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ArticleAnnals of hematology2024

VEXAS syndrome: complete molecular remission after hypomethylating therapy.

Katja Sockel, Katharina Götze, Christina Ganster, Marius Bill, Julia-Annabell Georgi, Ekaterina Balaian, Martin Aringer, Karolin Trautmann-Grill, Maria Uhlig, Martin Bornhäuser and 2 more

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Article in Annals of hematology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
13.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Clinical features in VEXAS syndrome: a systematic review.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2025
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  5. Myelodysplasia in VEXAS syndrome.Blood advances · 2026
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  11. Expert Perspective: Hematologic Malignancies and Vasculitis.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025
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  12. [VEXAS syndrome].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Katja SockelMedical Clinic and Policlinic I, University Hospital Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany. katja.sockel@ukdd.de.
Katharina GötzeGerman Cancer Consortium (DKTK), CHOICE Consortium, Partner Sites, MunichDresden, Germany.
Christina GansterClinics of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Marius BillMedical Clinic and Policlinic I, University Hospital Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Julia-Annabell GeorgiMedical Clinic and Policlinic I, University Hospital Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Ekaterina BalaianMedical Clinic and Policlinic I, University Hospital Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Martin AringerDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus at the TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Karolin Trautmann-GrillMedical Clinic and Policlinic I, University Hospital Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Maria UhligMedical Clinic and Policlinic I, University Hospital Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Martin BornhäuserMedical Clinic and Policlinic I, University Hospital Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Detlef Haase *Clinics of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Christian Thiede *Medical Clinic and Policlinic I, University Hospital Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Technische Universität Dresden · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEGerman Cancer Society · DEUniversity Hospital Carl Gustav Carus · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The VEXAS syndrome, a genetically defined autoimmune disease, associated with various hematological neoplasms has been attracting growing attention since its initial description in 2020. While various therapeutic strategies have been explored in case studies, the optimal treatment strategy is still under investigation and allogeneic cell transplantation is considered the only curative treatment. Here, we describe 2 patients who achieved complete molecular remission of the underlying UBA1 mutant clone outside the context of allogeneic HCT. Both patients received treatment with the hypomethylating agent azacitidine, and deep molecular remission triggered treatment de-escalation and even cessation with sustained molecular remission in one of them. Prospective studies are necessary to clarify which VEXAS patients will benefit most from hypomethylating therapy and to understand the variability in the response to different treatment strategies.

Indexed as

Antimetabolites, AntineoplasticMyelodysplastic SyndromesSkin Diseases, GeneticAzacitidineHumansPathologic Complete ResponseProspective StudiesAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineAzacitidineHypomethylating therapyMolecular remissionVEXAS

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PMID38214707
PMCPMC10866742
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