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Relationship Between Obesity And Clinical Outcome In Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Pooled Analysis From Four Calgb (Alliance) Clinical Trials, J. J. Castillo, F. Mulkey, S. Geyer, J. E. Kolitz, W. Blum, B. L. Powell, S. L. George, R. A. Larson, R. M. Stone Jan 2016

Relationship Between Obesity And Clinical Outcome In Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Pooled Analysis From Four Calgb (Alliance) Clinical Trials, J. J. Castillo, F. Mulkey, S. Geyer, J. E. Kolitz, W. Blum, B. L. Powell, S. L. George, R. A. Larson, R. M. Stone

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Obesity has been previously suggested as an adverse prognostic marker in patients with acute leukemia. To evaluate the relationship between obesity and clinical outcome, disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS), in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), including acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), we performed a pooled analysis of four CALGB (Alliance) clinical trials. Our study included 446 patients with APL from CALGB 9710, and 1,648 patients between 18 and 60 years of age with non-APL AML from CALGB 9621, 10503, and 19808. Obesity was defined as BMI >/=30 kg/m(2) . Multivariate Cox proportional-hazard regression models were fitted for DFS …


Sotatercept (Ace-011) For The Treatment Of Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia In Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Or Advanced Or Metastatic Solid Tumors Treated With Platinum-Based Chemotherapeutic Regimens: Results From Two Phase 2 Studies, H. Raftopoulos, A. Laadem, P. J. Hesketh, J. Goldschmidt, N. Gabrail, C. Osborne, M. Ali, M. L. Sherman, D. Wang, J. Crawford, +3 Additional Authors Jan 2016

Sotatercept (Ace-011) For The Treatment Of Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia In Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Or Advanced Or Metastatic Solid Tumors Treated With Platinum-Based Chemotherapeutic Regimens: Results From Two Phase 2 Studies, H. Raftopoulos, A. Laadem, P. J. Hesketh, J. Goldschmidt, N. Gabrail, C. Osborne, M. Ali, M. L. Sherman, D. Wang, J. Crawford, +3 Additional Authors

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PURPOSE: Sotatercept may represent a novel approach to the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA). We report the results from two phase 2 randomized studies examining the use of sotatercept for the treatment of CIA in patients with metastatic cancer. METHODS: In study A011-08, patients with metastatic breast cancer were randomized to 2:2:2:1 to receive sotatercept 0.1, 0.3, or 0.5 mg/kg, or placebo, respectively, every 28 days. In study ACE-011-NSCL-001, patients with solid tumors treated with platinum-based chemotherapy received sotatercept 15 or 30 mg every 42 days. The primary endpoint for both studies was hematopoietic response, defined as a hemoglobin (Hb) …


A Phase Ii Randomized Trial Comparing Standard And Low Dose Rituximab Combined With Alemtuzumab As Initial Treatment Of Progressive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia In Older Patients: A Trial Of The Ecog-Acrin Cancer Research Group (E1908), C. S. Zent, X. V. Wang, R. P. Ketterling, C. A. Hanson, E. N. Libby, J. C. Barrientos, T. G. Call, J. E. Chang, J. J. Liu, M. S. Tallman, +5 Additional Authors Jan 2016

A Phase Ii Randomized Trial Comparing Standard And Low Dose Rituximab Combined With Alemtuzumab As Initial Treatment Of Progressive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia In Older Patients: A Trial Of The Ecog-Acrin Cancer Research Group (E1908), C. S. Zent, X. V. Wang, R. P. Ketterling, C. A. Hanson, E. N. Libby, J. C. Barrientos, T. G. Call, J. E. Chang, J. J. Liu, M. S. Tallman, +5 Additional Authors

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) patients requiring initial therapy are often older and frailer and unsuitable candidates for standard chemoimmunotherapy regimens. Shorter duration combination monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy using alemtuzumab and rituximab has been shown to be effective and tolerable treatment for CLL. Standard dose anti-CD20 mAb therapy causes loss of CD20 expression by surviving CLL cells, which can be minimized by decreasing the mAb dose. We report a randomized phase II clinical trial enrolling older (>/= 65 years) patients (median age 76 years, n=31) with treatment naive progressive CLL. Patients received 8-12 weeks of standard subcutaneous alemtuzumab …


Acalabrutinib (Acp-196) In Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, J. C. Byrd, B. Harrington, S. O'Brien, J. A. Jones, A. Schuh, S. Devereux, J. Chaves, W. G. Wierda, J. C. Barrientos, R. R. Furman, +20 Additional Authors Jan 2016

Acalabrutinib (Acp-196) In Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, J. C. Byrd, B. Harrington, S. O'Brien, J. A. Jones, A. Schuh, S. Devereux, J. Chaves, W. G. Wierda, J. C. Barrientos, R. R. Furman, +20 Additional Authors

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Background Irreversible inhibition of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) by ibrutinib represents an important therapeutic advance for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, ibrutinib also irreversibly inhibits alternative kinase targets, which potentially compromises its therapeutic index. Acalabrutinib (ACP-196) is a more selective, irreversible BTK inhibitor that is specifically designed to improve on the safety and efficacy of first-generation BTK inhibitors. Methods In this uncontrolled, phase 1-2, multicenter study, we administered oral acalabrutinib to 61 patients who had relapsed CLL to assess the safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of acalabrutinib. Patients were treated with acalabrutinib at a dose of 100 …