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      Simona Colla, PhD

      Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine

      About Dr. Simona Colla



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      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Associate Professor, Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Associate Professor, Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Professor, Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Professor, Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2005University of Modena and Reggio, Modena, IT, Experimental Hematology, Ph.D

      Postgraduate Training

      2008-2011Research Fellowship, Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
      2005-2008Research Fellowship, Experimental Hematology, University of Parma, Parma
      2005-2006Research Fellowship, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, The University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas

      Experience & Service

      Other Professional Positions

      CCSG Hematology Malignancies Co-Leader, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2024 - Present

      MDS/AML Moonshot Co-Leader, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, Research Integrity Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Member, CPRIT grant recruitment, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023

      Member, New policies for faculty promotions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021

      Member, Institutional Task Force for Capital Equipment, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present

      Member, PPE and lab reopening during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2021

      Member, Faculty recruitment committee for the Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2022

      Member, Postdoctoral fellow recruitment committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2022

      Editorial Activities

      Member of Award Jury, ISSNAF Paola Campese Award for research in Leukemia, 2016 - Present

      Honors & Awards

      2022Award for Excellence in Team Science, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Medicine
      2022Wilson S. Stone Memorial Award and Keynote Lecture (Leading Edge of Cancer Research), MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2021President's Recognition of Research Excellence Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2020 - 2023Faculty Scholar Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2020President’s Recognition of Research Excellence Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2019Faculty Excellence award, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2018 - 2023Scholar Career Development Award, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
      2018 - 2019Leukemia SPORE Career Enhancement Award, Md Anderson Cancer Center
      2018Finalist, Rogers Award for Excellence in Research, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2018Initial Award of Term Tenure (Early Promotion), MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2017Potu N. Rao Award for Excellence in Basic Science, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Medicine
      2014 - 2016Leukemia SPORE Career Development Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2013 - 2018Start-Up Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2010Myeloma SPORE Career Development Award, Harvard University
      2005 - 2008Research Fellowship Award, University of Parma, Italy
      1992 - 1997Graduated BS and MS with Honors, summa cum laude (best student award), Parma University (Italy)

      Professional Memberships

      American Association of Cancer Research

      2024 - Present

      American Society of Hematology

      2018 - Present

      European Society of Hematology

      2018 - Present

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      National Presentations

      1. 2024. Molecular and cellular basis of MDS. Invited. SOHO. Houston, TX, US.
      2. 2024. Immune dysfunction in myelodysplastic syndrome at disease initiation and progression. Invited. AARC meeting 2024. San Diego, CA, US.
      3. 2024. Natural killer cells' dysfunctions in early-stage MDS. Invited. MD Anderson Cancer Center Symphosia. Houston, TX, US.
      4. 2023. U2AF1 mutations drive MDS pathogenesis in telomere biology disorders. Invited. ASH 2023. San Diego, CA, US.
      5. 2023. Targeting the EIF2AK1 signaling pathway to overcome ineffective erythropoiesis in myelodysplastic syndrome with ringed sideroblasts. Invited. Evans Foundation Research Summit. Louisville, KY, US.
      6. 2023. MDS genomic predictors of disease progression and BCL2 inhibitor response. Invited. Baylor College of Medicine Symphosia. Houston, TX, US.
      7. 2022. Targeting the HSC to overcome HMA failure in MDS. Invited. Evans Foundation Research Summit. Nashville, TN, US.
      8. 2022. Targeting anti-apoptotic pathway at the time of progression after HMA therapy failure. Invited. Evans Foundation. Nashville, TN, US.
      9. 2022. Myelodysplastic Syndromes: from clonal hematopoiesis to secondary acute myeloid leukemia. Invited. Weizmann Institute. Israel, US.
      10. 2022. Stem cell-specific survival pathways drive the progression of MDS and predict response to venetoclax therapy. Invited. NIH. Washigton DC, WA, US.
      11. 2021. A Primer on the biology of MDS. Invited. SOHO. Houston, TX, US.
      12. 2018. Hematopoiesis and inflammation. Invited. Rice University Symphosia. Houston, TX, US.
      13. 2017. Targeting the HSC to overcome HMA failure in MDS. Invited. Evans Foundation Research Summit. Yale University, CT, US.
      14. 2016. Mouse models of MDS. Invited. US Focus on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Alexandria, VA, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2023. New inside in biology of MDS. Invited. Rome SOHO. Rome, IT.
      2. 2022. Molecular biology of MDS, advances in leukemia treatment. Invited. 11th Acute Leukemia Annual Meeting. Madrid, ES.
      3. 2022. New inside in biology of MDS. Invited. SOHO. Rome, IT.
      4. 2021. A Primer on the biology of MDS. Invited. SOHO. Rome, IT.
      5. 2016. Targeting the HSC of MDS. Invited. Symposium Hematological Malignancies: From Mechanisms to Therapies. Milan, IT.
      6. 2015. Telomere dysfunction drives aberrant myeloid differentiation and MDS. Invited. SIE, Workshop in Translational Hematology. Pisa, IT.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2024. Immune Dysfunction in myelodyspastic syndromes at initiation and progression. Invited. Denver, CO, US.
      2. 2024. New insights in the biology of myelodysplastic syndromes with ringed sideroblasts. Invited. Houston, US.
      3. 2024. The biological landscape of clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance. Invited. Florence, IT.
      4. 2024. New insights in the biology of myelodysplastic syndromes with ringed sideroblasts. Invited. Chicago, MI, US.
      5. 2023. Myelodysplastic Syndromes: from clonal hematopoiesis to secondary acute myeloid leukemia. Invited. New York, NJ, US.
      6. 2023. Myelodysplastic Syndromes: from clonal hematopoiesis to secondary acute myeloid leukemia. Invited. Madrid, ES.
      7. 2023. Myelodysplastic Syndromes: from clonal hematopoiesis to secondary acute myeloid leukemia. Invited. Washinton, DC, US.
      8. 2022. Myelodysplastic Syndromes: From Clonal Hematopoiesis to Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Visiting. Houston, TX, US.
      9. 2019. The biological landscape of MDS. Invited. Washington DC, WA, US.
      10. 2017. Aging and cancer, two different sides of telomeres and telomerase. Invited. Parma, IT.
      11. 2017. Targeting specific HSC populations to Overcome HMA failure in MDS. Invited. Saint Louis, MO, US.
      12. 2017. RNA processing: a new player of genomic instability in Multiple Myeloma. Invited. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
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      Grant & Contract Support

