Publications and Presentations

Publications and presentations from fellows in the Hematology Oncology division.

Alessandra Petrillo Bianconi, MD
Petrillo, A. Ip, A. Della Pia A. Gill, S. Zenreich, J. Gutierrez, M. McNeill, A. Feldman, T. Lelsie, L. Goy, A. Phase 1b dose finding study of venetoclax with ibrutinib and  rituximab in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large b-cell lymphoma(DLBCL). HemaSphere. Apr 2022.
Petrillo, A. Albitar, M. Feldman, T. Complete response of adult T-cell lymphoma leukemia to a Bcl-2 inhibitor: A case report. Annals of Lymphoma. Mar 2022.  
Paterno, J. Petrillo, A.  Siegal, D. Ogedegbe, C. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and complication of bacteremia with Streptococcus viridans group. Case Reports in Hematology. Oct 2020.
Petrillo, A. Biran, N. Sadikot, S. Use of an anti-interleukin 6 receptor monoclonal antibody in drug-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome.  Case Reports in Critical Care, Jun 2020.   
Petrillo, A. Ogedegbe, C. Zetkulic, M. Leslie, L. Ting, L. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to EBV-driven classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Archives for Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, Mar 2019. 

Presentations:
Improving Immunization Rates: A Quality Improvement Approach.1st Annual Hackensack University Medical Center Internal Medicine Research Day. May 2021
Improving Immunization Rates: A Quality Improvement Approach. Regional American College of Physicians New Jersey Chapter. Mar 2021.
Conflict resolution in Patient Care. Medical grand rounds conference. Hackensack University. Aug 2020.
Recognizing a rare but important hematological disorder and its association. Medical grand rounds conference. Hackensack, NJ. Jun 2018.

Judy Huang, DO
Huang, J., Carvajal, A., Wu, S. Tolerability of single agent nivolumab in cancer patients: a meta-analysis [abstract]. In: Journal of Clinical Oncology; 2020 May 25. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e15146 
Carvajal, A., Huang, J., Wu, S. Tolerability of dual checkpoint blockade with nivolumab and ipilimumab: a meta-analysis [abstract]. In: Journal of Clinical Oncology; 2020 May 25. DOI:10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e15149 
Bhasin, V., Gasimli-Gamache, L., Mathew, J., Illipparambil, L., Yoo, J., Lyu, A., Huang, J., Rajendren, S., Haghshenas, N., Wazed, B. “Lung Cancer Screening in Veterans Health Administration Ambulatory Resident Clinic.” Poster presented at 2019 Stony Brook University Hospital Internal Medicine Annual Research Day in Stony Brook, NY. 
Pan X, Chen Y, Biju B, Ahmed N, Kong J, Goldenberg M, Huang J, Mohan N, Klosek S, Parsa K, Guh CY, Lu R, Pickett HA, Chu HP, Zhang D. “FANCM suppresses DNA replication stress at ALT telomeres by disrupting TERRA R-loops.” Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 13;9(1):19110. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-55537-5.

Luke Li, MD
Li L, Cheng L, Wang Y. Differential Roles of Two Isoforms of Dopamine D2 Receptors in L-dopa-Induced Abnormal Involuntary Movements in Mice. Neuroreport. 2021 May;32(7):555-561. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000001623. PMID: 33850083.

Kan CFK, Unis GD, Li LZ, Gunn S, Li L, Soyer HP, Stark MS. Circulating Biomarkers for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Detection: Supplementation to Low-Dose Computed Tomography. Front Oncol. 2021 Apr 21;11:555331. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.555331. PMID: 33968710; PMCID: PMC8099172.

 Li LZ, Yang T, Matrana MR. Metastatic Angiosarcoma Arising in a Patient with Long-Standing Treatment-Refractory Hemangioma. The Sarcoma Journal. 2019 Dec;3(4):21-25.

 Li LZ, Bahgat J, Newman RB, Homayounrooz F. Reduce Burnout with Coaching: Community Hospital Outcomes of a Resident Wellness Curriculum.

ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Feb 2023, Nashville, TN

Li LZ, Salehi M, Newman RB, Ng S, Homayounrooz F. Critical Skills for Critical Conversations: Crafting a Residency Program Curriculum on Critical Illness Communication.

ACP-CT Annual Scientific Session Meeting, Oct 2021, Virtual Meeting

Andrea Verghese Rivera, MD
Journal Articles and Abstracts
Hawley et al. (2021, May). Regional Variability and Outcomes among Patients with Cancer and COVID-19: A Study from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium. JAMA Oncology.
Pub Status: Submitted

Bakouny Z, Labaki C, Grover P, et al. Interplay of Immunosuppression and Immunotherapy Among Patients With Cancer and COVID-19. JAMA Oncol. 2023;9(1):128–134. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5357

Research Posters and Presentations
Wang X, Rivera A, Grodsky M, Lev Y. (2021, June). Improving Utilization of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Inpatient Setting. American College of Cardiology Quality Summit. Pub Status:  Submitted

Verghese A, Karaisz F, Ho J, Patel K, Grodsky M, Gandhi S, Wang X, Lev Y. (2021, May 27). Improving Utilization of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Inpatient Setting [Poster presented]. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 2021 QI/Safety Poster Session/Philadelphia, PA, USA. 

