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1. Randomized controlled trial of individualized treatment summary and survivorship care plans for hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors

Author

Navneet S. Majhail, Elizabeth Murphy, Purushottam Laud, Jaime M. Preussler, Ellen M. Denzen, Beatrice Abetti, Alexia Adams, RaeAnne Besser, Linda J. Burns, Jan Cerny, Rebecca Drexler, Theresa Hahn, Lensa Idossa, Balkrishna Jahagirdar, Naynesh Kamani, Alison Loren, Deborah Mattila, Joseph McGuirk, Heather Moore, Jana Reynolds, Wael Saber, Lizette Salazar, Barry Schatz, Patrick Stiff, John R. Wingard, Karen L Syrjala, and K. Scott Baker

Subjects
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, RC633-647.5
Abstract

Survivorship Care Plans (SCPs) may facilitate long-term care for cancer survivors, but their effectiveness has not been established in hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients. We evaluated the impact of individualized SCPs on patient-reported outcomes among transplant survivors. Adult (≥18 years at transplant) survivors who were 1-5 years post transplantation, proficient in English, and without relapse or secondary cancers were eligible for this multicenter randomized trial. SCPs were developed based on risk-factors and treatment exposures using patient data routinely submitted by transplant centers to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and published guidelines for long-term follow up of transplant survivors. Phone surveys assessing patient-reported outcomes were conducted at baseline and at 6 months. The primary end point was confidence in survivorship information, and secondary end points included cancer and treatment distress, knowledge of transplant exposures, health care utilization, and health-related quality of life. Of 495 patients enrolled, 458 completed a baseline survey and were randomized (care plan=231, standard care=227); 200 (87%) and 199 (88%) completed the 6-month assessments, respectively. Patients’ characteristics were similar in the two arms. Participants on the care plan arm reported significantly lower distress scores at 6 months and an increase in the Mental Component Summary quality of life score assessed by the Short Form 12 (SF-12) instrument. No effect was observed on the end point of confidence in survivorship information or other secondary outcomes. Provision of individualized SCPs generated using registry data was associated with reduced distress and improved mental domain of quality of life among 1-5 year hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors. Trial registered at clinicaltrials.gov 02200133.

Published
2019
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2. Unlicensed Umbilical Cord Blood Units Provide a Safe and Effective Graft Source for a Diverse Population: A Study of 2456 Umbilical Cord Blood Recipients

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Pintip Chitphakdithai, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Stephen R. Spellman, Dennis L. Confer, Rebecca J. Drexler, Andromachi Scaradavou, John P. Miller, Lawrence Petz, Karen K. Ballen, Brent R. Logan, Ann Kemp, Merry Duffy, Alexia Adams, Roberta King, Chatchada Karanes, Clayton A. Smith, Colleen Delaney, Michelle Kuxhausen, Joanne Kurtzberg, and Aleksandar Babic

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Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Graft vs Host Disease, Umbilical cord, Article, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Patient age, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Child, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Transplantation, business.industry, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Infant, Investigational New Drug, Hematology, Matched Unrelated Donor, Middle Aged, Fetal Blood, medicine.disease, Leukemia, Diverse population, medicine.anatomical_structure, Child, Preschool, Hematologic Neoplasms, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Blood units, Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, business, 030215 immunology
Abstract

Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) transplant (UCBT) is a curative procedure for patients with hematologic malignancies and genetic disorders and expands access for non-Caucasian patients unable to find a fully matched unrelated donor. In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required that unrelated UCBT use either licensed UCB or unlicensed UCB via an Investigational New Drug (IND). The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) manages an IND under which 2456 patients (1499 adults and 957 children (564 malignant disease and 393 non-malignant disease) received single or double UCBT between October 2011 and December, 2016. Median age was 31 years (

Published
2020

3. Randomized controlled trial of individualized treatment summary and survivorship care plans for hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors

