BouthainaShbibDabajaMD

Radiation Oncology • Houston, TX

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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-792-2406
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Education & Training

University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterResidency, Radiation Oncology, 1999 - 2003
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1997 - 1999
Lebanese University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

MS State Medical License 2022 - 2023
AL State Medical License 2022 - 2023
AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2024
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
TN State Medical License 2022 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2023
TX State Medical License 2006 - 2023
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
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Clinical Trials

Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Screening After Mantle Radiation Therapy Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Terminated
Study of Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy (TSEBT) in Stage IB-IIIA Mycosis Fungoides Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
Low-dose (12 Gy) TSEBT+Vorinostat Versus Low-dose TSEBT Monotherapy in Mycosis Fungoides Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Stage I/II Nasal NK Cell Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Radiation Therapy and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Stage I-II Grade 1 or Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2013 May 20
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Nasal NK Cell Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 16
Recruiting
Phase 2
Ultra Low Dose Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Mycosis Fungoides Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 06
Recruiting
Phase 2
Ultra Low Dose Radiation Delivered Before or After Chemotherapy-Free Targeted Therapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 14
Recruiting
Phase 2
Radiation Therapy Alone for the Treatment of Stage 1 and 2 Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2000 Jun 07
Completed
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Survival Outcomes of Patients with Mycosis Fungoides Involving the External Ear and Ear Canal.
Alex J Wilkinson, Marc-Elie Nader, Dianna Roberts, Madeleine Duvic, Jillian R Gunther, Bouthaina S Dabaja, Paul W Gidley> ;The Laryngoscope. 2022 Aug 31
Second malignancies in patients with Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Half a century of experience.
Bouthaina Shbib Dabaja, David Boyce-Fappiano, Wenli Dong, Ethan Damron, Penny Fang, Jill Gunther, Maria A Rodriguez, Paolo Strati, Raphael Steiner, Ranjit Nair, Hun Le...> ;Clinical and translational radiation oncology. 2022 Jul 1
Long-Term Outcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma.
Aimaz Afrough, Leonard C Alsfeld, Denái R Milton, Ruby Delgado, Uday R Popat, Yago Nieto, Partow Kebriaei, Betul Oran, Neeraj Saini, Samer Srour, Chitra Hosing, Faisal...> ;Transplantation and cellular therapy. 2022 May 20
3 citations
Autologous stem cell transplantation for large B-cell lymphoma with secondary central nervous system involvement.
Serkan Akin, Chitra Hosing, Issa Khouri, Sairah Ahmed, Amin Alousi, Nathan Fowler, Jacinth Joseph, Jonathan Truxillo, Jeremy L Ramdial, Farzaneh Maadani, Gabriela Rond...> ;Blood advances. 2022 Apr 12
MALT lymphoma of the tongue: An unusual site that may present a diagnostic challenge.
Kirill A. Lyapichev, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, Yana Ivashkevich, Beenu Thakral, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Pei Lin, Fatima Iqbal, Sergej Konoplev> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2022 Feb 1
Assessment of Lymphoma and Other Hematologic Malignancies Training Needs Among Radiation Oncology Residents: a Brief Report.
Jenna M. Kahn, J.C. Yang, Joachim Yahalom, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Neha Vapiwala, Bradford S. Hoppe, Yolanda D. Tseng, Chelsea C. Pinnix, Rahul R. Parikh, Austin J. Sim, ...> ;Journal of Cancer Education. 2021 Oct 2
Post-transplantation donor-derived Sezary syndrome in a patient with A91V PRF1 variant hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Rohtesh S. Mehta, Carlos Antonio Torres Cabala, Courtney D. DiNardo, Naval Daver, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Katy Rezvani, Richard E. Champlin, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Madelein...> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2021 Jun 7
2 citations
Improved outcomes of high-risk relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma patients after high-dose chemotherapy: a 15-year analysis.
Yago Nieto, Stephen K. Gruschkus, Benigno C. Valdez, Roy B. Jones, Paolo Anderlini, Chitra Hosing, Uday R. Popat, Muzaffar H. Qazilbash, Partow Kebriaei, Amin M. Alous...> ;Haematologica. 2021 May 6
Prognostic value of disease distribution in secondary central nervous system diffuse large B cell lymphoma treated with radiation therapy.
Karine A. Al Feghali, Penny Fang, Maria Gule-Monroe, Sarah A. Milgrom, Joseph D. Khoury, Jillian R. Gunther, Tommy Sheu, Ranjit Nair, Sairah Ahmed, Raphael E Steiner, ...> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2021 May 4
3 citations
Early and Midtreatment Mortality in Palliative Radiotherapy: Emphasizing Patient Selection in High-Quality End-of-Life Care.
Matthew S. Ning, Prajnan Das, David I. Rosenthal, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Zhongxing Liao, Joe Y. Chang, Daniel R. Gomez, Ann H. Klopp, G. Brandon Gunn, Pamela K. Allen, P...> ;Journal of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2021 Apr 20
7 citations
Radiation and CAR T-cell Therapy in Lymphoma: Future Frontiers and Potential Opportunities for Synergy.
Penny Fang, Jillian R. Gunther, Susan Y. Wu, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Loretta J. Nastoupil, Sairah Ahmed, Sattva S. Neelapu, Chelsea C. Pinnix> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2021 Mar 25
