Neeraj Saini, MD
Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2007 | B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IND, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
2018-2019 | Clinical Fellowship, BMT/Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
2017-2018 | Chief Fellow, Hematology-Oncology, The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA |
2015-2017 | Clinical Fellowship, Hematology-Oncology, The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA |
2010-2013 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA |
Board Certifications
2018 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology |
2018 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology |
2013 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Instructor, Department of BMT Division, Division of Cancer Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2013 - 2015
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Joseph J, Srour SA, Milton DR, Ramdial JL, Saini NY, Olson AL, Bashir Q, Oran B, Alousi AM, Hosing C, Qazilbash MH, Kebriaei P, Shpall EJ, Champlin RE, Popat UR. Transplant Outcomes of Myelofibrosis with Busulfan and Fludarabine Myeloablative Conditioning. Transplant Cell Ther 29(12):770.e1-770.e6, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37742746.
- Stein-Thoeringer CK, Saini NY, Zamir E, Blumenberg V, Schubert ML, Mor U, Fante MA, Schmidt S, Hayase E, Hayase T, Rohrbach R, Chang CC, McDaniel L, Flores I, Gaiser R, Edinger M, Wolff D, Heidenreich M, Strati P, Nair R, Chihara D, Fayad LE, Ahmed S, Iyer SP, Steiner RE, Jain P, Nastoupil LJ, Westin J, Arora R, Wang ML, Turner J, Menges M, Hidalgo-Vargas M, Reid K, Dreger P, Schmitt A, Müller-Tidow C, Locke FL, Davila ML, Champlin RE, Flowers CR, Shpall EJ, Poeck H, Neelapu SS, Schmitt M, Subklewe M, Jain MD, Jenq RR, Elinav E. A non-antibiotic-disrupted gut microbiome is associated with clinical responses to CD19-CAR-T cell cancer immunotherapy. Nat Med 29(4):906-916, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36914893.
- Saini N, Marin D, Ledesma C, Delgado R, Rondon G, Popat UR, Bashir Q, Hosing CM, Nieto Y, Alousi AM, Qazilbash MH, Ciurea S, Shpall E, Khouri I, Kantarjian H, Jabbour E, Ravandi F, Champlin RE, Kebriaei P. Impact of TKI maintenance post-allogeneic transplant in Philadelphia positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood 136(15):1786-1789, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32492706.
- Cordas Dos Santos DM, Saliba RM, Patel R, Bashir Q, Saini N, Hosing C, Kebriaei P, Khouri IF, Nieto Y, Popat U, Ahmed H, Lee HC, Manasanch EE, Patel KK, Thomas SK, Weber DM, Orlowski RZ, Champlin RE, Qazilbash MH. Age Is a Prognostic Factor for the Overall Survival of Patients with Multiple Myeloma Undergoing Upfront Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 26(6):1077-1083, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31786242.
- Varma A, Abraham SC, Mehta RS, Saini NY, Honhar M, Rashid M, Chen J, Srour SA, Bashir Q, Rondon G, Oran B, Hosing CM, Nieto Y, Kebriaei P, Alousi AM, Ahmed S, Marin D, Khouri IF, Ciurea SO, Qazilbash MH, Rezvani K, Anderlini P, Andersson BS, Shpall EJ, Champlin RE, Popat UR. Idiopathic refractory ascites after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a previously unrecognized entity. Blood Adv 4(7):1296-1306, 2020. PMID: 32236526.
- Varma A, Sui D, Milton DR, Tang G, Saini N, Hasan O, Mukherjee A, Joseph JJ, Bashir Q, Rondon G, Srour S, Popat UR, Hosing CM, Nieto Y, Kebriaei P, Alousi AM, Ahmed S, Mehta R, Khouri IF, Ahmed H, Iyer S, Weber DM, Thomas SK, Manasanch E, Lee HC, Patel K, Ciurea SO, Shpall EJ, Orlowski RZ, Champlin RE, Qazilbash MH. Outcome of Multiple Myeloma with Chromosome 1q Gain and 1p Deletion after Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Propensity Score Matched Analysis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 26(4):665-671, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31881283.
- Badar T, Epperla N, Szabo A, Borson S, Vaughn J, George G, Saini N, Shah AR, Patel RD, Ahmed S, Shah NN, Cashen AF, Hamadani M, Fenske TS. Trends in postrelapse survival in classic Hodgkin lymphoma patients after experiencing therapy failure following auto-HCT. Blood Adv 4(1):47-54, 2020. PMID: 31899797.
