2018
Epidemiology of myelodysplastic syndromes: Why characterizing the beast is a prerequisite to taming it
Zeidan AM, Shallis RM, Wang R, Davidoff A, Ma X. Epidemiology of myelodysplastic syndromes: Why characterizing the beast is a prerequisite to taming it. Blood Reviews 2018, 34: 1-15. PMID: 30314642, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2018.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCase ascertainmentAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAnnual age-adjusted incidenceHematopoietic stem cell transplantationOutcomes of patientsAge-adjusted incidenceStem cell transplantationAcute myeloid leukemiaTraditional morphologic assessmentClassification of MDSVariable cytopeniasCell transplantationMyelodysplastic syndromePrior receiptInefficient hematopoiesisEffective therapyMale genderRisk factorsMyeloid leukemiaEpidemiological trendsTreatment decisionsMyeloid neoplasmsEpidemiological assessmentDiagnostic criteriaTemporal improvement
2017
Cost‐effectiveness analysis of consolidation with brentuximab vedotin for high‐risk Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplantation
Hui L, von Keudell G, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Cost‐effectiveness analysis of consolidation with brentuximab vedotin for high‐risk Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplantation. Cancer 2017, 123: 3763-3771. PMID: 28640385, PMCID: PMC5610636, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30818.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPrice reductionHealth care costsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesMarkov decision-analytic modelCost-effectiveness ratioIndication-specific pricingLife-time costsCare costsAutologous stem cell transplantationDecision analytic modelStandard discountingQALYBrentuximab vedotinHigher health care costsActive surveillancePricingConsolidative settingConsolidation therapyCostSensitivity analysisLenalidomide use in myelodysplastic syndromes: Insights into the biologic mechanisms and clinical applications
Stahl M, Zeidan AM. Lenalidomide use in myelodysplastic syndromes: Insights into the biologic mechanisms and clinical applications. Cancer 2017, 123: 1703-1713. PMID: 28192601, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30585.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaProlong survivalLow-risk MDSLR-MDS patientsEfficacy of lenalidomideImpressive clinical activityRecent clinical dataClonal myeloid neoplasmsMechanism of actionBlood cytopeniasConventional careTransfusion independenceCytogenetic responseClinical activityMyeloid leukemiaClinical dataIneffective hematopoiesisMyeloid neoplasmsDelay progressionHigh riskLenalidomidePatientsVariable riskHeterogeneous groupProgression
2016
Differential response to hypomethylating agents based on sex: a report on behalf of the MDS Clinical Research Consortium (MDS CRC)*
DeZern AE, Zeidan AM, Barnard J, Hand W, Al Ali N, Brown F, Zimmerman C, Roboz GJ, Garcia-Manero G, Steensma DP, Komrokji RS, Sekeres MA. Differential response to hypomethylating agents based on sex: a report on behalf of the MDS Clinical Research Consortium (MDS CRC)*. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016, 58: 1325-1331. PMID: 27774847, PMCID: PMC5394924, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1246726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalFemale patientsMDS Clinical Research ConsortiumLonger median OSFirst-line therapyClinical Research ConsortiumMedian OSBetter OSPatient sexCytidine deaminase activityPatientsResponse rateDifferential response ratesSignificant differencesSexResearch ConsortiumDeaminase activityDifferential responseBiological reasonsSyndromeTherapyDecitabineDifferencesThe Interactions Between Diabetes Mellitus and Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Current State of Evidence and Future Directions.
Hamoudeh E, Zeidan AM, Barbarotta L, Rosano N. The Interactions Between Diabetes Mellitus and Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Current State of Evidence and Future Directions. Current Diabetes Reviews 2016, 12: 231-9. PMID: 26008639, DOI: 10.2174/1573399811666150526151241.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusDisease ProgressionEvidence-Based MedicineHumansHyperglycemiaMyelodysplastic SyndromesNeoplasmsConceptsDiabetes mellitusMyelodysplastic syndromeDiabetic patientsManagement of MDSOutcomes of patientsEnd-organ damageRisk of progressionRisk of complicationsCommon hematologic malignancyIntensive therapeutic interventionMultiple epidemiologic studiesAcute myeloid leukemiaLow blood countsDiabetic controlAdjunct drugsGlucose controlBlood countImportant unmetInsulin resistanceDysplastic changesHematologic malignanciesRisk factorsMyeloid leukemiaEpidemiologic studiesTherapeutic interventions
2015
The clinical use of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors in myelodysplastic syndromes
Zahr A, Aldin E, Barbarotta L, Podoltsev N, Zeidan AM. The clinical use of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors in myelodysplastic syndromes. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2015, 15: 1019-1036. PMID: 26292903, DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2015.1061936.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsDisease ProgressionDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesEnzyme InhibitorsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMyelodysplastic SyndromesSurvival RateConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeRisk myelodysplastic syndromesMyelodysplastic syndromeDNA methyltransferase inhibitorClinical useAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationHematopoietic cell transplantationAcute myeloid leukemiaMethyltransferase inhibitorFull therapeutic potentialOverall survivalPeripheral cytopeniasCurative treatmentCell transplantationDismal outcomeTreatment optionsMyeloid leukemiaIneffective hematopoiesisOnly interventionTherapeutic potentialHematopoietic malignanciesHeterogeneous groupPatientsSyndromeInhibitorsMolecular Testing in Myelodysplastic Syndromes for the Practicing Oncologist: Will the Progress Fulfill the Promise?
Nazha A, Sekeres MA, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Molecular Testing in Myelodysplastic Syndromes for the Practicing Oncologist: Will the Progress Fulfill the Promise? The Oncologist 2015, 20: 1069-1076. PMID: 26194858, PMCID: PMC4571815, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0067.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeRisk stratificationMDS patientsMolecular testingClinical risk stratification toolHeterogeneous hematopoietic neoplasmsPathophysiology of MDSAccurate risk stratificationIndependent prognostic impactRisk stratification toolImportant clinical endpointsDaily clinical practiceDisease phenotypeCurrent prognostic toolsPrediction of responseMDS therapyPracticing OncologistOverall survivalLaboratory parametersPrognostic impactClinical outcomesStratification toolClinical benefitSpecific therapyClinical endpointsThe evolving field of prognostication and risk stratification in MDS: Recent developments and future directions
Lee EJ, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. The evolving field of prognostication and risk stratification in MDS: Recent developments and future directions. Blood Reviews 2015, 30: 1-10. PMID: 26119927, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2015.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeRisk stratificationRecurrent molecular mutationsRisk stratification toolRelevant clinical outcomesPrediction of outcomeRisk/benefit calculationsClinical courseClinical outcomesStratification toolMDS patientsPrognostication toolsIndividual patientsClinical practiceMolecular testingTherapeutic interventionsPatient careTherapeutic selectionPatientsMolecular mutationsIndependent impactPrognosticationBiological heterogeneityOutcomesReliable assayCurrent state of prognostication and risk stratification in myelodysplastic syndromes
Zeidan AM, Gore SD, Padron E, Komrokji RS. Current state of prognostication and risk stratification in myelodysplastic syndromes. Current Opinion In Hematology 2015, 22: 146-154. PMID: 25575032, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000110.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsChromosome AberrationsComorbidityDisease ProgressionGenomicsHumansMutationMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrognosisRisk