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Butt A, Christian J, Kress A, Lu BY, Hurwitz ME, Goldberg SB, Podoltsev NA, Gilkes L, Lee AI. Providing 0.1 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Support to Fellowship Core Faculty Improves Faculty Involvement in Fellowship Education and Recruitment. J Cancer Educ 2024:10.1007/s13187-024-02414-z. [PMID: 38430454 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-024-02414-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
In 2022, the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recommended that core faculty (CF) in medical subspecialty fellowships receive at least 0.1 full-time equivalent (FTE) salary support, with plans to enforce compliance in July 2023. After early feedback raised concerns about potential unintended consequences, ACGME deferred enforcement to July 2024. Hence, there is an urgent need to understand the ramifications of providing FTE support for CF. In 2020, the Yale hematology and medical oncology (HO) fellowship program began providing 0.1 FTE support to all CF. Perceptions regarding this were assessed via surveys distributed to all CF in 2021 and 2022 and to all HO fellows in 2021. The vast majority (83.3%) of CF survey respondents reported improved job satisfaction and an increased sense of involvement in the fellowship program as a result of the new 0.1 FTE-supported CF program. Most CF increased attendance at fellowship conferences, devoted more time to mentorship, and increased participation in recruitment. In free text comments, CF respondents described that providing 0.1 FTE support made them "feel rewarded," gave them "a sense of commitment" to the fellowship, and helped "offset clinical requirements." HO fellows reported "a positive impact" of the new program with faculty being "more present at lectures." The median number of times faculty were available to interview fellowship applicants rose markedly after introduction of the program. The FTE-supported CF program was viewed enthusiastically by fellows and faculty, resulting in increased CF involvement in fellowship education and recruitment.
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- Ayesha Butt
- Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA.
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Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Sharon E, Park S, Ramaswamy R, Roe CE, Irish JM, Caldwell A, Wei W, Yacoub A, Madanat YF, Zeidner JF, Altman JK, Odenike O, Yerrabothala S, Kovacsovics T, Podoltsev NA, Halene S, Little RF, Piekarz R, Gore SD, Kim TK, Zeidan AM. A multicenter phase Ib trial of the histone deacetylase inhibitor entinostat in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms or acute myeloid leukemia refractory to hypomethylating agents. Ann Hematol 2024; 103:105-116. [PMID: 38036712 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05552-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with hypomethylating agent failure have a poor prognosis. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) can contribute to MDS progression and mediate resistance to anti-PD1 therapy. As histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) decrease MDSCs in preclinical models, we conducted an investigator-initiated, NCI-Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program-sponsored, multicenter, dose escalation, and expansion phase Ib trial (NCT02936752) of the HDACi entinostat and the anti-PD1 antibody pembrolizumab. Twenty-eight patients (25 MDS and 3 AML) were enrolled. During dose escalation (n=13 patients), there was one dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) on dose level (DL) 1 (G5 pneumonia/bronchoalveolar hemorrhage) and two DLTs at DL 2 (G3 pharyngeal mucositis and G3 anorexia). Per the 3 + 3 dose escalation design, DL 1 (entinostat 8 mg PO days 1 and 15 + pembrolizumab 200 mg IV day 1 every 21 days) was expanded and another 15 patients were enrolled. Hematologic adverse events (AEs) were common. The most common non-hematologic ≥G3 AEs were infection (32%), hypoxia/respiratory failure (11%), and dyspnea (11%). There were no protocol-defined responses among the 28 patients enrolled. Two patients achieved a marrow complete remission (mCR). Using a systems immunology approach with mass cytometry and machine learning analysis, mCR patients had increased classical monocytes and macrophages but there was no significant change of MDSCs. In conclusion, combining entinostat with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced MDS and AML was associated with limited clinical efficacy and substantial toxicity. Absence of an effect on MDSCs could be a potential explanation for the limited efficacy of this combination. ClinicalTrial.gov Identifier: NCT02936752.
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- Jan Philipp Bewersdorf
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
- Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- The Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics (HMCT), The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood, KS, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Lineberger Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA.
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Garcia-Manero G, Podoltsev NA, Othus M, Pagel JM, Radich JP, Fang M, Rizzieri DA, Marcucci G, Strickland SA, Litzow MR, Savoie ML, Medeiros BC, Sekeres MA, Lin TL, Uy GL, Powell BL, Kolitz JE, Larson RA, Stone RM, Claxton D, Essell J, Luger SM, Mohan SR, Moseley A, Appelbaum FR, Erba HP. A randomized phase III study of standard versus high-dose cytarabine with or without vorinostat for AML. Leukemia 2024; 38:58-66. [PMID: 37935977 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-02073-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Prior experience indicated that use of higher doses of cytarabine during induction for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a histone deacetylase inhibitor resulted in high response rates. S1203 was a randomized multicenter trial for previously untreated patients aged 18-60 with AML which compared daunorubicin and cytarabine (DA), idarubicin with higher dose cytarabine (IA) and IA with vorinostat (IA + V). The primary endpoint was event free survival (EFS). 738 patients were randomized: 261 to each DA and IA arms and 216 to the IA + V arm. 96, 456, and 150 patients had favorable-, intermediate-, and unfavorable-risk cytogenetics, respectively. 152 were NPM1 and 158 FLT3 mutated. The overall remission rate was 77.5% including 62.5% CR and 15.0% CRi. No differences in remission, EFS, or overall survival were observed among the 3 arms except for the favorable cytogenetics subset who had improved outcomes with DA and postremission high dose cytarabine. A trend towards increased toxicity was observed with the IA and IA + V arms. The use of higher dose cytarabine during induction therapy in younger patients with AML, with or without vorinostat, does not result in improved outcomes. (Funded by the US National Institutes of Health and others, ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01802333.).
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- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Ohio State University (Alliance), Columbus, OH, USA
- City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Sarah Cannon, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- University of Miami, Maiami, FL, USA
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA
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- Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Pennsylvania State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hummelstown, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Sarah Cannon, Nashville, TN, USA
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- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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Pratz KW, Cherry M, Altman JK, Cooper BW, Podoltsev NA, Cruz JC, Lin TL, Schiller GJ, Jurcic JG, Asch A, Wu R, Hill JE, Gill SC, James AJ, Rich ES, Hasabou N, Perl AE, Levis MJ. Gilteritinib in Combination With Induction and Consolidation Chemotherapy and as Maintenance Therapy: A Phase IB Study in Patients With Newly Diagnosed AML. J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:4236-4246. [PMID: 37379495 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Gilteritinib is a type 1 FLT3 inhibitor active as monotherapy for relapsed or refractory FLT3-mutated AML. We investigated the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of gilteritinib incorporated into intensive induction and consolidation chemotherapy, and as maintenance therapy for adult patients with newly diagnosed, non-favorable-risk AML. METHODS In this phase IB study (2215-CL-0103; ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02236013), 103 participants were screened and 80 were allocated to treatment. The study was divided into four parts: dose escalation, dose expansion, investigation of alternate anthracycline and gilteritinib schedule, and continuous gilteritinib during consolidation. RESULTS After dose escalation, 120 mg gilteritinib once daily was chosen for further study. There were 58 participants evaluable for response at this dose, 36 of whom harbored FLT3 mutations. For participants with FLT3-mutated AML, the composite complete response (CRc) rate was 89% (83% were conventional complete responses), all achieved after a single induction cycle. The median overall survival time was 46.1 months. Gilteritinib was well-tolerated in this context although the median time to count recovery during induction was approximately 40 days. Longer time-to-count recovery was associated with higher trough levels of gilteritinib, which, in turn, were associated with azole use. The recommended regimen is gilteritinib at a dose of 120 mg once daily from days 4 to 17 or 8 to 21 of a 7 + 3 induction with either idarubicin or daunorubicin and from day 1 continuously with high-dose cytarabine consolidation. Maintenance therapy with gilteritinib was well-tolerated. CONCLUSION These results demonstrated the safety and tolerability of gilteritinib incorporated into an induction and consolidation chemotherapy regimen, and as single-agent maintenance therapy for patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-mutant AML. The data herein provide an important framework for the design of randomized trials comparing gilteritinib with other FLT3 inhibitors.
