2021
Venetoclax for the treatment of elderly or chemotherapy-ineligible patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a step in the right direction or a game changer?
Agarwal S, Kowalski A, Schiffer M, Zhao J, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Venetoclax for the treatment of elderly or chemotherapy-ineligible patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a step in the right direction or a game changer? Expert Review Of Hematology 2021, 14: 199-210. PMID: 33459064, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2021.1876559.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaIntensive chemotherapyAML patientsTherapeutic optionsMyeloid leukemiaComposite complete remission rateOral BCL-2 inhibitorChemotherapy-ineligible patientsNovel triplet combinationLow-dose cytarabineComplete remission rateDurability of responseAttractive therapeutic optionPubMed/MEDLINERemission rateElderly patientsTreatment landscapeAML treatmentPoor prognosisAggressive malignancyCombination therapyBcl-2 inhibitorsMechanisms of resistanceClinical dataToxicity profile
2020
Immune checkpoint inhibition in myeloid malignancies: Moving beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Zeidan AM. Immune checkpoint inhibition in myeloid malignancies: Moving beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways. Blood Reviews 2020, 45: 100709. PMID: 32487480, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100709.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMyeloid malignanciesPD-1/PD-L1CTLA-4 pathwayImmune checkpoint inhibitionAcute myeloid leukemiaSafe combination therapyICI therapyImmunologic landscapeCheckpoint inhibitorsDisease coursePD-L1Checkpoint inhibitionMyelodysplastic syndromeCombination therapyMechanisms of resistanceClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaClinical developmentPotential biomarkersNovel targetPatientsMalignancyTherapyBiomarkers