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Measurable Residual Disease–Guided Therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (2025)
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Munir, T., Girvan, S., Cairns, D. A., Bloor, A., Allsup, D., Varghese, A. M., Gohil, S., Paneesha, S., Pettitt, A., Eyre, T., Fox, C. P., Forconi, F., Balotis, C., Pemberton, N., Sheehy, O., Gribben, J., Elmusharaf, N., Gatto, S., Preston, G., Schuh, A., …Hillmen, P. (online). Measurable Residual Disease–Guided Therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. New England Journal of Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2504341

Fixed Duration Ibrutinib‐Venetoclax, a Redefinition of the CLL Treatment Landscape (2025)
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Molica, S., & Allsup, D. (2025). Fixed Duration Ibrutinib‐Venetoclax, a Redefinition of the CLL Treatment Landscape. Hematological Oncology, 43(3), Article e70088. https://doi.org/10.1002/hon.70088

The fixed-duration combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax (IV) has emerged as a highly effective therapeutic strategy for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), marking a significant shift in the treatment paradigm for this disease. Preclinica... Read More about Fixed Duration Ibrutinib‐Venetoclax, a Redefinition of the CLL Treatment Landscape.

Ibrutinib enhances the bias of T cell responses towards staphylococcal superantigens sustaining inflammation in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (2025)
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Tantoush, F., Allsup, D., Naylor-Adamson, L., Voncken, F., & Caserta, S. (2025). Ibrutinib enhances the bias of T cell responses towards staphylococcal superantigens sustaining inflammation in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Frontiers in immunology, 16, Article 1531059. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1531059

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is an uncurable haematological malignancy and is associated with significant infection morbidity. Bruton’s tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (e.g., ibrutinib) have improved disease outcomes, but severe infections and poor... Read More about Ibrutinib enhances the bias of T cell responses towards staphylococcal superantigens sustaining inflammation in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

PEGylation of indium phosphide quantum dots prevents quantum dot mediated platelet activation (2024)
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Naylor-Adamson, L., Price, T. W., Booth, Z., Leonard, S. V. L., Gallo, J., Tung, L. D., Harvell-Smith, S., Thi Kim Thanh, N., Aslam, Z., Allsup, D., Hondow, N., Chamberlain, T., Schneider, J. E., Naseem, K., Bouillard, J. S. G., Stasiuk, G. J., & Calaminus, S. D. (in press). PEGylation of indium phosphide quantum dots prevents quantum dot mediated platelet activation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4tb01334d

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconducting inorganic nanocrystals, that have garnered interest in biological and medical spheres due, to their potential benefits in biomedical imaging and drug-delivery systems. Indium phosphide QDs shelled with zinc sulph... Read More about PEGylation of indium phosphide quantum dots prevents quantum dot mediated platelet activation.

High‐Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Complicating the Course of Imatinib‐Treated Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Successful Disease Management With Dual Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition (2024)
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James, D., Green, S., Molica, S., & Allsup, D. (2024). High‐Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Complicating the Course of Imatinib‐Treated Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Successful Disease Management With Dual Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition. Case Reports in Hematology, 2024, Article 1813512. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1813512

The coexistence of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the same patient is exceedingly rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature. Here, we report a patient with CML who, having achieved a major molecu... Read More about High‐Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Complicating the Course of Imatinib‐Treated Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Successful Disease Management With Dual Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition.

Biomarker Driven Antifungal Stewardship (BioDriveAFS) in acute leukaemia—a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess clinical and cost effectiveness: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Flett, L., Abdelatif, R., Akhtar Baz, S., Brady, S., Corbacho, B., Common, K., Cowling, A., Fairhurst, C., Fitzmaurice, E., Gandhi, S., Hilton, A., Hope, W., Howard, A., Laycock, J., Lillie, P., Mitchell, G., Parker, A., Peel, M., Sheard, L., Sneddon, J., …Barlow, G. (2024). Biomarker Driven Antifungal Stewardship (BioDriveAFS) in acute leukaemia—a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess clinical and cost effectiveness: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 25(1), Article 427. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08272-w

