2022
Azacitidine maintenance in AML post induction and posttransplant
Bewersdorf JP, Prebet T, Gowda L. Azacitidine maintenance in AML post induction and posttransplant. Current Opinion In Hematology 2022, 29: 84-91. PMID: 35013047, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalPostremission therapyAcute myeloid leukemiaAllo-HCTCC-486Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantNonrelapse mortality riskOverall survival benefitHematopoietic cell transplantDuration of remissionSubset of patientsRobust study designsAML trialsAzacitidine maintenanceInduction therapySurvival benefitAML patientsCell transplantDisease relapseRelapse reductionRelapse riskMyeloid leukemiaCommon causeSelect populationMortality risk
2021
Maintenance therapies in acute myeloid leukemia: the renaissance of an old therapeutic concept
Bewersdorf J, Tallman M, Stahl M. Maintenance therapies in acute myeloid leukemia: the renaissance of an old therapeutic concept. Current Opinion In Oncology 2021, 33: 658-669. PMID: 34341323, DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemia patientsMaintenance therapyAllo-HCTOverall survivalIntensive chemotherapyMyeloid leukemiaPersistence of leukemic cellsSafety of maintenance therapyAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationRelapse-free survivalDuration of remissionHematopoietic cell transplantationIndividualized therapeutic approachFLT3 inhibitor sorafenibCC-486Induction chemotherapyOS benefitDisease relapseCell transplantationInhibitor sorafenibImproved survivalPatient selectionTargeted agentsLeukemic cells