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Amer Zeidan, MBBS

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Hematology); Chief, Hematologic Malignancies; Director, Early Therapeutics Research, Hematology; Leader, Clinical Research Team for Leukemias and Myeloid Malignancies, Yale Cancer Center; Chair, Protocol Review Committee (PRC) I, Yale Cancer Center; Assistant Medical Director, Clinical Trials Office (CTO), Yale Cancer Center; Director, Hematology Research Seminar Series, Hematology; Member, Executive Committee, Yale Cancer Center; Member, Clinical Trials Advisory Committee (CTAC), Yale Cancer Center

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Research Summary

The focus of my clinical/translational research is the development of novel therapies for MDS, AML, and other hematologic malignancies.

Extensive Research Description

The focus of my clinical/translational research is the development of novel therapies for MDS, AML, and other hematologic malignancies. Dr. Zeidan is the principal investigator on several clinical trials in MDS, AML and other hematologic malignancies. Dr. Zeidan especially focuses on the use of immunotherapies (drugs that stimulate the patient's own immune system) including the immune checkpoint inhibitors to fight blood cancers.

Clinical research; Novel therapies

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Research Interests

Hematologic Neoplasms; Translational Research, Biomedical

Selected Publications

Clinical Trials

ConditionsStudy Title
LungAn Open-Label, Multi-Centre Phase I/IIa Study Evaluating the Safety and Clinical Activity of Neoantigen Reactive T Cells in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Myeloid and Monocytic LeukemiaAn Open-Label Phase 1a/1b Dose Escalation and Expansion Cohort Study of SL-172154 (SIRPα-Fc-CD40L) in Combination With Azacitidine or With Azacitidine and Venetoclax for the Treatment of Subjects With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Myeloid and Monocytic LeukemiaBLockade of PD-1 Added to Standard Therapy to Target Measurable Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia 1 (BLAST MRD AML-1): A Randomized Phase 2 Study of the Anti-PD-1 Antibody Pembrolizumab in Combination With Conventional Intensive Chemotherapy as Frontline Therapy in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Lymphoid Leukemia; Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaManaged Access Program (MAP) to Provide Access to CTL019, for ALL or DLBCL Patients With Out of Specification Leukapheresis Product and/or Manufactured Tisagenlecleucel Out of Specification for Commercial Release
Leukemia, not otherwise specified; Leukemia, otherA Phase IB/II Study of Venetoclax (ABT-199) in Combination With Liposomal Vincristine in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory T-Cell or B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Leukemia, not otherwise specified; Leukemia, otherPhase II Study of Adding the Anti-PD-1 Pembrolizumab to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Persistently Detectable Minimal Residual Disease
Other HematopoieticA Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 3 Study of Tamibarotene Plus Azacitidine Versus Placebo Plus Azacitidine in Newly Diagnosed, Adult Patients Selected for RARA-positive Higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (SELECT MDS-1)