      Date: 2024 - 2025
      Title:Adaptive natural killer cell-based therapy to overcome immune evasion in clonal cytopenia of early-stage myelodysplastic syndromes
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:PI
      Date: 2023 - 2026
      Title:Targeting the EIF2AK1 signaling pathway to overcome ineffective erythropoiesis in myelodysplastic syndrome with ringed sideroblasts and SF3B1 mutations
      Funding Source:Evans MDS Foundation
      Role:PI
      Date: 2023 - 2025
      Title:Developing an inhibitor of EIF2AK1 to overcome ineffective erythropoiesis in myelodysplastic syndromes with ringed sideroblasts
      Funding Source:NIH/NCI
      Role:PI
      Date: 2023 - 2024
      Title:Targeting the EIF2AK1 signaling pathway to overcome ineffective erythropoiesis in myelodysplastic syndrome
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:PI
      Date: 2023 - 2028
      Title:Targeting clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance to overcome myelodysplastic syndrome development
      Funding Source:NIH/NCI
      Role:PI
      Date: 2023 - 2026
      Title:Developing an inhibitor of EIF2AK1 to overcome ineffective erythropoiesis in myelodysplastic syndromes with ringed sideroblasts
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:PI
      Date: 2023 - 2026
      Title:Targeting anti-apoptotic pathways in MDS patients with refractory disease
      Funding Source:Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
      Role:PI
      Date: 2023 - 2028
      Title:An inter-national platform for novel diagnostic approaches and therapies for acute myeloid leukemia
      Funding Source:Fondazione Umberto Veronesi
      Role:Project Leader
      Date: 2022 - 2027
      Title:Specialized Center of Research: An Integrated Approach towards Improving Outcomes in Higher Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:Program Leader
      Date: 2022 - 2025
      Title:Targeting Anti-Apoptotic Pathways in MDS Patients with Refractory Disease
      Funding Source:CPRIT
      Role:PI
      Date: 2022 - 2025
      Title:An Integrated approach towards improving outcomes in higher risk myelodysplastic syndromes, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:Project Leader
      Date: 2021 - 2024
      Title:Targeting IL1 beta in clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance and low risk myelodysplastic syndrome
      Funding Source:Edward P. Evans Foundation
      Role:Co-PI
      Date: 2020 - 2023
      Title:Targeting anti-apoptotic pathways in MDS at the time of progression
      Funding Source:The Edward P. Evans Foundation
      Role:PI
      Date: 2020 - 2021
      Title:Identifying Mechanisms of Disease Progression through Single-cell Transcriptomic and Genomic Characterization of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
      Funding Source:Leukemia Research Foundation
      Role:Co-I
      Date: 2019 - 2021
      Title:Targeting ILF2/DNA repair signaling axis in 1q21 Multiple Myeloma
      Funding Source:DOD/Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (DOD/CDMRP)
      Role:Mentor
      Date: 2019 - 2022
      Title:Targeting ILF2/DNA repair signaling axis in 1q21 Multiple Myeloma
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:Mentor
      Date: 2019 - 2022
      Title:Targeting cell type-specific mechanisms of stem cell expansion to overcome Myelodysplastic Syndrome progression
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:PI
      Date: 2019 - 2022
      Title:Targeting hypomethylating agent failure in myelodysplastic syndrome
      Funding Source:Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
      Role:PI
      ID:RP190295
      Date: 2018 - 2019
      Title:Targeting EVI1 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Career Enhancement Award
      Role:PI
      Date: 2018 - 2023
      Title:Validation of Critical 1q21 Vulnerabilities in multiple myeloma
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:PI
      Date: 2018 - 2021
      Title:Preventing therapy-related leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes
      Funding Source:NIH/NCI
      Role:Co-I
      ID:1 R21 CA226203-01
      Date: 2018 - 2022
      Title:STRATEGIC ALLIANCE Agreement
      Funding Source:Amgen
      Role:Program Leader
      Date: 2018 - 2021
      Title:Preventing therapy-related leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes in Texas
      Funding Source:Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
      Role:Co-PI
      ID:RP180583
      Date: 2018 - 2023
      Title:Validation of Critical 1q21 Vulnerabilities in Multiple Myeloma
      Funding Source:NIH/NCI
      Role:PI
      ID:1R01CA222253-01
      Date: 2018 - 2018
      Title:Tracking myelodysplastic syndrome cells of origin using humanized immunodeficient mice
      Funding Source:NIDDK
      Role:PI
      Date: 2017 - 2022
      Title:Project 4: Targeting the homologous recombination pathway in 1q21 multiple myeloma
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:Project Leader
      ID:SCOR
      Date: 2017 - 2023
      Title:MDS/AML Moon Shot Flagship 1: Targeting clonal hematopoiesis and hypomethylating agent resistance in myelodysplastic syndromes
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:Co-PI
      Date: 2017 - 2022
      Title:Role of telomere biology in MDS predisposition and pathogenesis
      Funding Source:NIH/NIDDK
      Role:PI
      ID:R01DK114664
      Date: 2017 - 2019
      Title:Understanding the pathogenesis of therapy-related hematological malignancies
      Funding Source:NIH/NCI
      Role:PI
      ID:1R21CA216569-01
      Date: 2016 - 2019
      Title:Targeting therapy-related myeloid neoplasms
      Funding Source:Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
      Role:Co-I
      ID:RP170184
      Date: 2016 - 2018
      Title:Beyond the genetics: dissecting the clonal architecture of MDS to overcome resistance to therapy
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Institutional Research Grant
      Role:PI
      Date: 2016 - 2018
      Title:Early detection of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms using clonal hematopoiesis as a biomarker
      Funding Source:Khalifa Scholar Award at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:Co-I
      Date: 2016 - 2019
      Title:Targeting the hematopoietic stem cells of Myelodysplastic Syndrome
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:PI
      Date: 2016 - 2019
      Title:Global approach to the understanding and treatment of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs)
      Funding Source:Evans P. Edwards Foundation
      Role:Project Leader
      Date: 2016 - 2020
      Title:Understanding the role of the new BCL2 inhibitor ABT199 in overcoming hypomethylating agent resistance in MDS
      Funding Source:Abbvie Inc
      Role:PI
      ID:LS2016-00051580-GS
      Date: 2015 - 2017
      Title:The Role Of The Stem Cell Populations In Hypomethylating Agent Resistance in MDS
      Funding Source:Edward P. Evans Foundation
      Role:PI
      Date: 2015 - 2018
      Title:Dissecting the Role of SRSF2 Mutation in the Pathogenesis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
      Funding Source:Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
      Role:PI
      ID:RP150130
      Date: 2015 - 2016
      Title:Moving toward understanding splicing mutations in the pathogenesis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes: the role of the splicing factor srsf2
      Funding Source:MDACC-IRG
      Role:PI
      Date: 2014 - 2017
      Title:Dissecting the Role of SRSF2 Mutation in the Pathogenesis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
      Funding Source:Taub Foundation
      Role:PI
      Date: 2014 - 2017
      Title:Identification and validation of critical 1q21 “Achilles heel” vulnerabilities of Multiple Myeloma
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:PI
      Date: 2014 - 2017
      Title:Targeting Toll-like Receptor and innate immunity signaling in hypomethylating failure MDS
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:Co-I
      Date: 2014 - 2017
      Title:Targeting immune checkpoints in hypomethylating failure myelodysplastic syndromes
      Funding Source:Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
      Role:Co-I
      Date: 2014 - 2016
      Title:High Risk Multiple Myeloma Moon Shot Pilot Project "Identification and validation of critical 1q21 Achilles heel vulnerabilities of Multiple Myeloma"
      Funding Source:The Unviversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:PI
      Date: 2014 - 2016
      Title:Leukemia SPORE Career Development Award, Understanding the molecular mechanisms of progression from MDS to secondary AML
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Career Development Award
      Role:CDP Project Leader
      ID:P50 CA100632-13
      Date: 2014 - 2017
      Title:Towards the cure of myelodysplastic syndrome: interfering with innate immunity alterations in human and mouse systems
      Funding Source:Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
      Role:Collaborator
      ID:RP140500
      Date: 2014 - 2016
      Title:Identification and validation of therapeutic targets for Multiple Myeloma
      Funding Source:National Comprehensive Cancer Network
      Role:PI
      Date: 2014 - 2016
      Title:Understanding the role of DNA damage in the pathogenesis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
      Funding Source:Sidney Kimmel Foundation
      Role:PI
      Date: 2014 - 2016
      Title:R Lee Clark Fellows "Understanding how DNA damage-induced splicing perturbations can contribute to the pathogenesis of MDS"
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:PI
      Date: 2014 - 2016
      Title:A kinome wide screen to identify modulators of second generation proteasome inhibitor sensitivity and resistance in Multiple Myeloma
      Funding Source:Onyx
      Role:PI
      ID:01
      Date: 2013 - 2018
      Title:Start-Up Award
      Funding Source:The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      Role:PI
      Title:Targeting NK cell dysfunctions to overcome immune escape in early stage myelodysplastic syndromes
      Funding Source:NIH/NCI
      Role:PI
      Title:Dissect the consequences of telomere stress on hematopoietic stem cells
      Funding Source:NIH/NCI
      Role:PI