Author

Ellen M. Denzen, Jaime M. Preussler, Elizabeth Murphy, Balkrishna N. Jahagirdar, Joseph P. McGuirk, Linda J. Burns, Alexia Adams, Lizette Salazar, Jana Reynolds, Theresa Hahn, Naynesh Kamani, K. Scott Baker, RaeAnne M. Besser, Deborah Mattila, Karen L. Syrjala, Purushottam W. Laud, Alison W. Loren, Patrick J. Stiff, Barry A. Schatz, Jan Cerny, Wael Saber, Beatrice Abetti, John R. Wingard, Rebecca J. Drexler, Navneet S. Majhail, Lensa Idossa, and Heather Moore

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Survivorship, Article, Patient Care Planning, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Randomized controlled trial, Cancer Survivors, law, Survivorship curve, Patient-Centered Care, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health care, Clinical endpoint, Medicine, Humans, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Young adult, Precision Medicine, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, business.industry, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematology, Continuity of Patient Care, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Hematologic Diseases, 3. Good health, Transplantation, Survival Rate, Distress, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Emergency medicine, Quality of Life, Female, business, 030215 immunology, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Survivorship Care Plans (SCPs) may facilitate long-term care for cancer survivors, but their effectiveness has not been established in hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients. We evaluated the impact of individualized SCPs on patient-reported outcomes among transplant survivors. Adult (≥18 years at transplant) survivors who were 1-5 years post transplantation, proficient in English, and without relapse or secondary cancers were eligible for this multicenter randomized trial. SCPs were developed based on risk-factors and treatment exposures using patient data routinely submitted by transplant centers to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and published guidelines for long-term follow up of transplant survivors. Phone surveys assessing patient-reported outcomes were conducted at baseline and at 6 months. The primary end point was confidence in survivorship information, and secondary end points included cancer and treatment distress, knowledge of transplant exposures, health care utilization, and health-related quality of life. Of 495 patients enrolled, 458 completed a baseline survey and were randomized (care plan=231, standard care=227); 200 (87%) and 199 (88%) completed the 6-month assessments, respectively. Patients’ characteristics were similar in the two arms. Participants on the care plan arm reported significantly lower distress scores at 6 months and an increase in the Mental Component Summary quality of life score assessed by the Short Form 12 (SF-12) instrument. No effect was observed on the end point of confidence in survivorship information or other secondary outcomes. Provision of individualized SCPs generated using registry data was associated with reduced distress and improved mental domain of quality of life among 1-5 year hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors. Trial registered at clinicaltrials.gov 02200133.

Published
2019

4. Fatal capillary leak syndrome in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with moxetumomab pasudotox for pre‐transplant minimal residual disease reduction

Author

Deepa Bhojwani, Dennis L. Confer, Terry J. Fry, James A. Whitlock, Sonali Chaudhury, Kirk R. Schultz, Paul L. Martin, Nirali N. Shah, Michael A. Pulsipher, Inna Vainshtein, Alan S. Wayne, Brent L. Wood, Denison Kuruvilla, Alexia Adams, Lewis B. Silverman, and Jennifer Schneiderman

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Lymphoblastic Leukemia, medicine.medical_treatment, Hematology, Minimal residual disease, Gastroenterology, Moxetumomab pasudotox, Oncology, Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, medicine, business, Reduction (orthopedic surgery), Capillary Leak Syndrome
Published
2020

5. Outcomes of Measurable Residual Disease in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia before and after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Validation of Difference from Normal Flow Cytometry with Chimerism Studies and Wilms Tumor 1 Gene Expression

