2023
Second malignancies among older patients with classical myeloproliferative neoplasms treated with hydroxyurea
Wang R, Shallis R, Stempel JM, Huntington SF, Zeidan AM, Gore SD, Ma X, Podoltsev NA. Second malignancies among older patients with classical myeloproliferative neoplasms treated with hydroxyurea. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 734-743. PMID: 35917456, PMCID: PMC9989521, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond malignanciesAcute myeloid leukemiaOlder patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloproliferative neoplasmsHU usersHigh riskPolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaRisk of SMAML/myelodysplastic syndromeClassical Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsImpact of hydroxyureaRetrospective cohort studyUse of hydroxyureaPhiladelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsClassical myeloproliferative neoplasmsCumulative incidence probabilityCohort studyCytoreductive therapyPatient characteristicsMedian ageHU useMyeloid leukemiaSecondary myelofibrosis
2015
Patterns 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
Tumor lysis syndrome and acute anemia in an African-American man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Zhang B, Lee AI, Podoltsev N. Tumor lysis syndrome and acute anemia in an African-American man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Oxford Medical Case Reports 2014, 2014: 138-140. PMID: 25988058, PMCID: PMC4369993, DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omu053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor lysis syndromeAcute hemolytic episodesLysis syndromeHemolytic episodesHigh riskPeripheral blood smear findingsG6PD deficiencyTime of presentationBlood smear findingsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaG6PD-deficient patientsAfrican American menRed blood cellsTransfusion supportSerious complicationsClinical parametersSmear findingsAcute anemiaHematologic emergencyLymphocytic leukemiaTumor cellsBlood streamPatientsBlood cellsOxidative stress