      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Montalban-Bravo G, Thongon N, Rodriguez-Sevilla JJ, Ma F, Ganan-Gomez I, Yang H, Kim YJ, Adema V, Wildeman B, Tanaka T, Darbaniyan F, Al-Atrash G, Dwyer K, Loghavi S, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Song X, Zhang J, Takahashi K, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. Targeting MCL1-driven anti-apoptotic pathways overcomes blast progression after hypomethylating agent failure in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Cell Rep Med 5(6):101585, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38781960.
      2. Marchesini M, Gherli A, Simoncini E, Tor LMD, Montanaro A, Thongon N, Vento F, Liverani C, Cerretani E, D'Antuono A, Pagliaro L, Zamponi R, Spadazzi C, Follini E, Cambò B, Giaimo M, Falco A, Sammarelli G, Todaro G, Bonomini S, Adami V, Piazza S, Corbo C, Lorusso B, Mezzasoma F, Lagrasta CAM, Martelli MP, La Starza R, Cuneo A, Aversa F, Mecucci C, Quaini F, Colla S, Roti G. Orthogonal proteogenomic analysis identifies the druggable PA2G4-MYC axis in 3q26 AML. Nat Commun 15(1):4739, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38834613.
      3. Patel B, Zhou Y, Babcock RL, Ma F, Zal MA, Kumar D, Medik YB, Kahn LM, Pineda JE, Park EM, Schneider SM, Tang X, Raso MG, Jeter CR, Zal T, Clise-Dwyer K, Keyomarsi K, Giancotti FG, Colla S, Watowich SS. STAT3 protects hematopoietic stem cells by preventing activation of a deleterious autocrine type-I interferon response. Leukemia 38(5):1143-1155, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38467768.
      4. Rodriguez-Sevilla JJ, Ganan-Gomez I, Ma F, Chien K, Del Rey M, Loghavi S, Montalban-Bravo G, Adema V, Wildeman B, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Bazinet A, Chifotides HT, Thongon N, Calvo X, Hernández-Rivas JM, Díez-Campelo M, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. Hematopoietic stem cells with granulo-monocytic differentiation state overcome venetoclax sensitivity in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Nat Commun 15(1):2428, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38499526.
      5. Bataller A, Montalban-Bravo G, Bazinet A, Alvarado Y, Chien K, Venugopal S, Ishizawa J, Hammond D, Swaminathan M, Sasaki K, Issa GC, Short NJ, Masarova L, Daver NG, Kadia TM, Colla S, Qiao W, Huang X, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Hendrickson S, Ravandi F, Jabbour E, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G. Combination of oral decitabine/cedazuridine and venetoclax in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia: results of a single-centre, phase 1-2 study. Lancet Haematol 11(3):e186-e195, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38316133.
      6. Patel B, Zhou Y, Babcock RL, Ma F, Zal MA, Kumar D, Medik YB, Kahn LM, Pineda JE, Park EM, Tang X, Raso MG, Zal T, Clise-Dwyer K, Giancotti FG, Colla S, Watowich SS. STAT3 protects HSCs from intrinsic interferon signaling and loss of long-term blood-forming activity. Leukemia, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 36798265.
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      62. Giuliani N, Colla S, Lazzaretti M, Sala R, Roti G, Mancini C, Bonomini S, Lunghi P, Hojden M, Genestreti G, Svaldi M, Coser P, Fattori PP, Sammarelli G, Gazzola GC, Bataille R, Almici C, Caramatti C, Mangoni L, Rizzoli V. Proangiogenic properties of human myeloma cells: production of angiopoietin-1 and its potential relationship to myeloma-induced angiogenesis. Blood 102(2):638-45, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12649156.
      63. Giuliani N, Caramatti C, Roti G, Geata A, Colla S, Bonomini S, Hojden M, La Monica S, Sammarelli G, Lazzaretti M, Craviotto L, Mangoni L, Rizzoli V. Hematologic malignancies with extramedullary spread of disease. Case 1. Multiple myeloma with extramedullary involvement of the pleura and testes. J Clin Oncol 21(9):1887-8, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12721268.
      64. Giuliani N, Colla S, Sala R, Moroni M, Lazzaretti M, La Monica S, Bonomini S, Hojden M, Sammarelli G, Barillè S, Bataille R, Rizzoli V. Human myeloma cells stimulate the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) in T lymphocytes: a potential role in multiple myeloma bone disease. Blood 100(13):4615-21, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12393684.
      65. Cilloni D, Carlo-Stella C, Falzetti F, Sammarelli G, Regazzi E, Colla S, Rizzoli V, Aversa F, Martelli MF, Tabilio A. Limited engraftment capacity of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal cells following T-cell-depleted hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Blood 96(10):3637-43, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 11071665.
      66. Fogli M, Carlo-Stella C, Curti A, Ratta M, Tazzari PL, Ragazzi E, Colla S, Santucci AM, Tura S, Lemoli RM. Transforming growth factor beta3 inhibits chronic myelogenous leukemia hematopoiesis by inducing Fas-independent apoptosis. Exp Hematol 28(7):775-83, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 10907639.
      67. Carlo-Stella C, Regazzi E, Sammarelli G, Colla S, Garau D, Gazit A, Savoldo B, Cilloni D, Tabilio A, Levitzki A, Rizzoli V. Effects of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG957 and an Anti-Fas receptor antibody on CD34(+) chronic myelogenous leukemia progenitor cells. Blood 93(11):3973-82, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 10339507.

