2023
Sabatolimab plus hypomethylating agents in previously untreated patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (STIMULUS-MDS1): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial
Zeidan A, Ando K, Rauzy O, Turgut M, Wang M, Cairoli R, Hou H, Kwong Y, Arnan M, Meers S, Pullarkat V, Santini V, Malek K, Kiertsman F, Niolat J, Ramos P, Menssen H, Fenaux P, Miyazaki Y, Platzbecker U. Sabatolimab plus hypomethylating agents in previously untreated patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (STIMULUS-MDS1): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Haematology 2023, 11: e38-e50. PMID: 38065203, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(23)00333-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeProgression-free survivalComplete response rateMyelodysplastic syndromePlacebo groupPrimary endpointUntreated patientsAdverse eventsComplete responseResponse rateImmune-mediated adverse eventsMedian progression-free survivalRandomised phase 3 trialT-cell immunoglobulin domainFinal data cutoffTreatment-related deathsCommon adverse eventsFull analysis setMucin domain 3Phase 2 studyPhase 2 trialPhase 3 trialLeukaemic stem cellsFebrile neutropeniaData cutoff
2022
Imetelstat Achieved Prolonged, Continuous Transfusion Independence (TI) in Patients with Heavily Transfused Non-Del(5q) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (LR-MDS) Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) to Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) within the IMerge Phase 2 Study
Platzbecker U, Komrokji R, Fenaux P, Zeidan A, Sekeres M, Savona M, Madanat Y, Santini V, Van Eygen K, Raza A, Germing U, Berry T, Dougherty S, Shah S, Sun L, Huang F, Feller F, Wan Y, Ikin A, Sherman L. Imetelstat Achieved Prolonged, Continuous Transfusion Independence (TI) in Patients with Heavily Transfused Non-Del(5q) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (LR-MDS) Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) to Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) within the IMerge Phase 2 Study. Blood 2022, 140: 1106-1108. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-169050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhase 2 Study of Oral Decitabine/Cedazuridine in Combination with Magrolimab for Previously Untreated Subjects with Intermediate to Very High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Zeidan A, Mosher K, Souza S, Mirakhur B, Keer H, Taylor J. Phase 2 Study of Oral Decitabine/Cedazuridine in Combination with Magrolimab for Previously Untreated Subjects with Intermediate to Very High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). Blood 2022, 140: 9779-9780. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA randomized phase 2 trial of azacitidine with or without durvalumab as first-line therapy for older patients with AML
Zeidan AM, Boss I, Beach C, Copeland WB, Thompson E, Fox BA, Hasle VE, Hellmann A, Taussig D, Tormo M, Voso MT, Cavenagh J, O'Connor T, Previtali A, Rose S, Silverman LR. A randomized phase 2 trial of azacitidine with or without durvalumab as first-line therapy for older patients with AML. Blood Advances 2022, 6: 2219-2229. PMID: 34933333, PMCID: PMC9006260, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaFirst-line therapyOlder patientsDay 1First-line combination therapyTreatment-emergent adverse eventsRandomized phase 2 trialSafety of durvalumabNew safety signalsPD-L1 expressionPhase 2 studyPhase 2 trialDuration of responseOverall response rateDurvalumab 1500Adverse eventsOverall survivalClinical efficacyCombination therapyMyeloid leukemiaSafety signalsTreatment responseCombination treatmentAzacitidineResponse rateA randomized phase 2 trial of azacitidine with or without durvalumab as first-line therapy for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Zeidan AM, Boss I, Beach C, Copeland WB, Thompson E, Fox BA, Hasle VE, Ogasawara K, Cavenagh J, Silverman LR, Voso MT, Hellmann A, Tormo M, O'Connor T, Previtali A, Rose S, Garcia-Manero G. A randomized phase 2 trial of azacitidine with or without durvalumab as first-line therapy for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood Advances 2022, 6: 2207-2218. PMID: 34972214, PMCID: PMC9006291, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeAdverse eventsArm BArm ASubcutaneous azacitidineMyelodysplastic syndromeTreatment cyclesRandomized phase 2 trialInhibitory immune checkpoint moleculesHematologic adverse eventsMedian overall survivalFirst-line therapyFirst-line treatmentPhase 2 studyPhase 2 trialImmune checkpoint moleculesOverall response rateBone marrow granulocytesAzacitidine monotherapyIntravenous durvalumabCheckpoint moleculesOverall survivalClinical outcomesMarrow granulocytesGrade 3
