2020
Patterns of care and clinical outcomes with cytarabine-anthracycline induction chemotherapy for AML patients in the United States
Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Zhang C, Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Wang R. Patterns of care and clinical outcomes with cytarabine-anthracycline induction chemotherapy for AML patients in the United States. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 1615-1623. PMID: 32311013, PMCID: PMC7189301, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive induction chemotherapyAcute myeloid leukemiaHospital deathInduction chemotherapyAdult patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelLow hospital volumePremier Healthcare DatabasePredictors of deathHealthcare resource utilizationIntensive care unitPatterns of careStandard of careLogistic regression modelsFit patientsRemission inductionFirst hospitalizationHospital volumeInpatient deathInpatient mortalityOlder patientsSupportive careMedian ageAML patientsCare unit
2016
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Greenberg PL, Stone RM, Al-Kali A, Barta SK, Bejar R, Bennett JM, Carraway H, De Castro CM, Deeg HJ, DeZern AE, Fathi AT, Frankfurt O, Gaensler K, Garcia-Manero G, Griffiths EA, Head D, Horsfall R, Johnson RA, Juckett M, Klimek VM, Komrokji R, Kujawski LA, Maness LJ, O'Donnell MR, Pollyea DA, Shami PJ, Stein BL, Walker AR, Westervelt P, Zeidan A, Shead DA, Smith C. Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2016, 15: 60-87. PMID: 28040720, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeNCCN Clinical Practice GuidelinesHigh-intensity therapyPresence of cytopeniasLow-intensity therapyClinical practice guidelinesVariable disease courseTreatment of anemiaBetter treatment guidanceSupportive careDisease courseTherapeutic optionsPractice guidelinesDiagnostic criteriaTreatment approachesMyeloid disordersHeterogenous groupMolecular abnormalitiesTreatment guidanceDiagnostic classificationPatientsSyndromeTherapyTreatmentGuidelines
2014
Beyond hypomethylating agents failure in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Zeidan AM, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Komrokji RS. Beyond hypomethylating agents failure in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Current Opinion In Hematology 2014, 21: 123-130. PMID: 24335709, PMCID: PMC4124617, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000016.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAzacitidineDNA MethylationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansInduction ChemotherapyLenalidomideMolecular Targeted TherapyMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrognosisRecurrenceRetreatmentThalidomideTransplantation, HomologousTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeAllogeneic stem cell transplantationPathogenesis of MDSOnly curative modalityStem cell transplantationCombination treatment strategiesCombination therapeutic strategiesNovel therapeutic approachesHMA failureHMA therapyCurative modalityObjective responseRelapse rateDismal prognosisProlong survivalInvestigational agentsModest efficacyCell transplantationClinical trialsTreatment strategiesTherapeutic approachesTherapeutic strategiesBiologic underpinningsMost respondersMolecular pathways
2013
Spontaneous splenic rupture during induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia
Zeidan AM, Mitchell M, Khatri R, Itani D, Boikos S, Bose S, Lipsett P, Efron D, King KE, Gerber J, DeZern A. Spontaneous splenic rupture during induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2013, 55: 209-212. PMID: 23597139, PMCID: PMC4086625, DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.796060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research