2023
Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Were Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA)
Kewan T, Bewersdorf J, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, Amaya M, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Logothetis C, Ramaswamy R, Rose A, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Shallis R, Xie Z, Padron E, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Were Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA). Blood 2023, 142: 3240. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-186340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplete remission rateOverall response rateOutcome of ptsMedian overall survivalOverall survivalHypomethylating agentHMA initiationHR-MDSC-indexRisk groupsScoring systemInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemResponse criteriaPrognostic scoring systemHigh-risk diseaseLarge multicenter cohortHigh-risk groupHarrell's C-indexLog-rank testPrediction of outcomeDifferent scoring systemsSubsequent validation studiesHMA cyclesMedian followAllogeneic HSCT
2021
The complete story of less than complete responses: The evolution and application of acute myeloid leukemia clinical responses
Shallis RM, Pollyea DA, Zeidan AM. The complete story of less than complete responses: The evolution and application of acute myeloid leukemia clinical responses. Blood Reviews 2021, 48: 100806. PMID: 33531169, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2021.100806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete remissionAcute myeloid leukemiaClinical benefitRate of CRMeasurable residual disease assessmentIncomplete platelet recoveryNon-intensive therapyPartial hematologic recoveryResidual disease assessmentFuture clinical trialsPost-therapy outcomesClinical responseHematologic recoveryOlder patientsComplete responseIntensive therapyStringent response criteriaPlatelet recoveryTherapeutic responseClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaClinical valueNew therapiesMRD techniquesResponse criteria