Verghese A, Schmalz L, Fleyshman R, Lyons P. (October, 2018).  Workup and Management of Recalcitrant Hypercalcemia in a Dialysis Patient  Poster presented at: Drexel Research Day; Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Verghese A, Panchal P, Patel K, Weinstock D, Izzetoglu K, Hamilton R. (April, 2014). Feedback-Controlled System to Titrate Oxygen Delivery in Hypoxic Hypoxemia Poster presented at: Northeast Bioengineering Conference; Boston, MA, USA. 

Verghese A, Panchal P, Patel K, Weinstock D, Izzetoglu K, Hamilton R. (April, 2014). Feedback-Controlled System to Titrate Oxygen Delivery Poster presented at: Drexel Research Day; Philadelphia, PA, USA. 

Verghese A. (April, 2014). Studying the Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Medical Tourism Poster presented at: Drexel Research Day; Philadelphia, PA, USA. 

·       project won first place in the “Humanities and Social Sciences” category at Drexel University’s Research Day competition

Verghese A, Izzetoglu K, Hamilton R, Ben Dor B. (April, 2013). Testing a single-source, single-detector fNIR Probe as a Measure of Cerebral Oxygen Saturation for Use in a Feedback Titrated Oxygen Delivery System Poster presented at: Drexel Research Day; Philadelphia, PA, USA.

·       project won first place in the “Translational and Clinical Sciences” category at Drexel University’s Research Day competition

Verghese A, Izzetoglu K, Hamilton R, Ben Dor B. (April, 2013). Testing a Multi-Wavelength, Multi-Distance fNIR Probe as a Measure of Cerebral Oxygen Saturation for Use in a Feedback Titrated Oxygen Delivery System Poster presented at: Northeast Bioengineering Conference; Hartford, CT, USA. 

Oral Presentations
Rivera, Andrea Verghese. (2021, March 03). Increasing Utilization of SGLT2 Inhibitors [Oral Presentation]. American Diabetes Association: Know Diabetes by Heart - Jefferson Cardiology/Endocrinology Shared Learning QI Update/Philadelphia, PA, USA

Bassil Said, MBBCh

1.     B. Said, A. Rashidi, A. Gill, K. Burrows, E. Huselton, J. Liesveld, S. Gill, O. A. (2023). Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on salivary and fecal microbiota in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation. European Society of BMT Annual Meeting, Paris, France. April, 2023.

2.     Said, B. N. (2023). Never too soon to be thinking about heparin-induced thrombocytopenia! A case report of early onset heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, 10–1097.

3.     Manogna, Dharmini, Lipof, J. J., Baran, A. M., Said, B., Becker, M. W., Mendler, J. H., Aljitawi, O. S., O’Dwyer, K. M., Huselton, E., & Burack, R. (2023). Referral to and receipt of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in older adults with acute myeloid leukemia. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 14(1), 101403.

4.     Said, Bassil, Ahmed, T., & Lee, C. Y. (2022). Increased Incidence Rate of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD) Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Center Experience. Blood, 140(Supplement 1), 12083–12084.

5.     Pendela, Venkata Satish, Said, B., Kudaravalli, P., Chhabria, M., Manogna, D., & Gurell, M. (2022). Interstitial Pneumonitis—A Newly Recognized Consequence of Intravesical Gemcitabine Therapy. American Journal of Therapeutics, 29(6), e752–e754.

6.     Said, Bassil, Forsyth, A., Solimeno, L. P., Kouides, P. A., & Poudyal, B. S. (2021). Surgical excision of a pseudotumour under the coverage of the plasma‐derived factor X concentrate in a patient with severe factor X deficiency: A case report. Haemophilia, 27(4), e543–e546.

7.     Manogna, Dharmini, Said, B., Sharma, N., Furqan, F., Bress, J., & Jamshed, S. (2020). Multiple Myeloma: Where Do We Lose Ground Along the Treatment Pathway? Blood, 136, 22.

8.     Din, M. A. U., Hussain, S. A., Said, B., & Zafar, A. (2020). Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis with Underlying Coxiella burnetii and Bartonella henselae Seropositivity. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7(11).

9.     Lipof, J. J., Manogna, D., Baran, A. M., Said, B., Becker, M. W., Mendler, J. H., Aljitawi, O. S., O’Dwyer, K. M., Huselton, E., & Burack, R. (2020). Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) in Older Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Blood, 136, 41–42.