2021
Predictive Biomarkers of Response to the Polo-like Kinase 1 (PLK1) Inhibitor, Onvansertib, in Combination with Decitabine in Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (R/R AML)
Zeidan A, Ridinger M, Croucher P, Samuëlsz E, Erlander M, Ruffner K, Wang E. Predictive Biomarkers of Response to the Polo-like Kinase 1 (PLK1) Inhibitor, Onvansertib, in Combination with Decitabine in Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (R/R AML). Blood 2021, 138: 3431. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-145129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Trials CommitteeCurrent equity holderR AML patientsClinical responseTrials CommitteeGene expression signaturesSpeakers bureauAML patientsSingle agentMulticenter phase 2 studyPhase 1b/2 clinical trialRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaData Safety Monitoring CommitteeAdvisory CommitteeDaiichi SankyoSF mutationsCR/CRiPhase 2 studySafety Monitoring CommitteeChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaCycles of treatmentExpression signaturesComplete hematologic recoveryAcute myeloid leukemiaBone marrow samples
2020
Blast MRD AML-1 Trial: Blockade of PD-1 Added to Standard Therapy to Target Measurable Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) 1- an Investigator-Initiated, CTEP-Sponsored, Randomized Phase 2 Study of the Anti-PD-1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Combination with Conventional Intensive Chemotherapy (IC) As Frontline Therapy in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Zeidan A, Boddu P, Wood B, Zelterman D, Little R, Ivy S, Caldwell A, Sanchez-Espiridion B, Alatrash G, Sharon E, Radich J. Blast MRD AML-1 Trial: Blockade of PD-1 Added to Standard Therapy to Target Measurable Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) 1- an Investigator-Initiated, CTEP-Sponsored, Randomized Phase 2 Study of the Anti-PD-1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Combination with Conventional Intensive Chemotherapy (IC) As Frontline Therapy in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Blood 2020, 136: 15. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-139668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMRD-negative complete responsesAcute myeloid leukemiaMinimal residual diseaseEvent-free survivalImmune checkpoint inhibitionPhase 2 studyIntensive chemotherapyDuration of responseComplete responseOverall survivalPD-1AML patientsDay 1Free survivalHematologic improvementInitial treatmentStudy armsResidual diseaseDay IVLeukemia-specific T-cell responsesSingle-arm phase 2 studyPD-1/PD-L1 pathwayTherapy-related acute myeloid leukemiaCancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramImmune cell subsets analysisLuspatercept in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Fenaux P, Platzbecker U, Mufti GJ, Garcia-Manero G, Buckstein R, Santini V, Díez-Campelo M, Finelli C, Cazzola M, Ilhan O, Sekeres MA, Falantes JF, Arrizabalaga B, Salvi F, Giai V, Vyas P, Bowen D, Selleslag D, DeZern AE, Jurcic JG, Germing U, Götze KS, Quesnel B, Beyne-Rauzy O, Cluzeau T, Voso MT, Mazure D, Vellenga E, Greenberg PL, Hellström-Lindberg E, Zeidan AM, Adès L, Verma A, Savona MR, Laadem A, Benzohra A, Zhang J, Rampersad A, Dunshee DR, Linde PG, Sherman ML, Komrokji RS, List AF. Luspatercept in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 382: 140-151. PMID: 31914241, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1908892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesRed cell transfusionKey secondary end pointRegular red cell transfusionsSecondary end pointsMyelodysplastic syndromeTransfusion independenceAdverse eventsWeek 1Placebo groupEnd pointRing sideroblastsErythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapyIntermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromesPrimary end pointPhase 2 studyPhase 3 trialErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsSeverity of anemiaGrowth factor βBaseline characteristicsAgent therapyLuspaterceptPatientsSyndrome
2019
Efficacy and Safety of Azacitidine (AZA) in Combination with the Anti-PD-L1 Durvalumab (durva) for the Front-Line Treatment of Older Patients (pts) with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Who Are Unfit for Intensive Chemotherapy (IC) and Pts with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS): Results from a Large, International, Randomized Phase 2 Study
