2020
Maintenance therapy for acute myeloid leukemia: sustaining the pursuit for sustained remission.
Shallis RM, Podoltsev NA. Maintenance therapy for acute myeloid leukemia: sustaining the pursuit for sustained remission. Current Opinion In Hematology 2020, 28: 110-121. PMID: 33394722, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000637.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorClinical Decision-MakingCombined Modality TherapyDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaintenance ChemotherapyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRemission InductionTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMaintenance therapyMeasurable residual diseaseMyeloid leukemiaOral hypomethylating agentPost-transplant settingImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPlacebo-controlled trialHigh-risk diseaseAML patient populationRecent positive findingsMRD statusSustained remissionCheckpoint inhibitorsAML patientsRandomized trialsResidual diseasePatient populationHypomethylating agentMRD techniquesTherapyPositive findingsPatientsBcl-2Remission
2019
The minimal that kills: Why defining and targeting measurable residual disease is the “Sine Qua Non” for further progress in management of acute myeloid leukemia
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Boddu PC, Wood B, Radich J, Halene S, Zeidan AM. The minimal that kills: Why defining and targeting measurable residual disease is the “Sine Qua Non” for further progress in management of acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Reviews 2019, 43: 100650. PMID: 31883804, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2019.100650.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaHard clinical outcomesClinical trial evidenceMeasurable residual diseaseResidual leukemic cellsRisk of relapseApprovable endpointsMRD statusDeep remissionMorphologic remissionMRD assessmentOverall survivalMRD levelsClinical outcomesDisease relapseInitial treatmentResidual diseaseTrial evidenceClinical trialsTreatment decisionsSurrogate endpointsBone marrowPreemptive interventionLeukemic cellsGetting personal with myelodysplastic syndromes: is now the right time?
Chokr N, Pine AB, Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Stahl M, Zeidan AM. Getting personal with myelodysplastic syndromes: is now the right time? Expert Review Of Hematology 2019, 12: 215-224. PMID: 30977414, PMCID: PMC6540985, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1592673.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeNext-generation sequencingTherapy selectionPrognosis of MDSRole of NGSPrognosis of patientsRoutine clinical practiceMinimal residual diseaseRecurrent genetic abnormalitiesResidual diseaseBlood countDisease stagePeripheral bloodHematologic malignanciesPrognostic evaluationMDS pathogenesisRoutine managementTherapy decisionsHealthy individualsBone marrowClinical practiceCytological examinationPatientsScoring systemDiagnostic accuracy