2024
Cost-Effectiveness of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Versus Consolidation Chemotherapy for Patients with Intermediate Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Alhajahjeh A, Patel K, Shallis R, Podoltsev N, Kewan T, Stempel J, Mendez L, Huntington S, Stahl M, Zeidan A, Goshua G, Bewersdorf J. Cost-Effectiveness of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Versus Consolidation Chemotherapy for Patients with Intermediate Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2024, 144: 788. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-201535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantationUpfront hematopoietic stem cell transplantationDisease-free survivalAcute myeloid leukemiaIntermediate risk acute myeloid leukemiaConsolidation chemotherapyCurative therapeutic modalityOverall survivalOne-way sensitivity analysesEuropean LeukemiaNetIncremental net monetary benefitMyeloid leukemiaMortality associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantationCost-effective strategyTherapeutic modalitiesFavorable risk AMLSalvage hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationCycles of consolidation chemotherapyUS health system perspectiveDiagnosed AMLFollow-up of patientsSurvival analysisHigh-dose cytarabineLines of therapy
2023
A randomized phase III study of standard versus high-dose cytarabine with or without vorinostat for AML
Garcia-Manero G, Podoltsev N, Othus M, Pagel J, Radich J, Fang M, Rizzieri D, Marcucci G, Strickland S, Litzow M, Savoie M, Medeiros B, Sekeres M, Lin T, Uy G, Powell B, Kolitz J, Larson R, Stone R, Claxton D, Essell J, Luger S, Mohan S, Moseley A, Appelbaum F, Erba H. A randomized phase III study of standard versus high-dose cytarabine with or without vorinostat for AML. Leukemia 2023, 38: 58-66. PMID: 37935977, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-02073-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose cytarabineAcute myeloid leukemiaDose cytarabineRandomized phase III studyUnfavorable-risk cytogeneticsRandomized multicenter trialOverall remission ratePhase III studyHigh response rateHistone deacetylase inhibitorsInduction therapyFree survivalPrimary endpointRemission rateUntreated patientsIII studyOverall survivalYounger patientsMulticenter trialImproved outcomesMyeloid leukemiaCytogenetic subsetsCytarabineResponse rateHigh doses