2022
Are We Moving the Needle for Patients with TP53-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
Shallis RM, Bewersdorf JP, Stahl MF, Halene S, Zeidan AM. Are We Moving the Needle for Patients with TP53-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia? Cancers 2022, 14: 2434. PMID: 35626039, PMCID: PMC9140008, DOI: 10.3390/cancers14102434.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCD47/SIRPαIntensive induction therapyAvailable therapeutic optionsStem cell transplantationStandard of careAvailable clinical dataTesting of agentsInduction therapyMedian overallRefractory settingAggressive treatmentTim-3Immune checkpointsPreclinical rationaleTherapeutic optionsCell transplantationEfficacy dataClinical dataPatientsMolecular subgroupsTherapeutic agents
2021
Venetoclax for the treatment of elderly or chemotherapy-ineligible patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a step in the right direction or a game changer?
Agarwal S, Kowalski A, Schiffer M, Zhao J, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Venetoclax for the treatment of elderly or chemotherapy-ineligible patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a step in the right direction or a game changer? Expert Review Of Hematology 2021, 14: 199-210. PMID: 33459064, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2021.1876559.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaIntensive chemotherapyAML patientsTherapeutic optionsMyeloid leukemiaComposite complete remission rateOral BCL-2 inhibitorChemotherapy-ineligible patientsNovel triplet combinationLow-dose cytarabineComplete remission rateDurability of responseAttractive therapeutic optionPubMed/MEDLINERemission rateElderly patientsTreatment landscapeAML treatmentPoor prognosisAggressive malignancyCombination therapyBcl-2 inhibitorsMechanisms of resistanceClinical dataToxicity profileClinical Management of Anemia in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: An Update on Emerging Therapeutic Options
Lewis R, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Clinical Management of Anemia in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: An Update on Emerging Therapeutic Options. Cancer Management And Research 2021, 13: 645-657. PMID: 33531837, PMCID: PMC7846829, DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s240600.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsTherapeutic optionsSymptomatic anemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeRed blood cell transfusionFurther therapeutic optionsBlood cell transfusionAvailable therapeutic optionsMajority of patientsManagement of anemiaPrimary clinical goalQuality of lifeResultant cytopeniasCell transfusionFrequent transfusionsImmunosuppressive therapyClinical improvementMost patientsSelect patientsTransfusion burdenClinical managementIron overloadNovel agentsAdditional therapeutics
2019
Temporal patterns and predictors of receiving no active treatment among older patients with acute myeloid leukemia in the United States: A population‐level analysis
Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Huntington SF, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Wang R. Temporal patterns and predictors of receiving no active treatment among older patients with acute myeloid leukemia in the United States: A population‐level analysis. Cancer 2019, 125: 4241-4251. PMID: 31483484, PMCID: PMC7733320, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaTime of diagnosisOlder patientsActive treatmentMyeloid leukemiaMultivariable logistic regression modelMedian overall survivalPercentage of patientsLow-intensity therapyMajority of patientsNovel therapeutic optionsQuality of careLogistic regression modelsIntensity therapyTherapy receiptOverall survivalWorse survivalClinical factorsInferior survivalEntire cohortTherapeutic optionsPatient populationRetrospective analysisHigher oddsProvider characteristicsTransforming growth factor (TGF)-β pathway as a therapeutic target in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β pathway as a therapeutic target in lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Leukemia 2019, 33: 1303-1312. PMID: 30962581, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0448-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsErythropoiesis stimulating agentsMyelodysplastic syndromeGrowth factorIneffective erythropoiesisLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesTGF-β pathway inhibitorLR-MDS patientsFurther therapeutic optionsRisk myelodysplastic syndromesLimited therapy optionsTGF-β receptor activationPromising therapeutic approachPhysiologic conditionsTGF-β pathwayAberrant TGFImmunomodulator lenalidomideLR-MDSMyelosuppressive effectsTherapeutic optionsTherapy optionsLife impairmentAdditional potential targetsClinical dataMDS pathogenesisTherapeutic approachesEpigenetic therapy combinations in acute myeloid leukemia: what are the options?
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis R, Stahl M, Zeidan AM. Epigenetic therapy combinations in acute myeloid leukemia: what are the options? Therapeutic Advances In Hematology 2019, 10: 2040620718816698. PMID: 30719265, PMCID: PMC6348528, DOI: 10.1177/2040620718816698.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAcute myeloid leukemiaCombination therapyTherapy combinationsMyeloid leukemiaEpigenetic therapyAdvanced clinical testingTherapeutic optionsClinical trialsConventional chemotherapyClinical dataPreclinical studiesAML pathogenesisClinical practiceSingle agentClinical testingTherapyLeukemic pathogenesisDriver mutationsDNA methylationHistone methylation inhibitorPathogenesisLeukemiaDehydrogenase inhibitorEpigenetic alterationsActual DNA sequence