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Alexia Adams, Sanjay P Ahuja, Alfred P. Gillio, Roberta H. Adams, Lisa Eidenschink Brodersen, Sureyya Savasan, Mingwei Fei, Michael R. Loken, Michael A. Pulsipher, Kwang Woo Ahn, Morris Kletzel, David A. Jacobsohn, Pierre Teira, Barbara Bambach, Jeffrey H. Davis, David C. Delgado, Ann E. Haight, Reggie E. Duerst, Allen R. Chen, Mehmet Ozkaynak, Christopher C. Dvorak, Kimberly A. Kasow, Soheil Meshinchi, Troy C. Quigg, Madhu Gowda, Brent R. Logan, Julie-An Talano, Kirk R. Schultz, Victor Lewis, Bronwen E. Shaw, Michael Boyer, David Mitchell, David M. Loeb, Albert Kheradpour, Andrew C. Harris, Hilary Haines, Eneida R. Nemecek, Amy K. Keating, Shalini Shenoy, Robert J. Greiner, Aleksandra Petrovic, Marie Olszewski, Paul L. Martin, Terry J. Fry, Michelle Hudspeth, Alexandra Cheerva, Sana Khan, Monica Bhatia, and Steven P. Margossian

Subjects
Myeloid, Male, Oncology, Cytogenetics and molecular genetics, Neoplasm, Residual, Transplantation Conditioning, medicine.medical_treatment, Disease, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Regenerative Medicine, 0302 clinical medicine, Stem Cell Research - Nonembryonic - Human, hemic and lymphatic diseases, Gene expression, Child, Cancer, Pediatric, screening and diagnosis, Leukemia, medicine.diagnostic_test, Stem cell transplantation, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematopoietic stem cell, Myeloid leukemia, Hematology, Allografts, Flow Cytometry, Laboratory hematology, Detection, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, medicine.anatomical_structure, Residual, Child, Preschool, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, Unrelated Donors, 4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies, Homologous, Adult, Pediatric Research Initiative, medicine.medical_specialty, Measurable residual disease, Adolescent, Pediatric Cancer, Clinical Sciences, Immunology, Acute, Article, Disease-Free Survival, Flow cytometry, 03 medical and health sciences, Rare Diseases, Clinical Research, Internal medicine, Genetics, medicine, Humans, Transplantation, Homologous, Preschool, WT1 Proteins, Transplantation, business.industry, Inflammatory and immune system, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Wilms' tumor, Newborn, Stem Cell Research, medicine.disease, Neoplasm, business, Cytometry, 030215 immunology
Abstract

We enrolled 150 patients in a prospective multi-center study of children with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) comparing detection of measurable residual (MRD) disease by a “Difference from Normal” flow cytometry (ΔN) approach with assessment of Wilms tumor 1 (WT-1) gene expression without access to the diagnostic specimen. Prospective analysis of the specimens using this approach showed that 23% of patients being screened for HSCT had detectable residual disease by ΔN (0.04–53%). Of those patients who proceeded to transplant as being in morphologic remission, 10 had detectable disease (0.04–14%) by ΔN. The disease free survival of this group was 10% (0–35%), compared to 55% (46–64

Published
2018

6. Excellent Outcomes After Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Using a Centralized Cord Blood Registry

Author

Andromachi Scaradavou, Ann Kemp, Lawrence Petz, Chatchada Karanes, Joanne Kurtzberg, Rebecca J. Drexler, Aleksandar Babic, Stephen R. Spellman, Pintip Chitphakdithai, Brent R. Logan, John P. Miller, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Clayton A. Smith, Colleen Delaney, Alexia Adams, Karen K. Ballen, Roberta King, Merry Duffy, and Dennis L. Confer

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medicine.medical_specialty, Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation, business.industry, Cell Biology, General Medicine, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Surgery, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Best Abstracts, Cord Blood Connect 2018, Cord blood, Medicine, business, 030215 immunology, Developmental Biology
Published
2018

7. Treosulfan, Fludarabine, and Low-Dose Total Body Irradiation for Children and Young Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation : Prospective Phase II Trial of the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium

Author

Rabi Hanna, Neena Kapoor, Bronwen E. Shaw, Evelio Perez-Albuerne, Roberta H. Adams, Aleksandra Petrovic, Michael A. Pulsipher, Eneida R. Nemecek, Gregory A. Yanik, Paul R. Haut, Julie-An Talano, Jennifer Le-Rademacher, Wing Leung, Alexia Adams, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, Lauri Burroughs, David C. Delgado, Stacy Epstein, Joseph H. Chewning, John E. Levine, Ralf A. Hilger, Colleen Delaney, Michael R. Verneris, Deidre M. Kiefer, and Jignesh Dalal

