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Lia  Perez

Lia Perez, MD

Specialty: Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

Program: Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

  • Overview

    Cancer Focus:
    Hodgkin Lymphoma, Leukemia, MDS, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    Dr. Lia Perez is a hematologist and researcher who is an expert in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for cancer patients. She is an associate professor and attending Physician on the Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. She graduated at the Medical School of the University of Buenos Aires in 1991 summa cum Laude. She completed internship and residency both in Argentina and New York City. She received a degree of Hematology and medical Oncology at Yale University and pursued further training at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the hematopoietic transplantation field. She is an American Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology. She cares for patients in need of an allogeneic bone marrow transplant with over 15 year experience in the field.  

    Education & Training

    Board Certification:

    • Internal Medicine - Hematology

    Fellowship:

    • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    • Yale University School of Medicine - Hematology/Medical Oncology

    Residency:

    • The Brooklyn Hospital Center - Internal Medicine
    • Fernandez Hospital-University de Buenos Aires - Internal Medicine

    Medical School:

    • Universidad de Buenos Aires - MD
  • Publications

    • Elmariah H, Otoukesh S, Kumar A, Ali H, Arslan S, Shouse G, Pourhassan H, Nishihori T, Faramand R, Mishra A, Khimani F, Fernandez H, Lazaryan A, Nieder M, Perez L, Liu H, Nakamura R, Pidala J, Marcucci G, Forman SJ, Anasetti C, Locke F, Bejanyan N, Al Malki MM. Sirolimus Is an Acceptable Alternative to Tacrolimus for Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis after Haploidentical Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation with Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide. Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 Feb.30(2):229.e1-229.e11. Pubmedid: 37952648.
    • Ionescu F, David JC, Ravichandran A, Sallman DA, Sweet K, Komrokji RS, Chan O, Kuykendall A, Padron E, Faramand R, Bejanyan N, Khimani F, Elmariah H, Pidala J, Mishra A, Perez L, Nishihori T, Lancet JE. Hypomethylating Agents and Venetoclax for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Relapsed After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2024 Feb. Pubmedid: 38429222.
    • Gonzalez R, Gaskill E, Padilla M, Pidala J, Lazaryan A, Perez L, Khimani F, Faramand R. Belumosudil Impacts Immunosuppression Pharmacokinetics in Patients with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Sep.29(9):577.e1-577.e9. Pubmedid: 37355201.
    • Meyers G, Hamadani M, Martens M, Ali H, Chevallier P, Choe H, Harris AC, Holler E, van Hooren E, Klaassen W, Leifer E, van Oosterhout Y, Perez L, Pusic I, Stelljes M, van der Velden W, Ammatuna E, Beauvais D, Cornillon J, Maziarz RT, Schetelig J, Romeril J, MacMillan ML, Levine JE, Socié G. Anti-CD3/CD7 immunoconjugate (T-Guard) for severe, steroid-refractory GVHD: final report of BMT CTN 2002. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2023 Dec.58(12):1416-1418. Pubmedid: 37749187.
    • Griffiths EA, Roy V, Alwan L, Bachiashvili K, Baird J, Cool R, Dinner S, Geyer M, Glaspy J, Gojo I, Hicks A, Kallam A, Kidwai WZ, Kloth DD, Kraut EH, Landsburg D, Lyman GH, Mahajan A, Miller R, Nachar V, Patel S, Patel S, Perez LE, Poust A, Riaz F, Rosovsky R, Rugo HS, Simon S, Vasu S, Wadleigh M, Westbrook K, Westervelt P, Berardi RA, Pluchino L. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Hematopoietic Growth Factors, Version 1.2022. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2022 May.20(5):436-442. Pubmedid: 35545171.
