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Francine Foss, MD

Professor of Medicine (Hematology) and of Dermatology; Director, Multidisciplinary T cell Lymphoma Program, Hematology; Scientific Leader, Lymphoma CRT, Yale Cancer Center

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Over the last 10 years I have been a leader in the establishment of an international T cell lymphoma working group. I initiated a T Cell Lymphoma workshop at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma 12 years ago and from that workshop, the United States Peripheral T cell Lymphoma group was formed. I subsequently initiated the first T Cell Lymphoma Forum, an international meeting incorporating basic and clinical sciences related to T cell lymphomas. (www.tcellforum.com). This meeting is now recognized as the pre-eminent international T cell Lymphoma meeting. A number of collaborations have arisen from these meetings and there is now a world-wide effort to coordinate the care of patients with T cell lymphomas.

Another initiative that I undertook was to establish a T Cell Lymphoma Registry. I initiated and am the Principal Investigator for the COMPLETE T cell Registry (www. Clinical trials.gov/COMPLETE REGISTRY). This is a US based registry to determine the frequency of types of T cell lymphoma, physician’s treatment patterns, outcomes with therapy, and prognostic factors associated with common and rare subtypes. Thus far this registry has enrolled 500 patients in its first phase, and the second phase of enrollment is about to begin. I have also been a co-Founder of a European based registry, the TCELL PROJECT (www.TCELLPROJECT.org). This registry is similar to COMPLETE but includes pathologic review and includes many other countries in Asia, South America, and Europe as well as in the US. This registry has enrolled 1000 patients and is ongoing. In a recent initiative, I have collaborated with several countries in Latin American to initiate their own registry which will interface with our existing registries.

I was one of the founders of the United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium. This organization includes oncologists, dermatologists, radiation oncologists, and pathologists and its goal is to develop novel clinical trials and to define clinical approaches for patients with cutaneous lymphomas. I also serve as a Co-Chair of the Registry Committee and have been instrumental in starting a patient registry for both T and B cell cutaneous lymphoma patients. This registry has a research focus. I am now the President of the USCLC.

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Research Interests

Biological Factors; Graft vs Host Disease; Hodgkin Disease; Immune System Diseases; Leukemia, Hairy Cell; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Sezary Syndrome; Skin Neoplasms; Leukemia, B-Cell; Leukemia, T-Cell; Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, T-Cell; Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, B-Cell; Composite Lymphoma; Chemicals and Drugs

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Immunology

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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
Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaA Randomized, Phase IIB, Multicenter, Trial of Oral Azacytidine Plus Romidepsin Versus Investigator's Choice in Patients With Relapse or Refractory Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL)
Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaA Multi-center Single Arm Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Genetically Engineered Autologous Cells Expressing Anti-CD20 and Anti-CD19 Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor in Subjects With Relapsed and/or Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
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
Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaA Randomized Phase III Trial of Consolidation With Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Followed by Maintenance Rituximab vs. Maintenance Rituximab Alone for Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma in Minimal Residual Disease-Negative First Complete Remission
Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaAn Open-Label, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Trial Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Clinical Activity of Orally Administered CA-4948 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Lymphoid LeukemiaA Phase Ia/Ib Study of a Novel BTK Inhibitor, DTRMWXHS-12, and Combination Products, DTRM-505 and DTRM-555, in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Other B-cell Lymphomas
Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaPhase 2 Study of Pembrolizumab and Brentuximab Vedotin in Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory CD30 Positive T-cell Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaPhase 1b/2, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Epcoritamab in Combination With Anti-Neoplastic Agents in Subjects With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaA Phase 1/2, First in Human, Single-arm, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Triple-specific T-cell Engager 1A46 in Adult Patients With Advanced CD20 and/or CD19 Positive B-cell Hematologic Malignancies
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