2023
Sabatolimab in Combination with Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) Was Safe in Patients (Pts) with Intermediate-, High-, or Very-High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
Garcia-Manero G, Lyons R, Nandal S, Ashraf M, Thellaboina R, Ruckel-Kumar J, Menssen H, Zeidan A. Sabatolimab in Combination with Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) Was Safe in Patients (Pts) with Intermediate-, High-, or Very-High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Blood 2023, 142: 4606. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-186490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeAdverse eventsHematologic improvementPartial remissionMyelodysplastic syndromeHypomethylating agentMarrow CRInterim analysisStable diseaseData cutoffLast doseInternational Prognostic Scoring System criteriaResponse rateCount decreaseCycle 1 day 1Second-line treatment optionExtension phaseHematologic adverse eventsNeutrophil count decreaseOral hypomethylating agentPhase Ib studySerious adverse eventsFatal adverse eventsMonths of treatmentSingle-arm studyEfficacy and safety of luspatercept versus epoetin alfa in erythropoiesis-stimulating agent-naive, transfusion-dependent, lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (COMMANDS): interim analysis of a phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial
Platzbecker U, Della Porta M, Santini V, Zeidan A, Komrokji R, Shortt J, Valcarcel D, Jonasova A, Dimicoli-Salazar S, Tiong I, Lin C, Li J, Zhang J, Giuseppi A, Kreitz S, Pozharskaya V, Keeperman K, Rose S, Shetty J, Hayati S, Vodala S, Prebet T, Degulys A, Paolini S, Cluzeau T, Fenaux P, Garcia-Manero G. Efficacy and safety of luspatercept versus epoetin alfa in erythropoiesis-stimulating agent-naive, transfusion-dependent, lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (COMMANDS): interim analysis of a phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet 2023, 402: 373-385. PMID: 37311468, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00874-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesRed blood cell transfusion independenceEpoetin alfa groupErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsEpoetin alfaMyelodysplastic syndromeInterim analysisPrimary endpointAdverse eventsAlfa groupTransfusion independenceLower riskBody weightTreatment-emergent adverse eventsTreatment-related adverse eventsRed blood cell transfusionDurable clinical efficacyMean hemoglobin increaseMedian treatment exposureBlood cell transfusionCOVID-19 pneumoniaSubgroup of patientsWeeks of treatmentTreatment of anemiaAcute myeloid leukemia
2021
Enasidenib plus azacitidine versus azacitidine alone in patients with newly diagnosed, mutant-IDH2 acute myeloid leukaemia (AG221-AML-005): a single-arm, phase 1b and randomised, phase 2 trial
DiNardo CD, Schuh AC, Stein EM, Montesinos P, Wei AH, de Botton S, Zeidan AM, Fathi AT, Kantarjian HM, Bennett JM, Frattini MG, Martin-Regueira P, Lersch F, Gong J, Hasan M, Vyas P, Döhner H. Enasidenib plus azacitidine versus azacitidine alone in patients with newly diagnosed, mutant-IDH2 acute myeloid leukaemia (AG221-AML-005): a single-arm, phase 1b and randomised, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2021, 22: 1597-1608. PMID: 34672961, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(21)00494-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAminopyridinesAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAzacitidineDrug Administration ScheduleDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHumansIsocitrate DehydrogenaseLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMutationProgression-Free SurvivalRandom AllocationTreatment OutcomeTriazinesConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaSerious treatment-related adverse eventsTreatment-related adverse eventsDose-finding portionOverall response rateMyeloid leukemiaAdverse eventsFebrile neutropeniaCombination groupInterim analysisEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusCommon treatment-related grade 3Response rateInteractive web response systemTreatment-related grade 3Phase 1b/2 trialPrespecified interim analysisTreatment-related deathsPhase 2 trialWeb response systemPhase 2Acute myeloid leukemia subtypesPhase 2 portionBristol-Myers SquibbAzacitidine monotherapy