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- Keith W Pratz
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Morristown Medical Center, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Morristown, NJ
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Astellas Pharma Global Development, Northbrook, IL
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- Astellas Pharma Global Development, Northbrook, IL
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Podoltsev NA, Wang R, Shallis RM, Stempel JM, Di M, Neparidze N, Zeidan AM, Huntington SF, Giri S, Hull SC, Gore SD, Ma X. Statin use, survival and incidence of thrombosis among older patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia. Cancer Med 2023; 12:18889-18900. [PMID: 37702132 PMCID: PMC10557879 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are linked to increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In addition to the reduction in of arterial thrombotic events, statins may prevent venous thrombosis including among patients with cancer. As previous registry- and claims-based studies revealed that the use of statins may improve the survival of patients with various malignancies we evaluated their impact on outcomes of older adults with PV and ET. METHODS We identified 4010 older adults (aged 66-99 years at diagnosis) with PV (n = 1809) and ET (n = 2201) in a population-based cohort study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database with median follow-up of 3.92 (interquartile range: 2.58-5.75) years. Propensity score matching (PSM) and inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) approaches were utilized to assess potential association between statins and overall survival. Multivariable competing risk models with death as a competing risk were used to evaluate possible relationship between statins and the incidence of thrombosis. RESULTS 55.8% of the patients used statins within the first year after PV/ET diagnosis, and statin use was associated with a 22% reduction in all-cause mortality (PSM: hazard ratio [HR] = 0.78, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.63-0.98, p = 0.03; IPTW: HR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.64-0.97, p = 0.03). Statins also reduced the risk of thrombosis in this patient population (PSM: HR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.51-0.78, p < 0.01; IPTW: HR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.49-0.66, p < 0.01) as well as in PV and ET subgroups. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that it may be important to incorporate statins into the therapeutic strategy for older adults with PV and ET.
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- Nikolai A. Podoltsev
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Department of Chronic Disease EpidemiologyYale School of Public HealthNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Present address:
Division of Hematology and OncologyUniversity of Alabama School of MedicineBirminghamAlabamaUSA
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal MedicineYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Present address:
Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramNational Cancer InstituteBethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) CenterYale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Department of Chronic Disease EpidemiologyYale School of Public HealthNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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Di M, Long JB, Kothari SK, Sethi T, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Shallis RM, Wang R, Ma X, Huntington SF. 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] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- Mengyang Di
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center.
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- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center
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- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT; Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health
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- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT; Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center
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Shallis RM, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Stempel JM, Mendez LM, Di M, Ma X, Podoltsev NA. Older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia face suboptimal molecular testing and tyrosine kinase inhibitor adherence. Blood Adv 2023; 7:3213-3224. [PMID: 36939371 PMCID: PMC10338212 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) use is critical in the care of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) testing for BCR-ABL1 every 3 months during the first year of TKI treatment is recommended to assure achievement of milestone response goals. Real-world evidence for the patterns of qPCR monitoring and TKI adherence in the older patient population is lacking. Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database, we identified 1192 patients aged ≥66 years (median age, 74 years) with newly diagnosed CML who were followed up for ≥13 months from TKI initiation. In total, 965 patients (81.0%) had ≥1 test, with 425 (35.7%) and 540 (45.3%) of the patients tested during 1, 2, and ≥3 quarters (optimal monitoring) of the first year from TKI initiation, respectively. In multivariable analysis, diagnosis in later years and influenza vaccination before diagnosis, a proxy for health care access, were associated with optimal qPCR monitoring. Use of low-income subsidy and residing in census tracts with the lowest socioeconomic status were associated with less optimal monitoring. Patients with optimal monitoring were 60% more likely to be TKI adherent (odds ratio, 1.60; 95% CI, 1.11-2.31; P = .01) and had improved 5-year survival (hazard ratio, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.49-0.90; P < .01) than those without such monitoring. In this large, real-world study of CML management patterns, many older patients had suboptimal molecular monitoring, which was associated with decreased TKI adherence and worse survival.
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- Rory M. Shallis
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Stempel JM, Podoltsev NA, Dosani T. Supportive Care for Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Cancer J 2023; 29:168-178. [PMID: 37195773 DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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ABSTRACT Myelodysplastic syndromes are a heterogeneous group of bone marrow disorders characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, progressive cytopenias, and an innate capability of progressing to acute myeloid leukemia. The most common causes of morbidity and mortality are complications related to myelodysplastic syndromes rather than progression to acute myeloid leukemia. Although supportive care measures are applicable to all patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, they are especially essential in patients with lower-risk disease who have a better prognosis compared with their higher-risk counterparts and require longer-term monitoring of disease and treatment-related complications. In this review, we will address the most frequent complications and supportive care interventions used in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, including transfusion support, management of iron overload, antimicrobial prophylaxis, important considerations in the era of COVID-19 (coronavirus infectious disease 2019), role of routine immunizations, and palliative care in the myelodysplastic syndrome population.
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Allen C, Gautam S, Cheng W, Pine AB, Podoltsev NA, Zeidan AM, Lee AI, Shallis RM. Impact of Prophylactic Antibacterials on Coagulation Profiles and Bleeding in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Acta Haematol 2023; 146:287-292. [PMID: 37166332 DOI: 10.1159/000530153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) often receive antibacterial prophylaxis. Antibacterial agents can cause elevations in the prothrombin time and international normalized ratio (INR). The impact of prophylactic antibacterials on the coagulation profiles and bleeding risk in patients with AML/MDS is unknown. We evaluated patients with AML or MDS who were being admitted to the hospital. The cohort was divided into two groups of patients: (1) those receiving and (2) those not receiving prophylactic antibacterials, at the time of admission. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients with AML/MDS admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital between 2015-2019. The study was approved by the Yale Institutional Review Board. Inclusion criteria included patients >18 years old with a diagnosis of AML or MDS admitted to the hospital. We identified 150 individual patient encounters with active AML/MDS admitted to Yale-New Haven of which 32 occurred while on and 118 while off antibacterial prophylaxis. Median duration of pre-admission antibacterial exposure was 2 (range: 0.07-24) months. Patients on antibacterial prophylaxis had higher INR (median 1.14 vs. 1.03, p = 0.0002), and higher partial thromboplastin time prolongation (median 26.5 vs. 24.3, p < 0.0014), than patients without antibacterial prophylaxis. Patients without antibacterial prophylaxis had higher rates of bleeding using the ISTH-defined criteria (24.6% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.043), including higher rates of ISTH major (2 vs. 0) and clinically relevant bleeding (9 vs. 0). Patients with AML/MDS on antibacterial prophylaxis were more likely to have an abnormal coagulation profile when compared with their counterparts not on prophylaxis. Conversely, rates of bleeding were higher in patients not on prophylaxis. These data suggest that prophylactic antibacterials do not increase bleeding risk in patients with AML/MDS.
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- Cecily Allen
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA,
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Perl AE, Larson RA, Podoltsev NA, Strickland S, Wang ES, Atallah E, Schiller GJ, Martinelli G, Neubauer A, Sierra J, Montesinos P, Recher C, Yoon SS, Maeda Y, Hosono N, Onozawa M, Kato T, Kim HJ, Hasabou N, Nuthethi R, Tiu R, Levis MJ. Outcomes in Patients with FLT3-Mutated Relapsed/ Refractory Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Who Underwent Transplantation in the Phase 3 ADMIRAL Trial of Gilteritinib versus Salvage Chemotherapy. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:265.e1-265.e10. [PMID: 36526260 PMCID: PMC10189888 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) inhibitor gilteritinib improved the survival of patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) FLT3-mutated acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in the phase 3 ADMIRAL trial. In this study, we assessed survival and relapse rates of patients in the ADMIRAL trial who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), as well as safety outcomes in patients who received post-transplantation gilteritinib maintenance therapy. ADMIRAL was a global phase 3 randomized controlled trial that enrolled adult patients with FLT3-mutated R/R AML. Patients with R/R AML who harbored FLT3 internal tandem duplication mutations in the juxtamembrane domain or D835/I836 point mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain were randomized (2:1) to gilteritinib (120 mg/day) or to preselected high- or low-intensity salvage chemotherapy (1 or 2 cycles). Patients in the gilteritinib arm who proceeded to HSCT could receive post-transplantation gilteritinib maintenance therapy if they were within 30 to 90 days post-transplantation and had achieved composite complete remission (CRc) with successful engraftment and no post-transplantation complications. Adverse events (AEs) during HSCT were recorded in the gilteritinib arm only. Survival outcomes and the cumulative incidence of relapse were assessed in patients who underwent HSCT during the trial. Treatment-emergent AEs were evaluated in patients who restarted gilteritinib as post-transplantation maintenance therapy. Patients in the gilteritinib arm underwent HSCT more frequently than those in the chemotherapy arm (26% [n = 64] versus 15% [n = 19]). For all transplantation recipients, 12- and 24-month overall survival (OS) rates were 68% and 47%, respectively. Despite a trend toward longer OS after pretransplantation CRc, post-transplantation survival was comparable in the 2 arms. Patients who resumed gilteritinib after HSCT had a low relapse rate after pretransplantation CRc (20%) or CR (0%). The most common AEs observed with post-transplantation gilteritinib therapy were increased alanine aminotransferase level (45%), pyrexia (43%), and diarrhea (40%); grade ≥3 AEs were related primarily to myelosuppression. The incidences of grade ≥III acute graft-versus-host disease and related mortality were low. Post-transplantation survival was similar across the 2 study arms in the ADMIRAL trial, but higher remission rates with gilteritinib facilitated receipt of HSCT. Gilteritinib as post-transplantation maintenance therapy had a stable safety and tolerability profile and was associated with low relapse rates. Taken together, these data support a preference for bridging therapy with gilteritinib over chemotherapy in transplantation-eligible patients.
