2023
Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Myelodysplasia-Related Changes and Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Bewersdorf J, Zeidan A. Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Myelodysplasia-Related Changes and Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia. 2023, 119-128. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-3810-0_8.ChaptersTherapy-related AMLAcute myeloid leukemiaSecondary AMLAML-MRCMyeloid leukemiaRandomized phase III clinical trialsPhase III clinical trialsAdverse cytogenetic featuresOverall survival benefitDe novo AMLT-AML patientsYears of ageHigh-risk mutationsInduction chemotherapyMonosomal karyotypeCPX-351Intensive chemotherapyNovo AMLSurvival benefitTreatment landscapeAdverse prognosisFrontline treatmentSubgroup analysisClinical trialsConventional chemotherapy
2022
Efficacy of FLT3 and IDH1/2 inhibitors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with venetoclax
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Derkach A, Goldberg AD, Stein A, Stein EM, Marcucci G, Zeidan AM, Shimony S, DeAngelo DJ, Stone RM, Aldoss I, Ball BJ, Stahl M. Efficacy of FLT3 and IDH1/2 inhibitors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with venetoclax. Leukemia Research 2022, 122: 106942. PMID: 36108424, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2022.106942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaIDH2 inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaResponse rateRetrospective cohort studyOverall response rateRAS pathway mutationsNovel therapeutic strategiesMedian OSR AMLCohort studyShorter OSLandmark trialsTargeted agentsFrontline treatmentMutant FLT3Combination therapyTreatment optionsIDH1/2 inhibitorsDisease progressionTherapeutic strategiesPatientsSmall molecule inhibitorsVenetoclaxTherapy
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