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Myeloma Steering Committee Roster

The Myeloma Steering Committee (MYSC) addresses the design, prioritization, and evaluation of concepts for phase 2, 2/3, and 3 clinical trials in adult myeloma. Committee activities help foster collaboration between groups and institutions engaged in conducting trials. The MYSC's membership comprises NCTN group representatives, NCI-funded consortia representatives, community oncologists, Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) representatives, biostatisticians, patient advocates, subject matter experts, and NCI staff.

Co-Chairs

Suzanne Lentzsch, M.D.
Columbia University

Sagar Lonial, M.D.
Emory University

Members

Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D.
Mayo Clinic

Leslie Ballas, M.D.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Ajai Chari, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco

Cynthia Chmielewski
Patient Advocate

Adam D. Cohen, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania

Angela Dispenzieri, M.D.
Mayo Clinic

Boris Freidlin, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute

Susan Geyer, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic

Sergio Giralt, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Michael Green, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente

Antje Hoering, Ph.D.
Cancer Research and Biostatistics

Christopher Kelsey, M.D.
Duke University

Richard Little, M.D.
National Cancer Institute

Teresa Miceli
Patient Advocate

Robert Orlowski, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

S. Vincent Rajkumar, M.D.
Mayo Clinic

Anthony Reiman, M.D., SM
Saint John Regional Hospital

Preet Paul Singh, M.D.
Springfield Clinic

Edward Stadtmauer, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania

Howard Streicher, M.D.
National Cancer Institute

Suzanne Trudel, M.D.
University Health Network

Saad Usmani, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christopher Venner, M.D.
BC Cancer Agency

Peter Voorhees, M.D.
Wake Forest University

NCI CCCT Program Director

Elena Schwartz, Ph.D., M.S.
elena.schwartz@nih.gov

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