10.  Lokineni, S., Said, B., Pendela, V. S., Alotaki, E., Jeremiah, D., & Baibhav, B. (2020). PLATYPNEA-ORTHODEOXIA SYNDROME IN A PATIENT WITH COR TRIATRIATUM DEXTER AND PATENT FORAMEN OVALE: A CASE REPORT. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75(11_Supplement_1), 3019.

11.  Manogna, D, Pendela, V. S., Said, B., & Malik, H. (2020). Mycobacterium Szulgai: When a Distant Cousin Becomes a Twin. In D67. SURPRISE! UNUSUAL CASES OF NTM DISEASE (pp. A7360–A7360). American Thoracic Society.

12.  Said, Bassil, Pendela, V., Alotaki, E., & Baibhav, B. (2020). Postictal Cardiomyopathy. Authorea Preprints.

13.  Said, Bassil, Vachon, G., Pendela, V. S., Imran, F., & Feitell, S. (2020). SARCOIDOSIS AND AMYLOIDOSIS, A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP OR A MERE COINCIDENCE? Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75(11_Supplement_1), 3266.

14.  Pendela, V S, Said, B., Manogna, D., Pandey, R., Kudaravalli, P., & Gurell, M. (2020). Interstitial Pneumonitis-A Previously Unrealized Consequence of Intravesical Gemcitabine Therapy. In B36. CASE REPORTS IN BIOLOGIC AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENT INDUCED LUNG DISEASE (pp. A3117–A3117). American Thoracic Society.

15.  Pendela, Venkata Satish, Said, B., Chowdhury, M., Kudaravalli, P., & Parikh, V. (2020). ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA: DID YOU EXCLUDE SARCOIDOSIS? Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75(11_Supplement_1), 3141.

16.  Rashidi, A., Ebadi, M., Said, B., Cao, Q., Shanley, R., Curtsinger, J., Bejanyan, N., Warlick, E. D., Green, J. S., Brunstein, C. G., Miller, J. S., & Weisdorf, D. J. (2018). Absence of early HHV-6 reactivation after cord blood allograft predicts powerful graft-versus-tumor effect. American Journal of Hematology, 93(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.25141

17.  Rashidi, A., Said, B., Ebadi, M., & Weisdorf, D. J. (2018). Human Herpesvirus-6 Reactivation and Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 24(11). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.07.027

18.  Rashidi, Armin, Ebadi, M., Said, B., Cao, Q., Miller, J. S., & Weisdorf, D. J. (2018). Early HHV-6 Reactivation in CMV-Seronegative Cord Blood Transplant Recipients is Associated with Inferior Relapse-Free and Overall Survival. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 24(3), S368–S369.

19.  Said, B., Gilles, S., Weisdorf, D., & Rashidi, A. (2018). The role of bone marrow morphology in the diagnosis of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia, 32(4). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2017.308

Ahmet Ulusun, MD
Acetylation of CCAR2 establishes a BET/BRD9 acetyl switch in response to combined deacetylase and bromodomain inhibition
P Rajendran, G Johnson, L Li, YS Chen, M Dashwood, N Nguyen, ...
Cancer research 79 (5), 918-927 32 2019

Optimization of erlotinib plus sulindac dosing regimens for intestinal cancer prevention in an Apc-mutant model of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
AMU Ahmet M Ulusan, Praveen Rajendran, Wan Mohaiza Dashwood, Omer F Yavuz ...
Cancer Prevention Research 9* 2020

Acute changes in colonic PGE2 levels as a biomarker of efficacy after treatment of the Pirc (F344/NTac-Apc am1137) rat with celecoxib
C Yun, WM Dashwood, L Li, T Yin, AM Ulusan, K Shatzer, S Gao, ...
Inflammation Research 69, 131-137

Sonia Yu, MD
Myer, A; Yu, S. A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain and Splenomegaly: Primary Splenic Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Abstract published at Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2021. Abstract 581 Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Yu S, Yang F, Shen WH. Genome maintenance in the context of 4D chromatin condensation. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2016 Aug;73(16) 3137-3150. doi:10.1007/s00018-016-2221-2. PMID: 27098512; PMCID: PMC4956502.

Abstracts and Presentations

Yu, Sonia. Oentoro, Jaymie. Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Presenting As Ischemic Stroke. Abstract accepted to New York Chapter ACP 2022 Scientific Meeting Poster Competition.
Yu, Sonia. Maturation of tick spermatozoa in vitro: Effects of EDTA and excess calcium on sperm elongation and eversion, Ornithodoros parkeri. Paper presented at: Annual Research Symposium hosted by Binghamton University, April, 2014, Vestal, NY
Yu, Sonia. Effects of varying cognitive demand on place avoidance learning in mice. Poster presented at: Symposium of the Summer Undergraduate Research