2020
Evolving therapies for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Evolving therapies for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Annals Of Hematology 2020, 99: 677-692. PMID: 32078008, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-020-03963-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnemiaBlood TransfusionChelation TherapyClinical Trials as TopicCri-du-Chat SyndromeDrugs, InvestigationalForecastingHematinicsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsIron OverloadLenalidomideMolecular Targeted TherapyMulticenter Studies as TopicMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrecision MedicinePrognosisRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemLow-risk MDS patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeMDS patientsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesPrognostic scoring systemRisk stratification toolAdvanced clinical testingSymptomatic anemiaStratification toolHematologic malignanciesCurrent treatmentTherapeutic approachesNew agentsNew drug approvalsTherapeutic conceptsClinical developmentPatientsClinical testingMolecular pathogenesisScoring systemTherapeutic landscapePromising agentDrug approvalGenetic features
2019
Use 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