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Shuo Ma, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine, Hematology Oncology Division; Feinberg School of Medicine
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Research Program
- Translational Research in Malignancy (TRIM)
shuo-ma( at )northwestern.edu
Cancer-Focused Research
Dr. Ma directs the clinical and translational research initiatives in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to develop and study novel treatment agents for the treatment of CLL. Her translational investigations have included novel biologic agents, mechanisms of drug resistance and immunotherapy. Dr. Ma is the Principal Investigator for a number of investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials studying new exciting treatments agents for CLL and lymphoma. She collaborates with investigators at Northwestern University, other US institutions and international institutions in developing novel therapeutic approaches in hematologic malignancies.
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- 1093 Citations
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Research interests.
Dr. Ma' clinical and research interests are focused on chronic lymphoid malignancies,including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Dr. Ma directs the clinical and translational research initiatives in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to develop and study novel treatment agents for the treatment of CLL. Her translational investigations have included novel biologic agents, mechanisms of drug resistance and immunotherapy. Dr. Ma is the Principal Investigator for a number of investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials studying new exciting treatments agents for CLL and lymphoma. She collaborates with investigators at Northwestern University, other US institutions and international institutions in developing novel therapeutic approaches in hematologic malignancies.
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2005 | Residency, Resurrection Hospitals |
2008 | Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) |
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PhD, Northwestern University
MD, Medicine, Beijing Medical University
Research interests keywords
- Biologic Therapies
- Blood Cancer (leukemia and lymphomas)
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Prot #C1763102: A Phase 1b Study of Oral AS-1763 in Patients with Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma or Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Worldwide Clinical Trials, Inc. , Carna Biosciences, Inc.
4/19/24 → 4/19/27
Project : Research project
Prot #M20-638: A Phase 3, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Epcoritamab in Combination with Rituximab and Lenalidomide (R2) compared to R2 in Subjects with Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma (EPCCORE™ FL-1)
AbbVie Inc.
10/12/23 → 10/12/24
Prot #IGM-2323-001: A Phase 1/2 Open-Label, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Escalating Doses of IGM-2323 in Subjects with Relapsed/Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
Covance Inc. , IGM Biosciences, Inc.
4/10/23 → 4/10/26
Prot #NU MSK20H06: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Study of Ibrutinib in Combination With Rituximab in Subjects With Treatment Naïve Marginal Zone Lymphoma
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center , Pharmacyclics, Inc.
10/12/22 → 10/12/25
Prot #BGB-11417-101: A Phase 1/1b Open-Label Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of Bcl-2 Inhibitor BGB-11417 in Patients with Mature B-Cell Malignancies
DrugDev Inc. , BeiGene Ltd.
8/5/21 → 8/5/24
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- 9 Review article
- 2 Comment/debate
- 2 Editorial
- 1 Short survey
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Response-adapted, time-limited venetoclax, umbralisib, and ublituximab for relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 100%
- Venetoclax 100%
- Patient 100%
- Ublituximab 100%
- Umbralisib 100%
Humoral Immunity After COVID-19 Vaccination in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Other Indolent Lymphomas: A Single-Center Observational Study
- Observational Study 100%
- Lymphoma 100%
- Humoral Immunity 100%
- COVID-19 Vaccination 100%
Ibrutinib maintenance after frontline treatment in patients with mantle cell lymphoma
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma 100%
- Ibrutinib 100%
- Inpatient 100%
- Therapeutic Procedure 100%
- patients 100%
Lisocabtagene maraleucel in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma (TRANSCEND CLL 004): a multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 1–2 study
- Lymphocytic Lymphoma 100%
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 100%
- Lisocabtagene Maraleucel 100%
Outcomes of patients with secondary central nervous system lymphoma following CAR T-cell therapy: a multicenter cohort study
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Immunotherapy improves remission for relapsed, refractory leukemia .
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A single infusion of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy induced complete response or remission in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), according to a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet.
“CAR-T therapy uses the patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. This novel form of cellular immunotherapy has been a major advance in the treatment of relapsed B-cell lymphomas. Here we reported the first multi-center study of Liso-cel, a CAR-T therapy in CLL/SLL,” said Shuo Ma, MD, ‘00 PhD , professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and a co-author of the study.
CLL and SLL are essentially the same disease, and is the most common type of leukemia in adults. Both CLL and SLL are caused by cancerous white bloods cells called lymphocytes. In CLL, the lymphocytes originate in bone marrow and in SLL, they’re found in the lymph nodes.