      Invited Articles

      1. Rodriguez-Sevilla JJ, Colla S. T cell dysfunctions in myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood 143(14):1329-1343, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38237139.
      2. Rodriguez-Sevilla JJ, Adema V, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. Emerging treatments for myelodysplastic syndromes: Biological rationales and clinical translation. Cell Rep Med 4(2):100940, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36787738.
      3. Ganan-Gomez I, Clise-Dwyer K, Colla S. Isolation, culture, and immunophenotypic analysis of bone marrow HSPCs from patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. STAR Protoc 3(4):101764, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36240061.
      4. Fiorini E, Santoni A, Colla S. Dysfunctional telomeres and hematological disorders. Differentiation 100:1-11, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29331736.
      5. Gañán-Gómez I, Wei Y, Starczynowski DT, Colla S, Yang H, Cabrero-Calvo M, Bohannan ZS, Verma A, Steidl U, Garcia-Manero G. Deregulation of innate immune and inflammatory signaling in myelodysplastic syndromes. Leukemia 29(7):1458-69, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25761935.
      6. Giuliani N, Colla S, Morandi F, Rizzoli V. Angiopoietin-1 and myeloma-induced angiogenesis. Leuk Lymphoma 46(1):29-33, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 15621778.
      7. Giuliani N, Colla S, Rizzoli V. Update on the pathogenesis of osteolysis in multiple myeloma patients. Acta Biomed 75(3):143-52, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15796087.
      8. Giuliani N, Colla S, Rizzoli V. New insight in the mechanism of osteoclast activation and formation in multiple myeloma: focus on the receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL). Exp Hematol 32(8):685-91, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15308315.
      9. Colla S, Sammarelli G, Crugnola M, Ascani S, Sabbatini E, Bonomini S, Hojden M, Craviotto L, De Celis I, Morandi F, Caramatti C, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N. Co-existence of Philadelphia chromosome positive acute megakaryoblastic and B-lymphoblastic mixed blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Eur J Haematol 72(5):361-5, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15059073.
      10. Giuliani N, Colla S, Rizzoli V. Angiogenic switch in multiple myeloma. Hematology 9(5-6):377-81, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15763977.

      Editorials

      1. Rodriguez-Sevilla JJ, Colla S. A Roadmap of Relapse in MDS after Allo-HSCT. Blood 143(11):941-943, 2024. PMID: 38483410.
      2. Adema V, Colla S. EZH2 Inhibitors: The Unpacking Revolution. Cancer Res 82(3):359-361, 2022. PMID: 35110396.
      3. Marchesini M, Fiorini E, Colla S. RNA processing: a new player of genomic instability in multiple myeloma. Oncoscience 4(7-8):73-74, 2017. PMID: 28966938.