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- Alexander E Perl
- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Division of the Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" IRST S.r.l, Meldola, Italy
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau and Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopole, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Hemato Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Hospital, Okoyama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Wang R, Shallis RM, 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 Adv 2023; 7:734-743. [PMID: 35917456 PMCID: PMC9989521 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Patients with classical Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), including polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary and secondary myelofibrosis (MF), are known to have an increased risk of second malignancies (SMs). Hydroxyurea (HU) is a guideline-recommended cytoreductive therapy for patients at high risk for MPNs. Controversy exists as to whether HU use is associated with a higher risk of SMs, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). We conducted a retrospective cohort study of older patients diagnosed with MPN (age ≥66 years) between 2010 and 2017 and included the data in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare-linked database. Multivariable competing risk analyses adjusting for patient characteristics were used to assess the impact of HU on the development of SM. We identified 4023 patients (1688 with PV, 1976 with ET, and 359 with MF) with a median age of 77 (interquartile range [IQR], 71-83) years at the time of MPN diagnosis. After a median follow-up of 3.25 (IQR, 2.10-5.00) years, 489 patients developed an SM (346 solid, 73 lymphoid, and 70 myeloid malignancies). The cumulative incidence probability of SM was 19.88% (95% confidence interval [CI], 17.16%-22.75%) among 2683 HU users and 22.31% (95% CI, 17.51%-27.47%) among 1340 nonusers, respectively (Gray's test, P < .01). We did not identify significant differences in the incidence of solid or hematologic SMs, including AML/MDS (hazard ratio, 1.33; 95% CI, 0.77-2.29; P = .30), between HU users and nonusers. Our results suggest that the use of HU does not increase the risk of SM in older patients with MPN.
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- Rong Wang
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Department of Internal Medicine (Hematology), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Correspondence: Nikolai A. Podoltsev, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, 37 College St, New Haven, CT 06510;
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Bewersdorf JP, Patel KK, Goshua G, Shallis RM, Podoltsev NA, Stahl M, Stein EM, Huntington SF, Zeidan AM. Cost-effectiveness of azacitidine and ivosidenib in newly diagnosed older, intensive chemotherapy-ineligible patients with IDH1-mutant acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2023; 64:454-461. [PMID: 36493798 PMCID: PMC9957935 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2140288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Ivosidenib + azacitidine (IVO/AZA) is approved in the United States for newly diagnosed, older or intensive chemotherapy-ineligible patients with IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia. We created a partitioned survival analysis model to evaluate the health economic implications of this approval. Model outputs were used to calculate the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of IVO/AZA versus AZA. One-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted. In the base case scenario, IVO/AZA and AZA resulted in life-time costs of $403,062 and $161,887, respectively. With an incremental gain of 0.95 QALYs, the ICER of IVO/AZA was $252,782/QALY. In sensitivity analyses, only a reduction in the price of IVO by 59.3% lowered the ICER to below $150,000/QALY and 99.95% of model calculations yielded ICERs of >$150,000/QALY. In a model in which all patients received IVO monotherapy after progression on AZA monotherapy, the ICER was $155,453/QALY and various model inputs that would make IVO/AZA cost-effective were identified.
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- Jan Philipp Bewersdorf
- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Adult Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Gupta A, Afinogenova Y, Podoltsev NA, Danve A, Danve A. Concurrent use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor and tyrosine kinase inhibitor in ankylosing spondylitis and myeloid neoplasm. Eur J Rheumatol 2022; 9:215-216. [PMID: 35156633 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2022.21097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Biologic disease-modifying agents (bDMARDs) are highly effective in controlling the symptoms of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. The decision on whether to continue bDMARDs following a cancer diagnosis can be challenging for patients and physicians. Here, we describe a case of a middle-aged male with ankylosing spondylitis who was controlled on infliximab (IFX) and found to have a myeloid neoplasm with Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Beta rearrangement. The patient was started on a tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib. Given its significant positive effect on patient's quality of life, IFX was continued with a favorable outcome. This case highlights the importance of shared decisionmaking in balancing risks and benefits of immunosuppressants in appropriate cases of hematologic malignancy.
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- Akash Gupta
- Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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Stempel JM, Podoltsev NA, Zeidan AM, Lee AI, Shallis RM. Concealed by the convenient: acquired von Willebrand syndrome in myeloproliferative neoplasm requires a thorough evaluation. Ann Hematol 2022; 101:2559-2561. [PMID: 35984499 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-022-04943-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Jessica M Stempel
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA.
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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] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Natalia Neparidze
- Section of Hematology, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- National Cancer Institute, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Podoltsev NA, Wang R, Wiemels JL, Morimoto LM, Metayer C, Ma X. Abstract 5882: Birth characteristics and risk of early-onset myeloproliferative neoplasms in a population-based case-control study. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-5882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Philadelphia chromosome negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) have driver mutations that are acquired early in life, but median age at diagnosis for MPN is 65-69 years and they are infrequent among children, adolescents, and young adults. No epidemiological studies have examined the risk factors for early-onset MPN (EO-MPN), likely due to its rarity, and the etiology remains unclear.
Methods: We evaluated associations between birth characteristics and EO-MPN risk in a population-based case-control study nested within a California birth cohort. The study included 219 cases of MPN (75 with polycythemia vera [PV], 114 with essential thrombocythemia [ET], and 30 with primary myelofibrosis) diagnosed at the age of 0-37 years in California during 1988-2015, as well as 10,950 controls randomly selected from the statewide birth cohort and frequency-matched on year of birth. Data on birth characteristics including gestational age, sex, birthweight, birth order, pregnancy complications (e.g., eclampsia, toxemia, diabetes), mode of delivery, and parental ages were retrieved from birth records maintained by the California Department of Public Health. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated from an unconditional multivariable logistic regression model that included year of birth and birth characteristics.
Results: A higher birthweight was associated with a significantly lower risk of EO-MPN (age at diagnosis: 0-37 years), and the OR for the birthweight z-score was 0.87 (95% CI: 0.78-0.98). Individuals whose mothers experienced complications during pregnancy had a higher EO-MPN risk (OR=1.54, 95% CI: 1.08-2.19). Compared to individuals born to mothers at the age of 25-29 years, those born to mothers ≥35 years had a significantly increased risk of EO-MPN (OR=1.64, 95% CI: 1.09-2.47). Stratified analyses by MPN subtype identified male sex and pre-term birth as risk factors for PV, and lower birthweight, complications during pregnancy, and older paternal age as risk factors for ET. Associations between birth characteristics and risk of EO-MPN also exhibited variations based on age of diagnosis, with lower birthweight being a risk factor for those diagnosed at 0-19 years (n=71 cases) and pregnancy complications being a risk factor for those diagnosed at 20-37 years (n=148 cases).
Conclusion: In this first-ever population-based study that examined EO-MPN, our findings support a role of birth characteristics in the etiology of this rare phenotype and underscore etiological heterogeneity by MPN subtype and age of diagnosis.
Citation Format: Nikolai A. Podoltsev, Rong Wang, Joseph L. Wiemels, Libby M. Morimoto, Catherine Metayer, Xiaomei Ma. Birth characteristics and risk of early-onset myeloproliferative neoplasms in a population-based case-control study [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 5882.
