Researcher Spotlight: Alex Herrera, MD Beckman Research Institute at the City of Hope Dr. Herrera’s project for the Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) tests a combination of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and vorinostat (Zolinza), a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDAC), in…
Researcher Spotlight: Natalie Galanina, MD The University of Chicago Though ibrutinib (Imbruvica) has helped a large number of lymphoma patients, many patients treated with ibrutinib eventually develop a resistance to the therapy and relapse. Dr. Galanina’s Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring…
Researcher Spotlight: Connie Batlevi, MD, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Batlevi’s Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project seeks to capitalize on the success of two classes of novel targeted therapies that have shown effectiveness in lymphoma…
Researcher Spotlight: Ashley D. Staton, MD Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University Dr. Staton is Chief Hematology and Oncology Fellow at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project focuses on improving survival of patients…
Researcher Spotlight: Jacob Soumerai, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Dr. Soumerai is a doctor at of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. His Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Project (LCRMP) will test BGB-3111 and ME-401 as a combination therapy in…
Researcher Spotlight: Sarah Rutherford, MD Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Rutherford is Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project seeks to use imaging to tailor treatment plans for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients.…
Researcher Spotlight: Neha Mehta-Shah, MD Washington University in Saint Louis Dr. Mehta-Shah is Assistant Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project seeks to develop a method for identifying…
Researcher Spotlight: Justine M. Kahn, MD Columbia University Medical Center Dr. Kahn is Instructor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP) project analyzes racial and ethnic disparities in the survival rates of children…
Researcher Spotlight: Hema Dave, MD Children’s Research Institute (Children’s National Medical Center) Dr. Dave is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s National Health System, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP)…