Nitya Bakshi, MBBS, MS

2025

• Hospital Variations in Time‐To‐Crisis‐Resolution Among Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease

  Rees C, Hatabah D, Korman R, Ahmad F, Airewele G, Akinsola B, Alzraikat N, Bakshi N, Brousseau D, Brown K, Campbell A, Casper T, Chang T, Chumpitazi C, Cohen D, Coleman K, Cruz A, Denton C, Ellison A, Fields M, Harding M, Leibovich S, Remiker A, Singh N, Thompson A, Vichinsky E, Villella A, Wynn B, Dampier C, Morris C, Network T. Hospital Variations in Time‐To‐Crisis‐Resolution Among Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal Of Hematology 2025, 101: 206-212. PMID: 41190764, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.70129.

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• Influenza vaccine coverage, effectiveness, and disease burden among pediatric sickle cell patients in Connecticut from 2021-2024: A test-negative case-control study

  Nchekwube P, Kuzaro H, Cohen E, Calhoun C, Krishnamurti L, Pashankar F, Bakshi N, Yildirim I. Influenza vaccine coverage, effectiveness, and disease burden among pediatric sickle cell patients in Connecticut from 2021-2024: A test-negative case-control study. Blood 2025, 146: 4745-4745. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2025-4745.

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• Randomized controlled trial-in-progress of an interdisciplinary treatment program for youth with chronic SCD pain: Integrative strong body and mind training for sickle cell disease (I-STRONG)

  Mooney J, Adkins T, Heatly J, Howard V, Dampier C, Nuñez A, Williams J, Smith E, Crosby L, Kashikar-Zuck S, Theriault C, Zempsky W, Wakefield E, Malepati S, Bakshi N, Gee B, Quinn C, Kesar T, Myer G, Sil S. Randomized controlled trial-in-progress of an interdisciplinary treatment program for youth with chronic SCD pain: Integrative strong body and mind training for sickle cell disease (I-STRONG). Blood 2025, 146: 4753. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2025-4753.

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• Blood-based protein biomarkers of sickle cell disease pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Mirbeyk M, Misra S, Koneru G, Funaro M, Rangaraju S, Bakshi N. Blood-based protein biomarkers of sickle cell disease pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain 2025, 167: 56-74. PMID: 40981515, PMCID: PMC12709642, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003773.

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• Physical activity among adolescents and young adults living with chronic pain and sickle cell disease: a qualitative examination

  Mooney J, Sinha C, Bakshi N, Nuñez A, Adkins T, Thomas S, Beasley K, Akintobi T, Crosby L, Kashikar-Zuck S, Dampier C, Myer G, Kesar T, Quinn C, Sil S. Physical activity among adolescents and young adults living with chronic pain and sickle cell disease: a qualitative examination. Journal Of Pediatric Psychology 2025, jsaf055. PMID: 40694814, DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf055.

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• Clinical Features and Outcomes of Pneumococcal Bacteremia in Children With Sickle Cell Disease in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era

  Yee M, Abel L, Kalmus G, Patel A, Elmontser M, Bakshi N, Wang Y, Gonzalez M, Adamkiewicz T, Yildirim I, Lane P. Clinical Features and Outcomes of Pneumococcal Bacteremia in Children With Sickle Cell Disease in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2025, 72: e31881. PMID: 40563215, PMCID: PMC12699443, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31881.

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• Arginine Therapy for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: A Phase‐2 Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial

  Morris C, Hatabah D, Korman R, Gillespie S, Bakshi N, Brown L, Harris F, Leake D, Rees C, Khemani K, Vichinsky E, Locke A, Wynn B, Griffiths M, Wilkinson H, Kumari P, Sudmeier L, Shiva S, Dampier C. Arginine Therapy for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: A Phase‐2 Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial. American Journal Of Hematology 2025, 100: 1119-1131. PMID: 40270092, PMCID: PMC12148696, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27692.

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• Moderators of digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth with sickle cell disease pain: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

  Palermo T, Srinakarin K, Zhou C, Lalloo C, Dampier C, Zempsky W, Badawy S, Bakshi N, Ko Y, Nishat F, Stinson J. Moderators of digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth with sickle cell disease pain: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Pain 2025, 166: e233-e243. PMID: 40839690, PMCID: PMC12353042, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003583.

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• Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease.

  Kassim AA, Walters MC, Eapen M, Smith M, Logan BR, Solh M, McKinney C, Nieder M, Ross M, Kent M, Abusin GA, Mallhi K, Silva JG, Shaughnessy P, Kanter J, Haines H, Farah R, Khaled YA, Ritzau N, Mendizabal A, Abraham A, Bollard C, Cooke K, de la Fuente J, Hanna R, Horowitz MM, Jordan LC, Bakshi N, Krishnamurti L, Leifer E, Mahadeo KM, Shenoy S, Jones RJ, DeBaun MR, Brodsky RA. Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease. NEJM Evid 2025, 4: EVIDoa2400192. PMID: 39998298, DOI: 10.1056/EVIDoa2400192.

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• Hematopoietic cell transplant compared with standard care in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease

  Walters M, Eapen M, Liu Y, El Rassi F, Waller E, Levine J, Strouse J, Antin J, Parikh S, Bakshi N, Dampier C, Jaroscak J, Bergmann S, Wong T, Kota V, Pace B, Lekakis L, Lulla P, Nickel R, Kasow K, Popat U, Smith W, Yu L, DiFronzo N, Geller N, Kamani N, Klings E, Hassell K, Mendizabal A, Sullivan K, Neuberg D, Krishnamurti L. Hematopoietic cell transplant compared with standard care in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease. Blood Advances 2025, 9: 955-965. PMID: 39471440, PMCID: PMC11907447, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024013926.

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