Biography
Dr. Arai has formal training in clinical ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ with a Masters in Epidemiology from Stanford University. She has a clinical practice seeing all diseases in hematopoietic cell transplantation, with a clinical ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ focus on the prevention and treatment of post-transplant complications.
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Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Medical Education: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine (1991) NH
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology (2019)
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1999) MD
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- Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital (1995) NY
- Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center (1998) NY
- Internship: Strong Memorial Hospital (1993) NY
- MS, Stanford University, Epidemiology (2006)
- MD, Dartmouth Medical School
Honors & Awards
- "A phase I/II study of post-transplant autologous CIK cells for high-risk hematologic malignancies", Cancer Treatment Research Foundation (2005-2009)
- K23-"Reduce GVHD and Relapse using Ex-Vivo Expanded Allogeneic Cell Therapy", NIH (2003-2008)
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Publications
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of adjuvant trastuzumab regimens in early HER2/neu-positive breast cancer
Kurian, A. W., Newton Thompson, R., Gaw, A. F., Arai, S., Ortiz, R., & Garber, A. M. (2007). A cost-effectiveness analysis of adjuvant trastuzumab regimens in early HER2/neu-positive breast cancer. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 25(6), 634–41. -
Infusion of the allogeneic cell line NK-92 in patients with advanced renal cell cancer or melanoma: a phase I trial
Arai, S., Meagher, R., Swearingen, M., Myint, H., Rich, E., Martinson, J., & Klingemann, H. (2008). Infusion of the allogeneic cell line NK-92 in patients with advanced renal cell cancer or melanoma: a phase I trial. CYTOTHERAPY, 10(6), 625–632. -
TLI and ATG conditioning with low risk of graft-versus-host disease retains antitumor reactions after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation from related and unrelated donors
Kohrt, H. E., Turnbull, B. B., Heydari, K., Shizuru, J. A., Laport, G. G., Miklos, D. B., … Lowsky, R. (2009). TLI and ATG conditioning with low risk of graft-versus-host disease retains antitumor reactions after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation from related and unrelated donors. BLOOD, 114(5), 1099–1109. -
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Phase I/II Trial of GN-BVC, a Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine-Containing Conditioning Regimen for Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Recurrent and Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma
Arai, S., Letsinger, R., Wong, R. M., Johnston, L. J., Laport, G. G., Lowsky, R., … Horning, S. J. (2010). Phase I/II Trial of GN-BVC, a Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine-Containing Conditioning Regimen for Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Recurrent and Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 16(8), 1145–54. -
Rituximab in hematopoietic cell transplantation
Arai, S., & Miklos, D. B. (2010). Rituximab in hematopoietic cell transplantation. EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY, 10(6), 971–82. -
Long-term outcomes in patients with high-risk myeloid malignancies following matched related donor hematopoietic cell transplantation with myeloablative conditioning of BU, etoposide and CY
Naik, S., Wong, R., Arai, S., Brown, J., Laport, G., Lowsky, R., … Johnston, L. (2011). Long-term outcomes in patients with high-risk myeloid malignancies following matched related donor hematopoietic cell transplantation with myeloablative conditioning of BU, etoposide and CY. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 46(2), 192–99. -
Complete donor T-cell engraftment 30 days after allogeneic transplantation predicts molecular remission in high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Jones, C. D., Arai, S., Lowsky, R., Tyan, D. B., Zehnder, J. L., & Miklos, D. B. (2010). Complete donor T-cell engraftment 30 days after allogeneic transplantation predicts molecular remission in high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, 150(5), 637–39. -
Early CMV Viremia Is Associated with Impaired Viral Control following Nonmyeloablative Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with a Total Lymphoid Irradiation and Antithymocyte Globulin Preparative Regimen
Schaenman, J. M., Shashidhar, S., Rhee, C., Wong, J., Navato, S., Wong, R. M., … Brown, J. M. (2011). Early CMV Viremia Is Associated with Impaired Viral Control following Nonmyeloablative Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with a Total Lymphoid Irradiation and Antithymocyte Globulin Preparative Regimen. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 17(5), 693–702. -
Patient-reported quality of life is associated with severity of chronic graft-versus-host disease as measured by NIH criteria: report on baseline data from the Chronic GVHD Consortium
Pidala, J., Kurland, B., Chai, X., Majhail, N., Weisdorf, D. J., Pavletic, S., … Lee, S. J. (2011). Patient-reported quality of life is associated with severity of chronic graft-versus-host disease as measured by NIH criteria: report on baseline data from the Chronic GVHD Consortium. BLOOD, 117(17), 4651–57. -
Sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil as GVHD prophylaxis in myeloablative, matched-related donor hematopoietic cell transplantation
Johnston, L., Florek, M., Armstrong, R., McCune, J. S., Arai, S., Brown, J., … Negrin, R. (2012). Sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil as GVHD prophylaxis in myeloablative, matched-related donor hematopoietic cell transplantation. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 47(4), 581–88. -
Tandem chemo-mobilization followed by high-dose melphalan and carmustine with single autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation for multiple myeloma
Chen, A. I., Negrin, R. S., McMillan, A., Shizuru, J. A., JOHNSTON, L. J., Lowsky, R., … Stockerl-Goldstein, K. (2012). Tandem chemo-mobilization followed by high-dose melphalan and carmustine with single autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 47(4), 516–21. -
Adoptive Immunotherapy with Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells for Patients with Relapsed Hematologic Malignancies after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Laport, G. G., Sheehan, K., Baker, J., Armstrong, R., Wong, R. M., Lowsky, R., … Negrin, R. S. (2011). Adoptive Immunotherapy with Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells for Patients with Relapsed Hematologic Malignancies after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 17(11), 1679–87. -
Global and organ-specific chronic graft-versus-host disease severity according to the 2005 NIH Consensus Criteria
Arai, S., Jagasia, M., Storer, B., Chai, X., Pidala, J., Cutler, C., … Lee, S. J. (2011). Global and organ-specific chronic graft-versus-host disease severity according to the 2005 NIH Consensus Criteria. BLOOD, 118(15), 4242–49. -
A phase 1 study of imatinib for corticosteroid-dependent/refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease: response does not correlate with anti-PDGFRA antibodies
Chen, G. L., Arai, S., Flowers, M. E. D., Otani, J. M., Qiu, J., Cheng, E. C., … Miklos, D. B. (2011). A phase 1 study of imatinib for corticosteroid-dependent/refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease: response does not correlate with anti-PDGFRA antibodies. BLOOD, 118(15), 4070–78. -
Heart transplantation and cardiac amyloidosis: Approach to screening and novel management strategies
Varr, B. C., Liedtke, M., Arai, S., Lafayette, R. A., Schrier, S. L., & Witteles, R. M. (2012). Heart transplantation and cardiac amyloidosis: Approach to screening and novel management strategies. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 31(3), 325–31. -
Overlap subtype of chronic graft-versus-host disease is associated with an adverse prognosis, functional impairment, and inferior patient-reported outcomes: a Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Consortium study
Pidala, J., Vogelsang, G., Martin, P., Chai, X., Storer, B., Pavletic, S., … Lee, S. J. (2012). Overlap subtype of chronic graft-versus-host disease is associated with an adverse prognosis, functional impairment, and inferior patient-reported outcomes: a Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Consortium study. HAEMATOLOGICA-THE HEMATOLOGY JOURNAL, 97(3), 451–58. -
Prophylactic rituximab after allogeneic transplantation decreases B-cell alloimmunity with low chronic GVHD incidence
Arai, S., Sahaf, B., Narasimhan, B., Chen, G. L., Jones, C. D., Lowsky, R., … Miklos, D. B. (2012). Prophylactic rituximab after allogeneic transplantation decreases B-cell alloimmunity with low chronic GVHD incidence. BLOOD, 119(25), 6145–54. -
More Than a Frog in the Throat A Case Series and Review of Localized Laryngeal Amyloidosis
Stevenson, R., Witteles, R., Damrose, E., Arai, S., Lafayette, R. A., Schrier, S., … Liedtke, M. (2012). More Than a Frog in the Throat A Case Series and Review of Localized Laryngeal Amyloidosis. ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY, 138(5), 509–11. -
Correlation between NIH composite skin score, patient-reported skin score, and outcome: results from the Chronic GVHD Consortium
Jacobsohn, D. A., Kurland, B. F., Pidala, J., Inamoto, Y., Chai, X., Palmer, J. M., … Flowers, M. E. D. (2012). Correlation between NIH composite skin score, patient-reported skin score, and outcome: results from the Chronic GVHD Consortium. BLOOD, 120(13), 2545–52. -
H-Y antigen-binding B cells develop in male recipients of female hematopoietic cells and associate with chronic graft vs. host disease
Sahaf, B., Yang, Y., Arai, S., Herzenberg, L. A., Herzenberg, L. A., & Miklos, D. B. (2013). H-Y antigen-binding B cells develop in male recipients of female hematopoietic cells and associate with chronic graft vs. host disease. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 110(8), 3005–10. -
The prognostic value of diagnosing concurrent multiple myeloma in immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis
Dinner, S., Witteles, W., Witteles, R., Lam, A., Arai, S., Lafayette, R., … Liedtke, M. (2013). The prognostic value of diagnosing concurrent multiple myeloma in immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, 161(3), 367–72. -
Lenalidomide, melphalan and dexamethasone in a population of patients with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis with high rates of advanced cardiac involvement.
