Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS

Articles

Final Thoughts on EHA 2024 Data for Lower-Risk MDS

August 16th 2024

Key opinion leaders summarize their main insights and key takeaways from the EHA 2024 conference regarding advances in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome treatment.

EHA 2024 Future Directions in Lower-Risk MDS Treatment: Emerging Data, Approvals, and Guideline Updates

August 16th 2024

The expert panel explores the future landscape of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome treatment, considering recent approvals and emerging clinical data.

Real-World Evidence and Emerging Therapies in Lower-Risk MDS: Insights from EHA 2024

August 10th 2024

Key opinion leaders (KOLs) examine real-world evidence and draw on their clinical experiences to inform their practice, discussing real-world dose escalations and key insights gained from practical application.

Perspectives of IMerge Study

August 10th 2024

Medical professionals deliberate on patient selection criteria for second-line imetelstat treatment in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, incorporating findings from the IMerge study into their considerations.

Sequencing Second-Line Treatments for LR-MDS

August 2nd 2024

Medical experts discuss sequencing strategies for second-line and later treatments in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, examining how recent data, including insights from the MEDALIST trial, influence treatment selection and sequencing decisions.

1L treatment of lower-risk MDS beyond luspatercept

August 2nd 2024

Medical experts explore alternative treatment options for lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (LR-MDS) patients who are not suitable candidates for first-line luspatercept therapy.

Safety Profile of Available Frontline Treatments LR-MDS

July 29th 2024

Key opinion leaders evaluate the safety profiles of available frontline treatments for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, including observed adverse reactions.

Dr.'s Cluzeau and Komrokji on Utilization Patterns of luspatercept in LR-MDS EHA 2024 Data

July 29th 2024

Medical professionals examine the utilization patterns of luspatercept in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) and their impact on patient treatment strategies.

Exploring Biomarker Analysis, Real-World Data, and Quality of Life in LR-MDS: Insights from EHA 2024

July 23rd 2024

Experts in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes analyze and interpret the comparative biomarker data on ring sideroblasts in LR-MDS patients from the COMMANDS study.

Treatment Decision-Making Based on the COMMANDS Trials

July 23rd 2024

The panel examines the COMMANDS trial results, focusing on luspatercept's effects across erythroid, neutrophil, and platelet lineages and their implications for treatment decisions, while also exploring how genomic factors and mutational burden influence the drug's clinical outcomes in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

Clinical Implications of COMMANDS Trial in Clinical Practice

July 12th 2024

The experts examine the COMMANDS trial, which assessed luspatercept in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patients, detailing the trial's design, participant groups, and key outcome measures.

Perceptions of the EHA 2024 Full Analysis of the COMMANDs Trial

July 12th 2024

A key opinion leader offers insights and analysis on the recently presented COMMANDS trial data from the European Hematology Association 2024 conference.

Review of the COMMANDS Trial

July 5th 2024

The experts examine the COMMANDS trial, which assessed luspatercept in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patients, detailing the trial's design, participant groups, and key outcome measures.

Frontline Therapy for Lower-Risk MDS: Global Perspectives and Treatment Selection Strategies

July 5th 2024

The experts describe their strategies for selecting first-line treatments in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patients, focusing on the key factors that inform their sequencing decisions in frontline therapy.

Dr Oliva on Addressing Challenges in Treating Lower-Risk MDS 

June 28th 2024

Key opinion leaders address various challenges linked to lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, with a focus on cytopenias.

Navigating Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Updates to WHO & ICC Guidelines, IPSS-M, and Risk Stratification

June 28th 2024

The expert panel in hematology examines recent WHO and ICC guideline updates, evaluating their impact on the evolving treatment landscape for myelodysplastic syndromes.

Efficacy of Imetelstat in Achieving Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence (RBC-TI) across Different Risk Subgroups in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) to Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in IMerge Phase 3 Study

January 10th 2024

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS, presents data from the IMerge phase 3 study on the efficacy of imetelstat in achieving red blood cell transfusion independence across different risk subgroups in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes relapsed/refractory to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.

Final Thoughts on Recent Data Updates in MDS

August 17th 2023

Closing their discussion, the panel shares some parting comments on the recent updates in the MDS treatment landscape and hopes for the future.

Key Trials in the Treatment of Higher-Risk MDS

August 10th 2023

Dr Zeidan highlights ongoing clinical trials for treatment of higher-risk MDS.

IRAK1 and IRAK4 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Lower-Risk MDS

August 10th 2023

Dr Brunner presents updated data on the treatment of lower-risk MDS with IRAK1/IRAK4 inhibitors.