Researcher Spotlight: Lauren Shea, MD UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Kanti R. Rai, MD Clinical Scholar Better therapies are needed for patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), and Dr. Shea’s research aims to identify a novel, improved treatment approach…
Researcher Spotlight: Christina Poh, MD UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON/FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER Stephanie A. Gregory, MD Distinguished Scholar Survival outcomes with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) are poor, with many patients relapsing after their first line of treatment and only about 1…
Researcher Spotlight: Zachary Epstein-Peterson, MD MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER Peripheral T-cell lymphomas are a rare and challenging group of malignancies to treat. Mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) enzyme have been identified in a subgroup of patients with…
Researcher Spotlight: Elena Battistello, PhD New York University School of Medicine Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) derived from the malignant transformation of blood cells called T-lymphocytes. Currently, patients diagnosed with PTCL have limited…
Researcher Spotlight: Neha Mehta-Shah, MD Washington University in Saint Louis Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) are a rare group of lymphomas that are commonly treated with combination chemotherapy, followed by autologous stem cell transplant for patients with a good response. However,…