Philip Crawford Amrein, MD
- Departments
- Hematology/Oncology
- Department of Medicine
Specialties
- Cancer Center
- Multiple Myeloma
- Leukemia
- Hematology
- Clinical Interests
- Acute leukemia
- Chronic leukemia
- Myelodysplasia
- Multiple myeloma
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Education
- MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Residency, Waterbury Hospital Health Center
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Accepting New Patients
- Yes
- Insurances Accepted
- Aetna Health Inc.
Beech Street
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Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
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Medicaid
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TriCare
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Unicare
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United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
Publications1) Schiffer CA,...Amrein PC,..."A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of pegylated recombinant MGDF as an adjunct to induction and consolidation therapy to patients with acute myeloid leukemia". Blood 2000;95:2530-2535.
2) Moore JO,...Amrein PC,...."Sequential multiagent chemotherapy is not superior to high-dose cytarabine alone as postremission intensification therapy for acute myeloid leukemia in adults under 60 years of age: CALGB study 9222". Blood 2005;105:3420-3427.
3) Attar EC,...Amrein PC. "Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of bortezomib in combination with idarubicin and cytarabine in patients with AML". Clinical Cancer Research 2008;14:1446-1454.
4) DeAngelo D,...Amrein PC,..."A multicenter phase II study using a dose intensified pediatric regimen in adults with untreated acute lymphocytic leukemia". Blood (ASH abstract #580) 2007.
5) Amrein PC, et al. "Dasatinib has activity in relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL". Blood (ASH abstract #3162) 2008.
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