2023
Sabatolimab plus hypomethylating agents in previously untreated patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (STIMULUS-MDS1): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial
Zeidan A, Ando K, Rauzy O, Turgut M, Wang M, Cairoli R, Hou H, Kwong Y, Arnan M, Meers S, Pullarkat V, Santini V, Malek K, Kiertsman F, Niolat J, Ramos P, Menssen H, Fenaux P, Miyazaki Y, Platzbecker U. Sabatolimab plus hypomethylating agents in previously untreated patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (STIMULUS-MDS1): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Haematology 2023, 11: e38-e50. PMID: 38065203, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(23)00333-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeProgression-free survivalComplete response rateMyelodysplastic syndromePlacebo groupPrimary endpointUntreated patientsAdverse eventsComplete responseResponse rateImmune-mediated adverse eventsMedian progression-free survivalRandomised phase 3 trialT-cell immunoglobulin domainFinal data cutoffTreatment-related deathsCommon adverse eventsFull analysis setMucin domain 3Phase 2 studyPhase 2 trialPhase 3 trialLeukaemic stem cellsFebrile neutropeniaData cutoffComparison of the Revised 4 Th (2016) and 5 Th (2022) Editions of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification in a Cohort of Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) - a Glam Registry (REGLAM) Analysis
Iastrebner M, Zeidan A, Arbelbide J, Velloso E, Pereira T, Boada M, Crisp R, Pereyra P, Reyes J, Zappa M, perez-Jacobo F, Dela Peña Celaya J, Moreno E, Abello V, Solano M, Cuervo D, Espinosa D, Casas C, Montoya L, Enrico A, Prates V, Chavez E, Ontiveros-Austria J, Kornblihtt L, Leon A, Toledo V, Negri L, Serrano J, Sánchez A, Rodriguez-Zuñiga A, Stevenazzi M, Goldschmidt V, Grille S. Comparison of the Revised 4 Th (2016) and 5 Th (2022) Editions of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification in a Cohort of Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) - a Glam Registry (REGLAM) Analysis. Blood 2023, 142: 5179. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-185122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalTime of diagnosisAcute myeloid leukemiaMDS-MLDOverall survivalMDS patientsMDS-RSInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemLow-risk MDS patientsWorld Health Organization classificationLR-MDS patientsMedian blast countRisk MDS patientsCohort of patientsKaplan-Meier methodPrognostic scoring systemClassification of patientsNon-Hispanic whitesMDS-EB2PFS probabilityWHO 2016Baseline characteristicsBlast countMedian ageMeier methodPost Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Following Response to Hypomethylating Agent Therapy in Myelodysplastic Syndromes Are Predicted By Persistent International Prognostic Scoring System-Molecular Risk
Frumm S, Kim H, Kelkar A, Ho V, Gooptu M, Gibson C, Koreth J, Shapiro R, Romee R, Nikiforow S, Antin J, Soiffer R, Rolles B, Shimony S, Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Alhajahjeh A, Luskin M, Garcia J, Chen E, Lane A, Wadleigh M, Winer E, Stone R, DeAngelo D, Zeidan A, Lindsley C, Cutler C, Stahl M. Post Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Following Response to Hypomethylating Agent Therapy in Myelodysplastic Syndromes Are Predicted By Persistent International Prognostic Scoring System-Molecular Risk. Blood 2023, 142: 3618. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-185220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantBlood count recoveryPost-HCT outcomesComplete remissionTime of diagnosisMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalHigh riskLower riskAgent therapyCount recoveryMolecular riskInternational Working Group response criteriaShorter median overall survivalResponse criteriaDana-Farber Cancer InstituteHCT comorbidity indexImportant prognostic impactTAC/sirolimusHost disease (GVHD) prophylaxisMedian overall survivalProgression-free survivalStem cell transplantBone marrow biopsyFuture prospective studiesMolecular Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) Clearance (≤1%) Is Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Neoplasms (HR-MDS): An Exploratory Analysis of Stimulus-MDS1 in Patients Receiving Sabatolimab or Placebo + Hypomethylating Agent (HMA)
Zeidan A, Fenaux P, Han X, James D, Malek K, Ramos P, Miyazaki Y, Platzbecker U. Molecular Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) Clearance (≤1%) Is Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Neoplasms (HR-MDS): An Exploratory Analysis of Stimulus-MDS1 in Patients Receiving Sabatolimab or Placebo + Hypomethylating Agent (HMA). Blood 2023, 142: 3236. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-180765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalTime-dependent Cox modelBest overall responseOverall survivalHypomethylating agentMRD cohortComplete remissionClinical outcomesVariant allelic frequencyMRD statusPartial remissionPrognostic valueMRD-1Next-generation sequencingLandmark analysisCox modelCR/PRInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemMarrow complete remissionHigh-risk MDSPrognostic scoring systemLow disease burdenMononuclear cell samplesLower hazard ratioPotential prognostic valueImpact of Genomic Landscape and Mutational Burden on Primary Endpoint Responses in the COMMANDS Study
Komrokji R, Guerrero M, Garcia-Manero G, Zeidan A, Platzbecker U, Hayati S, Vodala S. Impact of Genomic Landscape and Mutational Burden on Primary Endpoint Responses in the COMMANDS Study. Blood 2023, 142: 4591. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-178689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsSuperior clinical benefitLR-MDSClinical benefitSimilar response ratesResponse rateRisk groupsMutational burdenGene mutationsRing sideroblastsRed blood cell transfusionInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemShorter leukemia-free survivalBaseline erythropoietin levelsComparable clinical benefitFavorable clinical benefitBlood cell transfusionLeukemia-free survivalProgression-free survivalSimilar clinical benefitsPrimary endpoint analysisPrognostic scoring systemBone marrow samplesSignificant differencesDriver gene mutations
2022
Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival of Patients Following Luspatercept Treatment in the MEDALIST Trial
Santini V, Fenaux P, Zeidan A, Komrokji R, Buckstein R, Oliva E, Ha X, Miteva D, Yucel A, Nadal J, Platzbecker U. Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival of Patients Following Luspatercept Treatment in the MEDALIST Trial. Blood 2022, 140: 4079-4081. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-157489.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Characteristics and Clinical Outcome of Patients with Clonal Cytopenias of Undetermined Significance: A Large Retrospective Multi-Center International Study
Xie Z, Hyun M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A, Madanat Y, Zeidner J, Coombs C, Griffiths E, Lai C, Kishtagari A, Foran J, Badar T, Yi C, Desai P, Ades L, Osman A, Taylor J, Deeg H, Brunner A, Carraway H, Al Ali N, Bewersdorf J, Prebet T, Singh A, Tsai C, Chandhok N, Soong D, Patnaik M, Savona M, Al-Kali A. Characteristics and Clinical Outcome of Patients with Clonal Cytopenias of Undetermined Significance: A Large Retrospective Multi-Center International Study. Blood 2021, 138: 2158. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-146254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Trials CommitteeProgression-free survivalIndependent review committeeOverall survivalTrials CommitteeDisease progressionBristol-Myers SquibbMyeloid neoplasmsResponse rateFunctional pathway analysisSpeakers bureauUndetermined significanceMultivariable modelClonal cytopeniaReview CommitteeMedian progression-free survivalBoehringer IngelheimAdvisory CommitteeMulti-centre international studyCG abnormalitiesCox proportional hazards modelGene panelDaiichi SankyoBaseline clinical dataKaplan-Meier methodSabatolimab (MBG453) Combination Treatment Regimens for Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS): The MDS Studies in the Stimulus Immuno-Myeloid Clinical Trial Program
Zeidan A, Al-Kali A, Borate U, Cluzeau T, DeZern A, Esteve J, Giagounidis A, Kobata K, Lyons R, Platzbecker U, Sallman D, Santini V, Sanz G, Sekeres M, Wei A, Xiao Z, Van Hoef M, Nourry-Boulot C, Sadek I, Bengoudifa B, Sachs C, Sabo J, Garcia-Manero G. Sabatolimab (MBG453) Combination Treatment Regimens for Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS): The MDS Studies in the Stimulus Immuno-Myeloid Clinical Trial Program. Blood 2021, 138: 4669. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-145626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeClinical Trials CommitteeProgression-free survivalHematopoietic stem cell transplantLeukemia-free survivalClinical trial programLeukemic stem cellsComplete responsePrimary endpointOverall survivalTim-3Trials CommitteeHMA therapySecondary endpointsII trialAdverse eventsNovartis Pharma AGCombination therapyMyeloid malignanciesTrial programSpeakers bureauBristol-Myers SquibbIntensive chemotherapyPartial remissionTarget enrollmentMDS-364: STIMULUS MDS-US Trial in Progress: Evaluating Sabatolimab in Combination with Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) in Patients with Intermediate-, High-, or Very High–Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Zeidan A, DeZern A, Borate U, Kobata K, Sadek I, Sabo J, Purkayastha D, Ramos P, Sun H, Lyons R, Garcia-Manero G. MDS-364: STIMULUS MDS-US Trial in Progress: Evaluating Sabatolimab in Combination with Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) in Patients with Intermediate-, High-, or Very High–Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2021, 21: s348-s349. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(21)01808-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeMyelodysplastic syndromeHypomethylating agentAdverse eventsInvestigator's choiceCR/PRHematopoietic stem cell transplantDuration of CROral hypomethylating agentLeukemia-free survivalPhase Ib studyPhase II studySerious adverse eventsComplete remission ratePercentage of patientsProgression-free survivalMonths of treatmentStem cell transplantFavorable safety profileExperience poor outcomesNormal hematopoietic stem cellsMultiple phase IMyeloid leukemic cellsEligible patientsOral decitabine
2020