Dinner, S., Witteles, W., Afghahi, A., Witteles, R., Arai, S., Lafayette, R., … Liedtke, M. (2013). Lenalidomide, melphalan and dexamethasone in a population of patients with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis with high rates of advanced cardiac involvement. Haematologica, 98(10), 1593–99. -
Natural killer cells: can they be useful as adoptive immunotherapy for cancer?
Natural killer cells: can they be useful as adoptive immunotherapy for cancer? (2005). Expert Opin Biol Ther, 5. -
Association of Foxp3 regulatory gene expression and graft-versus-host disease
Association of Foxp3 regulatory gene expression and graft-versus-host disease. (2004). Blood, 104. -
Poor outcome in steroid refractory GVHD with ATG treatment
Poor outcome in steroid refractory GVHD with ATG treatment. (2002). Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 8. -
von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity and proteolysis of von Willebrand factor in bone marrow transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy
von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity and proteolysis of von Willebrand factor in bone marrow transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy. (2001). The Hematology Journal, 2. -
Fludarabine-Based Conditioning for Marrow Transplantation from Unrelated Donors in Severe Aplastic Anemia: Early Results of a Cyclophosphamide Dose Deescalation Study Show Life-Threatening Adverse Events at Predefined Cyclophosphamide Dose Levels
Tolar, J., Deeg, H. J., Arai, S., Horwitz, M., Antin, J. H., McCarty, J. M., … Anderlini, P. (2012). Fludarabine-Based Conditioning for Marrow Transplantation from Unrelated Donors in Severe Aplastic Anemia: Early Results of a Cyclophosphamide Dose Deescalation Study Show Life-Threatening Adverse Events at Predefined Cyclophosphamide Dose Levels. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 18(7), 1007–11. -
Mycophenolate mofetil for the prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease following stem cell transplantation: preliminary findings
Vogelsang, G. B., & Arai, S. (2001). Mycophenolate mofetil for the prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease following stem cell transplantation: preliminary findings. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 27(12), 1255–1262. -
Management of graft-versus-host disease
Arai, S., & Vogelsang, G. B. (2000). Management of graft-versus-host disease. BLOOD REVIEWS, 14(4), 190–204. -
Role of immunotherapy in stem cell transplantation
Arai, S., & Klingemann, H. G. (2003). Role of immunotherapy in stem cell transplantation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, 77(1), 22–28. -
Rationale and Design of the Chronic GVHD Cohort Study: Improving Outcomes Assessment in Chronic GVHD
Lee, S. J., Flowers, M. E. D., Martin, P. J., Carpenter, P., Hansen, J., Chai, X., … Schultz, K. (2011). Rationale and Design of the Chronic GVHD Cohort Study: Improving Outcomes Assessment in Chronic GVHD. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 17(8), 1114–20. -
Successful Surgical and Medical Treatment of Rhizopus Osteomyelitis Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Vashi, N., Avedian, R., Brown, J., & Arai, S. (2012). Successful Surgical and Medical Treatment of Rhizopus Osteomyelitis Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. ORTHOPEDICS, 35(10), E1556–E1561. -
Short tandem repeat and human leukocyte antigen mutations or losses confound engraftment and typing analysis in hematopoietic stem cell transplants
Pereira, S., Vayntrub, T., Hiraki, D. D., Cherry, A. M., Arai, S., Dvorak, C. C., & Grumet, F. C. (2011). Short tandem repeat and human leukocyte antigen mutations or losses confound engraftment and typing analysis in hematopoietic stem cell transplants. HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY, 72(6), 503–509. -
High prevalence of metabolic syndrome after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Majhail, N. S., Flowers, M. E., Ness, K. K., Jagasia, M., Carpenter, P. A., Arora, M., … Burns, L. J. (2009). High prevalence of metabolic syndrome after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 43(1), 49–54. -
Regulation of OX40 gene expression in graft-versus- host disease
Miura, Y., Thoburn, C. J., Bright, E. C., Arai, S., & Hess, A. D. (2005). Regulation of OX40 gene expression in graft-versus- host disease. TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, 37(1), 57–61. -
Measurement of oral chronic GVHD: results from the Chronic GVHD Consortium
Treister, N., Chai, X., Kurland, B., Pavletic, S., Weisdorf, D., Pidala, J., … Cutler, C. (2013). Measurement of oral chronic GVHD: results from the Chronic GVHD Consortium. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 48(8), 1123–28. -
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement in patients with cardiac amyloidosis
Varr, B. C., Zarafshar, S., Coakley, T., Liedtke, M., Lafayette, R. A., Arai, S., … Witteles, R. M. (2014). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement in patients with cardiac amyloidosis. HEART RHYTHM, 11(1), 158–62. -
Minimal residual disease monitoring with high-throughput sequencing of T cell receptors in cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Weng, W.-K., Armstrong, R., Arai, S., Desmarais, C., Hoppe, R., & Kim, Y. H. (2013). Minimal residual disease monitoring with high-throughput sequencing of T cell receptors in cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Science Translational Medicine, 5(214), 214ra171-? -
Comorbidity burden in patients with chronic GVHD
Wood, W. A., Chai, X., Weisdorf, D., Martin, P. J., Cutler, C., INAMOTO, Y., … Mitchell, S. (2013). Comorbidity burden in patients with chronic GVHD. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 48(11), 1429–36. -
Pulmonary symptoms measured by the national institutes of health lung score predict overall survival, nonrelapse mortality, and patient-reported outcomes in chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Palmer, J., Williams, K., Inamoto, Y., Chai, X., Martin, P. J., Tomas, L. S., … Lee, S. J. (2014). Pulmonary symptoms measured by the national institutes of health lung score predict overall survival, nonrelapse mortality, and patient-reported outcomes in chronic graft-versus-host disease. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation , 20(3), 337–44. -
Total lymphoid irradiation-antithymocyte globulin conditioning and allogeneic transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Benjamin, J., Chhabra, S., Kohrt, H. E., Lavori, P., Laport, G. G., Arai, S., … Lowsky, R. (2014). Total lymphoid irradiation-antithymocyte globulin conditioning and allogeneic transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation , 20(6), 837–43. -
Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring with High-Throughput Sequencing of T Cell Receptors in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma
Weng, W.-K., Armstrong, R., Arai, S., Desmarais, C., Hoppe, R., & Kim, Y. H. (2013). Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring with High-Throughput Sequencing of T Cell Receptors in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma. SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, 5(214). -
Assessment of Joint and Fascia Manifestations in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Inamoto, Y., Pidala, J., Chai, X., Kurland, B. F., Weisdorf, D., Flowers, M. E. D., … Carpenter, P. A. (2014). Assessment of Joint and Fascia Manifestations in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY, 66(4), 1044–52. -
Association of severity of organ involvement with mortality and recurrent malignancy in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease
Inamoto, Y., Martin, P. J., Storer, B. E., Palmer, J., Weisdorf, D. J., Pidala, J., … Lee, S. J. (2014). Association of severity of organ involvement with mortality and recurrent malignancy in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. HAEMATOLOGICA, 99(10), 1618–23. -
Increasing Incidence of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease inÌýAllogeneic Transplantation: A Report from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research.
Arai, S., Arora, M., Wang, T., Spellman, S. R., He, W., Couriel, D. R., … Pavletic, S. Z. (2015). Increasing Incidence of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease inÌýAllogeneic Transplantation: A Report from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation , 21(2), 266–74. -
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: I. The 2014 Diagnosis and Staging Working Group report.
Jagasia, M. H., Greinix, H. T., Arora, M., Williams, K. M., Wolff, D., Cowen, E. W., … Flowers, M. E. D. (2015). National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: I. The 2014 Diagnosis and Staging Working Group report. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation , 21(3), 389–401 e1. -
Outcomes after heart transplantation for amyloid cardiomyopathy in the modern era.
Davis, M. K., Kale, P., Liedtke, M., Schrier, S., Arai, S., Wheeler, M., … Witteles, R. M. (2015). Outcomes after heart transplantation for amyloid cardiomyopathy in the modern era. American Journal of Transplantation , 15(3), 650–58. -
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant for normal karyotype AML: indirect evidence of selection for adverse molecular profile.
