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Personal profile
Treatment Philosophy
There is a quote by Anthony Del Monte that I hold very close to my heart and often reflect on when treating patients: “Cancer does not have a face until it’s yours or someone you know”. I hold this very close to my heart. I have witnessed fear, anguish and uncertainty this diagnosis brings in the life of not only the patient but the entire family. Hence, my goal has been to provide comprehensive care to the patient and family as well. I feel it is my core responsibility to support my patients during their tough journey and guide them with appropriate medical decision making. I joined the Department of Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies because of the unique opportunity to provide and institute the best of care and advanced options for patients with this disease.
Areas of Expertise
Leukemia, Myeloma, Lymphoma
Treatment Focus
Stem cell transplant, cellular therapies
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Investigating Associations Between Psychological Distress and Changes in Peripheral Blood Monocytes in Patients With CLL/SLL Managed With Active Surveillance
Fang, C. Y., MacFarlane, A. W., Fung, H. C. H., Khan, N., Barta, S. K., Hasler, J. S., Ballard, H. J., Landsburg, D. J., Nasta, S. D., Schuster, S. J., Khanal, R., Fisher, R. I., Cohen, A. D., Svoboda, J. & Campbell, K. S., May 2026, In: Cancer Medicine. 15, 5, p. e71903 e71903.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Targeting CAR-T cell exhaustion in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: mechanistic insights and emerging clinical strategies
Rao, A., Darwish, C., Campbell, K. S., Khanal, R., Fung, H. & Stack, A., 2026, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 17, p. 1727926 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Five-Year Follow-Up Analysis of ZUMA-5: Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Relapsed/Refractory Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Neelapu, S. S., Chavez, J. C., Sehgal, A. R., Epperla, N., Ulrickson, M. L., Bachy, E., Munshi, P. N., Casulo, C., Maloney, D. G., de Vos, S., Reshef, R., Leslie, L. A., Oluwole, O. O., Yakoub-Agha, I., Khanal, R., Rosenblatt, J. D., Wulff, J., Shen, R. R., Zhang, W. & Poddar, S. & 3 others, , Nov 20 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43, 33, p. 3573-3577 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"I Missed My Other Oncologist": Established Relationships as Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing CAR-T and Autologous Transplantation
Frosch, Z. A. K., Meshack, C., Meeker, C., Varshavsky-Yanovsky, A., Khanal, R., Bromberg, M., Chandar, A., Quien, E., Carter, J., Nakhoda, S. K., Messmer, M., Montgomery, C., Incorvati, J. A., Ali, N. D., Styler, M. J. & Fang, C. Y., Dec 2025, In: Cancer Medicine. 14, 23, p. e71425 e71425.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Version 2.2025
Greenberg, P. L., Stone, R. M., Abaza, Y., Al-Kali, A., Anand, S., Ball, B., Bennett, J. M., Borate, U., Brunner, A. M., Chai-Ho, W., Curtin, P., DeZern, A. E., Gaensler, K., Gahvari, Z., Garcia-Manero, G., Griffiths, E. A., Haque, T., Jacoby, M., Jonas, B. A. & Keel, S. & 18 others, , Mar 2025, In: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN. 23, 3, p. 66-75 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reports from Temple University Health System Add New Data to Findings in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (Investigating Associations Between Psychological Distress and Changes in Peripheral Blood Monocytes in Patients With CLL/SLL Managed With ...)
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12/10/25
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Data on Cancer Research Reported by Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center ("I Missed My Other Oncologist"Established Relationships as Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing CAR-T and Autologous Transplantation)
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