2024
A review of the isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors in management of adult patients with AML and MDS
Norman M, Yamartino K, Gerstein R, Shallis R, Mendez L, Podoltsev N, Stahl M, Eighmy W, Zeidan A. A review of the isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors in management of adult patients with AML and MDS. Expert Review Of Hematology 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-13. PMID: 39474840, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2024.2422554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosed AMLSurvival benefitManagement of acute myeloid leukemiaDevelopment of oral therapiesIsocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitorsNewly diagnosed AMLManagement of adult patientsPost-transplant maintenanceAcute myeloid leukemiaSingle-arm studyExcellent response ratesIDH inhibitorsRelapsed AMLHypomethylating agentsInhibitor therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeOral therapyCombination therapyPost-transplantMyeloid leukemiaImproved survivalSingle-armAdult patientsAzacitidineRandomized studyCombination therapy with hypomethylating agents and venetoclax versus intensive induction chemotherapy in IDH1‐ or IDH2‐mutant newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia—A multicenter cohort study
Bewersdorf J, Shimony S, Shallis R, Liu Y, Berton G, Schaefer E, Zeidan A, Goldberg A, Stein E, Marcucci G, Bystrom R, Lindsley R, Chen E, Ramos J, Stein A, Pullarkat V, Aldoss I, DeAngelo D, Neuberg D, Stone R, Garciaz S, Ball B, Stahl M. Combination therapy with hypomethylating agents and venetoclax versus intensive induction chemotherapy in IDH1‐ or IDH2‐mutant newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia—A multicenter cohort study. American Journal Of Hematology 2024, 99: 1640-1643. PMID: 38751104, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27366.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Efficacy of FLT3 and IDH1/2 inhibitors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with venetoclax
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Derkach A, Goldberg AD, Stein A, Stein EM, Marcucci G, Zeidan AM, Shimony S, DeAngelo DJ, Stone RM, Aldoss I, Ball BJ, Stahl M. Efficacy of FLT3 and IDH1/2 inhibitors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with venetoclax. Leukemia Research 2022, 122: 106942. PMID: 36108424, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2022.106942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaIDH2 inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaResponse rateRetrospective cohort studyOverall response rateRAS pathway mutationsNovel therapeutic strategiesMedian OSR AMLCohort studyShorter OSLandmark trialsTargeted agentsFrontline treatmentMutant FLT3Combination therapyTreatment optionsIDH1/2 inhibitorsDisease progressionTherapeutic strategiesPatientsSmall molecule inhibitorsVenetoclaxTherapy
2020
Immune checkpoint inhibition in myeloid malignancies: Moving beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Zeidan AM. Immune checkpoint inhibition in myeloid malignancies: Moving beyond the PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways. Blood Reviews 2020, 45: 100709. PMID: 32487480, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100709.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMyeloid malignanciesPD-1/PD-L1CTLA-4 pathwayImmune checkpoint inhibitionAcute myeloid leukemiaSafe combination therapyICI therapyImmunologic landscapeCheckpoint inhibitorsDisease coursePD-L1Checkpoint inhibitionMyelodysplastic syndromeCombination therapyMechanisms of resistanceClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaClinical developmentPotential biomarkersNovel targetPatientsMalignancyTherapyBiomarkers
2019
Hedgehog pathway inhibition as a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia
Shallis RM, Bewersdorf JP, Boddu PC, Zeidan AM. Hedgehog pathway inhibition as a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2019, 19: 717-729. PMID: 31422721, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1652095.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaHh pathway inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaSurvival of AMLPathway inhibitorHh pathwayPoor-risk diseaseHedgehog pathway inhibitionStem cellsCombination therapyClinical trialsFirst approvalTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetPathway inhibitionHematopoietic stem cellsNeoplasm therapyOlder populationTherapyHedgehog pathwayFurther studiesLeukemiaNormal hematopoiesisAdult stem cellsInhibitorsEpigenetic therapy combinations in acute myeloid leukemia: what are the options?
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis R, Stahl M, Zeidan AM. Epigenetic therapy combinations in acute myeloid leukemia: what are the options? Therapeutic Advances In Hematology 2019, 10: 2040620718816698. PMID: 30719265, PMCID: PMC6348528, DOI: 10.1177/2040620718816698.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAcute myeloid leukemiaCombination therapyTherapy combinationsMyeloid leukemiaEpigenetic therapyAdvanced clinical testingTherapeutic optionsClinical trialsConventional chemotherapyClinical dataPreclinical studiesAML pathogenesisClinical practiceSingle agentClinical testingTherapyLeukemic pathogenesisDriver mutationsDNA methylationHistone methylation inhibitorPathogenesisLeukemiaDehydrogenase inhibitorEpigenetic alterationsActual DNA sequence