      Abstracts

      1. Rodriguez-Sevilla JJ, Liu Y, Ganan-Gomez I, Adema V, Chien K, Montalban-Bravo G, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Thongon N, Loghavi S, Garcia-Manero G, Wang L, Simona Colla S. Single cell T-cell landscape in myelodysplastic syndrome during venetoclax therapy. EHA, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      2. Montalban-Bravo G, Thongon N, Rodriguez-Sevilla J, Ma F, Ganan-Gomez I, Yang H, Kim YJ, Adema V, Wildeman B, Tanaka T, Darbaniyan F, Al-Atrash G, Dwyer K, Song X, Zhang J, Takahashi K, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. Targeting Mcl1-driven anti-apoptotic pathways overcome blast progression after hypomethylating agent resistance in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. EHA, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      3. Rodriguez-Sevilla JJ, Ganan-Gomez I, Adema V, Garcia-Manero G, Colla| S. Myelodysplastic Syndrome Hematopoietic Stem Cells’ Plasticity Drives Venetoclax Therapy Escape. Keystone Symphosia, Hematopoiesis, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      4. Adema V, Colla S. Targeting the EIF2AK1 Signaling Pathway to Overcome Anemia in SF3B1-mutant Myelodysplastic Syndromes with Ringed Sideroblasts. Erythropoiesis: Development, Function and Disease, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      5. Thongon N, Colla S. Targeting DNA2 overcomes metabolic reprogramming in 1q21 myeloma. AACR Basic and Translational Conference, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      6. Gutierrez-Rodrigues F, Thongon N, Williams C, Colla S, Young N, Bertuch A. Blood Count Recovery and Telomere Elongation in a TINF2 Patient Under Treatment with a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Agonist. Blood, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      7. Ganan-Gomez I, Kumar B, Rodriguez Sevilla JJ, Ma F, Kim YJ, Chien KS, Nelson K, Yang H, Tan R, Li Z, Tanaka T, Uryu H, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Loghavi S, Alatrash G, Bejar R, Rezvani K, Takahashi K, Garcia-Manero G, Daher M, Colla S. Mutant Natural Killer Cell Dysfunction Enables the Immune Escape of Premalignant MDS Cell Clones. Blood, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      8. Rodriguez Sevilla JJ, Ganan-Gomez I, Feiyang, Ma, Chien K, Montalban-Bravo G, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Loghavi S, Adema V, Thongon N, Bazinet A, Garcia-Manero G, Colla AS. Myelodysplastic Syndrome Hematopoietic Stem Cells Can Undergo Differentiation Trajectory Rewiring to Escape Venetoclax Vulnerability. Blood, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      9. Thongon N, Colla S. Targeting DNA2 overcomes metabolic reprogramming in 1q21 myeloma. EHA, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      10. Garcia-Manero G, Adema V, Urrutia S, Ma F, Yang H, Ganan-Gomez I, Borthakur G, Takahashi K, Short N, Issa GC, Chien KS, Montalban-Bravo G, Joseph J, Colla AS. Clinical and Biological Effects of Canakinumab in Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS): Results from a Phase 2 Clinical Trial. Blood, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      11. Marchesini M, Gherli A, Simoncini E, Montanaro A, Thongon N, Pagliari L, Vento F, Dalla Tor LM, Liverani C, Zamponi R, Follini E, Cambò B, MD, Lorusso B, Starza RL, Cuneo A, Mecucci C, Quaini F, Colla S, Roti AG. Orthogonal Proteogenomic Approaches Identify the Druggable PA2G4-MYC Axis in 3q26 AML. Blood, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      12. Uryu H, Saeki K, Nangalia J, Spencer M, Zhao L, Hsu JI, Bueso-Ramos CE, Shujuan, Yang H, Kantarjian H, DiNardo CD, Daver N, Colla S, Shpall EJ, Garcia-Manero G, Haeno H, Futreal A, Takahashi AK. Cancer Chemotherapy Accelerates the Loss of Clonal Diversity in Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Promotes the Convergent Evolution of Therapy-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis. Blood, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      13. Montalban-Bravo G, Ma F, Ganan-Gomez I, Kanagal-Shamana R, Adema V, Thongon N, Yang H, Soltysiak KA, Bueso-Ramos C, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G, Colla AS. Determinant of Disease Progression after HMA failure in Ras mutant CMML at the single-cell levels. EHA, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      14. Groarke EM, Gutierrez-Rodrigues F, Ma X, Patel BA, Spitofsky N, Browne PV, Chien KS, Wu CO, DiNardo CD, Colla S, Calado RT, Young NS. U2AF1 and Other Splicing Factor Gene Mutations in Telomere Biology Disorders Are Associated with Hematologic Neoplasia and Worse Overall Survival. Blood, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      15. Wei Y, Zheng H, Lockyer P, Bao N, Darbaniyan F, Li Z, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Soltysiak KA, Yang H, Ganan-Gomez I, Do K, Colla S, Chien KS, Montalban-Bravo G, Daver N, Garcia-Manero G. Inhibition of MDM2 Improves the Therapeutic Effect of Hypomethylating Agents in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML). Blood, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      16. Thongon N, Santoni A, Lui J, Baran N, Ma F, Jackson C, Lockyer P, Ganan-Gomez I, Jin Ha YQM, Marchesini M, Class C, Pellegrini M, LinTan, Lorenzi P, Konopleva M, Colla AS. Targeting DNA2 overcomes myeloma cells’ metabolic reprogramming in response to DNA damage. International Myeloma Workshop 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      17. Adema V, Ma F, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Yang H, Thongon N, Peslak SA, Gañán-Gómez I, Lockyer P, Wang F, Acha P, Sole F, Montalban-Bravo G, Maciejewski JP, Visconte V, Bueso-Ramos C, Pellegrini M, Carew JS, Dwyer K, Blobel GA, Garcia-Manero G, Colla AS. Single-cell analysis of SF3B1 mutant Myelodysplastic syndromes with ringed sideroblasts. MDS Foundation, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      18. Thongon N, Santoni A, Liu J, Baran N, Ma F, Jackson C, Lockyer P, Ganan-Gomez I, Adema V, Rose A, Marchesini M, Qing Y, Ha MJ, Class C, Pellegrini M, Tan L, Lorenzi P, Konopleva M, Colla S. Targeting DNA2 Overcomes Myeloma Cells' Metabolic Reprogramming in Response to DNA Damage. Blood, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      19. Ganan-Gomez I, Chien KS, Ma F, Yang H, Tan L, Lorenzi P, Garcia-Manero G, Colla AS. The Transcriptional and Epigenetic Reprogramming of Aged Hematopoietic Stem Cells Drives Myeloid Rewiring in Clonal Hematopoiesis-Associated Cytopenias. Blood, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      20. Montalban-Bravo G, Ma F, Ganan-Gomez I, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Adema V, Wei Y, Chien KS, Thongon N, Yang H, Bueso-Ramos CE, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G, Colla AS. Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis Reveals Mechanisms of Initiation and Progression in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Blood, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      21. Gutierrez-Rodrigues F, Groarke EM, Clé DV, Patel BA, Donaires FS, Spitofsky N, Alemu L, Santana BA, Kajigaya S, Colla S, De Oliveira MM, S Bonfim CM, Calado RT, Young NS. Clonal Hematopoiesis in Telomere Biology Disorders Associates with the Underlying Germline Defect and Somatic Mutations in POT1, PPM1D, and TERT promoter. Blood, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      22. Kanagal-Shamanna R, Adema V, Ma F, Santoni A, Yang H, Ganan-Gomez I, Thongon N, Montalban-Bravo G, Pellegrini M, Bueso-Ramos CE, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. SF3B1-Mutant Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Ringed Sideroblasts (MDS-RS) at the Single-Cell Level. Blood, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      23. Thongon N, Colla S. ILF2 antisense oligonucleotide therapy and CRISPR/Cas9-based screening for DNA repair effectors identify synthetic lethal approaches to enhancing myeloma cells’ sensitivity to DNA damage. International Myeloma Workshop 2019, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      24. Santoni A, Ma F, Fiorini E, Thongon N, Jackson C, Rose A, Pellegrini M, Colla AS. Telomere damage-induced hematopoietic stem cell functional decline is reversible. Nature Conference, Ageing, Health & Rejuvenation 2019, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      25. Thongon N, Jackson C, Lockyer P, Liu J, Santoni A, Rose A, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. ILF2 Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy and a CRISPR/Cas9-Based Screening for DNA Repair Effectors Identify Synthetic Lethal Approaches Enhancing Myeloma Cells Sensitivity to DNA Damage. Blood, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      26. Ganan-Gomez I, Yang H, Ma F, Pellegrini M, Clise-Dwyer K, Garcia-Manero G, Colla AS. Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Distinct Hematopoietic Stem Cell Hierarchies in MDS. Blood, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      27. Wei Y, Zheng H, Bao N, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Class C, Yang H, PhD, Bravo GM, Ganan-Gomez I, Soltysiak K, Do K, Colla S, Bueso-Ramos CE, Garcia-Manero G. KDM6B Overexpression and TET2 Deficiency Cooperatively Drive Development of Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia-like Phenotype in Mice. Blood, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      28. Garcia-Manero G, Sasaki K, Montalban-Bravo G, Daver NG, Jabbour EJ, Alvarado Y, DiNardo CD, Ravandi F, Borthakur G, Bose P, Pemmaraju N, Naqvi K, Cortes JE, Kadia TM, Konopleva MY, Colla S, Yang H, Rausch CR, Gasior Y, Bueso-Ramos CE, Kanagal-Shamanna R, P Patel K, and Kantarjian HM. A Phase II Study of Nivolumab or Ipilimumab with or without Azacitidine for Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Blood 132(Suppl 1):465, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      29. Santoni A, Fiorini E, Lay FD, Marchesini M, Ogoti Y, Jackson C, Rose A, Clise-Dwyer K, Ganan-Gomez I, Garcia-Manero G, and Colla S. Telomere Damage Maintains Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) in an Activated Metabolic State, Which Compromises Their Self-Renewal Capability. Blood 132(Suppl 1):174, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      30. Yang H, Fang Z, Clise-Dwyer K, Ruisaard K, Colla S, Ganan-Gomez I, Montalban-Bravo G, Soltysiak K, Daver NG, Jabbour EJ, Kantarjian HM, and Garcia-Manero G. Induced PD-1 Expression on Bone Marrow CD34+ Cells from MDS Patients Treated with 5-Azacitadine in Combination with Nivolumab and/or Ipilimumab. Blood 132(Suppl 1):1807, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      31. Ganan-Gomez I, Alfonso A, Yang H, Santoni A, Marchica V, Fiorini E, Montalban-Bravo G, Ogoti Y, Manyam G, Jiang S, Bao N, Jackson C, Rose A, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Bueso-Ramos CE, Cambò B, Giuliani N, Crugnola M, Konopleva MY, Clise-Dwyer K, Garcia-Manero G, and Colla S. Cell-Type Specific Mechanisms of Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) Expansion Underpin Progressive Disease in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Provide a Rationale for Targeted Therapies. Blood 132(Suppl 1):1798, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      32. Montalban-Bravo G, Benton CB, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Sasaki K, Assi R, Kadia TM, Ravandi F, Ganan-Gomez I, Cortes JE, Daver NG, Takahashi K, DiNardo CD, Jabbour EJ, Borthakur G, Pemmaraju N, Konopleva MY, Pierce SA, Bueso-Ramos CE, Kornblau SM, Patel K, Colla S, Kantarjian HM, Andreeff M, and Garcia-Manero G. Landscape of TP53 Abnormalities and Their Clinical Relevance in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 132(Suppl 1):2791, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      33. Montalban Bravo G, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Benton CB, Colla S, Ganan-Gomez I, Sasaki K, Ravandi F, Kadia TM, Cortes JE, Daver NG, Takahashi K, DiNardo CD, Jabbour EJ, Borthakur G, Naqvi K, Konopleva MY, Pierce SA, Bueso-Ramos CE, Patel K, Kantarjian HM, and Garcia-Manero G. Mutational and Clonal Landscape of Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Myelodysplastic Related Changes. Blood 132(Suppl 1):1514, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      34. Fiorini E, Marchesini M, Ogoti Y, Ganan-Gomez I, Colla AS. Persistent telomere dysfunction leads to the expansion of multipotent progenitor cells. Hematopoiesis Keystone Symphosia, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      35. Ganan-Gomez I, Alfonso A, Fiorini E, Colla S. Hematopoietic architecture of MDS reveals two biologically distinct disease subtypes. Irene Ganan-Gomez, Ana Alfonso, Elena Fiorini and Simona Colla. Hematopoiesis Keystone Symphosia, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      36. Marchesini M, Ogoti Y, Fiorini E, D'anca M, Storti P, Nezi L, Samur MK, IreneGañán-Gómez, Fulciniti M, Bohannan ZS, Clise-Dwyer K, Giuliani N, Munshi NC, Orlowski RZ, Garcia-Manero G, DePinho RA, Colla S. ILF2-YB1 Protein Interaction Modulates RNA Splicing to Induce Resistance to DNA damaging agents in 1q21 Multiple Myeloma. Blood, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      37. Ganan-Gomez I, Alfonso A, Yang H, Ogoti Y, Bravo GM, Manero GG, Colla S. Identification of the Specific Hematopoietic Stem Cell Populations Responsible for Failure to Hypomethylating Agents in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Myelodysplastic Syndromes Symposium, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      38. Wei Y, Garcia-Manero G, Zheng H, Jia Y, Bao N, Jiang S, Khoury JD, Class C, Colla S, and Bueso-Ramos CE. Overexpression of Histone Demethylase KDM6B in the Hematopoietic Compartment Promotes the Effect of Innate Immune Activation and Results in Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)-like Phenotype in Mice. Blood 130(Suppl 1):50, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      39. Giuliani N, Caramatti C, Roti G, Geata A, Colla S, BonominiMagda Hojden S, La Monica S, Sammarelli G, Lazzaretti M, Craviotto L, Mangoni L, Rizzoli V. Hematologic Malignancies With Extramedullary Spread of Disease. Journal of Clinical Oncology 9(21):1887-1888, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 12721268.
      40. Chamseddine AN, Cabrero M, Wei Y, Ganan-Gomez I, Colla S, Takahashi K, Yang H, Bohannan ZS, Garcia-Manero G. PDE4 Differential Expression Is a Potential Prognostic Factor and Therapeutic Target in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia 16(Supplement):S67-S73, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      41. Marchesini M, Ogoti Y, Fiorini E, D'anca M, Storti P, Nezi L, Samur MK, Gañán-Gómez I, Fulciniti M, Bohannan ZS, Clise-Dwyer K, Giuliani N, Munshi NC, Orlowski RZ, Garcia-Manero G, DePinho RA, Colla S. ILF2-YB1 Protein Interaction Modulates RNA Splicing to Induce Resistance to Chemotherapy in High Risk Multiple Myeloma. Blood 128(22):359, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      42. Pierola AA, Marchesini M, Takahashi K, Gañán-Gómez I, Fiorini E, Ogoti Y, Irles E, Montalban-Bravo G, Sofia S, Dwyer KC, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. The Role of Chip-Related DNA Damage Response Dysfunction in Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms. Blood 128(22):958, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      43. Gañán-Gómez I, Alfonso A, Ogoti Y, Yang H, Montalban-Bravo G, Yu AC, Marchesini M, Bueso-Ramos CE, Takahashi K, Clise-Dwyer K, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. Hematopoietic Architecture of MDS before and after Progression Reveals Two Biologically Distinct Disease Subtypes. Blood 128(22):4310, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      44. Takahashi K, Wang F, Kantarjian HM, Denaha D, Khann K, Patel KP, Neelapu SS, Gumbs C, Bueso-Ramos CE, DiNardo CD, Colla S, Ravandi F, Zhang J, Wu X, Samaniego F, Garcia-Manero G, Futrea A. Clonal Hematopoiesis Increases Risk of Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms. Blood 128(22):38, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      45. Montalban-Bravo G, Takahashi K, Wang F, Konopleva M, Xingzhi S, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Huang X, Pierola AA, Jabbour EJ, Colla S, Borthakur G, Daver N, DiNardo CD, Estrov Z, Kadia TM, Pemmaraju N, Ravandi F, Bueso-Ramos CE, Chamseddine AN, Zhang J, Kantarjian HM, Patel K, Chin L, Futreal A, Garcia-Manero G. Clinical Relevance of Driver Mutations and Number of Driver Mutations in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Blood 128(22):54, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      46. Wei Y, Zheng H, Jia Y, Bao N, Jiang S, Colla S, Bueso-Ramos CE, Khoury JD, Bohannan ZS, Garcia-Manero G. Overexpression of KDM6B, an Epigenetic and Innate Immune Regulator, Results in Hematopoietic Alterations of Mice Including Changes in Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Blood 128(22):3149, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      47. Garcia-Manero G, Daver NG, Montalban-Bravo G, Jabbour EJ, DiNardo CD, Kornblau SM, Bose P, Alvarado Y, Ohanian M, Borthakur G, Cortes JE, Naqvi K, Pemmaraju N, Huang X, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Bueso-Ramos CE, Gasior Y, Bayer VR, Pierce S, Yang H, Colla S, Kantarjian HM. A Phase II Study Evaluating the Combination of Nivolumab (Nivo) or Ipilimumab (Ipi) with Azacitidine in Pts with Previously Treated or Untreated Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). Blood 128(22):344, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      48. Onida F, Iacobelli S, Garcia-Manero G, Patnaik MM, Itzykson R, Lasho TL, Nazha A, Rampal RK, Sanchez ME, Jabbour EJ, Hal Ali N, Thompson Z, Colla S, Fenaux P, Kantarjian HM, Killick S, Mikkael SA, List AF, Komrokji RS, Tefferi A, Solary E, Padron E. A New Clinically-Based Subclassification Proposal in CMML with Significant Prognostic Implications to Overcome the MDS/MPN Categorizing Dilemma. Blood 128(22):4320, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      49. Takahashi K, Wang F, Kantarjian