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MD Anderson Cancer Center1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
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Summary
- Dr. Yago Nieto is an oncologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Universidad de Navarra School of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in hematologic oncology and is experienced in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and lymphoma.
Education & Training
- University of ColoradoFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1996 - 1999
- Universidad de Navarra Faculty of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
- AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2027
- OK State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- WA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- AL State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
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Clinical Trials
- High-dose Chemotherapy for Poor-Prognosis Relapsed Germ-Cell Tumors Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 02
- Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Clofarabine, and Busulfan Before Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Refractory B-Cell or T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or Hodgkin Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 25
- Pembrolizumab After ASCT for Hodgkin Lymphoma, DLBCL and T-NHL Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Allogeneic NK cells with a bispecific innate cell engager in refractory relapsed lymphoma: a phase 1 trial.Yago Nieto, Pinaki Banerjee, Indreshpal Kaur, Rafet Basar, Ye Li
Nature Medicine. 2025-04-04 - Outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma undergoing autologous transplant with suboptimal pretransplant response.Oren Pasvolsky, Muhammad Bilal Abid, Denái R Milton, Mark R Tanner, Qaiser Bashir
British Journal of Haematology. 2025-03-30 - Enhancement of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous SCT with the PARP Inhibitor Olaparib for Refractory Lymphoma.Yago Nieto, Jeremy Ramdial, Benigno Valdez, Peter F Thall, Roland Bassett
Clinical Cancer Research. 2025-03-17
Journal Articles
- Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia: Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in an Era of Novel Induction DrugsKrina Patel, Rohtesh Mehta, Donna M Weber, Sheeba K Thomas, Nina Shah, Hans C Lee, Elisabet E Manasanch, Muzaffar H Qazilbash, Qaiser Bashir, Simrit Parmar, Robert Z O..., Nature
Abstracts/Posters
- A Phase I/II Study to Examine the Safety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab 200 Mg Fixed Dose Administered Every 3 Weeks (Q3W) in Combination with Romidepsin in Relapsed or...Yago Nieto, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Allogeneic Cord Blood Regulatory T Cells Can Prevent Graft Vs. Host Disease and Preserve Graft Vs Leukemia Effect: Update on Phase I/II Clinical TrialYago Nieto, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- A Randomized Study of Fludarabine-Clofarabine Vs Fludarabine Alone Combined with Busulfan and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Transplantation for AML and MDSYago Nieto, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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Lectures
- Older Age As a Prognostic Factor for Overall Survival for Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergoing Upfront Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Outcome of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- PD-1 Blockade with Pembrolizumab for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Press Mentions
- Allogeneic NK Cell Therapy Achieves 92% Response Rate in LymphomaApril 7th, 2025
- NK Cells Complexed with Bispecific Antibody Yield High Response Rates in Patients with LymphomaApril 4th, 2025
- Bispecific Antibody-Complexed NK Cells Show Promising Response Rates in Lymphoma PatientsApril 4th, 2025
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Grant Support
- Prognostic Modeling Of High-Risk Primary Breast CancerNational Cancer Institute2002–2003
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