{"title":"How clinicians and persons with hemophilia may approach shared decision-making.","authors":"Courtney D Thornburg, Donna Coffin","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2353761","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2353761","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":"193-196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140891799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in our understanding of genetic markers and targeted therapies for pediatric LCH.","authors":"Aban Bahabri, Oussama Abla","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2353772","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2353772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare myeloid neoplasm, encompassing a diverse clinical spectrum ranging from localized bone or skin lesions to a multisystemic life-threatening condition. Over the past decade, there has been an expansion in understanding the molecular biology of LCH, which translated into innovative targeted therapeutic approaches.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>In this article, we will review the molecular alterations observed in pediatric LCH and the relationship between these molecular changes and the clinical phenotype, as well as targeted therapies in LCH.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway mutation is a hallmark of LCH and is identified in 80% of the cases. Notably, BRAFV600E mutation is seen in ~50-60% of the cases, ~30% has other MAPK pathway mutations, while 15-20% have no detected mutations. While the first line therapeutic approach is vinblastine and prednisone, targeted therapies - specifically BRAF/MEK inhibitors - emerged as a promising second-line salvage strategy, particularly when a mutation is identified. Most patients respond to BRAF/MEK inhibitors but at least 75% reactivate after stopping, however, most patients respond again when restarting inhibitors.</p>","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":"223-231"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140891797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donald C Moore, Katelynn Granger, Hailey Hill, Allison Karabinos, James A Davis
{"title":"Elranatamab vs. teclistamab: battle of the BCMA bispecifics in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.","authors":"Donald C Moore, Katelynn Granger, Hailey Hill, Allison Karabinos, James A Davis","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2353751","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2353751","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":"197-200"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140891798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Olutasidenib: a novel mutant IDH1 inhibitor for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.","authors":"Jorge E Cortes","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2354486","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2354486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Recurrent mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (m<i>IDH1</i>) occur in about 7% to 14% of all cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The discovery of targetable mutations in AML, including <i>IDH</i> mutations, expanded the therapeutic landscape of AML and led to the development of targeted agents. Despite significant advances in current treatment options, remission and overall survival rates remain suboptimal. The IDH1 inhibitor, olutasidenib, demonstrated encouraging safety and clinical benefits as monotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) m<i>IDH1</i> AML.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review outlines the olutasidenib drug profile and summarizes key safety and efficacy data, focusing on the 150 mg twice daily dose from the pivotal registrational cohort of the phase 2 trial that formed the basis for the US Food and Drug Administration approval of olutasidenib in patients with R/R AML with a susceptible <i>IDH1</i> mutation.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Olutasidenib offers patients with R/R m<i>IDH1</i> AML a new treatment option, with improved complete remission and a longer duration of response than other targeted m<i>IDH1</i> treatment options. Olutasidenib provided clinical benefit with a manageable safety profile. Additional analyses to further characterize the safety and efficacy of olutasidenib in frontline and R/R settings as monotherapy and as combination therapy are ongoing.</p>","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":"211-221"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140921265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hao Jiang, Rui-Bo Zhang, Juan Peng, Lan Ren, Heng-Dong Wang
{"title":"Disruption of the Hippo pathway promotes the proliferation of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells, inhibits apoptosis and chemosensitivity.","authors":"Hao Jiang, Rui-Bo Zhang, Juan Peng, Lan Ren, Heng-Dong Wang","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2356255","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2356255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite advancements in chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation, the recurrence and chemoresistance of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (cALL) remain a significant challenge, thus indicating the need for novel therapeutic targets.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>The protein levels of YAP1, p-YAP1, TAZ, and Cyr61 of cALL patients and healthy volunteers were measured by western blot analysis. Then the leukemic cell line SUP-B15 was transfected with sh-YAP1 and pcDNA3.1-YAP1 to knockdown or overexpress YAP1. The viability, chemosensitivity, apoptosis, migration, and invasion of SUP-B15 cells were determined by MTT, flow cytometry, and Transwell assay.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cALL patients had higher YAP1, TAZ, and Cyr61 protein expression and lower p-YAP1 protein expression in bone marrow tissues compared with healthy volunteers (<i>p</i> < 0.01). In SUP-B15 cells, YAP1 knockdown upregulated p-YAP1 protein expression (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and downregulated TAZ and Cyr61 protein expression (<i>p</i> < 0.01). In addition, knocking down YAP1 significantly inhibited cell viability, migration, and invasion, and induced apoptosis (<i>p</i> < 0.01). YAP1 knockdown also reduced the IC<sub>50</sub> value following treatment with vincristine, daunorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (<i>p</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Disruption of the Hippo pathway attenuates the development of cALL by promoting cell proliferation while suppressing apoptosis and drug sensitivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":"269-274"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140957097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Salome Bwayo Weaver, Helen Akinwale, Nkem P Nonyel, La'marcus T Wingate
