2023
Encouraging Efficacy Observed in Bexmab Study: A Phase 1/2 Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Bexmarilimab in Combination with Standard of Care in Myeloid Malignancies
Kontro M, Stein A, Pyörälä M, Rimpiläinen J, Siitonen T, Hollmén M, Fjaellskog M, Pawlitzky I, Zeidan A, Daver N. Encouraging Efficacy Observed in Bexmab Study: A Phase 1/2 Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Bexmarilimab in Combination with Standard of Care in Myeloid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 2915. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-174912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaR AMLCLEVER-1Complete remissionStandard of careBex treatmentAdverse eventsBone marrow cellsHMA failureMarrow CRPatient BMPrior therapyPartial remissionAML patientsMedian numberT cellsDose levelsMyeloid malignanciesHigh-risk MDS patientsMarrow cellsMarrow complete remissionR AML patientsRisk MDS patientsNK cell numbersPhase 1/2 study
2020
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with untreated higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) receiving glasdegib + azacitidine (AZA).
Wang E, Bell T, Zeidan A, Bhattacharyya H, Kudla A, Chan G, Sekeres M. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with untreated higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) receiving glasdegib + azacitidine (AZA). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 7527-7527. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.7527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeIntensive chemotherapyGlobal ImpressionAML cohortAML/myelodysplastic syndromeHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeMD Anderson Symptom InventoryFirst-line treatment optionLower symptom burdenPhase Ib studyEnd of treatmentQuality of lifeStudy medicationRemission rateOverall survivalSymptom burdenMDS cohortTreatment optionsMyeloid leukemiaMedian numberMyelomonocytic leukemiaGlasdegibAzacitidine
2019
Association of provider experience and clinical outcomes in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes receiving hypomethylating agents
Zeidan AM, Hu X, Zhu W, Stahl M, Wang R, Huntington SF, Giri S, Bewersdorf JP, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ. Association of provider experience and clinical outcomes in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes receiving hypomethylating agents. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019, 61: 397-408. PMID: 31570040, PMCID: PMC7732188, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1663423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalHMA cyclesHMA therapyProvider experienceCox proportional hazards modelOlder MDS patientsMedian overall survivalPercent of patientsSEER-Medicare dataMultivariate logistic regressionProportional hazards modelHMA initiationClinical outcomesMDS patientsClinical trialsMedian numberHMA treatmentHazards modelPatientsSignificant associationLogistic regressionPopulation-level survivalSurvivalSyndrome
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
Azacitidine with or without Entinostat for the treatment of therapy‐related myeloid neoplasm: further results of the E1905 North American Leukemia Intergroup study
Prebet T, Sun Z, Ketterling RP, Zeidan A, Greenberg P, Herman J, Juckett M, Smith MR, Malick L, Paietta E, Czader M, Figueroa M, Gabrilove J, Erba HP, Tallman MS, Litzow M, Gore SD, intergroup T. Azacitidine with or without Entinostat for the treatment of therapy‐related myeloid neoplasm: further results of the E1905 North American Leukemia Intergroup study. British Journal Of Haematology 2015, 172: 384-391. PMID: 26577691, PMCID: PMC4794257, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAzacitidineBenzamidesDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesNeoplasms, Second PrimaryPyridinesTreatment OutcomeConceptsTherapy-related myeloid neoplasmsMyeloid neoplasmsDe novo MDS/AMLRandomized phase 2 studyCombination of azacitidineLeukemia intergroup studyMedian overall survivalPhase 2 studyMDS/AMLSerious late effectsHistone deacetylase inhibitor entinostatAZA monotherapyCombination armNormalization rateOverall survivalIntergroup studyTreatment of cancerPoor responseLate effectsMedian numberAzacitidinePatientsSingle agentResponse rateConventional treatment