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Di M, Cui C, Kothari SK, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Neparidze N, Shallis RM, Wang R, Ma X, Huntington SF. Survival of mantle cell lymphoma in the era of Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a population-based analysis. Blood Adv 2022; 6:3339-3342. [PMID: 35240689 PMCID: PMC9198937 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Mengyang Di
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; and
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT
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- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, CT
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Perl AE, Larson RA, Podoltsev NA, Strickland S, Wang ES, Atallah E, Schiller GJ, Martinelli G, Neubauer A, Sierra J, Montesinos P, Récher C, Yoon SS, Hosono N, Onozawa M, Chiba S, Kim HJ, Hasabou N, Lu Q, Tiu R, Levis MJ. Follow-up of patients with R/R FLT3-mutation-positive AML treated with gilteritinib in the phase 3 ADMIRAL trial. Blood 2022; 139:3366-3375. [PMID: 35081255 PMCID: PMC9197557 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021011583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The phase 3 ADMIRAL (NCT02421939; Study ID: 2215-CL-0301) trial showed superior overall survival in patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3-mutation-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML) randomized 2:1 to receive the oral FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 inhibitor gilteritinib vs those randomized to receive salvage chemotherapy (SC). Here we provide a follow-up of the ADMIRAL trial 2 years after the primary analysis to clarify the long-term treatment effects and safety of gilteritinib in these patients with AML. At the time of this analysis, the median survival follow-up was 37.1 months, with deaths in 203 of 247 and 97 of 124 patients in the gilteritinib and SC arms, respectively; 16 gilteritinib-treated patients remained on treatment. The median overall survival for the gilteritinib and SC arms was 9.3 and 5.6 months, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.665; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.518, 0.853; two-sided P = .0013); 2-year estimated survival rates were 20.6% (95% CI, 15.8, 26.0) and 14.2% (95% CI, 8.3, 21.6). The gilteritinib-arm 2-year cumulative incidence of relapse after composite complete remission was 75.7%, with few relapses occurring after 18 months. Overall, 49 of 247 patients in the gilteritinib arm and 14 of 124 patients in the SC arm were alive for ≥2 years. Twenty-six gilteritinib-treated patients remained alive for ≥2 years without relapse; 18 of these patients underwent transplantation (hematopoietic stem cell transplantation [HSCT]) and 16 restarted gilteritinib as post-HSCT maintenance therapy. The most common adverse events of interest during years 1 and 2 of gilteritinib therapy were increased liver transaminase levels; adverse event incidence decreased in year 2. Thus, continued and post-HSCT gilteritinib maintenance treatment sustained remission with a stable safety profile. These findings confirm that prolonged gilteritinib therapy is safe and is associated with superior survival vs SC. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT02421939.
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- Alexander E Perl
- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Cancer Center-Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
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- IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori," IRST S.r.l., Meldola, Italy
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau and Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Institut Universitaire du Cancer deToulouse Oncopole, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Catholic Hematology Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Northbrook, IL; and
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- Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Northbrook, IL; and
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Bewersdorf JP, Allen C, Mirza AS, Grimshaw AA, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Cho C, Tallman MS, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Hypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:997.e1-997.e11. [PMID: 34551341 PMCID: PMC9533376 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Disease relapse remains the major cause of death among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who receive an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT). Maintenance treatment with FLT3 inhibitors and hypomethylating agents (HMA) has been studied in various clinical trials with mixed results. OBJECTIVE To synthesize the current evidence on the efficacy and safety of FLT3 inhibitors and HMA for maintenance therapy after allo-HCT in AML and MDS. METHODS For this systematic review and meta-analysis Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection were searched from inception to March 2021 for studies on maintenance therapies after allo-HCT in AML and MDS. Studies were excluded if they were reviews, commentaries, case series with <5 patients, or basic research articles, not published in English, not on post-allo-HCT maintenance with FLT3 inhibitors or HMA in AML or MDS, or if they were clinical trials without published results or duplicate publications from the same patient cohort. Studies with insufficient reporting of the primary endpoint (2-year overall survival [OS]) and studies using FLT3 inhibitors or HMA for pre-emptive treatment of imminent relapse based on positive measurable residual disease testing were excluded. Random-effects models were used to pool response rates for the primary outcome of 2-year OS. Hazard ratios (HR) for death and relapse were calculated for studies that included a control group. Rates of relapse-free survival (RFS), non-relapse mortality, and acute and chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) were studied as secondary endpoints. Downs and Black checklist and risk of bias assessments were used to gauge the quality of individual studies. The study protocol has been registered on PROSPERO (CRD42020187298). RESULTS Our search strategy identified 5559 studies. Twenty-one studies with a total of 809 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The 2-year OS rates were 81.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 73.8%-87.7%) and 65.7% (95% CI, 55.1%-74.9%) among patients treated with FLT3 inhibitors and HMA, respectively. In sensitivity analyses restricted to studies that included a control group, maintenance therapy with FLT3 inhibitors (HR for death = 0.41; 95% CI, 0.26-0.62) or HMA (HR = 0.45; 95% CI, 0.31-0.66) appeared superior to no maintenance therapy. The 2-year RFS rates were 79.8% (95% CI, 75.0%-83.9%) and 62.4% (95% CI, 50.6%-72.9%) among patients treated with FLT3 inhibitors and HMA, respectively. Rates of any grade acute and chronic GVHD were 33.1% (95% CI, 25.4%-41.8%; grade 3/4: 16.5%) and 42.5% (95% CI, 26.3%-60.4%) among FLT3 inhibitor and 42.7% (95% CI, 33.5%-52.4%; grade 3/4: 8.1%) and 41.5% (95% CI, 32.0%-51.6%) among HMA-treated patients, respectively. CONCLUSION Maintenance therapy with either FLT3 inhibitors or HMA after allo-HCT can lead to prolonged and improved OS and RFS with a favorable safety profile. Additional studies are needed to define the optimal duration of treatment, the role of measurable residual disease status, and transplant characteristics in patient selection.
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- Jan Philipp Bewersdorf
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Department of Medical Oncology, Adult Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Shallis RM, Wang R, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF, Podoltsev NA, Ma X. Contemporary practice patterns of tyrosine kinase inhibitor use among older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in the United States. Ther Adv Hematol 2021; 12:20406207211043404. [PMID: 35154624 PMCID: PMC8832334 DOI: 10.1177/20406207211043404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction: The choice of BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) for the first line of therapy (LOT) for chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is tailored to disease risk and patient characteristics like comorbidities, which become more prevalent with age. However, contemporary evaluations of frontline TKI choice and the factors associated with TKI switching in this specific patient population are lacking. Methods: We sought to describe TKI use in older patients (age: 66–99 years) with CML in the United States. Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–Medicare-linked database, we identified 810 older (median age: 75 years, interquartile range: 70–80 years) patients diagnosed during 2007–2015. Results: Imatinib was the most common frontline TKI (63.1%) throughout the study period, but its utilization as such decreased from 76% in 2010 to 47% in 2015. Most patients (65.3%) used only one TKI, but 12.5% of the 281 patients who switched from frontline TKI received ⩾4 LOT. Among the 167 patients switching from frontline imatinib, 18.6% eventually returned to imatinib with nearly all as the third LOT, supporting its favorable safety profile and indicating that the initial switch from imatinib might have been premature. Older patients within our cohort, white patients and those with greater comorbidity were less likely to switch from frontline TKI. Diagnosis year, geographic region, and surrogates for socioeconomic status and healthcare access had no impact on TKI switching. Conclusion: As expected, our findings highlight the frequent use of imatinib as the treatment option for older CML patients despite the availability of second-generation TKIs.
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- Rory M. Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, P.O. Box 208034, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Shallis RM, Pucar D, Perincheri S, Gore SD, Seropian SE, Podoltsev NA, Zeidan AM. Molecular testing of isolated myeloid sarcoma allows successful FLT3-targeted therapy. Ann Hematol 2021; 101:1145-1147. [PMID: 34686913 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-021-04702-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Rory M Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA.
