One plus one does not always equal two, especially with regard to hypomethylating agents: the question of synergy of azacitidine and lenalidomide for treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes post allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Bewersdorf JP, Stahl M, Zeidan AM. One plus one does not always equal two, especially with regard to hypomethylating agents: the question of synergy of azacitidine and lenalidomide for treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes post allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Expert Review Of Hematology 2019, 12: 575-578. PMID: 31225770, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1635005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAzacitidineCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesClinical Trials as TopicDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLenalidomideLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRecurrenceTransplantation, HomologousConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaHematopoietic stem cell transplantStem cell transplantMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloid leukemiaAllo-HSCTCell transplantAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantResponse rateAllogeneic stem cell transplantationNovel salvage therapiesPhase Ib studyStem cell transplantationOverall response rateCycles of treatmentCases of graftHigh response rateMechanism of actionCombination lenalidomideSalvage therapyHost diseaseMost patientsCurative treatmentCombination therapyDisease stageUse of immunosuppressive therapy for management of myelodysplastic syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Stahl M, Bewersdorf J, Giri S, Wang R, Zeidan AM. Use of immunosuppressive therapy for management of myelodysplastic syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Haematologica 2019, 105: 102-111. PMID: 31004015, PMCID: PMC6939518, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.219345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunosuppressive therapyProspective cohort studyMyelodysplastic syndromeClinical trialsResponse rateCohort studySystematic reviewLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesLow-risk MDS patientsDifferent immunosuppressive regimensTransfusion independence rateAnti-thymocyte globulinComplete remission rateRelevant conference proceedingsOverall response rateTreatment of patientsAcute myeloid leukemiaHigh-quality studiesHigh response rateRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceImmunosuppressive regimensPatient yearsRemission rateAdverse events