Featured Publications
Changes in multiple myeloma treatment patterns during the early COVID-19 pandemic period
Neparidze N, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Shallis RM, Ma X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Changes in multiple myeloma treatment patterns during the early COVID-19 pandemic period. Leukemia 2022, 36: 2136-2139. PMID: 35761025, PMCID: PMC9243711, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-022-01633-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Versus Second-Line Use of Daratumumab in Older, Transplant-Ineligible Patients With Multiple Myeloma.
Patel KK, Giri S, Parker TL, Bar N, Neparidze N, Huntington SF. Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Versus Second-Line Use of Daratumumab in Older, Transplant-Ineligible Patients With Multiple Myeloma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 1119-1128. PMID: 33411586, DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant-ineligible patientsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioFirst-line settingHealthcare costsClinical outcomesMultiple myelomaProgression-free survivalOverall survival dataUS payer perspectiveDirect healthcare costsCost-effectiveness ratioRandomized trialsDisease progressionTreatment strategiesParametric survival modelingPayer perspectiveSubsequent linesLater linesPatientsCostly treatmentIncremental costQALYSurvival dataLenalidomideMyeloma
2020
Differential effects of PD-L1 versus PD-1 blockade on myeloid inflammation in human cancer
Bar N, Costa F, Das R, Duffy A, Samur M, McCachren S, Gettinger S, Neparidze N, Parker TL, Bailur JK, Pendleton K, Bajpai R, Zhang L, Xu ML, Anderson T, Giuliani N, Nooka A, Cho HJ, Raval A, Shanmugam M, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar M. Differential effects of PD-L1 versus PD-1 blockade on myeloid inflammation in human cancer. JCI Insight 2020, 5 PMID: 32427579, PMCID: PMC7406262, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.129353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 blockadePD-1 blockadeAsymptomatic multiple myelomaMonocyte-derived DCsPD-L1Immunologic effectsT cellsMyeloid cellsAntigen-specific T cell expansionAnti-PD-1 therapyMyeloid antigen-presenting cellsDistinct inflammatory signatureSystemic immunologic effectsLung cancer patientsT cell expansionAntigen-presenting cellsMyeloid activationMyeloid inflammationInflammatory signatureNIH/NCICheckpoint blockadeDC maturationL1 therapyCombination therapyInflammatory phenotypeChromosome 1 abnormalities and survival of patients with multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents
Giri S, Huntington SF, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Neparidze N. Chromosome 1 abnormalities and survival of patients with multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 2245-2253. PMID: 32442299, PMCID: PMC7252537, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChromosome AberrationsChromosomes, Human, Pair 1HumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMultiple MyelomaNeoplasm StagingConceptsHigh-risk chromosomal abnormalitiesOverall survivalMultiple myelomaChromosome 1 abnormalitiesCox proportional hazards regression modelHigh-risk multiple myelomaProportional hazards regression modelsFlatiron Health databaseR-ISS stageMedian overall survivalFirst-line therapyDays of diagnosisInferior overall survivalInternational Staging SystemKaplan-Meier methodSurvival of patientsWorse overall survivalLog-rank testHazards regression modelsCommon genetic aberrationsElectronic health recordsEligible patientsContemporary cohortImmunomodulatory agentsStaging system
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
2009
Harnessing CD1d‐Restricted T Cells toward Antitumor Immunity in Humans
Neparidze N, Dhodapkar MV. Harnessing CD1d‐Restricted T Cells toward Antitumor Immunity in Humans. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2009, 1174: 61-67. PMID: 19769737, PMCID: PMC2782771, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04931.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNKT cellsT cellsAntitumor immunityType I NKT cellsType II NKT cellsNatural killer T cellsPresence of CD1dI NKT cellsKiller T cellsAdvanced myelomaNKT activationDendritic cellsImmune therapyAlpha-GalactosylceramideCancer patientsCD1d moleculesLipid antigensPreclinical studiesThalidomide analoguesCD1dDistinct subsetsAgonist ligandsPatientsCancerType I