BENIGN HEMATOLOGY PROGRAM

Other Hematological Disorders Clinical Research

 

1. Saliba AN, Taher AT. The Lebanese healthcare sector: The point of exsanguination. Am J Hematol. 2021 Nov 1;96(11):E403-E404. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26331. Epub 2021 Sep 3. PMID: 34416043.

2. Al Mahmasani L, Hodroj MH, Finianos A, Taher A. COVID-19 pandemic and transfusion medicine: the worldwide challenge and its implications. Ann Hematol. 2021 May;100(5):1115-1122. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04441-y. Epub 2021 Feb 1. PMID: 33527161; PMCID: PMC7850517.

3. Gerotziafas GT, Catalano M, Theodorou Y, Dreden PV, Marechal V, Spyropoulos AC, Carter C, Jabeen N, Harenberg J, Elalamy I, Falanga A, Fareed J, Agathaggelou P, Antic D, Antignani PL, Bosch MM, Brenner B, Chekhonin V, Colgan MP, Dimopoulos MA, Douketis J, Elnazar EA, Farkas K, Fazeli B, Fowkes G, Gu Y, Gligorov J, Ligocki MA, Indran T, Kannan M, Kantarcioglu B, Kasse AA, Konstantinidis K, Leivano F, Lewis J, Makatsariya A, Mbaye

PM, Mahé I, Panovska-Stavridis I, Olinic DM, Papageorgiou C, Pecsvarady Z, Pillon S, Ramacciotti E, Abdel-Razeq H, Sabbah M, Sassi M, Schernthaner G, Siddiqui F, Shiomura J, Slama-Schwok A, Wautrecht JC, Tafur A, Taher A, Klein-Wegel P, Zhai Z, Zoubida TM; Scientific Reviewer Committee. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for an Integrated and Equitable Approach: An International Expert Consensus Paper. Thromb Haemost. 2021 Aug;121(8):992-1007. doi: 10.1055/a-1535-8807. Epub 2021 Jul 20. PMID: 34169495; PMCID: PMC8322591.

4. El-Ghandour NMF, Aguirre AO, Goel A, Kandeel H, Ali TM, Chaurasia B, Elmorsy S, Abdel Aziz MS, Soliman MAR. Neurosurgical Wrong Surgical Site in Lower-Middle- or Low-Income Countries (LMICs): A Survey Study. World Neurosurg. 2021 Aug;152:e235-e240. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.05.079. Epub 2021 May 28. PMID: 34058357.

5. El Hayek S, Dakroub A, Beaini H, Salem H, Saliba AN, Ehlers SL, Bizri M, Taher A. Psycho-oncology in the Arab world: The time is now. Psychooncology. 2022 Jan;31(1):148-151. doi: 10.1002/pon.5778. Epub 2021 Aug 13. PMID: 34390087.

6. Musallam KM, Hatoum HA, Barada K, Taher AT, Salem ME, Malek EM, Shamseddine AI. Primary colorectal lymphoma. Med Oncol. 2010 Jun;27(2):249-54. doi: 10.1007/s12032-009-9200-5. Epub 2009 Mar 20. PMID: 19301158.

7. Saliba AN, Taher AT. A land in agony: COVID-19, economic collapse, political corruption, and a deadly blast. Am J Hematol. 2021 Jan;96(1):E1-E2. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26029. Epub 2020 Nov 4. PMID: 33085779.

8. Abdul-Sater Z, Shamseddine A, Taher A, Fouad F, Abu-Sitta G, Fadhil I, Saab R, Sullivan R, Adib SM, Saleh S, Mukherji D; ICRIM. Cancer Registration in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey: Scope and Challenges. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 Jul;7:1101-1109. doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00065. PMID: 34236931; PMCID: PMC8457856.

9. Mourad YA, Shamseddine A, Taher A. Thalidomide-associated gynecomasty in a patient with multiple myeloma. Hematol J. 2003;4(5):372. doi: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200296. PMID: 14502266.

10. Makarem JA, Otrock ZK, Sharara AI, Taher AT. Crohn’s disease in leukemia: report of a case, with a review of the literature. Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Oct;50(10):1950. doi: 10.1007/s10620-005-2966-1. PMID: 16187202.

