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Melissa Alsina, MD

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Specialty: Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy
Sub Specialty: Hematology, Medical Oncology
Program: Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

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Overview

Cancer Focus: Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Tumor

Dr. Melissa Alsina is an associate professor of medicine in the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Moffitt Cancer Center and head of the Multiple Myeloma Transplant Program. A specialist in multiple myeloma and bone marrow transplantation, Dr. Alsina focuses much of her research on the progression of bone disease in multiple myeloma, myeloma-stromal cell interactions, myeloma drug resistance and novel molecular therapies. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Dr. Alsina completed her residency in medicine at San Juan Veterans Administration Hospital, followed by a fellowship in hematology at San Juan City Hospital in Puerto Rico and medical oncology/hematology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas. Before coming to Moffitt in 2000, Dr. Alsina was an assistant professor of medicine at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio.  She was also co-director of the Myeloma Bone Disease Program Clinic at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, where she served on the faculty from 1995-1999. Dr. Alsina is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Society of Experimental Hematology and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.  She also participates in community programs to support myeloma patients, and she is actively involved in Latinos y el Cancer, a cancer educational symposium for Hispanics.  She received the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Senior Research Award in 2001.  


Education & Training

Fellowship:

  • San Juan Hospital, Puerto Rico - Hematology
  • University of Texas Health Science Center - Hematology/Oncology

Residency:

  • San Juan Veterans Adm Hospital, Puerto Rico - Medicine

Medical School:

  • University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine - MD
Participating Trials

CLINICAL TRIAL 19722
A Phase 2, Multi-Cohort, Open-Label, Multicenter Study To Determine The Efficacy And Safety Of Bb2121 In Subjects With Relapsed And Refractory Multiple Myeloma And In Subjects With High-Risk Multiple Myeloma Having Progressed Within One Year Of Initial Treatment
Condition: Malignant Hematology
Intervention: CC-5013 (Lenalidomide); Lenalidomide (Revlimid); bb2121 (); cyclophosphamide (); cytoxan (cyclophosphamide); fludarabine (Fludarabine phosphate)
Open

CLINICAL TRIAL 22177
Intermediate-Size Population Expanded Access Program (EAP) for Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel (cilta-cel) Out-of-Specification (OOS) in Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Condition: Malignant Hematology
Intervention:
Open

