2023
Clinical Implications of TP53 Mutations/Allelic State in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA)- a Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis from the Validate Database
Kewan T, Bewersdorf J, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, Amaya M, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Cochran H, Ramaswamy R, Singh A, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Shallis R, Xie Z, Padron E, Maciejewski J, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Sallman D, Zeidan A. Clinical Implications of TP53 Mutations/Allelic State in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA)- a Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis from the Validate Database. Blood 2023, 142: 1002. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-186875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall response rateMedian overall survivalOverall survivalComplete responseHMA initiationHMA therapyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsCox proportional hazards regression modelHigh-risk disease featuresComplex karyotypeProportional hazards regression modelsWorse overall survivalLog-rank testHazards regression modelsSignificant differencesLogistic regression modelsAllogenic HSCTBM biopsyHMA cyclesMDS-EBTherapy initiationMedian ageRegression modelsCR ratePoor outcomeImpact 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 mutationsClinical Outcomes in Patients With Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts (RAEB) Who Receive Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs)
Zeidan A, Mearns E, Ng C, Shah A, Lamarre N, Yellow-Duke A, Alrawashdh N, Yang B, Cheng W, Bui C, Svensson A. Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts (RAEB) Who Receive Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs). Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2023, 24: 177-186. PMID: 37996264, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2023.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvent-free survivalAcute myeloid leukemiaMedian overall survivalOverall survivalHypomethylating agentExcess blastsRefractory anemiaReal-world settingMedian event-free survivalFirst-line therapyHematopoietic cell transplantationEligible patientsClinical outcomesCancer RegistryCell transplantationClinical benefitMedicare databaseClinical effectivenessAML progressionClinical trialsPatient outcomesMyeloid leukemiaPatientsOverall populationSignificant differences
2016
Differential response to hypomethylating agents based on sex: a report on behalf of the MDS Clinical Research Consortium (MDS CRC)*
DeZern AE, Zeidan AM, Barnard J, Hand W, Al Ali N, Brown F, Zimmerman C, Roboz GJ, Garcia-Manero G, Steensma DP, Komrokji RS, Sekeres MA. Differential response to hypomethylating agents based on sex: a report on behalf of the MDS Clinical Research Consortium (MDS CRC)*. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016, 58: 1325-1331. PMID: 27774847, PMCID: PMC5394924, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1246726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalFemale patientsMDS Clinical Research ConsortiumLonger median OSFirst-line therapyClinical Research ConsortiumMedian OSBetter OSPatient sexCytidine deaminase activityPatientsResponse rateDifferential response ratesSignificant differencesSexResearch ConsortiumDeaminase activityDifferential responseBiological reasonsSyndromeTherapyDecitabineDifferences