2024
Pacritinib Response Is Associated With Overall Survival in Myelofibrosis: PERSIST‐2 Landmark Analysis of Survival
Ajufo H, Bewersdorf J, Harrison C, Palandri F, Mascarenhas J, Palmer J, Gerds A, Kiladjian J, Buckley S, Derkach A, Roman‐Torres K, Rampal R. Pacritinib Response Is Associated With Overall Survival in Myelofibrosis: PERSIST‐2 Landmark Analysis of Survival. European Journal Of Haematology 2024 PMID: 39400386, DOI: 10.1111/ejh.14321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpleen volume reductionOverall survivalOS benefitNon-respondersAssociated with improved OSPatients treated with ruxolitinibAssociated with overall survivalAssociated with significant OS benefitImproved overall survivalSignificant OS benefitPERSIST-2Analysis of survivalUnique survival advantagesInhibitor of Janus kinaseJanus kinaseOS curvesRetrospective analysisSurvival advantageMyelofibrosisPacritinibPatientsRuxolitinibPlateletThrombocytopeniaVolume reductionRisk Prediction for Clonal Cytopenia: Multicenter Real-World Evidence
Xie Z, Komrokji R, Al Ali N, Smith A, Geyer S, Patel A, Saygin C, Zeidan A, Bewersdorf J, Mendez L, Kishtagari A, Zeidner J, Coombs C, Madanat Y, Chung S, Badar T, Foran J, Desai P, Tsai C, Griffiths E, Al Malki M, Amanam I, Lai C, Deeg H, Ades L, Yi C, Osman A, Dinner S, Abaza Y, Taylor J, Chandhok N, Soong D, Brunner A, Carraway H, Singh A, Elena C, Ferrari J, Gallì A, Pozzi S, Padron E, Patnaik M, Malcovati L, Savona M, Al-Kali A. Risk Prediction for Clonal Cytopenia: Multicenter Real-World Evidence. Blood 2024 PMID: 38996210, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2024024756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyeloid neoplasmsIncidence of MNClonal cytopeniaCumulative incidencePlatelet count <High-risk mutationsCox proportional hazards modelsVariant allele fractionProportional hazards modelClinical trial designCCUS patientsStratify patientsGray's testC-indexDisease entityRisk groupsCytopeniasAllele fractionSomatic mutationsRisk factorsHigh riskNatural historyRisk scoreHazards modelPatientsPrognostic impact of 'multi-hit' <i>versus</i> 'single-hit' <i>TP53</i> alteration in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: results from the Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases.
Badar T, Nanaa A, Atallah E, Shallis R, Craver E, Li Z, Goldberg A, Saliba A, Patel A, Bewersdorf J, Duvall A, Burkart M, Bradshaw D, Abaza Y, Stahl M, Palmisiano N, Murthy G, Zeidan A, Kota V, Patnaik M, Litzow M. Prognostic impact of 'multi-hit' versus 'single-hit' TP53 alteration in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: results from the Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases. Haematologica 2024, 109: 3533-3542. PMID: 38813716, PMCID: PMC11532685, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2024.285000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeComplex cytogeneticsMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesHematopoietic stem cell transplantationHigher-risk myelodysplastic syndromesOutcomes of SHStem cell transplantationAllo-HCTTP53 alterationsPrognostic impactMyeloid malignanciesTP53 mutationsCell transplantationFLT3-ITDIDH1 mutationMultivariate analysisSupportive careUS academic institutionsNeoplastic diseasePatientsSuperior EFSPredicting outcomeToward a more patient‐centered drug development process in clinical trials for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Practical considerations from the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS)
Efficace F, Buckstein R, Abel G, Giesinger J, Fenaux P, Bewersdorf J, Brunner A, Bejar R, Borate U, DeZern A, Greenberg P, Roboz G, Savona M, Sparano F, Boultwood J, Komrokji R, Sallman D, Xie Z, Sanz G, Carraway H, Taylor J, Nimer S, Della Porta M, Santini V, Stahl M, Platzbecker U, Sekeres M, Zeidan A. Toward a more patient‐centered drug development process in clinical trials for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Practical considerations from the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS). HemaSphere 2024, 8: e69. PMID: 38774655, PMCID: PMC11106800, DOI: 10.1002/hem3.69.