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Naveen Pemmaraju: Intersection of Multiple Myeloma and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

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Jun 23, 2024, 13:01

Naveen Pemmaraju: Intersection of Multiple Myeloma and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

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“Intersection of multiple myeloma and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms! Joseph Mikhael, Naveen Pemmaraju, Vincent Rajkumar, Rafael Fonseca.“

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Joseph Mikhael is the Chief Medical Officer of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF). He is a Professor in the Applied Cancer Research and Drug Discovery Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope Cancer Center. He is a consultant hematologist and Director of Myeloma Research at the HonorHealth Research Institute where he conducts phase 1 clinical trials.

Naveen Pemmaraju is a Professor and Director of BPDCN Program at the Department of Leukemia at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) and Executive Director of MDACC Network. He is also the Leukemia Hematology/Oncology Course Director. His research work has been focused on improving outcomes and developing novel therapies for patients with rare, and ultra-rare, myeloid malignancies; including adolescents, young adults, and older adult patients with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN), MPN and AML.

He has been named MDACC’s, Department of Leukemia, Inaugural Director of BPDCN Program, in 2020, which is one of the world’s most active BPDCN research programs. Dr. Pemmaraju is the recipient of the MDACC Gerald P. Bodey Award for Excellence in Education in 2020. He is a well-known social media influencer and advocate.

Vincent Rajkumar is a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Chair for the Mayo Clinic Myeloma, Amyloidosis, and Dysproteinemia Group. He also chairs the Board of directors of The International Myeloma Foundation and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Myeloma Committee.

His extensive contributions include over 230 peer-reviewed publications, predominantly focusing on multiple myeloma and related plasma cell disorders. Furthermore, Dr. Rajkumar is a Section Editor for multiple myeloma and related disorders for Leukemia and an Associate Editor for the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Rafael Fonseca, M.D., is a hematologist at Mayo Clinic, specializing in multiple myeloma and related conditions.. Dr. Fonseca’s expertise extends to diagnosing and treating plasma cell disorders, leading clinical trials that have advanced myeloma treatment. He has led research on genetic markers in myeloma. Dr. Fonseca has received numerous awards and honors, including the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Clinical Investigator Award and the International Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Research Award.