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Bewersdorf JP, Sheth AH, Vetsa S, Grimshaw A, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Tamari R, Tallman MS, Rampal RK, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Outcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Myelofibrosis-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:873.e1-873.e13. [PMID: 34052505 PMCID: PMC8478722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) remains the only potentially curative therapeutic modality for patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis (MF). However, many patients are considered ineligible for allo-HCT, and transplant-related mortality can be substantial. Data on the efficacy and safety of allo-HCT are mixed and largely derived from retrospective studies. We aimed to synthesize the available evidence on the safety and efficacy of allo-HCT in MF and to identify patient, disease, and transplant characteristics with prognostic impact on outcomes of patients with MF undergoing allo-HCT. For this systematic review and meta-analysis, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection were searched from inception to October 11, 2020, for studies on allo-HCT in MF. Random-effects models were used to pool response rates for the co-primary outcomes of 1-year, 2-year, and 5-year overall survival (OS). Rates of non-relapse mortality and acute and chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) were studied as secondary endpoints. Subgroup analyses on the effect of conditioning regimen intensity, baseline dynamic international prognostic scoring system (DIPSS) score, and patient age were performed. The study protocol has been registered on PROSPERO (CRD42020188706). Forty-three studies with 8739 patients were identified and included in this meta-analysis. Rates of 1-year, 2-year, and 5-year OS were 66.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 63.5%-69.8%), 64.4% (95% CI, 57.6%-70.6%), and 55.0% (95% CI, 51.8%-58.3%), respectively. Rates of 1-year, 2-year, and 5-year nonrelapse mortality were 25.9% (95% CI, 23.3%-28.7%), 29.7% (95% CI, 24.5%-35.4%), and 30.5% (95% CI, 25.9%-35.5%), respectively. The combined rate of graft failure was 10.6% (95% CI, 8.9%-12.5%) with primary and secondary graft failure occurring in 7.3% (95% CI, 5.7%-9.4%) and 5.9% (95% CI, 4.3%-8.0%) of patients, respectively. Rates of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease were 44.0% (95% CI, 39.6%-48.4%; grade III/IV: 15.2%) and 46.5% (95% CI, 42.2%-50.8%; extensive or moderate/severe: 26.1%), respectively. Subgroup analyses did not show any significant difference between conditioning regimen intensity (myeloablative versus reduced-intensity), median patient age, and proportion of DIPSS-intermediate-2/high patients. The quality of the evidence is limited by the absence of randomized clinical trials in the field and the heterogeneity of patient and transplant characteristics across included studies. Given the poor prognosis of patients not receiving transplants and in the absence of curative nontransplantation therapies, our results support consideration of allo-HCT for eligible patients with MF.
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- Jan Philipp Bewersdorf
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Alabama School of Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Adult Leukemia Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Bewersdorf JP, Derkach A, Gowda L, Menghrajani K, DeWolf S, Ruiz JD, Ponce DM, Shaffer BC, Tamari R, Young JW, Jakubowski AA, Gyurkocza B, Chan A, Xiao W, Glass J, King AC, Cai SF, Daniyan A, Famulare C, Cuello BM, Podoltsev NA, Roshal M, Giralt S, Perales MA, Seropian S, Cho C, Zeidan AM, Prebet T, Stein EM, Tallman MS, Goldberg AD, Stahl M. Venetoclax-based combinations in AML and high-risk MDS prior to and following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:3394-3401. [PMID: 34477024 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1966788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
The role of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) as consolidation after initial venetoclax therapy and the efficacy of venetoclax salvage therapy for relapse after allo-HCT in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are unclear. We conducted a retrospective study of patients with AML or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who received venetoclax either before or after allo-HCT at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Yale University from 11 August 2016 to 16 November 2020. Among 39 heavily pretreated patients who received venetoclax before allo-HCT, median OS from allo-HCT was not reached after a median follow up of 12.5 months resulting in a 12-month OS estimate of 79.0%. In 37 patients who had received venetoclax-based combinations as salvage therapy after allo-HCT, the overall response rate was 32% with a median OS of 4.7 months (12-month OS estimate: 43.4%). Four patients underwent a second allo-HCT following venetoclax-based salvage therapy suggesting it as a potential salvage treatment option.
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- Jan Philipp Bewersdorf
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Mendoza H, Podoltsev NA, Siddon AJ. Laboratory evaluation and prognostication among adults and children with CEBPA-mutant acute myeloid leukemia. Int J Lab Hematol 2021; 43 Suppl 1:86-95. [PMID: 34288448 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
CEBPA-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) encompasses clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of AML in both adults and children. CEBPA-mutant AML may occur with monoallelic (moCEBPA) or biallelic (biCEBPA) mutations, which can be somatic or germline, with each entity impacting prognosis in unique ways. BiCEBPA AML is broadly associated with a favorable prognosis, but differences in the type and location of CEBPA mutations as well as the presence of additional leukemogenic mutations can lead to heterogeneity in survival. Concurrent FLT3-ITD mutations have a well-documented negative effect on survival in adult biCEBPA AML, whereas support for a negative prognostic effect of mutations in TET2, DNMT3A, WT1, CSF3R, ASXL1, and KIT is mixed. NPM1 and GATA2 mutations may have a positive prognostic impact. MoCEBPA AML has similar survival outcomes compared to AML with wild-type CEBPA, and risk stratification is determined by other cytogenetic and molecular findings. Germline CEBPA mutations may lead to familial biCEBPA AML after acquisition of second somatic CEBPA mutation, with variable penetrance and age. BiCEBPA AML in children is likely a favorable-risk diagnosis as it is in adults, but the role of a single CEBPA mutation and the impact of concurrent leukemogenic mutations are not clear in this population. Laboratory evaluation of the CEBPA gene includes PCR-based fragment-length analysis, Sanger sequencing, and next-generation sequencing. Phenotypic analysis using multiparameter flow cytometry can also provide additional data in evaluating CEBPA, helping to assess for the likelihood of mutation presence.
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- Hadrian Mendoza
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are both driven by JAK-STAT pathway activation and consequently much of the recent research efforts to improve the management and outcomes of patients with these neoplasms have centered around inhibition of this pathway. In addition to newer JAK inhibitors and improved interferons, promising novel agents exploiting a growing understanding of PV and ET pathogenesis and disease evolution mechanisms are being developed. These agents may modify the disease course in addition to cytoreduction. Histone deacetylase, MDM2 and telomerase inhibitors in patients with PV/ET have demonstrated clinically efficacy and serve as chief examples. Hepcidin mimetics, limiting iron availability to red blood cell precursors, offer an exciting alternative to therapeutic phlebotomy and have the potential to revolutionize management for patients with PV. Many of these newer agents are found to improve hematologic parameters and symptom burden, but their role in thrombotic risk reduction and disease progression control is currently unknown. The results of larger, randomized studies to confirm the early efficacy signals observed in phase 1/2 trials are eagerly awaited.
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- Rory M Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA.
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Daver N, Salhotra A, Brandwein JM, Podoltsev NA, Pollyea DA, Jurcic JG, Assouline S, Yee K, Li M, Pourmohamad T, Samineni D, Sumiyoshi T, Vaze A, Dere RC, Ma C, Cooper J. A Phase I dose-escalation study of DCLL9718S, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting C-type lectin-like molecule-1 (CLL-1) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:E175-E179. [PMID: 33617672 PMCID: PMC8252033 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Naval Daver
- Department of Leukemia MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine University of Colorado Aurora Colorado
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University New York New York
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- Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Montreal Quebec Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Genentech, Inc. South San Francisco California
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- Genentech, Inc. South San Francisco California
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- Genentech, Inc. South San Francisco California
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Wang X, Zeidan AM, Wang R, Bewersdorf JP, Zhang C, Podoltsev NA, Huntington SF, Gore SD, Ma X. Clinical effectiveness of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors and lenalidomide in older patients with refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts: a population-based study in the United States. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:2438-2447. [PMID: 33899659 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1913142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Existing studies regarding the role of DNA methyltransferase inhibitors (DNMTi) and lenalidomide in refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts (RARS) are limited. Using the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results-medicare database, we assembled a population-based cohort of older adults diagnosed with non-del(5q) lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes during 2007-2015. Of 2167 patients, 30% had RARS. About 16% of RARS and non- ring sideroblasts (RS) patients received DNMTi. RARS patients were more likely to receive lenalidomide (11.1% vs. 7.1%, p < 0.01). Among patients who were transfusion-dependent at treatment initiation, 55.6% of those treated with DNMTi only and 42.5% treated with lenalidomide only achieved red blood cell transfusion independence (RBC-TI) for a median duration of 21 and 12 weeks, respectively. RS status did not impact rate of RBC-TI. RARS patients had a significantly better survival, and the median survival of RARS patients varied by treatment group. In this population-based study of older RARS patients, DNMTi and lenalidomide were clinically active.
