2022
A Multi-Center Phase Ib Trial of the Histone Deactylase Inhibitor (HDACi) Entinostat in Combination with Anti-PD1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Patients with Refractory/Relapsed Myelodysplastic Syndromes (RR-MDS) or Oligoblastic Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR-AML) after Hypomethylating Agent (HMA) Failure
Bewersdorf J, Shallis R, Sharon E, Caldwell A, Wei W, Yacoub A, Madanat Y, Zeidner J, Altman J, Odenike O, Yerrabothala S, Kovacsovics T, Podoltsev N, Halene S, Little R, Piekarz R, Gore S, Kim T, Zeidan A. A Multi-Center Phase Ib Trial of the Histone Deactylase Inhibitor (HDACi) Entinostat in Combination with Anti-PD1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Patients with Refractory/Relapsed Myelodysplastic Syndromes (RR-MDS) or Oligoblastic Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR-AML) after Hypomethylating Agent (HMA) Failure. Blood 2022, 140: 9084-9086. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158626.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Clinical outcomes and characteristics of patients with TP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes: a single center experience*
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Gowda L, Wei W, Hager K, Isufi I, Kim TK, Pillai MM, Seropian S, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Siddon AJ, Zeidan AM. Clinical outcomes and characteristics of patients with TP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes: a single center experience*. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020, 61: 2180-2190. PMID: 32362171, PMCID: PMC7603787, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1759051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMedian overall survivalTherapy-related malignanciesOverall survivalMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantLonger median overall survivalSingle-center retrospective studyComplex karyotypeHematopoietic stem cell transplantIntensive chemotherapy approachesYale Cancer CenterCharacteristics of patientsSingle-center experienceMinority of patientsStem cell transplantLong-term survivalLow response rateIntensive chemotherapyCenter experienceClinicopathologic characteristicsAdverse prognosisAML patientsCell transplantManagement of hyperleukocytosis and impact of leukapheresis among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on short- and long-term clinical outcomes: a large, retrospective, multicenter, international study
Stahl M, Shallis RM, Wei W, Montesinos P, Lengline E, Neukirchen J, Bhatt VR, Sekeres MA, Fathi AT, Konig H, Luger S, Khan I, Roboz GJ, Cluzeau T, Martínez-Cuadron D, Raffoux E, Germing U, Umakanthan JM, Mukherjee S, Brunner AM, Miller A, McMahon CM, Ritchie EK, Rodríguez-Veiga R, Itzykson R, Boluda B, Rabian F, Tormo M, Acuña-Cruz E, Rabinovich E, Yoo B, Cano I, Podoltsev NA, Bewersdorf JP, Gore S, Zeidan AM. Management of hyperleukocytosis and impact of leukapheresis among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on short- and long-term clinical outcomes: a large, retrospective, multicenter, international study. Leukemia 2020, 34: 3149-3160. PMID: 32132655, PMCID: PMC8155811, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0783-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaOverall survivalMyeloid leukemiaMultivariate analysisLong-term clinical outcomesComposite complete remissionImpact of leukapheresisManagement of hyperleukocytosisMedian overall survivalThirty-day mortalityHigh-quality evidenceWhite cell countProportional hazards modelUse of leukapheresisLogistic regression modelsSignificant resource useIntensive chemotherapyComplete remissionHazard ratioClinical outcomesInferior outcomesUnadjusted analysesQuality evidencePotential complicationsOdds ratioPatterns of care and clinical outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia presenting with hyperleukocytosis who do not receive intensive chemotherapy
Shallis RM, Stahl M, Wei W, Montesinos P, Lengline E, Neukirchen J, Bhatt VR, Sekeres MA, Fathi AT, Konig H, Luger S, Khan I, Roboz GJ, Cluzeau T, Martínez-Cuadron D, Raffoux E, Germing U, Umakanthan JM, Mukhereje S, Brunner AM, Miller A, McMahon CM, Ritchie EK, Rodríguez-Veiga R, Itzykson R, Boluda B, Rabian F, Tormo M, Acuña-Cruz E, Rabinovich E, Yoo B, Cano I, Podoltsev NA, Bewersdorf JP, Gore S, Zeidan AM. Patterns of care and clinical outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia presenting with hyperleukocytosis who do not receive intensive chemotherapy. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020, 61: 1220-1225. PMID: 32100599, PMCID: PMC8273667, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1728753.Peer-Reviewed Original Research