Rory Shallis, MD
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Dr. Shallis received his MD from Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, completed his residency training at Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital and fellowship training at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
He is focused on the care and research of patients with myeloid malignancies, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). He also participated in the K12 Calabresi Immuno-Oncology Training Program and currently participates as an investigator in several clinical trials aimed at improving the outcomes of patients with AML and MDS.
Dr. Shallis also maintains research interest in epidemiological, outcomes and effectiveness research as it pertains to the hematologic malignancies with a goal of identifying barriers to effective care and ultimately strategies to improve the outcomes of patients with these malignant diseases. Dr. Shallis conducts research with the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center at Yale University.
Dr. Shallis has presented his research at multiple regional, national and international meetings and is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) clinical guidelines for MDS and AML panels. He is an author on more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, most of which as first author and has served as an ad hoc reviewer for many journals including Leukemia, Haematologica, Blood Advances, Leukemia Research, Leukemia & Lymphoma, Acta Haematologica, Hematology, Therapeutic Advances in Hematology, Expert Review of Hematology, BMC Hematology, eJHaem and Future Oncology among others.
Appointments
Medical Oncology and Hematology
Assistant Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Developmental Therapeutics
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Program
- Medical Oncology and Hematology
Education & Training
- Fellowship
- Yale - New Haven Hospital (2020)
- Internship
- Brown University - Rhode Island Hospital (2017)
- Residency
- Brown University - Rhode Island Hospital (2017)
- MD
- Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2014)
- BA
- Rutgers College, Cell Biology & Neuroscience Psychology (2010)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-8542-2944
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Amer Zeidan, MBBS
Jan Philipp Bewersdorf, MD, FACP
Nikolai Podoltsev, MD, PhD
Maximilian Stahl, MD
Rong Wang, PhD
Xiaomei Ma, PhD
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Leukemia
Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases
Publications
2025
Response and Outcomes of Patients with IDH1/2 Mutated Accelerated/Blast-Phase Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Goldberg L, Yoon J, Johnston H, Davidson M, Siddon A, Shallis R, Chen E, Burkart M, Oh T, Iyer S, Madarang E, Muthiah C, Kassner J, Rampal R, Murthy S, Bradley T, Abaza Y, Garcia J, Gupta V, Pettit K, Odenike O, Cursio J, Patel A. Response and Outcomes of Patients with IDH1/2 Mutated Accelerated/Blast-Phase Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. Blood Neoplasia 2025, 100089. DOI: 10.1016/j.bneo.2025.100089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing AML-based risk criteria in patients with accelerated/blast-phase MPN treated with less-intensive therapy
Shaw R, Yoon J, Johnston H, Davidson M, Siddon A, Shallis R, Chen E, Burkart M, Oh T, Iyer S, Madarang E, Muthiah C, Kassner J, Rampal R, Guru Murthy G, Bradley T, Abaza Y, Garcia J, Gupta V, Pettit K, Odenike O, Patel A. Assessing AML-based risk criteria in patients with accelerated/blast-phase MPN treated with less-intensive therapy. Blood Advances 2025 PMID: 39969200, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024015712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvaluating the impact of stratification on the power and cross-arm balance of randomized phase 2 clinical trials.
