Associate Professor, Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center - Research interest: phase I/II clinical trials in AML and ALL, developing new MRD assays

Joined February 2017
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Nicholas Short MD retweeted
Grateful to receive an ASCO Young Investigator Award for our work investigating mechanisms of resistance and response to momelotinib plus gilteritinib in FLT3-mutated AML. Thank you to my mentors @HusseinAbbasLab and @NicholasShortMD for their guidance and support #ASCO2026
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Nicholas Short MD retweeted
Our new review explores how the definition of high-risk Ph ALL is shifting across tx eras. Risk is dynamic, shaped by the interplay of biology, response, and treatment context. We examine key determinants, their evolving relevance, and risk-adapted strategies in the current era.
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Nicholas Short MD retweeted
Kudos @Daver_Leukemia and @NicholasShortMD on not just your beautiful work but your outstanding mentorship of Dr. Azevedo! Outstanding long term follow up for aza ven gilt for adults w FLT3m AML inappropriate IC. #ASH25 #ASHScavengerHunt
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Check out our most recent publication in @BloodCancerJnl evaluating the prognostic impact of early NGS-based MRD dynamics and cytomolecular risk in newly diagnosed B-cell ALL. nature.com/articles/s41408-0… @NicholasShortMD @DrHKantarjian #Leusm #ALLsm
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Nicholas Short MD retweeted
🚨 long-term outcomes in FLT3-m AML w/frontline HMA VEN FLT3 i 🔴93% CR/CRi in ND FLT3-m AML. 🔴3-yr OS: 45% (FLT3-ITD), 76% (FLT3-TKD) 🔴RASp mutations ➡️ poor survival 🔴ITD NGS MRD highly prognostic 🔴FLT3 wild-type relapses common. #Leusm #hemepath haematologica.org/article/vi…
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WBC >70K (but not IKZF1plus) increases risk of relapse with blina ponatinib in Ph ALL, particularly extramedullary/CNS. Pts with high WBC should be considered for systemic MTX/Ara-C and/or CAR T-cell consolidation jhoonline.biomedcentral.com/… #leusm #ALL
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Nicholas Short MD retweeted
Measurable residual disease is a powerful predictor of clinical outcomes in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. ow.ly/Y2iM50VonWG #MRD #ALL #lymphoidneoplasia

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Expert recommendations on using MRD in #ALL now out in @BloodAdvances. ClonoSEQ (NGS MRD) is superior to other MRD methods and should guide decisions about CAR T-cells or SCT @MDAndersonNews #Leukemia doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvance… #leusm
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3 Mar 2025
Recommendations from a panel of US experts published in @BloodAdvances highlight the optimal use of MRD as a prognostic and therapeutic tool in adult ALL More news: loom.ly/EvtL7yw #ALLsm #leusm #MedNews #MedEd
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Early attainment of undetectable MRD by MFC is independently associated w/ improved RFS in newly diagnosed #AML. Intermediate risk pts who attain undetectable MRD should still undergo consolidative allo-SCT. @MDAndersonNews #Leukemia @ASH_hematology ashpublications.org/bloodadv…
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Very nice of @AjHematology to add a wonderful visual abstract to accompany our review article on MRD in AML. Link here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @DillonHaem
MRD is highly prognostic in #AML and can inform SCT decisions or enrollment into MRD-directed clinical trials. MRD endpoints may also allow for accelerated drug approval in AML. New review by @NicholasShortMD and Richard Dillon in @AjHematology doi.org/10.1002/ajh.27482 #leusm
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9 Dec 2024
CONGRESS #ASH24 | PRESENTATION @WNMacaron, @MDAndersonNews and @bcmhouston discussed achievement of MRD negativity and positive long-term outcomes in B-ALL. In pts with PH- B-ALL , 2-yr RFS was higher in pts who were MRD neg after cycle 1, vs those who were pos after cycle 1. Poorer outcomes occurred in pts with HR B-ALL and slow MRD response. Follow our live feed for more updates: lymphoblastic-hub.com/medica… #ALL #ALLsm
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9 Dec 2024
CONGRESS #ASH24 | PRESENTATION Roberta Santos Azevedo, @MDAndersonNews discussed older age and TP53 mutations as predictors of myeloid neoplasm. Incidence of t-MN was highest in pts older than 60, and also higher with treatment intensity and TP53 mutation. t-MN risk was highest in pts over 60 with TP53 mutation, with a 5-yr CI of 25% Follow our live feed for more updates: lymphoblastic-hub.com/medica… #ALL #ALLsm
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9 Dec 2024
CONGRESS | #ASH24 | PRESENTATION @NicholasShortMD @MDAndersonNews shares long-term findings from a study of patients with ND FLT3m AML treated with HMA Ven FLT3i triplet (N = 73). ▪️Efficacy overall was comparable to that seen with doublet therapy, and at median follow-up of 26 months, median RFS=28.8 months and median OS = 38.5 months. ▪️Differences were seen between patients FT3-ITD (mOS=28.1 months) and FLT3-TKD (mOS=39.3 months). ▪️Age, NPM1, ELN 2022 risk, or allo-HSCT did not impact survival. ▪️In the 17 patients who relapsed with available sequencing information, 65% were FLT3 negative at relapse; 12 patients had clonal evolution, with new RAS pathway mutations identified in 24%. ▪️Poor responses were observed with triplet therapy post-relapse, particularly in patients with FLT3 mutation at relapse (median OS = 1.6 months). Follow our live feed for more updates: aml-hub.com/medical-informat… #AMLsm #leusm
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MRD is highly prognostic in #AML and can inform SCT decisions or enrollment into MRD-directed clinical trials. MRD endpoints may also allow for accelerated drug approval in AML. New review by @NicholasShortMD and Richard Dillon in @AjHematology doi.org/10.1002/ajh.27482 #leusm
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Happy to see our trial of DAC, venetoclax and ponatinib for advanced phase CML published in @TheLancetHaem. Response rate was 80%, allowing for bridge to alloSCT. Still a lot more work to be done in this rare disease. We have new TKI combo studies now open and enrolling.
In a Phase II trial led by Dr. Nicholas Short, 80% of patients with previously untreated chronic myeloid leukemia or Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute myeloid leukemia achieved remission with a novel treatment combination: bit.ly/4eaCHh0 @NicholasShortMD #EndCancer
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Nicholas Short MD retweeted
NGS MRD (clonoSEQ) is the most sensitive and specific MRD assay in Ph #ALL. Therapeutic decision-making should be based on NGS rather than PCR for BCR::ABL1 @NicholasShortMD of @MDAndersonNews #Leukemia doi.org/10.1080/17474086.202… #leusm
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Our new review on inotuzumab ozogamicin is now online. We cover the clinical development of INO, pivotal studies, and the novel uses of INO in B-ALL, including combination therapies and use in the frontline setting.
Inotuzumab approved as monotherapy for R/R #ALL but new research is expanding its use into frontline, for MRD , and in combo with blinatumomab. Best outcomes seen in combinations. @NicholasShortMD of @MDAndersonNews #Leukemia jhoonline.biomedcentral.com/… #leusm
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Listening to #NicholasShort from ⁦⁦@MDAndersonNews⁩ talking about #inotuzumab in relapsed refractory Acute lymphoblastic leukemia! Delhi
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