Percival, M.-E. M., Medeiros, B. C., Tian, L., Robeson, S., Laport, G. G., Johnston, L. J., … Lowsky, R. (2015). Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant for normal karyotype AML: indirect evidence of selection for adverse molecular profile. Bone Marrow Transplantation. -
Clinical activity of ponatinib in a patient with FGFR1-rearranged mixed-phenotype acute leukemia.
Khodadoust, M. S., Luo, B., Medeiros, B. C., Johnson, R. C., Ewalt, M. D., Schalkwyk, A. S., … Gotlib, J. (2016). Clinical activity of ponatinib in a patient with FGFR1-rearranged mixed-phenotype acute leukemia. Leukemia, 30(4), 947–50. -
Failure-free survival in a prospective cohort of patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease
Palmer, J., Chai, X., Martin, P. J., Weisdorf, D., Inamoto, Y., Pidala, J., … Lee, S. J. (2015). Failure-free survival in a prospective cohort of patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. HAEMATOLOGICA, 100(5), 690–95. -
Association of severity of organ involvement with mortality and recurrent malignancy in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Inamoto, Y., Martin, P. J., Storer, B. E., Palmer, J., Weisdorf, D. J., Pidala, J., … Lee, S. J. (2014). Association of severity of organ involvement with mortality and recurrent malignancy in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Haematologica, 99(10), 1618–23. -
Cyclophosphamide conditioning in patients with severe aplastic anaemia given unrelated marrow transplantation: a phase 1-2 dose de-escalation study
Anderlini, P., Wu, J., Gersten, I., Ewell, M., Tolar, J., Antin, J. H., … Eapen, M. (2015). Cyclophosphamide conditioning in patients with severe aplastic anaemia given unrelated marrow transplantation: a phase 1-2 dose de-escalation study. LANCET HAEMATOLOGY, 2(9), E367–E375. -
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation after failed autologous transplant for lymphoma using TLI and anti-thymocyte globulin conditioning
Rezvani, A. R., Kanate, A. S., Efron, B., Chhabra, S., Kohrt, H. E., Shizuru, J. A., … Lowsky, R. (2015). Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation after failed autologous transplant for lymphoma using TLI and anti-thymocyte globulin conditioning. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 50(10), 1286–92. -
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: I. The 2014 Diagnosis and Staging Working Group Report.
Jagasia, M. H., Greinix, H. T., Arora, M., Williams, K. M., Wolff, D., Cowen, E. W., … Flowers, M. E. D. (2015). National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: I. The 2014 Diagnosis and Staging Working Group Report. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation , 21(3), 389–401 e1. -
Late Acute and Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
Arora, M., Cutler, C. S., Jagasia, M. H., Pidala, J., Chai, X., Martin, P. J., … Lee, S. J. (2016). Late Acute and Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation , 22(3), 449–55. -
A Randomized Phase II Crossover Study of Imatinib or Rituximab for Cutaneous Sclerosis after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
Arai, S., Pidala, J., Pusic, I., Chai, X., Jaglowski, S., Khera, N., … Flowers, M. E. D. (2016). A Randomized Phase II Crossover Study of Imatinib or Rituximab for Cutaneous Sclerosis after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Clinical Cancer Research , 22(2), 319–27. -
Long-awaited news for hepatic veno-occlusive disease.
Arai, S. (2016). Long-awaited news for hepatic veno-occlusive disease. Blood, 127(13), 1630–31. -
Phase 3 trial of defibrotide for the treatment of severe veno-occlusive disease and multi-organ failure.
Richardson, P. G., Riches, M. L., Kernan, N. A., Brochstein, J. A., Mineishi, S., Termuhlen, A. M., … Soiffer, R. J. (2016). Phase 3 trial of defibrotide for the treatment of severe veno-occlusive disease and multi-organ failure. Blood, 127(13), 1656–65. -
Oral chronic GVHD outcomes and resource utilization: a subanalysis from the chronic GVHD consortium.
Yuan, A., Chai, X., Martins, F., Arai, S., Arora, M., Correa, M. E., … Treister, N. S. (2016). Oral chronic GVHD outcomes and resource utilization: a subanalysis from the chronic GVHD consortium. Oral Diseases, 22(3), 235–40. -
Clinicopathologic Threshold of Acute Colorectal Graft-versus-Host Disease
Gomez, A. J., Arai, S., Higgins, J. P., & Kambham, N. (2016). Clinicopathologic Threshold of Acute Colorectal Graft-versus-Host Disease. ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, 140(6), 570–77. -
Late acute graft-versus-host disease: a prospective analysis of clinical outcomes and circulating angiogenic factors
Holtan, S. G., Khera, N., Levine, J. E., Chai, X., Storer, B., Liu, H. D., … Pidala, J. (2016). Late acute graft-versus-host disease: a prospective analysis of clinical outcomes and circulating angiogenic factors. BLOOD, 128(19), 2350–58. -
An endpoint associated with clinical benefit after initial treatment for chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Martin, P. J., Storer, B. E., Inamoto, Y., Flowers, M. E. D., Carpenter, P. A., Pidala, J., … Lee, S. J. (2017). An endpoint associated with clinical benefit after initial treatment for chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood. -
HLA-mismatched unrelated donor transplantation using TLI-ATG conditioning has a low risk of GVHD and potent antitumor activity.
Spinner, M. A., Fernández-Viña, M., Creary, L. E., Quinn, O., Elder, L., Arai, S., … Rezvani, A. R. (2017). HLA-mismatched unrelated donor transplantation using TLI-ATG conditioning has a low risk of GVHD and potent antitumor activity. Blood Advances, 1(17), 1347–57. -
Infusion of donor-derived CD8(+) memory T cells for relapse following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Muffly, L., Sheehan, K., Armstrong, R., Jensen, K., Tate, K., Rezvani, A. R., … Lowsky, R. (2018). Infusion of donor-derived CD8(+) memory T cells for relapse following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. BLOOD ADVANCES, 2(6), 681–90. -
Phase I/II Trial for Patients with Advanced Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Myeloablative Allogeneic HCT with a T Cell Depleted Graft with Infusion of Conventional T Cells and Regulatory T Cells
Meyer, E., Laport, G. G., Tantsura, I., Tang, S. W., Sahaf, B., Rangarajan, K., … Negrin, R. S. (2018). Phase I/II Trial for Patients with Advanced Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Myeloablative Allogeneic HCT with a T Cell Depleted Graft with Infusion of Conventional T Cells and Regulatory T Cells. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. -
Daratumumab yields rapid and deep hematologic responses in patients with heavily pretreated AL amyloidosis
Kaufman, G. P., Schrier, S. L., Lafayette, R. A., Arai, S., Witteles, R. M., & Liedtke, M. (2017). Daratumumab yields rapid and deep hematologic responses in patients with heavily pretreated AL amyloidosis. BLOOD, 130(7), 900–902. -
Potential Association of Anti-CCR4 Antibody Mogamulizumab and Graft-vs-Host Disease in Patients With Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome.
Dai, J., Almazan, T. H., Hong, E. K., Khodadoust, M. S., Arai, S., Weng, W.-K. K., & Kim, Y. H. (2018). Potential Association of Anti-CCR4 Antibody Mogamulizumab and Graft-vs-Host Disease in Patients With Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome. JAMA Dermatology. -
The Cost of Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the United States
Broder, M. S., Quock, T. P., Chang, E., Reddy, S. R., Agarwal-Hashmi, R., Arai, S., & Villa, K. F. (2017). The Cost of Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the United States. AMERICAN HEALTH AND DRUG BENEFITS, 10(7), 366–73. -
Anti-Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha Chain Antibodies Predict for Response to Nilotinib in Steroid-Refractory or -Dependent Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Chen, G. L., Carpenter, P. A., Broady, R., Gregory, T. K., Johnston, L. J., Storer, B. E., … Miklos, D. B. (2018). Anti-Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha Chain Antibodies Predict for Response to Nilotinib in Steroid-Refractory or -Dependent Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 24(2), 373–80. -
Association of Socioeconomic Status with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Outcomes
Hamilton, B. K., Rybicki, L., Arai, S., Arora, M., Cutler, C. S., Flowers, M. E. D., … Khera, N. (2018). Association of Socioeconomic Status with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Outcomes. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 24(2), 393–99. -
Donor Derived MDS/AML in Patients with Germline GATA2 Mutations
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Amphiregulin Modifies the Minnesota Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease Risk Score: Results from BMT CTN Acute Gvhd Therapy Trials
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Validation of the Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation-Specific Comorbidity Index in Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Final results from a defibrotide treatment-IND study for patients with hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome
Kernan, N. A., Grupp, S., Smith, A. R., Arai, S., Triplett, B., Antin, J. H., … Richardson, P. (2018). Final results from a defibrotide treatment-IND study for patients with hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, 181(6), 816–27. -
Amphiregulin modifies the Minnesota Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease Risk Score: results from BMT CTN 0302/0802
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Design and Patient Characteristics of the Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Response Measures Validation Study
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Donor-derived MDS/AML in families with germline GATA2 mutation
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Grading cardiac response in AL amyloidosis: implications for relapse and survival.
