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 Research
2023
E7820, an anti-cancer sulfonamide, degrades RBM39 in patients with splicing factor mutant myeloid malignancies: a phase II clinical trial
Bewersdorf J, Stahl M, Taylor J, Mi X, Chandhok N, Watts J, Derkach A, Wysocki M, Lu S, Bourcier J, Hogg S, Rahman J, Chaudhry S, Totiger T, Abdel-Wahab O, Stein E. E7820, an anti-cancer sulfonamide, degrades RBM39 in patients with splicing factor mutant myeloid malignancies: a phase II clinical trial. Leukemia 2023, 37: 2512-2516. PMID: 37814121, PMCID: PMC10681888, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-02050-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Investigational venetoclax combination therapy in acute myeloid leukemia – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shimony S, Rozental A, Bewersdorf J, Goldberg A, Stein E, Grimshaw A, Stone R, DeAngelo D, Wolach O, Stahl M. Investigational venetoclax combination therapy in acute myeloid leukemia – a systematic review and meta-analysis. Haematologica 2022, 107: 2955-2960. PMID: 36453519, PMCID: PMC9713559, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281453.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Does the conventional cytogenetic risk profile still matter for prediction of venetoclax based treatment outcomes in AML?
Bewersdorf J, Stone R, Tallman M, Stahl M. Does the conventional cytogenetic risk profile still matter for prediction of venetoclax based treatment outcomes in AML? Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021, 62: 3318-3319. PMID: 34587866, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1986220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVenetoclax-based combinations in AML and high-risk MDS prior to and following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant
Bewersdorf JP, Derkach A, Gowda L, Menghrajani K, DeWolf S, Ruiz JD, Ponce DM, Shaffer BC, Tamari R, Young JW, Jakubowski AA, Gyurkocza B, Chan A, Xiao W, Glass J, King AC, Cai SF, Daniyan A, Famulare C, Cuello BM, Podoltsev NA, Roshal M, Giralt S, Perales MA, Seropian S, Cho C, Zeidan AM, Prebet T, Stein EM, Tallman MS, Goldberg AD, Stahl M. Venetoclax-based combinations in AML and high-risk MDS prior to and following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021, 62: 3394-3401. PMID: 34477024, PMCID: PMC9012492, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1966788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantAllo-HCTHematopoietic cell transplantSalvage therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeCell transplantMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeSecond allo-HCTSalvage treatment optionOverall response rateMedian followMedian OSVenetoclax therapyRetrospective studyCancer CenterTreatment optionsOS estimatesMyeloid leukemiaPatientsResponse rateTherapyTransplantMonthsVenetoclax 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 StatementsConceptsAcute 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
Fedratinib hydrochloride to treat intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis.
Schiffer M, Kowalski A, Zhao J, Bewersdorf JP, Lewis RS, Zeidan AM. Fedratinib hydrochloride to treat intermediate-2 or high-risk primary or secondary myelofibrosis. Drugs Of Today 2020, 56: 755-768. PMID: 33332482, DOI: 10.1358/dot.2020.56.12.3230206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDrug DevelopmentHumansPrimary MyelofibrosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrrolidinesSulfonamidesConceptsSecondary myelofibrosisClinical holdSelective Janus kinase 2 inhibitorNovel oral agentsCommon adverse effectsClinical trial dataFurther drug developmentGastrointestinal symptomsLiver transaminasesOral agentsSymptom burdenJanus kinase 2 inhibitorDrug AdministrationMyeloproliferative neoplasmsTrial dataU.S. FoodAdverse effectsKinase 2 inhibitorPhase IIDrug developmentMyelofibrosisSignificant reductionFurther investigationFedratinibSplenomegalyVenetoclax 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 Research