Taiga Nishihori MD

Oncology•Tampa, FL

Hematologic Oncology

Senior Member, Medical Director - BMT Program

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12902 Usf Magnolia DrTampa, FL 33612
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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2006 - 2009
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2006
Hokkaido University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2010 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2006 - 2018
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Melphalan+Bortezomib as a Conditioning Regimen for Autologous and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplants in Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 18
Completed
Phase 2
Stem Cell Transplant With Lenalidomide Maintenance in Patients With Multiple Myeloma (BMT CTN 0702) Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor LBH589 in Addition to Corticosteroids in Patients With Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Ofatumumab as Primary Therapy of Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 14
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Ex-vivo Expanded Donor Regulatory T Cells for Prevention of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 29
Completed
Phase 1
In Vivo Treg Expansion and Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 25
Completed
Phase 2
Selinexor (KPT-330) and Liposomal Doxorubicin For Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 23
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Panobinostat (LBH589): Multiple Myeloma - Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 10
Completed
Phase 2
Selinexor Plus High-Dose Melphalan (HDM) Before Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 20
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Ixazomib and Dexamethasone With or Without Venetoclax in Treating Patients With Non-t(11;14) Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 21
Withdrawn
Phase 1, Phase 2
MM CAR-T to Upgrade Response BMTCTN1902 Start of enrollment: 2022 Jan 05
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Contact
Graft Versus Host Disease-Reduction Strategies for Donor Blood Stem Cell Transplant Patients With Acute Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Start of enrollment: 2019 Nov 19
RECRUITING
PHASE2
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Safety, Activity and Cell Kinetics of CYAD-211 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 16
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Enhanced CAR-T Function and Mitochondrial Fitness from Earlier Unfractionated Stem Cell Product in Multiple Myeloma.
Ciara L Freeman, Julieta Abraham-Miranda, Meghan Menges, Reginald M Atkins, Jerald Noble
Molecular Therapy. 2025-04-18
Sarcopenia and Skeletal Muscle Loss after CAR T-cell Therapy in Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma.
Khushali Jhaveri, Ram Thapa, Dalia Ercan, Aditi Saha, Jerald Noble
Clinical Cancer Research. 2025-04-16
Cardiovascular adverse events and outcomes after anti-BCMA CAR-T for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.
Stefanie Palfi, Lauren C Peres, Himara Koelmeyer, Melissa Alsina, Rachid C Baz
Blood Cancer Journal. 2025-04-14

Journal Articles

Case Report Haploidentical Transplantation as a Promising Therapy for Relapsed Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Older Adult Patient
Taiga Nishihori, Ernesto Ayala, ScienceDirect

Abstracts/Posters

Allogeneic Transplantation for Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Adults over 50 Years Old Using Reduced Intensity/Non-Myeloablative Conditioning: Haploidentical Relative Ver...
Taiga Nishihori, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
CD34+ Cell Dose Influences Survival after Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation with Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide
Taiga Nishihori, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Open-Label Pilot Study of Genetically Engineered NY-ESO-1 Specific T Cells (GSK3377794) Alone or in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Relapsed and Refractory Multiple ...
Taiga Nishihori, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Fever Characteristics Associated with Toxicity and Outcome after Anti-CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy for Aggressive Lymphoma
Taiga Nishihori, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Clearance of Somatic Gene Mutations in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Prior to Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) Predicts Outcome
Taiga Nishihori, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
Moffitt Cancer Center 2-Year Single-Institution Experience with Next-Generation Sequencing Minimal Residual Disease Detection: Clinical Utility, Application, and Corre...
Taiga Nishihori, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
Elotuzumab in Combination with an Immunomodulatory Agent (IMID) in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Refractory to Imids and/or Daratumumab: A Single-Institution Analysis...
Taiga Nishihori, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Impact of TBI-Based Conditioning Regimen on Outcomes of Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant: Systematic Revi...
Taiga Nishihori, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
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Lectures

Open-Label Pilot Study of Genetically Engineered NY-ESO-1 Specific T Cells (GSK3377794) Alone or in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Relapsed and Refractory Multiple ...
61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
The Result of a Phase 1 Study of Selinexor in Combination with High-Dose Melphalan and Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma
61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
Panobinostat As a Maintenance Therapy after Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Patients with Multiple Myeloma
61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019

Press Mentions

$Moffitt Research of Selinexor for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Facilitates Recent FDA Approval$
Moffitt Research of Selinexor for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Facilitates Recent FDA ApprovalJuly 24th, 2019

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Member

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