2024
Tuning Responses to Polatuzumab Vedotin in B-cell Lymphoma.
Leveille E, Kothari S, Cosgun K, Mlynarczyk C, Müschen M. Tuning Responses to Polatuzumab Vedotin in B-cell Lymphoma. Cancer Discovery 2024, 14: 1577-1580. PMID: 39228298, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-24-0644.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Outcomes of patients with blastoid and pleomorphic variant mantle cell lymphoma
Gerson J, Handorf E, Villa D, Gerrie A, Chapani P, Li S, Medeiros L, Wang M, Cohen J, Churnetski M, Hill B, Sawalha Y, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F, Kothari S, Vose J, Bast M, Fenske T, Gari S, Maddocks K, Bond D, Bachanova V, Kolla B, Chavez J, Shah B, Lansigan F, Burns T, Donovan A, Wagner-Johnston N, Messmer M, Mehta A, Anderson J, Reddy N, Kovach A, Landsburg D, Glenn M, Inwards D, Ristow K, Karmali R, Kaplan J, Caimi P, Rajguru S, Evens A, Klein A, Umyarova E, Pulluri B, Amengual J, Lue J, Diefenbach C, Fisher R, Barta S. Outcomes of patients with blastoid and pleomorphic variant mantle cell lymphoma. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 7393-7401. PMID: 37874912, PMCID: PMC10758713, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalMantle cell lymphomaOverall survivalPleomorphic variantMedian progression-free survivalB-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomaOutcomes of patientsAutologous hematopoietic transplantationNon-Hodgkin lymphomaComplete responsePatient characteristicsPoor prognosisHematopoietic transplantationCell lymphomaSecondary objectiveMonthsPatientsLymphomaSurvivalHigher scoresPrimary objectivePrognosisTransplantationNeoplasmsHigh-grade B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified: a multi-institutional retrospective study
Zayac A, Landsburg D, Hughes M, Bock A, Nowakowski G, Ayers E, Girton M, Hu M, Beckman A, Li S, Medeiros L, Chang J, Stepanovic A, Kurt H, Sandoval-Sus J, Ansari-Lari M, Kothari S, Kress A, Xu M, Torka P, Sundaram S, Smith S, Naresh K, Karimi Y, Epperla N, Bond D, Farooq U, Saad M, Evens A, Pandya K, Naik S, Kamdar M, Haverkos B, Karmali R, Oh T, Vose J, Nutsch H, Rubinstein P, Chaudhry A, Olszewski A. High-grade B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified: a multi-institutional retrospective study. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 6381-6394. PMID: 37171397, PMCID: PMC10598493, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalMulti-institutional retrospective studyHigh-grade B-cell lymphomaOverall survivalB-cell lymphomaComplete responseMYC rearrangementRetrospective studyBCL6 rearrangementsGerminal center B-cell immunophenotypeHigh serum lactate dehydrogenaseHigh-risk clinical factorsBetter progression-free survivalIntensive chemotherapy programsPoor performance statusStage IV diseaseFirst-line regimensMain prognostic factorsDose-intense chemotherapyHigh-grade morphologic featuresSerum lactate dehydrogenaseB-cell immunophenotypeDA-EPOCHR-CHOPMost patientsMicrofluidic Immuno‐Serolomic Assay Reveals Systems Level Association with COVID‐19 Pathology and Vaccine Protection
Kim D, Biancon G, Bai Z, VanOudenhove J, Liu Y, Kothari S, Gowda L, Kwan J, Buitrago‐Pocasangre N, Lele N, Asashima H, Racke M, Wilson J, Givens T, Tomayko M, Schulz W, Longbrake E, Hafler D, Halene S, Fan R. Microfluidic Immuno‐Serolomic Assay Reveals Systems Level Association with COVID‐19 Pathology and Vaccine Protection. Small Methods 2023, 7: e2300594. PMID: 37312418, PMCID: PMC10592458, DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB cell depletion therapyAcute COVID infectionAnti-spike IgGHigh-risk patientsCoronavirus disease-19COVID-19 pathologyDepletion therapyVaccine protectionAntibody responseCOVID infectionHematologic malignanciesImmune protectionDisease-19Healthy donorsMultiple time pointsSerology assaysBlood samplesSoluble markersB cellsImmunization strategiesPatientsFunctional deficiencySerological analysisTime pointsClonotype diversityTreatment patterns and real-world effectiveness of rituximab maintenance in older patients with mantle cell lymphoma: a population-based analysis
Di M, Long J, Kothari S, Sethi T, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Shallis R, Wang R, Ma X, Huntington S. Treatment patterns and real-world effectiveness of rituximab maintenance in older patients with mantle cell lymphoma: a population-based analysis. Haematologica 2023, 108: 2218-2223. PMID: 36655436, PMCID: PMC10388284, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.282252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimization of Radium-223 Treatment of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Based on the Burden of Skeletal Metastasis and Clinical Parameters
