2016
Wide variations in blood product transfusion practices among providers who care for patients with acute leukemia in the United States
Pine AB, Lee E, Sekeres M, Steensma DP, Zelterman D, Prebet T, DeZern A, Komrokji R, Litzow M, Luger S, Stone R, Erba HP, Garcia‐Manero G, Lee AI, Podoltsev NA, Barbarotta L, Kasberg S, Hendrickson JE, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Wide variations in blood product transfusion practices among providers who care for patients with acute leukemia in the United States. Transfusion 2016, 57: 289-295. PMID: 27878822, PMCID: PMC5309168, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute leukemiaTransfusion practiceBlood productsTransfusion patternsAL patientsHigh-quality trial evidenceBlood product transfusionBone marrow biopsyEvidence-based guidelinesClinical outcome dataRed blood cell productsBlood cell productsTransfusion goalsProduct transfusionTransfusion triggerUnnecessary transfusionsAmbulatory patientsCryoprecipitate transfusionMarrow biopsyTrial evidenceLumbar punctureSupportive managementCare settingsInvasive proceduresOutcome data
2015
Patterns of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis during Inpatient Treatment of Acute Leukemia: Results of a North American Web-Based Survey
Lee E, Smith B, Merrey J, Lee A, Podoltsev N, Barbarotta L, Litzow M, Prebet T, Luger S, Gore S, Streiff M, Zeidan A. Patterns of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis during Inpatient Treatment of Acute Leukemia: Results of a North American Web-Based Survey. Blood 2015, 126: 4455. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.4455.4455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupVTE prophylaxisEvidence-based guidelinesVenous thromboembolismCancer Research GroupAcute leukemiaAL patientsConsolidation therapyPharmacologic prophylaxisVTE preventionPlatelet countPractice patternsJohns Hopkins Institutional Review BoardWeb-based surveyLimited high-quality studiesPharmacologic VTE prophylaxisVTE prophylaxis practicesVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisSequential compression devicesPlatelet count thresholdQuestion web-based surveyHigh-quality studiesInstitutional review boardProphylactic anticoagulationThromboembolism prophylaxisNorth American Cooperative Group Members' Patterns of Blood Products Transfusion for Patients with Acute Leukemia
Pine A, Lee E, Sekeres M, Steensma D, Prebet T, DeZern A, Komrokji R, Litzow M, Luger S, Stone R, Erba H, Garcia-Manero G, Lee A, Podoltsev N, Barbarotta L, Hendrickson J, Gore S, Zeidan A. North American Cooperative Group Members' Patterns of Blood Products Transfusion for Patients with Acute Leukemia. Blood 2015, 126: 1138. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.1138.1138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed blood cell transfusionNon-bleeding patientsBlood cell transfusionBone marrow biopsyBlood product transfusionSouthwest Oncology GroupPlatelet transfusionsOutpatient settingAcute leukemiaPlatelet levelsCell transfusionHemoglobin levelsTransfusion practiceLumbar punctureFibrinogen levelsProduct transfusionHospitalized patientsOncology GroupClinical trialsPlatelet thresholdMost respondersConsensus evidence-based guidelinesMost providersEastern Cooperative Oncology GroupStable hospitalized patientsPatterns of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis During Treatment of Acute Leukemia: Results of a North American Web-Based Survey
Lee EJ, Smith BD, Merrey JW, Lee AI, Podoltsev NA, Barbarotta L, Litzow MR, Prebet T, Luger SM, Gore S, Streiff MB, Zeidan AM. Patterns of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis During Treatment of Acute Leukemia: Results of a North American Web-Based Survey. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2015, 15: 766-770.e4. PMID: 26363982, PMCID: PMC4663156, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2015.07.637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolismAcute leukemiaVTE prophylaxisPrevention of VTEPharmacologic VTE prophylaxisVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisEvidence-based guidelinesHigh-quality studiesConsolidation therapyPharmacologic prophylaxisThromboembolism prophylaxisNorth American providersVTE preventionSignificant morbidityProspective studyPatient populationHigh riskProphylaxisLower riskResponse ratePatientsWeb-based surveyLeukemiaSpectrum of practicesAmerican providers
2014
Enhanced skin toxicity associated with the combination of clofarabine plus cytarabine for the treatment of acute leukemia
Zhang B, Bolognia J, Marks P, Podoltsev N. Enhanced skin toxicity associated with the combination of clofarabine plus cytarabine for the treatment of acute leukemia. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2014, 74: 303-307. PMID: 24908437, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-014-2504-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute leukemiaSkin toxicityCombination of clofarabineInitiation of chemotherapyPalmar-plantar erythrodysesthesiaCutaneous side effectsTwo-drug combinationsDifferent chemotherapeutic agentsCytarabine chemotherapyCytarabine groupResultsTen patientsCutaneous toxicityToxic erythemaCutaneous reactionsSkin findingsMedical recordsInstitutional experienceSevere formSide effectsPatientsBody foldsClofarabineChemotherapeutic agentsChemotherapyLeukemia
2012
Incidence and Outcomes for Low Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Study
Zhang Y, Podoltsev N, Rothberg BE, Dhodapkar M, Morgensztern D. Incidence and Outcomes for Low Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Study. Blood 2012, 120: 4944. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.4944.4944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-specific survivalLow-grade myelodysplastic syndromesRefractory anemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalAcute leukemiaIncidence rateStudy warrant further evaluationLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesLarge population-based studyMultivariable hazard ratiosRisk myelodysplastic syndromesEnd Results (SEER) databaseKaplan-Meier methodPopulation-based studyEnd-result studyCox proportional hazardsWarrants further evaluationCause of deathAdditional genetic abnormalitiesHazard ratioMultilineage dysplasiaRefractory cytopeniaCentral cancerMultivariable analysis