2023
Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Were Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA)
Kewan T, Bewersdorf J, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, Amaya M, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Logothetis C, Ramaswamy R, Rose A, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Shallis R, Xie Z, Padron E, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Were Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA). Blood 2023, 142: 3240. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-186340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplete remission rateOverall response rateOutcome of ptsMedian overall survivalOverall survivalHypomethylating agentHMA initiationHR-MDSC-indexRisk groupsScoring systemInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemResponse criteriaPrognostic scoring systemHigh-risk diseaseLarge multicenter cohortHigh-risk groupHarrell's C-indexLog-rank testPrediction of outcomeDifferent scoring systemsSubsequent validation studiesHMA cyclesMedian followAllogeneic HSCTValidation of the Composite Complete Response (cCR) Definitions in the International Working Group (IWG) 2023 Criteria in Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (HR-MDS) Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA) - a Large, Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis from the Validate Database
Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Uy G, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, McMahon C, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Logothetis C, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Amaya M, Hawkins H, Grenet J, Shallis R, Xie Z, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Validation of the Composite Complete Response (cCR) Definitions in the International Working Group (IWG) 2023 Criteria in Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (HR-MDS) Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA) - a Large, Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis from the Validate Database. Blood 2023, 142: 324. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-180299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproved OSHypomethylating agentHMA initiationMedian OSResponse assessmentTP53 mutationsResponse definitionsPartial hematologic recoveryPredictors of OSMultivariable Cox modelBone marrow blastsKaplan-Meier analysisLog-rank testOverall response rateEfficacy of therapyMultivariable regression modelsReal-world analysisAllo-HCTBM assessmentBM evaluationHemoglobin thresholdHematologic recoveryMarrow blastsMedian durationMedian ageImpact of Type of Hypomethylating Agent (HMA) Used on Outcomes of Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (HR-MDS) - a Large, Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis
Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Uy G, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, McMahon C, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Ramaswamy R, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Amaya M, Hawkins H, Grenet J, Gurnari C, Shallis R, Xie Z, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Impact of Type of Hypomethylating Agent (HMA) Used on Outcomes of Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (HR-MDS) - a Large, Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis. Blood 2023, 142: 4613. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-178728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCox multivariable regression modelOverall survivalHMA initiationHypomethylating agentMultivariable regression modelsTP53 mutationsAllo-HCTComplete remissionComplex karyotypePartner drugsBone marrowSurvival analysisAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantMultivariable Cox regression modelsTreatment typeOverall responseAdverse genetic featuresMedian overall survivalOutcomes of patientsHematopoietic cell transplantAdverse overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodCox regression modelLog-rank testPredictors of response
2022
International Working Group (IWG) Response Criteria and Association with Overall Survival in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated with Hypomethylating Agents - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf J, Grimshaw A, Platzbecker U, Fenaux P, Sekeres M, Zeidan A, Stahl M. International Working Group (IWG) Response Criteria and Association with Overall Survival in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated with Hypomethylating Agents - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Blood 2022, 140: 9811-9812. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158622.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The development and clinical use of oral hypomethylating agents in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: dawn of the total oral therapy era
Schiffer M, Zhao J, Johnson A, Lee J, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. The development and clinical use of oral hypomethylating agents in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: dawn of the total oral therapy era. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2021, 21: 989-1002. PMID: 33853476, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1918002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloid leukemiaMyelomonocytic leukemiaHypomethylating agentAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantPost-transplant maintenance therapyAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatmentHematopoietic cell transplantHigh-risk MDSMyeloid leukemia treatmentPotential combination therapyCC-486Induction chemotherapyOral azacitidineTherapy eraMaintenance therapyOral agentsAdult patientsCell transplantClinical benefitMaintenance treatmentCombination therapyPredictive biomarkers
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