Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Matteo Della Porta, MD

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Humanitas Cancer Center
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
About

Matteo Giovanni Della Porta is head of Leukemia Unit at Humanitas Cancer Center in Milan, where he is also the head of the Genomics of Hematological Neoplasms Lab. He is full professor of Hematology at Humanitas University and director of the Center for Acclelerating Leukemia/Lymphoma Research, a joint effort from Humanitas University, Humanitas Research Hospital, Humanitas AI Center and the Politecnico di Milano. He obtained his Medical Degree with honors at the University of Pavia Medical School, Italy in 1999. From 2000 to 2003 he completed his training in Hematology at the Department of

Donor T cells on double duty: VCAR33 for AML after transplant

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In this issue of Blood, Mushtaq et al1 report on a phase 1/2 trial (NCT05984199, known as Vor Biopharma trial VBP301) utilizing donor-derived anti-CD33 chimeric antigen receptor–modified (CAR) T cells (VCAR33) in patients with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) following…

How I select hematopoietic cell donors in the era of posttransplant cyclophosphamide

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Abstract Selection of a hematopoietic progenitor cell donor for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is essential for treatment planning; however, the parameters that define an “optimal” donor in the modern era are not well defined. Historically, donor-recipient…

CPX-351 (Liposomal Cytarabine and Daunorubicin) versus venetoclax plus hypomethylating agent therapy in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia: a retrospective comparison involving 600 Mayo Clinic patients

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Abstract The comparative value of liposomal cytarabine/daunorubicin (CPX-351) versus venetoclax plus a hypomethylating agent (Ven-HMA) in the frontline treatment of older adults with primary (de novo) or secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains uncertain. In the current…

Furha Cossor, MD

Institution
Saint Lukes's
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About

Furha Cossor, MD, is a board-certified oncologist and hematologist with Saint Luke's Cancer Specialists. Dr. Cossor has a special interest in multiple myeloma, leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, and myeproliferative neoplasms.

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