2024
Aplastic anemia in association with multiple myeloma: clinical and pathophysiological insights
Muradashvili T, Liu Y, VanOudenhove J, Gu S, Krause D, Montanari F, Carlino M, Mancuso R, Stempel J, Halene S, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Neparidze N. Aplastic anemia in association with multiple myeloma: clinical and pathophysiological insights. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-8. PMID: 39225418, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2024.2393260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAplastic anemiaMultiple myelomaImmunosuppressive therapyTransfusion requirementsProgenitor cellsPlasma cell-directed therapyT-cell destructionCell-directed therapiesInhibition of erythroid colony formationErythroid colony formationLevels of IL8Severe AAImmune cytopeniasPartial responseMM patientsHematopoietic stemSerum testsPartial improvementPathophysiological insightsPatientsImmune systemPlatelet apoptosisCytopeniasColony formationMyeloma
2018
The use of immunosuppressive therapy in MDS: clinical outcomes and their predictors in a large international patient cohort
Stahl M, DeVeaux M, de Witte T, Neukirchen J, Sekeres MA, Brunner AM, Roboz GJ, Steensma DP, Bhatt VR, Platzbecker U, Cluzeau T, Prata PH, Itzykson R, Fenaux P, Fathi AT, Smith A, Germing U, Ritchie EK, Verma V, Nazha A, Maciejewski JP, Podoltsev NA, Prebet T, Santini V, Gore SD, Komrokji RS, Zeidan AM. The use of immunosuppressive therapy in MDS: clinical outcomes and their predictors in a large international patient cohort. Blood Advances 2018, 2: 1765-1772. PMID: 30037803, PMCID: PMC6058241, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018019414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-thymocyte globulinRBC transfusion independenceImmunosuppressive therapyTransfusion independenceOverall response rateHypocellular bone marrowMyelodysplastic syndromeOverall survivalBone marrowRed blood cell transfusion independenceHorse anti-thymocyte globulinRabbit anti-thymocyte globulinInternational Working Group criteriaCox proportional hazards modelSingle-center natureMedian overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodLarge international cohortLarge international patient cohortProportional hazards modelInternational patient cohortPredictors of benefitParoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuriaLogistic regression modelsSteroid monotherapy