2021
Breaking the Age Barrier: Physicians’ Perceptions of Candidacy for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Older Adults
Mishra A, Preussler JM, Bhatt VR, Bredeson C, Chhabra S, D'Souza A, Dahi PB, Hacker ED, Gowda L, Hashmi SK, Howard DS, Jakubowski A, Jayani R, Koll T, Lin RJ, Olin RL, Popat UR, Rodriguez C, Rosko A, Sabloff M, Sorror ML, Sung AD, Ustun C, Wood WA, Burns L, Artz A. Breaking the Age Barrier: Physicians’ Perceptions of Candidacy for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Older Adults. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: 617.e1-617.e7. PMID: 33836312, PMCID: PMC8254775, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationHematopoietic cell transplantationGeriatric assessmentOlder adultsPatient ageCell transplantationHCT physiciansHigh-volume teaching hospitalStandardized geriatric assessmentTransplantation-related morbidityAge 75 yearsSignificant unmet needOnline cross-sectional surveyHealth assessment toolClinical support staffCross-sectional surveyMyeloablative regimenRegimen intensityNonmyeloablative conditioningRisk stratificationTransplant physiciansTeaching hospitalAge 41Most physiciansUnmet needClinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation recipients: an observational cohort study
Sharma A, Bhatt NS, St Martin A, Abid MB, Bloomquist J, Chemaly RF, Dandoy C, Gauthier J, Gowda L, Perales MA, Seropian S, Shaw BE, Tuschl EE, Zeidan AM, Riches ML, Shah GL. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation recipients: an observational cohort study. The Lancet Haematology 2021, 8: e185-e193. PMID: 33482113, PMCID: PMC7816949, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30429-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAllogeneic HSCT recipientsAutologous HSCT recipientsHaematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipientsStem cell transplantation recipientsCOVID-19 diagnosisHSCT recipientsNational Cancer InstituteHigh riskAllogeneic HSCTOverall survivalTransplantation recipientsCOVID-19Cancer InstituteCox proportional hazards modelAggressive treatment measuresSurvival 30 daysObservational cohort studyMarrow Transplant ResearchPoor overall survivalAge 50 yearsOverall survival probabilityPlasma cell disordersMonths of transplantationProportional hazards modelNational InstituteChallenges in the Evaluation and Management of Toxicities Arising From Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Patients With Myeloid Malignancies
Shallis RM, Bewersdorf JP, Swoboda DM, Wei W, Gowda L, Prebet T, Halene S, Pillai MM, Parker T, Neparidze N, Podoltsev NA, Seropian S, Sallman DA, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Challenges in the Evaluation and Management of Toxicities Arising From Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Patients With Myeloid Malignancies. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2021, 21: e483-e487. PMID: 33551344, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2021.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Hematopoietic cell transplantation utilization and outcomes for primary plasma cell leukemia in the current era
Dhakal B, Patel S, Girnius S, Bachegowda L, Fraser R, Davila O, Kanate AS, Assal A, Hanbali A, Bashey A, Pawarode A, Freytes CO, Lee C, Vesole D, Cornell RF, Hildebrandt GC, Murthy HS, Lazarus HM, Cerny J, Yared JA, Schriber J, Berdeja J, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Meehan K, Holmberg L, Solh M, Diaz MA, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Farhadfar N, Bashir Q, Munker R, Olsson RF, Gale RP, Bayer RL, Seo S, Chhabra S, Hashmi S, Badawy SM, Nishihori T, Gonsalves W, Nieto Y, Efebera Y, Kumar S, Shah N, Qazilbash M, Hari P, D’Souza A. Hematopoietic cell transplantation utilization and outcomes for primary plasma cell leukemia in the current era. Leukemia 2020, 34: 3338-3347. PMID: 32313109, PMCID: PMC7572530, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0830-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary plasma cell leukemiaHematopoietic cell transplantationKarnofsky performance statusPlasma cell leukemiaAllo-HCTPPCL patientsCell leukemiaNovel agent eraGood partial responseOutcomes of patientsHigh relapse rateAgent eraHCT utilizationSuperior OSPartial responsePerformance statusInferior survivalMedian ageRelapse rateCell transplantationSEER dataMortality 7Multi-variate analysisPatientsSurvival 17
2019
The impact of a multimodal approach to vancomycin discontinuation in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (HSCT) with febrile neutropenia (FN)
Perreault S, McManus D, Bar N, Foss F, Gowda L, Isufi I, Seropian S, Malinis M, Topal JE. The impact of a multimodal approach to vancomycin discontinuation in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (HSCT) with febrile neutropenia (FN). Transplant Infectious Disease 2019, 21: e13059. PMID: 30737868, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial StewardshipFebrile NeutropeniaFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMaleMedication Therapy ManagementMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedNoseRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsTime FactorsVancomycinYoung AdultConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsPost-intervention cohortFebrile neutropeniaVancomycin useVancomycin discontinuationStewardship teamRetrospective analysisMultimodal approachStem cell transplant recipientsResistant Gram-positive organismsResistant Gram-positive infectionsAntibiotic stewardship teamDiscontinuation of vancomycinEvidence of pneumoniaPost-implementation cohortPrevious MRSA infectionCell transplant recipientsGram-positive infectionsNasal swab collectionEmpiric vancomycinFN patientsVancomycin ordersVancomycin usageHSCT recipientsTransplant recipientsHLA-DP mismatch and CMV reactivation increase risk of aGVHD independently in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplant
Ghobadi A, Milton DR, Gowda L, Rondon G, Chemaly RF, Hamdi A, Alousi A, Afrough A, Oran B, Ciurea S, Kebriaei P, Popat UR, Qazilbash MH, Shpall EJ, Champlin RE, Bashir Q. HLA-DP mismatch and CMV reactivation increase risk of aGVHD independently in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplant. Current Research In Translational Medicine 2019, 67: 51-55. PMID: 30683577, PMCID: PMC7735254, DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2019.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHistocompatibility TestingHLA-DP AntigensHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTransplant RecipientsTransplantation ImmunologyTransplantation, HomologousVirus ActivationYoung AdultConceptsHLA-DPB1 mismatchingCMV reactivationOverall survivalRisk of aGVHDRisk of relapseCMV serostatusHLA-DPIncrease riskAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantHematopoietic stem cell transplantationMD Anderson Cancer CenterGVHD target tissuesHLA-DP mismatchesRecipient CMV serostatusRisk of GVHDStem cell transplantStem cell transplantationHLA-DP moleculesAnderson Cancer CenterGVHD incidenceCumulative incidenceCell transplantMultivariable analysisCancer Center
2018
Primary plasma cell leukemia: autologous stem cell transplant in an era of novel induction drugs
Gowda L, Shah M, Badar I, Bashir Q, Shah N, Patel K, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Mehta R, Weber DM, Lee HC, Manasanch EE, Shah A, Thomas SK, Parmar S, Nieto Y, Orlowski RZ, Champlin R, Qazilbash MH. Primary plasma cell leukemia: autologous stem cell transplant in an era of novel induction drugs. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2018, 54: 1089-1093. PMID: 30446740, PMCID: PMC8393277, DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0392-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary plasma cell leukemiaStem cell transplantMultiple myelomaCell transplantPost-autologous stem cell transplantAutologous stem cell transplantPoor long-term survivalPlasma cell leukemiaLong-term survivalInduction drugsCytotoxic chemotherapyAggressive variantTreatment algorithmNovel agentsCell leukemiaOutcomes postNovel drugsTransplantDrugsPosttransplantChemotherapyMyelomaTherapyLeukemia