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPatient-reported outcomesPatient-reported outcome dataHealth-related qualityPatient-reported outcome endpointsHealth-related quality of lifeClinical trialsImprove patients' health-related qualityPatients' health-related qualityPatient-reported outcome itemsQuality of lifeTime-to-event analysisRandomized controlled trialsTreatment decision-makingPatient carePatient populationTreatment advancesControlled trialsPatientsIncurable diseaseAssessment strategiesHRQoLBenefit/risk assessmentDrug development processTrialsTherapyClinical and Genomic-Based Decision Support System to Define the Optimal Timing of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Tentori C, Gregorio C, Robin M, Gagelmann N, Gurnari C, Ball S, Caballero Berrocal J, Lanino L, D'Amico S, Spreafico M, Maggioni G, Travaglino E, Sauta E, Meggendorfer M, Zhao L, Campagna A, Savevski V, Santoro A, Al Ali N, Sallman D, Sole F, Garcia-Manero G, Germing U, Kroger N, Kordasti S, Santini V, Sanz G, Kern W, Platzbecker U, Diez-Campelo M, Maciejewski J, Ades L, Fenaux P, Haferlach T, Zeidan A, Castellani G, Komrokji R, Ieva F, Della Porta M, Bernardi M, Di Grazia C, Vago L, Rivoli G, Borin L, Chiusolo P, Giaccone L, Voso M, Bewersdorf J, Nibourel O, Beyá M, Jerez A, Hernández F, Kennedy K, Xicoy B, Ubezio M, Russo A, Todisco G, Mannina D, Bramanti S, Zampini M, Riva E, Bicchieri M, Asti G, Viviani F, Buizza A, Tinterri B, Kubasch A, Bacigalupo A, Raiola A, Rambaldi A, Passamonti F, Ciceri F. Clinical and Genomic-Based Decision Support System to Define the Optimal Timing of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 2873-2886. PMID: 38723212, PMCID: PMC11328926, DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.02175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem-cell transplantationAllogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantationStem-cell transplantationMyelodysplastic syndromeIPSS-MMolecular International Prognostic Scoring SystemInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemPrognostic Scoring SystemTime of transplantationProportion of patientsHigh-risk categoryOptimal timingProlonged life expectancyRevised IPSSIPSS-RRetrospective populationValidation cohortCurative treatmentClinical relevanceTransplantationPatientsModerately high-Scoring systemAverage survivalLife expectancy
2023
Data-Driven Harmonization of 2022 Who and ICC Classifications of Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS): A Study By the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS)
Lanino L, Ball S, Bewersdorf J, Marchetti M, Maggioni G, Travaglino E, Al Ali N, Fenaux P, Platzbecker U, Santini V, Diez-Campelo M, Singh A, Jain A, Aguirre L, Tinsley-Vance S, Schwabkey Z, Chan O, Xie Z, Brunner A, Kuykendall A, Bennett J, Buckstein R, Bejar R, Carraway H, DeZern A, Griffiths E, Halene S, Hasserjian R, Lancet J, List A, Loghavi S, Odenike O, Padron E, Patnaik M, Roboz G, Stahl M, Sekeres M, Steensma D, Savona M, Taylor J, Xu M, Sweet K, Sallman D, Nimer S, Hourigan C, Wei A, Sauta E, D'Amico S, Asti G, Castellani G, Borate U, Sanz G, Efficace F, Gore S, Kim T, Daver N, Garcia-Manero G, Rozman M, Orfao A, Wang S, Foucar M, Germing U, Haferlach T, Scheinberg P, Miyazaki Y, Iastrebner M, Kulasekararaj A, Cluzeau T, Kordasti S, van de Loosdrecht A, Ades L, Zeidan A, Komrokji R, Della Porta M. Data-Driven Harmonization of 2022 Who and ICC Classifications of Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Neoplasms (MDS): A Study By the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS). Blood 2023, 142: 998. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-186580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlast countMost patientsTP53 mutationsTET2 mutationsChromosomal abnormalitiesMore TP53 mutationsBone marrow blastsGene mutationsSF3B1 mutationsClinical decision-making processHigh-risk mutationsMarrow blastsMultilineage dysplasiaPatient characteristicsAML patientsClinical entityInternational cohortSHAP analysisMDS casesPatientsClinical relevanceCytogenetic abnormalitiesClinical settingComplex karyotypeU2AF1 mutationsWhen to use which molecular prognostic scoring system in the management of patients with MDS?