Zeidan A, Cavenagh J, Voso M, Taussig D, Tormo M, Boss I, Copeland W, Gray V, Previtali A, O'Connor T, Rose S, Beach C, Silverman L. Efficacy and Safety of Azacitidine (AZA) in Combination with the Anti-PD-L1 Durvalumab (durva) for the Front-Line Treatment of Older Patients (pts) with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Who Are Unfit for Intensive Chemotherapy (IC) and Pts with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS): Results from a Large, International, Randomized Phase 2 Study. Blood 2019, 134: 829. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-122896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromePD-L1 surface expressionAcute myeloid leukemiaPlatinum-containing chemotherapyPhase 2 studyIntensive chemotherapyArm AMyeloid blastsCelgene CorporationAML ptsMedian OSPD-L1AML cohortDisease progressionSurface expressionTreatment groupsTreatment cyclesECOG performance status 0First large randomized trialLarger phase 2 studiesPD-L1 blocking antibodiesRandomized phase 2 studyConcurrent platinum-based chemotherapyResponse criteriaSafety of azacitidine
2018
Preliminary Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Pharmacodynamic (PD) Analysis of the Polo-like Kinase-1 (PLK1) Inhibitor PCM-075, in Combination with Low-Dose Cytarabine (LDAC) or Decitabine (D) in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Zeidan A, Schiller G, Spira A, Patel P, Tsai M, Ridinger M, Silberman S, Erlander M, Cortes J. Preliminary Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Pharmacodynamic (PD) Analysis of the Polo-like Kinase-1 (PLK1) Inhibitor PCM-075, in Combination with Low-Dose Cytarabine (LDAC) or Decitabine (D) in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Blood 2018, 132: 4043. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-112590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaR AMLPhase 1 trialAdverse eventsPLK1 inhibitionBlast cellsPK profilesNon-hematologic adverse eventsPrevious phase 1 trialRandomized phase 2 studyStandard dose-escalation designRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaBM blast cellsGrade 1 fatigueGrade 1 nauseaPreclinical AML modelsTreatment-related deathsLow-dose cytarabinePhase 2 studySerious adverse eventsSpeakers bureauDose-escalation trialFurther dose escalationPhase 3 studyDose-escalation design
2015
Azacitidine with or without Entinostat for the treatment of therapy‐related myeloid neoplasm: further results of the E1905 North American Leukemia Intergroup study
Prebet T, Sun Z, Ketterling RP, Zeidan A, Greenberg P, Herman J, Juckett M, Smith MR, Malick L, Paietta E, Czader M, Figueroa M, Gabrilove J, Erba HP, Tallman MS, Litzow M, Gore SD, intergroup T. Azacitidine with or without Entinostat for the treatment of therapy‐related myeloid neoplasm: further results of the E1905 North American Leukemia Intergroup study. British Journal Of Haematology 2015, 172: 384-391. PMID: 26577691, PMCID: PMC4794257, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAzacitidineBenzamidesDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesNeoplasms, Second PrimaryPyridinesTreatment OutcomeConceptsTherapy-related myeloid neoplasmsMyeloid neoplasmsDe novo MDS/AMLRandomized phase 2 studyCombination of azacitidineLeukemia intergroup studyMedian overall survivalPhase 2 studyMDS/AMLSerious late effectsHistone deacetylase inhibitor entinostatAZA monotherapyCombination armNormalization rateOverall survivalIntergroup studyTreatment of cancerPoor responseLate effectsMedian numberAzacitidinePatientsSingle agentResponse rateConventional treatment
2013
Azacitidine With Or Without Entinostat For The Treatment Of Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasm: Further Results Of The E1905 North American Leukemia Intergroup Study
Prebet T, Sun Z, Ketterling R, Greenberg P, Zeidan A, Litzow M, Gabrilove J, Erba H, Paietta E, Czader M, Gore S, Tallman M. Azacitidine With Or Without Entinostat For The Treatment Of Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasm: Further Results Of The E1905 North American Leukemia Intergroup Study. Blood 2013, 122: 2777. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.2777.2777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTherapy-related myeloid neoplasmsAcute myeloid leukemiaAZA monotherapyMyeloid neoplasmsResponse rateRisk cytogeneticsCombination armMyeloid leukemiaDe novo MDS/AMLRandomized phase 2 studyECOG PS 0Higher risk MDSLeukemia intergroup studyMost prospective trialsNovo MDS patientsT-MN patientsUnfavorable-risk cytogeneticsUse of azacitidineIntermediate-risk cytogeneticsMedian overall survivalHigh-risk patientsPhase 2 studyPoor prognosis subgroupStem cell transplantPeripheral blood counts