2022
Cost-Effectiveness of Azacitidine and Ivosidenib in Newly Diagnosed Older, Intensive Chemotherapy-Ineligible Patients with IDH1-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Bewersdorf J, Patel K, Goshua G, Shallis R, Podoltsev N, Stahl M, Stempel J, Stein E, Huntington S, Zeidan A. Cost-Effectiveness of Azacitidine and Ivosidenib in Newly Diagnosed Older, Intensive Chemotherapy-Ineligible Patients with IDH1-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2022, 140: 319-321. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158465.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Cost-effectiveness of azacitidine and venetoclax in unfit patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia
Patel KK, Zeidan AM, Shallis RM, Prebet T, Podoltsev N, Huntington SF. Cost-effectiveness of azacitidine and venetoclax in unfit patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Advances 2021, 5: 994-1002. PMID: 33591323, PMCID: PMC7903235, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated acute myeloid leukemiaIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioAcute myeloid leukemiaUnfit patientsMyeloid leukemiaLifetime health care costsSignificant price reductionUntreated AML patientsOverall survival curvesUS payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness ratioParametric survival modelingHealth care costsPrice reductionIntensive chemotherapyOverall survivalAML patientsTreatment strategiesCurrent pricingResponse rateCare costsSurvival curvesVenetoclaxClinical settingAzacitidine
2020
Clinical outcomes of older patients with AML receiving hypomethylating agents: a large population-based study in the United States
Zeidan AM, Wang R, Wang X, Shallis RM, Podoltsev NA, Bewersdorf JP, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X. Clinical outcomes of older patients with AML receiving hypomethylating agents: a large population-based study in the United States. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 2192-2201. PMID: 32433746, PMCID: PMC7252544, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaDecitabine-treated patientsTransfusion independenceRed blood cell transfusion independenceLarge population-based studyOlder AML patientsRBC transfusion independenceEnd Results-MedicarePopulation-based studyStandard of careAgent azacitidineMedian survivalOlder patientsIntensive therapyAML patientsClinical outcomesClinical benefitMyeloid leukemiaMortality riskPatientsAzacitidineDecitabineOlder adultsOne-thirdMeaningful differences
2016
Hypomethylating Agent Therapy and Survival Among Older Patients with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia in the United States: A Large Population-Based Study
Zeidan A, Hu X, Long J, Wang R, Huntington S, Podoltsev N, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A. Hypomethylating Agent Therapy and Survival Among Older Patients with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia in the United States: A Large Population-Based Study. Blood 2016, 128: 394. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.394.394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeSurvival benefitHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeDemonstrated survival benefitRetrospective cohort studyRisk myelodysplastic syndromesUse of HMAsAgent azacitidineLack of evidenceCohort studyClinical entityMyelomonocytic leukemiaBiologic evidenceOlder adultsAzacitidineUnited StatesHMAsEnd resultPatientsSyndromeLeukemiaDecitabineEpidemiology