2020
Management of hyperleukocytosis and impact of leukapheresis among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on short- and long-term clinical outcomes: a large, retrospective, multicenter, international study
Stahl M, Shallis RM, Wei W, Montesinos P, Lengline E, Neukirchen J, Bhatt VR, Sekeres MA, Fathi AT, Konig H, Luger S, Khan I, Roboz GJ, Cluzeau T, Martínez-Cuadron D, Raffoux E, Germing U, Umakanthan JM, Mukherjee S, Brunner AM, Miller A, McMahon CM, Ritchie EK, Rodríguez-Veiga R, Itzykson R, Boluda B, Rabian F, Tormo M, Acuña-Cruz E, Rabinovich E, Yoo B, Cano I, Podoltsev NA, Bewersdorf JP, Gore S, Zeidan AM. Management of hyperleukocytosis and impact of leukapheresis among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on short- and long-term clinical outcomes: a large, retrospective, multicenter, international study. Leukemia 2020, 34: 3149-3160. PMID: 32132655, PMCID: PMC8155811, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0783-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaOverall survivalMyeloid leukemiaMultivariate analysisLong-term clinical outcomesComposite complete remissionImpact of leukapheresisManagement of hyperleukocytosisMedian overall survivalThirty-day mortalityHigh-quality evidenceWhite cell countProportional hazards modelUse of leukapheresisLogistic regression modelsSignificant resource useIntensive chemotherapyComplete remissionHazard ratioClinical outcomesInferior outcomesUnadjusted analysesQuality evidencePotential complicationsOdds ratio
2017
Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life
Wang R, Zeidan AM, Halene S, Xu X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF, Podoltsev NA, Gross CP, Gore SD, Ma X. Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2017.72.714. PMID: 28783450, PMCID: PMC5648174, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.72.7149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaDays of lifeEnd of lifeLife careHospice careOlder patientsHospice enrollmentMyeloid leukemiaIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable logistic regression analysisOlder adultsLate hospice enrollmentCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort studyUse of chemotherapyIntensive care unitHealth care useLogistic regression analysisYears of ageUnit admissionAggressive treatmentCohort studyOverall cohortAML diagnosisCare unit
2016
Intensity of end‐of‐life care for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Findings from a large national database
Fletcher SA, Cronin AM, Zeidan AM, Odejide OO, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Steensma DP, Abel GA. Intensity of end‐of‐life care for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Findings from a large national database. Cancer 2016, 122: 1209-1215. PMID: 26914833, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathCritical IllnessDatabases, FactualFemaleHospice CareHumansIntensive Care UnitsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisMyelodysplastic SyndromesOdds RatioPatient Care TeamQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSEER ProgramSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeDays of lifeHospice enrollmentLife careEnd Results-Medicare databaseIntensive care unit admissionEOL quality measuresIntensity of endIntensity of EOLCare unit admissionTransfusion-dependent patientsLarge national databaseUnit admissionPalliative needsNonwhite patientsRed blood cellsMDS patientsPlatelet transfusionsHospice useEOL careHospice modelMultivariable modelLower oddsPatientsPopulation ages