2020
Immune checkpoint inhibition in myeloid malignancies: Moving beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Zeidan AM. Immune checkpoint inhibition in myeloid malignancies: Moving beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways. Blood Reviews 2020, 45: 100709. PMID: 32487480, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100709.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMyeloid malignanciesPD-1/PD-L1CTLA-4 pathwayImmune checkpoint inhibitionAcute myeloid leukemiaSafe combination therapyICI therapyImmunologic landscapeCheckpoint inhibitorsDisease coursePD-L1Checkpoint inhibitionMyelodysplastic syndromeCombination therapyMechanisms of resistanceClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaClinical developmentPotential biomarkersNovel targetPatientsMalignancyTherapyBiomarkers
2019
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 stage