H, Denaha D, Khanna K, Thompson E, Patel K, Neelapu S, Gumbs C, Bueso-Ramos C, DiNardo C, Colla S, Ravandi F, Xingzhi S, Zhang J, Wu X, Samaniego F, Garcia-Manero G, Futreal A. Genetic Mutations that Predict Therapy-Related Blood Cancers. EHA, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      50. Muller FL, Lin Y, Deng P, Satani N, Hammoudi N, Protopopova M, Mohapatra G, Asara JM, Colla S, Wu CC, Marszalek J, Wang A, DePinho RA. NAD biosynthesis as a collateral lethality target in cancer. AACR, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      51. Takahashi K, Wang F, Kantarjian H, Denaha D, Thompson E, Patel K, Neelapu S, Gumbs C, Wang Y, Bohannan Z, DiNardo C, Colla S, Zhang J, Wu X, Manero GG, Futreal A. Clonal origin of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms. AACR, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      52. Chamseddine AN, Cabrero M, Wei Y, Ganan-Gomez I, Colla S Takahashi K, Yang H, Estecio MR, Bohannan Z, Pierce S, Bueso-Ramos CE, Kantarjian HM, Jabbour E, Garcis-Manero G. Expression Of Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) In Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) And Its Impact On Outcome: Result Of A Transcriptome Profiling Using RNA Sequencing From 43 Patients With MDS And Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia 15(Supplement 2):S45-S46, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
      53. Wei Y, Verma A, Cabrero M, Zheng H, Fang Z, Yu Y, Colla S, Bohannan Z, Boultwood J, Garcia-Manero G. Association Between Downregulation of POT1 Expression and Chromosome 7 Deletion, Response to Hypomethylation Agent Treatment, and Patient Survival in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
      54. Marchesini M, Ogoti Y, Ganan-Gomez I, Wei Y, Bueso-Ramos CE, Garcia-Manero G, DePinho RA, Colla S. Telomere Dysfunction-Induced DNA Damage Drives Hematopoietic Stem Cell Fate. Blood 126(23):1156, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
      55. GañánGómez I, Ogoti Y, Marchesini M, Wei Y, Yang H, Jiang S, Bao N, Bueso-Ramos CE, Garcia-Manero G, Colla S. Effect of Azacytidine on the Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Compartments of MDS Mouse Models: Unveiling the Mechanisms of Remission and Relapse. Blood 126(23):2852, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
      56. Chamseddine AN, Wei Y, Cabrero M, Ganan Gomez I, Colla S, k T, Yang H, Estecio M, Bohannan ZS, Pierce S, Bueso-Ramos CE, Kantarjian HM, Jabbour E, Garcia-Manero G. PDE4 Differential Expression Is a Potential Prognostic Factor and a Therapeutic Target in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood 126(23):5227, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
      57. Rodriguez Sevilla JJ, Ganan-Gomez I, Colla AS. Myelodysplastic Syndrome Hematopoietic Stem Cells’ Plasticity Drives Venetoclax Therapy Escape. Hematopoiesis. Keystone Symposia, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
      58. Marchesini M, Storti P, Ogoti Y, D'Anca M, Nezi L, Wei Y, Yang H, Ong D, Neri A, Giuliani N, Garcia-Manero G, DePinho R, Colla S. ILF2 Is a Regulator of RNA Splicing and DNA Damage Response in 1q21-Amplified Multiple Myeloma. Blood 124(21):30, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
      59. Colla S, Ong D, Ogoti Y, Marchesini M, Mistry N, Clise-Dwyer K, Storti P, Viale A, Wei Y, Giuliani N, Yang H, D'Anca M, Estecio MR, Liang H, Kantarjian HM, Wang AY, Chin L, Bueso-Ramos CE, Garcia-Manero G, DePinho R. A Mouse Model of Telomere Dysfunction Recapitulates Hallmark Features of Human Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Blood 124(21):523, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
      60. Wei Y, Cabrero M, Jia Y, Zheng H, Fang Z, Bohannan Z, Chen R, Wang H, Colla S, Wang X, and Garcia-Manero G. Association Between Down-Regulation of EZH2 and Abnormal Karyotype, Response to Hypomethylation Treatment, and Patient Survival in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood 124(21):3241, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
      61. Wei Y, Verma A, Cabrero M, Zheng H, Fang Z, Yu Y, Colla S, Bohannan Z, Bowman TV, Boultwood J, Garcia-Manero G. Association Between Downregulation of POT1 Expression and Chromosome 7 Deletion, Response to Hypomethylation Agent Treatment, and Patient Survival in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood 124(21):4663, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
      62. Padron E, Garcia-Manero G, Itzykson R, Lasho T, Nazha A, Rampal RK, Sanchez ME, Jabbour E, Al Ali NH, Thompson Z, Lee J, Colla S, Fenaux P, Kantarjian HM, Killick S, Sekeres MA, List AF, Onida F, Komrokji RS, Tefferi A, Solary E. An International Data Set for the Study of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) Validates Modern Prognostic Scoring Systems and Demonstrates a Critical Need for Novel Prognostication Strategies. Blood 124(21):530, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
      63. Wei Y, Jia Y, Zheng H, Yang H, Fang Z, Colla S, Garcia-Manero G. Down-Regulated Expression Of Protection Of Telomeres 1 (POT1) Gene In Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Compartment Has Prognostic Value In Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). Blood 122(21):1511, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
      64. Giuliani N, Novara F, Todoerti K, Zaffaroni N, Villa R, Storti P, Ester Bernardo M, Manferdini C, Gabusi E, Abeltino M, Bolzoni M, Agnelli L, Rocci A, Colla S, Sammarelli G, Rizzoli V, Zuffardi O, Neri A, Lisignoli G. Are the Myeloma Bone Microevironment Cells Tumoral or Not?. Blood 114(11):1816, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
      65. Storti P, Donofrio G, Bolzoni M, Colla S, Airoldi I, Sgobba V, Abeltino M, Todoerti K, Agnelli L, Lazzaretti M, Mancini C, Bonomini S, Ribatti D, Pistoia V, Neri A, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N. HOXB7 Is Critically Involved in Multiple Myeloma-Induced Angiogenic Switch. Blood 114(11):125, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
      66. Giuliani N, Colla S, Storti P, Sgobba V, Todoerti K, Donofrio G, Bolzoni M, Abeltino M, Lazzaretti M, Bonomini S, Crugnola M, Neri A, Rizzoli V. Oxygen Tension in the Bone Marrow (BM) of Patients with Malignant and Indolent Monoclonal Gammopathy: Role of Hypoxia and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF)-1 in the Regulation of Gene Expression and Pro-Angiogenic Profiles of CD138+ Cells. Blood 114(11):422, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
      67. Bolzoni M, Colla S, Storti P, Donofrio G, Abeltino M, Sgobba V, Bonomini S, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N. Myeloma Cells Inhibit the Non-Canonical Wnt Co-Receptor Ror2 in Human Mesenchymal/Osteoprogenitor Cells: Effect of Wnt5a/Ror2 Pathway Activation On MM-Induced Impairment of the Osteogenic Differentiation Process. Blood 114(11):741, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
      68. Colla S, Storti P, Donofrio G, Lazzaretti M, Bonomini S, Lunghi P, Crugnola M, Bolzoni M, Galla L, Ippolito L, Martella E, Sammarelli G, Craviotto L, Caramatti C, Mangoni M, Bonati A, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N. Hypoxia and Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF)-1 in Multiple Myeloma: Effect on the Pro-Angiogenic Signature of Myeloma Cells and the Bone Marrow Microenvironment. Blood 112(11):1687, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
      69. Colla S, Giuliani N, Storti P, Lazzaretti M, Todoerti K, Lisignoli G, Agnelli L, Manferdini C, Bonomini S, Galla L, Bolzoni M, Mancini C, Sammarelli G, Mangoni M, Lambertenghi Deliliers G, Neri A, Rizzoli V. HOXB7 Overexpression in Mesenchymal Cells Stimulates the Production of Pro-Angiogenic Molecules: Potential Role in Multiple Myeloma Associated Angiogenesis. Blood 112(11):2743, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
      70. Giuliani N, Colla S, Storti P, Donofrio G, Bolzoni M, Bonomini S, Galla L, Sammarelli G, Mangoni M, Rizzoli V. Activation of Non-Canonical Wnt Pathway in Human Mesenchymal Cells Affects Osteogenic Differentiation: A Potential Target in Multiple Myeloma Microenvironment. Blood 112(11):2742, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
      71. Giuliani N, Todoerti K, Lisignoli G, Tagliaferri S, Agnelli L, Morandi F, Colla S, Crugnola M, Magnani M, Caramatti C, Mangoni M, Lambertenghi Deliliers G, Rizzoli V, Neri A. Gene Expression Profiling of Isolated Mesenchymal and Osteoblastic Cells Exhibits a Different Pattern of Expression in Multiple Myeloma Patients as Compared to Healthy Subjects: Potential Relationship with the Presence of Bone Lesions. Blood 110(11):3513, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
      72. Giuliani N, Lisignoli G, Tagliaferri S, Lazzaretti M, Morandi F, Colla S, Manferdini C, Tonnarelli B, Rizzoli V. Protein (MIP)-3a/CCL20 and Its Receptor CCR6 Are Overexpressed in the Bone Microenvironment and Involved in Osteoclast Formation in Multiple Myeloma Patients. Blood 110(11):3510, 2007. e-Pub 2007.

