2023
Aiming for the cure in myeloma: Putting our best foot forward
Bar N, Firestone R, Usmani S. Aiming for the cure in myeloma: Putting our best foot forward. Blood Reviews 2023, 62: 101116. PMID: 37596172, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2023.101116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple myelomaMinimal residual disease negativityDeeper response ratesResponse-adapted strategyDuration of therapyPowerful prognostic factorSignificant inter-patient variabilityNovel clinical trialsInter-patient variabilityRegimen compositionFrontline therapyUpfront therapyPrognostic factorsMyeloma patientsMyeloma treatmentClinical trialsTreatment strategiesCurrent relevant literatureTreatment approachesResponse rateDisease riskTherapyMyelomaUse of transplantsCurrent standard
2021
Outcomes Among Primary Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients in the Era of Monoclonal Antibodies: The Yale Experience
Liu Y, Kywe B, Crawford L, Lora F, Bar N, Browning S, Gorshein E, Parker T, Neparidze N. Outcomes Among Primary Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients in the Era of Monoclonal Antibodies: The Yale Experience. Blood 2021, 138: 1635. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-146619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous stem cell transplantMedian overall survivalInternational Staging System stage IIRefractory multiple myeloma patientsOverall survivalMultiple myeloma patientsMultiple myelomaInduction therapyPartial responsePrimary refractoryInduction regimenMyeloma patientsMonoclonal antibodiesPlasma cellsInternational Myeloma Working Group criteriaYale New Haven Health SystemStage IIHigh-risk cytogeneticsGood partial responseRetrospective cohort studyMajority of patientsMRD-negative statusMonoclonal antibody therapyStem cell transplantImportant prognostic value438 The Efficacy of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccination in Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Schiffer M, Perreault S, McManus D, Ruggero M, Topal J, Seropian S, Bar N. 438 The Efficacy of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccination in Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT). Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: s362-s363. DOI: 10.1016/s2666-6367(21)00464-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Early alterations in stem-like/resident T cells, innate and myeloid cells in the bone marrow in preneoplastic gammopathy
Bailur JK, McCachren SS, Doxie DB, Shrestha M, Pendleton K, Nooka AK, Neparidze N, Parker TL, Bar N, Kaufman JL, Hofmeister CC, Boise LH, Lonial S, Kemp ML, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar MV. Early alterations in stem-like/resident T cells, innate and myeloid cells in the bone marrow in preneoplastic gammopathy. JCI Insight 2019, 5 PMID: 31013254, PMCID: PMC6629164, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.127807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone MarrowCell Transformation, NeoplasticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alphaHumansImmunity, InnateImmunologic MemoryImmunologic SurveillanceIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedMonoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined SignificanceMultiple MyelomaMyeloid CellsPrecancerous ConditionsRNA-SeqSingle-Cell AnalysisStem CellsT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsMemory T cellsSingle-cell transcriptome analysisT cellsMyeloid cellsMyeloma patientsTerminal effector differentiationImmune cellsHealthy donorsProlonged dormancyTranscriptome analysisBone marrowBone marrow immune cellsStem-like cellsStem-like T cellsAge-matched healthy donorsDistinct genomic profilesResident T cellsSingle immune cellsT cell compartmentBone marrow plasmaCell compartmentGenomic profilesCancer cellsPreneoplastic gammopathyImmune microenvironment