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Medizin, Graft vs Host Disease, Treosulfan, Gastroenterology, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, hemic and lymphatic diseases, medicine, Humans, Transplantation, Homologous, Child, Busulfan, Transplantation, business.industry, Myelodysplastic syndromes, Graft Survival, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Infant, Hematology, Total body irradiation, medicine.disease, Survival Analysis, Fludarabine, Regimen, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Cord blood, Child, Preschool, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Female, Bone marrow, business, Vidarabine, Whole-Body Irradiation, 030215 immunology, medicine.drug
Abstract

This multicenter study evaluated a treosulfan-based regimen in children and young adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). Forty patients with median age 11 years (range, 1 to 19) underwent allogeneic HCT for AML in first (n = 18), second (n = 11), and third or greater remission (n = 3) or MDS (n = 8) using bone marrow (n = 25), peripheral blood stem cells (n = 5), or cord blood (n = 9). The regimen consisted of body surface area (BSA)-based treosulfan 10 g/m2/day (BSA ≤ .5 m2), 12 g/m2/day (BSA > .5 to 1.0 m2), or 14 g/m2/day (BSA > 1.0 m2) on days −6 to −4; fludarabine 30 mg/m2/day on days −6 to −2; and a single fraction of 200 cGy total body irradiation on day −1. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis included tacrolimus and methotrexate for marrow and peripheral blood stem cell and cyclosporine/mycophenolate mofetil for cord blood. One-year overall survival, disease-free survival, and nonrelapse mortality were 80%, 73%, and 3%, respectively. One-year relapse was 38% for AML and 13% for MDS. No serious organ toxicities were observed. All 37 assessable patients engrafted. Cumulative incidences of grades II to IV acute GVHD and chronic GVHD were 22% and 40%, respectively. BSA-based treosulfan dosing resulted in predictable area under the curve and maximum concentration, which is required for dosing without measuring individual pharmacokinetic parameters. Observed differences in pharmacokinetics did not impact disease control or regimen toxicity. This BSA-based treosulfan regimen resulted in excellent engraftment and disease-free survival and minimal toxicity and transplant-related mortality (3%) in children and young adults with AML and MDS.

Published
2018

8. Use of Unlicensed Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Expands Access to Underserved Patients: Report of 2466 Transplants in a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Population

Author

John P. Miller, Pintip Chitphakdithai, Dennis L. Confer, Andromachi Scaradavou, Joanne Kurtzberg, Ann Kemp, Karen K. Ballen, Lawrence Petz, Aleksandar Babic, Michelle Kuxhausen, Stephen R. Spellman, Rebecca J. Drexler, Alexia Adams, Brent R. Logan, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Roberta King, Merry Duffy, Clayton A. Smith, Colleen Delaney, and Chatchada Karanes

Subjects
Transplantation, education.field_of_study, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Population, Investigational New Drug, Hematology, Disease, Matched Unrelated Donor, Ethnically diverse, Umbilical cord, Malignant disease, 03 medical and health sciences, fluids and secretions, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, embryonic structures, Medicine, education, business, Interim report, 030215 immunology
Abstract

Background Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) transplant (UCBT) is a curative procedure for patients with hematologic malignancies and genetic disorders, and expands transplant options for a racially/ethnically diverse population, who are often unable to find a fully matched unrelated donor. In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required that all unrelated UCBT use either licensed UCB or unlicensed UCB via an Investigational New Drug (IND). Methods To allow continued access to unlicensed UCB units, the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) manages a prospective distribution protocol for unlicensed UCB units, under an IND, 10-Cord Blood Access. This is an interim report of outcomes of 2466 US patients receiving unlicensed UCB units from 2011-2016. Of note, only 6% of available UCB units were licensed by December 2016. Results 1509 adults and 957 children (564 malignant disease and 393 non-malignant disease) received single or double UCBT between October 2011 and December 2016. Median age was 31 years ( Conclusions Use of unlicensed UCB units is safe and effective, and provides an important graft source for a diverse population.