      Letters to the Editor

      1. Giuliani N, Morandi F, Tagliaferri S, Colla S, Bonomini S, Sammarelli G, Rizzoli V. Interleukin-3 (IL-3) is overexpressed by T lymphocytes in multiple myeloma patients. Blood 107: 841-2, 2006.
      2. Giuliani N, Colla S, Morandi F, Barille-Nion S, Rizzoli V. Interleukin-3 (IL-3) is overexpressed by T lymphocytes in multiple myeloma patients. Haematologica 90, 2005.
      3. Colla S, Sammarelli G, Voltolini S, Crugnola M, Sebastio P, Giuliani N. e6a2 BCR-ABL transcript in chronic myeloid leukemia: is it associated with aggressive disease?. Haematologica 89: 611-3, 2004.
      4. Giuliani N, Colla S, Rizzoli V, Barillé-Nion S, Bataille R. Do human myeloma cells directly produce the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB ligand (RANKL) or induce RANKL in the bone marrow microenvironment?. Cancer Res 64: 772-3; author reply 774-5, 2004.
      5. Colla S, Morandi F, Lazzaretti M, Polistena P, Svaldi M, Coser P, Bonomini S, Hojden M, Martella E, Chisesi T, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N. Do human myeloma cells directly produce basic FGF?. Blood 102: 3071-2; author reply 3072-3, 2003.
      6. Colla S, Roti G, Rizzoli V, Giuliani N. Angiopoietins expression by human myeloma cells. Haematologica 88: ELT20; author reply ELT21, 2003.

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