2023
Clinical and Genomic-Based Decision Support System to Define the Optimal Timing of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Tentori C, Gregorio C, Robin M, Gagelmann N, Gurnari C, Ball S, Berrocal J, Lanino L, D'Amico S, Spreafico M, Maggioni G, Travaglino E, Sauta E, Meggendorfer M, Zhao L, Bernardi M, Di Grazia C, Vago L, Rivoli G, Borin L, Chiusolo P, Giaccone L, Voso M, Bewersdorf J, Nibourel O, Díaz-Beyá M, Jerez A, Hernandez F, Kennedy K, Xicoy B, Ubezio M, Campagna A, Russo A, Todisco G, Mannina D, Bramanti S, Zampini M, Riva E, Bicchieri M, Asti G, Viviani F, Buizza A, Tinterri B, Bacigalupo A, Rambaldi A, Passamonti F, Ciceri F, Savevski V, Santoro A, Al Ali N, Sallman D, Sole F, Garcia-Manero G, Germing U, Kordasti S, Santini V, Sanz G, Kern W, Kubasch A, Platzbecker U, Diez-Campelo M, Maciejewski J, Ades L, Fenaux P, Haferlach T, Zeidan A, Castellani G, Komrokji R, Ieva F, Della Porta M. Clinical and Genomic-Based Decision Support System to Define the Optimal Timing of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). Blood 2023, 142: 197. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-182194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantationStem cell transplantationMyelodysplastic syndromeProlonged life expectancyClinical outcomesOptimal timingCell transplantationLife expectancyValidation cohortImmediate transplantationTransplantation policyRisks of HSCTImmediate hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAge groupsDiagnosis of MDSConventional prognostic scoresPost-HSCT outcomesLow-risk diseaseTiming of transplantationDisease-modifying therapiesEarly disease stagesPatient's life expectancyAverage survival timeDifferent time pointsConsiderations for Drug Development in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Sekeres M, Kim N, DeZern A, Norsworthy K, Garcia J, de Claro R, Theoret M, Jen E, Ehrlich L, Zeidan A, Komrokji R. Considerations for Drug Development in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Clinical Cancer Research 2023, 29: 2573-2579. PMID: 36688922, PMCID: PMC10349686, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-3348.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeTrial designDrug developmentResponse criteriaLow-risk diseaseHigh-risk patientsFuture trial designClinical trial designQuality of lifeValidation of PatientHigh-need populationDurable responsesOverall survivalAnemic patientsTransfusion dependencyClinical benefitPatient populationAdvanced ageClinical trialsDose reductionOutcome instrumentsNew therapiesPreclinical modelingPatientsActive drugAdvances in myelodysplastic syndromes: promising novel agents and combination strategies
Madanat Y, Xie Z, Zeidan A. Advances in myelodysplastic syndromes: promising novel agents and combination strategies. Expert Review Of Hematology 2023, 16: 51-63. PMID: 36620919, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2023.2166923.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeMultiple novel agentsMyelodysplastic syndromeNovel agentsClinical trialsTreatment optionsPhase III clinical trialsSelect clinical trialsLow-risk diseaseClonal hematopoietic stem cell neoplasmHigh-risk diseaseBest treatment optionHematopoietic stem cell neoplasmsInnate immune systemStem cell neoplasmMechanism of actionHMA therapyEarly safetyTreatment paradigmEfficacy dataCell neoplasmsDrug combinationsClinical developmentUnmet needImmune system
2013
Validation Of a Brief Arsenic Trioxide (ATO)-Based Consolidation Chemotherapy In The Upfront Management Of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL): Less Anthracycline Exposure and Faster Completion Of Consolidation Therapy With Equivalent Survival
Leech M, Stewart M, Zhang X, Bashey A, Holland H, Solomon S, Carraway H, Smith B, Morris L, Gore S, Zeidan A. Validation Of a Brief Arsenic Trioxide (ATO)-Based Consolidation Chemotherapy In The Upfront Management Of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL): Less Anthracycline Exposure and Faster Completion Of Consolidation Therapy With Equivalent Survival. Blood 2013, 122: 3963. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.3963.3963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute promyelocytic leukemiaLeukemia-free survivalComplete remissionOverall survivalAnthracycline exposureConsolidation chemotherapyMaintenance therapyIntensive therapyOriginal trialM2/dATRA-ATO combinationContinuous infusion cytarabineSignificant cardiac toxicityLow-risk diseaseMonths of therapyHigh-risk diseaseKaplan-Meier methodologyOriginal clinical trialsCourse of therapyCompletion of protocolTrans retinoic acidChemotherapy consolidationConsolidation therapyInduction therapyIntravenous daunorubicin