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- Xiaoyi Wang
- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Maintenance therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been studied for decades with mixed results. However, the application of modern agents has renewed interest and the recent data from randomized trials has provided evidence for the use of maintenance therapy in certain populations of AML patients. RECENT FINDINGS Unselected patients are unlikely to benefit from maintenance therapy as has been previously and consistently demonstrated. The increasing availability of newer and targeted agents like oral hypomethylating agents, protein modifiers, as well as FLT3, IDH1/2 BCL-2 and immune checkpoint inhibitors have restoked interest in maintenance therapy for which randomized, placebo-controlled trials have recently demonstrated benefits, including in the post-transplant setting. Patients with high-risk disease, suboptimal consolidation or remission associated with measurable residual disease (MRD) appear to be beneficiaries of this strategy. The influence of MRD status and the platform by which it is measured are important factors in the current understanding of when maintenance therapy works and how future studies should be designed. SUMMARY The recent positive findings in support of maintenance therapy for certain AML patient populations are practice changing and bolster the need for properly designed, randomized studies using unified and standardized MRD techniques.
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- Rory M Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Shallis RM, Bewersdorf JP, Swoboda DM, Wei W, Gowda L, Prebet T, Halene S, Pillai MM, Parker T, Neparidze N, Podoltsev NA, Seropian S, Sallman DA, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Challenges in the Evaluation and Management of Toxicities Arising From Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Patients With Myeloid Malignancies. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 2021; 21:e483-e487. [PMID: 33551344 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2021.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Rory M Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT.
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Shallis RM, Zeidan AM, Wang R, Podoltsev NA. Epidemiology of the Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Classical Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2021; 35:177-189. [PMID: 33641862 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2020.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) comprise the BCR-ABL-negative classical myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). These clonal myeloid diseases are principally driven by well-described molecular events; however, factors leading to their acquisition are not well understood. Beyond increasing age, male sex, and race/ethnicity differences, few consistent risk factors for the MPNs are known. PV and ET have an incidence of 0.5 to 4.0 and 1.1 to 2.0 cases per 100,000 person-years, respectively, and predict similar survival. PMF, which has an incidence of about 0.3 to 2.0 cases per 100,000 person-years, is associated with the shortest survival of the MPNs.
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- Rory M Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT 06520-8028, USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT 06520-8028, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, 333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT 06520-8028, USA.
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Mendoza H, Chen PH, Pine AB, Siddon AJ, Bale AE, Gowda L, Killie A, Richards J, Varin-Tremblay C, Kloss R, Podoltsev NA. A case of acute myeloid leukemia with unusual germline CEBPA mutation: lessons learned about mutation detection, location, and penetrance. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 62:1251-1254. [PMID: 33345654 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1861276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Hadrian Mendoza
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Smilow Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program, Yale-New Haven Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Smilow Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program, Yale-New Haven Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Smilow Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program, Yale-New Haven Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology-Oncology, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT, USA
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- Hematology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Shallis RM, Gale RP, Lazarus HM, Roberts KB, Xu ML, Seropian SE, Gore SD, Podoltsev NA. Myeloid sarcoma, chloroma, or extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia tumor: A tale of misnomers, controversy and the unresolved. Blood Rev 2020; 47:100773. [PMID: 33213985 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The World Health Organization classification and definition of "myeloid sarcoma" is imprecise and misleading. A more accurate term is "extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia tumor (eAML)." The pathogenesis of eAML has been associated with aberrancy of cellular adhesion molecules, chemokine receptors/ligands and RAS-MAPK/ERK signaling. eAML can present with or without synchronous or metachronous intramedullary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) so a bone marrow evaluation is always recommended. Accurate diagnosis of eAML requires tissue biopsy. eAML confined to one or a few sites is frequently treated with local therapy such as radiotherapy. About 75-90% of patients with isolated eAML will develop metachronous intramedullary AML with a median latency period ranging from 4 to 12 months; thus, patients with isolated eAML may also be treated with systemic anti-leukemia therapy. eAML does not appear to have an independent prognostic impact; selection of post-remission therapy including allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT) is typically guided by intramedullary disease risk. Management of isolated eAML should be individualized based on patient characteristics as well as eAML location and cytogenetic/molecular features. The role of PET/CT in eAML is also currently being elucidated. Improving outcomes of patients with eAML requires further knowledge of its etiology and mechanism(s) as well as therapeutic approaches beyond conventional chemotherapy, ideally in the context of controlled trials.
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- Rory M Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, USA
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- Haematology Section, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, USA.
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Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Wang R, Hofmann JN, Liao LM, Zeidan AM, Mesa RA, Ma X. Diet and Risk of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in Older Individuals from the NIH-AARP Cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020; 29:2343-2350. [PMID: 32868318 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The etiology of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) is obscure, and no previous studies have evaluated the role of diet. METHODS In the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, a prospective cohort of 463,049 participants ages 50 to 71 years at baseline (1995-1996), we identified 490 MPN cases after a median follow-up of 15.5 years, including 190 with polycythemia vera (PV) and 146 with essential thrombocythemia (ET). We examined possible associations between various dietary factors and the risk of MPN as a group, as well as PV and ET, using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) and adjust for potential confounding variables. RESULTS An increased risk was observed between fruit consumption and the risk of MPN overall (third tertile vs. first tertile, HR = 1.32; 95% CI, 1.04-1.67; P trend = 0.02) and PV (third tertile vs. first tertile, HR = 2.00; 95% CI, 1.35-2.95; P trend < 0.01). Increased risk of PV was also observed among those with high intake of sugar (HR = 1.77; 95% CI, 1.12-2.79), sugar from natural sources (HR = 1.77; 95% CI, 1.16-2.71), sugar from natural beverage sources (HR = 1.57; 95% CI, 1.08-2.29), and fructose (HR = 1.84; 95% CI, 1.21-2.79). CONCLUSIONS The intake of fat and protein did not appear to influence PV risk-neither did meat or vegetable consumption. None of the dietary factors studied was associated with the risk of ET. The role of sugar intake in the etiology of PV in older individuals warrants further investigation. IMPACT Our results indicate that high sugar intake is associated with an increased risk of polycythemia vera.
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- Nikolai A Podoltsev
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Mays Cancer Center, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Wang R, Hofmann JN, Liao LM, Zeidan AM, Mesa R, Ma X. Reply to comments on: Lifestyles and myeloproliferative neoplasms with special reference to coffee consumption. Int J Cancer 2020; 146:3523. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Nikolai A. Podoltsev
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology Yale School of Medicine New Haven CT USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology Yale School of Public Health New Haven CT USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology Yale School of Public Health New Haven CT USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute Bethesda MD USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute Bethesda MD USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology Yale School of Medicine New Haven CT USA
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- Mays Cancer Center University of Texas San Antonio TX USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology Yale School of Public Health New Haven CT USA
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Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Gowda L, Wei W, Hager K, Isufi I, Kim TK, Pillai MM, Seropian S, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Siddon AJ, Zeidan AM. Clinical outcomes and characteristics of patients with TP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes: a single center experience. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:2180-2190. [PMID: 32362171 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1759051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Mutations in the tumor suppressor gene TP53 are detected in 5-10% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes. TP53 mutations have been associated with complex karyotypes, therapy-related malignancies, lower response rates to cytotoxic chemotherapy, and an overall adverse prognosis. In this single-center retrospective study, we analyzed the clinicopathologic characteristics and outcomes of 83 patients with TP53-mutated myeloid malignancies treated at Yale Cancer Center between 9/2015 and 5/2019. Complex karyotypes (n = 75; 90%) and therapy-related malignancies (n = 32; 39%) were common. Median overall survival (OS) was 7.6 months. Intensive chemotherapy did not improve OS compared to lower-intensity treatment for AML patients. Patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT) had a significantly longer median OS, despite relatively limited follow-up. In conclusion, our data confirm the limited efficacy of intensive chemotherapy approaches for TP53-mutated patients with myeloid neoplasms and suggest that a minority of patients achieve long-term survival with alloHSCT.
