2024
Validation of Recent Response Criteria (ELN-22, IWG-23 and PB-CR) in 1634 MDS/CMML/AML Patients Treated with HMA or HMA-Ven Using CPH Models and a CPH Deep Neural Network - Can or Should Response Criteria be Harmonized for Similarly Treated Patients?
Pleyer L, Vaisband M, Klammer P, Drost M, Angermann H, Keil F, Petzer V, Heibl S, Moritz J, Girschikofsky M, Stampfl-Mattersberger M, Pichler A, Hartmann B, Aschauer G, Schmitt C, Vallet S, Boros S, Pichler P, Hammerl-Steiner A, Renneberg F, Majjiga D, Russ G, Egle A, Leisch M, Melchardt T, Zaborsky N, Faber V, Bewersdorf J, Zeidan A, Hasenauer J, Greil R. Validation of Recent Response Criteria (ELN-22, IWG-23 and PB-CR) in 1634 MDS/CMML/AML Patients Treated with HMA or HMA-Ven Using CPH Models and a CPH Deep Neural Network - Can or Should Response Criteria be Harmonized for Similarly Treated Patients? Blood 2024, 144: 7511-7511. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-208073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComposite complete remissionTime to next treatmentCox proportional hazardsHypomethylating agentsOverall survivalCox proportional hazards modelsMedian OSResponse CriteriaTreated ptsCycles of HMAHigher-risk MDSKaplan-Meier methodBone marrow evaluationProspective cohort studyStandard of careComplete remissionMarrow evaluationTreated patientsMultivariable adjustmentNext treatmentCohort studyClinical trialsClinical overlapHazard ratioDisease entityA Niche Driven Mechanism Determines Response to ATRA and a Mutation-Independent Therapeutic Approach for MDS and AML
Mosialou I, Ali A, Cuesta-Dominguez A, Labella R, Vgenopoulou V, Bisikirska B, Galan-Diez M, Wang A, Bewersdorf J, Liang C, Heiblig M, Jurcic J, Berman E, Rabadan R, Kornblau S, Garcia-Manero G, Raza A, Kousteni S. A Niche Driven Mechanism Determines Response to ATRA and a Mutation-Independent Therapeutic Approach for MDS and AML. Blood 2024, 144: 5788-5788. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-212307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemia patientsStandard of careComplete responseMyelodysplastic syndrome patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall response rateResponse to ATRAAll-trans-retinoic acidB-cateninOsteoblast lineage cellsMyeloid malignanciesTreatment responseLineage cellsDuration of follow-upMonitoring of treatment responseResponse rateBone marrow biopsyAbsolute neutrophil countAdverse risk groupAcute myeloid leukemia cellsNotch signalingAssociated with complete inhibitionResponse to all-trans-retinoic acidResistance to standardIntensive induction chemotherapy vs hypomethylating agents in combination with venetoclax in NPM1-mutant AML
Bewersdorf J, Shimony S, Shallis R, Liu Y, Berton G, Schaefer E, Zeidan A, Goldberg A, Stein E, Marcucci G, Bystrom R, Lindsley R, Chen E, Perez J, Stein A, Pullarkat V, Aldoss I, DeAngelo D, Neuberg D, Stone R, Garciaz S, Ball B, Stahl M. Intensive induction chemotherapy vs hypomethylating agents in combination with venetoclax in NPM1-mutant AML. Blood Advances 2024, 8: 4845-4855. PMID: 38941537, PMCID: PMC11416634, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024012858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive induction chemotherapyAcute myeloid leukemiaNPM1-Mutant Acute Myeloid LeukemiaInduction chemotherapyHypomethylating agentsMulticenter retrospective cohort study of patientsPatients treated with ICAllogeneic stem cell transplantationRetrospective cohort study of patientsMulticenter retrospective cohort studyCohort study of patientsComposite complete remissionStem cell transplantationYears-oldFLT3-ITD mutationStudy of patientsStandard of careNormal cytogeneticsComplete remissionCell transplantationNPM1 mutationsMyeloid leukemiaFLT3-ITDYounger patientsOlder patientsBeyond HMAs: Novel targets and therapeutic approaches
Getz T, Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Stempel J, Bidikian A, Shallis R, Stahl M, Zeidan A. Beyond HMAs: Novel targets and therapeutic approaches. Seminars In Hematology 2024 PMID: 39389839, DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2024.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaDelays progression to acute myeloid leukemiaHeterogeneous group of clonal hematopoietic disordersGroup of clonal hematopoietic disordersMolecular International Prognostic Scoring SystemRandomized phase 3 clinical trialProgression to acute myeloid leukemiaInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemLower-risk MDS patientsRisk stratification of patientsPhase 3 clinical trialsCombination of azacitidineHypomethylating agent combinationsCurrent treatment landscapeFirst line therapyPrognostic Scoring SystemBiomarker-directed therapiesClonal hematopoietic disordersLack of therapeutic agentsStratification of patientsEarly phase trialsErythropoiesis stimulating agentsTreated with therapiesVariable clinical featuresStandard of care
2023
Intensive Induction Chemotherapy (IC) Vs Hypomethylating Agents + Venetoclax (HMA/VEN) in IDH1- or IDH2-Mutant Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) - a Multicenter Cohort Study
