M. Lia Palomba, MD

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin’s disease)
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

My Specialties

  • Cellular therapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • CAR T-cell therapy
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Get to Know Me

I am a hematologist-oncologist who specializes in the study and treatment of lymphoma. My work focuses on the development of novel therapies for patients with B cell lymphoma, including indolent lymphomas (follicular, marginal zone, small lymphocytic), Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, as well as aggressive lymphoma, such as diffuse large-B cell lymphoma.

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My research interest is in tumor immunology. I am involved in the development of novel therapies that exploit the immune system as a way to treat cancer. I am the head of hematological malignancies for the Cellular Therapeutics Center, which has played a fundamental role in the development and implementation of CAR T cell therapy. I am also interested in developing targeted therapies for lymphoma and in understanding the mechanisms by which these therapies work.

I am a member of the Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia Clinical Trial Group.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a lymphoma specialist, which is a doctor with special training in diagnosing and treating lymphoma (lim-FOH-muh). This cancer starts in the cells of the immune system.

A cellular therapy specialist is a doctor with special training in using cell therapies to treat health conditions such as cancer. Therapies can include chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy.

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Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin’s disease)
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
  • Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia)
  • Lymphoma
  • B cell lymphoma
  • Follicular zone lymphoma
  • Marginal zone lymphomas
  • Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)
  • Diffuse large b-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

My Specialties

  • Cellular therapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • CAR T-cell therapy
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, University of Pavia

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine - Mount Auburn Hospital

Fellowships

  • Hematology - IRCCS Hospital San Mateo
  • Hematology/Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College

Board Certifications

  • Hematology (Italy)
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

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Contact and Location

Dr. Palomba sees patients at one location.

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New York, NY

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Colleagues

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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Palomba’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

M. Lia Palomba discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Cellectar Biosciences, Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Mustang Bio
    Professional Services and Activities
  • Synthekine, Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities

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