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

  • Hansen DK, Sidana S, Peres LC, Colin Leitzinger C, Shune L, Shrewsbury A, Gonzalez R, Sborov DW, Wagner C, Dima D, Hashmi H, Kocoglu MH, Atrash S, Simmons G, Kalariya N, Ferreri C, Afrough A, Kansagra A, Voorhees P, Baz R, Khouri J, Alsina M, McGuirk J, Locke FL, Patel KK. Idecabtagene Vicleucel for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Real-World Experience From the Myeloma CAR T Consortium. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jan.JCO2201365. Pubmedid: 36623248.
  • Kourelis T, Bansal R, Berdeja J, Siegel D, Patel K, Mailankody S, Htut M, Shah N, Wong SW, Sidana S, Cowan AJ, Alsina M, Cohen A, Holstein SA, Bergsagel L, Ailawadhi S, Raje N, Dhakal B, Rossi A, Lin Y. Ethical Challenges with Multiple Myeloma BCMA Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Slot Allocation: A Multi-Institution Experience. Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Jan. Pubmedid: 36681151.
  • Oswald LB, Li X, Carvajal R, Hoogland AI, Gudenkauf LM, Hansen DK, Alsina M, Locke FL, Rodriguez Y, Irizarry-Arroyo N, Robinson EJ, Jim HSL, Gonzalez BD, Kirtane K. Longitudinal Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Activity Data during CAR-T Therapy: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Data Visualization. Cancers (Basel). 2022 May.14(11). Pubmedid: 35681722. Pmcid: PMC9179384.
  • Song J, Zhang H, Dong N, Zhang X, Hussaini M, Jain A, Moscinski L, Shain K, Baz R, Alsina M, Nishihori T, Zhang L. The Application of NextGen Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Myeloid Neoplasms in Myeloma Patients With Cytopenia. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2022 Jun.22(6):e414-e426. Pubmedid: 34998786.
  • Peres LC, Colin-Leitzinger C, Teng M, Dutil J, Alugubelli RR, DeAvila G, Teer JK, Du D, Mo Q, Siegel EM, Hampton O, Alsina M, Brayer J, Blue B, Baz R, Siqueira Silva A, Nishihori T, Shain KH, Gillis N. Racial and ethnic differences in clonal hematopoiesis, tumor markers, and outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma. Blood Adv. 2022 Jun.6(12):3767-3778. Pubmedid: 35500227. Pmcid: PMC9631567.
  • Richardson PG, Jacobus SJ, Weller EA, Hassoun H, Lonial S, Raje NS, Medvedova E, McCarthy PL, Libby EN, Voorhees PM, Orlowski RZ, Anderson LD, Zonder JA, Milner CP, Gasparetto C, Agha ME, Khan AM, Hurd DD, Gowin K, Kamble RT, Jagannath S, Nathwani N, Alsina M, Cornell RF, Hashmi H, Campagnaro EL, Andreescu AC, Gentile T, Liedtke M, Godby KN, Cohen AD, Openshaw TH, Pasquini MC, Giralt SA, Kaufman JL, Yee AJ, Scott E, Torka P, Foley A, Fulciniti M, Hebert K, Samur MK, Masone K, Maglio ME, Zeytoonjian AA, Nadeem O, Schlossman RL, Laubach JP, Paba-Prada C, Ghobrial IM, Perrot A, Moreau P, Avet-Loiseau H, Attal M, Anderson KC, Munshi NC. Triplet Therapy, Transplantation, and Maintenance until Progression in Myeloma. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jul.387(2):132-147. Pubmedid: 35660812.
  • Bashir Q, Nishihori T, Pasquini MC, Martens MJ, Wu J, Alsina M, Anasetti C, Brunstein C, Dawson P, Efebera Y, Gasparetto C, Geller N, Giralt S, Hall AC, Koreth J, McCarthy P, Scott E, Stadtmauer EA, Vesole DH, Hari P. A Multicenter Phase II, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Maintenance Ixazomib After Allogeneic Transplantation for High-Risk Multiple Myeloma: Results of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network 1302 Trial. Transplant Cell Ther. 2022 Jul. Pubmedid: 35840087.
  • 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.
  • Logue JM, Peres LC, Hashmi H, Colin-Leitzinger C, Shrewsbury AM, Hosoya H, Gonzalez R, Copponex C, Kottra KH, Hovanky V, Sahaf B, Patil S, Lazaryan A, Jain MD, Baluch A, Klinkova O, Bejanyan N, Faramand RG, Elmariah H, Khimani F, Davila ML, Mishra A, Blue B, Grajales-Cruz AF, Castaneda Puglianini O, Liu H, Nishihori T, Freeman CL, Brayer J, Shain KH, Baz R, Locke FL, Alsina M, Sidana S, Hansen DK. Early cytopenias and infections after standard of care idecabtagene vicleucel in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Blood Adv. 2022 Dec.6(24):6109-6119. Pubmedid: 35939783. Pmcid: PMC9768247.
