2024
Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Added to Azacitidine Plus Venetoclax for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Results from an Investigator-Initiated, Multi-Center, CTEP-Sponsored Randomized, Phase II Trial (BLAST AML-2)
Stempel J, Uy G, Dinner S, Gojo I, Reed D, Roy R, Byrd K, Yerrabothala S, Lai C, Doucette K, Caldwell A, Blaha O, Podoltsev N, Mendez L, Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Wistuba I, Alatrash G, Haymaker C, Streicher H, Sharon E, Little R, Gore S, Radich J, Wood B, Zeidan A, Shallis R. Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Added to Azacitidine Plus Venetoclax for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Results from an Investigator-Initiated, Multi-Center, CTEP-Sponsored Randomized, Phase II Trial (BLAST AML-2). Blood 2024, 144: 736. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-210370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhase II trialTreatment-related AEsII trialFrequent treatment-related AEsSafety run-in periodAllogeneic stem cell transplantationNo dose limiting toxicitiesRandomized phase II trialAML-2Multi-centerControl armSafety of pembrolizumabDose-limiting toxicityPD-1 inhibitionAnti-PD1 antibodyIncomplete count recoveryFLT3 wild-typeIntermediate cytogenetic riskStem cell transplantationAcute myeloid leukemiaActivated T cellsRun-in periodIntention-to-treat analysisCancer Immune MonitoringLong-term survival
2023
E7820, an Anti-Cancer Sulfonamide, in Combination with Venetoclax in Patients with Splicing Factor Mutant Myeloid Malignancies: A Phase II Clinical Trial
Bewersdorf J, Chandhok N, Watts J, Derkach A, Abdel-Wahab O, Stein E, Taylor J. E7820, an Anti-Cancer Sulfonamide, in Combination with Venetoclax in Patients with Splicing Factor Mutant Myeloid Malignancies: A Phase II Clinical Trial. Blood 2023, 142: 1547. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-182369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaEastern Cooperative Oncology GroupPhase II clinical trialChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromePatient-derived xenograftsII clinical trialsPreclinical dataSplicing factor genesMyeloid malignanciesClinical trialsAdequate end-organ functionContext of combination therapyDay 1Safety run-in phaseRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaSimon 2-stage designResponse rateDynamic BH3 profilingCycles of therapyNegative prognostic impactEvent-free survivalMyelodysplastic syndrome patientsHuman acute myeloid leukemiaPhase II trial
2019
Beyond Ruxolitinib: Fedratinib and Other Emergent Treatment Options for Myelofibrosis
Bewersdorf JP, Jaszczur SM, Afifi S, Zhao JC, Zeidan AM. Beyond Ruxolitinib: Fedratinib and Other Emergent Treatment Options for Myelofibrosis. Cancer Management And Research 2019, 11: 10777-10790. PMID: 31920387, PMCID: PMC6935287, DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s212559.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTreatment optionsFavorable risk/benefit ratioRisk/benefit ratioEmergent treatment optionsHigh-risk patientsPhase II trialMain side effectsFuture treatment optionsBone marrow fibrosisGastrointestinal symptomsII trialLiver transaminasesAdverse eventsSymptom burdenOngoing trialsJAK1/2 inhibitorMF patientsMarrow fibrosisClinical trialsSecondary myelofibrosisBox warningSelective JAK2 inhibitorExtramedullary hematopoiesisSecond drugThiamine levels