Alex Bataller

5 days ago | nature.com | Alex Bataller |Hannah Goulart |Ghayas C. Issa |Courtney DiNardo |Tapan M Kadia |Ian Bouligny | +12 more

AbstractAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) with KMT2A rearrangement (KMT2Ar) has poor outcomes. We analyzed 1,611 patients with AML and 4.3% demonstrated rearrangements in KMT2A. Signaling-related genes (NRAS 30%, KRAS 23% and FLT3-TKD 16%) were the most frequently mutated in patients with KMT2Ar AML.

1 month ago | nature.com | Alex Bataller |Koji Sasaki |Danielle Hammond |Mahesh Swaminathan |Ghayas C. Issa |Nicholas Short | +6 more

AbstractHypomethylating agents (HMA) are indicated in the treatment of higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). The combination of hypomethylating agents with venetoclax (Ven) has demonstrated promising results in these diseases, although randomized clinical trials are needed for validation.