    • Lazaryan A, Lee SJ, Arora M, Kim J, Betts BC, Khimani F, Nishihori T, Bejanyan N, Liu H, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Locke FL, Gonzalez R, Jain MD, Davila ML, Perez LE, Mishra A, Perez Perez A, Balke K, Ayala E, Ochoa L, Castaneda Puglianini O, Faramand RG, Alsina M, Elmariah H, Nieder M, Fernandez H, Anasetti C, Pidala J. A phase 2 multicenter trial of ofatumumab and prednisone as initial therapy for chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood Adv. 2022 Jan.6(1):259-269. Pubmedid: 34649279. Pmcid: PMC8753213.
    • Meyers G, Hamadani M, Martens M, Ali H, Choe H, Dawson P, Harris AC, van Hooren E, Klaassen W, Leifer E, MacMillan ML, van Oosterhout Y, Perez L, Pusic I, Vo P, Levine JE. Lessons learned from early closure of a clinical trial for steroid-refractory acute GVHD. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Feb.57(2):302-303. Pubmedid: 34815518. Pmcid: PMC8825705.
    • Jiang Q, Sudalagunta P, Silva MC, Canevarolo RR, Zhao X, Ahmed KT, Alugubelli RR, DeAvila G, Tungesvik A, Perez L, Gatenby R, Gillies R, Baz R, Meads MB, Shain KH, Silva AS, Zhang W. CancerCellTracker: a brightfield time-lapse microscopy framework for cancer drug sensitivity estimation. Bioinformatics. 2022 Aug.38(16):4002-4010. Pubmedid: 35751591. Pmcid: PMC9991899.
    • Mirza AS, Tandon A, Jenneman D, Cao S, Brimer T, Kumar A, Kidd M, Khimani F, Faramand R, Mishra A, Liu H, Nishihori T, Perez L, Lazaryan A, Bejanyan N, Nieder M, Pidala J, Elmariah H. Outcomes Following Intolerance to Tacrolimus/Sirolimus Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther. 2022 Apr.28(4):185.e1-185.e7. Pubmedid: 35017119.
    • Khimani F, Ranspach P, Elmariah H, Kim J, Whiting J, Nishihori T, Locke FL, Perez Perez A, Dean E, Mishra A, Perez L, Lazaryan A, Jain MD, Nieder M, Liu H, Faramand R, Hansen D, Alsina M, Ochoa L, Davila M, Anasetti C, Pidala J, Bejanyan N. Increased Infections and Delayed CD4+ T Cell but Faster B Cell Immune Reconstitution after Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide Compared to Conventional GVHD Prophylaxis in Allogeneic Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther. 2021 Nov.27(11):940-948. Pubmedid: 34329754.
    • Pidala J, Walton K, Elmariah H, Kim J, Mishra A, Bejanyan N, Nishihori T, Khimani F, Perez L, Faramand RG, Davila ML, Nieder ML, Sagatys EM, Holtan SG, Lawrence NJ, Lawrence HR, Blazar BR, Anasetti C, Sebti SM, Betts BC. Pacritinib Combined with Sirolimus and Low-Dose Tacrolimus for GVHD Prevention after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Preclinical and Phase I Trial Results. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 May.27(10):2712-2722. Pubmedid: 33753457. Pmcid: PMC8127396.
    • Bejanyan N, Pidala JA, Wang X, Thapa R, Nishihori T, Elmariah H, Lazaryan A, Khimani F, Davila ML, Mishra A, Faramand R, Jain MD, Ochoa L, Perez LE, Liu H, Alsina M, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Fernandez H, Nieder ML, Locke FL, Anasetti C, Ayala E. A phase 2 trial of GVHD prophylaxis with PTCy, sirolimus, and MMF after peripheral blood haploidentical transplantation. Blood Adv. 2021 Mar.5(5):1154-1163. Pubmedid: 33635333. Pmcid: PMC7948297.
    • Hansen DK, Kim J, Thompson Z, Hussaini M, Nishihori T, Ahmad A, Elmariah H, Faramand R, Mishra A, Davila ML, Khimani F, Lazaryan A, Sallman D, Liu H, Perez LE, Fernandez H, Nieder ML, Lancet JE, Pidala JA, Anasetti C, Bejanyan N. ELN 2017 Genetic Risk Stratification Predicts Survival of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Receiving Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther. 2021 Mar.27(3):256.e1-256.e7. Pubmedid: 33781526. Pmcid: PMC8711732.
