Lucia Masarova

Lucia Masarova

Houston, Texas, United States
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  • MD Anderson Cancer Center Graphic

    MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Houston, Texas Area

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    Houston, Texas Area

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    Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

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    Bratislava, Slovakia

Education

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Publications

  • Atypical cases of necrotizing sweet syndrome in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukaemia

    Br J Haematology

  • Prognostic value of blasts in peripheral blood in myelofibrosis in the ruxolitinib era

    Cancer

  • Long-term results of a phase 2 trial of nilotinib 400 mg twice daily in newly diagnosed patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia

    Cancer

  • Severe thrombocytopenia in myelofibrosis is more prevalent than previously reported

    Leuk Research

  • Novel treatment strategies for myeloproliferative neoplasms

    Rinsho Ketsueki 60(9):1176-1185

  • Prognostic impact of RAS-pathway mutations in patients with myelofibrosis

    Leukemia. PMID: 31628430

  • The Rationale for Immunotherapy in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

    Curr Hematol Malig Rep 14(4):310-327

  • Emerging drugs for essential thrombocythemia.

    Expert Opin Emerg Drugs:1-13

  • The evolving understanding of prognosis in post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis and post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis vs primary myelofibrosis.

    Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 17(5):299-307

  • The co-occurrence of driver mutations in chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms.

    Ann Hematol 97(11):2071-2080

  • A phase 2 study of ruxolitinib in combination with azacitidine in patients with myelofibrosis.

    Blood

  • Therapeutic Approach to Young Patients With Low-Risk Essential Thrombocythemia: Primum Non Nocere

    J Clin Oncol

  • Update on Immunotherapy in AML and MDS: Monoclonal Antibodies and Checkpoint Inhibitors Paving the Road for Clinical Practice

    Adv Exp Med Biol. 995, 97-116

  • Treatment of The Myeloid/lymphoid neoplasm with FGFR1 rearrangement with FGFR1 Inhibitor

    Ann Oncol 29(8):1880-1882

  • Significance of thrombocytopenia in patients with primary and postessential thrombocythemia/polycythemia vera myelofibrosis.

    Eur J Haematol 100(3):257-263

  • Patient characteristics and outcomes in adolescents and young adults with classical Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms.

    Ann Hematol 97(1):109-121

  • Clonal evolution and outcomes in myelofibrosis after ruxolitinib discontinuation

    Blood

  • Immunotherapy based approaches in myelofibrosis

    Expert Review in Hematology

  • Therapy related myelofibrosis does not appear to exist

    Blodd Advances

  • Patients with post-essential thrombocythemia and post-polycythemia vera differ from patients with primary myelofibrosis

    Leuk Research

  • Pegylated interferon alfa-2a in patients with essential thrombocythaemia or polycythaemia vera: a post-hoc, median 83 month follow-up of an open-label, phase 2 trial

    Lancet Haematol.

  • Allogeneic stem cell transplantation versus medical therapy in patients with advanced myelofibrosis: matched survival analysis and the effect of JAK2 inhibitor therapy

    ASH 2016

    Abstract 4687.

    Other authors
    • Uday Popat
    • Naval Daver
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Clinical associations of cytogenetic abnormalities in patients with primary and post-essential thrombocythemia / post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis

    ASH 2016

    Abstract 4265.

    Other authors
    • Srdan Verstovsek
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Carlos Bueso-Ramos
  • Cytogenetic risk stratification in primary versus post-essential thrombocythemia and post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis

    ASH 2016

    Abstract 4250.

    Other authors
    • Srdan Verstovsek
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Naval Daver
  • Histomorphological responses after therapy with pegylated interferon α-2a in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV)

    ASH 2016

    Abstract 4266.

    Other authors
    • Yin C Cameron
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Carlos Bueso-Ramos
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Clinical characteristics of patients with primary or post-polycythemia vera/post-essential thrombocytopenia myelofibrosis and deletion 13q.

    SOHO 2016

    Abstract 114.

    Other authors
    • Prithviraj Bose
    • Guillermo Garcia-Manero
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Does occurrence of other malignancy after essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV) influence their rate of transformation to myelofibrosis (MF)?

    SOHO 2016

    Abstract 116.

    Other authors
    • Kate Newberry
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Therapy-Related Myelofibrosis does not appear to exist

    SOHO 2016

    Abstract 115.

    Other authors
    • Prithviraj Bose
    • Guillermo Garcia-Manero
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Complete remission in a patient with JAK2- and IDH2-positive myelofibrosis

    Blood

    Other authors
    • Wang Wei
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Kate Newberry
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Co-occurrence of lymphoproliferative neoplasm and myelofibrosis

    Pan-Pacific Lymphoma Conference

    Abstract 61.

    Other authors
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Long-term results of a phase II trial of lenalidomide plus prednisone therapy for patients with myelofibrosis

    Leuk Lymphoma 2016

    Other authors
    • Dai Chihara
    • Kate Newberry
    • Huyang Maeng
    • Farhad Ravandi
    • Guillermo Garcia-Manero
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Harnessing the Immune System against Leukemia: Monoclonal antibodies and Checkpoint Strategies for AML.

    Springer

    Adv Exp Med Biol. Book Chapter N. II.

    Other authors
    • Naval Daver
  • Immune Checkpoint Approaches in AML: A Next Frontier?

    Targeted Therapies Journal

    Pending publishing.

    Other authors
    • Naval Daver
  • Do patients with post-essential thrombocythemia and post-polycythemia vera differ from patients with primary myelofibrosis?

    ASH 2015

    Abstract 4069.

