2022
Evaluating complete remission with partial hematologic recovery (CRh) as a response criterion in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
Brunner A, Gavralidis A, Ali N, Hunter A, Komrokji R, Zeidan A, Sallman D. Evaluating complete remission with partial hematologic recovery (CRh) as a response criterion in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Blood Cancer Journal 2022, 12: 153. PMID: 36379923, PMCID: PMC9666661, DOI: 10.1038/s41408-022-00748-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial hematologic recoveryMyelodysplastic syndromeHematologic recoveryResponse criteriaCR/CRhIWG 2006 criteriaDuration of therapyBest overall responseTime of therapyCR responseCRH responseDNMTi therapyOS associationComplete remissionMedian OSOverall survivalAdult patientsAllogeneic transplantsMedian ageMDS patientsMultivariable analysisClinical trialsSimilar survivalPatientsTherapy
2013
Management of High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Zeidan A, Gore S. Management of High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Hematologic Malignancies 2013, 189-210. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36229-3_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHR-MDSDNMTi therapyDNA methyltransferase inhibitorEmergence of resistanceTherapeutic optionsMyelodysplastic syndromeNovel agentsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationCare first-line therapyHematopoietic stem cell transplantationDuration of therapyFirst-line therapyComplex pathogenetic mechanismsStem cell transplantationLimited therapeutic optionsGood responseMechanism of actionAzacitidine therapyStable diseaseHematologic improvementIntensive chemotherapyMaintenance therapyUntreated patientsMedian survival