Published
2019

9. Under the Sicilian Sky

Author

Alexia Adams and Alexia Adams

Abstract

Amnesia obliterates a married couple's shared past in this poignant second-chance-at-love story.Matteo Vanni washed up on a Tunisian beach six years ago with no clothes, identity documents, or memories, just a wedding ring to link him to his past. He's reinvented himself as a wealthy entrepreneur, but now a knock on the head restores some of his memories, particularly that his wife Bella is waiting for him in Sicily. But returning to his native land and digging into his mysterious and sudden disappearance could cost this new millionaire everything. Sheep farmer Bella Vanni has accepted that her presumed-dead husband is long gone, so it's a huge shock when he knocks on her door and announces his desire to resume their marriage. She can't trust his answers on where he's been or why he left, and she certainly isn't keen to walk away from the family farm she labored to save. But their mutual passion won't be denied. When Matteo's freedom is threatened, Bella must decide which is most important to her: everything she's painstakingly built or a new start on love. Sensuality Level: Sensual

Published
2017

10. London Calling : 5 British Romances

Author

Ashlinn Craven, Christy Newton, Olivia Logan, Alexia Adams, Christy McKellen, Ashlinn Craven, Christy Newton, Olivia Logan, Alexia Adams, and Christy McKellen

Abstract

Tea and crumpets give way to trysts and passion in these jolly, sexy, modern-day British romances. It's an Anglophile's match made in heaven. Cheers!Building Mr. Darcy: Programmer Zoe Bunsen's developing a new artificial intelligence program that looks, talks, and thinks like Mr. Darcy. But project manager Max Taggart is keeping a secret: everyone's jobs depend on Darcy's success. He's determined to meet the project deadline even if that means selling out a few literary details. But when the AI starts using its emotional intelligence to build a surprising connection between them, will these two unlikely cohorts cling to their prejudices or toss pride aside and admit that love is stronger than a fantasy? Eternal Paths: When Hallie York wanders into a London antique shop and buys a set of old journals from the handsome but rude owner, Graham McCoy, life takes a dramatic turn. The diaries contain a correspondence between lovers cursed to be separated in the afterworld, and soon spark eerie events that pull Hallie and Graham together. To save their sanity, this unlikely duo must team up to try to reunite the lovers'spirits. But if they do so, will all of their paths be changed for eternity? The Tycoon's Wager: To boost ratings and save her radio show, agony aunt CJ Stratt has no choice but to agree to a series of publicity dates with London's renowned playboy, Jack Harper, after she insults him on the air. Jack knows seduction, but he has no idea how to love. Love is CJ's business, yet she's never been seduced. Can they find their way to a happily ever after? An Inconvenient Love: Sophia Stevens is tired of struggling to pay the rent and help her brother through college, so when property developer Luca Castellioni proposes a marriage of convenience, she's intrigued. But do they really want to continue to put business first, or will they allow love to overcome the differences between them? Her New Worst Enemy: To save her BFF from marrying the wrong man, Ellie will do anything, even suck up to her brother's best mate, commitment-phobic playboy Gideon DeLancy, to persuade him to hold an intervention at his Georgian manor. Gideon doesn't intend to fall for his friend's snarky sister, and he sure as hell doesn't expect their weekend to develop into a full-on sex-fest. A torrid weekend affair should be the easiest thing in the world to walk away from, so why are they finding it so difficult? Sensuality Level: Sensual

Published
2017

11. Results of a prospective multicentre myeloablative double-unit cord blood transplantation trial in adult patients with acute leukaemia and myelodysplasia

Author

Mingwei Fei, Alexia Adams, Marcie L. Riches, Jennifer Holter, Chatchada Karanes, Tamila L. Kindwall-Keller, Steven M. Devine, Brent R. Logan, Willis H. Navarro, Mitchell E. Horwitz, and Juliet N. Barker

