2024
Evaluation of prognostic factors in patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma undergoing autologous transplantation
Epperla N, Huang Y, Cashen A, Vaughn J, Hanel W, Badar T, Barta S, Caimi P, Sethi T, Reddy N, Karmali R, Bello C, Chavez J, Kothari S, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F, Svoboda J, Lansigan F, Glenn M, Cohen J, Sorge C, Christian B, Herrera A, Hamadani M, Costa L, Xavier A. Evaluation of prognostic factors in patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma undergoing autologous transplantation. Blood Advances 2024, 8: 5458-5466. PMID: 39213424, PMCID: PMC11532746, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024013743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary treatment failureAuto-HCTStable diseaseHodgkin lymphomaPartial responseCumulative incidence of non-relapse mortalityIncidence of non-relapse mortalityAssociated with inferior PFSEfficacy of auto-HCTAssociated with inferior OSAutologous hematopoietic cell transplantationEvaluation of prognostic factorsClassical Hodgkin lymphomaNon-relapse mortalityMulticenter retrospective cohortHigh-risk diseaseHematopoietic cell transplantationLong-term efficacyPatterns of failureUS medical centersProgression of diseaseInferior PFSMedian PFSInferior OSComplete responseHigh-grade B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified: CNS involvement and outcomes in a multi-institutional series
Epperla N, Zayac A, Landsburg D, Bock A, Nowakowski G, Ayers E, Girton M, Hu M, Beckman A, Li S, Medeiros L, Chang J, Kurt H, Sandoval-Sus J, Ansari-Lari M, Kothari S, Kress A, Xu M, Torka P, Sundaram S, Smith S, Naresh K, Karimi Y, Bond D, Evens A, Naik S, Kamdar M, Haverkos B, Karmali R, Farooq U, Vose J, Rubinstein P, Chaudhry A, Olszewski A. High-grade B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified: CNS involvement and outcomes in a multi-institutional series. Blood Advances 2024, 8: 5355-5364. PMID: 39189932, PMCID: PMC11568788, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024013791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline CNS involvementCentral nervous system recurrenceHigh-grade B-cell lymphomaCentral nervous systemB-cell lymphomaCNS involvementCNS recurrenceIncidence of CNS recurrenceRisk of CNS recurrenceCentral nervous system involvementMulti-institutional seriesNon-GCB subtypeBone marrow involvementMulticenter retrospective studyCNS-IPIRisk factor analysisMarrow involvementMYC rearrangementNon-GCBPrimary therapyCD5 expressionAutologous transplantationSurvival outcomesNo significant differenceNOS patientsReal World Data on Efficacy and Safety of EPOCH in T-Cell Lymphoma
Straining R, Foss F, Schiffer M, Amin K, Agarwal S, Isufi I, Huntington S, Kothari S, Seropian S, Girardi M, Sethi T. Real World Data on Efficacy and Safety of EPOCH in T-Cell Lymphoma. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024 PMID: 39368885, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2024.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT-cell lymphomaHeterogeneous group of lymphoid malignanciesGroup of lymphoid malignanciesPeripheral T-cell lymphomaAggressive T-cell lymphomaCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT cellsResponse rateR/R settingComplete responseLymphoid malignanciesPoor outcomeAnaplastic large cell lymphomaFrontline treatment regimensLarge cell lymphomaCombination of prednisoneHeterogeneous groupCell lymphomaChemotherapy optionsCaucasian patientsFirst-linePositive patientsTreatment regimensGrade 3LymphomaTuning Responses to Polatuzumab Vedotin in B-cell Lymphoma.
Leveille E, Kothari S, Cosgun K, Mlynarczyk C, Müschen M. Tuning Responses to Polatuzumab Vedotin in B-cell Lymphoma. Cancer Discovery 2024, 14: 1577-1580. PMID: 39228298, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-24-0644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacterizing the authorship of phase 3 randomized clinical trials in oncology, 1960-2023.
Warner J, Bakow B, Brown A, Choe J, Fan E, Ganta T, Glover M, Hadfield M, Hilton C, Khaki A, Kothari S, Lythgoe M, Nagpal S, Nguyen R, Noyd D, Riaz I, Rooney M, Sethi T, Singhi E, Rubinstein S. Characterizing the authorship of phase 3 randomized clinical trials in oncology, 1960-2023. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 11079-11079. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.11079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhase 3 randomized clinical trialPhase 3 RCTsPrimary endpointClinical trialsEligible publicationsProlific authorsSystemic anticancer therapySuccess rateMann-Whitney U testStandard of carePositive publication biasTrial sample sizePositive resultsYear of publicationPublication biasTherapeutic advancesPrimary outcomeAuthorship patternAnticancer therapyExperimental armAuthor's outputMann-WhitneyU testInterquartile rangeAuthor informationEvaluation of the study of control arms in randomized clinical trials of cancer.