    • Khimani F, Dutta M, Faramand R, Nishihori T, Perez AP, Dean E, Nieder M, Perez L, Mishra A, Elmariah H, Davila M, Ochoa L, Alsina M, Lazaryan A, Bejanyan N, Hansen D, Jain M, Locke F, Liu H, Pidala J, Shah B, Mhaskar R. Impact of Total Body Irradiation-Based Myeloablative Conditioning Regimens in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplant Cell Ther. 2021 Jul.27(7):620.e1-620.e9. Pubmedid: 33798768.
    • Elmariah H, Naqvi SMH, Kim J, Nishihori T, Mishra A, Perez L, Faramand R, Lazaryan A, Liu HD, Khimani F, Nieder M, Anasetti C, Pidala J, Bejanyan N. Impact of infused CD34+ stem cell dosing for allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2021 Jul.56(7):1683-1690. Pubmedid: 33658647.
    • Perez L, Fernandez H, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Khimani F, Betts B, Mishra A, Ayala E, Locke FL, Ochoa-Bayona L, Nieder M, Pidala J, Achille A, Powers J, Sahakian E, Thapa R, Wang X, Anasetti C. A phase 2 trial of the histone deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat for graft-versus-host disease prevention. Blood Adv. 2021 Jul.5(13):2740-2750. Pubmedid: 34242388. Pmcid: PMC8288668.
    • Mishra A, Pidala J, Thapa R, Betts BC, Fernandez H, Locke FL, Nishihori T, Perez L, Wang X, Anasetti C, Jim H. Objective and subjective physical function in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2021 Dec.56(12):2897-2903. Pubmedid: 34381169.
    • Griffiths EA, Alwan LM, Bachiashvili K, Brown A, Cool R, Curtin P, Geyer MB, Gojo I, Kallam A, Kidwai WZ, Kloth DD, Kraut EH, Lyman GH, Mukherjee S, Perez LE, Rosovsky RP, Roy V, Rugo HS, Vasu S, Wadleigh M, Westervelt P, Becker PS. Considerations for Use of Hematopoietic Growth Factors in Patients With Cancer Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2020 Sep.1-4. Pubmedid: 32871558. Pmcid: PMC9730290.
    • DiMaggio E, Zhou JM, Caddell R, Tombleson R, Perkins J, Anasetti C, Khimani F, Pidala J, Nishihori T, Perez L, Betts B, Fernandez HF, Mishra A. Reduced-intensity fludarabine/melphalan confers similar survival to busulfan/fludarabine myeloablative regimens for patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplasia. Leuk Lymphoma. 2020 Jul.61(7):1678-1687. Pubmedid: 32133897. Pmcid: PMC7771324.
    • Frairia C, Nicolosi M, Shapiro J, Kim J, Betts BC, Fernandez HF, Locke FL, Mishra A, Nishihori T, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Perez L, Pidala J, Anasetti C. Sole Upfront Therapy with Beclomethasone and Budesonide for Upper Gastrointestinal Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2020 Jul.26(7):1303-1311. Pubmedid: 32361010. Pmcid: PMC7771266.
    • Becker PS, Griffiths EA, Alwan LM, Bachiashvili K, Brown A, Cool R, Curtin P, Dinner S, Gojo I, Hicks A, Kallam A, Kidwai WZ, Kloth DD, Kraut EH, Landsburg D, Lyman GH, Miller R, Mukherjee S, Patel S, Perez LE, Poust A, Rampal R, Rosovsky R, Roy V, Rugo HS, Shayani S, Vasu S, Wadleigh M, Westbrook K, Westervelt P, Burns J, Keller J, Pluchino LA. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Hematopoietic Growth Factors, Version 1.2020. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2020 Jan.18(1):12-22. Pubmedid: 31910384.
    • Sudalagunta P, Silva MC, Canevarolo RR, Alugubelli RR, DeAvila G, Tungesvik A, Perez L, Gatenby R, Gillies R, Baz R, Meads MB, Shain KH, Silva AS. A pharmacodynamic model of clinical synergy in multiple myeloma. EBioMedicine. 2020 Apr.54:102716. Pubmedid: 32268267. Pmcid: PMC7136599.
    • Vela CM, Van den Bergh M, Gillis NK, Ball M, Hussaini MO, Walko CM, Hicks JK, Perez L, Padron E, Komrokji RS. Somatic Sequencing Identifies Trametinib-Responsive Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Finds Acquired Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential. JCO Precis Oncol. 2018 Nov.2. Pubmedid: 35135101. Pmcid: PMC9797240.
