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Ruben Mesa

Executive Director, Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio
Verified email at uthscsa.edu
Cited by 50342

[PDF][PDF] Activating mutation in the tyrosine kinase JAK2 in polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis

…, K Döhner, P Marynen, P Vandenberghe, RA Mesa… - Cancer cell, 2005 - cell.com
Polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and myeloid metaplasia with
myelofibrosis (MMM) are clonal disorders arising from hematopoietic progenitors. An internet-…

Clinical impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer (CCC19): a cohort study

…, C Lewis, B Logan, T Masters, RR McKay, RA Mesa… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Data on patients with COVID-19 who have cancer are lacking. Here we characterise
the outcomes of a cohort of patients with cancer and COVID-19 and identify potential …

[HTML][HTML] A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ruxolitinib for myelofibrosis

S Verstovsek, RA Mesa, J Gotlib, RS Levy… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Ruxolitinib, a selective inhibitor of Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and 2, has clinically
significant activity in myelofibrosis. Methods In this double-blind trial, we randomly assigned …

New prognostic scoring system for primary myelofibrosis based on a study of the International Working Group for Myelofibrosis Research and Treatment

…, E Morra, AM Vannucchi, RA Mesa… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
Therapeutic decision-making in primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is becoming more challenging
because of the increasing use of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and new …

MPL515 mutations in myeloproliferative and other myeloid disorders: a study of 1182 patients

…, RL Levine, T Lasho, Y Pikman, RA Mesa… - Blood, 2006 - ashpublications.org
Recently, a gain-of-function MPL mutation, MPLW515L, was described in patients with
JAK2V617F-negative myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia (MMM). To gain more information on …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and efficacy of INCB018424, a JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, in myelofibrosis

S Verstovsek, H Kantarjian, RA Mesa… - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Myelofibrosis is a Philadelphia chromosome–negative myeloproliferative neoplasm
associated with cytopenias, splenomegaly, poor quality of life, and shortened survival. …

The burden of fatigue and quality of life in myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs) An international internet‐based survey of 1179 MPD patients

RA Mesa, J Niblack, M Wadleigh, S Verstovsek… - Cancer, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. Few objective data exist on the burden of fatigue and other constitutional
symptoms in patients with myeloproliferative disorders (MPD). METHODS. The authors used …

Myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) symptom assessment form total symptom score: prospective international assessment of an abbreviated symptom burden scoring …

…, G Birgegard, A Tefferi, RA Mesa - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) symptoms are troublesome to patients, and
alleviation of this burden represents a paramount treatment objective in the development of …

Population‐based incidence and survival figures in essential thrombocythemia and agnogenic myeloid metaplasia: an Olmsted County Study, 1976–1995

RA Mesa, MN Silverstein, SJ Jacobsen… - American journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
To provide basic information about occurrence and outcome of essential thrombocythemia (ET)
and agnogenic myeloid metaplasia (AMM), we used the Rochester Epidemiology Project …

Leukemic transformation in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia: a single-institution experience with 91 cases

RA Mesa, CY Li, RP Ketterling, GS Schroeder… - Blood, 2005 - ashpublications.org
Among 2333 consecutive patients with myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia (MMM) seen
at our institution, 91 fulfilled the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for leukemic …