2018
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of iron chelation therapy on overall survival and disease progression in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Zeidan AM, Giri S, DeVeaux M, Ballas SK, Duong VH. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of iron chelation therapy on overall survival and disease progression in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Annals Of Hematology 2018, 98: 339-350. PMID: 30413901, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3539-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansIron Chelating AgentsMaleModels, BiologicalMyelodysplastic SyndromesRisk FactorsSurvival RateConceptsIntermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromesIron chelation therapyAcute myeloid leukemiaOverall survivalMyelodysplastic syndromeIron overloadSystematic reviewChelation therapyWorld Health Organization Clinical Trials RegistryInternational Prognostic Scoring System lowLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesClinical Trials RegistryRisk of progressionRisk of mortalityOverall low riskHazard ratio estimatesRandom-effects modelNonrandomized trialsTrials RegistryCochrane DatabaseDisease progressionBias riskMyeloid leukemiaObservational studyLower riskThe use of immunosuppressive therapy in MDS: clinical outcomes and their predictors in a large international patient cohort
Stahl M, DeVeaux M, de Witte T, Neukirchen J, Sekeres MA, Brunner AM, Roboz GJ, Steensma DP, Bhatt VR, Platzbecker U, Cluzeau T, Prata PH, Itzykson R, Fenaux P, Fathi AT, Smith A, Germing U, Ritchie EK, Verma V, Nazha A, Maciejewski JP, Podoltsev NA, Prebet T, Santini V, Gore SD, Komrokji RS, Zeidan AM. The use of immunosuppressive therapy in MDS: clinical outcomes and their predictors in a large international patient cohort. Blood Advances 2018, 2: 1765-1772. PMID: 30037803, PMCID: PMC6058241, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018019414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-thymocyte globulinRBC transfusion independenceImmunosuppressive therapyTransfusion independenceOverall response rateHypocellular bone marrowMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalBone marrowRed blood cell transfusion independenceHorse anti-thymocyte globulinRabbit anti-thymocyte globulinInternational Working Group criteriaCox proportional hazards modelSingle-center natureMedian overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodLarge international cohortLarge international patient cohortProportional hazards modelInternational patient cohortPredictors of benefitParoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuriaLogistic regression modelsSteroid monotherapyLong-term follow-up of a single institution pilot study of sirolimus, tacrolimus, and short course methotrexate for graft versus host disease prophylaxis in mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Kim TK, DeVeaux M, Stahl M, Perreault S, Isufi I, Cooper D, Foss F, Shlomchik W, Zelterman D, Zeidan AM, Seropian S. Long-term follow-up of a single institution pilot study of sirolimus, tacrolimus, and short course methotrexate for graft versus host disease prophylaxis in mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Annals Of Hematology 2018, 98: 237-240. PMID: 30027436, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3427-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantationDonor allogeneic stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantationSingle-institution pilot studyHost disease (GVHD) prophylaxisShort-course methotrexateStem cell transplantationDisease prophylaxisCell transplantationPilot studyProphylaxisTacrolimusSirolimusTransplantationMethotrexateGraft
2014
Real-Life Experience of a Brief Arsenic Trioxide-Based Consolidation Chemotherapy in the Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Favorable Outcomes With Limited Anthracycline Exposure and Shorter Consolidation Therapy
Leech M, Morris L, Stewart M, Smith BD, Bashey A, Holland K, Solomon S, Zhang X, Carraway HE, Pratz K, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Real-Life Experience of a Brief Arsenic Trioxide-Based Consolidation Chemotherapy in the Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Favorable Outcomes With Limited Anthracycline Exposure and Shorter Consolidation Therapy. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2014, 15: 292-297. PMID: 25499624, PMCID: PMC4409502, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2014.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute promyelocytic leukemiaHigh-risk acute promyelocytic leukemiaConsolidation chemotherapyConsolidation therapyPromyelocytic leukemiaEffective consolidation therapyEvent-free survivalLeukemia-free survivalTrans retinoic acidArsenic trioxide combinationsChemotherapy regimenAnthracycline exposureOverall survivalSecondary malignanciesCardiac toxicityFavorable outcomeRetrospective analysisArsenic trioxideTherapyRetinoic acidChemotherapyPatientsSurvivalLeukemiaMonths