2024
Venetoclax-Based Therapy Versus Intensive Chemotherapy Followed By Allogeneic-Stem Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Elderly Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Iat A, Bewersdorf J, Gilhodes J, Liu Y, Shallis R, Boussi L, Zucenka A, Bystrom R, DeAngelo D, Berton G, Soua A, Ling K, Aguirre L, Stone R, Luskin M, Garcia J, Winer E, Chen E, Wadleigh M, Goldberg A, Zeidan A, Cluzeau T, Shimony S, Stahl M, Garciaz S. Venetoclax-Based Therapy Versus Intensive Chemotherapy Followed By Allogeneic-Stem Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Elderly Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2024, 144: 1508. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-207045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCumulative incidence of relapseRelapse-free survivalAcute myeloid leukemiaOverall response rateAdverse risk cytogeneticsAllo-SCTVEN-based therapyNon-relapse mortalityIntensive chemotherapyComposite CROverall survivalIC groupMedian OSMyeloid leukemiaElderly patientsTherapy-related acute myeloid leukemiaHigh-risk acute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic stem-cell transplantationMedian time to relapseElderly acute myeloid leukemiaLong-term disease controlResponse rateFrequent cytogenetic alterationsProspective validation trialVIALE-A trial
2023
A Simple Prediction Model of Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) in Myelodysplastic Syndromes Using HCT-Comorbidity Index, Cytogenetic Risk, and Platelet Count
Frumm S, Kim H, Kelkar A, Ho V, Gooptu M, Gibson C, Koreth J, Shapiro R, Romee R, Nikiforow S, Antin J, Soiffer R, Rolles B, Shimony S, Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Alhajahjeh A, Luskin M, Garcia J, Chen E, Lane A, Wadleigh M, Winer E, Stone R, DeAngelo D, Zeidan A, Lindsley C, Cutler C, Stahl M. A Simple Prediction Model of Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) in Myelodysplastic Syndromes Using HCT-Comorbidity Index, Cytogenetic Risk, and Platelet Count. Blood 2023, 142: 2246. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-185315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantHCT comorbidity indexNon-relapse mortalityPost-HCT outcomesAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantStem cell transplantMyelodysplastic syndromePlatelet countPre-HCTMultivariable analysisUnivariable analysisRisk scoreHMA cyclesCytogenetic riskCell transplantHigh riskFour-year overall survivalDana-Farber Cancer InstituteSimplified prognostic modelHost disease (GVHD) prophylaxisReduced intensity conditioningNext-generation sequencingHigh-risk scoreRespective risk groupsResource limited settings
2021
Hypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf JP, Allen C, Mirza AS, Grimshaw AA, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Cho C, Tallman MS, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Hypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: 997.e1-997.e11. PMID: 34551341, PMCID: PMC9533376, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaRelapse-free survivalMaintenance therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeFLT3 inhibitorsAllo-HCTHazard ratioMaintenance treatmentClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationControl groupSystematic reviewAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantMeasurable residual disease statusHematopoietic stem cell transplantationMeasurable residual disease testingNon-relapse mortalityHematopoietic cell transplantPre-emptive treatmentResidual disease statusStem cell transplantationFavorable safety profileSame patient cohortRandom-effects modelOutcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Myelofibrosis—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf JP, Sheth AH, Vetsa S, Grimshaw A, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Tamari R, Tallman MS, Rampal RK, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Outcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Myelofibrosis—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: 873.e1-873.e13. PMID: 34052505, PMCID: PMC8478722, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditioning regimen intensityAllo-HCTRegimen intensityChronic graftTransplant characteristicsGraft failureOverall survivalPatient ageSubgroup analysisDynamic International Prognostic Scoring System scoresSystematic reviewAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationInternational Prognostic Scoring System scoreCurative therapeutic modalityNon-relapse mortalityTransplant-related mortalityMedian patient ageOutcomes of patientsSecondary graft failureCo-primary outcomesHematopoietic cell transplantHematopoietic cell transplantationRandomized clinical trialsHeterogeneity of patientsRandom-effects model