2024
Clinical activity, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of oral hypomethylating agents for myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms and acute myeloid leukemia: A multidisciplinary review
Haumschild R, Kennerly-Shah J, Barbarotta L, Zeidan A. Clinical activity, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of oral hypomethylating agents for myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms and acute myeloid leukemia: A multidisciplinary review. Journal Of Oncology Pharmacy Practice 2024, 30: 721-736. PMID: 38509812, PMCID: PMC11118786, DOI: 10.1177/10781552241238979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral hypomethylating agentsAcute myeloid leukemiaHypomethylating agentsPK-PD profilesPharmacokinetic (PK)-pharmacodynamicMyeloid leukemiaTreatment selectionPK-PDConcentration-time curveIntravenous (IVImprove treatment outcomesCC-486IV decitabineOral azacitidineMaintenance therapySubcutaneous azacitidineNo significant differenceImprove quality of lifeAzacitidineClinical trialsClinical activityTreatment outcomesDisease settingsDecitabineDisease outcome
2023
Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Underwent Allogenic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Kewan T, Bewersdorf J, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Uy G, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, Amaya M, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Logothetis C, Cochran H, Rose A, Roboz G, Wang E, Rolles B, 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 Underwent Allogenic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT). Blood 2023, 142: 4980. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-186578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall survivalHigh-risk groupUnderwent HSCTC-indexRisk groupsHigh riskDonor typeInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemAllogenic stem cell transplantationTime of HSCTMedian overall survivalReduced-intensity conditioningSignificant OS differencePrognostic scoring systemRisk stratification toolTime of diagnosisStem cell transplantationSingle-institution analysisLog-rank testHarrell's C-indexDifferent overall survivalCox proportional hazardsHMA cyclesHaploidentical donorsMaintenance therapy
2020
Safety and Efficacy of Maintenance Treatment Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf J, Tallman M, Cho C, Zeidan A, Stahl M. Safety and Efficacy of Maintenance Treatment Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Blood 2020, 136: 34-35. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-136671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaRelapse-free survivalAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantHematopoietic cell transplantFLT3 inhibitorsMyelodysplastic syndromeAllo-HCTOverall survivalRFS ratesChronic GVHDMaintenance therapyCell transplantPatient selectionClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaADC therapeuticsSystematic reviewMinimal residual disease testingAdvisory CommitteeDaiichi SankyoHigh-risk geneticsRate of GVHDPre-emptive treatmentCareful patient selectionPrognosis of patients
2013
Validation Of a Brief Arsenic Trioxide (ATO)-Based Consolidation Chemotherapy In The Upfront Management Of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL): Less Anthracycline Exposure and Faster Completion Of Consolidation Therapy With Equivalent Survival
Leech M, Stewart M, Zhang X, Bashey A, Holland H, Solomon S, Carraway H, Smith B, Morris L, Gore S, Zeidan A. Validation Of a Brief Arsenic Trioxide (ATO)-Based Consolidation Chemotherapy In The Upfront Management Of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL): Less Anthracycline Exposure and Faster Completion Of Consolidation Therapy With Equivalent Survival. Blood 2013, 122: 3963. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.3963.3963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute promyelocytic leukemiaLeukemia-free survivalComplete remissionOverall survivalAnthracycline exposureConsolidation chemotherapyMaintenance therapyIntensive therapyOriginal trialM2/dATRA-ATO combinationContinuous infusion cytarabineSignificant cardiac toxicityLow-risk diseaseMonths of therapyHigh-risk diseaseKaplan-Meier methodologyOriginal clinical trialsCourse of therapyCompletion of protocolTrans retinoic acidChemotherapy consolidationConsolidation therapyInduction therapyIntravenous daunorubicinManagement of High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Zeidan A, Gore S. Management of High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Hematologic Malignancies 2013, 189-210. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36229-3_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHR-MDSDNMTi therapyDNA methyltransferase inhibitorEmergence of resistanceTherapeutic optionsMyelodysplastic syndromeNovel agentsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationCare first-line therapyHematopoietic stem cell transplantationDuration of therapyFirst-line therapyComplex pathogenetic mechanismsStem cell transplantationLimited therapeutic optionsGood responseMechanism of actionAzacitidine therapyStable diseaseHematologic improvementIntensive chemotherapyMaintenance therapyUntreated patientsMedian survival