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- Jan Philipp Bewersdorf
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Pathology, Section of Hematopathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Diadamo A, Gowda L, Podoltsev NA, Siddon A, Zeidan AM. Isolated trisomy 11 in patients with acute myeloid leukemia - is the prognosis not as grim as previously thought? Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:2254-2257. [PMID: 32338096 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1755858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Jan Philipp Bewersdorf
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Pathology, Section of Hematopathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Shallis RM, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Zeidan AM, Gore SD. Cui bono? Finding the value of allogeneic stem cell transplantation for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Expert Rev Hematol 2020; 13:447-460. [PMID: 32182435 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2020.1744433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Introduction: The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) vary in their risk of disease progression; progression includes increasingly severe bone marrow failure, reclassification as acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and death. Prognostic tools guide recommendations for allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT), the only curative option. AlloSCT is typically reserved for patients with higher-risk MDS as defined by existing prognostic tools, although additional clinical and biological factors in lower-risk patients may influence this dogma.Areas covered: This review discusses the current understanding of MDS risk stratification as it pertains to the use of alloSCT in subpopulations of MDS patients with a particular focus on the use of alloSCT in patients with lower-risk disease.Expert commentary: Though high-quality data are lacking, some lower-risk MDS patients may benefit from alloSCT, which offers the only prospect of cure. Understanding the etiologic role and prognostic impact of recurring genetic events may improve existing risk stratification and become integral facets of prognostic schemata. The identification of additional factors influencing the prognoses of patients currently lumped together as 'lower-risk' will likewise improve the selection of MDS patients for early intervention or aggressive therapies such as alloSCT.
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- Rory M Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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Shallis RM, Stahl M, Wei W, Montesinos P, Lengline E, Neukirchen J, Bhatt VR, Sekeres MA, Fathi AT, Konig H, Luger S, Khan I, Roboz GJ, Cluzeau T, Martínez-Cuadron D, Raffoux E, Germing U, Umakanthan JM, Mukhereje S, Brunner AM, Miller A, McMahon CM, Ritchie EK, Rodríguez-Veiga R, Itzykson R, Boluda B, Rabian F, Tormo M, Acuña-Cruz E, Rabinovich E, Yoo B, Cano I, Podoltsev NA, Bewersdorf JP, Gore S, Zeidan AM. Patterns of care and clinical outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia presenting with hyperleukocytosis who do not receive intensive chemotherapy. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:1220-1225. [PMID: 32100599 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1728753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Rory M Shallis
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Hematology Department, Saint-Louis Hospital AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- CHU of Nice, Hematology Department, Cote d'Azur University, Nice, France
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- Hematology Department, Saint-Louis Hospital AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Hematology Department, Saint-Louis Hospital AP-HP, Paris, France
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- CIBERONC, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Hematology Department, Saint-Louis Hospital AP-HP, Paris, France
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- University Clinical Hospital, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- CIBERONC, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Shallis RM, Patel TH, Podoltsev NA, Xu ML, Azar MM, Gore SD. Disseminated, yet dissembled: Rare infections behind the veil of classical hairy cell leukemia. Leuk Res 2020; 90:106315. [PMID: 32036123 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2020.106315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Rory M Shallis
- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.
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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. Int J Cancer 2020; 147:948-957. [PMID: 31904114 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The etiology of Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) is largely unknown. We assessed potential associations between lifestyle factors and MPN risk in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. In this prospective cohort with 463,049 participants aged 50-71 years at baseline (1995-1996) and a median follow-up of 15.5 years, we identified 490 MPN cases, including 190 with polycythemia vera (PV) and 146 with essential thrombocythemia (ET). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Smoking was not associated with MPN risk in the overall cohort, but analyses stratified by sex suggested that smoking increased the risk of MPN in women (former smoker vs. nonsmokers, HR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.03-2.00, p = 0.03; current smokers vs. nonsmokers, HR = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.08-2.71, p = 0.02). Coffee consumption was inversely associated with the risk of PV (high vs. low intake, HR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.33-0.84, p-trend < 0.01), but not the risk of ET or MPN overall. Further analysis revealed an inverse association between the amount of caffeine intake and PV risk (high vs. low intake, HR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.39-0.79, p-trend < 0.01). While the consumption of caffeinated coffee appeared to confer a protective effect against PV, the consumption of decaffeinated coffee did not. This large prospective study identified smoking as a risk factor for MPN in women and suggests that caffeine intake is associated with a lower risk of PV.
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- Nikolai A Podoltsev
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Mays Cancer Center, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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Davidoff AJ, Hu X, Bewersdorf JP, Wang R, Podoltsev NA, Huntington SF, Gore SD, Ma X, Zeidan AM. Hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy use and survival in older adults with Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB) in the United States (USA): a large propensity score-matched population-based study †. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 61:1178-1187. [PMID: 31878809 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1703970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hypomethylating agents (HMA) showed overall survival (OS) benefits in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (HR-MDS) in clinical trials. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data of patients ≥66 years diagnosed with refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB), a proxy for HR-MDS, in 01/2001-04/2004 (pre-period) or 01/2006-12/2011 (post-period). Association between post-period diagnosis and OS was examined using propensity scores (PS)-matched samples. Among 1876 RAEB patients, median OS was 9 months and 30.8% received HMAs (3.6% in pre-period; 43.0% in post-period) with no association between post-period diagnosis and OS. In the top PS quartile, post-period diagnosis was associated with a 74% lower risk of death (Hazard ratio [HR] = 0.26, 95%-CI: 0.10-0.69, p = 0.007), while outcomes were worse in the lowest PS quartile (HR = 2.80, 95%-CI: 1.06-7.36, p = 0.037). HMA lead to a 3-month OS benefit for patients most likely to receive HMA but not for unselected RAEB cohort.
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- Amy J Davidoff
- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Zeidan AM, Hu X, Zhu W, Stahl M, Wang R, Huntington SF, Giri S, Bewersdorf JP, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ. Association of provider experience and clinical outcomes in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes receiving hypomethylating agents. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 61:397-408. [PMID: 31570040 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1663423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Population level survival of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treated with hypomethylating agents (HMA) is inferior to clinical trials. Using SEER-Medicare data, we identified 2086 MDS patients diagnosed in 2004-13, aged ≥66 years at diagnosis, and receiving ≥1 HMA cycle after 2005. We used multivariate logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models to assess the impact of provider experience on persistent HMA therapy and overall survival (OS), respectively. Median number of HMA cycles was 4 and median OS was 10 months. Thirty-two percent of patients were treated by providers with ≥1 prior HMA initiation in the last 2 years and were more likely to receive ≥4 cycles of HMA therapy (OR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.06-1.57; p = .01). No significant association was found between MDS or HMA initiation volume and survival. In conclusion, while HMA initiation volume was associated with persistent HMA treatment, neither MDS nor HMA initiation volumes were associated with OS in older MDS patients.
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- Amer M Zeidan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Huntington SF, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Wang R. Temporal patterns and predictors of receiving no active treatment among older patients with acute myeloid leukemia in the United States: A population-level analysis. Cancer 2019; 125:4241-4251. [PMID: 31483484 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The majority of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are aged >65 years at the time of diagnosis and are not actively treated. The objective of the current study was to determine the prevalence, temporal trends, and factors associated with no active treatment (NAT) among older patients with AML in the United States. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data from 14,089 patients with AML residing in the United States who were diagnosed with AML at age ≥66 years during 2001 through 2013. NAT was defined as not receiving any chemotherapy, including hypomethylating agents. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze sociodemographic, clinical, and provider characteristics associated with NAT. RESULTS The percentage of patients with NAT decreased over time from 59.7% among patients diagnosed in 2001 to 42.8% among those diagnosed in 2013. The median overall survival for the entire cohort was 82 days from the time of diagnosis. Patients treated with NAT had worse survival compared with those receiving active treatment. Variables found to be associated with higher odds of NAT included older age, certain sociodemographic characteristics (household income within the lowest quartile, residence outside the Northeast region of the United States, and being unmarried), and clinical factors (≥3 comorbidities, the presence of mental disorders, recent hospitalization, and disability). CONCLUSIONS Greater than one-half of older patients with AML residing in the United States do not receive any active leukemia-directed therapy despite the availability of lower intensity therapies such as hypomethylating agents. Lack of active therapy receipt is associated with inferior survival. Identifying predictors of NAT might improve the quality of care and survival in this patient population, especially as novel therapeutic options with lower toxicity are becoming available.
