2022
Changes in multiple myeloma treatment patterns during the early COVID-19 pandemic period
Neparidze N, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Shallis RM, Ma X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Changes in multiple myeloma treatment patterns during the early COVID-19 pandemic period. Leukemia 2022, 36: 2136-2139. PMID: 35761025, PMCID: PMC9243711, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-022-01633-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Epidemiology of myelodysplastic syndromes: Why characterizing the beast is a prerequisite to taming it
Zeidan AM, Shallis RM, Wang R, Davidoff A, Ma X. Epidemiology of myelodysplastic syndromes: Why characterizing the beast is a prerequisite to taming it. Blood Reviews 2018, 34: 1-15. PMID: 30314642, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2018.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCase ascertainmentAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAnnual age-adjusted incidenceHematopoietic stem cell transplantationOutcomes of patientsAge-adjusted incidenceStem cell transplantationAcute myeloid leukemiaTraditional morphologic assessmentClassification of MDSVariable cytopeniasCell transplantationMyelodysplastic syndromePrior receiptInefficient hematopoiesisEffective therapyMale genderRisk factorsMyeloid leukemiaEpidemiological trendsTreatment decisionsMyeloid neoplasmsEpidemiological assessmentDiagnostic criteriaTemporal improvement
2016
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have a significant impact on patients’ overall health and productivity: the MPN Landmark survey
Mesa R, Miller CB, Thyne M, Mangan J, Goldberger S, Fazal S, Ma X, Wilson W, Paranagama DC, Dubinski DG, Boyle J, Mascarenhas JO. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have a significant impact on patients’ overall health and productivity: the MPN Landmark survey. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 167. PMID: 26922064, PMCID: PMC4769833, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2208-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognostic risk scoreMyeloproliferative neoplasmsRisk scorePolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaDisease burdenDaily livingOverall healthSymptom severityMedian disease durationLandmark surveyPatient's overall healthOverall disease burdenRisk of mortalityMedian respondent ageLower symptom severityDisease durationSymptom burdenPatients' qualityMPN subtypesTreatment managementPatientsConclusionsThese findingsResultsThe surveyQoL