2022
Azacitidine maintenance in AML post induction and posttransplant
Bewersdorf JP, Prebet T, Gowda L. Azacitidine maintenance in AML post induction and posttransplant. Current Opinion In Hematology 2022, 29: 84-91. PMID: 35013047, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalPostremission therapyAcute myeloid leukemiaAllo-HCTCC-486Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantNonrelapse mortality riskOverall survival benefitHematopoietic cell transplantDuration of remissionSubset of patientsRobust study designsAML trialsAzacitidine maintenanceInduction therapySurvival benefitAML patientsCell transplantDisease relapseRelapse reductionRelapse riskMyeloid leukemiaCommon causeSelect populationMortality risk
2020
Clinical outcomes of older patients with AML receiving hypomethylating agents: a large population-based study in the United States
Zeidan AM, Wang R, Wang X, Shallis RM, Podoltsev NA, Bewersdorf JP, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X. Clinical outcomes of older patients with AML receiving hypomethylating agents: a large population-based study in the United States. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 2192-2201. PMID: 32433746, PMCID: PMC7252544, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaDecitabine-treated patientsTransfusion independenceRed blood cell transfusion independenceLarge population-based studyOlder AML patientsRBC transfusion independenceEnd Results-MedicarePopulation-based studyStandard of careAgent azacitidineMedian survivalOlder patientsIntensive therapyAML patientsClinical outcomesClinical benefitMyeloid leukemiaMortality riskPatientsAzacitidineDecitabineOlder adultsOne-thirdMeaningful differences
2015
The SPEED (sepsis patient evaluation in the emergency department) score
Bewersdorf J, Hautmann O, Kofink D, Khalil A, Abidin I, Loch A. The SPEED (sepsis patient evaluation in the emergency department) score. European Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 24: 170-175. PMID: 26524675, PMCID: PMC5417572, DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic patientsEmergency Department Sepsis scoreSevere inflammatory response syndromeScoring systemImmune-suppressed stateMortality rateInflammatory response syndromeArea under the curveStratify mortality riskReceiver operating characteristic curveHospital mortality rateSystolic blood pressureEmergency departmentMortality riskAdmission diagnosisPrognostic factorsResponse syndromePrimary outcomeSepsis scoreLaboratory valuesSource of infectionPatient characteristicsStudy populationSpeed scoresBlood pressure