  • Zhang Y, Duncanson L, Brayer J, Reu F, Hansen D, Alsina M, Nishihori T, Ochoa-Bayona J, Liu H, Shain K, Thompson Z, Baz R, Blue B. Adding Cyclophosphamide to Bortezomib and Dexamethasone was not Associated With Improved Outcomes of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Light Chain Amyloidosis: A Retrospective Study. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2022 Aug.22(8):e770-e776. Pubmedid: 35504808.
  • Hussaini MO, Srivastava J, Lee LW, Nishihori T, Shah BD, Alsina M, Pinilla-Ibarz J, Shain KH. Assessment of Clonotypic Rearrangements and Minimal Residual Disease in Lymphoid Malignancies. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2022 Apr.146(4):485-493. Pubmedid: 34343238.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Alsina M, Landgren O, Raje N, Niesvizky R, Bensinger WI, Berdeja JG, Kovacsovics T, Vesole DH, Fang B, Kimball AS, Siegel DS. A phase 1b study of once-weekly carfilzomib combined with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Am J Hematol. 2021 Feb.96(2):226-233. Pubmedid: 33125764. Pmcid: PMC7898514.
  • Baz R, Naqvi SMH, Lee JH, Brayer J, Hillgruber N, Fridley BL, Shain KH, Sullivan DM, Alsina M. Lenalidomide-based response-adapted therapy for older adults without high risk myeloma. Brit J Haematol. 2019 Mar.184(5):735-743. Pubmedid: 30548250. Pmcid: PMC7771320.
  • Biran N, Siegel D, Berdeja JG, Raje N, Cornell RF, Alsina M, Kovacsovics T, Fang B, Kimball AS, Landgren O. Weekly carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: A phase 1b study. Am J Hematol. 2019 Jul.94(7):794-802. Pubmedid: 31021005. Pmcid: PMC6593978.
  • Fradley MG, Groarke JD, Laubach J, Alsina M, Lenihan DJ, Cornell RF, Maglio M, Shain KH, Richardson PG, Moslehi J. Recurrent cardiotoxicity potentiated by the interaction of proteasome inhibitor and immunomodulatory therapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Brit J Haematol. 2018 Jan.180(2):271-275. Pubmedid: 29048105.
  • Kumar SK, Callander NS, Alsina M, Atanackovic D, Biermann JS, Castillo J, Chandler JC, Costello C, Faiman M, Fung HC, Godby K, Hofmeister C, Holmberg L, Holstein S, Huff CA, Kang Y, Kassim A, Liedtke M, Malek E, Martin T, Neppalli VT, Omel J, Raje N, Singhal S, Somlo G, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Weber D, Yahalom J, Kumar R, Shead DA. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Multiple Myeloma, Version 3.2018. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2018 Jan.16(1):11-20. Pubmedid: 29295877.
  • Bonilla-Valentín FJ, Cerra J, Cáceres-Perkins W, Alsina M. Case Report of IgM Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosing a Rare Hematologic Entity. Cancer Control. 2018 Jan.25(1). Pubmedid: 29318955. Pmcid: PMC5811765.
  • 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.
  • Kumar SK, Dimopoulos MA, Kastritis E, Terpos E, Nahi H, Goldschmidt H, Hillengass J, Leleu X, Beksac M, Alsina M, Oriol A, Cavo M, Ocio EM, Mateos MV, O'Donnell EK, Vij R, Lokhorst HM, van de Donk NWCJ, Min C, Mark T, Turesson I, Hansson M, Ludwig H, Jagannath S, Delforge M, Kyriakou C, Hari P, Mellqvist U, Usmani SZ, Dytfeld D, Badros AZ, Moreau P, Kim K, Otero PR, Lee JH, Shustik C, Waller D, Chng WJ, Ozaki S, Lee JJ, de la Rubia J, Eom HS, Rosinol L, Lahuerta JJ, Sureda A, Kim JS, Durie BGM. Natural history of relapsed myeloma, refractory to immunomodulatory drugs and proteasome inhibitors: a multicenter IMWG study. Leukemia. 2017 Nov.31(11):2443-2448. Pubmedid: 28620163.
  • 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.
  • Rollison DE, Komrokji R, Lee JH, Hampras S, Fulp W, Fisher K, Baz R, Nishihori T, Xu Q, Olesnyckyj M, Kenvin L, Knight R, Sullivan D, Alsina M, Dalton W, Shain KH. Subsequent primary malignancies among multiple myeloma patients treated with or without lenalidomide. Leuk Lymphoma. 2017 Mar.58(3):560-568. Pubmedid: 27424609. Pmcid: PMC7771364.
  • Laubach JP, San-Miguel JF, Hungria V, Hou J, Moreau P, Lonial S, Lee JH, Einsele H, Alsina M, Richardson PG. Deacetylase inhibitors: an advance in myeloma therapy?. Expert Rev Hematol. 2017 Mar.10(3):229-237. Pubmedid: 28076695.
