2019
RBC transfusion independence among lower risk MDS patients receiving hypomethylating agents: a population-level analysis
Zeidan AM, Zhu W, Stahl M, Wang R, Huntington SF, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ. RBC transfusion independence among lower risk MDS patients receiving hypomethylating agents: a population-level analysis. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019, 60: 3181-3187. PMID: 31170846, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1622700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRBC transfusion independenceLR-MDS patientsTransfusion independenceHMA initiationRBC transfusionClinical effectivenessReal-life clinical effectivenessRed blood cell transfusionLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesLow-risk MDS patientsRisk MDS patientsBlood cell transfusionRisk myelodysplastic syndromesHMA therapyLR-MDSCell transfusionMost patientsDisease courseMDS patientsMedicare databaseMyelodysplastic syndromePopulation-level estimatesLower oddsTransfusionPatients
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
North American Cooperative Group Members' Patterns of Blood Products Transfusion for Patients with Acute Leukemia
Pine A, Lee E, Sekeres M, Steensma D, Prebet T, DeZern A, Komrokji R, Litzow M, Luger S, Stone R, Erba H, Garcia-Manero G, Lee A, Podoltsev N, Barbarotta L, Hendrickson J, Gore S, Zeidan A. North American Cooperative Group Members' Patterns of Blood Products Transfusion for Patients with Acute Leukemia. Blood 2015, 126: 1138. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.1138.1138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed blood cell transfusionNon-bleeding patientsBlood cell transfusionBone marrow biopsyBlood product transfusionSouthwest Oncology GroupPlatelet transfusionsOutpatient settingAcute leukemiaPlatelet levelsCell transfusionHemoglobin levelsTransfusion practiceLumbar punctureFibrinogen levelsProduct transfusionHospitalized patientsOncology GroupClinical trialsPlatelet thresholdMost respondersConsensus evidence-based guidelinesMost providersEastern Cooperative Oncology GroupStable hospitalized patients