Eckhert, E., Witteles, R., Kaufman, G., Lafayette, R., Arai, S., Schrier, S., … Liedtke, M. (2018). Grading cardiac response in AL amyloidosis: implications for relapse and survival. British Journal of Haematology. -
A Case Report of Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Following Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Successfully Treated with Off-Label Use of Daratumumab
Migdady, Y., Gupta, R., Ediriwickrema, A., Socola, F., Arai, S., & Martin, B. A. (2018). A Case Report of Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Following Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Successfully Treated with Off-Label Use of Daratumumab. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Transplantation Using TLI-ATG Conditioning for Lymphoid and Myeloid Malignancies: Mature Follow-up from a Large, Single Institution Cohort
Spinner, M. A., Kennedy, V. E., Tamaresis, J. S., Lavori, P. W., Elder, L. V., Arai, S., … Lowsky, R. (2018). Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Transplantation Using TLI-ATG Conditioning for Lymphoid and Myeloid Malignancies: Mature Follow-up from a Large, Single Institution Cohort. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Graded Cardiac Response Correlates with Relapse and Survival in AL Amyloidosis
Eckhert, E. K., Witteles, R., Kaufman, G., Lafayette, R., Arai, S., Schrier, S., … Liedtke, M. (2018). Graded Cardiac Response Correlates with Relapse and Survival in AL Amyloidosis. BLOOD, 132. -
Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor for Treatment of Steroid-Refractory Sclerodermatous Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)
Gupta, R., Albabtain, A., Arai, S., Kwong, B., & Weng, W.-K. (2018). Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor for Treatment of Steroid-Refractory Sclerodermatous Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD). BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Elevated Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (CAR-19) Expansion By Immunophenotyping Is Associated with Toxicity in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Spiegel, J. Y., Sahaf, B., Hossain, N., Frank, M. J., Claire, G., Abramian, M., … Miklos, D. B. (2018). Elevated Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (CAR-19) Expansion By Immunophenotyping Is Associated with Toxicity in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Three prophylaxis regimens (tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and cyclophosphamide; tacrolimus, methotrexate, and bortezomib; or tacrolimus, methotrexate, and maraviroc) versus tacrolimus and methotrexate for prevention of graft-versus-host disease with haemopoietic cell transplantation with reduced-intensity conditioning: a randomised phase 2 trial with a non-randomised contemporaneous control group (BMT CTN 1203).
Bolanos-Meade, J., Reshef, R., Fraser, R., Fei, M., Abhyankar, S., Al-Kadhimi, Z., … Koreth, J. (2019). Three prophylaxis regimens (tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and cyclophosphamide; tacrolimus, methotrexate, and bortezomib; or tacrolimus, methotrexate, and maraviroc) versus tacrolimus and methotrexate for prevention of graft-versus-host disease with haemopoietic cell transplantation with reduced-intensity conditioning: a randomised phase 2 trial with a non-randomised contemporaneous control group (BMT CTN 1203). The Lancet. Haematology, 6(3), e132–e143. -
Defining a Hodgkin lymphoma population for novel therapeutics after relapse from autologous hematopoietic cell transplant.
Arai, S., Fanale, M., DeVos, S., Engert, A., Illidge, T., Borchmann, P., … Horning, S. J. (2013). Defining a Hodgkin lymphoma population for novel therapeutics after relapse from autologous hematopoietic cell transplant. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 54(11), 2531–33. -
Transplantation of donor grafts with defined ratio of conventional and regulatory T cells in HLA-matched recipients.
Meyer, E. H., Laport, G., Xie, B. J., MacDonald, K., Heydari, K., Sahaf, B., … Negrin, R. S. (2019). Transplantation of donor grafts with defined ratio of conventional and regulatory T cells in HLA-matched recipients. JCI Insight, 4(10). -
Transplantation of donor grafts with defined ratio of conventional and regulatory T cells in HLA-matched recipients
Meyer, E. H., Laport, G., Xie, B. J., MacDonald, K., Heydari, K., Sahaf, B., … Negrin, R. S. (2019). Transplantation of donor grafts with defined ratio of conventional and regulatory T cells in HLA-matched recipients. JCI INSIGHT, 4(10). -
Grading cardiac response in AL amyloidosis: implications for relapse and survival
Eckhert, E., Witteles, R., Kaufman, G., Lafayette, R., Arai, S., Schrier, S., … Liedtke, M. (2019). Grading cardiac response in AL amyloidosis: implications for relapse and survival. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, 186(1), 144–46. -
Nonmyeloablative TLI-ATG conditioning for allogeneic transplantation: mature follow-up from a large single-center cohort.
Spinner, M. A., Kennedy, V. E., Tamaresis, J. S., Lavori, P. W., Arai, S., Johnston, L. J., … Lowsky, R. (2019). Nonmyeloablative TLI-ATG conditioning for allogeneic transplantation: mature follow-up from a large single-center cohort. Blood Advances, 3(16), 2454–64. -
A Changing Landscape of Mortality for Systemic Light Chain Amyloidosis.
Barrett, C. D., Dobos, K., Liedtke, M., Tuzovic, M., Haddad, F., Kobayashi, Y., … Witteles, R. M. (2019). A Changing Landscape of Mortality for Systemic Light Chain Amyloidosis. JACC. Heart Failure. -
Organ responses with daratumumab therapy in previously treated AL amyloidosis.
Chung, A., Kaufman, G. P., Sidana, S., Eckhert, E., Schrier, S. L., Lafayette, R. A., … Liedtke, M. (2020). Organ responses with daratumumab therapy in previously treated AL amyloidosis. Blood Advances, 4(3), 458–66. -
Successful treatment of thrombocytopenia with daratumumab after allogeneic transplant: a case report and literature review.
Migdady, Y., Ediriwickrema, A., Jackson, R. P., Kadi, W., Gupta, R., Socola, F., … Martin, B. A. (2020). Successful treatment of thrombocytopenia with daratumumab after allogeneic transplant: a case report and literature review. Blood Advances, 4(5), 815–18. -
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Significant Increase in Survival in the Post-Targeted Immunotherapy Era
Muffly, L., Arai, S., Johnston, L., Lowsky, R., Meyer, E. H., Miklos, D. B., … Cunanan, K. (2020). Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Significant Increase in Survival in the Post-Targeted Immunotherapy Era. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. -
Outcomes in Patients With Cardiac Amyloidosis Undergoing Heart Transplantation.
Barrett, C. D., Alexander, K. M., Zhao, H., Haddad, F., Cheng, P., Liao, R., … Witteles, R. M. (2020). Outcomes in Patients With Cardiac Amyloidosis Undergoing Heart Transplantation. JACC. Heart Failure. -
Outcomes with autologous stem cell transplant vs. non-transplant therapy in patients 70 years and older with multiple myeloma.
Lemieux, C., Muffly, L. S., Rezvani, A., Lowsky, R., Iberri, D. J., Craig, J. K., … Sidana, S. (2020). Outcomes with autologous stem cell transplant vs. non-transplant therapy in patients 70 years and older with multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplantation. -
Nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplantation achieves clinical and molecular remission in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Weng, W.-K. K., Arai, S., Rezvani, A., Johnston, L., Lowsky, R., Miklos, D., … Kim, Y. H. (2020). Nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplantation achieves clinical and molecular remission in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Blood Advances, 4(18), 4474–82. -
Outcomes with Autologous or Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Plasma Cell Leukemia in the Era of Novel Agents.
Lemieux, C., Johnston, L. J., Lowsky, R., Muffly, L. S., Craig, J. K., Shiraz, P., … Sidana, S. (2020). Outcomes with Autologous or Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Plasma Cell Leukemia in the Era of Novel Agents. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. -
Jun Activation in Dermal Fibroblasts Promotes Fibrosis and Inflammation in Sclerodermatous Graft-vs-host Disease in Mice and Humans
Mueller, A., Cui, L., Lerbs, T., King, M., Muscat, C., Shibata, T., … Wernig, G. (2020). Jun Activation in Dermal Fibroblasts Promotes Fibrosis and Inflammation in Sclerodermatous Graft-vs-host Disease in Mice and Humans. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. SPRINGERNATURE. -
CD22-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy Induces Complete Remissions in CD19-Directed CAR-Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
Baird, J. H., Frank, M. J., Craig, J., Patel, S., Spiegel, J. Y., Sahaf, B., … Muffly, L. (2020). CD22-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy Induces Complete Remissions in CD19-Directed CAR-Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Blood. -
Immune reconstitution and infectious complications following axicabtagene ciloleucel therapy for large B-cell lymphoma
Baird, J. H., Epstein, D. J., Tamaresis, J. S., Ehlinger, Z., Spiegel, J. Y., Craig, J., … Sidana, S. (2021). Immune reconstitution and infectious complications following axicabtagene ciloleucel therapy for large B-cell lymphoma. BLOOD ADVANCES, 5(1), 143–55. -
Autologous stem cell transplantation versus no transplant in patients above 70 with multiple myeloma.