Bewersdorf J, Shimony S, Shallis R, Liu Y, Schaefer E, Zeidan A, Goldberg A, Stein E, Marcucci G, Lindsley R, Chen E, Ramos J, Stein A, DeAngelo D, Neuberg D, Stone R, Ball B, Stahl M. Intensive Induction Chemotherapy (IC) Vs Hypomethylating Agents + Venetoclax (HMA/VEN) in IDH1- or IDH2-Mutant Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) - a Multicenter Cohort Study. Blood 2023, 142: 1589. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-174283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive induction chemotherapyAcute myeloid leukemiaComposite complete responseMedian overall survivalOverall survivalComplete responseIDH2 mutationsAllo-SCTLarge multicenter retrospective cohort studyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyAllogeneic stem cell transplantationSecondary acute myeloid leukemiaComparable overall survivalIDH1 inhibitor ivosidenibHigh rateRetrospective cohort studyStem cell transplantationLog-rank testStandard of careLarge academic centerYears of ageEffect of treatmentIDH-mutant AMLMultivariable stepwiseFit patientsNovel Approaches and Future Directions in Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
Bewersdorf J, Xie Z, Zeidan A. Novel Approaches and Future Directions in Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment. The Cancer Journal 2023, 29: 195-202. PMID: 37195776, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000658.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh-risk MDS patientsInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemPhase III clinical trialsErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsPrognostic scoring systemRisk stratification toolAdvanced clinical testingStandard of careAcute myeloid leukemiaTelomerase inhibitor imetelstatEncouraging early resultsMyelodysplastic Syndromes TreatmentAnemic patientsAgent monotherapyMDS patientsStratification toolSyndrome treatmentCombination therapyDysplastic changesClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaTreatment decisionsClonal disorderTreatment selectionClinical testing
2022
Are We Moving the Needle for Patients with TP53-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
Shallis RM, Bewersdorf JP, Stahl MF, Halene S, Zeidan AM. Are We Moving the Needle for Patients with TP53-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia? Cancers 2022, 14: 2434. PMID: 35626039, PMCID: PMC9140008, DOI: 10.3390/cancers14102434.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCD47/SIRPαIntensive induction therapyAvailable therapeutic optionsStem cell transplantationStandard of careAvailable clinical dataTesting of agentsInduction therapyMedian overallRefractory settingAggressive treatmentTim-3Immune checkpointsPreclinical rationaleTherapeutic optionsCell transplantationEfficacy dataClinical dataPatientsMolecular subgroupsTherapeutic agents
2021
Management of patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes after failure of hypomethylating agents: What is on the horizon?
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Management of patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes after failure of hypomethylating agents: What is on the horizon? Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology 2021, 34: 101245. PMID: 33762100, DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2021.101245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHMA failureMyelodysplastic syndromeAgent azacitidineSalvage therapyNovel immune checkpoint inhibitorsEffective salvage therapyBCL-2 inhibitor venetoclaxCommon clinical dilemmaManagement of patientsStandard of careRationale drug developmentCheckpoint inhibitorsFrontline therapyMost patientsComplete responseMDS patientsFrontline settingFrontline treatmentShorter survivalClinical dilemmaInhibitor venetoclaxClinical testingPatients
2020
Clinical outcomes of older patients with AML receiving hypomethylating agents: a large population-based study in the United States
Zeidan AM, Wang R, Wang X, Shallis RM, Podoltsev NA, Bewersdorf JP, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X. Clinical outcomes of older patients with AML receiving hypomethylating agents: a large population-based study in the United States. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 2192-2201. PMID: 32433746, PMCID: PMC7252544, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaDecitabine-treated patientsTransfusion independenceRed blood cell transfusion independenceLarge population-based studyOlder AML patientsRBC transfusion independenceEnd Results-MedicarePopulation-based studyStandard of careAgent azacitidineMedian survivalOlder patientsIntensive therapyAML patientsClinical outcomesClinical benefitMyeloid leukemiaMortality riskPatientsAzacitidineDecitabineOlder adultsOne-thirdMeaningful differencesPatterns of care and clinical outcomes with cytarabine-anthracycline induction chemotherapy for AML patients in the United States
Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Zhang C, Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Wang R. Patterns of care and clinical outcomes with cytarabine-anthracycline induction chemotherapy for AML patients in the United States. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 1615-1623. PMID: 32311013, PMCID: PMC7189301, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive induction chemotherapyAcute myeloid leukemiaHospital deathInduction chemotherapyAdult patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelLow hospital volumePremier Healthcare DatabasePredictors of deathHealthcare resource utilizationIntensive care unitPatterns of careStandard of careLogistic regression modelsFit patientsRemission inductionFirst hospitalizationHospital volumeInpatient deathInpatient mortalityOlder patientsSupportive careMedian ageAML patientsCare unit