2024
Comparing venetoclax in combination with hypomethylating agents to hypomethylating agent-based therapies for treatment naive TP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemia: results from the Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases (COMMAND)
Badar T, Nanaa A, Atallah E, Shallis R, Guilherme S, Goldberg A, Saliba A, Patel A, Bewersdorf J, DuVall A, Bradshaw D, Abaza Y, Murthy G, Palmisiano N, Zeidan A, Kota V, Litzow M. Comparing venetoclax in combination with hypomethylating agents to hypomethylating agent-based therapies for treatment naive TP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemia: results from the Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases (COMMAND). Blood Cancer Journal 2024, 14: 32. PMID: 38378617, PMCID: PMC10879201, DOI: 10.1038/s41408-024-01000-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteSulfonamidesTumor Suppressor Protein p53
2023
A multicenter phase Ib trial of the histone deacetylase inhibitor entinostat in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms or acute myeloid leukemia refractory to hypomethylating agents
Bewersdorf J, Shallis R, Sharon E, Park S, Ramaswamy R, Roe C, Irish J, 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 multicenter phase Ib trial of the histone deacetylase inhibitor entinostat in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms or acute myeloid leukemia refractory to hypomethylating agents. Annals Of Hematology 2023, 103: 105-116. PMID: 38036712, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05552-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMyelodysplastic SyndromesConceptsDose-limiting toxicityAcute myeloid leukemiaMarrow complete remissionPhase Ib trialAdverse eventsIb trialDose escalationNCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramAcute myeloid leukemia refractoryHematologic adverse eventsProtocol-defined responseDose level 1Anti-PD1 therapyAnti-PD1 antibodyDose-escalation designLimited clinical efficacySystems immunology approachHistone deacetylase inhibitor entinostatLeukemia refractoryMCR patientsComplete remissionRespiratory failureSuppressor cellsEscalation designClinical efficacy
2022
Prospective comparison of outcomes with azacitidine and decitabine in patients with AML ineligible for intensive chemotherapy
Zeidan AM, Fenaux P, Gobbi M, Mayer J, Roboz GJ, Krauter J, Robak T, Kantarjian HM, Novák J, Jedrzejczak WW, Thomas X, Ojeda-Uribe M, Miyazaki Y, Min YH, Yeh SP, Brandwein JM, Gercheva L, Demeter J, Griffiths EA, Yee KWL, Issa JJ, Bewersdorf JP, Keer H, Hao Y, Azab M, Döhner H. Prospective comparison of outcomes with azacitidine and decitabine in patients with AML ineligible for intensive chemotherapy. Blood 2022, 140: 285-289. PMID: 35507690, PMCID: PMC9305088, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022015832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAzacitidineDecitabineHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteTreatment Outcome
2021
Venetoclax for the treatment of elderly or chemotherapy-ineligible patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a step in the right direction or a game changer?
Agarwal S, Kowalski A, Schiffer M, Zhao J, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Venetoclax for the treatment of elderly or chemotherapy-ineligible patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a step in the right direction or a game changer? Expert Review Of Hematology 2021, 14: 199-210. PMID: 33459064, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2021.1876559.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteSulfonamidesConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaIntensive chemotherapyAML patientsTherapeutic optionsMyeloid leukemiaComposite complete remission rateOral BCL-2 inhibitorChemotherapy-ineligible patientsNovel triplet combinationLow-dose cytarabineComplete remission rateDurability of responseAttractive therapeutic optionPubMed/MEDLINERemission rateElderly patientsTreatment landscapeAML treatmentPoor prognosisAggressive malignancyCombination therapyBcl-2 inhibitorsMechanisms of resistanceClinical dataToxicity profile
2020
Venetoclax as monotherapy and in combination with hypomethylating agents or low dose cytarabine in relapsed and treatment refractory acute myeloid leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bewersdorf JP, Giri S, Wang R, Williams RT, Tallman MS, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Venetoclax as monotherapy and in combination with hypomethylating agents or low dose cytarabine in relapsed and treatment refractory acute myeloid leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Haematologica 2020, 105: 2659-2663. PMID: 33131256, PMCID: PMC7604631, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.242826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCytarabineHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteSulfonamides