2025
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) supplementation improves dyspnea and may normalize von Willebrand plasma levels in gynecologic patients with Post-Acute-COVID-Sequela (PASC)/Long COVID
Bellone S, Siegel E, Santin A. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) supplementation improves dyspnea and may normalize von Willebrand plasma levels in gynecologic patients with Post-Acute-COVID-Sequela (PASC)/Long COVID. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2025, 57: 101682. PMID: 39944180, PMCID: PMC11814706, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2025.101682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVon Willebrand factorN-acetylcysteinePost-acute sequelae of COVID-19Gynecologic patientsVWF levelsLevels of clotting factorsVon Willebrand factor levelsOral N-acetylcysteineProspective randomized studyShortness of breathGynecologic oncology clinicChronically elevated levelsLong COVIDCOVID-19 patientsN-acetylcysteine supplementationSequelae of COVID-19Microvascular inflammationSubjective improvementThrombotic complicationsRandomized studyRed blood cellsControl patientsPrecursor of glutathionePlasma levelsCancer patientsAssociations between blood donors, component modifications, and the alloimmunization of transfusion recipients
Yu H, Karafin M, Tormey C, Goel R, Spencer B, Hendrickson J, Hauser R. Associations between blood donors, component modifications, and the alloimmunization of transfusion recipients. Transfusion 2025, 65: 588-603. PMID: 39821794, DOI: 10.1111/trf.18135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of RBC alloimmunizationRed blood cell unitsRed blood cellsTransfusion recipientsBlood donorsRBC alloimmunizationMultivariate conditional logistic regression analysisConditional logistic regression analysisRisk of alloimmunizationIrradiated red blood cellsCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisSickle cell diseaseAlloantibody formationAlloimmunization eventsRecipient variablesAlloimmunizationRecipient EpidemiologyRecipient diagnosisSub-analysisDecreased riskCell diseaseOlder donorsLow riskTransfusion
2024
Use of Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) and Eltrombopag (EPAG) Among Patients with Acquired Aplastic Anemia (AA) in the United States: Results from a Large National Database
Stempel J, Wang R, Lee A, Ma X, Podoltsev N. Use of Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) and Eltrombopag (EPAG) Among Patients with Acquired Aplastic Anemia (AA) in the United States: Results from a Large National Database. Blood 2024, 144: 2319. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-202185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHorse anti-thymocyte globulinLow transfusion burdenAcquired aplastic anemiaCalcineurin inhibitor levelsCalcineurin inhibitorsSevere AARed blood cellsEltrombopag therapyTransfusion burdenMedian proportion of daysTransfusion of red blood cellsCalcineurin inhibitor agentsMedian starting doseAnti-thymocyte globulinDiagnosis to initiationTransplant-ineligible patientsBone marrow failureRare autoimmune disorderReduce transfusion requirementsBaseline red blood cellRetrospective cohort studyStudent's t-testProportion of daysBlue Cross Blue ShieldElixhauser comorbidity scoreClinical Benefits of Achieving Hemoglobin (Hb) Levels ≥ 10 g/dL in Transfusion-Dependent (TD) Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA)-Naive Patients (Pts) with Lower-Risk (LR) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Treated with Luspatercept in the COMMANDS Trial
Santini V, Zeidan A, Platzbecker U, Komrokji R, Garcia-Manero G, Miteva D, Yucel A, Pozharskaya V, Rose S, Lai Y, Giuseppi A, Valcárcel Ferreiras D, Fenaux P, Shortt J, Della Porta M. Clinical Benefits of Achieving Hemoglobin (Hb) Levels ≥ 10 g/dL in Transfusion-Dependent (TD) Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA)-Naive Patients (Pts) with Lower-Risk (LR) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Treated with Luspatercept in the COMMANDS Trial. Blood 2024, 144: 1818-1818. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-194239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDuration of responseMedian duration of responseDose escalationRBC-TILR-MDSHb levelsTransfusion-dependentClinical benefitRed blood cellsHigh dosesTransfusion independenceMedian durationCutoff dateShort duration of responseExposure-adjusted incidence ratesData cutoff dateIncidence of gradeTarget Hb levelBaseline Hb levelsClinically meaningful ratesIncreased Hb levelsClinically significant increaseLowered riskLuspatercept groupClinically significant improvementLong-Term Response Analysis of Transfusion Independence in Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent-Naive Patients with Very Low-, Low-, or Intermediate-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated with Luspatercept Vs Epoetin Alfa in the COMMANDS Trial
Garcia-Manero G, Santini V, Zeidan A, Komrokji R, Pozharskaya V, Keeperman K, Lai Y, Aggarwal B, Miteva D, Ferreiras D, Fenaux P, Shortt J, Della Porta M, Platzbecker U. Long-Term Response Analysis of Transfusion Independence in Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent-Naive Patients with Very Low-, Low-, or Intermediate-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated with Luspatercept Vs Epoetin Alfa in the COMMANDS Trial. Blood 2024, 144: 350. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-194240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeAcute myeloid leukemiaLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesRBC-TIDuration of responseMyelodysplastic syndromeRed blood cellsEpoetin alfaClinical benefitSerum erythropoietinIntermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromesExposure-adjusted incidence ratesRed blood cell transfusionCumulative durationWithdrawal of consentClinically relevant subgroupsLong-term clinical valueVery low-Transfusion independenceData cutoffEligible ptsMyeloid leukemiaClinical efficacyTreatment armsLuspaterceptCorrelation of Patient-Reported Outcomes with Red Blood Cell Transfusion Reduction and Rise in Hemoglobin in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes in the IMerge Trial
Sekeres M, Santini V, Zeidan A, Platzbecker U, Komrokji R, Diez-Campelo M, Fenaux P, Savona M, Madanat Y, Valcarcel D, Regnault A, Creel K, Sengupta N, Dougherty S, Shah S, Sun L, Wan Y, Navada S, Oliva E. Correlation of Patient-Reported Outcomes with Red Blood Cell Transfusion Reduction and Rise in Hemoglobin in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes in the IMerge Trial. Blood 2024, 144: 3210. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-199636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsPatient-reported outcomesFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-AnemiaRed blood cellsAnemia symptomsQuality of lifeRBC-TDRBC-TITransfusion burdenPlacebo recipientsTransfusion independenceMyelodysplastic syndromeTransfusion reductionRed blood cell transfusion independenceFunctional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-FatigueBaseline to cycleUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationStates Food and Drug AdministrationCorrelations of patient-reported outcomesFirst-in-classFunctional assessmentFood and Drug AdministrationMaintenance of quality of lifePost hoc analysisInitial Results from the QTc Substudy of the IMerge Phase 3 Trial Demonstrate Clinically Meaningful Efficacy, Manageable Safety, and Absence of Proarrhythmic Risk in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes Who Received Prior Therapies Beyond Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents
Komrokji R, Santini V, Platzbecker U, Van Eygen K, Diez-Campelo M, De Paz R, Sanz G, Thépot S, Kaźmierczak M, Oliva E, Sekeres M, Fenaux P, Madanat Y, Savona M, Riggs J, Dougherty S, Lennox A, Xia Q, Sun L, Berry T, Zeidan A. Initial Results from the QTc Substudy of the IMerge Phase 3 Trial Demonstrate Clinically Meaningful Efficacy, Manageable Safety, and Absence of Proarrhythmic Risk in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes Who Received Prior Therapies Beyond Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents. Blood 2024, 144: 4590-4590. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-200885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsHematological improvement-erythroidFood and Drug AdministrationRBC-TIPhase 3 trialPlacebo recipientsHypomethylating agentsInternational Working GroupData cutoffMyelodysplastic syndromeTransfusion reductionRed blood cellsProarrhythmic riskProgression to acute myeloid leukemiaErythropoiesis-stimulating agent useConcentration-QT relationshipEffects of imetelstatRBC transfusion independenceGrade 3/4 neutropeniaMedian treatment durationKaplan-Meier methodologyClinically meaningful efficacyUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationAcute myeloid leukemiaA Phase 2B, Open-Label Multicenter Study of Tebapivat (AG-946), a Potent Pyruvate Kinase Activator, in Patients with Anemia Due to Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Zeidan A, Sekeres M, Al-Samkari H, Carraway H, DeZern A, Mittelman M, Little M, Beynon V, Dai X, Sommakia S, Despotovic J, Patel P, Dibacco M, Fattizzo B, Stein E, Sallman D, Kulasekararaj A, Platzbecker U, Fenaux P. A Phase 2B, Open-Label Multicenter Study of Tebapivat (AG-946), a Potent Pyruvate Kinase Activator, in Patients with Anemia Due to Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood 2024, 144: 6708-6708. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-203073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk MDSErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesRed blood cell unitsMyelodysplastic syndromeProportion of patientsDose levelsRed blood cellsIPSS-RTransfusion burdenOpen-labelFirst doseRevised International Prognostic Scoring SystemHistory of acute myeloid leukemiaMDS mouse modelsMedian duration of responsePhase 2bInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemOpen-label multicenter studyAssociated with increased morbidityBone marrow neoplasmsHigh transfusion burdenIPSS-R scoreLow transfusion burdenDose level 1Effect of Prior Treatments on the Clinical Activity of Imetelstat in Transfusion-Dependent Patients with Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent, Relapsed or Refractory/Ineligible Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Platzbecker U, Santini V, Zeidan A, Sekeres M, Fenaux P, Raza A, Mittelman M, Thépot S, Buckstein R, Germing U, Madanat Y, Diez-Campelo M, Valcarcel D, Jonasova A, Dougherty S, Shah S, Xia Q, Sun L, Navada S, Savona M, Komrokji R. Effect of Prior Treatments on the Clinical Activity of Imetelstat in Transfusion-Dependent Patients with Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent, Relapsed or Refractory/Ineligible Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood 2024, 144: 352-352. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-203612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesHematological improvement-erythroidErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsErythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapyHb riseRBC-TIHypomethylating agentsTransfusion reductionClinical activityMyelodysplastic syndromeQTc studyRed blood cellsPrior treatmentInternational Working GroupRBC transfusion independenceHypomethylating agent treatmentTransfusion-dependent patientsPhase 2/3 trialsLimited treatment optionsUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationStates Food and Drug AdministrationFirst-in-classFood and Drug AdministrationRBC-TDLenalidomide treatmentImpact of Molecular Ontogeny on Hematological Recovery in AML Patients Treated with Hypomethylating Agent Plus Venetoclax Therapy
Zhang J, Shimony S, Liu Y, Inyang E, Chen E, Aguirre L, Bystrom R, Rolles B, Stone R, DeAngelo D, Tiao E, Stahl M. Impact of Molecular Ontogeny on Hematological Recovery in AML Patients Treated with Hypomethylating Agent Plus Venetoclax Therapy. Blood 2024, 144: 5175-5175. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-200358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaAbsolute neutrophil countTP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemiaDe novo acute myeloid leukemiaMorphologic leukemia-free stateTP53-MTDe novo groupHypomethylating agentsCount recoveryTP53 mutationsRed blood cellsNewly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemiaMedian absolute neutrophil countHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromePresence of TP53 mutationsDiagnosed AMLCycle 3Acute myeloid leukemia patientsCycle 1Dose of venetoclaxAssociated with prior historyCycle lengthIncomplete count recoveryBlood cellsCycles of treatmentIs Clot Composition Associated With Cause of Stroke? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Sujijantarat N, Templeton K, Antonios J, Renedo D, Koo A, Haynes J, Fathima B, Amllay A, Nowicki K, Huttner A, Giles J, Navaratnam D, Sansing L, Hebert R, King J, Matouk C. Is Clot Composition Associated With Cause of Stroke? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Stroke Vascular And Interventional Neurology 2024, 4 DOI: 10.1161/svin.124.001426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause of strokeRed blood cellsWhite blood cellsBlood cellsMechanical thrombectomyCardioembolic groupHistological compositionMeta-analysisLow red blood cellQuantity of red blood cellsRandom-effects meta-analysisAcute ischemic strokeEffects meta-analysisEnglish-language articlesMean percentage differenceAdult patientsMEDLINE databaseCochrane LibraryClinical utilityIschemic strokeLanguage articlesPatientsPercentage differenceArteryCellular compositionNoninvasive in vivo photoacoustic detection of malaria with Cytophone in Cameroon
Yadem A, Armstrong J, Sarimollaoglu M, Kiki Massa C, Ndifo J, Menyaev Y, Mbe A, Richards K, Wade M, Zeng Y, Chen R, Zhou Q, Meten E, Ntone R, Tchuedji Y, Ullah S, Galanzha E, Eteki L, Gonsu H, Biris A, Suen J, Boum Y, Zharov V, Parikh S. Noninvasive in vivo photoacoustic detection of malaria with Cytophone in Cameroon. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 9228. PMID: 39455558, PMCID: PMC11511992, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53243-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClearance of parasitemiaDetection of malariaMalaria-infected red blood cellsDiagnosed symptomatic casesCross-sectional cohortUncomplicated malariaMalaria diagnosticsMalaria infectionRed blood cellsSymptomatic casesTarget antigenAsymptomatic reservoirCameroonian adultsFlow cytometer platformBlood samplesReservoir of infectionBlood cellsLack sensitivityLongitudinal cohortMolecular assaysMalariaIRBCPoint-of-careCohortQuantitative PCRAssessing the Effect of Changing the Average Hematocrit in Red Blood Cell (RBC) Units on the Post- Procedure Hematocrits of Patients Undergoing Erythrocytapheresis
Musante K, Roome L, Yurtsever N, Rinder H, Tormey C, Lee E. Assessing the Effect of Changing the Average Hematocrit in Red Blood Cell (RBC) Units on the Post- Procedure Hematocrits of Patients Undergoing Erythrocytapheresis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, 162: s147-s147. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae129.326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseRed blood cell unitsSickle cell disease patientsRed blood cellsPatient's HctRBC unitsTransfused RBC unitsRetrospective chart reviewTwo-sample t-testChart reviewAdverse eventsMedian numberPre-procedureProphylactic procedureCell diseasePatientsAcademic hospitalAverage hematocritAverage HctBlood cellsHctTransfusion servicesT-testQuality studiesHematocritHematocrits of red blood cell units increase during storage due to changes in mean corpuscular volume, impacting outcomes of red cell exchange procedures
Lee E, Musante K, Errico J, Rinder H, Kleinstein S, Tormey C, Yurtsever N. Hematocrits of red blood cell units increase during storage due to changes in mean corpuscular volume, impacting outcomes of red cell exchange procedures. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, 162: s157-s157. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae129.348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean corpuscular volumeMultilevel linear regression modelsPosterior meanStorage timeWeeks of storageRed blood cell exchangeFunction of storage timeLinear regression modelsRed blood cell unitsPosterior distribution of model parametersAkaike weightsMultilevel regression modelsRegression modelsRed blood cellsPosterior distributionDistribution of model parametersRBC unitsModel selectionRStan packageCorpuscular volumeHematological parametersFlow cytometry for RBC damage and complement activation
Villalba C, Yurtsever N, Paternoster K, Gallipoli P, Nash B, Bizzario L, Shah B, Rinder H, Tormey C, Lee E. Flow cytometry for RBC damage and complement activation. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, 162: s182-s183. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae129.400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect antiglobulin testRed blood cellsTukey HSD testHSD testAntiglobulin testComplement depositionOne-way ANOVANegative direct antiglobulin testFlow cytometryRed blood cell clearanceStatistically significant differenceTwo-sample t-testPercentage of red blood cellsExposure of PSHealthy donorsDiluted red blood cellsRBC recoveryRBC unitsPhosphatidylserine expressionRBC injuryFlow cytometry assayHealthy individualsPS expressionRed blood cell ageComplement activationLost in the Ds: Unexplained Loss of Rh(D) Antigen Expression By Serological Testing In Two Patients
Carmichael G, Lee E, Tormey C, Yurtsever N, Shah B, Bizzario L. Lost in the Ds: Unexplained Loss of Rh(D) Antigen Expression By Serological Testing In Two Patients. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, 162: s148-s148. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae129.329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral blood smearRed blood cellsPolymerase chain reactionD+ red blood cellsPost stem cell transplantationD antigenMetastatic breast cancerSerological testsRed blood cell genotypingBlood cellsBlood smearsAnti-D formationRhD blood typeMyelodysplastic syndromeCell transplantationSmear resultsBreast cancerGenotypic findingsStandard polymerase chain reactionRBC genotypingRhD antigenMedical recordsCase 2Clinical informationElectronic medical recordsUnderstanding the significance of oxygen tension on the biology of Plasmodium falciparum blood stages: From the human body to the laboratory
Nahid D, Coffey K, Bei A, Cordy R. Understanding the significance of oxygen tension on the biology of Plasmodium falciparum blood stages: From the human body to the laboratory. PLOS Pathogens 2024, 20: e1012514. PMID: 39298535, PMCID: PMC11412506, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cellsIntraerythrocytic developmentReactive oxygen speciesPlasmodium falciparum blood stagesMultiple organ systemsP. falciparum mitochondrionStatus of hemoglobinBlood stagesPlasmodium falciparumReactive oxygen species productionO2-sensing mechanismIn vitro experimentsPlasmodiumBlood cellsOxygenation statusOrgan systemsFunctional changesParasite growthOxidative stressOxygen tensionMosquito hostCulture systemDeep tissuesOxygen speciesCharacterization of blood bank and transfusion medicine practices for pregnant individuals with fetuses at risk of hemolytic disease in the United States
Jacobs J, Booth G, Moise K, Adkins B, Bakhtary S, Fasano R, Goel R, Hinton H, Laghari S, Stephens L, Tormey C, Crowe E, Bloch E, Abels E. Characterization of blood bank and transfusion medicine practices for pregnant individuals with fetuses at risk of hemolytic disease in the United States. Transfusion 2024, 64: 1870-1880. PMID: 39248602, DOI: 10.1111/trf.18011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of HDFNAntigen testAntibody titersHemolytic diseaseRed blood cellsCell-free fetal DNA testingRisk of hemolytic diseaseCell-free fetal DNAMaternal antibody titersPregnant individualsFetal DNA testingBlood banksTransfusion medicine practiceFetal DNALaboratory testing practicesThird trimesterAntigen statusTransfusion medicine serviceAntigen resultsMedicine serviceFetusesHDFNCritical titerResponse rateDNA testingMDS-157 Overall Survival (OS), Clinical Benefit, and Durable Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusion Independence (TI) With Imetelstat in the IMerge Phase 3 Trial of RBC-Transfusion Dependent (TD) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS)
Santini V, Komrokji R, Sekeres M, Savona M, Fenaux P, Madanat Y, Oliva E, Buckstein R, Annaášová A, Germing U, Mittelman M, Thepot S, Riggs J, Dougherty S, Berry T, Navada S, Xia Q, Sun L, Zeidan A, Platzbecker U. MDS-157 Overall Survival (OS), Clinical Benefit, and Durable Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusion Independence (TI) With Imetelstat in the IMerge Phase 3 Trial of RBC-Transfusion Dependent (TD) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS). Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024, 24: s386-s387. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(24)01345-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesNon-del(5q) lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsRBC-TIOverall survivalRBC-TDNon-del(5qClinical benefitRed blood cellsHemoglobin increaseRBC transfusion dependenceStratified log-rank testMedian follow-upKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testWithdrawal of consentMedian OSOS ratesHemoglobin riseMyelodysplastic syndromeOS analysisHemoglobin levelsAssess OSPlaceboImetelstatOverall Survival (OS), Clinical Benefit, and Durable Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusion Independence (TI) With Imetelstat in the IMerge Phase 3 Trial of RBC-Transfusion Dependent (TD) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS)
Santini V, Komrokji R, Sekeres M, Savona M, Fenaux P, Madanat Y, Oliva E, Buckstein R, Jonášová A, Germing U, Mittelman M, Thepot S, Riggs J, Dougherty S, Berry T, Navada S, Xia Q, Sun L, Zeidan A, Platzbecker U. Overall Survival (OS), Clinical Benefit, and Durable Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusion Independence (TI) With Imetelstat in the IMerge Phase 3 Trial of RBC-Transfusion Dependent (TD) Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS). Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024, 24: s192. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(24)00647-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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