2019
A Phase 1b Study of Glasdegib in Combination with Azacitidine in Patients with Untreated Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Sekeres M, Schuster M, Joris M, Krauter J, Maertens J, Gyan E, Kovacsovics T, Verma A, Vyas P, Wang E, Wendy W, Zeremski M, Kudla A, Chan G, Zeidan A. A Phase 1b Study of Glasdegib in Combination with Azacitidine in Patients with Untreated Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Blood 2019, 134: 177. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-124050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaLow-dose cytarabineMedian treatment durationComplete remissionPhase 1b trialIntensive chemotherapyOverall survivalMyelodysplastic syndromePersonal feesAdverse eventsMyelomonocytic leukemiaSpeakers bureauSerious TEAEsFebrile neutropeniaMedian ageMedian timeEuropean LeukemiaNetRisk categoriesMyeloid leukemiaMedian (95% CI) OSMortality rateTreatment durationCR/complete remission
2017
Relationship between Hospital Volume and Inpatient Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) in the United States
Giri S, Pathak R, Franklin R, Podoltsev N, Huntington S, Mehta K, Zeidan A. Relationship between Hospital Volume and Inpatient Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) in the United States. Blood 2017, 130: 675. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v130.suppl_1.675.675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraHospital volumeInpatient mortality rateNationwide Inpatient SampleInpatient mortalityThrombocytopenic purpuraPotential confoundersMortality rateOverall inpatient mortality rateInitiation of plasmapheresisUnique hospital identifiersHigher inpatient mortalityRetrospective cohort studyHigh-volume hospitalsAdjusted odds ratioLogistic regression analysisHierarchical logistic regression analysisTest of trendUnique hospitalizationsHospital mortalityInpatient outcomesHospital courseTotal hospitalizationsVolume hospitalsAdult patients