  • Gillis NK, Ball M, Zhang Q, Ma Z, Zhao Y, Yoder SJ, Balasis ME, Mesa TE, Sallman DA, Lancet JE, Komrokji RS, List AF, McLeod HL, Alsina M, Baz R, Shain KH, Rollison DE, Padron E. Clonal haemopoiesis and therapy-related myeloid malignancies in elderly patients: a proof-of-concept, case-control study. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Jan.18(1):112-121. Pubmedid: 27927582. Pmcid: PMC7771361.
  • Kumar SK, Callander NS, Alsina M, Atanackovic D, Biermann JS, Chandler JC, Costello C, Faiman M, Fung HC, Gasparetto C, Godby K, Hofmeister C, Holmberg L, Holstein S, Huff CA, Kassim A, Liedtke M, Martin T, Omel J, Raje N, Reu FJ, Singhal S, Somlo G, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Treon SP, Weber D, Yahalom J, Shead DA, Kumar R. Multiple Myeloma, Version 3.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2017 Feb.15(2):230-269. Pubmedid: 28188192.
  • Baz RC, Martin TG, Lin HY, Zhao X, Shain KH, Cho HJ, Wolf JL, Mahindra A, Chari A, Sullivan DM, Nardelli LA, Lau K, Alsina M, Jagannath S. Randomized multicenter phase 2 study of pomalidomide, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone in relapsed refractory myeloma. Blood. 2016 May.127(21):2561-2568. Pubmedid: 26932802.
  • Salem KZ, Nishihori T, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Horna P, Alsina M. Primary plasmacytoma involving mediastinal lymph nodes: A diagnostic mimicry of primary mediastinal lymphoma. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2016 Mar.9(1):26-29. Pubmedid: 26169239.
  • Locke FL, Menges M, Nishihori T, Nwoga C, Alsina M, Anasetti C. Boosting humoral and cellular immunity to pneumococcus by vaccination before and just after autologous transplant for myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Feb.51(2):291-294. Pubmedid: 26457911. Pmcid: PMC5726387.
  • Richardson PG, Laubach JP, Lonial S, Moreau P, Yoon SS, Hungria VT, Dimopoulos MA, Beksac M, Alsina M, San-Miguel JF. Panobinostat: a novel pan-deacetylase inhibitor for the treatment of relapsed or relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2016 Apr.15(7):737-748. Pubmedid: 26051506.
  • Anderson KC, Alsina M, Atanackovic D, Biermann JS, Chandler JC, Costello C, Djulbegovic B, Fung HC, Gasparetto C, Godby K, Hofmeister C, Holmberg L, Holstein S, Huff CA, Kassim A, Krishnan AY, Kumar SK, Liedtke M, Lunning M, Raje N, Reu FJ, Singhal S, Somlo G, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Treon SP, Weber D, Yahalom J, Shead DA, Kumar R. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Multiple Myeloma, Version 3.2016. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2016 Apr.14(4):389-400. Pubmedid: 27059188. Pmcid: PMC6016087.
  • Griffin PT, Ho VQ, Fulp W, Nishihori T, Shain KH, Alsina M, Baz RC. A comparison of salvage infusional chemotherapy regimens for recurrent/refractory multiple myeloma. Cancer. 2015 Oct.121(20):3622-3630. Pubmedid: 26149422.
  • Nishihori T, Baz R, Shain K, Kim J, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Yue B, Sullivan D, Dalton W, Alsina M. An open-label phase I/II study of cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, and dexamethasone in newly diagnosed myeloma. Eur J Haematol. 2015 Nov.95(5):426-435. Pubmedid: 25600676. Pmcid: PMC4508238.
  • 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.
  • Anderson KC, Alsina M, Atanackovic D, Biermann JS, Chandler JC, Costello C, Djulbegovic B, Fung HC, Gasparetto C, Godby K, Hofmeister C, Holmberg L, Holstein S, Huff CA, Kassim A, Krishnan AY, Kumar SK, Liedtke M, Lunning M, Raje N, Singhal S, Smith C, Somlo G, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Treon SP, Weber D, Yahalom J, Shead DA, Kumar R. Multiple Myeloma, Version 2.2016: Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2015 Nov.13(11):1398-1435. Pubmedid: 26553768. Pmcid: PMC4891187.
  • 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.
