2023
Second malignancies among older patients with classical myeloproliferative neoplasms treated with hydroxyurea
Wang R, Shallis R, Stempel JM, Huntington SF, Zeidan AM, Gore SD, Ma X, Podoltsev NA. Second malignancies among older patients with classical myeloproliferative neoplasms treated with hydroxyurea. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 734-743. PMID: 35917456, PMCID: PMC9989521, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond malignanciesAcute myeloid leukemiaOlder patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeMyeloproliferative neoplasmsHU usersHigh riskPolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaRisk of SMAML/myelodysplastic syndromeClassical Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsImpact of hydroxyureaRetrospective cohort studyUse of hydroxyureaPhiladelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsClassical myeloproliferative neoplasmsCumulative incidence probabilityCohort studyCytoreductive therapyPatient characteristicsMedian ageHU useMyeloid leukemiaSecondary myelofibrosis
2020
Interferon Therapy in Myelofibrosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Bewersdorf JP, Giri S, Wang R, Podoltsev N, Williams RT, Rampal RK, Tallman MS, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Interferon Therapy in Myelofibrosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2020, 20: e712-e723. PMID: 32669244, PMCID: PMC7541411, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2020.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall response rateTreatment of myelofibrosisPEG-IFNMF patientsResponse rateHematologic responseSystematic reviewFormulations of interferonPartial hematologic responseCochrane Central RegisterComplete hematologic responseRisk of progressionRole of interferonAcute myeloid leukemiaPhiladelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsRandom-effects modelBone marrow failureWeb of ScienceTreatment discontinuationCentral RegisterConstitutional symptomsHematologic improvementInterferon therapyAdverse eventsComplete responseLifestyle factors and risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms in the NIH‐AARP diet and health study
Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Wang R, Hofmann JN, Liao LM, Zeidan AM, Mesa R, Ma X. Lifestyle factors and risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms in the NIH‐AARP diet and health study. International Journal Of Cancer 2020, 147: 948-957. PMID: 31904114, PMCID: PMC8919268, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH-AARP DietPolycythemia veraMyeloproliferative neoplasmsEssential thrombocythemiaHazard ratioLifestyle factorsCaffeine intakeHealth StudyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsCox proportional hazards regression modelRisk of PVProportional hazards regression modelsRisk of MPNLarge prospective studiesHazards regression modelsConfidence intervalsPhiladelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsMPN riskOverall cohortProspective cohortProspective studyInverse associationRisk factorsPV riskProtective effect