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
2018
Novel and preclinical treatment strategies in pneumococcal meningitis
Bewersdorf J, Grandgirard D, Koedel U, Leib S. Novel and preclinical treatment strategies in pneumococcal meningitis. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2018, 31: 85-92. PMID: 29095719, DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant therapyPneumococcal meningitisNew adjuvant therapiesSystematic clinical testingProtein-based pneumococcal vaccinesPreclinical treatment strategiesPneumococcal conjugate vaccineAnti-inflammatory therapyImprove disease outcomesToxic bacterial productsMatrix metalloproteinase inhibitorsNonbacteriolytic antibioticsAdjuvant dexamethasoneLife-threatening diseaseMeningeal inflammationBacterial meningitisSerotype replacementTreatment optionsConjugate vaccinePneumococcal vaccineMorbidity rateComplement inhibitorsTreatment strategiesSuppress inflammationMeningitis