Kewan T, Bewersdorf J, Gurnari C, Xie Z, Stahl M, Zeidan A. When to use which molecular prognostic scoring system in the management of patients with MDS? Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology 2023, 36: 101517. PMID: 38092484, DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2023.101517.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemPrognostic scoring systemAcute myeloid leukemiaScoring systemRisk stratificationRecurrent molecular alterationsHigh-risk patientsAppropriate risk stratificationManagement of patientsRecurrent genetic mutationsIntensive therapyMyeloid leukemiaTreatment strategiesPrognostic toolDisease pathogenesisMolecular alterationsHematopoietic cancersClinical decisionHeterogeneous groupGenetic mutationsNext-generation sequencingPrognostic systemPatientsVariable propensitySubsequent revisionE7820, an anti-cancer sulfonamide, degrades RBM39 in patients with splicing factor mutant myeloid malignancies: a phase II clinical trial
Bewersdorf J, Stahl M, Taylor J, Mi X, Chandhok N, Watts J, Derkach A, Wysocki M, Lu S, Bourcier J, Hogg S, Rahman J, Chaudhry S, Totiger T, Abdel-Wahab O, Stein E. E7820, an anti-cancer sulfonamide, degrades RBM39 in patients with splicing factor mutant myeloid malignancies: a phase II clinical trial. Leukemia 2023, 37: 2512-2516. PMID: 37814121, PMCID: PMC10681888, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-02050-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandardising acute myeloid leukaemia classification systems: a perspective from a panel of international experts
Shallis R, Daver N, Altman J, Komrokji R, Pollyea D, Badar T, Bewersdorf J, Bhatt V, de Botton S, de la Fuente Burguera A, Carraway H, Desai P, Dillon R, Duployez N, El Chaer F, Fathi A, Freeman S, Gojo I, Grunwald M, Jonas B, Konopleva M, Lin T, Mannis G, Mascarenhas J, Michaelis L, Mims A, Montesinos P, Pozdnyakova O, Pratz K, Schuh A, Sekeres M, Smith C, Stahl M, Subklewe M, Uy G, Voso M, Walter R, Wang E, Zeidner J, Žučenka A, Zeidan A. Standardising acute myeloid leukaemia classification systems: a perspective from a panel of international experts. The Lancet Haematology 2023, 10: e767-e776. PMID: 37572683, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(23)00159-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaClinical trial eligibilityInternational consensus classificationHeath care providersHealth care providersTrial eligibilityClassification systemResponse assessmentDisease definitionConsensus classificationPatientsDrug developmentLeukemiaConsistent management strategiesInternational expertsRegulatory pathwaysProvidersHematopathologistsCliniciansDiagnosisWhat’s Next after Hypomethylating Agents Failure in Myeloid Neoplasms? A Rational Approach
Awada H, Gurnari C, Xie Z, Bewersdorf J, Zeidan A. What’s Next after Hypomethylating Agents Failure in Myeloid Neoplasms? A Rational Approach. Cancers 2023, 15: 2248. PMID: 37190176, PMCID: PMC10137017, DOI: 10.3390/cancers15082248.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAcute myeloid leukemiaMDS/AML patientsEarly clinical trialsPotential therapeutic agentAML patientsMultidrug combinationsClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaMyeloid neoplasmsRational approachSingle agentCurrent managementTherapeutic potentialStandardized guidelinesTherapeutic agentsMutational characteristicsPatientsNeoplasmsLatest findingsGenomic factorsCellular adaptationAgentsHMA resistanceFailureLeukemiaCurrent landscape of translational and clinical research in myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Proceedings from the 1st International Workshop on MDS (iwMDS) Of the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS)