2 citations
Primary Mediastinal B Cell Lymphoma in the Positron-Emission Tomography Era Executive Summary of the American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria.
Bradford S. Hoppe, Ranjana H. Advani, Sarah A. Milgrom, Richard L. Bakst, Leslie K. Ballas, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Christopher R. Flowers, Chul S. Ha, David B. Mansur, M...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2021 Mar 24
8 citations
Long-term follow-up of salvage therapy using a combination of inotuzumab ozogamicin and mini-hyper-CVD with or without blinatumomab in relapsed/refractory Philadelphia...
Elias Jabbour, Koji Sasaki, Nicholas J. Short, Farhad Ravandi, Xuelin Huang, Joseph D. Khoury, Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna, Jeffrey L. Jorgensen, Issa F. Khouri, Partow Ke...> ;Cancer. 2021 Jun 15
Vulvar Primary Cutaneous CD8+ Aggressive Epidermotropic Cytotoxic T-Cell Lymphoma.
Daniel C Morse, Katherine E Park, Vida Chitsazzadeh, Shaoying Li, Ken Young, Jillian R. Gunther, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Madeleine Duvic> ;International Journal of Gynecological Pathology. 2021 May 1
17 citations
Modern Radiation Therapy for Extranodal Nasal-Type NK/T-cell Lymphoma: Risk-Adapted Therapy, Target Volume, and Dose Guidelines from the International Lymphoma Radiati...
Shu nan Qi, Ye Xiong Li, Lena Specht, Masahiko Oguchi, Richard W. Tsang, Andrea K. Ng, Chang Ok Suh, Umberto Ricardi, Michael P. Mac Manus, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Joachi...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2021 Jul 15
2 citations
Serum paraprotein persistence and size determine outcome in a cohort of patients with a modern definition of plasmacytoma with up to 19 years of follow up.
Elisabet E. Manasanch, Chutima Kunacheewa, Catherine M. Claussen, Hans C. Lee, Sheeba K. Thomas, Jill Gunther, Chelsea C. Pinnix, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Behrang Amini, R...> ;Blood Cancer Journal. 2021 Feb 8
Advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma: have effective therapy and modern imaging changed the significance of bulky disease?
Sarah A. Milgrom, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, N. George Mikhaeel> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2021 Feb 7
4 citations
MALT Lymphoma of the Urinary Bladder Shows a Dramatic Female Predominance, Uneven Geographic Distribution, and Possible Infectious Etiology.
Kirill A. Lyapichev, Yana Ivashkevich, Yaroslav Chernov, D V Chinenov, Evgeniy Shpot, Alexander A Bessonov, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Sergej Konoplev> ;Research and Reports in Urology. 2021 Feb 5
2 citations
Outcome of relapsed and refractory nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: a North American analysis
Paolo Strati, Phoebe T M Cheng, Raphael E Steiner, Pedro E Alcedo Andrade, Lei Feng, Dahlia Sano, Veeramaneni A Rao, Prachee Singh, Roberto N. Miranda, Jillian R. Gunt...> ;British Journal of Haematology. 2021 Feb 1
3 citations
The impact of cell-of-origin, MYC/Bcl-2 dual expression and MYC rearrangement on disease relapse among early stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients treated with ...
Alexander Augustyn, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, Ethan B. Ludmir, Jillian R. Gunther, Penny Fang, Shaoying Li, Chi Young Ok, Mikaela E. Bankston, Vivek Verma, Dario Pasalic, S...> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2021 Jan 22
1 citations
Secondary central nervous system diffuse large cell lymphoma: an opportunity for radiation therapy to improve outcomes.
Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Sarah A. Milgrom, Andrew Wirth> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2021 Jan 2
1 citations
A Prospective Trial of Radiation Therapy Efficacy and Toxicity for Localized Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma
Penny Fang, Jillian R. Gunther, Chelsea C. Pinnix, Wenli Dong, Paolo Strati, Loretta J. Nastoupil, Raphael E Steiner, Sairah Ahmed, Ethan P. Damron, Nathan Fowler, Ran...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2020 Dec 10
2 citations
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: executive summary of the American radium society appropriate use criteria.
Leslie K. Ballas, Monika L. Metzger, Sarah A. Milgrom, Ranjana H. Advani, Richard L. Bakst, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Christopher R. Flowers, Chul S. Ha, Bradford S. Hoppe,...> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2021 Apr 16
1 citations
In Reply to Scarpelli et al
Lena Specht, Jeffrey Y.C. Wong, Andrea Riccardo Filippi, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Joachim Yahalom> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2020 Nov 18
1 citations
ILROG Lymphoma Mini-Atlas Part II, Hodgkin Lymphoma.
Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Andrea K. Ng, Stephanie A. Terezakis, John P. Plastaras, Micheal Yunes, Lynn D. Wilson, Joanna C. Yang, Jillian R. Gunther, Lena Specht, Joachim Y...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2020 Nov 15
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Journal Articles

Assessment of Radiation Doses Delivered to Organs at Risk Among Patients with Early-Stage Favorable Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with Contemporary Radiation Therapy
Chelsea C Pinnix, Jillian R Gunther, Sarah A Milgrom, Jason Westin, Simrit Parmar, Loretta Nastoupil, Sattva Neelapu, Bouthaina S Dabaja, JAMA Network Open

Abstracts/Posters

Radiation Therapy Can be an Effective Bridging Strategy Prior to Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell LymphomaRadiation Therapy Can be ...
Bouthaina S. Dabaja, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019

Press Mentions

Family First After My Non-Hodgkin’s B-cell Lymphoma DiagnosisJanuary 17th, 2017
Low-Dose Radiation Effective With/Without Concurrent Chemotherapy in R/R Mantle Cell LymphomaSeptember 5th, 2019