Jain S, Zauderer M, Sethi T, Schoen M, Rubinstein S, Nguyen R, Nagpal S, Mohan S, Madireddy S, Lythgoe M, Liang W, Kulkarni A, Kothari S, Hilal T, Hadfield M, Goyal G, Ganta T, Dholaria B, Brown A, Warner J. Evaluation of the study of control arms in randomized clinical trials of cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 11023-11023. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.11023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRandomized clinical trialsSystemic anti-cancer therapyCancer randomized clinical trialsControl armSuccess rateClinical trials of cancerFisher's exact testAnti-cancer therapyTrial success ratesStudy publication yearExact testPatient convenienceRegimensClinical trialsHighest success rateExperimental armCancer typesCancerContext of treatmentPublication yearTrialsDoseNon-cancerEfficacyDyadsDependence of lymphopoiesis on efficient β-catenin degradation
Cosgun K, Jumaa H, Robinson M, Klemm L, Oulghazi S, Fonseca-Arce D, Xu L, Xiao G, Khanduja D, Chan L, Lee J, Kume K, Song J, Chan W, Chen J, Taketo M, Kothari S. Dependence of lymphopoiesis on efficient β-catenin degradation. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 212: 1195_4936-1195_4936. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.212.supp.1195.4936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIkaros zinc fingersLymphoid cellsB-cateninChIP-seq analysisSuppression of MYC expressionRegulate lineage specificationInduce cell deathConstitutively low levelsDeletion of ApcChIP-seqTcf factorsZinc fingerProteasomal degradationBinding motifNucleosome remodelingDestruction complexSpecific genesWnt/b-catenin pathwayLineage specificationCell deathMYC expressionSuperenhancersLymphoid developmentEpithelial lineageEpithelial cells
2023
Outcomes of patients with blastoid and pleomorphic variant mantle cell lymphoma
Gerson J, Handorf E, Villa D, Gerrie A, Chapani P, Li S, Medeiros L, Wang M, Cohen J, Churnetski M, Hill B, Sawalha Y, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F, Kothari S, Vose J, Bast M, Fenske T, Gari S, Maddocks K, Bond D, Bachanova V, Kolla B, Chavez J, Shah B, Lansigan F, Burns T, Donovan A, Wagner-Johnston N, Messmer M, Mehta A, Anderson J, Reddy N, Kovach A, Landsburg D, Glenn M, Inwards D, Ristow K, Karmali R, Kaplan J, Caimi P, Rajguru S, Evens A, Klein A, Umyarova E, Pulluri B, Amengual J, Lue J, Diefenbach C, Fisher R, Barta S. Outcomes of patients with blastoid and pleomorphic variant mantle cell lymphoma. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 7393-7401. PMID: 37874912, PMCID: PMC10758713, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalMantle cell lymphomaOverall survivalPleomorphic variantMedian progression-free survivalB-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomaOutcomes of patientsAutologous hematopoietic transplantationNon-Hodgkin lymphomaComplete responsePatient characteristicsPoor prognosisHematopoietic transplantationCell lymphomaSecondary objectiveMonthsPatientsLymphomaSurvivalHigher scoresPrimary objectivePrognosisTransplantationNeoplasmsRepurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies
Cosgun K, Robinson M, Oulghazi S, Xu L, Xiao G, Chan L, Lee J, Kume K, Leveille E, Arce D, Khanduja D, Feldhahn N, Song J, Chan W, Chen J, Taketo M, Schjerven H, Jellusova J, Kothari S, Davids M, Müschen M. Repurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 2818. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFavorable safety profileSmall molecule inhibitorsT-lymphoid malignancyΒ-catenin degradationLymphoid malignanciesΒ-cateninInteractome studiesSafety profileClinical trialsMolecule inhibitorsLow nanomolar concentrationsΒ-catenin accumulationSolid tumorsRefractory B-cell malignanciesCell deathPK/PD profilesZinc finger proteinRefractory lymphoid malignanciesChIP-seq analysisPhase 2 trialMYC target genesT-cell lymphomaColony formationRapid nuclear accumulationWnt/β-catenin pathwayComputational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies
Li Q, Robinson M, Leveille E, Zhang C, Sun R, Cheng Z, Kume K, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Khanduja D, Nakada D, Müschen M. Computational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 418. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall molecule inhibitorsDrug discovery toolNAMPT inhibitorsCompound screenCell type-specific targetsCell linesMolecule inhibitorsPurine/pyrimidine metabolismTumor cell linesEnergy metabolismSalvage biosynthesis pathwaySolid tumor cell linesB cell developmentCellular energy metabolismB cell signalingAmino acid metabolismCell cycle arrestDiscovery toolDepletion of metabolitesBiosynthesis pathwayCompetitive fitnessRate-limiting enzymeNAMPT deletionConditional mouse modelEnergy stressGenetic Knockin Approaches to Reconstructing DLBCL-Subtypes from Human Germinal Center B-Cells
Khanduja D, Robinson M, Arce D, Klemm L, Leveille E, Kothari S, Caeser R, Hodson D, Müschen M. Genetic Knockin Approaches to Reconstructing DLBCL-Subtypes from Human Germinal Center B-Cells. Blood 2023, 142: 1627. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary lymphoid organsGerminal center B cellsMYD88 L265P mutationLymphoid organsLymph nodesB cellsL265P mutationHuman germinal center B cellsDLBCL subtypesNSG miceTonsillar germinal center B cellsLymphoma developmentPreclinical testingLymphoid tissue inducer cellsTransgenic expressionPoor clinical outcomeWild-type mutationsGenetic mouse modelsExon 5GC B cellsNBSGW miceClinical outcomesLTi cellsLymphoid folliclesInducer cellsSeparation of B- and T-Cell-Specific Signaling Molecules Prevents Oncogenic Transformation in Lymphoid Malignancies
Ketzer F, Klemm L, Robinson M, Loucks C, Arce D, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Müschen M. Separation of B- and T-Cell-Specific Signaling Molecules Prevents Oncogenic Transformation in Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 1396. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKinase ZAP70Transcriptional regulationTranscription factorsKinase SykDownstream activationT-cell signaling proteinsCRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockoutComparative proteomic analysisNegative selectionFunction of proteinsWild-type cellsCas9-mediated knockoutCo-expressed proteinsPre-malignant cellsT cell linesCellular fitnessTranscription machinerySLP-76Signaling proteinsMalignant transformationSignal transductionAberrant transcriptionProteomic analysisChIP-qPCRNovel key mechanismHigh-grade B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified: a multi-institutional retrospective study
Zayac A, Landsburg D, Hughes M, Bock A, Nowakowski G, Ayers E, Girton M, Hu M, Beckman A, Li S, Medeiros L, Chang J, Stepanovic A, Kurt H, Sandoval-Sus J, Ansari-Lari M, Kothari S, Kress A, Xu M, Torka P, Sundaram S, Smith S, Naresh K, Karimi Y, Epperla N, Bond D, Farooq U, Saad M, Evens A, Pandya K, Naik S, Kamdar M, Haverkos B, Karmali R, Oh T, Vose J, Nutsch H, Rubinstein P, Chaudhry A, Olszewski A. High-grade B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified: a multi-institutional retrospective study. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 6381-6394. PMID: 37171397, PMCID: PMC10598493, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalMulti-institutional retrospective studyHigh-grade B-cell lymphomaOverall survivalB-cell lymphomaComplete responseMYC rearrangementRetrospective studyBCL6 rearrangementsGerminal center B-cell immunophenotypeHigh serum lactate dehydrogenaseHigh-risk clinical factorsBetter progression-free survivalIntensive chemotherapy programsPoor performance statusStage IV diseaseFirst-line regimensMain prognostic factorsDose-intense chemotherapyHigh-grade morphologic featuresSerum lactate dehydrogenaseB-cell immunophenotypeDA-EPOCHR-CHOPMost patientsMicrofluidic Immuno‐Serolomic Assay Reveals Systems Level Association with COVID‐19 Pathology and Vaccine Protection (Small Methods 10/2023)
Kim D, Biancon G, Bai Z, VanOudenhove J, Liu Y, Kothari S, Gowda L, Kwan J, Buitrago‐Pocasangre N, Lele N, Asashima H, Racke M, Wilson J, Givens T, Tomayko M, Schulz W, Longbrake E, Hafler D, Halene S, Fan R. Microfluidic Immuno‐Serolomic Assay Reveals Systems Level Association with COVID‐19 Pathology and Vaccine Protection (Small Methods 10/2023). Small Methods 2023, 7 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202370057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrofluidic Immuno‐Serolomic Assay Reveals Systems Level Association with COVID‐19 Pathology and Vaccine Protection