    • Perez L, Fernandez H, Horna P, Riches M, Locke F, Field T, Powers J, Sahakian E, Villagra A, Mishra A, Betts B, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Beato F, Ochoa-Bayona L, Pidala J, Anasetti C. Phase I trial of histone deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat in addition to glucocorticoids for primary therapy of acute graft-versus-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2018 Nov.53(11):1434-1444. Pubmedid: 29670210. Pmcid: PMC7771280.
    • Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Sheets K, Kumar A, Murthy HS, Nishihori T, Tsalatsanis A, Mina A, Mathews J, Ayala E, Chavez J, Perez LE, Betts BC, Anasetti C, Pidala J. Hypoalbuminaemia segregates different prognostic subgroups within the refined standard risk acute graft-versus-host disease score. Brit J Haematol. 2018 Mar.180(6):854-862. Pubmedid: 29345306.
    • Pidala J, Beato F, Kim J, Betts B, Jim H, Sagatys E, Levine JE, Ferrara JL, Ozbek U, Ayala E, Davila M, Fernandez HF, Field T, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Khaira D, Khimani F, Locke FL, Mishra A, Nieder M, Nishihori T, Perez L, Riches M, Anasetti C. IL-12/IL-23p40 neutralization blocks Th1/Th17 response after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Haematologica. 2018 Mar.103(3):531-539. Pubmedid: 29242294. Pmcid: PMC5830373.
    • Markow M, Mirza AS, Perez L, Shao H, Horna P, Anasetti C, Sokol L, Hussaini MO. Transformation of T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma to Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma: A Report of Two Cases. Case Rep Hematol. 2018 Feb.2018:9191582. Pubmedid: 29682368. Pmcid: PMC5850893.
    • Murthy HS, Sheets K, Kumar A, Nishihori T, Mina A, Chavez JC, Ayala E, Field T, Mathews J, Locke F, Perez L, Betts BC, Khimani F, Miladinovic B, Tsalatsanis A, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Alsina M, Fernandez H, Pidala J, Anasetti C, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Hypoalbuminemia at Day +90 Is Associated with Inferior Nonrelapse Mortality and Overall Survival in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: A Confirmatory Study. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2018 Feb.24(2):400-405. Pubmedid: 29032266.
    • Betts BC, Pidala J, Kim J, Mishra A, Nishihori T, Perez L, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Khimani F, Walton K, Bookout R, Nieder M, Khaira DK, Davila M, Alsina M, Field T, Ayala E, Locke FL, Riches M, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Fernandez H, Anasetti C. IL-2 promotes early Treg reconstitution after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Haematologica. 2017 May.102(5):948-957. Pubmedid: 28104702. Pmcid: PMC5477614.
    • Silva AS, Silva MC, Sudalagunta P, Distler AI, Jacobson T, Collins A, Nguyen T, Song J, Chen DT, Chen L, Cubitt CL, Baz R, Perez L, Rebatchouk D, Dalton W, Greene J, Gatenby RA, Gillies RJ, Sontag E, Meads MB, Shain K. An Ex Vivo Platform for the Prediction of Clinical Response in Multiple Myeloma. Cancer Res. 2017 Jun.77(12):3336-3351. Pubmedid: 28400475. Pmcid: PMC7819642.
    • Khimani F, Kim J, Chen L, Dean E, Rizk V, Betts B, Nishihori T, Locke F, Mishra A, Perez L, Ayala E, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Nieder M, Fernandez H, Anasetti C, Pidala J. Predictors of overall survival among patients treated with sirolimus/tacrolimus vs methotrexate/tacrolimus for GvHD prevention. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Jul.52(7):1003-1009. Pubmedid: 28368376. Pmcid: PMC7771296.
    • Crawford J, Becker PS, Armitage JO, Blayney DW, Chavez J, Curtin P, Dinner S, Fynan T, Gojo I, Griffiths EA, Hough S, Kloth DD, Kuter DJ, Lyman GH, Mably M, Mukherjee S, Patel S, Perez LE, Poust A, Rampal R, Roy V, Rugo HS, Saad AA, Schwartzberg LS, Shayani S, Talbott M, Vadhan-Raj S, Vasu S, Wadleigh M, Westervelt P, Burns JL, Pluchino L. Myeloid Growth Factors, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2017 Dec.15(12):1520-1541. Pubmedid: 29223990.