11. Tamim H, Zeineldine S, Tabbara F, Khoury S, Akiki Z, Khansa S, Taher A. Structure and evaluation of a residency research program in a university hospital. BMC Med Educ. 2019 Nov 6;19(1):406. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1858-6. PMID: 31694614; PMCID: PMC6836359.

12. Ibrahim A, Noun P, Khalil C, Taher A. Changing Management of Hematological Malignancies With COVID-19: Statement and Recommendations of the Lebanese Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. Front Oncol. 2021 Mar 15;11:564383. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.564383. PMID: 33791197; PMCID: PMC8006377.

13. Chehade L, Zeitoun J, Bejjany R, Charafeddine M, Kreidieh F, Hassan M, Taher A, Saghir NE, Shamseddine A, Salem Z, Temraz S, Tfayli A, Assi H, Bazarbachi A, El Cheikh J, Dalle IA, Rizk N, Mahfouz R, Mukherji D. COVID-19 vaccination immune response in patients with solid organ and haematologic malignancies: call for active monitoring. Ecancermedicalscience. 2021 Sep 7;15:1284. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2021.1284. PMID: 34824607; PMCID: PMC8580593.

14. Sabbagh S, Jarrah K, Bou-Fakhredin R, Saadeh D, Taher AT. Anhidrosis associated with long-term use of hydroxyurea in a patient with myeloproliferative neoplasm. Ann Hematol. 2022 Jul;101(7):1595-1596. doi: 10.1007/s00277-022-04790-2. Epub 2022 Feb 12. PMID: 35150295.

15. El Hasbani G, Taher AT, Abi-Ghanem AS, Nassif S, Bizri AR, Uthman I. Polymyalgia rheumatica-like presentation in a case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a diagnostic pitfall. J Int Med Res. 2021 May;49(5):3000605211018595. doi: 10.1177/03000605211018595. PMID: 34044637; PMCID: PMC8168051.

16. Bizri M, Ibrahim N, El Hayek S, Saliba A, Ehlers SL, Ostroff JS, Maalouf F, Taher A. Challenges in implementing psycho-oncology services in Arab low- and middle-income countries: Lessons learned from Lebanon. Psychooncology. 2022 Jul 21. doi: 10.1002/pon.6004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35861229.

17. Hatoum HA, Mahfouz RA, Otrock ZK, Hudaib AR, Taher AT, Shamseddine AI. Acute myeloid leukemia with T-cell receptor gamma gene rearrangement occurring in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a case report. Am J Hematol. 2007 Jan;82(1):69-72. doi: 10.1002/ajh.20762. PMID: 16947317.

18. El Cheikh J, El Warrak S, Ghaoui N, Al Chami F, Shahbaz M, Chehayeb S, Saghir N, Bazarbachi A, Taher A. Implemented Interventions at the Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute to Protect Patients and Medical Personnel From COVID Infections: Effectiveness and Patient Satisfaction. Front Oncol. 2021 Jun 10;11:685107. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.685107. PMID: 34195088; PMCID: PMC8237752.

19. Seoud T, Seoud M, Saliba A, Taher A. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia of the genital tract. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2015 Jan;184:126. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.11.017. Epub 2014 Nov 20. PMID: 25497272.

20. Saliba AN, Tamim H, Mailhac A, Jamali FR, Taher AT. Disparities in the risk of septic events in patients undergoing splenectomy for hematological malignancies

(D-ROSE-PUSH): A study based on ACS-NSQIP database. Am J Hematol. 2019 Aug;94(8):E205-E207. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25501. Epub 2019 May 7. PMID: 31034629.

21. Tabet M, Abda A, Benouareth DE, Liman R, Konuk M, Khallef M, Taher A. Mutagenic and genotoxic effects of Guelma’s urban wastewater, Algeria. Environ Monit Assess. 2015 Feb;187(2):26. doi: 10.1007/s10661-015-4281-4. Epub 2015 Jan 30. PMID: 25632904.

22. Yassin MA, Taher A, Mathews V, Hou HA, Shamsi T, Tuğlular TF, Xiao Z, Kim SJ, Depei W, Li J, Rippin G, Sadek I, Siddiqui A, Wong RS. MERGE: A Multinational, Multicenter Observational Registry for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in Asia, including Middle East, Turkey, and Algeria. Cancer Med. 2020 Jul;9(13):4512-4526. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3004. Epub 2020 Apr 30. PMID: 32351024; PMCID: PMC7333830.