Subjects
Adult, Blood Platelets, medicine.medical_specialty, Transplantation Conditioning, Adolescent, Neutrophils, Graft vs Host Disease, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Disease, Article, Young Adult, Recurrence, hemic and lymphatic diseases, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Cumulative incidence, Lymphocyte Count, Prospective Studies, Leukemia, Neutrophil Engraftment, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Graft Survival, Hematology, Transplant-Related Mortality, Middle Aged, Fetal Blood, Confidence interval, Surgery, Transplantation, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Cord blood, Acute Disease, business
Abstract

Summary Double-unit cord blood (CB) grafts may improve engraftment and relapse risk in adults with haematological malignancies. We performed a prospective high-dose myeloablative double-unit CB transplantation (CBT) trial in adults with high-risk acute leukaemia or myelodysplasia (MDS) between 2007 and 2011. The primary aim was to establish the 1-year overall survival in a multi-centre setting. Fifty-six patients (31 acute myeloid leukaemia, 19 acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, 4 other acute leukaemias, 2 myelodysplastic syndrome [MDS]) were transplanted at 10 centres. The median infused total nucleated cell doses were 2·62 (larger unit) and 2·02 (smaller unit) x 107/kg. The cumulative incidence of day 100 neutrophil engraftment was 89% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 80–96). Day 180 grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) incidence was 64% (95%CI: 51–76) and 36% (95%CI: 24–49) of patients had chronic GVHD by 3-years. At 3-years post-transplant, the transplant-related mortality (TRM) was 39% (95%CI: 26–52), and the 3-year relapse incidence was 11% (95%CI: 4–21). With a median 37-month (range 23–71) follow-up of survivors, the 3-year disease-free survival was 50% (95%CI: 37–63). Double-unit CBT is a viable alternative therapy for high-risk acute leukaemia/ MDS in patients lacking a matched unrelated donor. This is especially important for minority patients. The relapse incidence was low but strategies to ameliorate TRM are needed.

Published
2014

12. Lenalidomide Maintenance for High-Risk Multiple Myeloma after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Author

Alexia Adams, Scott D. Rowley, Sergio Giralt, David H. Vesole, Daniel J. Weisdorf, Leslie Popplewell, Pamela S. Becker, Edward A. Stadtmauer, Parameswaran Hari, William Bensinger, Marcelo C. Pasquini, Marcie L. Riches, Brian McClune, Melissa Alsina, Muzaffar H. Qazilbash, Xiaobo Zhong, and Brent R. Logan

Subjects
Oncology, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Population, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Article, Maintenance therapy, Multiple myeloma, Internal medicine, medicine, Cumulative incidence, education, Lenalidomide, education.field_of_study, Transplantation, business.industry, Hematology, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, Surgery, Thalidomide, Allogeneic transplantation, business, medicine.drug
Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) with reduced-intensity conditioning is an appealing option for patients with high-risk multiple myeloma (MM). However, progression after alloHCT remains a challenge. Maintenance therapy after alloHCT may offer additional disease control and allow time for a graft-versus-myeloma effect. The primary objective of this clinical trial was to determine the tolerability and safety profile of maintenance lenalidomide (LEN) given on days 1 to 21 of 28 days cycles, with intrapatient dose escalation during 12 months/cycles after alloHCT. Thirty alloHCT recipients (median age, 54 years) with high-risk MM were enrolled at 8 centers between 2009 and 2012. The median time from alloHCT to LEN initiation was 96 days (range, 66 to 171 days). Eleven patients (37%) completed maintenance and 10 mg daily was the most commonly delivered dose (44%). Most common reasons for discontinuation were acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) (37%) and disease progression (37%). Cumulative incidence of grades III to IV acute GVHD from time of initiation of LEN was 17%. Outcomes at 18 months after initiation of maintenance were MM progression, 28%; transplantation-related mortality, 11%; and progression-free and overall survival, 63% and 78%, respectively. The use of LEN after alloHCT is feasible at lower doses, although it is associated with a 38% incidence of acute GVHD. Survival outcomes observed in this high-risk MM population warrant further study of this approach.