BACKGROUND: Acute leukaemias (AL) are life-threatening blood cancers that can be potentially cured with treatment involving myelosuppressive, multiagent, intensive chemotherapy (IC). However, such treatment is associated with a risk of serious infect... Read More about Biomarker Driven Antifungal Stewardship (BioDriveAFS) in acute leukaemia—a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess clinical and cost effectiveness: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Impact of Targeted Agents on Survival of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients Fit for Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab (FCR) Relative to Age- and Sex-Matched Population (2024)
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Molica, S., Shanafelt, T. D., Allsup, D., & Giannarelli, D. (2024). Impact of Targeted Agents on Survival of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients Fit for Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab (FCR) Relative to Age- and Sex-Matched Population. Cancers, 16(6), Article 1085. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16061085

To assess the impact of first-line treatment with targeted agents (TAs) or fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR)-based chemo-immunotherapy (CIT) on overall survival (OS) compared to age- and sex-matched individuals in the general populat... Read More about Impact of Targeted Agents on Survival of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients Fit for Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab (FCR) Relative to Age- and Sex-Matched Population.

How can we optimize antifungal use and stewardship in the treatment of acute leukemia? (2024)
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Taynton, T., Allsup, D., & Barlow, G. (2024). How can we optimize antifungal use and stewardship in the treatment of acute leukemia?. Expert Review of Hematology, https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2024.2383401

Introduction: The global need for antifungal stewardship is driven by spreading antimicrobial and antifungal resistance. Triazoles are the only oral and relatively well-tolerated class of antifungal medications, and usage is associated with acquired... Read More about How can we optimize antifungal use and stewardship in the treatment of acute leukemia?.

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Therapy Guided by Measurable Residual Disease (2023)
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Munir, T., Cairns, D. A., Bloor, A., Allsup, D., Cwynarski, K., Pettitt, A., Paneesha, S., Fox, C. P., Eyre, T. A., Forconi, F., Elmusharaf, N., Kennedy, B., Gribben, J., Pemberton, N., Sheehy, O., Preston, G., Schuh, A., Walewska, R., Duley, L., Howard, D., …Hillmen, P. (2024). Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Therapy Guided by Measurable Residual Disease. New England Journal of Medicine, 390(4), 326-337. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2310063

BACKGROUND: The combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) as compared with chemoimmunotherapy. Whether ibrutinib-venetoclax and personalization of treatment duration... Read More about Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Therapy Guided by Measurable Residual Disease.

Fixed-duration therapy comes of age in CLL: long-term results of MURANO and CLL14 trials (2023)
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Molica, S., & Allsup, D. (2023). Fixed-duration therapy comes of age in CLL: long-term results of MURANO and CLL14 trials. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1080/14737140.2023.2288899

Introduction: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) management has witnessed a transformative shift with the advent of time-limited venetoclax and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (mAb) regimens, as exemplified by the groundbreaking MURANO and CLL14 trials... Read More about Fixed-duration therapy comes of age in CLL: long-term results of MURANO and CLL14 trials.

Impact of Surface Ligand on the Biocompatibility of InP/ZnS Quantum Dots with Platelets (2023)
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Gil, H. M., Booth, Z., Price, T. W., Lee, J., Naylor‐Adamson, L., Avery, M., Muravitskaya, A., Hondow, N., Allsup, D., Schneider, J. E., Naseem, K., Adawi, A. M., Bouillard, J. S. G., Chamberlain, T. W., Calaminus, S. D., & Stasiuk, G. J. (in press). Impact of Surface Ligand on the Biocompatibility of InP/ZnS Quantum Dots with Platelets. Small, Article 2304881. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202304881

InP/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) have received a large focus in recent years as a safer alternative to heavy metal-based QDs. Given their intrinsic fluorescent imaging capabilities, these QDs can be potentially relevant for in vivo platelet imaging. The In... Read More about Impact of Surface Ligand on the Biocompatibility of InP/ZnS Quantum Dots with Platelets.

Targeting TP53 disruption in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Current strategies and future directions (2023)
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Molica, S., Tam, C., Allsup, D., & Polliack, A. (in press). Targeting TP53 disruption in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Current strategies and future directions. Hematological Oncology, https://doi.org/10.1002/hon.3238

In the modern era of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) targeted therapy, the loss of p53 function due to genetic abnormalities remains a significant challenge. This is because even targeted agents, which are currently the mainstay of treatment for C... Read More about Targeting TP53 disruption in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Current strategies and future directions.