The landscape for CLL/SLL treatment has evolved significantly over the past decade, with oral targeted therapies (BTK inhibitors and Bcl-2 inhibitors) replacing conventional immunochemotherapy to become the new standard of care.
Although these targeted therapies are highly effective in CLL/SLL, there are high-risk patients who eventually become refractory, or resistant, to the treatment. Patients who’ve failed both classes of targeted therapies (double-refractory CLL/SLL) are left with few treatment options and poor outcomes, underscoring a need for better treatments.
In the current study, investigators aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a CAR T-cell therapy, specifically lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel), in 117 adult patients with relapsed or refractory CLL or SLL who received an average of five previous lines of therapy. CAR T-cell therapy employs genetically enhanced T-cells to locate and destroy cancer cells more effectively.
For the trial, all patients received a one-time intravenous infusion of liso-cel at one of two dosage levels. Among the 49 patients with double-refractory CLL/SLL who received the higher dosage, the overall response rate was 47 percent, and the complete response and remission rate was 18 percent, comparing favorably to a historical rate of zero to 5 percent, according to Ma.
Time to response was about one month and of the patients who achieved complete response and remission, none had relapsed at a 20-month follow up, indicating the durability of the response, according to the authors.
Transient immune-related adverse effects were commonly observed after the liso-cel treatment. More significant (grade 3) adverse events including cytokine release syndrome (an acute systemic inflammatory syndrome) were reported in 9 percent of patients, and advanced neurological events were reported in 18 percent of patients.
Overall, the findings suggest that a one-time infusion of liso-cel can induce a rapid and durable response in patients with relapsed and refractory CLL or SLL who have exhausted other treatment options, Ma said.
“CAR-T therapy is a very promising future treatment option for our patients with CLL/SLL. Future studies are being planned to compare this novel treatment with the existing standard treatments,” said Ma, who is also a member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
This study was funded by Juno Therapeutics, a BMS Company.
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Professor, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Shuo Ma, MD, PhD
Dr. Ma's clinical and research interests are focused on chronic lymphoid malignancies, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). Dr. Ma directs the clinical and translational research initiatives in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to develop and study novel treatment agents for the treatment of CLL. Her translational investigations have included novel biologic agents, mechanisms of drug resistance and immunotherapy. Dr. Ma is the Principal Investigator for a number of investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials studying new exciting treatments agents for CLL and lymphomas. She collaborates with investigators at Northwestern University, other US institutions and international institutions in developing novel therapeutic approaches in hematologic malignancies.
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- Medical Education: MD, Beijing Medical University - 1994
- Residency: AMITA Health/St Joseph Hospital (Chicago) - 2005
- Fellowships: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University - 2008
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Ibrutinib Maintenance (I-M) Following Frontline Intensive Induction in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL): Interim Safety, Response and Sequential MRD Evaluation
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Reem Karmali , Jeremy S. Abramson , Deborah M. Stephens , Jeffrey A. Barnes , Jason Kaplan , Jane N. Winter , Shuo Ma , Juehua Gao , Adam M. Petrich , Ephraim Hochberg , Ronald W. Takvorian , Frank Kuhr , Valerie Nelson , Leo I. Gordon , Barbara Pro; Ibrutinib Maintenance (I-M) Following Frontline Intensive Induction in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL): Interim Safety, Response and Sequential MRD Evaluation. Blood 2019; 134 (Supplement_1): 3990. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-126920
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Background: MCL carries a poor overall prognosis despite high response rates to induction chemotherapy. Maintenance strategies have impacted survival in MCL but optimal strategies have yet to be defined. Despite profound activity of ibrutinib, a selective BTK inhibitor, in relapsed/refractory MCL, ibrutinib maintenance (I-M) following induction for treatment-naive MCL has not been explored. We report preliminary results of a multicenter phase II trial assessing efficacy and safety of I-M for MCL after frontline induction.
Methods: Patients (pts) with MCL with complete or partial response (CR/PR) to frontline chemo-immunotherapy +/- autologous stem cell transplantation (autoSCT) received I-M 560 mg daily for up to 4 years. The primary objective was 3 year PFS rate with I-M. Secondary objectives were PR to CR conversions, median OS after 4 years and toxicity. Measurable residual disease (MRD) assessments using an NGS-MRD Assay (detection resolution of < 1 cell per million; Adaptive Biotechnologies) on peripheral blood and/or PBMCs were planned at 4 time points: prior to I-M initiation and at 1, 6 and 18-24 mo(s) after initiation of I-M.
