
Swaminathan Padmanabhan (Padmanabhan) Iyer MD
Hematologic Oncology
Professor of Medicine, Dept.Lymphoma/Myeloma MD Anderson Cancer Center,
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1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
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Summary
- Dr. Swaminathan Iyer is a hematologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Bangalore Medical College and has been in practice 21 years. He specializes in hematologic oncology and serves as the leader of the T cell Lymphoma group at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Education & Training
Roswell Park Cancer InstituteMD, Physician Scientist, 2003 - 2008
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2000 - 2003
Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Bangalore Medical CollegeClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2027
GA State Medical License 2024 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2024 - 2027
WA State Medical License 2024 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
LA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
MS State Medical License 2024 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Clinical Care Excellence Award HealthNetwork, 2017, 2022-2023
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2014, 2016
- President Indo American Cancer Association
Clinical Trials
- An Open-label, Dose-escalation Safety and Tolerability Trial Assessing Anti-KIR (1-7F9) in Subjects With Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
- Study of Cordycepin Plus Pentostatin in Patients With Refractory TdT-Positive Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
- Study of Fluphenazine in Relapsed or Relapsed-and-Refractory Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsAssociation of PET4 response with outcomes of BV-CHP vs CHOP in the ECHELON-2 trial in CD30+ peripheral T-cell lymphoma.Swaminathan Iyer, Neha Mehta-Shah, Ranjana Advani, Nancy L Bartlett, Jacob H Christensen
Blood Advances. 2025-12-09 - Clinical Trial Success Rate in Lymphoma: Fate of Trials and Agents from 2000 to 2019.Zhiping Luo, Meng Li, Brian Primeaux, Rahul Shah, Ruitao Lin
Blood Advances. 2025-11-07 - Racial differences in mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: A multicenter cohort study.Pamela B Allen, Subir Goyal, Swaminathan Iyer, Sai Talluru, Auris Huen
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2025-09-29
Journal Articles
- A unique aptamer-drug conjugate for targeted therapy of multiple myelomaWen J, Tao W, Hao S, Iyer SP, Zu Y., Leukemia, 8/5/2015
- A Phase IB multicentre dose-determination study of BHQ880 in combination with anti-myeloma therapy and zoledronic acid in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple...Iyer SP, Beck JT, Stewart AK, Shah J, Kelly KR, Isaacs R, Bilic S, Sen S, Munshi NC, Br J of Haematol, 8/1/2014
- BET protein antagonist JQ1 is synergistically lethal with FLT3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and overcomes resistance to FLT3-TKI in AML cells expressing FLT-ITDFiskus W, Sharma S, Qi J, Shah B, Devaraj SG, Leveque C, Portier BP, Iyer SP, Bradner JE, Bhalla KN, Mol Cancer Ther, 7/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
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 ...Swaminathan P. Iyer, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Novel CD4+CD8+ Umbilical Cord Blood Regulatory T CellsSwaminathan P. Iyer, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Analysis of Factors Predictive of Risk of Transformation and Time to Transformation in Patients (pts) with Mantle Cell Lymphoma _ Cohort Study of 369 PatientsSwaminathan P. Iyer, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Lectures
- Final Results of Phase 1/1b Study of Tenalisib, Dual PI3K _/_ Inhibitor in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory T-Cell Lymphoma61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- A Phase I/II Study to Examine the Safety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab 200 Mg Fixed Dose Administered Every 3 Weeks (Q3W) in Combination with Romidepsin in Relapsed or...61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- Safety of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy in Elderly Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Press Mentions
Houston Cell Therapy Company Launches Second-Phase Clinical TrialMay 7th, 2025
ASH: Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Improves Survival in Cancer-Associated Hyper-Inflammatory DisorderDecember 9th, 2024
CRISPR Gene-Editing May Boost Cancer Immunotherapy, New Study FindsDecember 13th, 2022
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- Indo American Cancer AssociationPresident
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