    • Perez LE, Fernandez H, Ayala E, Beato F, Neuger A, Pidala J, Schell MJ, Anasetti C. Visilizumab with tacrolimus and methotrexate for GvHD prevention after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation from mismatched unrelated donors. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Apr.52(4):627-629. Pubmedid: 27991896. Pmcid: PMC5382111.
    • Cessna JM, Jim HS, Sutton SK, Asvat Y, Small BJ, Salsman JM, Zachariah B, Fishman M, Field T, Fernandez H, Perez L, Jacobsen PB. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the PROMIS Cancer Fatigue Short Form with cancer patients. J Psychosom Res. 2016 Feb.81:9-13. Pubmedid: 26800633. Pmcid: PMC4822706.
    • Tees MT, Betts B, Hillgruber R, Ayala E, Field T, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Locke F, Mishra A, Nishihori T, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Perez L, Pidala J, Anasetti C, Fernandez H, Riches ML. New sources for argument: do HLA-C and HLA disparity in adult double umbilical cord blood transplants predict outcomes?. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 09.51(9):1256-1258. Pubmedid: 27088383.
    • Nelson R, Shapiro JF, Perkins JB, Kim J, Nishihori T, Pidala J, Ayala E, Locke FL, Field T, Mishra A, Riches M, Betts B, Perez L, Yue B, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Alsina M, Fernandez H, Anasetti C, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Sirolimus, tacrolimus and antithymocyte globulin as GVHD prophylaxis in HLA-mismatched unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation: a single institution experience. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015 Nov.50(11):1487-1489. Pubmedid: 26301969. Pmcid: PMC4863975.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Betts BC, Alsina M, Ayala E, Fernandez HF, Field T, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Locke FL, Mishra A, Nishihori T, Ochoa-Bayona L, Perez L, Riches M, Anasetti C. Ofatumumab in combination with glucocorticoids for primary therapy of chronic graft-versus-host disease: phase I trial results. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2015 Jun.21(6):1074-1082. Pubmedid: 25805300. Pmcid: PMC5757506.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Alsina M, Ayala E, Betts BC, Fernandez HF, Field T, Jim H, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Locke FL, Mishra A, Nishihori T, Ochoa-Bayona L, Perez L, Riches M, Anasetti C. Prolonged sirolimus administration after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is associated with decreased risk for moderate-severe chronic graft-versus-host disease. Haematologica. 2015 Jul.100(7):970-977. Pubmedid: 25840599. Pmcid: PMC4486232.
    • Nishihori T, Perkins J, Mishra A, Komrokji R, Kim J, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Perez L, Lancet J, Fernandez H, List A, Anasetti C, Field T. Pretransplantation 5-azacitidine in high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2014 Jun.20(6):776-780. Pubmedid: 24534108.
    • Khin ZP, Ribeiro ML, Jacobson T, Hazlehurst L, Perez L, Baz R, Shain K, Silva AS. A preclinical assay for chemosensitivity in multiple myeloma. Cancer Res. 2014 Jan.74(1):56-67. Pubmedid: 24310398. Pmcid: PMC3915502.
