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
2016
The Use of Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) in Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR-AML): Clinical Outcomes and Their Predictors in a Large International Patient Cohort
Stahl M, Podoltsev N, DeVeaux M, Perreault S, Itzykson R, Ritchie E, Sekeres M, Fathi A, Komrokji R, Bhatt V, Al-Kali A, Cluzeau T, Santini V, Brunner A, Roboz G, Fenaux P, Litzow M, Vey N, Verma V, Germing U, Fernández P, Zelterman D, Kim T, Prebet T, Gore S, Zeidan A. The Use of Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) in Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (RR-AML): Clinical Outcomes and Their Predictors in a Large International Patient Cohort. Blood 2016, 128: 1063. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.1063.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultivariable logistic regression modelRR-AMLMinority of patientsOverall survivalPrior linesHypomethylating agentHMA therapyMedian numberLogistic regression modelsChromosome 7 abnormalitiesStable diseaseBlast percentageHematologic improvementProgressive diseaseHazard ratioClinical outcomesSpeakers bureauMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsPeripheral blood blast percentageRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic stem cell transplantationInternational Working Group criteriaWhite blood cell countCox proportional hazards modelBM blast percentage