2023
Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Were Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA)
Kewan T, Bewersdorf J, Blaha O, Stahl M, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, Amaya M, Zeidner J, Savona M, Stempel J, Chandhok N, Logothetis C, Ramaswamy R, Rose A, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Shallis R, Xie Z, Padron E, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Validation of the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M) in Patients (Pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS) Who Were Treated with Hypomethylating Agents (HMA). Blood 2023, 142: 3240. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-186340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplete remission rateOverall response rateOutcome of ptsMedian overall survivalOverall survivalHypomethylating agentHMA initiationHR-MDSC-indexRisk groupsScoring systemInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemResponse criteriaPrognostic scoring systemHigh-risk diseaseLarge multicenter cohortHigh-risk groupHarrell's C-indexLog-rank testPrediction of outcomeDifferent scoring systemsSubsequent validation studiesHMA cyclesMedian followAllogeneic HSCTComparable Survival of Treatment Naïve TP53 Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treated with Hypomethylating Agent Compared to Hypomethylating Agent Plus Venetoclax Based Therapy
Badar T, Atallah E, Shallis R, Patel A, De Camargo Correia G, Goldberg A, Saliba A, Bewersdorf J, Duvall A, Bradshaw D, Abaza Y, Murthy S, Palmisiano N, Kota V, Litzow M. Comparable Survival of Treatment Naïve TP53 Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treated with Hypomethylating Agent Compared to Hypomethylating Agent Plus Venetoclax Based Therapy. Blood 2023, 142: 592. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-184626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaComplete remission rateOverall survivalDuration of responseMultivariable analysisComplex cytogeneticsAllo-HCTRemission rateMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic stem cell transplantSecondary acute myeloid leukemiaAdverse-risk diseaseCR/CRiMedian overall survivalOutcome of ptsResults Baseline characteristicsKaplan-Meier methodMore effective treatment strategiesSignificant univariate predictorsStem cell transplantEffective treatment strategiesReal-world studyLogistic regression modelsMedian followVEN group
2021
Venetoclax-based combinations in AML and high-risk MDS prior to and following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant
Bewersdorf JP, Derkach A, Gowda L, Menghrajani K, DeWolf S, Ruiz JD, Ponce DM, Shaffer BC, Tamari R, Young JW, Jakubowski AA, Gyurkocza B, Chan A, Xiao W, Glass J, King AC, Cai SF, Daniyan A, Famulare C, Cuello BM, Podoltsev NA, Roshal M, Giralt S, Perales MA, Seropian S, Cho C, Zeidan AM, Prebet T, Stein EM, Tallman MS, Goldberg AD, Stahl M. Venetoclax-based combinations in AML and high-risk MDS prior to and following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021, 62: 3394-3401. PMID: 34477024, PMCID: PMC9012492, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1966788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantAllo-HCTHematopoietic cell transplantSalvage therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeCell transplantMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeSecond allo-HCTSalvage treatment optionOverall response rateMedian followMedian OSVenetoclax therapyRetrospective studyCancer CenterTreatment optionsOS estimatesMyeloid leukemiaPatientsResponse rateTherapyTransplantMonths