Published
2014
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13. He's the Boss : 10 Office Romances

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Alexia Adams, Elley Arden, Iris Leach, Mary Billiter, Tiffany N York, Mary Hughes, Olivia Logan, Pan Zador, Kathryn Brocato, Kat Morrisey, Alexia Adams, Elley Arden, Iris Leach, Mary Billiter, Tiffany N York, Mary Hughes, Olivia Logan, Pan Zador, Kathryn Brocato, and Kat Morrisey

Abstract

It's always sexy when he runs the company...but she commands his heart. These 10 couples know exactly what suits them and where to draw the line between business and pleasure. Find out who's boss on these perfect lunchtime breaks!An Inconvenient Love: To expand his real estate business, Luca Castellioni needs an English-speaking secretary and a wife, so he strikes a bargain with pretty stranger Sophia Stevens. She's fascinating, and soon enough he wants more marriage and not so much convenience in their agreement. Too bad his new wife has reconstructed her own life without him. Can love overcome the obstacles between them?Urgent: One Nanny Required: Rania George is offered a sweet gig babysitting a boy she adores. Only catch? She has to fly to Hollywood--a place she loathes--and spend three weeks with his devastatingly handsome and arrogant father.Slow Ride: Mechanic Cooper Moretto rolls up on trouble with a capital T when he spots Kyla O'Grady's'67 Mustang Coupe by the side of the road. The new gal in Aston Falls is out of cash and he's short-handed, so an employment trade makes sense. But there's danger following Kyla. Can their love vanquish the threat?Bride by the Book: Small-town Arkansas attorney Garner Holt badly needs an assistant to sort out his cluttered office, but he didn't expect a super-secretary like Miss Angelina Brownwood. She's perfect until an online search reveals a flaw: Angelina isn't a secretary. But does her secret mean she's not the girl for him?Looking for Prince Charming: Glory agrees to pose as her boss's girlfriend while he campaigns for Lord Mayor of Melbourne--which might not be the best idea since she's already in love with him!Battling the Best Man: Now a Chicago resident, Dr. Kory Flemming can't say no to returning home for her best friend's wedding. Trouble is, Will Mitchell, the only man smart enough to keep pace with Kory in high school, is the best man, and he's up to his usual flirtatious tricks. Can they set aside their rocky past to make a new future together?A Man for All Seasons: There are crazier ways to spend a holiday. At least that's what journalist Janey Turner keeps telling herself when she agrees to spend Thanksgiving with the editor she's never met in person before. But the chemistry that flares between her and Joe Argenti is as hot and unexpected as the lightning strike that soon ignites Casper Mountain. Will her professional dreams cost her a merry Christmas?Act of Love: When you're young and passionate about your first theatre job, you do everything your director tells you, right? Not if you're Marigold Aubrey, who can't seem to resist speaking her mind around charismatic Tor Douglas. But is she trying for the part, or his heart?Edie and the CEO: Edie Rowan is passionate about workers'rights, but when her protests backfire, championing the little guy gets her in trouble with sexy CEO Everett Kirk. He sends her to attend management camp--and even drives her there himself. When they let down their professional guard, sparks fly and secrets are revealed.The Meatball Mistress: Ryan Garridy is a diehard commitment phobe, struggling to keep his Italian restaurant afloat. The last thing he needs is to hire Cara Manzoni, a woman who skipped out on paying for her meal. Unless, that is, this secretive stunner can save more than just his livelihood.Sensuality Level: Sensual

Published
2016

14. An Inconvenient Desire

Author

Alexia Adams and Alexia Adams

Abstract

Investment banker Jonathan Davis has spent the last ten months renovating his Italian villa and getting over a nasty divorce from his supermodel wife. As a favor to a friend, he escorts Olivia Chapman to a medieval festival and can't help but fall for the gorgeous woman. When he discovers she's a model, however, his innate sense of risk analysis tells him to bail. Then his ex-wife abandons his previously unknown daughter at his door, and it's Olivia who steps in to help. But does Jonathan dare capitalize on his desire and venture his heart again?Olivia Chapman has hidden her ugly childhood scars under the glamour of her modeling career. She thinks her pretty face is her only asset, until she discovers a talent for motherhood when a frightened toddler literally arrives on the doorstep. Olivia can't bear to see another child go unloved. But caring for Hannah means staying with Jonathan, a man she finds almost impossible to resist.When a big surprise leaves both Olivia and Jonathan reeling, their mutual attraction could end up destroying their futures... or healing the past once and for all.Sensuality Level: Sensual