Moseley A, LeBlanc M, Freidlin B, Shallis R, Zeidan A, Sallman D, Erba H, Little R, Othus M. Evaluating the impact of stratification on the power and cross-arm balance of randomized phase 2 clinical trials. Clinical Trials 2025, 17407745241304065. PMID: 39815460, DOI: 10.1177/17407745241304065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStratified analysisSample sizeRandomization ratioRandomization methodType 1 errorStratified block randomizationRandomized clinical trialsUnstratified analysisBlock randomizationStratification factorsClinical trialsStratification subgroupsTrialsPhase 2 trialDecreased powerSubgroupsRandomized phase 2 clinical trialFactorsRandomizationRandomized phase 2 trial
2024
Cost-effectiveness of Enasidenib versus conventional care for older patients with IDH2-mutant refractory/relapsed AML
Alhajahjeh A, Patel K, Shallis R, Podoltsev N, Kewan T, Stempel J, Mendez L, Huntington S, Stahl M, Goshua G, Bewersdorf J, Zeidan A. Cost-effectiveness of Enasidenib versus conventional care for older patients with IDH2-mutant refractory/relapsed AML. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2024, 66: 488-496. PMID: 39560957, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2024.2426073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional care regimensOlder patientsTreatment of older patientsIDH2 inhibitor enasidenibIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesR/R AMLRefractory/relapsed AMLEvent-freeCost-effective treatmentEnasidenibCare regimensAMLPatientsCost-effectiveIncremental costLife yearsConventional careR/RIncremental effectSurvivalTreatmentA review of the isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors in management of adult patients with AML and MDS
Norman M, Yamartino K, Gerstein R, Shallis R, Mendez L, Podoltsev N, Stahl M, Eighmy W, Zeidan A. A review of the isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors in management of adult patients with AML and MDS. Expert Review Of Hematology 2024, 17: 755-767. PMID: 39474840, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2024.2422554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosed AMLSurvival benefitManagement of acute myeloid leukemiaDevelopment of oral therapiesIsocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitorsNewly diagnosed AMLManagement of adult patientsPost-transplant maintenanceAcute myeloid leukemiaSingle-arm studyExcellent response ratesIDH inhibitorsRelapsed AMLHypomethylating agentsInhibitor therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeOral therapyCombination therapyPost-transplantMyeloid leukemiaImproved survivalSingle-armAdult patientsAzacitidineRandomized studyClinical Outcomes and Variability Based on Baseline Cytogenetic Risk of Patients with MDS Treated with Hypomethylating Agents: An Analysis from the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS) Validate Database
Getz T, Kewan T, Bewersdorf J, Stempel J, Lanino L, Wei W, Al Ali N, DeZern A, Sekeres M, Uy G, Carraway H, Desai P, Griffiths E, Stein E, Brunner A, McMahon C, Shallis R, Zeidner J, Savona M, Ball S, Chandhok N, Logothetis C, Bidikian A, Roboz G, Rolles B, Wang E, Harris A, Amaya M, Hawkins H, Grenet J, Xie Z, Madanat Y, Abaza Y, Badar T, Haferlach T, Maciejewski J, Sallman D, Enjeti A, Al-Rabi K, Halahleh K, Hiwase D, Diez-Campelo M, Valcarcel D, Haferlach C, Pleyer L, Kotsianidis I, Pappa V, Santini V, Consagra A, Al-Kali A, Ogawa S, Nannya Y, Stahl M, Della Porta M, Komrokji R, Zeidan A. Clinical Outcomes and Variability Based on Baseline Cytogenetic Risk of Patients with MDS Treated with Hypomethylating Agents: An Analysis from the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS) Validate Database. Blood 2024, 144: 3219-3219. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-202075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-complex karyotypeInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemCytogenetic risk groupHMA initiationComplex karyotypeIPSS-RHypomethylating agentsOverall survivalRisk groupsCytogenetic abnormalitiesAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationHematopoietic stem cell transplantationAssociated with worse survivalHypomethylating agent combinationsPoor-risk cytogeneticsPeripheral blood blastsTreated with azacitidinePrognostic Scoring SystemMeasured overall survivalStem cell transplantationKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testOutcomes of PTTime-to-event analysisRisk of patientsComparative Analysis of Outcomes with HMA Plus Venetoclax Vs Intensive Chemotherapy in AML Patients Harboring Very-High Risk Cytogenetics
Aguirre L, Bewersdorf J, Liu Y, Shallis R, Boussi L, Zucenka A, Garciaz S, Bystrom R, DeAngelo D, Stone R, Luskin M, Garcia J, Winer E, Ling K, Chen E, Wadleigh M, Stein E, Goldberg A, Zeidan A, Shimony S, Stahl M. Comparative Analysis of Outcomes with HMA Plus Venetoclax Vs Intensive Chemotherapy in AML Patients Harboring Very-High Risk Cytogenetics. Blood 2024, 144: 4267-4267. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-202744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphologic leukemia-free stateComposite complete remissionTreated with ICIntensive chemotherapyMonosomal karyotypeComplex karyotypeProgressive diseaseSurvival outcomesTreatment strategiesAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationComposite complete remission rateTreated with intensive chemotherapyHematopoietic stem cell transplantationComparative analysis of outcomesDismal survival outcomesConventional cytotoxic chemotherapyAggressive disease biologyMulticenter retrospective cohortStem cell transplantationAnalyze survival outcomesKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testAnalysis of outcomesCK-AMLCPX-351Outcomes with HMA Plus Venetoclax Vs Intensive Chemotherapy in AML Patients with Chromosome 5 and 7 Abnormalities
