
Aref Al-Kali MD
Hematologic Oncology
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School
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200 1st St SwRochester, MN 55905
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Education & Training
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Leukemia, 2009 - 2010
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2006 - 2009
Western Reserve Health Education/NEOMEDResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
MN State Medical License 2010 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2017 - 2025
OK State Medical License 2006 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2009 - 2012
OH State Medical License 2002 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Centricity Patient Online, GE Healthcare, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Centricity Enterprise (CE), GE Healthcare, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Enterprise (CE), GE Healthcare, 2014, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy and Safety of Oral Rigosertib in Transfusion-dependent, Low or Int-1 or Trisomy 8 Int-2 Myelodysplastic Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
- Daunorubicin Hydrochloride, Cytarabine, and Nilotinib in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2015 Mar 12
- Oral Rigosertib in Low Risk MDS Patients Refractory to ESAs Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Survival after intensive therapy or clofarabine in fit older adults with acute myeloid leukemia: E2906 phase 3 trial.James M Foran, Zhuoxin Sun, Selina M Luger, David F Claxton, Hillard M Lazarus
Blood Neoplasia. 2026-05-01 - Treatment-specific prognostic performance of ELN 2022, ELN 2024, and Beat AML 2024: a real-world AML validation study.Tariq Kewan, Oudai Alkabbani, Hadil Zureigat, Rong He, Dragan Jevremovic
Blood Neoplasia. 2026-05-01 - CPX-351 (Liposomal Cytarabine and Daunorubicin) versus venetoclax plus hypomethylating agent therapy in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia: a retrospective compari...Saubia Fathima, Lior Rokach, Nour Ghosoun, Mahsa Rezasoltani, Rimal Ilyas
Blood Cancer Journal. 2026-04-06
Journal Articles
- Monosomal Karyotype Predicts Adverse Prognosis in Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML): A Single Institution ExperienceA Alsahlawi, H Alkhateeb, M Patnaik, K Begna, M Elliott, W Hogan, M Litzow, A Al-Kali, Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia, 6/10/2014
- Toxoplasmosis in Patients with hematologic MalignanciesA Chintakuntlawar, M Kidd, A Al-Kali, W Wilson, CA Thompson, Leuk Lymphoma, 5/31/2014
- Revised Assessment of Response and Long-term Discontinuation Rates among 111 Patients with Myelofibrosis Treated with Momelotinib and RuxolitinibAbdelrahman RA, Begna KH, Al-Kali A, Hogan WJ, Litzow MR, Tefferi A, Leukemia, 1/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Pharmacokinetic Exposure Equivalence and Preliminary Efficacy and Safety from a Randomized Cross over Phase 3 Study (ASCERTAIN study) of an Oral Hypomethylating Agent ...Aref Al-Kali, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- DNA Cytosine-Demethylating Agent 5-Aza-2'-Deoxycytidine Targets Leukemia Cells through Reducing DNA N6-MethyladenineAref Al-Kali, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
- Results of a Clinical Trial of H3B-8800, a Splicing Modulator, in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or Chronic Myelomonocytic...Aref Al-Kali, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
Lectures
- A phase II study (NCI9775) of sapanisertib (MLN0128/TAK-228) in relapsed and/or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): Interim analysis.2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
- A Phase II of Combination Daunorubicin and Cytarabine (Ara-c) and Nilotinib (TAsigna) (DATA) in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and KIT Expression...2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Hematological Emergencies in the ICU8/19/2014
Authored Content
- ASH 2018: The Current State of Myeloid MalignanciesDecember 2018
- ASH 2018: The Current State of Myeloid MalignanciesDecember 2018
Press Mentions
Onconova Therapeutics to Present a Poster Session Relating to Intravenous Rigosertib at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual MeetingMay 22nd, 2017
Ongoing AML Trials of Novel Agents Could Shift FieldMay 15th, 2017
Committees
- member, NCCN MDS committee 2016 - Present
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Other Languages
- Arabic
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