Published
2014

15. An Inconvenient Love

Author

Alexia Adams and Alexia Adams

Abstract

Neither wanted love in their marriage. But you don't always get what you want.Sophia Stevens is tired of struggling to pay the rent and help her brother through college. After seven years on her own, she is no farther ahead than the day she walked out on her old life and started again. So when super-sexy Italian property developer Luca Castellioni proposes a marriage of convenience, she's intrigued. Financial security and life in a beautiful Italian villa in exchange for attending a few business functions and typing some letters seems very convenient. Until she breaks the most definite term of their arrangement: she falls in love with her husband.Luca Castellioni lives for his job restoring beautiful buildings to their former glory. When his business expansion plans are hampered by the need for an English-speaking secretary and a wife, he does what any efficient businessman would do and combines his requirements. But when his fascination with his wife distracts him from business, he wishes there was more marriage and not so much convenience in their agreement. Too bad his wife has reconstructed her own life, without him.When their respective lives pull them in opposite directions, they must decide: will they continue to put their businesses first, or allow love to overcome the obstacles between them?Sensuality Level: Sensual

Published
2014

16. Excellent Outcomes in 1589 Patients Receiving Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Using Unlicensed Units From a Centralized Cord Blood Registry

Author

Stephen R. Spellman, Alexia Adams, Roberta King, John P. Miller, Karen K. Ballen, Merry Duffy, Dennis L. Confer, Ann Kemp, Rebecca J. Drexler, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Colleen Delaney, Pintip Chitphakdithai, Brent R. Logan, Joanne Kurtzberg, and Aleksandar Babic

Subjects
03 medical and health sciences, Transplantation, medicine.medical_specialty, 0302 clinical medicine, business.industry, Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Cord blood, medicine, Hematology, business, 030215 immunology, Surgery
Published
2017

17. Phase II Study of Treosulfan/Fludarabine/ Low Dose Total Body Irradiation As a Preparative Regimen for Children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Author

Michael A. Pulsipher, Gregory A. Yanik, Wing Leung, Roberta H. Adams, Paul R. Haut, Michael R. Verneris, David C. Delgado, Bronwen E. Shaw, Aleksandra Petrovic, Rabi Hanna, Eneida R. Nemecek, Jennifer Le-Rademacher, Julie-An Talano, Alexia Adams, Jignesh Dalal, John E. Levine, Deidre M. Kiefer, Stacy Epstein, Colleen Delaney, Neena Kapoor, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, and Joseph H. Chewning

Subjects
Oncology, Transplantation, medicine.medical_specialty, Hematopoietic cell, business.industry, Myeloid leukemia, Phases of clinical research, Hematology, Total body irradiation, Treosulfan, Fludarabine, Internal medicine, medicine, business, Preparative Regimen, medicine.drug
Published
2016

18. Results of a Prospective Multi-Center Myeloablative Double-Unit Cord Blood Transplantation Trial in Adult Patients With Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplasia (submitted on behalf of the RCI BMT 05-DCB Protocol Team)

Author

Mingwei Fei, Marcie Tomblyn, Willis H. Navarro, Alexia Adams, Waleska S. Pérez, Dennis L. Confer, Juliet N. Barker, and Mary M. Horowitz

Subjects
Transplantation, medicine.medical_specialty, Acute leukemia, integumentary system, Adult patients, business.industry, Hematology, Surgery, surgical procedures, operative, hemic and lymphatic diseases, medicine, Center (algebra and category theory), business, Cord blood transplantation
Published
2013

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