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Office
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215Phone+1 617-632-5138
Summary
- I am a cancer immunologist and the research focus of my lab is to engineer NK cells for enhanced targeting of advanced malignancies.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant, 2011 - 2012
- University of MinnesotaFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2008 - 2011
- University of MinnesotaResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
- Government Medical College SrinagarClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2011 - 2019
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- ASH Scholar Award (faculty-clinical) American Society of Hematology, 2015
- ASCO Career Development Award (faculty) 2015
- ICTS Translational Research Award Washington University, 2014
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Clinical Trials
- IL-15 Super Agonist ALT-803 to Treat Relapse Of Hematologic Malignancy After Allogeneic SCT Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 11
- Cytokine-induced Memory-like NK Cells in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 11
- Study of Melphalan HCl for Injection (Propylene Glycol-free), Carmustine, Etoposide, Cytarabine (BEAM Regimen) and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 19
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 108 citationsOutcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients with Myelofibrosis with Prior Exposure to Janus Kinase 1/2 InhibitorsMohamed Shanavas, Uday R. Popat, Laura C. Michaelis, Veena Fauble, Donal P. McLornan
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2016-03-01 - 2 citationsEditorial: Innate immune cell therapy of cancer.Natasha Khatwani, Rizwan Romee, Asha B Pillai
Frontiers in Immunology. 2022-01-01 - 58 citationsMemory-like NK cells armed with a neoepitope-specific CAR exhibit potent activity against NPM1 mutated acute myeloid leukemia.Han Dong, James Dongjoo Ham, Guangan Hu, Guozhu Xie, Juliana Vergara
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2022-06-21
Journal Articles
- The European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Consensus Recommendations for Donor Selection in Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell TransplantationLeo Luznik, Karen Ballen, Asad Bashey, Hillard M Lazarus, Bipin N Savani, Rizwan Romee, Ephraim J Fuchs, Nature
- Virescent TongueRizwan Romee, Meagan Jacoby, Annals of Hematology
- Single Institution Experience with G-CSF Mobilized T-cell Replete Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell TransplantationM A Schroeder, R Romee, J F DiPersio, T A Fehniger, F Gao, G L Uy, C N Abboud, P Westervelt, R Vij, Nature
Abstracts/Posters
- Heterogeneity of Molecular Mechanisms Determining Blood Cancer Cell Lines Resistance to Natural Killer Cells in the Context of Tumor-Stromal Interactions: Insights fro...Rizwan Romee, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Anti-CD6 Monoclonal Antibody Itolizumab Efficiently Inhibits T Cell Proliferation after in Vitro TCR Stimulation in the Setting of Acute Graft Versus Host DiseaseRizwan Romee, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- A Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Study of Adding Venetoclax to a Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) Regimen Prior to Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Patie...Rizwan Romee, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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Press Mentions
- NK Cells Show Promise Against Common Ovarian CancerJuly 13th, 2024
- XNK Therapeutics Strengthens Its Scientific Network with Two More AdvisorsDecember 19th, 2021
- CCF Researcher Spotlight: Rizwan Romee, MDOctober 10th, 2017
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