2021
The development and clinical use of oral hypomethylating agents in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: dawn of the total oral therapy era
Schiffer M, Zhao J, Johnson A, Lee J, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. The development and clinical use of oral hypomethylating agents in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: dawn of the total oral therapy era. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2021, 21: 989-1002. PMID: 33853476, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1918002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloid leukemiaMyelomonocytic leukemiaHypomethylating agentAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantPost-transplant maintenance therapyAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatmentHematopoietic cell transplantHigh-risk MDSMyeloid leukemia treatmentPotential combination therapyCC-486Induction chemotherapyOral azacitidineTherapy eraMaintenance therapyOral agentsAdult patientsCell transplantClinical benefitMaintenance treatmentCombination therapyPredictive biomarkers
2020
Emerging treatment options for patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome
Bewersdorf JP, Carraway H, Prebet T. Emerging treatment options for patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Therapeutic Advances In Hematology 2020, 11: 2040620720955006. PMID: 33240476, PMCID: PMC7675905, DOI: 10.1177/2040620720955006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeClonal hematopoietic stem cell disordersDriver mutationsCombinations of HMAsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMinority of patientsModest survival benefitPeripheral blood cytopeniasTargetable driver mutationsHematopoietic stem cell disordersStem cell disordersDysplastic cell morphologyUnited States FoodAgent azacitidineCheckpoint inhibitorsIntensive chemotherapyOral agentsBlood cytopeniasSurvival benefitMDS patientsCombination therapyMDS treatmentTreatment optionsFedratinib hydrochloride to treat intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis.
Schiffer M, Kowalski A, Zhao J, Bewersdorf JP, Lewis RS, Zeidan AM. Fedratinib hydrochloride to treat intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis. Drugs Of Today 2020, 56: 755-768. PMID: 33332482, DOI: 10.1358/dot.2020.56.12.3230206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary myelofibrosisClinical holdSelective Janus kinase 2 inhibitorNovel oral agentsCommon adverse effectsClinical trial dataFurther drug developmentGastrointestinal symptomsLiver transaminasesOral agentsSymptom burdenJanus kinase 2 inhibitorDrug AdministrationMyeloproliferative neoplasmsTrial dataU.S. FoodAdverse effectsKinase 2 inhibitorPhase IIDrug developmentMyelofibrosisSignificant reductionFurther investigationFedratinibSplenomegaly