23. Abda A, Benouareth DE, Tabet M, Liman R, Konuk M, Khallef M, Taher A. Mutagenicity and genotoxicity of drinking water in Guelma region, Algeria. Environ Monit Assess. 2015 Feb;187(2):21. doi: 10.1007/s10661-014-4223-6. Epub 2015 Jan 28. PMID: 25626560.

24. Maakaron JE, Matta BN, Rebeiz J, Taher AT. Idiosyncratic intermittent nocturnal priapism occurring after quetiapine dose reduction. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2013 Nov;47(11):1087. doi: 10.1177/0004867413489174. Epub 2013 May 9. PMID: 23661782.

25. Younes E, Haddad F, Tamim H, Taher A, BouAkl I, Chami HA. Low utility of lower extremity ultrasound prior to application of sequential compression device in critically ill adults. Vasc Med. 2017 Feb;22(1):66-68. doi: 10.1177/1358863X16675228. Epub 2016 Nov 3. PMID: 27811237.

26. Eid M, Mounir A, El Etriby S, Al Taher A, Ezzat MAW. Diabetic Retinopathy as a Predictor of Angiographic Coronary Atherosclerosis Severity in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2022 May 11;15:1485-1494. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S363406. PMID: 35591908; PMCID: PMC9113458.

27. Uthman I, El-Hajj I, Traboulsi R, Taher A. Hodgkin’s lymphoma presenting as Tietze’s syndrome. Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Oct 15;49(5):737. doi: 10.1002/art.11371. PMID: 14558067.

28. Musallam KM, Taher AT, Shamseddine AI. Burkitt’s lymphoma of the colon and bronchi: three case reports. Cases J. 2008 Jun 5;1(1):15. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-15. PMID: 18577260; PMCID: PMC2438318.

29. Saliba AN, Moukhadder H, Beydoun H, Harb A, Farhat R, Ghaddara HA, Taher AT. Assessment and study of knowledge and practice across different settings in Lebanon based on the recommendations of the American Society of Hematology Choosing Wisely campaign (ASK-PADS study). Am J Hematol. 2018 Nov;93(11):E350-E352. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25237. Epub 2018 Sep 26. PMID: 30058093.

30. Sabbagh AS, Mahfoud Z, Taher A, Zaatari G, Daher R, Mahfouz RA. High prevalence of MTHFR gene A1298C polymorphism in Lebanon. Genet Test. 2008 Mar;12(1):75-80. doi: 10.1089/gte.2007.0064. PMID: 18373406.

31. Esmerian MO, Mitri Z, Habbal MZ, Geryess E, Zaatari G, Alam S, Skouri HN, Mahfouz RA, Taher A, Zgheib NK. Influence of CYP2C9 and VKORC1 polymorphisms on warfarin and acenocoumarol in a sample of Lebanese people. J Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Oct;51(10):1418-28. doi: 10.1177/0091270010382910. Epub 2010 Dec 8. PMID: 21148049.

32. M’Aiber S, Maamari K, Williams A, Albakry Z, Taher AQM, Hossain F, Fliti S, Repetto E, Moussally K. The challenge of antibiotic resistance in post-war Mosul, Iraq: an analysis of 20 months of microbiological samples from a tertiary orthopaedic care centre. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2022 Sep;30:311-318. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2022.06.022. Epub 2022 Jun 26. PMID: 35768065.

33. Engert A, Balduini C, Brand A, Coiffier B, Cordonnier C, Döhner H, de Wit TD, Eichinger S, Fibbe W, Green T, de Haas F, Iolascon A, Jaffredo T, Rodeghiero F, Salles G, Schuringa JJ; EHA Roadmap for European Hematology Research. The European Hematology Association Roadmap for European Hematology Research: a consensus document. Haematologica. 2016 Feb;101(2):115-208. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2015.136739. Epub 2016 Jan 27. PMID: 26819058; PMCID: PMC4938336.

34. Musallam KM, Taher AT, Tawil AN, Chakhachiro ZI, Habbal MZ, Shamseddine AI. Solitary mediastinal lymph node metastasis in rectosigmoid carcinoma: a case report. Cases J. 2008 Jul 31;1(1):69. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-69. PMID: 18671857; PMCID: PMC2515293.