  • Richardson PG, Xie W, Jagannath S, Jakubowiak A, Lonial S, Raje NS, Alsina M, Ghobrial IM, Schlossman RL, Munshi NC, Mazumder A, Vesole DH, Kaufman JL, Colson K, McKenney M, Lunde LE, Feather J, Maglio ME, Warren D, Francis D, Hideshima T, Knight R, Esseltine DL, Mitsiades CS, Weller E, Anderson KC. A phase 2 trial of lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and relapsed/refractory myeloma. Blood. 2014 Mar.123(10):1461-1469. Pubmedid: 24429336. Pmcid: PMC4123434.
  • Parmar SR, Bookout R, Shapiro JF, Tombleson R, Perkins J, Kim J, Yue B, Tomblyn M, Alsina M, Nishihori T. Comparison of 1-day vs 2-day dosing of high-dose melphalan followed by autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2014 Jun.49(6):761-766. Pubmedid: 24662419.
  • Nishihori T, Hassoun Y, Zhang L, Shain K, Alsina M, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. High-dose melphalan produces favorable response in a patient with multiple myeloma and coexisting essential thrombocythemia with JAK2 mutation. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2014 Jan.49(1):148-149. Pubmedid: 23933759.
  • Baz RC, Shain KH, Hussein MA, Lee JH, Sullivan DM, Finleyoliver E, Nardelli LA, Nodzon LA, Zhao X, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Nishihori T, Dalton WS, Alsina M. Phase II study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, low-dose dexamethasone, and lenalidomide in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Am J Hematol. 2014 Jan.89(1):62-67. Pubmedid: 24030918. Pmcid: PMC4522918.
  • Alsina M, Becker PS, Zhong X, Adams A, Hari P, Rowley S, Stadtmauer EA, Vesole DH, Logan B, Weisdorf D, Qazilbash M, Popplewell LL, McClune B, Bensinger W, Riches M, Giralt SA, Pasquini MC. Lenalidomide maintenance for high-risk multiple myeloma after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Tr. 2014 Aug.20(8):1183-1189. Pubmedid: 24769014. Pmcid: PMC5036168.
  • Nishihori T, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Kim J, Pidala J, Shain K, Baz R, Sullivan D, Jim HS, Anasetti C, Alsina M. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for consolidation of VGPR or CR for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2013 Sep.48(9):1179-1184. Pubmedid: 23542223. Pmcid: PMC4500071.
  • Baz R, Miladinovic B, Patel A, Ho VQ, Shain KH, Alsina M, Nishihori T, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Sullivan DM, Dalton WS, Djulbegovic B. Sequence of novel agents in multiple myeloma: an instrumental variable analysis. Leuk Res. 2013 Sep.37(9):1077-1082. Pubmedid: 23809054.
  • Locke FL, Nishihori T, Alsina M, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Immunotherapy strategies for multiple myeloma: the present and the future. Immunotherapy. 2013 Sep.5(9):1005-1020. Pubmedid: 23998734. Pmcid: PMC4905571.
  • Richardson PG, Schlossman RL, Alsina M, Weber DM, Coutre SE, Gasparetto C, Mukhopadhyay S, Ondovik MS, Khan M, Paley CS, Lonial S. PANORAMA 2: panobinostat in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and bortezomib-refractory myeloma. Blood. 2013 Oct.122(14):2331-2337. Pubmedid: 23950178.
  • Wang M, Martin T, Bensinger W, Alsina M, Siegel DS, Kavalerchik E, Huang M, Orlowski RZ, Niesvizky R. Phase 2 dose-expansion study (PX-171-006) of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and low-dose dexamethasone in relapsed or progressive multiple myeloma. Blood. 2013 Oct.122(18):3122-3128. Pubmedid: 24014245. Pmcid: PMC3814729.
  • 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.
  • Richardson PG, Siegel D, Baz R, Kelley SL, Munshi NC, Laubach J, Sullivan D, Alsina M, Schlossman R, Ghobrial IM, Doss D, Loughney N, McBride L, Bilotti E, Anand P, Nardelli L, Wear S, Larkins G, Chen M, Zaki MH, Jacques C, Anderson KC. Phase 1 study of pomalidomide MTD, safety, and efficacy in patients with refractory multiple myeloma who have received lenalidomide and bortezomib. Blood. 2013 Mar.121(11):1961-1967. Pubmedid: 23243282. Pmcid: PMC4123324.
  • 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.
  • Wang Z, Yang J, Kirk C, Fang Y, Alsina M, Badros A, Papadopoulos K, Wong A, Woo T, Bomba D, Li J, Infante JR. Clinical pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and drug-drug interaction of carfilzomib. Drug Metab Dispos. 2013 Jan.41(1):230-237. Pubmedid: 23118326.
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