    • Kunter G, Perkins JB, Pidala J, Nishihori T, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Field T, Fernandez H, Perez L, Locke F, Ayala E, Tomblyn M, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Betts B, Nieder M, Anasetti C. Pharmacokinetically-targeted BU and fludarabine as conditioning before allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for adults with ALL in first remission. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2014 Jan.49(1):11-16. Pubmedid: 23995098.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Schell M, Lee SJ, Hillgruber R, Nye V, Ayala E, Alsina M, Betts B, Bookout R, Fernandez HF, Field T, Locke FL, Nishihori T, Ochoa JL, Perez L, Perkins J, Shapiro J, Tate C, Tomblyn M, Anasetti C. Race/ethnicity affects the probability of finding an HLA-A, -B, -C and -DRB1 allele-matched unrelated donor and likelihood of subsequent transplant utilization. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2013 Mar.48(3):346-350. Pubmedid: 22863723. Pmcid: PMC4500122.
    • Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Anasetti C, Fernandez HF, Perkins J, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Pidala J, Perez LE, Ayala E, Field T, Alsina M, Nishihori T, Locke F, Pinilla-Ibarz J, Tomblyn M. Phase II study of CD4+-guided pentostatin lymphodepletion and pharmacokinetically targeted busulfan as conditioning for hematopoietic cell allografting. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2013 Jul.19(7):1087-1093. Pubmedid: 23632090. Pmcid: PMC4667782.
    • Boucher K, Parquet N, Widen R, Shain K, Baz R, Alsina M, Koomen J, Anasetti C, Dalton W, Perez LE. Stemness of B-cell progenitors in multiple myeloma bone marrow. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Nov.18(22):6155-6168. Pubmedid: 22988056. Pmcid: PMC3500436.
    • Pidala J, Perez L, Beato F, Anasetti C. Ustekinumab demonstrates activity in glucocorticoid-refractory acute GVHD. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2012 May.47(5):747-748. Pubmedid: 21874061.
    • Nishihori T, Alekshun TJ, Shain K, Sullivan DM, Baz R, Perez L, Pidala J, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Fernandez HF, Yarde DN, Oliveira V, Fulp W, Han G, Kim J, Chen DT, Raychaudhuri J, Dalton W, Anasetti C, Alsina M. Bortezomib salvage followed by a Phase I/II study of bortezomib plus high-dose melphalan and tandem autologous transplantation for patients with primary resistant myeloma. Brit J Haematol. 2012 Jun.157(5):553-563. Pubmedid: 22449149. Pmcid: PMC4030553.
    • Perkins JB, Kim J, Anasetti C, Fernandez HF, Perez LE, Ayala E, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Tomblyn MR, Sullivan DM, Pidala JA, Field TL. Maximally tolerated busulfan systemic exposure in combination with fludarabine as conditioning before allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2012 Jul.18(7):1099-1107. Pubmedid: 22198540.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Jim H, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Nishihori T, Fernandez HF, Tomblyn M, Perez L, Perkins J, Xu M, Janssen WE, Veerapathran A, Betts BC, Locke FL, Ayala E, Field T, Ochoa L, Alsina M, Anasetti C. A randomized phase II study to evaluate tacrolimus in combination with sirolimus or methotrexate after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Haematologica. 2012 Dec.97(12):1882-1889. Pubmedid: 22689677. Pmcid: PMC3590095.
    • Pidala J, Tomblyn M, Nishihori T, Field T, Ayala E, Perkins J, Fernandez H, Locke F, Perez L, Ochoa JL, Alsina M, Anasetti C. Sirolimus demonstrates activity in the primary therapy of acute graft-versus-host disease without systemic glucocorticoids. Haematologica. 2011 Sep.96(9):1351-1356. Pubmedid: 21565902. Pmcid: PMC3166106.
    • Santarone S, Pidala J, Di Nicola M, Field T, Alsina M, Ayala E, Janssen W, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Ochoa L, Perez L, Perkins J, Raychaudhuri J, Fernandez H, Anasetti C. Fludarabine and pharmacokinetic-targeted busulfan before allografting for adults with acute lymphoid leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2011 Oct.17(10):1505-1511. Pubmedid: 21385623.
    • Perez LE. Outcomes from unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cancer Control. 2011 Oct.18(4):216-221. Pubmedid: 21976240.