{"title":"Evaluation of the effect of voxelotor and darbepoetin alfa on hemoglobin levels in patients with sickle cell disease.","authors":"Salome Bwayo Weaver, Helen Akinwale, Nkem P Nonyel, La'marcus T Wingate","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2352497","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2352497","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To date, there is limited evidence on patients utilizing both voxelotor and darbepoetin alfa and its impact on hemoglobin levels. The objective is to evaluate the effect of voxelotor and darbepoetin alfa on hemoglobin levels in patients with SCD.</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>This was a retrospective chart review study that assessed the primary independent variable as the utilization of either voxelotor alone, darbepoetin alfa alone, or the concurrent administration of voxelotor and darbepoetin alfa. Descriptive statistics were utilized to obtain the mean standard deviation for numerical variables and proportions for categorical variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 23 participants were included in this study. When comparing baseline to 2 months and 3 months, participants on voxelotor alone experienced a 3% decrease and a 6.6% increase in hemoglobin, darbepoetin alfa alone group a 4.3% decrease and a 0.6% increase in hemoglobin and voxelotor and darbepoetin group a 4.4% decrease and a 0.5% decrease in hemoglobin levels. Fifty percent of the participants in the voxelotor group and 6 (66.7%) participants in the voxelotor plus darbepoetin alfa group experienced adverse drug events.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Voxelotor resulted in a clinically significant difference in the percent change of hemoglobin from baseline to 3 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":"255-260"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140957101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yizhou Peng, Jinjin Huang, Jin Yin, Fankai Meng, Yang Cao, Liang Huang, Dengju Li, Yicheng Zhang, Donghua Zhang, Li Meng, Zhiqiang Han, Zhenya Hong
{"title":"Frontline combination of dasatinib and low-intensity chemotherapy in adults with de novo Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia","authors":"Yizhou Peng, Jinjin Huang, Jin Yin, Fankai Meng, Yang Cao, Liang Huang, Dengju Li, Yicheng Zhang, Donghua Zhang, Li Meng, Zhiqiang Han, Zhenya Hong","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2343885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2024.2343885","url":null,"abstract":"Studies on dasatinib-based low-intensity induction regimens and post-remission strategies are limited in China. Therefore, we conducted a single-center phase 2 trial in newly diagnosed adult patien...","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140592978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Curative effect of motherwort combined with ethinylestradiol-cyproterone acetate on dysfunctional uterine bleeding","authors":"Qiaoyun Tang, Xueyuan Chen","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2343878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2024.2343878","url":null,"abstract":"Thisstudy aimed to investigate the curative effect of motherwort combinedwith ethinylestradiol-cyproterone acetate (EE/CPA) on dysfunctionaluterine bleeding (DUB).Atotal of 68 patients with DUB wer...","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":"206 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Azza A Tantawy, Nayera H.K. Elsherif, Solaf M Elsayed, Heba G.A. Ali, Sara M Makkeyah, Hisham I.E Elsantiel, Geneviève de Saint Basile, Iman A Ragab
{"title":"Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Egyptian children: diagnosis, treatment challenges and outcome","authors":"Azza A Tantawy, Nayera H.K. Elsherif, Solaf M Elsayed, Heba G.A. Ali, Sara M Makkeyah, Hisham I.E Elsantiel, Geneviève de Saint Basile, Iman A Ragab","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2341044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2024.2341044","url":null,"abstract":"Hemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a spectrum of immune activation which could be genetically determined, or secondaryto an underlying illness. Our aim was to present the clinico-genetic as...","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":"168 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mukul Singal, Amir Mahmoud, Pradyumna Dinkar Phatak
{"title":"Clinical characteristics of <i>HFE</i> C282Y/H63D compound heterozygotes identified in a specialty practice: key differences from <i>HFE</i> C282Y homozygotes.","authors":"Mukul Singal, Amir Mahmoud, Pradyumna Dinkar Phatak","doi":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2337950","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17474086.2024.2337950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with p.C282Y homozygous (p.C282Y) <i>HFE</i> mutations are more likely to develop hemochromatosis (HC) than p.C282Y/p.H63D compound heterozygotes (p.C282Y/H63D).</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective chart review of 90 p.C282Y and 31 p.C282Y/H63D patients at a referral practice to illustrate the differences in the natural history of the disease in these two HC cohorts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over a median follow-up of 17 years, p.C282Y had higher mean serum ferritin (1105 mg/dL vs. 534 mg/dL, <i>p</i> = 0.001) and transferrin saturations (75.3% vs. 49.5%, <i>p</i> = 0.001) at diagnosis. p.C282Y underwent more therapeutic phlebotomies (TP) till de-ironing (mean 24 vs. 10), had higher mean mobilized iron stores (4759 mg vs. 1932 mg), and required more annual maintenance TP (1.9/year vs. 1.1/year, <i>p</i> = 0.039). p.C282Y/H63D were more likely to have obesity (45.2% vs. 20.2%, <i>p</i> = 0.007) at diagnosis, with a non-significant trend toward consuming more alcohol. There was no significant difference in the development of HC-related complications between the two cohorts.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>p.C282Y have a higher mobilizable iron and require more TP. p.C282Y/H63D likely require additional insults such as obesity or alcohol use to develop elevated ferritin. De-ironing may mitigate the risk of developing HC-related complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":12325,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":"145-152"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140326523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}