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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-792-6161
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2014 - 2017
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
- St Joseph's University Medical SchoolClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Clinical Trials
- CPX-351 in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed, High-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2015 May 04
- ABL001 for the Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Patients Who Are on Therapy With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 29
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 107 citationsTyrosine kinase inhibitor discontinuation in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: A single-institution experienceKamal Chamoun, Hagop M. Kantarjian, Rami Atallah, Graciela M. Nogueras González, Ghayas C. Issa
Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 2019-01-03 - 26 citationsTargeted next-generation sequencing of circulating cell-free DNA vs bone marrow in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.Nicholas J. Short, Keyur P. Patel, Maher Albitar, Miguel Franquiz, Rajyalakshmi Luthra
Blood Advances. 2020-04-28 - 81 citationsOutcomes of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia after frontline hypomethylating agent and venetoclax regimensAbhishek Maiti, Caitlin R. Rausch, Jorge E. Cortes, Naveen Pemmaraju, Naval Daver
Haematologica. 2020-06-04
Abstracts/Posters
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Therapy-Related Versus De Novo Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Normal KaryotypeGhayas C. Issa, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- The Impact of Smoking on Survival in Patients (Pts) with Newly Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome Positive (Ph+) Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Treated with the Com...Ghayas C. Issa, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Fludarabine, Cytarabine, G-CSF and Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (FLAG-GO) Regimen Results in Better Molecular Response and Relapse-Free Survival in Core Binding Factor Acute ...Ghayas C. Issa, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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Lectures
- Identification of Gene Expression Signatures in Leukemia Stem Cells and Minimal Residual Disease Following Treatment of Adverse Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- Ultrasensitive Duplex Sequencing of Pretreatment ABL1 Kinase Domain Mutations in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leu...2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Inotuzumab Ozogamicin in Combination with Low-Intensity Chemotherapy (mini-hyper-CVD) Vs. Standard Intensive Chemotherapy (hyper-CVAD) As Frontline Therapy for Older P...2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Press Mentions
- FDA Approves First Menin Inhibitor for Acute LeukemiaNovember 15th, 2024
- Syndax Announces FDA Approval of Revuforj® (Revumenib), the First and Only Menin Inhibitor to Treat Adult and Pediatric Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia with a KMT2A TranslocationNovember 15th, 2024
- Syndax Announces Revumenib Abstracts to Be Presented at the 66th ASH Annual MeetingNovember 5th, 2024
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