
Andrew L Pecora MD
Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School Newark
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92 2nd StHackensack, NJ 07601
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Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1986 - 1989
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1983
Seton Hall UniversityBS, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1975 - 1979
Certifications & Licensure
CO State Medical License 2021 - 2027
DC State Medical License 2012 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2021 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 1989 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1984 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- NJ Digi-Tech Innovators Award NJBIZ
- Who’s Who in America Lifetime Achievement Award Marquis, 2019
- Distinguished Achievement Award New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council, 2019
Clinical Trials
- Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 1999 Oct 01
- Combination Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 1999 Oct 01
- Study Comparing the Efficacy of MEK162 Versus Dacarbazine in Unresectable or Metastatic NRAS Mutation-positive Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsNext-generation sequencing guides diagnosis and treatment in a complex presentation of ALK-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: a case report.Tejasvini Vaid, Thomas S Gunning, Rachel Cohen, Alexandra Della Pia, Jason Voss
Frontiers in Oncology. 2025-01-01 - 5 citationsExpanding the clinical utility of liquid biopsy by using liquid transcriptome and artificial intelligence.Maher Albitar, Ahmad Charifa, Sally Agersborg, Andrew Pecora, Andrew Ip
The Journal of Liquid Biopsy. 2024-12-01 - 12 citationsThe impact of immunosuppressive agents on immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy in patients with advanced melanoma: A real-world, multicenter, retrospective study.Shaked Lev-Ari, Michael Serzan, Tianmin Wu, Andrew Ip, Lauren Pascual
Cancer. 2023-06-15
Journal Articles
- A Phase I/II Study of Escalating Doses of Bortezomib in Conjunction with High-Dose Melphalan as a Conditioning regimen for Salvage Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cel...Biran N, Rowley SD, Vesole DH, Zhang S, Donato ML, Richter J, Skarbnik AP, Pecora A, Siegel DS, Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 1/1/2016
- Impact of Immune Reconstitution (IR) and Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GvHD) on Clinical Outcomes after Treatment with Donor T Cells Transduced to Express the Herpes Simp...Fabio Ciceri, MD, Chiara Bonini, MD, Arnon Nagler, MD, Evangelia Yannaki, MD, Maria Teresa Lupo Stanghellini, MD, Attilio Bondanza, MD, PhD, Raffaella Greco, MD, Eduar..., Blood, 1/1/2016
- Impact of Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and Refining the MIPI Index in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)Andre Goy, MD, Tommy Wu, Eric Hansen, Srikesh Arunajadai, Ewelina Protomastro, Marisa Valentinetti, BSN, RN, Maureen Murphy, BSN, RN, Judith E Smith, BSN, RN, Ruth Pe ..., Blood, 1/1/2016
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Engraftment Syndrome in the Setting of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma-a Single Institution Review of over 600 PatientsAndrew L. Pecora, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Sustained Hematopoietic Recovery after Salvage Autologous Stem Cell Transplants after Long Term Storage of Cryopreserved Hematopoietic Progenitor Stem Cells (HPSC)Andrew L. Pecora, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Evomela¬ Significantly Increases the Risk of Engraftment Syndrome in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Treated with Autologous Stem Cell TransplantationAndrew L. Pecora, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Lectures
- Safety and Efficacy Data for Combined Checkpoint Inhibition with Ipilimumab (Ipi) and Nivolumab (Nivo) As Consolidation Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation ...2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Phase I/II Study of Escalating Doses of Thalidomide in Conjunction with Bortezomib and High Dose Melphalan As a Conditioning Regimen for Autologous Stem Cell Transplan...2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Infusion of Donor Lymphocytes Genetically Engineered to Express the Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase (HSV-TK) Suicide Gene after Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem...1/1/2014
Press Mentions
Melanoma Vaccine Offers New Hope for Skin Cancer PatientsMay 19th, 2023
Study Finds Vaccine, Pembrolizumab Combo Reduces Melanoma Recurrence RiskApril 19th, 2023
A Pfizer Partner Welcomes Ex-ADC Therapeutics CMO Jay Feingold to the Team; Amid Tough Sledding, Immunovant Chooses Eli Lilly Alum as CFOSeptember 17th, 2021
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