2023
The COVID-19 Pandemic and In-Person Visit Rate Disruptions Among Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms in the US in 2020 to 2021
Goyal G, Lau K, Wang X, Davidoff A, Huntington S, Jamy O, Calip G, Shah H, Stephens D, Miksad R, Parikh R, Takvorian S, Neparidze N, Seymour E. The COVID-19 Pandemic and In-Person Visit Rate Disruptions Among Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms in the US in 2020 to 2021. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2316642. PMID: 37273206, PMCID: PMC10242428, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly pandemic monthsOral therapyOutpatient infusionsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaHematologic neoplasmsVisit ratesTelemedicine useCohort studyPandemic monthsLymphocytic leukemiaRetrospective observational cohort studyData cutoff datePerson medical careSubsequent cancer outcomesHalf of patientsObservational cohort studyMantle cell lymphomaCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicNon-Hispanic whitesMedian ageActive treatmentCancer outcomesMultiple myelomaActive patients
2020
Endotheliopathy in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy: evidence from a single-centre, cross-sectional study
Goshua G, Pine AB, Meizlish ML, Chang CH, Zhang H, Bahel P, Baluha A, Bar N, Bona RD, Burns AJ, Dela Cruz CS, Dumont A, Halene S, Hwa J, Koff J, Menninger H, Neparidze N, Price C, Siner JM, Tormey C, Rinder HM, Chun HJ, Lee AI. Endotheliopathy in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy: evidence from a single-centre, cross-sectional study. The Lancet Haematology 2020, 7: e575-e582. PMID: 32619411, PMCID: PMC7326446, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30216-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBiomarkersBlood Coagulation DisordersCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Critical IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEndothelium, VascularFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPrognosisSARS-CoV-2Vascular DiseasesYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-19-associated coagulopathyNon-ICU patientsIntensive care unitKaplan-Meier analysisSoluble P-selectinCross-sectional studyPlatelet activationHospital dischargeICU patientsSoluble thrombomodulinEndothelial cellsVWF antigenCOVID-19P-selectinSingle-center cross-sectional studyLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Medical intensive care unitSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogenesisVon Willebrand factor antigenSoluble thrombomodulin concentrationsVWF antigen concentrationEndothelial cell injurySoluble CD40 ligandMicrovascular complicationsAdult patientsPatterns of care and clinical outcomes with cytarabine-anthracycline induction chemotherapy for AML patients in the United States
Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Zhang C, Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Wang R. Patterns of care and clinical outcomes with cytarabine-anthracycline induction chemotherapy for AML patients in the United States. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 1615-1623. PMID: 32311013, PMCID: PMC7189301, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive induction chemotherapyAcute myeloid leukemiaHospital deathInduction chemotherapyAdult patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelLow hospital volumePremier Healthcare DatabasePredictors of deathHealthcare resource utilizationIntensive care unitPatterns of careStandard of careLogistic regression modelsFit patientsRemission inductionFirst hospitalizationHospital volumeInpatient deathInpatient mortalityOlder patientsSupportive careMedian ageAML patientsCare unit
2019
Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States
Giri S, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Neparidze N, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States. Cancer 2019, 125: 4084-4095. PMID: 31381151, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone-modifying drugsSupportive careMultiple myelomaInfluenza vaccinationAntiviral prophylaxisOlder adultsLower oddsEnd Results-Medicare databaseNon-Hispanic black patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelBaseline renal impairmentSupportive care useTreatment-related toxicityFacility-level characteristicsNon-Hispanic blacksOutcomes of interestCommunity-based settingsLogistic regression modelsRenal impairmentActive treatmentBlack patientsCare useConcomitant useProphylactic antiviralsReduced oddsEarly alterations in stem-like/resident T cells, innate and myeloid cells in the bone marrow in preneoplastic gammopathy
