10.3390/cells11142249.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeImmune checkpoint inhibitionMyelodysplastic syndromeCheckpoint inhibitionMyeloid leukemiaInnate immune checkpointPD-1 inhibitorsEarly clinical trialsEarly phase trialsLow mutational burdenCheckpoint inhibitorsDurable responsesImmune checkpointsRandomized trialsCTLA-4Clinical trialsImmune escapePhase trialsMutational burdenSolid tumorsMyeloid malignanciesTrialsLack of activity
2018
To chelate or not to chelate in MDS: That is the question!
Zeidan AM, Griffiths EA. To chelate or not to chelate in MDS: That is the question! Blood Reviews 2018, 32: 368-377. PMID: 29602612, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2018.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIron chelation therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeIron overloadMDS patientsChronic transfusion supportAcute myeloid leukemiaBone marrow failureDisease-related alterationsTransfusion supportSurvival impactRandomized trialsInferior outcomesMyeloid leukemiaChelation therapyClinical consequencesMarrow failurePatientsHeterogeneous groupIron metabolismTherapyInherent risksSyndromePhysical manifestationsLeukemiaHemopathies
2017
A call for action: Increasing enrollment of untreated patients with higher‐risk myelodysplastic syndromes in first‐line clinical trials
Zeidan AM, Stahl M, Sekeres MA, Steensma DP, Komrokji RS, Gore SD. A call for action: Increasing enrollment of untreated patients with higher‐risk myelodysplastic syndromes in first‐line clinical trials. Cancer 2017, 123: 3662-3672. PMID: 28759108, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30903.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeAZA-001 trialClinical trialsMinimal survival gainsLarge randomized trialsManagement of patientsPopulation-based studyClinical trial enrollmentQuality of lifeMonotherapy armMedian survivalRandomized trialsSurvival impactTrial enrollmentSurvival gainMyelodysplastic syndromeRegistry analysisAggressive malignancyPatientsNatural historyRoutine useTrialsSurvivalEnrollmentHMAs
2016
Comparative clinical effectiveness of azacitidine versus decitabine in older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Zeidan AM, Davidoff AJ, Long JB, Hu X, Wang R, Ma X, Gross CP, Abel GA, Huntington SF, Podoltsev NA, Hajime U, Prebet T, Gore SD. Comparative clinical effectiveness of azacitidine versus decitabine in older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. British Journal Of Haematology 2016, 175: 829-840. PMID: 27650975, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeRAEB patientsMedian survivalClinical trialsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelCox proportional hazards modelKaplan-Meier methodPopulation-based survivalSignificant survival differenceComparative clinical effectivenessProportional hazards modelAgent azacitidineHMA initiationExcess blastsOlder patientsRandomized trialsHistological subtypesRefractory anemiaClinical effectivenessSurvival differencesSubset analysisSurvival advantageHazards modelPatientsDecitabine