Bewersdorf J, Xie Z, Bejar R, Borate U, Boultwood J, Brunner A, Buckstein R, Carraway H, Churpek J, Daver N, Porta M, DeZern A, Fenaux P, Figueroa M, Gore S, Griffiths E, Halene S, Hasserjian R, Hourigan C, Kim T, Komrokji R, Kuchroo V, List A, Loghavi S, Majeti R, Odenike O, Patnaik M, Platzbecker U, Roboz G, Sallman D, Santini V, Sanz G, Sekeres M, Stahl M, Starczynowski D, Steensma D, Taylor J, Abdel-Wahab O, Xu M, Savona M, Wei A, Zeidan A. Current landscape of translational and clinical research in myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Proceedings from the 1st International Workshop on MDS (iwMDS) Of the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS). Blood Reviews 2023, 60: 101072. PMID: 36934059, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2023.101072.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSpecific molecular alterationsNovel animal modelInnate immune systemCheckpoint inhibitorsImmune dysregulationMDS patientsClinical trialsNovel therapiesTherapeutic strategiesAnimal modelsGermline predispositionImmune systemMolecular alterationsClinical researchInternational ConsortiumNeoplasmsClinical workGenetic landscapeInternational WorkshopPatientsCurrent landscapePathogenesisTherapyDiseasePlasma renalase levels are associated with the development of acute pancreatitis
Wang M, Weiss F, Guo X, Kolodecik T, Bewersdorf J, Laine L, Lerch M, Desir G, Gorelick F. Plasma renalase levels are associated with the development of acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2023, 23: 158-162. PMID: 36697349, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2023.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisSevere diseasePlasma renalase levelsAcute pancreatitis patientsSevere acute pancreatitisAcute pancreatitis modelPlasma renalaseRenalase levelsSignificant morbidityPancreatitis patientsPlasma levelsHealthy controlsPancreatitis modelPancreatitisPatientsPlasma samplesRenalaseDiseaseNonparametric statistical analysisSecretory proteinsMorbidityStatistical analysisMortalityLevels
2022
Prognostic implications of mono-hit and multi-hit TP53 alterations in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and higher risk myelodysplastic syndromes treated with azacitidine-based therapy
Zeidan A, Bewersdorf J, Hasle V, Shallis R, Thompson E, de Menezes D, Rose S, Boss I, Halene S, Haferlach T, Fox B. Prognostic implications of mono-hit and multi-hit TP53 alterations in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and higher risk myelodysplastic syndromes treated with azacitidine-based therapy. Leukemia 2022, 37: 240-243. PMID: 36437356, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-022-01766-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-Effectiveness of Azacitidine and Ivosidenib in Newly Diagnosed Older, Intensive Chemotherapy-Ineligible Patients with IDH1-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Bewersdorf J, Patel K, Goshua G, Shallis R, Podoltsev N, Stahl M, Stempel J, Stein E, Huntington S, Zeidan A. Cost-Effectiveness of Azacitidine and Ivosidenib in Newly Diagnosed Older, Intensive Chemotherapy-Ineligible Patients with IDH1-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2022, 140: 319-321. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Multi-Center Phase Ib Trial of the Histone Deactylase Inhibitor (HDACi) Entinostat in Combination with Anti-PD1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Patients with Refractory/Relapsed Myelodysplastic Syndromes (RR-MDS) or Oligoblastic Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR-AML) after Hypomethylating Agent (HMA) Failure