Shariftabrizi A, Kothari S, George S, Attwood K, Levine E, Lamonica D. Optimization of Radium-223 Treatment of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Based on the Burden of Skeletal Metastasis and Clinical Parameters. The Oncologist 2023, 28: 246-251. PMID: 36651837, PMCID: PMC10020806, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline BSIBone scan indexMetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerCastration-resistant prostate cancerProstate cancerOverall survivalSkeletal metastasesRa-223 therapyRa-223 treatmentRadium-223 treatmentTreatment-associated reductionChemotherapy-naïve patientsMedian overall survivalAbsolute neutrophil countRadium-223 dichlorideHigh serum PSANovel treatment modalitiesAlkaline phosphatase levelsChemotherapy-naïveTreatment tolerabilityNeutrophil countSerum PSABone scanLaboratory parametersPatient selection
2022
Postibrutinib relapse outcomes for patients with marginal zone lymphoma
Epperla N, Zhao Q, Chowdhury S, Shea L, Moyo T, Reddy N, Sheets J, Weiner DM, Geethakumari P, Kandarpa M, Bruno X, Thomas C, Churnetski MC, Hsu A, Zurbriggen L, Tan XC, Lindsey K, Maakaron J, Caimi PF, Torka P, Bello C, Ayyappan S, Oh TS, Karmali R, Kim SH, Kress A, Kothari S, Sawalha Y, Christian B, David KA, Greenwell IB, Janakiram M, Kenkre VP, Olszewski AJ, Cohen JB, Palmisiano N, Umyarova E, Wilcox RA, Awan FT, Alderuccio JP, Barta SK, Grover N, Ghosh N, Bartlett NL, Herrera AF, Shouse G. Postibrutinib relapse outcomes for patients with marginal zone lymphoma. Blood Advances 2022, 7: 88-91. PMID: 36269847, PMCID: PMC9827027, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictive factors and outcomes for ibrutinib in relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma: a multicenter cohort study
Epperla N, Zhao Q, Chowdhury SM, Shea L, Moyo TK, Reddy N, Sheets J, Weiner DM, Geethakumari PR, Kandarpa M, Bruno XJ, Thomas C, Churnetski MC, Hsu A, Zurbriggen L, Tan C, Lindsey K, Maakaron J, Caimi PF, Torka P, Bello C, Ayyappan S, Karmali R, Kim SH, Kress A, Kothari S, Sawalha Y, Christian B, David KA, Greenwell IB, Janakiram M, Kenkre VP, Olszewski AJ, Cohen JB, Palmisiano N, Umyarova E, Wilcox RA, Awan FT, Alderuccio JP, Barta SK, Grover NS, Ghosh N, Bartlett NL, Herrera AF, Shouse G. Predictive factors and outcomes for ibrutinib in relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma: a multicenter cohort study. Journal Of Hematology & Oncology 2022, 15: 96. PMID: 35842643, PMCID: PMC9287914, DOI: 10.1186/s13045-022-01316-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarginal zone lymphomaRefractory marginal zone lymphomaMulticenter cohort studyPrimary refractory diseaseOverall response rateStable diseaseCohort studyComplex cytogeneticsRefractory diseaseFirst-line therapyHigh-risk subsetType of therapyProgression of diseaseInferior OSInferior PFSMedian PFSPartial responsePredictive factorsExperimental therapiesStudy populationEligibility criteriaClinical practicePatientsResponse rateIbrutinibSurvival of mantle cell lymphoma in the era of Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a population-based analysis
Di M, Cui C, Kothari S, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Neparidze N, Shallis R, Wang R, Ma X, Huntington SF. Survival of mantle cell lymphoma in the era of Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a population-based analysis. Blood Advances 2022, 6: 3339-3342. PMID: 35240689, PMCID: PMC9198937, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA genetically distinct pediatric subtype of primary CNS large B-cell lymphoma is associated with favorable clinical outcome
Güney E, Lucas CG, Qi Z, Yu J, Zhang R, Ohgami RS, Rubenstein JL, Boué DR, Schafernak K, Wertheim GB, Dahiya S, Giulino-Roth L, Attarbaschi A, Barth MJ, Kothari S, Abla O, Cohen AL, Mendez JS, Bollen A, Perry A, Tihan T, Pekmezci M, Solomon DA, Wen KW. A genetically distinct pediatric subtype of primary CNS large B-cell lymphoma is associated with favorable clinical outcome. Blood Advances 2022, 6: 3189-3193. PMID: 35157770, PMCID: PMC9131901, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Cost-effectiveness of first-line vs third-line ibrutinib in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Patel KK, Isufi I, Kothari S, Davidoff AJ, Gross CP, Huntington SF. Cost-effectiveness of first-line vs third-line ibrutinib in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood 2020, 136: 1946-1955. PMID: 32518952, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020004922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHealth care costsFirst-line ibrutinibLifetime direct health care costsCare costsCost-effectiveness ratioParametric survival modelingUnselected older adultsDirect health care costsUS payer perspectiveCurrent pricingLife yearsFixed-duration treatmentIncremental costIncremental effectivenessPayer perspectiveHigher health care costsIbrutinib armScenario analysisMonthly costCostPricingChronic lymphocytic leukemiaMarkov modelCost-effectiveness of polatuzumab vedotin in relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Patel KK, Isufi I, Kothari S, Foss F, Huntington S. Cost-effectiveness of polatuzumab vedotin in relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020, 61: 3387-3394. PMID: 32835553, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1808208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioLarge B-cell lymphomaB-cell lymphomaPola-BRR DLBCLRefractory diffuse large B-cell lymphomaLonger progression-free survivalRecent phase II trialDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaProgression-free survivalTransplant-ineligible patientsPhase II trialUS payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness ratioII trialOverall survivalTreatment strategiesPayer perspectiveLifetime horizonIncremental effectivenessIncremental costPolatuzumabRituximabLymphomaDLBCLOutcomes of patients with limited-stage aggressive large B-cell lymphoma with high-risk cytogenetics
Torka P, Kothari SK, Sundaram S, Li S, Medeiros LJ, Ayers EC, Landsburg DJ, Bond DA, Maddocks KJ, Giri A, Hess B, Pham LQ, Advani R, Liu Y, Barta SK, Vose JM, Churnetski MC, Cohen JB, Burkart M, Karmali R, Zurko J, Mehta A, Olszewski AJ, Lee S, Hill BT, Burns TF, Lansigan F, Rabinovich E, Peace D, Groman A, Attwood K, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ. Outcomes of patients with limited-stage aggressive large B-cell lymphoma with high-risk cytogenetics. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 253-262. PMID: 31945157, PMCID: PMC6988401, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvolved-field radiation therapyProgression-free survivalIntensive immunochemotherapyB-cell lymphomaOveral survivalDHL patientsR-CHOPCR rateEntire cohortAggressive large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaHigh-risk cytogeneticsOutcomes of patientsLower CR rateMulticenter retrospective studyDouble-hit lymphomaOverall response ratePaucity of dataIFRT groupStandard therapyRetrospective studyRadiation therapyTreatment groupsBCL6 rearrangementsPatients
2019
Determination of Minimal Residual Disease in Multiple Myeloma: Does It Matter?
Kothari S, Hillengass J, McCarthy PL, Holstein SA. Determination of Minimal Residual Disease in Multiple Myeloma: Does It Matter? Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports 2019, 14: 39-46. PMID: 30671912, DOI: 10.1007/s11899-019-0497-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal residual diseaseProgression-free survivalOverall survivalResidual diseaseImproved progression-free survivalRecent clinical trial dataRecent phase III studyMRD-negativity ratesPhase III studyBone marrow samplesClinical trial dataClinical trial designMRD negativityMRD statusIII studyMRD assessmentTreatment armsMultiple myelomaClinical trialsNegativity ratePrognostic biomarkerTreatment decisionsMarrow samplesSurrogate endpointsTrial designSurvival Outcomes of Younger Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treated in the Rituximab Era
Gerson JN, Handorf E, Villa D, Gerrie AS, Chapani P, Li S, Medeiros LJ, Wang MI, Cohen JB, Calzada O, Churnetski MC, Hill BT, Sawalha Y, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Kothari S, Vose JM, Bast MA, Fenske TS, Gari S, Maddocks KJ, Bond D, Bachanova V, Kolla B, Chavez J, Shah B, Lansigan F, Burns TF, Donovan AM, Wagner-Johnston N, Messmer M, Mehta A, Anderson JK, Reddy N, Kovach AE, Landsburg DJ, Glenn M, Inwards DJ, Karmali R, Kaplan JB, Caimi PF, Rajguru S, Evens A, Klein A, Umyarova E, Pulluri B, Amengual JE, Lue JK, Diefenbach C, Fisher RI, Barta SK. Survival Outcomes of Younger Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treated in the Rituximab Era. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 471-480. PMID: 30615550, PMCID: PMC7554677, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.00690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLymphoma, Mantle-CellMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaProgression-Free SurvivalRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRituximabTime FactorsTransplantation, AutologousYoung AdultConceptsImproved progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalMantle cell lymphomaTransplantation-eligible patientsOverall survivalMultivariable regression analysisRituximab eraCell lymphomaLarge cohortMedian progression-free survivalPropensity score-weighted analysisAdults age 65 yearsImproved overall survivalAge 65 yearsB-cell lymphomaRegression analysisCyclin D1 expressionEligible patientsFit patientsImproved OSInduction chemotherapyYounger patientsSurvival outcomesUnadjusted analysesInclusion criteria
2017
Striking a Happy Medium
Kothari S, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F, Torka P. Striking a Happy Medium. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2017.73.983. PMID: 28682685, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.73.9839.Peer-Reviewed Original Research