The STIMULUS Program: Clinical Trials Evaluating Sabatolimab (MBG453) Combination Therapy in Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Zeidan A, Esteve J, Giagounidis A, Kim H, Miyazaki Y, Platzbecker U, Schuh A, Sekeres M, Westermann J, Xiao Z, Malek K, Scott J, Niolat J, Peyrard S, Ma F, Kiertsman F, Stegert M, Hertle S, Fenaux P, Santini V. The STIMULUS Program: Clinical Trials Evaluating Sabatolimab (MBG453) Combination Therapy in Patients (Pts) with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Blood 2020, 136: 45-46. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-134718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHematopoietic stem cell transplantationAcute myeloid leukemiaEvent-free survivalLeukemic stem cellsIntensive chemotherapyOverall survivalPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsCurrent equity holderEligible ptsTim-3Transfusion independenceCombination therapyEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusCR/CRi rateEncouraging overall response rateAdvisory CommitteeDaiichi SankyoDuration of CRTransfusion-free intervalLeukemia-free survivalComplete remission rateHigh-risk MDSProgression-free survivalAML-187: The STIMULUS Clinical Trial Program: Evaluating Combination Therapy with MBG453 in Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (HR-MDS) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Zeidan A, Esteve J, Kim H, Miyazaki Y, Platzbecker U, Schuh A, Westermann J, Malek K, Scott J, Niolat J, Peyrard S, Kiertsman F, Stegert M, Fenaux P. AML-187: The STIMULUS Clinical Trial Program: Evaluating Combination Therapy with MBG453 in Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (HR-MDS) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2020, 20: s188. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(20)30727-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeEvent-free survivalClinical trial programLeukemia-free survivalProgression-free survivalOverall survivalTrial programEligible patientsSecondary endpointsTransfusion independenceCombination therapyAnti-Tim-3 monoclonal antibodyCR/CRi rateMultiple immune cell typesHigher risk MDSMRD negative ratePhase 1b studyOpen-label studyComplete remission rateDouble-blind studyRelapse-free survivalGood safety profileAcute myeloid leukemiaImmune cell typesLeukemic stem cells
2019
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Study of MBG453 Added to Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) in Patients (pts) with Intermediate, High, or Very High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS): Stimulus-MDS1
Zeidan A, Miyazaki Y, Platzbecker U, Malek K, Niolat J, Kiertsman F, Fenaux P. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Study of MBG453 Added to Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) in Patients (pts) with Intermediate, High, or Very High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS): Stimulus-MDS1. Blood 2019, 134: 4259. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-127041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeukemia-free survivalProgression-free survivalAcute myeloid leukemiaHR-MDSMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalHypomethylating agentTim-3Leukemic stem cellsClinical trialsHigh riskGood safety/tolerability profileInternational Working Group 2006 criteriaSolid tumorsDiagnosis of AMLAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationMulticenter phase II clinical trialPrior treatmentAnti-Tim-3 antibodyIPSS-R risk categorySafety/tolerability profileCelgene CorporationTherapy-related myelodysplastic syndromeHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemA 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 syndromeAllogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for T-Cell Lymphomas in the Modern Era: A Single Center Experience
Boddu P, Perreault S, Isufi I, Chandhok N, Kim T, Pillai M, Bar N, Prebet T, Zeidan A, Zelterman D, Seropian S, Gowda L, Foss F. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for T-Cell Lymphomas in the Modern Era: A Single Center Experience. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2019, 25: s387. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.12.796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT-cell lymphomaProgression-free survivalTransplant related mortalityCumulative incidenceOverall survivalAutologous stem cell transplant consolidationOne-year progression-free survivalT-cell-rich B-cellT-cell lymphoma typesCutaneous T-cell lymphomaLong-term prospective studiesT-cell lymphoma subtypesPost-transplant relapseReduced intensity regimensTBI/CYHigh-dose chemotherapyNK T cellsSingle-center experienceOverall favorable outcomeKaplan-Meier analysisPretransplant conditioning regimenAllogeneic stem cellsPeripheral T-cell lymphoma subtypesAutologous SCTChronic GVHD
2016
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Consolidation with Brentuximab Vendotin Versus Active Surveillance in Individuals with High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue
Hui L, von Keudell G, Wang R, Zeidan A, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A, Huntington S. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Consolidation with Brentuximab Vendotin Versus Active Surveillance in Individuals with High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue. Blood 2016, 128: 1188. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.1188.1188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous stem cell transplantationReconstructed individual patient dataIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioR Hodgkin lymphomaIndividual patient dataHodgkin's lymphomaActive surveillanceOverall survivalHealth care costsHL progressionHL recurrenceHealthcare costsCare costsHigh-risk Hodgkin lymphomaSignificant health care costsDouble-blind trialPatient dataUse of BVFirst-line therapyHigh-dose chemotherapyPrimary refractory diseaseProgression-free survivalStem cell rescueLong-term followStem cell transplantation