2023
Current landscape of translational and clinical research in myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Proceedings from the 1st International Workshop on MDS (iwMDS) Of the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS)
Bewersdorf J, Xie Z, Bejar R, Borate U, Boultwood J, Brunner A, Buckstein R, Carraway H, Churpek J, Daver N, Porta M, DeZern A, Fenaux P, Figueroa M, Gore S, Griffiths E, Halene S, Hasserjian R, Hourigan C, Kim T, Komrokji R, Kuchroo V, List A, Loghavi S, Majeti R, Odenike O, Patnaik M, Platzbecker U, Roboz G, Sallman D, Santini V, Sanz G, Sekeres M, Stahl M, Starczynowski D, Steensma D, Taylor J, Abdel-Wahab O, Xu M, Savona M, Wei A, Zeidan A. Current landscape of translational and clinical research in myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Proceedings from the 1st International Workshop on MDS (iwMDS) Of the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS). Blood Reviews 2023, 60: 101072. PMID: 36934059, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2023.101072.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSpecific molecular alterationsNovel animal modelInnate immune systemCheckpoint inhibitorsImmune dysregulationMDS patientsClinical trialsNovel therapiesTherapeutic strategiesAnimal modelsGermline predispositionImmune systemMolecular alterationsClinical researchInternational ConsortiumNeoplasmsClinical workGenetic landscapeInternational WorkshopPatientsCurrent landscapePathogenesisTherapyDisease
2021
Management of patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes after failure of hypomethylating agents: What is on the horizon?
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Management of patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes after failure of hypomethylating agents: What is on the horizon? Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology 2021, 34: 101245. PMID: 33762100, DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2021.101245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHMA failureMyelodysplastic syndromeAgent azacitidineSalvage therapyNovel immune checkpoint inhibitorsEffective salvage therapyBCL-2 inhibitor venetoclaxCommon clinical dilemmaManagement of patientsStandard of careRationale drug developmentCheckpoint inhibitorsFrontline therapyMost patientsComplete responseMDS patientsFrontline settingFrontline treatmentShorter survivalClinical dilemmaInhibitor venetoclaxClinical testingPatients
2020
Randomized trials with checkpoint inhibitors in acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: What have we learned so far and where are we heading?
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Randomized trials with checkpoint inhibitors in acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: What have we learned so far and where are we heading? Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology 2020, 33: 101222. PMID: 33279182, DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2020.101222.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaRandomized clinical trialsMyelodysplastic syndromeClinical trialsCheckpoint inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaRecent randomized clinical trialsRecent clinical trial dataEarly phase clinical trialsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMultiple novel agentsClinical trial dataPhase clinical trialsClinical trial designSynergistic combination therapyImmunophenotypic biomarkersRandomized trialsCombination therapySolid malignanciesNovel agentsTrial designTrial dataNovel targetAvailable evidenceTrialsImmune checkpoint inhibition in myeloid malignancies: Moving beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Zeidan AM. Immune checkpoint inhibition in myeloid malignancies: Moving beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways. Blood Reviews 2020, 45: 100709. PMID: 32487480, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100709.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMyeloid malignanciesPD-1/PD-L1CTLA-4 pathwayImmune checkpoint inhibitionAcute myeloid leukemiaSafe combination therapyICI therapyImmunologic landscapeCheckpoint inhibitorsDisease coursePD-L1Checkpoint inhibitionMyelodysplastic syndromeCombination therapyMechanisms of resistanceClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaClinical developmentPotential biomarkersNovel targetPatientsMalignancyTherapyBiomarkersFollowing in the footsteps of acute myeloid leukemia: are we witnessing the start of a therapeutic revolution for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes?
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Following in the footsteps of acute myeloid leukemia: are we witnessing the start of a therapeutic revolution for higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes? Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020, 61: 2295-2312. PMID: 32421403, PMCID: PMC7670856, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1761968.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationGenetic testingHematopoietic stem cell transplantationImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCurative treatment optionMainstay of therapyRecent therapeutic advancesStem cell transplantationCurrent treatment approachesAgent azacitidineCheckpoint inhibitorsMost patientsMDS patientsAvailable therapiesCell transplantationPatient subgroupsTreatment optionsTherapeutic advancesIDH inhibitorsIndividualized treatmentNew agentsEmerging treatment options for patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome
Bewersdorf JP, Carraway H, Prebet T. Emerging treatment options for patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Therapeutic Advances In Hematology 2020, 11: 2040620720955006. PMID: 33240476, PMCID: PMC7675905, DOI: 10.1177/2040620720955006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeClonal hematopoietic stem cell disordersDriver mutationsCombinations of HMAsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMinority of patientsModest survival benefitPeripheral blood cytopeniasTargetable driver mutationsHematopoietic stem cell disordersStem cell disordersDysplastic cell morphologyUnited States FoodAgent azacitidineCheckpoint inhibitorsIntensive chemotherapyOral agentsBlood cytopeniasSurvival benefitMDS patientsCombination therapyMDS treatmentTreatment options
2019
Immune checkpoint-based therapy in myeloid malignancies: a promise yet to be fulfilled
Bewersdorf JP, Stahl M, Zeidan AM. Immune checkpoint-based therapy in myeloid malignancies: a promise yet to be fulfilled. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2019, 19: 393-404. PMID: 30887841, PMCID: PMC6527485, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1589374.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune checkpoint-based therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeNon-small cell lung cancerMultiple immune checkpoint inhibitorsTumor microenvironmentHematopoietic stem cell transplantAdvanced solid malignanciesStem cell transplantCell lung cancerInhibitory immune checkpointsImmunosuppressive tumor microenvironmentType of therapyMinimal residual diseaseInduction chemotherapyMonotherapy useRefractory settingCheckpoint inhibitorsImmune checkpointsTumor cell survivalCell transplantResidual diseaseSafety profileImmune system evasion
2018
Immunotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: The dawn of a new era?
Liu Y, Bewersdorf JP, Stahl M, Zeidan AM. Immunotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: The dawn of a new era? Blood Reviews 2018, 34: 67-83. PMID: 30553527, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2018.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantAcute myeloid leukemiaImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMyelodysplastic syndromeCheckpoint inhibitorsCell-based therapiesMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantCytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4Cell death protein 1Cell-based vaccinesNK cell therapyApplication of immunotherapyDeath protein 1Stem cell transplantAntibody-targeted therapyChimeric antigen receptorAntibody-based therapiesGemtuzumab ozogamicinDendritic cellsCell transplantImmunotherapeutic drugsT cellsClinical development