    Other authors
    • Naval Daver
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Prithviraj Bose
    • Naveen Pemmaraju
    • Taghi Manshouri
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon alpha-2a in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV): results after a median 7-year follow-up of a Phase 2 study

    ASH 2015

    Oral presentation, abstract 60.

    Other authors
    • Keyur Patel
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Gautam Borthakur
    • Zeev Estrov
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Clinical relevance of other malignancies in patients with myelofibrosis.

    The 8th International Congress on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Myelodysplasia and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

    Abstract 102

    Other authors
    • Naval Daver
    • Naveen Pemmaraju
    • Kate Newberry
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and myeloproliferative neoplasms concurrently diagnosed: clinical and biological characteristics

    Leuk Lymhpoma

    Other authors
    • Gabriele Todisco
    • Srdan Verstovsek
    • Taghi Manshouri
    • Michael Keating
    • Zeev Estrov
  • Biological therapy in clinical oncology. Selected Chapters in Medical Oncology. Chapter V.

    Rowex, Bratislava. ISBN 978-80-969863-6-1.

    Other authors
    • Marika Reckova
    • Lubos Drgona
    • Veronika Ballova
    • Michal Mego
  • Micafungin as empirical antifungal therapy in haematological patients: a retrospective, multicenter study in the Czech and Slovak Republics.

    Leuk Lymphoma.

    54(5):1042-7. Epub 2012 Nov 15.

    Other authors
    • Zdenek Racil
    • M Toskova
    • Iva Kocmanova
    • I Buresova
    • M Kouba
    • Lubos Drgona
    • J Mayer
  • Invasive aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies in the Czech and Slovak republics: Fungal InfectioN Database (FIND) analysis, 2005- 2009

    Int J Infect Dis

    7(2): 101-109

    Other authors
    • Zdenek Racil
    • Barbora Weinbergerova
    • Iva Kocmanova
    • Lubos Drgona
    • Peter Cetkovsky
    • J Mayer
  • Biological treatment in oncology

    Via practica

    8 (6): 265- 269.

    Other authors
    • Michal Mego
  • Treatment of invasive fungal diseases. 3th Fungal Forum

    Onkologia

    5(5): 304-305

  • Haptoglobin is frequently low in patients with myelofibrosis: Clinical relevance

    Leuk Research

  • Association of lymphoid malignancies and Philadelphia-chromosome negative myeloproliferative neoplasms: Clinical characteristics, therapy and outcome

    Leuk Res. 2015

    S0145-2126(15)00132-0.

    Other authors
    • Kate Newberry
    • Zeev Estrov
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Clinical features and outcome of patients with poor-prognosis myelofibrosis based on platelet count <50 x 109/L: a single-center experience in 1100 myelofibrosis patients

    J Clin Oncol 34, 2016

    Abstr 7068

    Other authors
    • Ahmad Alhuaiji
    • Prithviraj Bose
    • Naval Daver
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Does Therapy- Related Myelofibrosis Exist? Analysis of 1100 Myelofibrosis Cases from a Single Institution

    J Clin Oncol 34, 2016

    Abstr e18558

    Other authors
    • Prithviraj Bose
    • Naveen Pemmaraju
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek
  • Secondary solid tumors and lymphoma in patients with essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera - single center experience

    Leuk Lymphoma. 2015 Jun 19:1-3

    Other authors
    • Mohammad Cherry
    • Zeev Estrov
    • Jorge Cortes
    • Hagop Kantarjian
    • Srdan Verstovsek

Projects

  • Allo - Transplant in Patients with Myelofibrosis vs Conservative Therapy, MDACC

    - Present

  • Comparison of Transplant vs non Transplant Therapies for Myelofibrosis, CBMTR study

    - Present

    Active contribution with >800 patients with MF and non-Transplant from MDACC
    Principal Data Analyst

  • MDACC database 1964-2015 Myelofibrosis patients

    - Present

  • Observation / survey of patients with invasive aspergillosis.

  • Healthcare resource utilization in hospitalized febrile neutropenia (FN) patients treated with chemotherapy for solid tumors and haematological malignancies in Bulgaria,Czech Republic and Slovakia as observed in clinical practice

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  • Invasive aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies in the Czech and Slovak Republics:Fungal InfectioN Database (FIND) analysis. The Czech Leukemia Study Group for Life (CELL).

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  • Invasive candidiasis in selected heamatology departments in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Leukemia Study Group for Life (CELL).

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Honors & Awards

  • Best Clinical Fellow 2016/2017

    MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Leukemia

  • ASH Merit Achievement Award

    American Society of Hematology

    Histomorphological responses after therapy with pegylated interferon α-2a in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV)

  • The Shannon Timmins Fellowship for Leukemia Research Award

    MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • ASH Merit Achievement Award

    American Society of Hematology

    Oral presentation: Efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon alpha-2a in patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV): results after a median 7-year follow-up of a Phase 2 study.

  • Best Poster Award

    Slovak Lymphoma Society

    Second Autotransplant in Patients with Hodgkin‘s Lymphoma – NCI Experience

  • Academic Award of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

    Univerzita Komenskeho V Bratislave

    Graduation Magna Cum Laude

Languages

  • English

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  • Slovak

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  • Czech

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  • German

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  • Russian

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Organizations

  • ECFMG

    Member

    - Present
  • Slovac Oncology Society

    Member

    - Present
  • Slovac Medical Society

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    - Present
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology

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  • American Society of Hematology

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  • European Society of Medical Oncology

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  • Society of Hematologic Oncology

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