2020
Blast MRD AML-1 Trial: Blockade of PD-1 Added to Standard Therapy to Target Measurable Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) 1- an Investigator-Initiated, CTEP-Sponsored, Randomized Phase 2 Study of the Anti-PD-1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Combination with Conventional Intensive Chemotherapy (IC) As Frontline Therapy in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Zeidan A, Boddu P, Wood B, Zelterman D, Little R, Ivy S, Caldwell A, Sanchez-Espiridion B, Alatrash G, Sharon E, Radich J. Blast MRD AML-1 Trial: Blockade of PD-1 Added to Standard Therapy to Target Measurable Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) 1- an Investigator-Initiated, CTEP-Sponsored, Randomized Phase 2 Study of the Anti-PD-1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Combination with Conventional Intensive Chemotherapy (IC) As Frontline Therapy in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Blood 2020, 136: 15. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-139668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMRD-negative complete responsesAcute myeloid leukemiaMinimal residual diseaseEvent-free survivalImmune checkpoint inhibitionPhase 2 studyIntensive chemotherapyDuration of responseComplete responseOverall survivalPD-1AML patientsDay 1Free survivalHematologic improvementInitial treatmentStudy armsResidual diseaseDay IVLeukemia-specific T-cell responsesSingle-arm phase 2 studyPD-1/PD-L1 pathwayTherapy-related acute myeloid leukemiaCancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramImmune cell subsets analysisBlast MRD AML-2: Blockade of PD-1 Added to Standard Therapy to Target Measurable Residual Disease (MDR) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) 2- a Randomized Phase 2 Study of the Venetoclax, Azacitidine, and Pembrolizumab Versus Venetoclax and Azacitidine As First Line Therapy in Older Patients with AML Who Are Ineligible or Who Refuse Intensive Chemotherapy
Zeidan A, Boddu P, Wood B, Zelterman D, Little R, Ivy S, Caldwell A, Sanchez-Espiridion B, Alatrash G, Sharon E, Radich J. Blast MRD AML-2: Blockade of PD-1 Added to Standard Therapy to Target Measurable Residual Disease (MDR) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) 2- a Randomized Phase 2 Study of the Venetoclax, Azacitidine, and Pembrolizumab Versus Venetoclax and Azacitidine As First Line Therapy in Older Patients with AML Who Are Ineligible or Who Refuse Intensive Chemotherapy. Blood 2020, 136: 11-12. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-139752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvent-free survivalDuration of responseMRD-negative CRIntensive chemotherapyOverall survivalDay 1Complete remissionFree survivalHematologic improvementOlder patientsSecondary AMLPD-1Study armsAML patientsInitial treatmentHematologic disordersLeukemia-specific T-cell responsesCancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramCR/complete remissionImmune cell subsets analysisRandomized phase 2 studyRandomized phase 2 trialRandomized phase II studyAllogeneic stem cell transplantBetter long-term clinical outcomes
2017
Risk of myeloid neoplasms after radiotherapy among older women with localized breast cancer: A population-based study
Zeidan AM, Long JB, Wang R, Hu X, Yu JB, Huntington SF, Abel GA, Mougalian SS, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Gross CP, Ma X, Davidoff AJ. Risk of myeloid neoplasms after radiotherapy among older women with localized breast cancer: A population-based study. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0184747. PMID: 28902882, PMCID: PMC5597231, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsMyeloid neoplasmsCancer survivorsBreast cancerOlder womenOlder breast cancer survivorsTherapy-related myeloid neoplasmsCompeting-risks survival analysisAbsolute risk increaseBenefits of radiotherapyPopulation-based studyAbsence of chemotherapyRisk of developmentMultiple sensitivity analysesEligible patientsSubsequent chemotherapyAdjuvant radiotherapyLocalized diseaseCumulative incidenceInitial treatmentSEER registryPoor outcomeTreatment recommendationsMedicare claimsMN diagnosis
2016
Selecting initial treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia in older adults
Podoltsev NA, Stahl M, Zeidan AM, Gore SD. Selecting initial treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia in older adults. Blood Reviews 2016, 31: 43-62. PMID: 27745715, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2016.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaTreatment-related mortalityInduction chemotherapyComplete remissionInitial treatmentMyeloid leukemiaNovel agentsOlder adultsMedian overall survivalGroup of patientsPhase III developmentDisease-related characteristicsMechanism of actionCPX-351Overall survivalLow-intensity treatmentClinical trialsTreatment outcomesPatientsRemissionChemotherapyLeukemiaMortalityTreatmentAdults