2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on in-Person Visit Rates Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States
Goyal G, Lau K, Wang X, Davidoff A, Huntington S, Jamy O, Calip G, Shah H, Stephens D, Miksad R, Parikh R, Takvorian S, Neparidze N, Seymour E. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on in-Person Visit Rates Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States. Blood 2021, 138: 1930. PMCID: PMC8701834, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-153625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent equity holderEarly pandemic monthsLines of therapyHematologic malignanciesVisit ratesTreatment typePandemic monthsAdvisory CommitteeCAR T-cell therapyPerson medical careDiagnosis of AMLDe-identified databaseCOVID-19 pandemicSignificant reductionPandemic periodCurrent employmentElectronic health recordsFlatiron HealthOral therapyActive treatmentHematopoietic transplantsInitial diagnosisCSL BehringOutpatient infusionsActive patientsFavorable Outcomes for Patients Treated with U2 with Co-Morbidities or Concomitant Medications: A Retrospective Analysis of Unity-CLL Phase 3 Trial
Ibarz J, Jurczak W, Kambhampati S, Maranda E, Wróbel T, Sharman J, Zafar S, Hoffmann M, Huntington S, Jacobs R, Bairey O, Rowland C, Miskin H, Sportelli P, Weiss M, O'Connor O, Flinn I. Favorable Outcomes for Patients Treated with U2 with Co-Morbidities or Concomitant Medications: A Retrospective Analysis of Unity-CLL Phase 3 Trial. Blood 2021, 138: 3748. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-151292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSarah Cannon Research InstituteBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorsProgression-free survivalOverall response rateChronic lymphocytic leukemiaCurrent equity holderUndetectable minimal residual diseaseConcomitant medicationsTreatment-naïveRisk factorsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsMedian ageSpeakers bureauDay 1Median progression-free survivalSuperior progression-free survivalSimilar overall response ratesAdvisory CommitteeAdequate organ functionIncidence of SAEsMultiple concomitant medicationsPre-existing comorbidityBaseline disease characteristicsKey secondary endpointDurable clinical benefitEfficacy and Safety of Ublituximab in Combination with Umbralisib (U2) in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) By Treatment Status: A Sub-Analysis of the Phase 3 Unity-CLL Study
Jacobs R, Jurczak W, Flinn I, Grosicki S, Giannopoulos K, Wróbel T, Zafar S, Cultrera J, Kambhampati S, Danilov A, Burke J, Goldschmidt J, Beach D, Huntington S, Ibarz J, Sharman J, Siddiqi T, Brander D, Shadman M, Pagel J, Dlugosz-Danecka M, Ghosh N, Kolibaba K, Sportelli P, Miskin H, O'Connor O, Weiss M, Gribben J. Efficacy and Safety of Ublituximab in Combination with Umbralisib (U2) in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) By Treatment Status: A Sub-Analysis of the Phase 3 Unity-CLL Study. Blood 2021, 138: 3726. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-147460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSarah Cannon Research InstituteProgression-free survivalOverall response rateChronic lymphocytic leukemiaCurrent equity holderMedian progression-free survivalUndetectable minimal residual diseaseNon-infectious colitisBristol-Myers SquibbTreatment-naïveTN patientsTreatment statusAstra ZenecaSpeakers bureauKite PharmaPFS ratesMedian durationStudy drugMedian agePT patientsADC therapeuticsDay 1Primary analysisEnhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityRacial Disparities in Telemedicine Uptake during the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States
Neparidze N, Lau K, Wang X, Davidoff A, Huntington S, Jamy O, Calip G, Shah H, Stephens D, Miksad R, Parikh R, Takvorian S, Goyal G, Seymour E. Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Uptake during the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States. Blood 2021, 138: 1973. PMCID: PMC8701527, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-153787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent equity holderWhite patientsBlack patientsInpatient treatmentVisit ratesTelemedicine uptakeTreatment categoriesPerson visitsHematologic malignanciesAdvisory CommitteeTreatment typeSignificant reductionRacial disparitiesLines of therapyDiagnosis of AMLDe-identified databaseEarly pandemic monthsPotential racial disparitiesCurrent employmentElectronic health recordsFlatiron HealthHospital admissionActive treatmentInitial diagnosisCSL Behring
2020
Real-World IgG Testing Frequency and Characteristics Associated with Hypogammaglobulinemia after Anti-CD20 Exposure in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Hooley I, Maignan K, Jacob A, Medina A, Benderoff L, Chen R, Huntington S. Real-World IgG Testing Frequency and Characteristics Associated with Hypogammaglobulinemia after Anti-CD20 Exposure in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). Blood 2020, 136: 43-44. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-137094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic lymphocytic leukemiaCurrent equity holderIgG testCD20 mAbsBaseline characteristicsIgG levelsSevere hypogammaglobulinemiaHigher likelihoodCD20 monoclonal antibody therapyLogistic regressionUnknown statusAnti-CD20 therapyFirst-line settingClinical baseline characteristicsReal-world cohortSimilar baseline characteristicsMonoclonal antibody therapyPotential adverse eventsHypothesis-generating studyDe-identified databaseCurrent employmentCD20 administrationCD20 therapyConcurrent chemotherapyIgG testingUmbralisib Plus Ublituximab (U2) Is Superior to Obinutuzumab Plus Chlorambucil (O+Chl) in Patients with Treatment Naïve (TN) and Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Results from the Phase 3 Unity-CLL Study
Gribben J, Jurczak W, Jacobs R, Grosicki S, Giannopoulos K, Wrobel T, Zafar S, Cultrera J, Kambhampati S, Danilov A, Burke J, Goldschmidt J, Beach D, Huntington S, Ibarz J, Sharman J, Siddiqi T, Brander D, Pagel J, Kolibaba K, Dlugosz-Danecka M, Ghosh N, Sportelli P, Miskin H, O'Connor O, Weiss M, Flinn I. Umbralisib Plus Ublituximab (U2) Is Superior to Obinutuzumab Plus Chlorambucil (O+Chl) in Patients with Treatment Naïve (TN) and Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Results from the Phase 3 Unity-CLL Study. Blood 2020, 136: 37-39. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-134783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalOverall response rateChronic lymphocytic leukemiaR CLLUndetectable minimal residual diseaseCurrent equity holderRefractory chronic lymphocytic leukemiaBristol-Myers SquibbTreatment-naïveDuration of responseBristol-Meyers SquibbDay 1Astra ZenecaSeattle GeneticsSpeakers bureauComplete responseGilead SciencesMaria Sklodowska-Curie National Research InstituteRelapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaTreatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemiaCycle 1Enhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityAdvisory CommitteeData Safety Monitoring Committee