The minimal that kills: Why defining and targeting measurable residual disease is the “Sine Qua Non” for further progress in management of acute myeloid leukemia
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Boddu PC, Wood B, Radich J, Halene S, Zeidan AM. The minimal that kills: Why defining and targeting measurable residual disease is the “Sine Qua Non” for further progress in management of acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Reviews 2019, 43: 100650. PMID: 31883804, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2019.100650.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaHard clinical outcomesClinical trial evidenceMeasurable residual diseaseResidual leukemic cellsRisk of relapseApprovable endpointsMRD statusDeep remissionMorphologic remissionMRD assessmentOverall survivalMRD levelsClinical outcomesDisease relapseInitial treatmentResidual diseaseTrial evidenceClinical trialsTreatment decisionsSurrogate endpointsBone marrowPreemptive interventionLeukemic cellsHedgehog pathway inhibition as a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia
Shallis RM, Bewersdorf JP, Boddu PC, Zeidan AM. Hedgehog pathway inhibition as a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2019, 19: 717-729. PMID: 31422721, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1652095.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaHh pathway inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaSurvival of AMLPathway inhibitorHh pathwayPoor-risk diseaseHedgehog pathway inhibitionStem cellsCombination therapyClinical trialsFirst approvalTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetPathway inhibitionHematopoietic stem cellsNeoplasm therapyOlder populationTherapyHedgehog pathwayFurther studiesLeukemiaNormal hematopoiesisAdult stem cellsInhibitors