OscarFBallesterMD

Oncology • Providence, RI

Professor of Medicine, Medical College GA

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Office
903 Providence Pl #443
Providence, RI 02903
Phone+1 518-728-1709
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Education & Training

University of South Florida MorsaniFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1988 - 1988
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1977 - 1980
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Huron HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1972 - 1973
Universidad Nacional de CordobaClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 2013 - 2013
WV State Medical License 2007 - 2012
LA State Medical License 2007 - 0
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Refractory Cancer Start of enrollment: 1997 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Prevention of Disease Progression in Early Stage Indolent B Cell Malignancies. (SMM) Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Aplidin - Dexamethasone in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Cytogenetic Alterations in Multiple Myeloma: Prognostic Significance and the Choice of Frontline Therapy
Flavia Stella, Estela Marta Pedrazzini, Mara Agazzoni, Oscar Ballester, Irma Slavutsky> ;Cancer Investigation. 2015 Oct 27
6 citations
Frontline therapy for multiple myeloma: a concise review of the evidence based on randomized clinical trials.
Sobia Yaqub, Gabriela Ballester, Oscar Ballester> ;Cancer Investigation. 2013 Oct 1
23 citations
Inhibition of Nuclear Factor Kappa B activation in Early-Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Johannes F. Fahrmann, Oscar Ballester, Gabriela Ballester, Theodore R. Witte, Alexander J. Salazar, Benjamin Kordusky, Kelsey G. Cowen, Gabriela Ion, Donald A. Primera...> ;Cancer Investigation. 2013 Jan 17
3 citations
Prevention of Breast Cancer (Part II): Risk Reduction Strategies
Maria Tria Tirona, Rajesh Sehgal, Oscar Ballester> ;Cancer Investigation. 2010 Nov 15
47 citations
Prevention of breast cancer (part I): epidemiology, risk factors, and risk assessment tools.
Maria Tria Tirona, Rajesh Sehgal, Oscar Ballester> ;Cancer Investigation. 2010 Jul 16
26 citations
RBC and WBC fatty acid composition following consumption of an omega 3 supplement: Lessons for future clinical trials
Theodore R. Witte, Alexander J. Salazar, Oscar Ballester, W. Elaine Hardman> ;Lipids in Health and Disease. 2010 Mar 22
The emperor's new clothes or the current practice of clinical trials for multiple myeloma in the USA.
Oscar Ballester> ;Cancer Investigation. 2008 Jun 1
5 citations
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the Elderly
Gabriela Ballester, Maria Tria Tirona, Oscar Ballester> ;Oncology. 2007 Nov 15
Current Clinical Practice: High-Dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Review of Recent Advances
Gabriela V. Bruno, Oscar F. Ballester> ;Hematology. 2000 Jan 1
19 citations
Collection of peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) based on a rising WBC and platelet count significantly increases the number of CD34+ cells.
M. S. Krieger, Gary J. Schiller, James R. Berenson, K. Stewart, S. J. Noga, O. F. Ballester, S. Tarantolo, Patrick J. Stiff, D. Kuhn, E. Scherzo, A. P. Sing, Cindy Jac...> ;Bone Marrow Transplantation. 1999 Jul 1
35 citations
Broadened clinical utility of gene gun-mediated, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor cDNA-based tumor cell vaccines as demonstrated with a mouse myeloma m...
Joel G. Turner, Jun Tan, Brian Crucian, Daniel M. Sullivan, Oscar F. Ballester, William S. Dalton, Ning-Sun Yang, Joseph K. Burkholder, Hua Yu> ;Human Gene Therapy. 1998 May 20
10 citations
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the Elderly.
Lodovico Balducci, O. F. Ballester> ;Cancer Control. 1996 Oct 1
757 citations
Efficacy of Pamidronate in Reducing Skeletal Events in Patients with Advanced Multiple Myeloma
James R. Berenson, Alan Lichtenstein, Lester Porter, Meletios A. Dimopoulos, Roldolfo Bordoni, Sebastian George, Allan Lipton, Alan Keller, O. F. Ballester, Michael J....> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1996 Feb 22
4 citations
Blood and Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Transplantation: A Comparative Review.
William E. Janssen, John W. Hiemenz, Karen K. Fields, Zorsky Pe, O. F. Ballester, Steven C. Goldstein, G. J. Elfenbein> ;Cancer Control. 1994 May 1
3 citations
High-dose Chemotherapy and the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Selecting the Regimen and the Source of Stem Cells.
Karen K. Fields, Agaliotis Dp, William E. Janssen, Janelle Perkins, O. F. Ballester, John W. Hiemenz, Zorsky Pe, G. J. Elfenbein> ;Cancer Control. 1994 May 1
24 citations
Lymphocyte subpopulation abnormalities in sickle cell anemia: a distinctive pattern from that of AIDS.
Oscar F. Ballester, Jorge M. Abdallah, Ananda S. Prasad> ;American Journal of Hematology. 1986 Jan 1
20 citations
Impaired IgM antibody responses to an influenza virus vaccine in adults with sickle cell anemia.
Oscar F. Ballester, Jorge M. Abdallah, Ananda S. Prasad> ;American Journal of Hematology. 1985 Dec 1
42 citations
Anergy, Zinc Deficiency, and Decreased Nucleoside Phosphorylase Activity in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
Oscar F. Ballester, Ananda S. Prasad> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1983 Feb 1
3 citations
Impaired antibody responses to a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in remission
Oscar F. Ballester, Muhammad Shurafa, Howard Toben, Kapisthalam S. Kumar, C. Lynne Burek> ;Journal of Clinical Immunology. 1981 Apr 1
Sickle cell anemia: recurrent splenic pain relieved by splenectomy.
Oscar F. Ballester> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1979 Mar 1
Randomized clinical trials for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: lessons to be learned from the European experience.
Kuthiala, S. S., Lyman, G. H., Ballester, O. F.> ;Bone Marrow Transplant. 2006 Jan
Adoptive immunotherapy with donor lymphocyte infusions and interleukin-2 after high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell rescue for multiple myeloma.
Ballester, O. F., Fang, T., Raptis, A., Ballester, G., Wilcox, P., Hiemenz, J., Tan, B.> ;Bone Marrow Transplant. 2004 Sep
11 citations
Multiple myeloma in women with silicone breast implants. Serum immunoglobulin and interleukin-6 studies in women at risk
L. L. Garland, O. F. Ballester, F. B. Vasey, K. Benson, Lynn C. Moscinski, M. J. Farmelo, M. J. Rodriguez, D. P. Rapaport> ;Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. 1996 Jan 1
4 citations
Defining the role of novel high-dose chemotherapy regimens for the treatment of high-risk breast cancer.
Karen K. Fields, G. J. Elfenbein, Janelle Perkins, O. F. Ballester, Steven C. Goldstein, J. W. Heimenz, R. A. Saez, Daniel M. Sullivan, J. S. Partyka, L. A. Kronish> ;Seminars in Oncology. 1998 Apr 1
3 citations
Polycythemia as a complication of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Thomas B. Edwards, Robert P. Nelson, O. F. Ballester, Hussain I. Saba, Richard F. Lockey> ;Southern Medical Journal. 1993 Jun 1
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