    • Perkins J, Field T, Kim J, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Ayala E, Perez L, Fernandez H, Fancher K, Tate C, Shaw LM, Milone MC, Gardiner JA, Miller S, Anasetti C. Pharmacokinetic targeting of i.v. BU with fludarabine as conditioning before hematopoietic cell transplant: the effect of first-dose area under the concentration time curve on transplant-related outcomes. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2011 Nov.46(11):1418-1425. Pubmedid: 21132026.
    • Xiang Y, Remily-Wood ER, Oliveira V, Yarde D, He L, Cheng JQ, Mathews L, Boucher K, Cubitt C, Perez L, Gauthier TJ, Eschrich SA, Shain KH, Dalton WS, Hazlehurst L, Koomen JM. Monitoring a nuclear factor-κB signature of drug resistance in multiple myeloma. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2011 Nov.10(11):M110.005520. Pubmedid: 21846842. Pmcid: PMC3226396.
    • Perez L, Anasetti C, Pidala J. Have we improved in preventing and treating acute graft-versus-host disease?. Curr Opin Hematol. 2011 Nov.18(6):408-413. Pubmedid: 21912253. Pmcid: PMC3432261.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Anasetti C, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Field T, Perkins J, Ayala E, Perez L, Fernandez H. Targeted i.v. BU and fludarabine (t-i.v. BU/Flu) provides effective control of AML in adults with reduced toxicity. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2011 May.46(5):641-649. Pubmedid: 20711242. Pmcid: PMC5726256.
    • Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Chavez JC, Yu D, Zhu W, Fernandez-Vertiz EI, Perkins J, Shapiro J, Bookout R, Perez L, Fernandez HF, Komrokji RS, Lancetf J, Brand L, Field T, Ayala E, Janssen W, List AF, Anasetti C. Severe hypoalbuminemia at day 90 predicts worse nonrelapse mortality and overall survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2011 Mar.17(3):384-393. Pubmedid: 20655389.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Nishihori T, Field T, Perkins J, Perez L, Fernandez H, Anasetti C. Dysglycemia following glucocorticoid therapy for acute graft-versus-host disease adversely affects transplantation outcomes. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2011 Feb.17(2):239-248. Pubmedid: 20637884. Pmcid: PMC5726258.
    • Liu JJ, Zhang L, Ayala E, Field T, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Perez L, Bello CM, Chervenick PA, Bruno S, Cultrera JL, Baz RC, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Raychaudhuri J, Sotomayor EM, Sokol L. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative plasmablastic lymphoma: a single institutional experience and literature review. Leuk Res. 2011 Dec.35(12):1571-1577. Pubmedid: 21752466.
    • Pidala J, Tomblyn M, Nishihori T, Ayala E, Field T, Fernandez H, Perez L, Locke F, Alsina M, Ochoa JL, Perkins J, Tate C, Shapiro J, Conwell M, Bookout R, Anasetti C. ATG prevents severe acute graft-versus-host disease in mismatched unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2011 Aug.17(8):1237-1244. Pubmedid: 21215811. Pmcid: PMC5735843.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Anasetti C, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Nishihori T, Field T, Perkins J, Perez L, Fernandez HF. Pharmacokinetic targeting of intravenous busulfan reduces conditioning regimen related toxicity following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia. J Hematol Oncol. 2010 Oct.3:36. Pubmedid: 20925957. Pmcid: PMC2958877.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Perkins J, Field T, Fernandez H, Perez L, Ayala E, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Anasetti C. Mycophenolate mofetil for the management of steroid-refractory acute graft vs host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2010 May.45(5):919-924. Pubmedid: 19767783.
