
Lekha Mikkilineni
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Lekha Mikkilineni
@LMikkMD
Assistant Professor in the BMT Division at Stanford University School of Medicine . I focus on multiple myeloma and CAR T-cell therapy.




#Myeloma Paper of the Day: Dexamethasone prophylaxis for high lymphocyte expansion (ALC >5000/μL, which predicted severe early neurologic events/high mortality) post-cilta-cel in myeloma demonstrates promise for risk mitigation, including better OS: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41894686/. #mmsm




Vitamin D supplementation may help shape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a Mayo Clinic–led study published in Cell Reports Medicine. The findings offer new insight into how the immune system and gut microbiome interact in this chronic condition and point to potential new therapeutic strategies. Learn more: mayocl.in/4bPByLE


🙏🏽 @AjHematology: 🇺🇸 Myeloma Immunotherapy Consortium analysis of CAR-T in AL amyloidosis n=28 (n=6 with ❤️ 3A dz at infusion). Yes CRS, yes IEC-HS (rare), but no TRM... And yes very deep responses 🤩 Some day this may be default answer for fixing outcomes gap if ≤hemVGPR





Great to see in @BloodPortfolio Neoplasia since it's a question our #MMsm patients ask all the time. "Can I get MMR 💉 on dara-len maintenance?" Short answer: 💯%, it seems! Long answer: Kudos to our PharmD colleagues within 🇺🇸 MM Consortium for leading the charge on this!



Congrats @HitomiHosoyaMD @LMikkMD and team on this manuscript in @BloodPortfolio. Learned a lot from this collaboration.


Long-term follow-up of gastrointestinal CAR T-cell lymphoma: homing, clonal expansion, and response to cyclosporine - out in @BloodPortfolio. doi.org/10.1182/blood.…




Today we announce results from a first-of-its-kind study with @BIDMC_Medicine on AMIE, our conversational AI for clinical reasoning. In a real-world clinical study, AMIE was found to be safe, feasible, and well-received by patients. Learn more: goo.gle/4sXCogz