35. Halawani HM, Tamim H, Khalifeh F, Mailhac A, Taher A, Hoballah J, Jamali FR. Outcomes of Laparoscopic vs Open Common Bile Duct Exploration: Analysis of the NSQIP Database. J Am Coll Surg. 2017 May;224(5):833-840.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.01.062. Epub 2017 Mar 6. PMID: 28279776.

36. Saliba AN, Taher AT, Tamim H, Harb AR, Mailhac A, Radwan A, Jamali FR. Safety of Resident Involvement in Surgery: A Starting Point for Improvement of Surgical Residency Training: In Reply to D’Souza and Aggarwal. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jun;222(6):1266-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.03.008. PMID: 27234637.

37. St Pierre TG, El-Beshlawy A, Elalfy M, Al Jefri A, Al Zir K, Daar S, Habr D, Kriemler-Krahn U, Taher A. Multicenter validation of spin-density projection-assisted R2-MRI for the noninvasive measurement of liver iron concentration. Magn Reson Med. 2014 Jun;71(6):2215-23. doi: 10.1002/mrm.24854. Epub 2013 Jul 2. PMID: 23821350; PMCID: PMC4238736.

38. Isma’eel H, Zebian R, El-Accaoui R, Dimassi A, Rashid K, Alam S, Taher A, Khoury M, Arnaout MS. Anticoagulation clinics are needed in developing countries. Int J Cardiol.

2007 Feb 14;115(3):410-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.024. Epub 2006 Jun 6. PMID: 16757043.

39. Otrock ZK, Hatoum HA, Uthman IW, Taher AT, Saab S, Shamseddine AI. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a woman with adult-onset Still’s disease: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2008 Mar 6;2:73. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-73. PMID: 18325097; PMCID: PMC2270857.

40. Mahfouz RA, Sabbagh AS, Shammaa DM, Otrock ZK, Zaatari GS, Taher AT. Factor XIII gene V34L mutation in the Lebanese population: another unique feature in this community? Mol Biol Rep. 2008 Sep;35(3):375-8. doi: 10.1007/s11033-007-9096-0. Epub 2007 May 22. PMID: 17516146.

41. Abou Rahal J, Ishak RS, Otrock ZK, Kibbi AG, Taher AT. Livedoid vasculopathy in a patient with lupus anticoagulant and MTHFR mutation: treatment with low-molecular-weight heparin. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2012 Nov;34(4):541-4. doi: 10.1007/s11239-012-0743-5. PMID: 22592843.

42. Musallam KM, Sharara AI, Inati A, Taher AT. The role of liver iron in hepatitis C antiviral treatment. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Jun;22(6):769. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32832e0a56. PMID: 20440118.

43. Sunman H, Aytemir K, Yorgun H, Canpolat U, Taher A, Demiri E, Hazırolan T, Sahiner L, Kaya EB, Kabakçı G, Tokgözoğlu L, Oto A. Effect of age and plaque morphology on diagnostic accuracy of dual source multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2014 Jun;11(2):106-12. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-5411.2014.02.013. PMID: 25009559; PMCID: PMC4076449.

44. Mahfouz RA, Hoteit R, Salem Z, Bazarbachi A, Mugharbel A, Farhat F, Ziyadeh A, Ibrahim A, Taher A. JAK2 V617F gene mutation in the laboratory work-up of myeloproliferative disorders: experience of a major referral center in Lebanon. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2011 Apr;15(4):263-5. doi: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0136. Epub 2011 Jan 3. PMID: 21198321.

45. Husari A, Beydoun A, Sheik Ammar A, Maakaron JE, Taher A. The untold story of Dabigatran etexilate: alveolar hemorrhage in an elderly patient with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2013 Jan;35(1):81-2. doi: 10.1007/s11239-012-0784-9. PMID: 22843168.

46. Aoun E, Shamseddine A, Chehal A, Obeid M, Taher A. Transfusion-associated GVHD: 10 years’ experience at the American University of Beirut-Medical Center. Transfusion. 2003 Dec;43(12):1672-6. doi: 10.1046/j.0041-1132.2003.00578.x. PMID: 14641862.