Bewersdorf J, Shallis R, Sharon E, Caldwell A, Wei W, Yacoub A, Madanat Y, Zeidner J, Altman J, Odenike O, Yerrabothala S, Kovacsovics T, Podoltsev N, Halene S, Little R, Piekarz R, Gore S, Kim T, Zeidan A. A Multi-Center Phase Ib Trial of the Histone Deactylase Inhibitor (HDACi) Entinostat in Combination with Anti-PD1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Patients with Refractory/Relapsed Myelodysplastic Syndromes (RR-MDS) or Oligoblastic Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR-AML) after Hypomethylating Agent (HMA) Failure. Blood 2022, 140: 9084-9086. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational Working Group (IWG) Response Criteria and Association with Overall Survival in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated with Hypomethylating Agents - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf J, Grimshaw A, Platzbecker U, Fenaux P, Sekeres M, Zeidan A, Stahl M. International Working Group (IWG) Response Criteria and Association with Overall Survival in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated with Hypomethylating Agents - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Blood 2022, 140: 9811-9812. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Outcomes of Patients with TP53-Mutated AML after First Relapse or with Primary Refractory Disease: Results from Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases (COMMAND)
Badar T, Atallah E, Saliba A, Shallis R, Stahl M, Bewersdorf J, De Camargo Correia G, Patel A, Abaza Y, Murthy S, Duvall A, Burkart M, Palmisiano N, Bradshaw D, Kota V, Dinner S, Goldberg A, Litzow M. Clinical Outcomes of Patients with TP53-Mutated AML after First Relapse or with Primary Refractory Disease: Results from Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases (COMMAND). Blood 2022, 140: 6058-6060. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-163795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of Long-Term Outcome in TP53-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Receiving Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant after First- or Second-Line Therapy: Results from the Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases (COMMAND)
Badar T, Atallah E, Shallis R, Saliba A, Stahl M, Bewersdorf J, Grenet J, Patel A, Abaza Y, Murthy S, Duvall A, Burkart M, Palmisiano N, Kubiak M, Kota V, Dinner S, Goldberg A, Litzow M. Predictors of Long-Term Outcome in TP53-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Receiving Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant after First- or Second-Line Therapy: Results from the Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases (COMMAND). Blood 2022, 140: 1435-1437. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-167731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Characteristics and Prognosis of Patients with Clonal Cytopenias of Undetermined Significance, Including Cancer and Therapy-Related Clonal Cytopenias
Xie Z, Smith A, Komrokji R, Al Ali N, Patel A, Saygin C, Zeidan A, Bewersdorf J, Kishtagari A, Zeidner J, Coombs C, Madanat Y, Foran J, Badar T, Desai P, Tsai C, Griffiths E, Al Malki M, Amanam I, Lai C, Deeg J, Ades L, Yi C, Osman A, Dinner S, Abaza Y, Chandhok N, Soong D, Taylor J, Brunner A, Carraway H, Singh A, Geyer S, Padron E, Patnaik M, Savona M, Al-Kali A. The Characteristics and Prognosis of Patients with Clonal Cytopenias of Undetermined Significance, Including Cancer and Therapy-Related Clonal Cytopenias. Blood 2022, 140: 2887-2890. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-162367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Phase II Clinical Trial of E7820 for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Myeloid Malignancies with Mutations in Splicing Factor Genes
Bewersdorf J, Stahl M, Taylor J, Chandhok N, Watts J, Derkach A, Wysocki M, Kostantakis V, Lu S, Bourcier J, Hogg S, Totiger T, Abdel-Wahab O, Stein E. A Phase II Clinical Trial of E7820 for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Myeloid Malignancies with Mutations in Splicing Factor Genes. Blood 2022, 140: 9065-9067. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-156830.Peer-Reviewed Original Research