2017
Overcoming barriers to treating iron overload in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome
Zeidan AM, Pullarkat VA, Komrokji RS. Overcoming barriers to treating iron overload in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Critical Reviews In Oncology/Hematology 2017, 117: 57-66. PMID: 28807236, DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2017.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIron chelation therapyIron overloadMyelodysplastic syndromeFrequent red blood cell transfusionsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesRed blood cell transfusionLow-risk MDS patientsHeterogeneous hematopoietic neoplasmsRandomized trial evidenceBlood cell transfusionAcute myeloid leukemiaTissue iron depositionCell transfusionSupportive careMDS patientsTrial evidenceMyeloid leukemiaChelation therapyThalassemia patientsIneffective erythropoiesisBetter survivalPatientsEndocrine toxicityIron depositionHematopoietic neoplasmsManagement of myelofibrosis: JAK inhibition and beyond
Stahl M, Zeidan AM. Management of myelofibrosis: JAK inhibition and beyond. Expert Review Of Hematology 2017, 10: 459-477. PMID: 28395559, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2017.1317590.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBone marrow fibrosisMarrow fibrosisAbnormal cytokine expressionClinical trial evidenceJAK2 V617F allele burdenErythropoiesis stimulating agentsNovel therapeutic optionsAnti-fibrosis agentsV617F allele burdenJAK2 inhibitor ruxolitinibNovel therapeutic agentsJAK2 V617F mutationConstitutional symptomsCytoreductive drugsSymptom burdenImmunomodulatory drugsSurvival improvementJAK1/2 inhibitorMF patientsTherapeutic optionsTrial evidenceCytokine expressionExtramedullary hematopoiesisPrognostic assessmentRuxolitinib monotherapy
2016
Wide variations in blood product transfusion practices among providers who care for patients with acute leukemia in the United States
Pine AB, Lee E, Sekeres M, Steensma DP, Zelterman D, Prebet T, DeZern A, Komrokji R, Litzow M, Luger S, Stone R, Erba HP, Garcia‐Manero G, Lee AI, Podoltsev NA, Barbarotta L, Kasberg S, Hendrickson JE, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Wide variations in blood product transfusion practices among providers who care for patients with acute leukemia in the United States. Transfusion 2016, 57: 289-295. PMID: 27878822, PMCID: PMC5309168, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute leukemiaTransfusion practiceBlood productsTransfusion patternsAL patientsHigh-quality trial evidenceBlood product transfusionBone marrow biopsyEvidence-based guidelinesClinical outcome dataRed blood cell productsBlood cell productsTransfusion goalsProduct transfusionTransfusion triggerUnnecessary transfusionsAmbulatory patientsCryoprecipitate transfusionMarrow biopsyTrial evidenceLumbar punctureSupportive managementCare settingsInvasive proceduresOutcome data