2020
Feasibility of Peri-Transfusion Quality of Life Assessment for Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Abel G, Klepin H, Magnavita E, Jaung T, Shallis R, Bahl N, Dellinger-Johnston R, Winer E, Zeidan A. Feasibility of Peri-Transfusion Quality of Life Assessment for Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood 2020, 136: 25-26. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-139919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchECOG performance statusQuality of lifePerformance statusRBC transfusionMyelodysplastic syndromeExact testRed blood cell transfusionPatients' QOLDana-Farber Cancer InstituteTwo-sided Fisher's exact testMore RBC transfusionsPre-transfusion HbSetting of anemiaBlood cell transfusionHalf of patientsPost-transfusion increaseFisher's exact testCell transfusionPatient characteristicsUnstable anginaMedian HbMean ageTransfusion decisionsHb thresholdQoL assessment
2019
A Phase 1b Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Venetoclax As Monotherapy or in Combination with Azacitidine for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Zeidan A, Pollyea D, Garcia J, Brunner A, Roncolato F, Borate U, Odenike O, Bajel A, Watson A, Götze K, Nolte F, Tan P, Hong W, Dunbar M, Zhou Y, Gressick L, Ainsworth W, Harb J, Salem A, Hayslip J, Swords R, Garcia-Manero G. A Phase 1b Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Venetoclax As Monotherapy or in Combination with Azacitidine for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Blood 2019, 134: 565. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-124994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStock/stock optionsTreatment-emergent adverse eventsProgression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalAbbVie IncOverall survivalFebrile neutropeniaStable diseaseMarrow blastsMyelodysplastic syndromeBcl-2 inhibitorsAstra ZenecaFrequent treatment-emergent adverse eventsInternational Working Group 2006 criteriaSerious treatment-emergent adverse eventsAllogeneic stem cell transplantationAdvisory CommitteeDaiichi SankyoCycles of AZACycles of decitabineECOG performance statusPhase 1b studyPhase 2 dosePredominant grade 3Refractory myelodysplastic syndrome