2024
CLO24-079: Results From Phase 3 Trial of Imetelstat, a First-in-Class Telomerase Inhibitor, in Patients With Red Blood Cell Transfusion Dependent (RBC-TD) Non-del(5q) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Relapsed/Refractory to/Ineligible for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
Madanat Y, Savona M, Sekeres M, Platzbecker U, Santini V, Fenaux P, Diez-Campelo M, Valcárcel D, Berry T, Dougherty S, Shah S, Sun L, Wan Y, Huang F, Navada S, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. CLO24-079: Results From Phase 3 Trial of Imetelstat, a First-in-Class Telomerase Inhibitor, in Patients With Red Blood Cell Transfusion Dependent (RBC-TD) Non-del(5q) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Relapsed/Refractory to/Ineligible for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs). Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2024, 22 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7228.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
The ELEMENT-MDS Trial: A Phase 3 Randomized Study Evaluating Luspatercept Versus Epoetin Alfa in Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent-Naive, Non-Transfusion-Dependent, Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Zeidan A, Komrokji R, Buckstein R, Santini V, Rose S, Malini P, Lew G, Aggarwal D, Keeperman K, Jiang H, Giuseppi A, Zhang J, Cluzeau T, Shortt J, Platzbecker U. The ELEMENT-MDS Trial: A Phase 3 Randomized Study Evaluating Luspatercept Versus Epoetin Alfa in Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent-Naive, Non-Transfusion-Dependent, Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood 2023, 142: 6503. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-178635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRBC transfusion dependenceErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsLR-MDSEpoetin alfaMyelodysplastic syndromeTransfusion dependenceSecondary endpointsStarting doseOverall survivalTransfusion independenceWeek 1Baseline serum erythropoietin levelsIntermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromesIPSS-R risk categoryLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesRed blood cell transfusionHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemAdditional secondary endpointsRBC transfusion independenceTransfusion-free survivalKey secondary endpointBlood cell transfusionPatient Global ImpressionPhase 3 study
2019
Clinical Outcomes of Older Patients (pts) with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Receiving Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs): A Large Population-Based Study in the United States
Zeidan A, Wang R, Wang X, Shallis R, Podoltsev N, Bewersdorf J, Huntington S, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore S, Davidoff A, Ma X. Clinical Outcomes of Older Patients (pts) with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Receiving Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs): A Large Population-Based Study in the United States. Blood 2019, 134: 646. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-127398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRBC transfusion dependenceAcute myeloid leukemiaMedian overall survivalTransfusion independenceOverall survivalTransfusion dependenceHypomethylating agentCelgene CorporationHMA initiationIntensive chemotherapyOS probabilityMedian timeMultivariable analysisMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsBoehringer IngelheimAdvisory CommitteeCox proportional hazards modelDaiichi SankyoChemotherapy-related hospitalizationMo of diagnosisRBC transfusion independenceImproved overall survivalClinical trial evidenceInferior overall survivalWorse overall survival
2018
Transfusion Independence in Lower-Risk, Non-del5(q) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Among Patients (pts) Initiating Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) While Receiving Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions
Zeidan A, Zhu W, Wang R, Stahl M, Huntington S, Giri S, Podoltsev N, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A. Transfusion Independence in Lower-Risk, Non-del5(q) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Among Patients (pts) Initiating Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) While Receiving Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions. Blood 2018, 132: 838. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-116497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRBC transfusion independenceHMA initiationTransfusion independenceTransfusion dependenceLR-MDSClinical trial dataHypomethylating agentTransfusion statusMedian timeMedian TI durationCox modelContinuous Medicare Parts ATrial dataRed blood cell transfusionDiagnosis of MDSRBC transfusion dependenceSubset of ptsBlood cell transfusionEnd Results-MedicareErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsHigh-risk diseaseMultivariate Cox modelTreatment of MDSEnd of studyTI duration
2015
Quality of End-of-Life Care for the Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Findings from a Large National Database
Fletcher S, Cronin A, Zeidan A, Odejide O, Gore S, Davidoff A, Steensma D, Abel G. Quality of End-of-Life Care for the Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Findings from a Large National Database. Blood 2015, 126: 3287. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.3287.3287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays of lifeMyelodysplastic syndromeICU admissionLife careSolid tumorsTransfusion-dependent MDS patientsIntensive care unit useBlood cancersMultivariable logistic regression modelBlood pressure supportQuality of EOLMarital statusTransfusion-dependent patientsSpecific hematologic malignanciesQuality of endLarge national databaseYears of ageOdds of enrollmentLogistic regression modelsBone marrow failurePalliative needsHospice enrollmentSurveillance EpidemiologyTransfusion dependenceMDS patientsVariations in erythropoiesis-stimulating agent administration in transfusion-dependent myelodysplastic syndromes impact response
Duong VH, Baer MR, Hendrick F, Weiss SR, Sato M, Zeidan AM, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ. Variations in erythropoiesis-stimulating agent administration in transfusion-dependent myelodysplastic syndromes impact response. Leukemia Research 2015, 39: 586-591. PMID: 25869077, PMCID: PMC4441842, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2015.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsUse of darbepoetinTransfusion independenceESA initiationTransfusion dependenceMyelodysplastic syndromeESA useTransfusion-dependent MDS patientsRed blood cell transfusionNumber of weeksCox proportional hazards modelErythropoiesis-stimulating agent administrationEnd Results-MedicareWeeks of therapyBlood cell transfusionWeeks of treatmentPopulation-based studyKaplan-Meier statisticsProportional hazards modelAssociation of timingHigh response rateCell transfusionEarly administrationSurveillance EpidemiologyESA administration