2021
Clinical effectiveness of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors and lenalidomide in older patients with refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts: a population-based study in the United States
Wang X, Zeidan AM, Wang R, Bewersdorf JP, Zhang C, Podoltsev NA, Huntington SF, Gore SD, Ma X. Clinical effectiveness of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors and lenalidomide in older patients with refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts: a population-based study in the United States. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021, 62: 2438-2447. PMID: 33899659, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1913142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyDNA methyltransferase inhibitorRARS patientsRefractory anemiaRing sideroblastsRed blood cell transfusion independenceEnd Results-Medicare databaseLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesPopulation-based cohortMethyltransferase inhibitorRBC-TIMedian durationMedian survivalOlder patientsTransfusion independenceTreatment initiationMyelodysplastic syndromeClinical effectivenessBetter survivalLenalidomideTreatment groupsPatientsRS statusOlder adultsAnemia
2020
Evolving therapies for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Evolving therapies for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Annals Of Hematology 2020, 99: 677-692. PMID: 32078008, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-020-03963-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnemiaBlood TransfusionChelation TherapyClinical Trials as TopicCri-du-Chat SyndromeDrugs, InvestigationalForecastingHematinicsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsIron OverloadLenalidomideMolecular Targeted TherapyMulticenter Studies as TopicMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrecision MedicinePrognosisRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemLow-risk MDS patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeMDS patientsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesPrognostic scoring systemRisk stratification toolAdvanced clinical testingSymptomatic anemiaStratification toolHematologic malignanciesCurrent treatmentTherapeutic approachesNew agentsNew drug approvalsTherapeutic conceptsClinical developmentPatientsClinical testingMolecular pathogenesisScoring systemTherapeutic landscapePromising agentDrug approvalGenetic features
2019
One plus one does not always equal two, especially with regard to hypomethylating agents: the question of synergy of azacitidine and lenalidomide for treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes post allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Bewersdorf JP, Stahl M, Zeidan AM. One plus one does not always equal two, especially with regard to hypomethylating agents: the question of synergy of azacitidine and lenalidomide for treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes post allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Expert Review Of Hematology 2019, 12: 575-578. PMID: 31225770, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1635005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAzacitidineCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesClinical Trials as TopicDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLenalidomideLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRecurrenceTransplantation, HomologousConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaHematopoietic stem cell transplantStem cell transplantMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloid leukemiaAllo-HSCTCell transplantAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantResponse rateAllogeneic stem cell transplantationNovel salvage therapiesPhase Ib studyStem cell transplantationOverall response rateCycles of treatmentCases of graftHigh response rateMechanism of actionCombination lenalidomideSalvage therapyHost diseaseMost patientsCurative treatmentCombination therapyDisease stage