2021
Immune and Epigenetic Landscape of TP53-mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS)
Zeidan A, Bewersdorf J, Hasle V, Thompson E, de Menezes D, Rose S, Boss I, Fox B. Immune and Epigenetic Landscape of TP53-mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS). Blood 2021, 138: 3371. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-146329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeClinical Trials CommitteeAcute myeloid leukemiaBristol-Myers SquibbCurrent equity holderPoor-risk cytogeneticsVariant allele frequencyAML ptsOverall response rateTrials CommitteeMedian OSTP53 mutationsMyeloid neoplasmsFlow cytometryPeripheral bloodT cell genesHigh expressionBone marrowAverage variant allele frequencyRandomized phase 2 studyBone marrow flow cytometryT-cell gene signatureTumor cellsBM blast percentageIPSS-R score
2016
The Use of Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) in Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR-AML): Clinical Outcomes and Their Predictors in a Large International Patient Cohort
Stahl M, Podoltsev N, DeVeaux M, Perreault S, Itzykson R, Ritchie E, Sekeres M, Fathi A, Komrokji R, Bhatt V, Al-Kali A, Cluzeau T, Santini V, Brunner A, Roboz G, Fenaux P, Litzow M, Vey N, Verma V, Germing U, Fernández P, Zelterman D, Kim T, Prebet T, Gore S, Zeidan A. The Use of Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) in Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR-AML): Clinical Outcomes and Their Predictors in a Large International Patient Cohort. Blood 2016, 128: 1063. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.1063.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultivariable logistic regression modelRR-AMLMinority of patientsOverall survivalPrior linesHypomethylating agentHMA therapyMedian numberLogistic regression modelsChromosome 7 abnormalitiesStable diseaseBlast percentageHematologic improvementProgressive diseaseHazard ratioClinical outcomesSpeakers bureauMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsPeripheral blood blast percentageRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic stem cell transplantationInternational Working Group criteriaWhite blood cell countCox proportional hazards modelBM blast percentage
2015
Stabilization of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Following Hypomethylating Agent (HMAs) Failure Using the Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Ipilimumab: A Phase I Trial
Zeidan A, Zeidner J, Duffield A, Knaus H, Ferguson A, Sheldon K, DeZern A, Gojo I, Gore S, Streicher H, Luznik L, Smith B. Stabilization of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Following Hypomethylating Agent (HMAs) Failure Using the Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Ipilimumab: A Phase I Trial. Blood 2015, 126: 1666. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.1666.1666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall survivalStable diseaseEnd of inductionMyelodysplastic syndromeFirst doseIpilimumab useMaintenance doseAnti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 antibodyDose levelsInternational Working Group 2006 criteriaMedian white blood cell countImmune checkpoint inhibition therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitor ipilimumabMedian absolute neutrophil countAllogeneic stem cell transplantationWhite blood cell countT cell receptor repertoireBM blast percentageCheckpoint inhibitor ipilimumabDose-escalation partGrade 3 irAEsOngoing stable diseasePhase 1b studyProlonged disease stabilizationTolerability of ipilimumab