    • Perez LE, Parquet N, Meads M, Anasetti C, Dalton W. Bortezomib restores stroma-mediated APO2L/TRAIL apoptosis resistance in multiple myeloma. Eur J Haematol. 2010 Mar.84(3):212-222. Pubmedid: 19922463.
    • Perkins J, Field T, Kim J, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Fernandez H, Ayala E, Perez L, Xu M, Alsina M, Ochoa L, Sullivan D, Janssen W, Anasetti C. A randomized phase II trial comparing tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil to tacrolimus and methotrexate for acute graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2010 Jul.16(7):937-947. Pubmedid: 20102746.
    • Field T, Perkins J, Huang Y, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Alsina M, Ayala E, Fernandez HF, Janssen W, Lancet J, Perez L, Sullivan D, List A, Anasetti C. 5-Azacitidine for myelodysplasia before allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2010 Feb.45(2):255-260. Pubmedid: 19543327.
    • Hoda D, Pidala J, Salgado-Vila N, Kim J, Perkins J, Bookout R, Field T, Perez L, Ayala E, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Raychaudhuri J, Alsina M, Greene J, Janssen W, Fernandez HF, Anasetti C, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Sirolimus for treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2010 Aug.45(8):1347-1351. Pubmedid: 19966849.
    • Lu SX, Holland AM, Na IK, Terwey TH, Alpdogan O, Bautista JL, Smith OM, Suh D, King C, Kochman A, Hubbard VM, Rao UK, Yim N, Liu C, Laga AC, Murphy G, Jenq RR, Zakrzewski JL, Penack O, Dykstra L, Bampoe K, Perez L, Furie B, Furie B, van den Brink MR. Absence of P-selectin in recipients of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation ameliorates experimental graft-versus-host disease. J Immunol. 2010 Aug.185(3):1912-1919. Pubmedid: 20622117. Pmcid: PMC3752704.
    • Pidala J, Kim J, Field T, McBride A, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Perkins J, Fernandez H, Perez L, Ayala E, Anasetti C. Infliximab for managing steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2009 Sep.15(9):1116-1121. Pubmedid: 19660725.
    • Perez LE, Desponts C, Parquet N, Kerr WG. SH2-inositol phosphatase 1 negatively influences early megakaryocyte progenitors. PLoS One. 2009 Feb.3(10):e3565. Pubmedid: 18958162. Pmcid: PMC2569203.
    • Perez L, Parquet N, Shain K, Nimmanapalli R, Alsina M, Anasetti C, Dalton W. Bone marrow stroma confers resistance to Apo2 ligand/TRAIL in multiple myeloma in part by regulating c-FLIP. J Immunol. 2008 Feb.180(3):1545-1555. Pubmedid: 18209050.
    • Yanamandra N, Colaco N, Parquet N, Buzzeo R, Boulware D, Wright G, Perez LE, Dalton W, Beaupre D. Tipifarnib and bortezomib are synergistic and overcome cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance in multiple myeloma and acute myeloid leukemia. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Jan.12(2):591-599. Pubmedid: 16428505.
    • Perez L, Alpdogan O, Shieh J, Wong D, Merzouk A, Salari H, Oreilley R, van den Brink M, Moore M. Increased plasma levels of stromal-derived factor-1 (SDF-1/CXCL12) enhance human thrombopoiesis and mobilize human colony-forming cells (CFC) in NOD/SCID mice. Exp Hematol. 2004 Mar.32(3):300-307. Pubmedid: 15003316.
    • Perez LE, Rinder HM, Wang C, Tracey JB, Maun N, Krause DS. Xenotransplantation of immunodeficient mice with mobilized human blood CD34+ cells provides an in vivo model for human megakaryocytopoiesis and platelet production. Blood. 2001 Mar.97(6):1635-1643. Pubmedid: 11238102.
    • Anstead GM, Chandrasekar B, Zhao W, Yang J, Perez LE, Melby PC. Malnutrition alters the innate immune response and increases early visceralization following Leishmania donovani infection. Infect Immun. 2001 Aug.69(8):4709-4718. Pubmedid: 11447142. Pmcid: PMC98556.
    • Rathbun ED, Perez LE, Barry RE. Prenatal laboratory screening. Tex Med. 1990 Mar.86(3):52-57. Pubmedid: 2185578.
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