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Fernando Vargas, MD

 
Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Program: Malignant Hematology and Cellular Therapy at Memorial Healthcare System

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    Dr. Vargas received his MD from Universidad San Martin de Porres in Lima, Peru. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Vargas joins us from Pfizer, where he served as the Medical Director.     Dr. Vargas’s primary clinical interest is in the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies, including leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. His research focuses on improving the outcomes of patients with acute myeloid and lymphoid leukemias through innovative clinical trials. He is also interested in cellular therapies and their applications in the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies.    


Education & Training

Participating Trials

CLINICAL TRIAL 20733
A Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of the Addition of Inotuzomab Ozogamicin (a conjugated anti-CD22 monoclonal antibody) to Frontline Therapy in Young Adults (ages 18-39 years) with Newly Diagnosed Precusor B-cell ALL
Condition: Malignant Hematology
Intervention:
Open (affiliates only)

CLINICAL TRIAL 90035
A Phase Ib, Open-Label, Multicenter, Single Arm Study Evaluating The Preliminary Efficacy, Safety, And Pharmacokinetics Of Glofitamab In Combination With Rituximab Plus Ifosfamide, Carboplatin Etoposide Phosphate In Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Transplant Eligible Diffuse B-Cell Lymphoma
Condition: Malignant Hematology
Intervention:
Open (affiliates only)

If you believe you are eligible for one of these trials or studies, please call
813-745-6100 or toll-free 1-800-679-0775.

Publications

  • Alderuccio JP, Arcaini L, Watkins MP, Beaven AW, Shouse G, Epperla N, Spina M, Stefanovic A, Sandoval-Sus J, Torka P, Alpert AB, Olszewski AJ, Kim SH, Hess B, Gaballa S, Ayyappan S, Castillo JJ, Argnani L, Voorhees TJ, Saba R, Chowdhury SM, Vargas F, Reis IM, Kwon D, Alexander JS, Zhao W, Edwards D, Martin P, Cencini E, Kamdar M, Link BK, Logothetis CN, Herrera AF, Friedberg JW, Kahl BS, Luminari S, Zinzani PL, Lossos IS. An international analysis evaluating frontline bendamustine with rituximab in extranodal marginal zone lymphoma. Blood Adv. 2022 Apr.6(7):2035-2044. Pubmedid: 35196377. Pmcid: PMC9006265.
  • Byrnes DM, Vargas F, Dermarkarian C, Kahn R, Kwon D, Hurley J, Schatz JH. Complications of Intrathecal Chemotherapy in Adults: Single-Institution Experience in 109 Consecutive Patients. J Oncol. 2019 May.2019:4047617. Pubmedid: 31186634. Pmcid: PMC6521528.
  • Vargas-Madueno F, Gould E, Valor R, Ngo N, Zhang L, Villalona-Calero MA. EML4-ALK Rearrangement and Its Therapeutic Implications in Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors. Oncologist. 2018 Oct.23(10):1127-1132. Pubmedid: 29739898. Pmcid: PMC6263129.
  • Park W, Kwon D, Saravia D, Desai A, Vargas F, El Dinali M, Warsch J, Elias R, Chae YK, Kim DW, Warsch S, Ishkanian A, Ikpeazu C, Mudad R, Lopes G, Jahanzeb M. Developing a Predictive Model for Clinical Outcomes of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Nivolumab. Clin Lung Cancer. 2018 May.19(3):280-288.e4. Pubmedid: 29336998.
  • Swords RT, Azzam D, Al-Ali H, Lohse I, Volmar CH, Watts JM, Perez A, Rodriguez A, Vargas F, Elias R, Vega F, Zelent A, Brothers SP, Abbasi T, Trent J, Rangwala S, Deutsch Y, Conneally E, Drusbosky L, Cogle CR, Wahlestedt C. Ex-vivo sensitivity profiling to guide clinical decision making in acute myeloid leukemia: A pilot study. Leuk Res. 2018 Jan.64:34-41. Pubmedid: 29175379. Pmcid: PMC5756519.
  • Swords R, Sznol J, Elias R, Watts J, Zelent A, Martin E, Vargas F, Bethel-Ellison S, Kobetz E. Acute leukemia in adult Hispanic Americans: a large-population study. Blood Cancer J. 2016 Oct.6(10):e484. Pubmedid: 27740629. Pmcid: PMC5098265.
  • Campuzano-Zuluaga G, Deutsch Y, Salzberg M, Gomez A, Vargas F, Elias R, Kwon D, Goodman M, Ikpatt OF, Chapman JR, Watts J, Vega F, Swords R. Routine interim disease assessment in patients undergoing induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia: Can we do better?. Am J Hematol. 2016 Mar.91(3):277-282. Pubmedid: 26663264.
  • Davila CD, Vargas F, Huang KH, Monaco T, Dimou A, Rangaswami J, Figueredo VM. Dipstick proteinuria is an independent predictor of high on treatment platelet reactivity in patients on clopidogrel, but not aspirin, admitted for major adverse cardiovascular events. Platelets. 2015 Dec.26(7):651-656. Pubmedid: 25354134.
  • Junpaparp P, Buppajarntham S, Madueno FV, Varadi G. Concomitant typhlitis and Clostridium difficile colitis developed after first R-CHOP chemotherapy in a non-Hodgkin lymphoma patient. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Apr.2013. Pubmedid: 23598937. Pmcid: PMC3645077.

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