Lemieux, C., Muffly, L. S., Iberri, D. J., Rezvani, A., Lowsky, R., Frank, M. J., … Sidana, S. (2020). Autologous stem cell transplantation versus no transplant in patients above 70 with multiple myeloma. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. -
Impact of proteasome inhibitor vs. IMiD maintenance therapy on outcomes of patients with high-risk multiple myeloma (HRMM).
Tam, E. L., Iberri, D. J., Liedtke, M., Muffly, L. S., Shiraz, P., Frank, M. J., … Sidana, S. (2020). Impact of proteasome inhibitor vs. IMiD maintenance therapy on outcomes of patients with high-risk multiple myeloma (HRMM). JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. -
Allogeneic transplantation after PD-1 blockade for classic Hodgkin lymphoma.
Merryman, R. W., Castagna, L., Giordano, L., Ho, V. T., Corradini, P., Guidetti, A., … Carlo-Stella, C. (2021). Allogeneic transplantation after PD-1 blockade for classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Leukemia. -
Use of Backup Stem Cells for Stem Cell Boost and Second Transplant in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation.
Liang, E. C., Muffly, L. S., Shiraz, P., Shizuru, J. A., Johnston, L., Arai, S., … Sidana, S. (2021). Use of Backup Stem Cells for Stem Cell Boost and Second Transplant in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. -
Stem Cell Mobilization in Multiple Myeloma: Comparing Safety and Efficacy of Cyclophosphamide +/- Plerixafor vs. G-CSF +/- Plerixafor in the Lenalidomide Era.
Johnsrud, A., Ladha, A., Muffly, L., Shiraz, P., Goldstein, G., Osgood, V., … Sidana, S. (2021). Stem Cell Mobilization in Multiple Myeloma: Comparing Safety and Efficacy of Cyclophosphamide +/- Plerixafor vs. G-CSF +/- Plerixafor in the Lenalidomide Era. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. -
Inferior Clinical Outcomes in Recipients of Cryopreserved Grafts Following Reduced Intensity Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Single Center Report
Bankova, A., Caveney, J., Ramos, T., Bogeholz, J., Heydari, K., Diaz, N., … Arai, S. (2021). Inferior Clinical Outcomes in Recipients of Cryopreserved Grafts Following Reduced Intensity Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Single Center Report. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. SPRINGERNATURE. -
Belumosudil for Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease (cGVHD) After 2 or More Prior Lines of Therapy: The ROCKstar Study.
Cutler, C. S., Lee, S. J., Arai, S., Rotta, M., Zoghi, B., Lazaryan, A., … Pavletic, S. Z. (2021). Belumosudil for Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease (cGVHD) After 2 or More Prior Lines of Therapy: The ROCKstar Study. Blood. -
A fructo-oligosaccharide prebiotic is well-tolerated in adults undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a phase I dose-escalation trial.
Andermann, T. M., Fouladi, F., Tamburini, F. B., Sahaf, B., Tkachenko, E., Greene, C., … Bhatt, A. S. (2021). A fructo-oligosaccharide prebiotic is well-tolerated in adults undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a phase I dose-escalation trial. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. -
CAR T cells with dual targeting of CD19 and CD22 in adult patients with recurrent or refractory B cell malignancies: a phase 1 trial.
Spiegel, J. Y., Patel, S., Muffly, L., Hossain, N. M., Oak, J., Baird, J. H., … Miklos, D. B. (2021). CAR T cells with dual targeting of CD19 and CD22 in adult patients with recurrent or refractory B cell malignancies: a phase 1 trial. Nature Medicine. -
Concordance of peripheral blood and bone marrow measurable residual disease in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Muffly, L., Sundaram, V., Chen, C., Yurkiewicz, I., Kuo, E., Burnash, S., … Miklos, D. B. (2021). Concordance of peripheral blood and bone marrow measurable residual disease in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood Advances, 5(16), 3147–3151. -
Non-relapse mortality among patients diagnosed with chronic GVHD: An updated analysis from The Chronic GVHD Consortium.
DeFilipp, Z., Alousi, A., Pidala, J., Carpenter, P. A., Onstad, L., Arai, S., … Hamilton, B. K. (2021). Non-relapse mortality among patients diagnosed with chronic GVHD: An updated analysis from The Chronic GVHD Consortium. Blood Advances. -
Initial therapy of chronic graft vs. host disease: Analysis of practice variation and failure-free survival.
Pidala, J., Onstad, L., Martin, P. J., Hamilton, B. K., Cutler, C. S., Kitko, C. L., … Lee, S. J. (2021). Initial therapy of chronic graft vs. host disease: Analysis of practice variation and failure-free survival. Blood Advances. -
Phase 2 study of MGTA-145+plerixafor for rapid and reliable hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization for autologous transplant in multiple myeloma.
Sidana, S., Bankova, A., Hosoya, H., Muffly, L. S., Kumar, S., Johnston, L. J., … Miklos, D. B. (2021). Phase 2 study of MGTA-145+plerixafor for rapid and reliable hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization for autologous transplant in multiple myeloma. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. -
Incidence and risk factors associated with bleeding and thrombosis following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy
Johnsrud, A., Craig, J., Baird, J., Spiegel, J., Muffly, L., Zehnder, J., … Sidana, S. (2021). Incidence and risk factors associated with bleeding and thrombosis following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. BLOOD ADVANCES, 5(21), 4465–4475. -
Post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Immune-Mediated Anemia: A Literature Review and Novel Therapeutics.
Migdady, Y., Pang, Y., Kalsi, S. S., Childs, R. W., & Arai, S. (1800). Post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Immune-Mediated Anemia: A Literature Review and Novel Therapeutics. Blood Advances. -
Real-world Experience of Cryopreserved Allogeneic Hematopoietic Grafts in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Center Report.
Bankova, A. K., Caveney, J., Yao, B., Ramos, T. L., Bogeholz, J., Heydari, K., … Arai, S. (1800). Real-world Experience of Cryopreserved Allogeneic Hematopoietic Grafts in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Center Report. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. -
Exploring Potential Innate Immune Targets to Treat Fibrosis and Chronic Inflammation in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Paulson, N., De Souza, C., Cui, L., Lerbs, T., Poyser, J., Kooshesh, M., … Wernig, G. (2022). Exploring Potential Innate Immune Targets to Treat Fibrosis and Chronic Inflammation in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. MODERN PATHOLOGY. SPRINGERNATURE. -
Durable discontinuation of systemic therapy in patients affected by chronic graft versus host disease.
Chen, G. L., Onstad, L., Martin, P. J., Carpenter, P., Pidala, J., Arai, S., … Arora, M. (2022). Durable discontinuation of systemic therapy in patients affected by chronic graft versus host disease. Haematologica. -
Epidemiology of lower respiratory tract infections and community-acquired respiratory viruses in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after hematopoietic cell transplant: a retrospective cohort study.
Epstein, D. J., Liang, E. C., Sharifi, H., Lai, Y. K., Arai, S., Graber-Naidich, A., … Hsu, J. L. (2022). Epidemiology of lower respiratory tract infections and community-acquired respiratory viruses in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after hematopoietic cell transplant: a retrospective cohort study. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. -
Haploidentical bone marrow transplantation in patients with relapsed or refractory severe aplastic anaemia in the USA (BMT CTN 1502): a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial.
DeZern, A. E., Eapen, M., Wu, J., Talano, J.-A. A., Solh, M., Dávila Saldaña, B. J., … Pulsipher, M. A. (2022). Haploidentical bone marrow transplantation in patients with relapsed or refractory severe aplastic anaemia in the USA (BMT CTN 1502): a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial. The Lancet. Haematology. -
CD22-CAR T-Cell Therapy Mediates High Durable Remission Rates in Adults with Large B-Cell Lymphoma Who Have Relapsed after CD19-CAR T-Cell Therapy
Frank, M. J., Baird, J. H., Patel, S., Craig, J., Spiegel, J. Y., Ehlinger, Z., … Muffl, L. (2021). CD22-CAR T-Cell Therapy Mediates High Durable Remission Rates in Adults with Large B-Cell Lymphoma Who Have Relapsed after CD19-CAR T-Cell Therapy. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Mgta-145+Plerixafor Provides GCSFFree Rapid and Reliable Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization for Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Phase 2 Study
Sidana, S., Bankova, A. K., Hosoya, H., Kumar, S., Tamaresis, J., Le, A., … Miklos, D. B. (2021). Mgta-145+Plerixafor Provides GCSFFree Rapid and Reliable Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization for Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Phase 2 Study. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Novel Salvage Regimens Lead to Better Response and Survival in Relapsed Refractory Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma after Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Desai, S. H., Spinner, M. A., David, K. A., Bachanova, V., Goyal, G., Azzi, J., … Micallef, I. N. (2021). Novel Salvage Regimens Lead to Better Response and Survival in Relapsed Refractory Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma after Autologous Stem Cell Transplant. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Selective Targeting of Immune Modulatory Proteins to Mitigate Fibrosis and Inflammation in Sclerodermatous Graft-Vs-Host Disease
Cui, L., De Souza, C., Lerbs, T., Poyser, J., Kooshesh, M., Saleem, A., … Wernig, G. (2021). Selective Targeting of Immune Modulatory Proteins to Mitigate Fibrosis and Inflammation in Sclerodermatous Graft-Vs-Host Disease. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Prevalence, mutational spectrum and clinical implications of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential in plasma cell dyscrasias.
