Using FLT3 Inhibitors to Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A team of researchers at Mass General Cancer Center has reviewed the state of research surrounding FLT3 inhibitors.
About Amir Fathi, MD
Clinical Interests:
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- Myeloproliferative diseases
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Cancer Center: Hematology Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5130
Phone: 877-726-5130
Medical Education
- MD, Yale University School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital***
American Board Certifications
- Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
My research is focused on the development and clinical translation of novel therapies for acute leukemias. I currently lead multiple clinical trials at the Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center for patients with advanced leukemia and hematologic malignancies. I have a specific interest in studying FLT3 inhibition, aurora kinase inhibition, and antibody-drug conjugates as novel therapies.
Publications
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Select Publications:
Fathi AT, DiNardo CD, Kline I, Kenvin L, Gupta I, Attar EC, Stein EM, De Botton S. Differentiation syndrome associated with enasidenib (AG-221), a selective inhibitor of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 2. JAMA Oncol, 2018;4(8):1106-10.
Fathi AT, Erba HP, Lancet JE, Stein EM, Ravandi F, Faderl S, Walter RB, Advani AS, DeAngelo DJ, Kovacsovics TJ, Jillella AP, Bixby D, Levy MY, O'Meara MM, Ho PA, Voellinger J, Stein AS. A phase 1 trial of vadastuximab talirine combined with hypomethylating agents in patients with CD33-positive AML. Blood, 2018;132(11):1125-33.
Brunner AM, Neuberg D, Wander SA, Sadrzadeh H, Ballen K, Amrein P, Attar E, Hobbs G, Chen YB, Perry A, Joseph C, Burke M, Ramos A, Galinsky I, Yen K, Yang H, Straley K, Agresta S, Adamia S, Borger, DR, Iafrate, A, Graubert TA, Stone R, Fathi AT. Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 mutations, 2-hydroxyglutarate levels, and response to standard chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer, 2019;125(4):541-9.
Stein EM, DiNardo CD, Fathi AT, Pollyea DA, Stone RM, Altman JK, Roboz GJ, Patel MR, Collins R, Flinn IW, Sekeres MA, Stein A, Kantarjian HM, Levine RL, Vyas P, MacBeth KJ, Tosolini A, Van Oostendorp J, Xu Q, Gupta I, Lila T, Risueno A, Yen KE, Wu B, Attar EC, Tallman MS, de Botton S. Molecular clearance and response patterns in patients treated with enasidenib, an oral inhibitor of mutant IDH2 proteins. Blood, 2019;133(7):676-87.
All providers, professional and clerical, were excellent. Very good. Thank you very much.
The nurse was amazing! She had a great way of showing that she cared. She seemed genuine. She was gentle, polite, and yet approachable.
Dr. Fathi and staff have been honest and forthcoming in discussions. I am hopeful as I also perceive this emotional and medical support from Dr. Fathi and staff in each visit. My confidence in them helps me in this effort to heal.
This was my first visit with Mass General. The doctor was very thorough and took his time explaining everything to me. Very happy experience at Mass General.
Dr. Fathi was compassionate. He explained everything much better than my primary, my other hematologist. I understood him explicitly. He was wonderful. I would recommend him to anybody. I would go back to him in a minute. He even said that if I needed to talk to him, I could call. But the whole experience was wonderful. I just felt much better ... Read More
Dr. Fathi is a wonderful provider. He has been so gracious and kind to my mother, helpful to our family, and we are so blessed to have him.
He was excellent and took all the time I needed.
Dr F has been working with me for many years. Be is trusted and respected
The caretakers treat me as family would.
He has always been the best care provider (doctor) that I have ever had. I look forward to all our visits.