Bailur JK, McCachren SS, Doxie DB, Shrestha M, Pendleton K, Nooka AK, Neparidze N, Parker TL, Bar N, Kaufman JL, Hofmeister CC, Boise LH, Lonial S, Kemp ML, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar MV. Early alterations in stem-like/resident T cells, innate and myeloid cells in the bone marrow in preneoplastic gammopathy. JCI Insight 2019, 5 PMID: 31013254, PMCID: PMC6629164, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.127807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone MarrowCell Transformation, NeoplasticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alphaHumansImmunity, InnateImmunologic MemoryImmunologic SurveillanceIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedMonoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined SignificanceMultiple MyelomaMyeloid CellsPrecancerous ConditionsRNA-SeqSingle-Cell AnalysisStem CellsT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsMemory T cellsSingle-cell transcriptome analysisT cellsMyeloid cellsMyeloma patientsTerminal effector differentiationImmune cellsHealthy donorsProlonged dormancyTranscriptome analysisBone marrowBone marrow immune cellsStem-like cellsStem-like T cellsAge-matched healthy donorsDistinct genomic profilesResident T cellsSingle immune cellsT cell compartmentBone marrow plasmaCell compartmentGenomic profilesCancer cellsPreneoplastic gammopathyImmune microenvironment
2018
Antigen-mediated regulation in monoclonal gammopathies and myeloma
Nair S, Sng J, Boddupalli CS, Seckinger A, Chesi M, Fulciniti M, Zhang L, Rauniyar N, Lopez M, Neparidze N, Parker T, Munshi NC, Sexton R, Barlogie B, Orlowski R, Bergsagel L, Hose D, Flavell RA, Mistry PK, Meffre E, Dhodapkar MV. Antigen-mediated regulation in monoclonal gammopathies and myeloma. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e98259. PMID: 29669929, PMCID: PMC5931125, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.98259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple myelomaPlasma cellsGaucher diseaseAntigenic stimulationMonoclonal gammopathyAntigen-driven stimulationMonoclonal IgClonal IgB cell receptorSingle tumor cellsPatient cohortUndetermined significanceVivo responsivenessMalignant cloneGammopathyTumor growthMonoclonal tumorsCell receptorTumor cellsAntigenGene expression profilingStimulationClonal natureMyelomaTumors
2017
Asymmetric Deep Stromal Keratopathy in a Patient With Multiple Myeloma
Tainsh LT, Coady PA, Sinard JH, Neparidze N, Meskin SW, Adelman RA, Chow J. Asymmetric Deep Stromal Keratopathy in a Patient With Multiple Myeloma. Cornea 2017, 36: 372-374. PMID: 28079685, DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000001139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple myelomaVisual acuityRight eye 2 yearsDeep stromal opacitiesEye 2 yearsPatient's visual acuityDiagnosis of IgGParaproteinemic keratopathyInitial presentationStromal lesionsStromal opacityCase reportHematologic workupMonoclonal gammopathyAsymmetric presentationUnusual casePosterior stromaMyelomaKeratopathyPatientsDiagnosisPresentationLiterature reviewKeratoplastyAcuity
2012
Clinical regressions and broad immune activation following combination therapy targeting human NKT cells in myeloma
Richter J, Neparidze N, Zhang L, Nair S, Monesmith T, Sundaram R, Miesowicz F, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar MV. Clinical regressions and broad immune activation following combination therapy targeting human NKT cells in myeloma. Blood 2012, 121: 423-430. PMID: 23100308, PMCID: PMC3548165, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-06-435503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman iNKT cellsINKT cellsCombination therapyAntitumor T-cell immunitySerum soluble IL2 receptorMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsNatural killer T cellsBroad immune activationLow-dose lenalidomideSoluble IL2 receptorCycles of therapyHuman NKT cellsT cell immunityKiller T cellsInnate immune cellsInduction of eosinophiliaActivation of monocytesPrevention of cancerCycles of combinationAsymptomatic myelomaClinical myelomaMeasurable diseaseClinical regressionClinical responseNKT cells