Kim D, Biancon G, Bai Z, VanOudenhove J, Liu Y, Kothari S, Gowda L, Kwan J, Buitrago‐Pocasangre N, Lele N, Asashima H, Racke M, Wilson J, Givens T, Tomayko M, Schulz W, Longbrake E, Hafler D, Halene S, Fan R. Microfluidic Immuno‐Serolomic Assay Reveals Systems Level Association with COVID‐19 Pathology and Vaccine Protection. Small Methods 2023, 7: e2300594. PMID: 37312418, PMCID: PMC10592458, DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell depletion therapyAcute COVID infectionAnti-spike IgGHigh-risk patientsCoronavirus disease-19COVID-19 pathologyDepletion therapyVaccine protectionAntibody responseCOVID infectionHematologic malignanciesImmune protectionDisease-19Healthy donorsMultiple time pointsSerology assaysBlood samplesSoluble markersB cellsImmunization strategiesPatientsFunctional deficiencySerological analysisTime pointsClonotype diversityTreatment patterns and real-world effectiveness of rituximab maintenance in older patients with mantle cell lymphoma: a population-based analysis
Di M, Long J, Kothari S, Sethi T, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Shallis R, Wang R, Ma X, Huntington S. Treatment patterns and real-world effectiveness of rituximab maintenance in older patients with mantle cell lymphoma: a population-based analysis. Haematologica 2023, 108: 2218-2223. PMID: 36655436, PMCID: PMC10388284, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.282252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimization of Radium-223 Treatment of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Based on the Burden of Skeletal Metastasis and Clinical Parameters
Shariftabrizi A, Kothari S, George S, Attwood K, Levine E, Lamonica D. Optimization of Radium-223 Treatment of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Based on the Burden of Skeletal Metastasis and Clinical Parameters. The Oncologist 2023, 28: 246-251. PMID: 36651837, PMCID: PMC10020806, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline BSIBone scan indexMetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerCastration-resistant prostate cancerProstate cancerOverall survivalSkeletal metastasesRa-223 therapyRa-223 treatmentRadium-223 treatmentTreatment-associated reductionChemotherapy-naïve patientsMedian overall survivalAbsolute neutrophil countRadium-223 dichlorideHigh serum PSANovel treatment modalitiesAlkaline phosphatase levelsChemotherapy-naïveTreatment tolerabilityNeutrophil countSerum PSABone scanLaboratory parametersPatient selection
2022
Genetic Modeling of B-cell State Transitions for Rational Design of Lymphoma Therapies.
Leveille E, Kothari S, Müschen M. Genetic Modeling of B-cell State Transitions for Rational Design of Lymphoma Therapies. Blood Cancer Discovery 2022, 4: 8-11. PMID: 36534735, PMCID: PMC9816816, DOI: 10.1158/2643-3230.bcd-22-0180.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersHigh-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified (HGBL, NOS): Central Nervous System (CNS) Involvement, Prophylaxis, and Recurrence Risk in a Multi-Institutional Series
Epperla N, Zayac A, Landsburg D, Hughes M, Bock A, Nowakowski G, Ayers E, Girton M, Hu M, Beckman A, Li S, Medeiros L, Chang J, Stepanovic A, Kurt H, Sandoval-Sus J, Ansari-Lari M, Kothari S, Kress A, Xu M, Torka P, Sundaram S, Smith S, Naresh K, Karimi Y, Bond D, Farooq U, Saad M, Evens A, Pandya K, Naik S, Kamdar M, Haverkos B, Karmali R, Oh T, Vose J, Nutsch H, Rubinstein P, Chaudhry A, Olszewski A. High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified (HGBL, NOS): Central Nervous System (CNS) Involvement, Prophylaxis, and Recurrence Risk in a Multi-Institutional Series. Blood 2022, 140: 3839-3841. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-157105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostibrutinib relapse outcomes for patients with marginal zone lymphoma
Epperla N, Zhao Q, Chowdhury S, Shea L, Moyo T, Reddy N, Sheets J, Weiner DM, Geethakumari P, Kandarpa M, Bruno X, Thomas C, Churnetski MC, Hsu A, Zurbriggen L, Tan XC, Lindsey K, Maakaron J, Caimi PF, Torka P, Bello C, Ayyappan S, Oh TS, Karmali R, Kim SH, Kress A, Kothari S, Sawalha Y, Christian B, David KA, Greenwell IB, Janakiram M, Kenkre VP, Olszewski AJ, Cohen JB, Palmisiano N, Umyarova E, Wilcox RA, Awan FT, Alderuccio JP, Barta SK, Grover N, Ghosh N, Bartlett NL, Herrera AF, Shouse G. Postibrutinib relapse outcomes for patients with marginal zone lymphoma. Blood Advances 2022, 7: 88-91. PMID: 36269847, PMCID: PMC9827027, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008634.Peer-Reviewed Original Research