Testa, S., Kumar, J., Goodell, A. J., Zehnder, J. L., Alexander, K. M., Sidana, S., … Liedtke, M. (2022). Prevalence, mutational spectrum and clinical implications of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential in plasma cell dyscrasias. Seminars in Oncology. -
Outcomes for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Relapse after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Remain Poor in the Modern Era
Philip, S., Lowsky, R., Johnston, L. J., Arai, S., Meyer, E. H., Negrin, R. S., … Agrawal, V. (2022). Outcomes for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Relapse after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Remain Poor in the Modern Era. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Belumosudil Combination Therapy in Refractory Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Chin, M., Shizuru, J. A., Muffly, L., Shiraz, P., Johnston, L. J., Lowsky, R., … Arai, S. (2022). Belumosudil Combination Therapy in Refractory Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Multi-Omics Profiling of Skin Biopsies of Patients with Sclerodermatous Graft-Vs-Host Disease Suggests Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Don't Eat Me Signals
Cui, L., De Souza, C., Lerbs, T., Poyser, J., Yu, C., Rieger, K., … Wernig, G. (2022). Multi-Omics Profiling of Skin Biopsies of Patients with Sclerodermatous Graft-Vs-Host Disease Suggests Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Don't Eat Me Signals. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Disease Characterization and Response Prediction in Myeloma Patients Undergoing Conventional and Cellular Therapies from Circulating Tumor DNA
Hosoya, H., Carleton, M., Tanaka, K. L., Sworder, B., Hovanky, V., Duran, G. E., … Kurtz, D. M. (2022). Disease Characterization and Response Prediction in Myeloma Patients Undergoing Conventional and Cellular Therapies from Circulating Tumor DNA. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Analysis of Bendamustine Lymphodepletion, CD19 CART Expansion, Safety and Efficacy in Patients with Rel/Ref NonHodgkin Lymphoma
Bharadwaj, S., Hamilton, M. P., Sahaf, B., Tamaresis, J., Patil, S., Hanson, P. J., … Dahiya, S. (2022). Analysis of Bendamustine Lymphodepletion, CD19 CART Expansion, Safety and Efficacy in Patients with Rel/Ref NonHodgkin Lymphoma. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
The Development of Carhlh after Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Is Associated with Poor Outcomes
Philip, S., Srinagesh, H. K., Hamilton, M. P., Gentille, C., Mina, A., Arai, S., … Frank, M. J. (2022). The Development of Carhlh after Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Is Associated with Poor Outcomes. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Higher Rates of Severe Infection and Persistent Cytopenias in Long-Term CAR19 Responders Than after Autologous HCT: A Single Institution Study of 139 Subjects
Hamilton, M. P., Liu-Fei, F. C., Alig, S. K., Tamaresis, J., Esfahani, M. S., Good, Z., … Alizadeh, A. A. (2022). Higher Rates of Severe Infection and Persistent Cytopenias in Long-Term CAR19 Responders Than after Autologous HCT: A Single Institution Study of 139 Subjects. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
The Prevalence and Effects of Frailty in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Rashid, N., Arora, M., Carpenter, P. A., Alousi, A. M., Hamilton, B. K., Pidala, J., … Lee, S. J. (2022). The Prevalence and Effects of Frailty in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Idecabtagene Vicleucel Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma with Renal Insufficiency: Real World Experience
Sidana, S., Peres, L. C., Hashmi, H., Hosoya, H., Ferreri, C. J., Atrash, S., … Hansen, D. K. (2022). Idecabtagene Vicleucel Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma with Renal Insufficiency: Real World Experience. BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Bendamustine vs. fludarabine/cyclophosphamide lymphodepletion prior to BCMA CAR-T cell therapy in multiple myeloma.
Sidana, S., Hosoya, H., Jensen, A., Liu, L., Goyal, A., Hovanky, V., … Janakiram, M. (2023). Bendamustine vs. fludarabine/cyclophosphamide lymphodepletion prior to BCMA CAR-T cell therapy in multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer Journal, 13(1), 158. -
A NOVEL DONOR SEARCH AND SELECTION ALGORITHM FACILITATES A COMPARABLE INCIDENCE OF TRANSPLANT FOR PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF BASELINE SEARCH PROGNOSIS: REPORT FROM BMTCTN 1702 TRIAL
Dehn, J., Logan, B., He, N., Shaw, B. E., Devine, S., Vogel, J., … Pidala, J. (2023). A NOVEL DONOR SEARCH AND SELECTION ALGORITHM FACILITATES A COMPARABLE INCIDENCE OF TRANSPLANT FOR PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF BASELINE SEARCH PROGNOSIS: REPORT FROM BMTCTN 1702 TRIAL. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. SPRINGERNATURE. -
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and B Cell Immune Reconstitution following Allo-HCT with Prophylactic, Post-Transplant Rituximab.
Kennedy, V. E., Sahaf, B., Wu, F., Ehlinger, Z. J., Arai, S., & Miklos, D. B. (2024). Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and B Cell Immune Reconstitution following Allo-HCT with Prophylactic, Post-Transplant Rituximab. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. -
CD22 CAR T cells demonstrate high response rates and safety in pediatric and adult B-ALL: Phase 1b results.
Schultz, L. M., Jeyakumar, N., Kramer, A. M., Sahaf, B., Srinagesh, H., Shiraz, P., … Muffly, L. (2024). CD22 CAR T cells demonstrate high response rates and safety in pediatric and adult B-ALL: Phase 1b results. Leukemia. -
CAR19 monitoring by peripheral blood immunophenotyping reveals histology-specific expansion and toxicity.
Hamilton, M. P., Craig, E., Gentille Sanchez, C., Mina, A., Tamaresis, J., Kirmani, N., … Miklos, D. B. (2024). CAR19 monitoring by peripheral blood immunophenotyping reveals histology-specific expansion and toxicity. Blood Advances. -
Management of post-autologous transplant relapse in patients with T-cell lymphomas.
Veilleux, O., Socola, F., Arai, S., Frank, M. J., Johnston, L., Lowsky, R., … Weng, W.-K. K. (2024). Management of post-autologous transplant relapse in patients with T-cell lymphomas. American Journal of Hematology. -
Comparison of treatment response measures in cutaneous sclerosis after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Pidala, J. A., Onstad, L., Baumrin, E., Carpenter, P. A., Cutler, C. S., Arai, S., … Lee, S. J. (2024). Comparison of treatment response measures in cutaneous sclerosis after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Blood Advances. -
Bendamustine is a safe and effective lymphodepletion agent for axicabtagene ciloleucel in patients with refractory or relapsed large B-cell lymphoma.
Bharadwaj, S., Lau, E., Hamilton, M. P., Goyal, A., Srinagesh, H., Jensen, A., … Dahiya, S. (2024). Bendamustine is a safe and effective lymphodepletion agent for axicabtagene ciloleucel in patients with refractory or relapsed large B-cell lymphoma. Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer, 12(7). -
A Phase 1 Clinical Trial of NKTR-255 with CD19-22 CAR-T Cell Therapy for Refractory B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Srinagesh, H. K., Jackson, C., Shiraz, P., Jeyakumar, N., Hamilton, M. P., Egeler, E., … Muffly, L. (2024). A Phase 1 Clinical Trial of NKTR-255 with CD19-22 CAR-T Cell Therapy for Refractory B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood. -
CD22-directed CAR T-cell therapy for large B-cell lymphomas progressing after CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy: a dose-finding phase 1 study.
Frank, M. J., Baird, J. H., Kramer, A. M., Srinagesh, H. K., Patel, S., Brown, A. K., … Miklos, D. B. (2024). CD22-directed CAR T-cell therapy for large B-cell lymphomas progressing after CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy: a dose-finding phase 1 study. Lancet (London, England). -
Long-term survival after unrelated donor marrow transplantation for aplastic anaemia after optimized conditioning regimen: a retrospective multicentre cohort study
Eapen, M., Antin, J. H., Tolar, J., Arai, S., Horwitz, M. E., Kou, J., … Deeg, H. J. (2024). Long-term survival after unrelated donor marrow transplantation for aplastic anaemia after optimized conditioning regimen: a retrospective multicentre cohort study. ECLINICALMEDICINE, 76. -
Axatilimab in Recurrent or Refractory Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease.
