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Regina Myers, MD
Attending Physician
Dr. Myers aims to improve outcomes for children and young adults receiving cellular immunotherapies for high-risk hematologic toxicities. Her current research is focused on studying toxicities of CAR T-cell therapies through a combination of clinical epidemiologic and translational research methods.
Education and Training
BS, Cornell University (Human Development), 2008
MD, Yale University School of Medicine, 2013
Residency, Columbia University Medical Center (Pediatrics), 2016
Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology), 2019
Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Cancer Immunotherapy/BMT), 2020
Titles and Academic Titles
Attending Physician
Instructor of Pediatrics
Professional Memberships
American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2019-
Children’s Oncology Group, 2019-
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2019-
American Society of Hematology, 2017-
American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 2016-
Professional Awards
Department of Human Development Outstanding Senior Award, Cornell University, 2008
State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, 2008
Society for Pediatric Research Student Research Fellowship, 2009
American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Research Grant, 2014
Super Senior Award – selected by the pediatrics residency program intern class, Columbia University, 2016
Edward Curnen Prize – awarded to the pediatrics resident “who best exemplifies the ideas of humane and compassionate care,” Columbia University, 2016
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Early Career Travel Stipend Award, 2019
American Society of Hematology Clinical Research Training Institute (ASH CRTI), 2019-2020
NIH Loan Repayment Program, 2019-2021
American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award, 2019
Publication Highlights
Pubmed:
Kadauke S, Myers RM, Li Y, Aplenc R, Baniewicz D, Barrett DM, Barz Leahy A, Callahan C, Dolan JG, Fitzgerald JC, Gladney WL, Lacey SF, Liu H, Maude SL, McGuire R, Motley LS, Teachey DT, Wertheim GB, Wray L, DiNofia AM, Grupp SA. Risk-adapted preemptive tocilizumab to prevent severe cytokine release syndrome after CTL019 for pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A prospective clinical trial. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Jan; (online ahead of print). PMID: 33417474
Myers RM, Dolan JG, Teachey DT. Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy for pediatric and young adult B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2020 Oct; 16(10):1029-1042. PMID: 32975147
Myers RM, Hill BT, Shaw BE, Kim S, Millard HR, Battiwalla M, Majhail N, Buchbinder D, Lazarus HM, Savani BN, Flowers MED, D’Souza A, Ehrdardt M, Langston A, Yared J, Hayashi RJ, Daly A, Olsson RF, Inamoto Y, Malone AK, Zachariah D, Margossian S, Warwick A, Jaglowski S, Beitinjaneh A, Fung H, Kasow K, Marks DI, Reynolds J, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Wirk BM, Wood W, Hamadani M, Satwani P. Long-term outcomes among two-year survivors of autologous hematopoietic cell transplant for Hodgkin and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Cancer. 2018 Feb; 124(4):816-825. PMID: 29125192
Mitchell HR, Lu X, Myers RM, Sung L, Balsamo LM, Carroll WL, Raetz E, Loh ML, Mattano LA, Winick NJ, Devidas M, Hunger SP, Maloney K, Kadan-Lottick NS. Prospective, longitudinal assessment of quality of life in children from diagnosis to three months off treatment for standard risk (SR) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): Results of children’s oncology group study AALL0331. Int J Cancer. 2016 Jan; 138(2): 332-339. PMID: 26235006
Myers RM, Balsamo L, Lu X, Devidas M, Hunger SP, Carroll WL, Winick NJ, Maloney KW, Kadan-Lottick NS. A prospective study of anxiety, depression and behavioral changes in the first year after diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the children’s oncology group. Cancer. 2014 May; 20(9):1417-1425. PMID: 24473774
Active Grants/Contracts
Abramson Cancer Center’s Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology K12
7/2020-7/2021
Role: Scholar
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Young Investigator Award
7/2019-12/2022
Role: PI