Boussi L, Bewersdorf J, Liu Y, Shallis R, Aguirre L, Zucenka A, Garciaz S, Bystrom R, DeAngelo D, Stone R, Luskin M, Garcia J, Winer E, Chen E, Wadleigh M, Ling K, Zeidan A, Goldberg A, Stein E, Shimony S, Stahl M. Outcomes with HMA Plus Venetoclax Vs Intensive Chemotherapy in AML Patients with Chromosome 5 and 7 Abnormalities. Blood 2024, 144: 4281-4281. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-204467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMedian OSTP53 co-mutationsTreated with ICIntensive chemotherapyComposite CRCo-mutationsComplete remissionOverall survivalPts ageAllogeneic stem cell transplantationSecondary acute myeloid leukemiaDiagnosed AMLAcute myeloid leukemia patientsAssociated with poor outcomesEstimate overall survivalStem cell transplantationKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testPredictors of survivalCPX-351Monosomy 5MRD negativityInduction therapyComplex karyotypeThe Prognostic and Predictive Value of RUNX1 Mutations in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia - an International Multicenter Cohort Study
Bystrom R, Bewersdorf J, Liu Y, Schaefer E, Shallis R, Boussi L, Zucenka A, Garciaz S, Aguirre L, DeAngelo D, Stone R, Luskin M, Garcia J, Winer E, Chen E, Wadleigh M, Ling K, Stein E, Goldberg A, Zeidan A, Shimony S, Stahl M. The Prognostic and Predictive Value of RUNX1 Mutations in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia - an International Multicenter Cohort Study. Blood 2024, 144: 2947-2947. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-205581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaComposite complete responseMedian OSRUNX1 mutationsComplete responseIntensive chemotherapyOverall survivalMyelodysplastic syndromeAllo-SCTIntermediate riskPredictive valueMyeloid leukemiaInternational multicenter retrospective cohort studyTreatment strategiesCohort studyNewly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic stem cell transplantationMulticenter retrospective cohort studyNext-generation sequencingAntecedent MDSConcomitant TP53 mutationIncomplete count recoveryTreated with ICStem cell transplantationAdverse risk featuresLeukemia Physician's Perspective on Transplant in Patients with TP53 Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Moreno Vanegas Y, El Khatib S, Hisrich B, Coltoff A, Shallis R, Patel A, Bewersdorf J, Oh T, Abaza Y, Foucar C, Goldberg A, Duvall A, Atallah E, Litzow M, Badar T. Leukemia Physician's Perspective on Transplant in Patients with TP53 Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2024, 144: 1487-1487. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-205782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaTP53-mAllo-HCTComplex cytogeneticsHypomethylating agentsInternational Consensus ClassificationRefractory diseaseSecondary AMLOverall survivalMyeloid leukemiaTP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemiaDe novo acute myeloid leukemiaProgressive acute myeloid leukemiaSecondary acute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationMedian overall survivalTP53 allelic stateIncomplete count recoveryLow-intensity regimensReviewed electronic medical recordsHematopoietic cell transplantationRate of relapseMulticenter observational studyOverall response ratePatient selection criteria
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Activities
activity National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) - Myelodysplastic Syndromes Guideline Panel
12/01/2020 - PresentCommitteesMemberactivity Older Adult AML Working Group - National Cancer Institute (NCI) Myeloid Precision Medicine Initiative
09/01/2020 - PresentPeer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsMemberactivity ECOG-ACRIN Leukemia Committee
07/23/2020 - PresentCommitteesMemberactivity American Society of Hematology (ASH)
07/03/2017 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMemberactivity American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
07/03/2017 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember
Honors
honor Top Overall Abstract
06/08/2020Regional AwardMyeloid Malignancies SymposiumDetailsUnited Stateshonor Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program Research Award
06/01/2019Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Cancer CenterDetailsUnited States
News
News
- December 13, 2024Source: OncLive
How Luspatercept Could Shake Up MDS Management—With Rory Shallis, MD
- November 26, 2024
Yale Cancer Center to Highlight Breakthroughs in Blood Cancers and Disorders at World’s Largest Hematology Meeting
- May 01, 2024
Yale Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Promotions and Appointments (May 2024)
- March 25, 2024
Yale’s Post ASH Review