- Saini NY, Patel RD, Varma A, Bashir Q, Delgado R, Rondon G, Mukherjee A, Popat U, Hosing C, Nieto Y, Kebriaei P, Weber DM, Thomas SK, Lee HC, Manasanch EE, Orlowski RZ, Champlin RE, Qazilbash MH, Patel KK. Outcomes of autologous stem cell transplantation in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Ann Hematol 98(9):2233-2235, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31243571.
- Saini NY, Saliba RM, Rondon G, Maadani F, Popat U, Hosing CM, Oran B, Bashir Q, Olson A, Nieto Y, Alousi A, Kebriaei P, Srour S, Mehta R, Anderlini P, Shpall EJ, Qazilbash MH, Khouri IF, Fayad L, Lee H, Fowler N, Parmar S, Westin J, Hagemeister F, Champlin RE, Ciurea SO. Impact of Donor Type and Melphalan Dose on Allogeneic Transplantation Outcomes for Patients with Lymphoma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 25(7):1340-1346, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30763728.
- Saini NY, Patel RD, Varma A, Bashir Q, Delgado R, Rondon G, Popat U, Hosing C, Nieto Y, Kebriaei P, Weber DM, Thomas SK, Lee HC, Manasanch EE, Orlowski RZ, Champlin RE, Qazilbash MH, Patel KK. Long-term durable efficacy of autologous stem cell transplantation in POEMS syndrome. Am J Hematol 94(3):E72-E74, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30548467.
- Saini NY, Cerny J, Furtado VF, Desmond A, Zhou Z, Raffel G, Puthawala I, Bednarik J, Shanahan L, Miron PM, Woda B, Ramanathan M, Nath R. Elderly do benefit from induction chemotherapy: High dose mitoxantrone-based ("5 + 1") induction chemotherapy regimen in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 94(2):209-215, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30417942.
- Saini NY, Patel R, Varma A, Bashir Q, Delgado R, Rondon G, Popat UR, Hosing CM, Nieto Y, Kebriaei P, Alousi AM, Ahmed S, Weber DM, Thomas SK, Lee HC, Manasanch EE, Patel KK, Orlowski RZ, Champlin RE, Qazilbash MH. Melphalan-based autologous transplant in octogenarian multiple myeloma patients. Am J Hematol 94(1):E2-E5, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30300461.
- Saini NY, Bathini V. Large granular lymphocytic leukemia-associated peripheral neuropathy. Ann Hematol 97(8):1501-1504, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29568991.
- Furtado VF, Saini NY, Walsh W, Bathini V, Miron PM. Rare gene fusion rearrangement SPTNB1-PDGFRB in an atypical myeloproliferative neoplasm. Mol Cytogenet 11:56, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30377450.
- Saini N, Nath R, Cerny J. Calcineurin inhibitor-free GVHD prophylaxis with sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil combination. Ann Hematol 96(9):1563-1568, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28710649.
- Kumar V, Patel N, Van Houzen N, Saini N. Brugada-type electrocardiographic changes induced by fever. Circulation 127(21):2145-6, 2013. PMID: 23716383.
- Saini N, Mahindra A. Therapeutic strategies for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Discov Med 15(83):251-8, 2013. PMID: 23636142.
- Saini N, Mahindra A. Novel immunomodulatory compounds in multiple myeloma. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 22(2):207-15, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23265189.
- Saini N, Hochberg EP, Linden EA, Jha S, Grohs HK, Sohani AR. HHV8-Negative Primary Effusion Lymphoma of B-Cell Lineage: Two Cases and a Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Case Rep Oncol Med 2013:292301, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23401819.
- Saini N, Jacobson JO, Jha S, Saini V, Weinger R. The perils of not digging deep enough--uncovering a rare cause of acquired anemia. Am J Hematol 87(4):413-6, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22120958.
- Agrawal AK, Saini N, Gildengorin G, Feusner JH. Is routine computed tomographic scanning justified in the first week of persistent febrile neutropenia in children with malignancies?. Pediatr Blood Cancer 57(4):620-4, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21265012.
Grant & Contract Support
Title: | Anti-CD30 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in CD30 Expressing Hematological Malignancies |
Funding Source: | IRG/UTMDACC |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
Title: | An international, multicenter study to investigate and validate microbiome and metabolomics to identify novel targetable biomarkers in CD19-targeted CAR-T cell therapy |
Funding Source: | IRG/UTMDACC |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
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