Phase to phase: Navigating drug combinations with hypomethylating agents in higher-risk MDS trials for optimal outcomes

AMA Merz, M Sébert, J Sonntag, AS Kubasch… - Cancer Treatment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent developments in high-risk Myelodysplastic Neoplasms (HR MDS) treatment are
confronted with challenges in study design due to evolving drug combinations with …

Classification, risk stratification and response assessment in myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): A state-of-the-art report on behalf of the International …

M Stahl, JP Bewersdorf, Z Xie, MGD Porta, R Komrokji… - Blood Reviews, 2023 - flore.unifi.it
The guidelines for classification, prognostication, and response assessment of
myelodysplastic syndromes/neo-plasms (MDS) have all recently been updated. In this report …

The TGFβ type I receptor kinase inhibitor vactosertib in combination with pomalidomide in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: a phase 1b trial

E Malek, PS Rana, M Swamydas, M Daunov… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Functional blockade of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ) signalling pathway
improves the efficacy of cytotoxic and immunotherapies. Here, we conducted a phase 1b …

Safety and efficacy of luspatercept for the treatment of anemia in patients with myelofibrosis

AT Gerds, C Harrison, JJ Kiladjian, R Mesa… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Abstract The ACE-536-MF-001 trial enrolled patients with myelofibrosis (n= 95) into 4
cohorts: patients in cohorts 1 and 3A were non–transfusion dependent (NTD) and had …

Iron overload induces dysplastic erythropoiesis and features of myelodysplasia in Nrf2-deficient mice

TL Duarte, M Lopes, M Oliveira, AG Santos, C Vasco… - Leukemia, 2024 - nature.com
Iron overload (IOL) is hypothesized to contribute to dysplastic erythropoiesis. Several
conditions, including myelodysplastic syndrome, thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, are …

BATF is a major driver of NK cell epigenetic reprogramming and dysfunction in AML

B Kumar, A Singh, R Basar, N Uprety, Y Li… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) belong to a continuous
disease spectrum of myeloid malignancies with poor prognosis in the relapsed/refractory …

Role of reactive oxygen species in myelodysplastic syndromes

Q Jing, C Zhou, J Zhang, P Zhang, Y Wu, J Zhou… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) serve as typical metabolic byproducts of aerobic life and
play a pivotal role in redox reactions and signal transduction pathways. Contingent upon …

Roxadustat versus placebo for patients with lower‐risk myelodysplastic syndrome: MATTERHORN phase 3, double‐blind, randomized controlled trial

M Mittelman, DH Henry, JA Glaspy… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In patients with lower‐risk myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS), response to first‐
line therapy is limited and transient. The MATTERHORN randomized, double‐blind, phase 3 …

Treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes

ES Hellström-Lindberg, N Kröger - Blood, 2023 - Elsevier
The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) constitute a profoundly heterogeneous myeloid
malignancy with a common origin in the hemopoietic stem cell compartment. Consequently …

Luspatercept versus epoetin alfa in erythropoiesis-stimulating agent-naive, transfusion-dependent, lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (COMMANDS): primary …

MG Della Porta, G Garcia-Manero, V Santini… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background The preplanned interim analysis of the COMMANDS trial showed greater
efficacy of luspatercept than epoetin alfa for treating anaemia in erythropoiesis-stimulating …