2022
Anagrelide for platelet-directed cytoreduction in polycythemia vera: Insights into utility and safety outcomes from a large multi-center database
Rippel N, Tremblay D, Zubizarreta N, Podoltsev N, Gotlib J, Heaney M, Kuykendall A, O'Connell C, Shammo JM, Fleischman A, Kremyanskaya M, Hoffman R, Mesa R, Yacoub A, Mascarenhas J. Anagrelide for platelet-directed cytoreduction in polycythemia vera: Insights into utility and safety outcomes from a large multi-center database. Leukemia Research 2022, 119: 106903. PMID: 35717689, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2022.106903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCytoreduction Surgical ProceduresHumansPolycythemia VeraQuinazolinesThrombocythemia, EssentialThrombocytosisThrombosisConceptsPolycythemia veraHigh-risk essential thrombocythemiaHigh-risk polycythemia veraLarge multi-centre databaseGuideline-directed managementUse of anagrelideMedian platelet countMulti-center cohortMulti-center databaseVon Willebrand diseaseANA therapyPrior thrombosisTolerability profileCytoreductive agentsMedian durationArterial thrombosesExtreme thrombocytosisPlatelet countTherapeutic endpointsSafety outcomesAnagrelideEssential thrombocythemiaClinical practicePatientsPlatelet control
2020
High dose cyclophosphamide for cytoreduction in patients with acute myeloid leukemia with hyperleukocytosis or leukostasis
Zhao J, Bewersdorf JP, Jaszczur S, Kowalski A, Perreault S, Schiffer M, Gore S, Podoltsev N, Prebet T, Shallis R, Zeidan AM. High dose cyclophosphamide for cytoreduction in patients with acute myeloid leukemia with hyperleukocytosis or leukostasis. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020, 62: 1195-1202. PMID: 33325761, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1856835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCyclophosphamideCytoreduction Surgical ProceduresHumansLeukapheresisLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteLeukocytosisLeukostasisConceptsWhite blood cell countHigh-dose cyclophosphamideAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaDose cyclophosphamideBlast phase chronic myeloid leukemiaMedian white blood cell countPhase chronic myeloid leukemiaAdverse effectsSymptoms of leukostasisTumor lysis syndromeDay of admissionBlood cell countChronic myeloid leukemiaEvaluable patientsLeukostasis symptomsIntensive chemotherapyIntravascular coagulopathyLysis syndromePrimary endpointHemorrhagic cystitisEarly mortalityMedical emergencyCell countPatients