Results: Accrual is complete (n=36). Median age was 60 (range 46-90), 28 pts (78%) were males, 28 (78%) had advanced stage and 9 (25%) had extranodal disease. 18 (50%), 7 (19%) and 11 (31%) had low vs intermediate vs high risk MIPI respectively. For induction, 17 (47%) received bendamustine-rituximab (BR), 18 (50%) a cytarabine-based regimen, and 1 (3%) R-CHOP. 18 (50%) had autoSCT in CR1 prior to enrollment. 33 (92%) and 3 (8%) had CR and PR with induction respectively with 1 PR to CR conversion on I-M. Median follow-up from initiation of induction therapy was 33 mos. With a median follow-up of 24.5 mos from initiation of I-M, 1 pt had disease progression (PD) and 2 others died, 1 from hepatic cholangiocarcinoma 2 years after I-M discontinuation for toxicity (atrial fibrillation) and 1 from unknown cause. 20/36 (56%) pts remain on I-M (median 24 cycles, range 1-52). Sixteen pts discontinued ibrutinib, including 3 for completion of 4 years of I-M. Of the remaining 13 who discontinued, TRAEs accounted for 10 (77%) and the other 3 were for uterine cancer (n=1), PD (n=1), and death of unknown cause (n=1) (Table 1). Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter accounted for 50% (n=5) of TRAEs that led to I-M discontinuation. 9 (25%) pts required permanent dose reductions for TRAEs with neutropenia (n=3), myalgias (n=2), and fatigue (n=2) being the most common. Collectively, TRAEs led to dose reductions/ interruptions/ discontinuations in 25 (69%) pts. At time of data cut-off, (July 2019), using a trackable dominant clone identified from tissue at diagnosis, MRD was assessed in 12 patients at varying time points (Figure 1). In these 12 pts, 6 were induced with BR, 5 with a cytarabine-based regimen, and 1 with R-CHOP and 5 were consolidated with autoSCT prior to enrollment. Prior to I-M initiation, 9 pts were MRD (-) and 3 had indeterminate MRD status. Indeterminate results corresponded with total cell counts below the level of detection and quantification with our assay. Those with indeterminate MRD status were confirmed to be MRD (-) with subsequent evaluation after 1 month of I-M. 3 of 12 (25%) pts became MRD (+) on I-M. The first reverted back to MRD (-) status and remains MRD (-) with clinical CR on > 3 years of I-M. The second pt was treated with hyperCVAD with PR prior to I-M. This patient required several dose interruptions for neutropenia just prior to MRD detection with clinical PD leading to discontinuation of therapy after 9 months of I-M. The third pt was treated with R-CHOP + autoSCT with PR prior to I-M and maintains a PR despite MRD conversion on > 2 years of I-M. Further analysis of dynamic changes in dominant and non-dominant clones associated with I-M is ongoing.
Conclusions: I-M is feasible in MCL pts who respond to frontline chemo-immunotherapy +/- autoSCT with manageable toxicities consistent with the known safety profile of ibrutinib. Guidelines to discontinue I-M for atrial fibrillation were strictly upheld in this protocol though not typical of current practice. NGS can be used to assess MRD with induction and maintenance therapy and demonstrates that most pts are MRD negative after intensive induction. Longer follow-up, evaluation of dynamic changes in MRD, and PFS and OS data are needed to assess clinical relevance of I-M and importance of MRD status, and may support larger, controlled studies.
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Karmali: Gilead/Kite; Juno/Celgene: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Takeda, BMS: Other: Research Funding to Institution; Astrazeneca: Speakers Bureau. Abramson: AbbVie Inc, Amgen Inc, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Celgene Corporation, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech, Gilead Sciences Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Juno Therapeutics, a Celgene Company, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite Pharma Inc, Merck, Novartis, Seattle Gen: Consultancy. Stephens: Karyopharm: Research Funding; Gilead: Research Funding; Acerta: Research Funding. Winter: Merck: Consultancy, Research Funding. Ma: Genentech: Consultancy; Gilead: Research Funding; Astra Zeneca: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Acerta: Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Kite: Consultancy; Juno: Research Funding; Xeme: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Beigene: Research Funding; Bioverativ: Consultancy; Novartis: Research Funding. Petrich: Abbvie: Employment, Equity Ownership. Kuhr: Adaptive Biotechnologies: Employment, Other: shareholder. Gordon: Zylem LLC: Other: co-founder; research in nanoparticles in cancer; Bayer: Other: Advisory Board; Juno/Celgene: Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding; Gilead: Other: Advisory Board. Pro: Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel Expenses; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Kyowa Hakka Kirin: Consultancy, Honoraria; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel Expenses, Research Funding.
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