47. Birjawi GA, Jalbout R, Musallam KM, Tawil AN, Taher AT, Khoury NJ. Abdominal manifestations of multiple myeloma: a retrospective radiologic overview. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2008 Dec;8(6):348-51. doi: 10.3816/CLM.2008.n.050. PMID: 19064399.

48. Saliba AN, Taher AT, Tamim H, Harb AR, Mailhac A, Radwan A, Jamali FR. Impact of Resident Involvement in Surgery (IRIS-NSQIP): Looking at the Bigger Picture Based on the American College of Surgeons-NSQIP Database. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jan;222(1):30-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.10.011. Epub 2015 Oct 27. PMID: 26601821.

49. Shamseddine A, Khalifeh M, Chehal A, Saliba T, Mourad YA, Taher A, Jalloul R, Bitar N, Dandashi A, Abbas J, Geara FB. A clinical phase II study of cisplatinum and vinorelbine (PVn) in advanced breast carcinoma (ABC). Am J Clin Oncol. 2005 Aug;28(4):393-8. doi: 10.1097/01.coc.0000145335.39398.ee. PMID: 16062082.

50. Mourad YA, Taher A, Chehal A, Shamseddine A. Successful treatment of B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia with monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody. Ann Hematol. 2004 May;83(5):319-21. doi: 10.1007/s00277-003-0805-z. Epub 2003 Nov 27. PMID: 15060751.

51. Jaafar H, Bashir MA, Taher A, Qawasmeh K, Jaloudi M. Impact of Oncotype DX testing on adjuvant treatment decisions in patients with early breast cancer: a single-center study in the United Arab Emirates. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2014 Dec;10(4):354-60. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12259. Epub 2014 Sep 22. PMID: 25243360.

52. Otrock ZK, Taher AT, Mahfouz RA, Makarem JA, Shamseddine AI. Acute tumor lysis syndrome secondary to hydroxycarbamide in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Am J Hematol. 2006 Mar;81(3):220-1. doi: 10.1002/ajh.20497. PMID: 16493602.

53. Uthman I, Taher A, Abbas O, Menassa J, Ghosn S. Successful treatment of refractory skin manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus with rituximab: report of a case. Dermatology. 2008;216(3):257-9. doi: 10.1159/000112938. Epub 2008 Jan 9. PMID: 18182821.

54. Ates AH, Canpolat U, Yorgun H, Kaya EB, Sunman H, Demiri E, Taher A, Hazirolan T, Aytemir K, Tokgözoglu L, Kabakçi G, Oto A. Total white blood cell count is associated with the presence, severity and extent of coronary atherosclerosis detected by dual-source multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography. Cardiol J. 2011;18(4):371-7. PMID: 21769817.

55. El Kinge AR, Mahfouz RA, Shamseddine AI, Taher AT. Recombinant activated factor VII for intractable bleeding post splenectomy in a patient with myeloproliferative disorder. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2007 Sep;18(6):577-9. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e3281eec9a1. PMID: 17762536.

56. El-Zahabi LM, Makarem J, Habbal Z, Otrock ZK, Taher A, Shamseddine A. Gaucher disease: different clinical manifestations associated with a rare mutation (R48W) in a Lebanese family. Mol Genet Metab. 2007 Aug;91(4):402-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2007.05.005. Epub 2007 Jun 15. PMID: 17574891.

57. Charafeddine KM, Hatoum HA, Otrock ZK, Mahfouz RA, Salem ZM, Shamseddine AI, Taher AT, El-Saghir NS, Bazarbachi A. Long-term outcome of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Lebanon: a single institution experience from the American University of Beirut. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2009;2(2):333-9. doi: 10.1016/s1658-3876(09)50021-0. PMID: 20118056.

58. El Saghir NS, Shamseddine AI, Geara F, Bikhazi K, Rahal B, Salem ZM, Taher A, Tawil A, El Khatib Z, Abbas J, Hourani M, Seoud M. Age distribution of breast cancer in Lebanon: increased percentages and age adjusted incidence rates of younger-aged groups at presentation. J Med Liban. 2002 Jan-Apr;50(1-2):3-9. PMID: 12841305.

59. Zalloua PA, Aoun E, Koussa S, Asfahani WS, Taher A. The codons 8/9 (+G) mutation found for the first time in the Lebanese population. Hemoglobin. 2003 Feb;27(1):1-5. doi: 10.1081/hem-120018430. PMID: 12603087.

