Courtney D. DiNardo, Keith W. Pratz, Panayiotis Panayiotidis, Xudong Wei, Vladimir Vorobyev, Árpád Illés, Inho Kim, Vladimir Ivanov, Grace Ku, Catherine L. Miller, Meng Zhang, Fernando Tatsch, Jalaja Potluri, Xenia Schmidt, Christian Récher
<p>Based on results from the randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 VIALE-A (NCT02993523) and VIALE-C (NCT03069352) trials,<span><sup>1-4</sup></span> venetoclax in combination with hypomethylating agents or low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) has become standard of care in patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy. Cytopenias are common adverse events with venetoclax and are primarily managed with protocol-mandated dose modifications, including dose interruptions and cycle delays.<span><sup>2, 5</sup></span> Neutropenia and febrile neutropenia may be mitigated with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)<span><sup>4, 6</sup></span>; however, limited evidence exists on G-CSF use and impact on safety and efficacy in patients receiving low-intensity therapies. The present analysis assessed outcomes by G-CSF use post-remission (i.e., following blast clearance) among patients with newly diagnosed, intensive-chemotherapy–ineligible AML who received venetoclax-azacitidine or venetoclax-LDAC in the VIALE-A and VIALE-C trials, respectively.</p><p>VIALE-A and VIALE-C study designs have been previously described.<span><sup>1, 3</sup></span> Both trials enrolled patients aged ≥18 years with newly diagnosed AML who were ineligible for induction chemotherapy (aged ≥75 years or with comorbid conditions precluding intensive chemotherapy treatment). In VIALE-A, patients received venetoclax-azacitidine or placebo-azacitidine; in VIALE-C, patients received venetoclax-LDAC or placebo-LDAC. Both trial protocols allowed G-CSF use with administration for cytopenia management as per institutional practice. In this exploratory post hoc analysis, patients treated with venetoclax combinations who had achieved a best response of complete remission (CR)/CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) were assessed for outcomes by G-CSF use, including overall survival (OS), duration of CR/CRi (DOR), and safety. G-CSF use was analyzed from the time of remission achievement (post-remission), defined as blast clearance (<5% bone marrow blasts) for this analysis. Clinical data cutoff was December 1, 2021 for VIALE-A and February 15, 2021 for VIALE-C.<span><sup>2, 3</sup></span> The analysis populations included patients who achieved best response of CR/CRi, unless otherwise specified.<span><sup>1, 3</sup></span> Data presentation is descriptive in nature, and formal statistical comparisons were not performed due to the post hoc nature of this analysis. Additional details are in the Data S1.</p><p>Approximately half of patients treated with venetoclax combinations in VIALE-A and VIALE-C received G-CSF post-remission. In VIALE-A, 50% (95/191) of CR/CRi responders in the venetoclax-azacitidine arm and 26% (11/42) in the placebo-azacitidine arm received G-CSF post-remission (Tables S1 and S2). In VIALE-C, 46% (32/69) of CR/CRi responders in the venetoclax-LDAC arm and 22% (2/9) in the placebo-LDAC arm received G-CSF post-r
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Naia Oillarburu, Loic Ysebaert, Caroline Protin, Ariadna Ortiz-Brugues, Sarah Baali, Estelle Parriel, Vincent Sibaud
{"title":"Ibrutinib-related stellar hematomas of the palms and soles.","authors":"Naia Oillarburu, Loic Ysebaert, Caroline Protin, Ariadna Ortiz-Brugues, Sarah Baali, Estelle Parriel, Vincent Sibaud","doi":"10.1002/ajh.27514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.27514","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7724,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Hematology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alizée Soulié, Cécile Arnaud, Serge Pissard, Isabelle Hau, Mickaël Shum, Fouad Madhi, Céline Delestrain, Sandra Biscardi, Sabine Blary, Bassem Khazem, Ekaterina Belozertsteva, Eric Guemas, Ralph Epaud, Annie Kamdem, Corinne Pondarré
<p>Acute splenic sequestration crisis (ASSC) is one of the earliest acute clinical manifestations of sickle cell anemia (SCA), with a median age at first episode of 1.8 years [range: 0.4–12.9] as reported for our recently published regional longitudinal newborn cohort, beginning with the introduction of newborn screening (1986) and ending just before the introduction of preventive intensification with hydroxyurea (HU) in 2015.<span><sup>1</sup></span> Early predictive biomarkers have been identified for ASSC, but little is known about the impact of early ASSC on disease severity.<span><sup>2</sup></span> Unlike early dactylitis, early ASSC was not found to be associated with an increase in the risk of adverse outcomes, including death, stroke, frequent vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), and recurrent acute chest syndrome (ACS), in a cohort of newborns with SCA.<span><sup>3</sup></span></p><p>Our main objective here was to determine, from our SCA birth cohort, whether children experiencing early ASSC have a higher disease burden. In addition, we aimed to update clinical information on ASSC and confirm the prognostic factors identified in previous studies. Consistent with the French standards of care, for the whole cohort, disease-modifying therapies (DMT) were started only after the occurrence of complications: transfusion program (TP) was mainly implemented for stroke prevention, and HU was prescribed only to children over the age of 3 years for low hemoglobin (Hb) levels and/or recurrence of VOC/ACS. Specifically at our center, TP was offered for frequent VOC/ACS or anemia despite HU, or in children younger than 3 years, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to patients with cerebral vasculopathy or frequent VOC/ACS with a human leukocyte antigen-identical sibling. In our cohort-study, the use of DMT was thus considered a surrogate for disease severity.</p><p>ASSC was defined as splenic enlargement (increase of at least 2 cm from baseline) measured below the costal margin and associated with acute anemia (decrease in Hb concentration >2 g/dL relative to the previous measurement). Early and late ASSC were defined as a first episode of ASSC occurring before or after the age of 2 years respectively. During ASSC, standard management was prompt transfusion to restore effective circulating volume. After the resolution of a first ASSC, local guidelines recommended watchful waiting, unless children had another reason for receiving TP or HU. After the second or third episode, then either splenectomy or a temporary prophylactic TP were considered, to prevent ASSC recurrence. The age at which splenectomy was considered (usually after 3 years of age) and the indication for splenectomy after TP (only if persistent splenomegaly during TP or systematic) varied over time.</p><p>Children were classified into two groups on the basis of the timing of the first ASSC: before 2 years (early ASSC group), or after 2 years or no ASSC (other group). Descriptive
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