Wolff, D., Cutler, C., Lee, S. J., Pusic, I., Bittencourt, H., White, J., … Kitko, C. L. (2024). Axatilimab in Recurrent or Refractory Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. The New England Journal of Medicine, 391(11), 1002–1014. -
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Severe Aplastic Anemia: Evidence-Based Guidelines from the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy.
Iftikhar, R., DeFilipp, Z., DeZern, A. E., Pulsipher, M. A., Bejanyan, N., Burroughs, L. M., … Antin, J. H. (2024). Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Severe Aplastic Anemia: Evidence-Based Guidelines from the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. -
Phase II study of novel CXCR2 agonist and Plerixafor for rapid stem cell mobilization in patients with multiple myeloma.
Sidana, S., Bankova, A. K., Hosoya, H., Kumar, S. K., Holmes, T. H., Tamaresis, J., … Shizuru, J. A. (2024). Phase II study of novel CXCR2 agonist and Plerixafor for rapid stem cell mobilization in patients with multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer Journal, 14(1), 173. -
Access to Allogeneic Cell Transplantation Based on Donor Search Prognosis: An Interventional Trial.
Dehn, J. G., Logan, B., Shaw, B. E., Devine, S., Ciurea, S. O., Horowitz, M., … Pidala, J. (2024). Access to Allogeneic Cell Transplantation Based on Donor Search Prognosis: An Interventional Trial. MedRxiv : the Preprint Server for Health Sciences. -
Belumosudil combination therapy for chronic graft-versus-host-disease in real-world clinical practice.
Chin, M. M., Tamaresis, J. S., Johnston, L. J., Lowsky, R., Meyer, E., Muffly, L., … Arai, S. (2024). Belumosudil combination therapy for chronic graft-versus-host-disease in real-world clinical practice. Bone Marrow Transplantation. -
A predictive model for day-100 transplant-related mortality in AL amyloidosis
Muchtar, E., Dispenzieri, A., Sanchorawala, V., Hassan, H., Mwangi, R., Maurer, M., … Gertz, M. (2024). A predictive model for day-100 transplant-related mortality in AL amyloidosis. AMYLOID-JOURNAL OF PROTEIN FOLDING DISORDERS. TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. -
PHASE 1 TRIAL RESULTS FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES TREATED WITH ORCA-T CELL THERAPY WITH REDUCED INTENSITY CONDITIONING AND SINGLE AGENT TACROLIMUS
Villar-Prados, A., Sutherland, K., Negrin, R., Arai, S., Frank, M., Johnston, L., … Meyer, E. (2024). PHASE 1 TRIAL RESULTS FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES TREATED WITH ORCA-T CELL THERAPY WITH REDUCED INTENSITY CONDITIONING AND SINGLE AGENT TACROLIMUS. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. SPRINGERNATURE. -
Donor Regulatory T-Cell Therapy to Prevent Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
Meyer, E., Pavlova, A., Villar-Prados, A., Bader, C. S., Xie, B., Muffly, L., … Negrin, R. S. (2025). Donor Regulatory T-Cell Therapy to Prevent Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Blood. -
Efficacy of Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors as Adjuvant in Treating Steroid-Refractory Sclerodermatous Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease.
Mendez-Hernandez, A., Gupta, R., Arai, S., Lowsky, R., Kwong, B., & Weng, W.-K. K. (2025). Efficacy of Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors as Adjuvant in Treating Steroid-Refractory Sclerodermatous Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. -
Deciphering response dynamics and treatment resistance from circulating tumor DNA after CAR T-cells in multiple myeloma.
Hosoya, H., Carleton, M., Tanaka, K., Sworder, B., Syal, S., Sahaf, B., … Kurtz, D. M. (2025). Deciphering response dynamics and treatment resistance from circulating tumor DNA after CAR T-cells in multiple myeloma. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1824. -
A model for predicting day-100 stem cell transplant-related mortality in AL amyloidosis.
Muchtar, E., Dispenzieri, A., Sanchorawala, V., Hassan, H., Mwangi, R., Maurer, M., … Gertz, M. (2025). A model for predicting day-100 stem cell transplant-related mortality in AL amyloidosis. Bone Marrow Transplantation.
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Phase I/II Trial of GN-BVC, a Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine-Containing Conditioning Regimen for Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Recurrent and Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.
Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.
- Nilotinib and Imatinib Mesylate After Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With ALL or CML
- Transplantation for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Defibrotide for the Treatment of Severe Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant Patients
- Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation in Acute Non-Lymphoblastic Leukemia During First or Subsequent Remission
- Bone Marrow Grafting for Leukemia and Lymphoma
- A Phase 2 Trial of Rituximab and Corticosteroid Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
- A Pilot Study of Imatinib Mesylate in Steroid Refractory Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
- High-Dose Sequential Therapy and Single Autologous Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma
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Patient Reviews
(155 reviews)
As always, Dr. Arai has been a beacon of light in my life! Her bedside manner is wonderful. Thank you for all you do and have done for me Dr. Arai!
I appreciate Dr Arai for being such a fantastic Doctor.. She answers all questions I have which is important. She has been my guide through my bone marrow transplant I have complete trust in her.
Dr. Arai is always caring and makes sure I am getting exactly what care I need. She looks out for me better than I do myself.
Dr. Arai Is always caring and professional. I appreciate her very much.
Excellent
She is excellent and I greatly appreciate her guidance and concern in this difficult health situation
My experience as being her patient was positive. She is very professional, knowledgeable & caring. I am very grateful that she is my BMT Physician.
Drr Sally Arai very patients and nice and answer all my questions.
Sally Arai is amazing. She is caring, brilliant and truly has my best interests at heart.
Very efficient, professional and attentive to my needs and questions.
Thanks for the appointment
She's the best! Very smart, thorough and kind.
Competent. Easy to understand and trust.
Dr. Arai has been, and is, a wonderful doctor. I am grateful that she is working with me.
Dr. Arai is excellent physician and a warm and empathetic person. I’m so grateful to her and her team, Theresa Brondstetter NP and Sandy Burgess RN and Ann General RN for their outstanding care. I couldn’t have been in better hands.
Thank you so much for your patience and your attention to my situation.
My visit was professional and my physical and emotional needs were addressed and met.
I feel very confident in her advice and care for me.
Dr Arai is very personable and makes me feel very comfortable with my upcoming procedure even though it is something that scares me a little.
Great doctor.
Dr. Arai is so thorough and knowledgeable and supportive. I am so thankful for her help.
She’s such a caring, bright, intelligent doctor. She truly listens to me as her patient & takes my feelings into account when making a change in my care. Very happy she’s my doctor.
Dr. Arai is always very thorough. I am always comfortable that I am getting the care I need.
She’s wonderful. I feel lucky to have her as my doctor.
She and her team are excellent. We are a team working together for my best outcome.
Dr.Arai saved my life and I don’t think a few comments could ever express fully in words what that means to me. Daily I think of my Kaiser doctor (Dr.Law) and Dr.Arai and all other staff from surgical doctors to housekeepers who kept me safe and as comfortable as possible. I love my life and all those who helped get here.
Dr. Arai is a phenomenal doctor. I love how she balances the medicine with quality care, and
She definitely knows her stuff! I’m so thankful she is my doctor because she makes me feel comfortable during a very scary time.
Great doctor and is very patient with my annoying questions.
Thoughtful, conscientious and confident
Amazing team
Terrific doctor.
She is extremely bright, incredibly knowledgeable about AML, found the appropriate treatment for my cancer and beyond her professional experience she is kind and caring.
SIMPLY OUTSTANDING!!!
Dream Team
Dr. Aria is the best! She is so caring and brilliant. I feel very fortunate that she is my doctor.
Professional and knowledgeable.
Dr Arai provides me with all necessary medical information. She answered all my questions.
It’s a pleasure to have her as my BMT Doctor.
Awesome Doctor!
She really cares about me as a patient and a person.
Wonderful person, compassionate, professional, very knowledgeable, world class.
Dr. Arai Helped save my life and is an extremely intelligent physician who clearly understood what steps to take to do so. I’m very fortunate to have her as my physician. Thank you Dr. Arai and Stanford university for all you have done for me and my family.
I appreciate her clear explanations.
Great Doctor. Very clear and concise. Easy to work with. Thank you!
Dr. Arai is the BEST Oncologist in the world!! Very caring and has a great personality.
Dr Arai was thorough and answered all of our questions. This could have been a Zoom call tho, saving us from driving 6 hrs each way and two nights in a hotel.
Fabulous care giver. Always a pleasure to discuss health issues with her.
Dr Arai and her entire team are top notch. I will be forever grateful for the care they provided me.
She's great!
Great doctor! Thorough and patient with all my questions. I am 8 years post BMT and I appreciate her explaining what was happening to me pre and post transplant, to get me stable and healthy! Love her, Sandy, Dr. Kwan and BMT staff - all great!