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- Amer M Zeidan
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Bewersdorf JP, Ardasheva A, Podoltsev NA, Singh A, Biancon G, Halene S, Zeidan AM. From clonal hematopoiesis to myeloid leukemia and what happens in between: Will improved understanding lead to new therapeutic and preventive opportunities? Blood Rev 2019; 37:100587. [DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2019.100587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Revised: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Huntington SF, Zhu W, Hoag JR, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ. Association Between Ownership of Imaging Equipment and Appropriateness of Staging Positron-Emission Tomography in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2019; 3:pkz030. [PMID: 31360905 PMCID: PMC6649837 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Physician ownership of imaging equipment has been shown to be associated with greater use of low-value imaging. However, it is unclear whether ownership also influences utilization of appropriate imaging. We conducted a cohort study of older adults diagnosed with three non-Hodgkin lymphomas with distinct guideline recommendations concerning the use of positron emission tomography (PET) during staging (recommended, not recommended, or equivocal). We found patients who were treated by oncologists with PET ownership were more likely to receive a staging PET regardless of lymphoma subtype. However, the difference in utilization by ownership status was smallest (6%, 95% confidence interval = 2% to 11%, P = .01) in the setting of diffuse large B cell lymphoma, where consensus guidelines recommend routine use of PET. Overall, removing financial incentives related to imaging self-referral may reduce utilization during cancer care, with the potential for greatest impact on imaging of equivocal or low clinical utility.
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- Scott F Huntington
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT.,Department of Health Policy and Management (AJD), Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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Zeidan AM, Zhu W, Stahl M, Wang R, Huntington SF, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ. RBC transfusion independence among lower risk MDS patients receiving hypomethylating agents: a population-level analysis. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 60:3181-3187. [PMID: 31170846 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1622700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
Most patients with lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) become red blood cell (RBC) transfusion dependent at some time during their disease course. Hypomethylating agents (HMAs) are frequently used in this setting; however, reported rates of in RBC transfusion independence (TI) achieved with HMA therapy vary significantly between studies. Here we study the real-life clinical effectiveness of HMA in inducing RBC TI in anemic LR-MDS patients using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database. We find that approximately 40% of LR-MDS patients who were receiving RBC transfusions and 33% who were dependent on RBC transfusions at HMA initiation ultimately achieved TI. The receipt of ≥3 transfusions in the 8-week period before HMA initiation was significantly associated with lower odds of achieving TI. Our study provides important population level estimates of clinical effectiveness of HMAs in LR-MDS.
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- Amer M Zeidan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Medicine, Section of Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Podoltsev NA, Zhu M, Zeidan AM, Wang R, Wang X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF, Giri S, Gore SD, Ma X. Impact of Hydroxyurea on Survival and Risk of Thrombosis Among Older Patients With Essential Thrombocythemia. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2019; 17:211-219. [DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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ABSTRACTBackground: Current guidelines recommend hydroxyurea (HU) as frontline therapy for patients with high-risk essential thrombocythemia (ET) to prevent thrombosis. However, little is known about the impact of HU on thrombosis or survival among these patients in the real-world setting. Patients and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of older adults (aged ≥66 years) diagnosed with ET from 2007 through 2013 using the linked SEER-Medicare database. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to assess the effect of HU on overall survival, and multivariable competing risk models were used to assess the effect of HU on the occurrence of thrombotic events. Results: Of 1,010 patients, 745 (73.8%) received HU. Treatment with HU was associated with a significantly lower risk of death (hazard ratio [HR], 0.52; 95% CI, 0.43–0.64; P<.01). Every 10% increase in HU proportion of days covered was associated with a 12% decreased risk of death (HR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.86–0.91; P<.01). Compared with nonusers, HU users also had a significantly lower risk of thrombotic events (HR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.41–0.64; P<.01). Conclusions: Although underused in our study population, HU was associated with a reduced incidence of thrombotic events and improved overall survival in older patients with ET.
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- Nikolai A. Podoltsev
- aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine
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- bDepartment of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health
- cYale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research Center; and
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- aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine
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- bDepartment of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health
- cYale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research Center; and
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- bDepartment of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health
- cYale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research Center; and
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- cYale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research Center; and
- dDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine
- cYale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research Center; and
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- aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine
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- aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine
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- bDepartment of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health
- cYale Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research Center; and
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Huntington SF, Hoag JR, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ. Oncologist volume and outcomes in older adults diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Cancer 2018; 124:4211-4220. [PMID: 30216436 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although provider-level volume is frequently associated with outcomes in cancers requiring complex surgeries, whether similar relations exist for cancers treated primarily with systemic therapy is unknown. METHODS Using a population-based cohort analysis of older adults diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) during the years 2004-2011, we evaluated the association between oncologist volume and 4 clinical outcomes (receipt of any chemotherapy, receipt of an anthracycline-containing or equivalent regimen, early hospitalization, and overall survival). Our primary explanatory variable was lymphoma treatment volume, defined as the number of patients with newly diagnosed lymphoma for which an oncologist initiated therapy during a 12-month look-back period from each incident DLBCL case. RESULTS We identified 8247 Medicare beneficiaries who were newly diagnosed with DLBCL. Chemotherapy was administered to 6202 (75.2%) beneficiaries, and 71.4% of cytotoxic regimens contained an anthracycline. Beneficiaries who were treated by higher-volume oncologists had increased odds of receiving chemotherapy (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.24-1.70; P <.001) and of receiving an anthracycline-containing regimen (aOR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.06-1.50; P = .009). Receiving care from a higher-volume provider was also associated with decreased hospitalization (aOR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.69-0.95; P = .007) and improved survival (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.79-0.92; P < .001). CONCLUSION In older adults diagnosed with DLBCL, receiving care from a provider with more experience treating lymphoma patients was associated with receipt of guideline-adherent therapy, reduced hospitalizations, and improved survival. Clinical volume may be an important factor in providing high-quality cancer care in the modern era.
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- Scott F Huntington
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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Shallis RM, Xu ML, Podoltsev NA, Curtis SA, Considine BT, Khanna SR, Siddon AJ, Zeidan AM. Be careful of the masquerades: differentiating secondary myelodysplasia from myelodysplastic syndromes in clinical practice. Ann Hematol 2018; 97:2333-2343. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3474-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Stahl M, DeVeaux M, de Witte T, Neukirchen J, Sekeres MA, Brunner AM, Roboz GJ, Steensma DP, Bhatt VR, Platzbecker U, Cluzeau T, Prata PH, Itzykson R, Fenaux P, Fathi AT, Smith A, Germing U, Ritchie EK, Verma V, Nazha A, Maciejewski JP, Podoltsev NA, Prebet T, Santini V, Gore SD, Komrokji RS, Zeidan AM. The use of immunosuppressive therapy in MDS: clinical outcomes and their predictors in a large international patient cohort. Blood Adv 2018; 2:1765-1772. [PMID: 30037803 PMCID: PMC6058241 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018019414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Most studies of immunosuppressive therapy (IST) in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are limited by small numbers and their single-center nature, and report conflicting data regarding predictors for response to IST. We examined outcomes associated with IST and predictors of benefit in a large international cohort of patients with MDS. Data were collected from 15 centers in the United States and Europe. Responses, including red blood cell (RBC) transfusion independence (TI), were assessed based on the 2006 MDS International Working Group criteria, and overall survival (OS) was estimated by Kaplan-Meier methods. Logistic regression models estimated odds for response and TI, and Cox Proportional Hazard models estimated hazards ratios for OS. We identified 207 patients with MDS receiving IST, excluding steroid monotherapy. The most common IST regimen was anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) plus prednisone (43%). Overall response rate (ORR) was 48.8%, including 11.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.5%-18.4%) who achieved a complete remission and 30% (95% CI, 22.3%-39.5%) who achieved RBC TI. Median OS was 47.4 months (95% CI, 37-72.3 months) and was longer for patients who achieved a response or TI. Achievement of RBC TI was associated with a hypocellular bone marrow (cellularity < 20%); horse ATG plus cyclosporine was more effective than rabbit ATG or ATG without cyclosporine. Age, transfusion dependence, presence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria or large granular lymphocyte clones, and HLA DR15 positivity did not predict response to IST. IST leads to objective responses in nearly half the selected patients with the highest rate of RBC TI achieved in patients with hypocellular bone marrows.
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- Maximilian Stahl
- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Tumorimmunology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine and The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Universitätsklinikum "Carl Gustav Carus" der Technischen Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium and National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Saint-Louis Hospital, University Paris 7, Paris, France
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- Saint-Louis Hospital, University Paris 7, Paris, France
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Epidemiology & Cancer Statistics Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Weill Cornell Medicine and The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Leukemia Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Hematology, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Carreggi, Florence, Italy; and
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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