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
2013
Chemoimmunotherapy and Withdrawal of Immunosupression for Monomorphic Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Podoltsev N, Zhang B, Yao X, Bustillo I, Deng Y, Cooper DL. Chemoimmunotherapy and Withdrawal of Immunosupression for Monomorphic Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2013, 13: 716-720. PMID: 24035715, PMCID: PMC3846604, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2013.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppression TherapyImmunotherapyLymphoproliferative DisordersMaleMiddle AgedOrgan TransplantationPrednisoneRituximabTreatment OutcomeVincristineWithholding TreatmentYoung AdultConceptsReduction of immunosuppressionMonomorphic PTLDMedian progression-free survivalMonomorphic posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorderGraft rejection ratePosttransplant lymphoproliferative disorderTreatment-related mortalityProgression-free survivalMulti-institutional settingGraft lossMedian OSComplete responseLymphoproliferative disordersCurrent guidelinesDisease progressionAggressive typePatientsChemoimmunotherapyPTLDComplete withdrawalImmunosuppressionCombination programStepwise approachWithdrawalExcellent results