Sally Arai is wonderful, brilliant and caring. I am so happy to be in her care!
Excelente Dr
Dr. Arai was very clear in the next steps of my treatment which is great for me. She was thorough and the appointment was excellent.
Dr Arai and Dr. Singh were informative and caring
Dr. Arai and her team are excellent and inspire confidence that my medical issues will resolve in a positive outcome. It is also very comforting to know that Dr. Arai listens to my concerns and is very attentive to my questions. I feel fortunate that Dr. Arai and her team are providing the highest level of medical guidance and care for my health challenges.
The medical team in the oncology department is outstanding. They saved my life.
She and Sandy are awesome!
Dr. Arai is caring and diligent and I feel I am in the best care for my post transplant odyssey.
She’s awesome!
She is knowledgeable and cares a great deal about her patients. I like her very much.
She is thorough and answered all my questions I am very happy that doctor Arai is my doctor
I like the way she thinks and makes decisions with confidence, which in turn reassures me that we are on a good track.
Nice and very knowledgeable
She is both professional and personable, a rare combination.
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Dr. Arai and Sandy are an amazing team. So caring and understanding, I appreciate them both so much.
She is interested and very quick to get up to speed. We always have good conversations.
Dr. Arai is extremely knowledgeable, thorough, and kind. Her experienced care gives me confidence that I will be given the most up-to-date information and options for improving my health issues.
Appointment itself was great.
An excellent professional.
Dr Arai is an excellent Dr . She’s really care and compassion for her patient.
Outstanding physician and a very kind person.
Dr. Arai and Sandy Burgess are the best.
She is super smart and very down to Earth. I am very fortunate she is my Dr.
Dr. Arai is amazing! I feel extremely blessed to have her as my doctor. She is caring, a good listener, extremely patient and knowledgeable. I trust her with my life , she had taken such great care of me, she saved my life and I am extremely grateful ♥ï¸
Dr. Sally Arai explained everything very well.
Best of the best!
Dr. Sally Arai is a wonderful physician. She's compassionate, patient & expert in her medical advice. She epitomizes all that is good in this world. She's always there to help her patients. Thank you, Dr. Arai.
Dr Arai, compassionate, great integrity & knowledge.
Dr. Arai and staff saved my life, I am extremely grateful to them.
Dr. Sally Arai... grace, humility, brilliance, and compassion, an inextinguishable spark of Divine Fire and HOPE. Her medical care is excellent. Her patient advocacy is unwavering.
Provider did seem always behind, by the time she came to use - each time 30 mins.+ late. She seemed in a hurry during our visit.
The best doctor ever!
Dr. Sally Arai is an excellent clinician and has a great sense of humor.
Dr. Arai is incredible - she is a real asset to Stanford. I would put her in the "excellent" category. I am at 800 days post-transpalnt today. I trust her with my life. I follow her treatment requirements to the letter.
Very flexible and accommodating. Very informative meeting.
Dr. Arai saved my life.
Dr. Arai is an exceptional physician.
Both Dr. Sally Arai and Dr. Tamna Wangjam give me great information. All questions are discussed & answered in terms I can understand. I'm very fortunate I have them providing me my treatment!! Thank you.
Wonderful experience, focused, fast, and friendly.
I feel very comfortable with Dr. Arai.
Staff is tops in their craft, supplying great education & concerns with a friendly upbeat attitude.
Dr. Arai is an exceptional physician.
Dr. Sally Arai explains my treatment plan very well. She is great at finding alternative medicines when necessary. Dr. Arai & Sandy Burgess are outstanding. I am blessed, because they have exhibit a passion in my BMT treatment & care.
Wonderful conversations with excellent education and instruction, answering any and a questions and concerns with confidence.
Dr. Arai explains topics in a logical & understandable manner. She is a great listener, answering questions my wife and I have. She's a great doctor and representative for the Stanford BMT Department. - Dr. Sally Arai.
Dr. Sally R Arai is a superlative physician. Extraordinary patient manner, attentive & very humble. She is expert in her advice. I am so fortunate to have such an extraordinary doctor treat me. I completely trust her & she is a super listener. Dr. Sally R Arai is a "NATIONAL TREASURE!"
Too busy, overloaded, scattered. Losing my confidence.
I feel very comfortable with Dr. Arai. We are two years into a very successful bone marrow transplant.
Dr. Arai is wonderful. Explains medical things in a manner easily understood. Her demeanor exhibits professionalism and confidence. Very reassuring to me. Dr. Arai is a valuable member of the BMT team.
Excellent describes everything in summary & detail.
Cecelia was delightful.
Good.
I was extremely impressed by Dr. Arai in every regard. She is a very caring physician, highly knowledgeable, and excellent communicator. She was very patient, gave me all the time I needed.
Dr. Arai seems to care she has been keeping me alive since 2015.
Best dr. ever. Dr. Arai has so much compassion and love for her patients.
Dr. Arai is a good experience.
Highly profession, thorough education and complete answers to question, quality time is alway conducted.
Very good experience.
Dr. Sally Arai is the most wonderful, compassionate & brilliant physician I have ever had treating me. Truly excellent, caring & humble. Thank God for Dr. Sally Arai. I wish every person could be treated by a physician like her. Truly "EXCELLENT" "SPECIAL".
Very satisfy.
Great job at delivering not so great news - compassionate & educational.
Excellent.
Professor Sally Aria take pride in assisting patients comprehend their medical issues taking the frustrating out of their concerns.
Dr. took time to answer what few questions we had.
Dr. Sally Arai is a truly brilliant, compassionate physician. She listened to and treated me with utmost respect & kindness. She is a treasure to the world. I am utterly grateful for the expert medical care she has given me - Any person receiving her care is extremely fortunate. Thank you! BEYOND EXCELLENT!
I don't think I could have found a better caring team. Dr. S. Arai makes a difficult situation, easier to follow and understand. Every decision is made by "us"! Gayla Knight is a beautiful wonderful person. Always there for you and quick with a hug when needed. We just love her.
Doctor Sally Aria is a perfect example and role model for all health care providers to follow. I feel confident and safe as her patient.
Dr. Arai always makes me feel good if something comes up between visit I can't wait to see her.
I love Dr. Arai - Initially she was a little quiet but so happy with my outcomes - She answers every question no matter how silly - professionally! Thank you for giving me my life back!
Dr. Sally Arai & her staff were truly attentive, brilliant & compassionate to me. I am truly grateful to DR. SALLY ARAI, a WONDERFUL brilliant physician & human being!
Dr. Arai is very good to me I believe she saved my life.
Dr. Aria and her team are close to the top of their game.
Professor Sally Aria, the best doctor I have ever met!
Dr. Arai is the best. Dr. Amy Nelson (Kaiser) and Dr. Arai saved my life.
Good experience - Since being - admitted in July I think everything has gone better than expected thanks to Sally Arai MD and Laura Jean Johnston MD.
Excellent.
Dr. Arai is excellent. Very easy to talk with. Very knowledgeable and follows through.
Dr. Arai is an outstanding doctor.
Only good experiences.
Dr. Arai always gives me the time needed to address all of my issues. I am very confident in her care.
Dr. seemed interested in impressing me with hyper-technical explanations.
Good.
Dr. Arai is great!! The team from Stanford and San Francisco Dr. Amy Nelson saved my life.
Dr. Arai is kind & intelligent - Sometimes gets too technical.
Not prepared, had not checked my record for previous tests, was vague about future treatment.
The staff is average in building relationships, always educating me with confidence and comfort for my concerns. Our appointment is complete when I have finished the appointment with all my concerns answered with complete satisfaction.
Dr. Arai is amazing!
Dr. Arai provides thoughtful, insightful care. I could not be in better hands in terms of medical care and guidance.
Sally Arai MD is a superior doctor on the best I have ever met. She helps Stanford look great!
Staff has a built-in checklist that works with excellence.
Dr. Arai is exceptional! Extraordinary knowledge, expertise, analytical/decision making, excellent communications caring, compassionate. She is the BEST!!
Excellent educator, thorough follow-up on all criteria of my health.
Dr. Arai is not only the greatest provider I ever met, but also the greatest person I ever met!
Dr. Arai great - I feel I am in good hands.
Dr. Arai is a world class physician!! She excels in every way - expertise, application of knowledge, dedication, communication, patient care.
Dr. Arai is wonderful!
The experience was very comforting.
I was sent to ITA upstairs. This was the second time in a month no orders were written and I had to wait for another doctor to write orders.
This was a great visit. We have a lot of confidence in the doctor and staff.
The most excellent provider in the universe.
Dr. Sally Arai is an experienced, competent, kind and helpful doctor.
I have great confidence in Dr. Arai - she remembers everything concerning my care.
Great doctor!
I told the doctor the she need to speak because I had poor hearing (hearing aids in both ears) the doctor continually lowered her voice to nearly a whisper I probably missed 50% of what she said.
She was friendly and approachable.
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