60. Chehal A, Taher A, Khalil M, Shamseddine A. Cisplatin plus vinorelbine (PVn) as a salvage regimen for refractory breast cancer. Breast. 2004 Oct;13(5):421-4. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2003.12.005. PMID: 15454199.

61. Jabr FI, Taher A. Recurrent skin reaction secondary to darbepoetin alfa for two months in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Am J Hematol. 2007 Mar;82(3):245. doi: 10.1002/ajh.20726. PMID: 16955458.

62. Otrock ZK, Salti I, Merheb M, Taher AT. Diabetes insipidus and thrombocytosis as the presenting symptoms of acute myeloblastic leukemia with monosomy 7. Am J Hematol. 2006 Feb;81(2):152-3. doi: 10.1002/ajh.20522. PMID: 16432854.

63. Otrock ZK, Taher AT, Saliba TR, Zaatari GS, Shamseddine AI. Gastrointestinal relapse of multiple myeloma: a mimic of lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma. 2006 Jun;47(6):1194-6. doi: 10.1080/10428190500520889. PMID: 16840224.

64. Ghosn S, Bahhady R, Mahfouz R, Abbas O, Kibbi AG, Saad R, Taher A. Concomitant occurrence of kimura disease and mycosis fungoides in a Lebanese woman: significance and response to rituximab. Am J Dermatopathol. 2009 Dec;31(8):814-8. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181acedf8. PMID: 19786854.

65. Mahfouz RA, Sabbagh AS, Zahed LF, Mahfoud ZR, Kalmoni RF, Otrock ZK, Taher AT, Zaatari GS. Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and allele frequencies in the Lebanese population. Mol Biol Rep. 2006 Jun;33(2):145-9. doi: 10.1007/s11033-006-6260-x. PMID: 16817024.

66. Abou Mourad Y, Taher A, Shamseddine A. Acute tumor lysis syndrome in large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma induced by steroids and anti-CD 20. Hematol J. 2003;4(3):222-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200244. PMID: 12764356.

67. Isma’eel H, Musallam KM, Budoff M, Taher AT. A computed tomography Iron Index. Eur J Radiol. 2010 Aug;75(2):189-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.056. Epub 2009 May 21. PMID: 19464132.

68. Haydoura S, Mazboudi O, Charafeddine K, Bouakl I, Baban TA, Taher AT, Kanj SS. Transfusion-related Plasmodium ovale malaria complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a non-endemic country. Parasitol Int. 2011 Jan;60(1):114-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.10.005. Epub 2010 Oct 29. PMID: 20971212.

69. Abou-Mourad Y, Otrock ZK, Makarem JA, Kattan JG, Farhat FS, Jalloul R, Mokaddem WT, Ghosen MG, Taher AT, Chehal AA, Shamseddine AI. Docetaxel and irinotecan as first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a pilot study. J Med Liban. 2008 Jan-Mar;56(1):16-21. PMID: 19534086.

70. Musallam KM, Arayssi T, Taher AT, Kanj N, Uthman I. The use of biological therapy in refractory rheumatic diseases other than rheumatoid arthritis: experience at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. Rheumatol Int. 2009 Aug;29(10):1255-7. doi: 10.1007/s00296-008-0816-0. Epub 2008 Dec 4. PMID: 19052751.

71. Musallam KM, Taher AT. Re: Anti-angiogenic therapy using thalidomide combined with chemotherapy in small cell lung cancer: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Dec 2;101(23):1657; author reply 1657-8. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djp371. Epub 2009 Oct 26. PMID: 19858426.

72. Balkis MM, Bazzi L, Taher A, Salem Z, Uthman I, Kanj N, Boulos FI, Kanj SS. Severe hemophagocytic syndrome developing after treatment initiation for disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis: case report and literature review. Scand J Infect Dis. 2009;41(6-7):535-7. doi: 10.1080/00365540902978075. PMID: 19449255.

73. Shamseddine A, El-Saghir N, Chehal A, Saliba T, Taher A. Cisplatin and vinorelbine (PVn) for the treatment of advanced breast cancer: 10 years of experience. J Med Liban. 2004 Jul-Sep;52(3):126-30. PMID: 16432968.