The evolving landscape of COVID-19 and post-COVID condition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A study by ERIC, the European research initiative on CLL (2023)
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Visentin, A., Chatzikonstantinou, T., Scarfò, L., Kapetanakis, A., Demosthenous, C., Karakatsoulis, G., ERIC Group, Minga, E., Chamou, D., Allsup, D., Cabrero, A. A., Andres, M., Antic, D., Baile, M., Baliakas, P., Besikli-Dimou, S., Bron, D., Chatzileontiadou, S., Cordoba, R., Correa, J. G., …Te Raa, D. (2023). The evolving landscape of COVID-19 and post-COVID condition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A study by ERIC, the European research initiative on CLL. American Journal of Hematology, 98(12), 1856-1868. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.27093

In this retrospective international multicenter study, we describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and related disorders (small lymphocytic lymphoma and high-count monoclonal B lymphocytos... Read More about The evolving landscape of COVID-19 and post-COVID condition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A study by ERIC, the European research initiative on CLL.

Advancements in the Treatment of CLL: The Rise of Zanubrutinib as a Preferred Therapeutic Option (2023)
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Molica, S., Tam, C., Allsup, D., & Polliack, A. (2023). Advancements in the Treatment of CLL: The Rise of Zanubrutinib as a Preferred Therapeutic Option. Cancers, 15(14), Article 3737. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15143737

Ibrutinib, the first-in-class Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi), is a commonly deployed therapeutic option for previously untreated and relapsed/refractory (R/R) patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The use of ibrutinib is, howev... Read More about Advancements in the Treatment of CLL: The Rise of Zanubrutinib as a Preferred Therapeutic Option.

Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial (2023)
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Hillmen, P., Pitchford, A., Bloor, A., Broom, A., Young, M., Kennedy, B., Walewska, R., Furtado, M., Preston, G., Neilson, J. R., Pemberton, N., Sidra, G., Morley, N., Cwynarski, K., Schuh, A., Forconi, F., Elmusharaf, N., Paneesha, S., Fox, C. P., Howard, D. R., …Munir, T. (2023). Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. The lancet oncology, 24(5), 535-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2823%2900144-4

Background: The approval of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) was based on trials which compared ibrutinib with alkylating agents in patients considered unfit for fludara... Read More about Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial.

Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol (2023)
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Baldwin, Z.-A., Busby, S., Allsup, D., Cohen, J., & Bamidele, O. (2023). Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(3), Article e0282458. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282458

Introduction Haematological malignancies are a heterogenous group of blood and lymphatic cancers. Survivorship care is a similarly diverse term concerning patients’ health and wellbeing from diagnosis to end of life. Survivorship care for patients wi... Read More about Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol.

Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL (2022)
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Antic, D., Milic, N., Chatzikonstantinou, T., Scarfò, L., Otasevic, V., Rajovic, N., Allsup, D., Alonso Cabrero, A., Andres, M., Baile Gonzales, M., Capasso, A., Collado, R., Cordoba, R., Cuéllar-García, C., Correa, J. G., De Paoli, L., De Paolis, M. R., Del Poeta, G., Dimou, M., Doubek, M., …Stamatopoulos, K. (2022). Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL. Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 15(1), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-022-01333-0

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may be more susceptible to COVID-19 related poor outcomes, including thrombosis and death, due to the advanced age, the presence of comorbidities, and the disease and treatment-related immu... Read More about Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL.

PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia (2022)
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Taynton, T., Barlow, G., & Allsup, D. (2022). PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 4(4), Article dlac074. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlac074

Mould-active antifungal prophylaxis is frequently used to prevent invasive fungal infection in patients with acute leukaemia being treated with intensive chemotherapy. Invasive fungal infections are difficult to diagnose, and despite the use of proph... Read More about PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia.

A prospective registry-based cohort study of the diagnosis and management of acute leukaemia in pregnancy: Study protocol (2022)
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Northgraves, M., Allsup, D., Cohen, J., Huang, C., Turgoose, J., & Ali, S. (2022). A prospective registry-based cohort study of the diagnosis and management of acute leukaemia in pregnancy: Study protocol. PLoS ONE, 17(2), Article e0263195. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263195

Background
Acute leukaemias (AL) are aggressive but potentially curable blood cancers that can potentially affect women of childbearing age. When a pregnancy is complicated by a diagnosis of AL, clinicians face a complex dilemma: to balance risking... Read More about A prospective registry-based cohort study of the diagnosis and management of acute leukaemia in pregnancy: Study protocol.