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Curt Ries, M.D.

Blood disorder specialist

Dr. Curt Ries specializes in adult bone marrow transplantation, hematology and treatment of leukemia, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myelodysplastic syndrome. He is a clinical professor of medicine and a recipient of the Edward A. Ageno Distinguished Professorship in Hematology/Oncology Award. He served as director of the UCSF Hematology/Oncology Faculty practice from 1980-2001 and director of the Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Program from 1989-1991.

Ries earned a medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, N.Y., and completed a fellowship in hematology at the University of California, San Francisco before joining the faculty in 1971. He is a member of numerous professional committees.

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Education

University of Rochester School of Medicine 1964

Residencies

UCSF Medical Center, Internal Medicine 1970

Fellowships

UCSF Medical Center, Hematology 1972

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Damon L, Rugo H, Tolaney S, Navarro W, Martin T, Ries C, Case D, Ault K, Linker C. Cytoreduction of lymphoid malignancies and mobilization of blood hematopoietic progenitor cells with high doses of cyclophosphamide and etoposide plus filgrastim. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2006 Mar; 12(3):316-24.
  2. Damon LE, Johnston LJ, Ries CA, Rugo HS, Case D, Ault K, Linker CA. Treatment of acute leukemia with idarubicin, etoposide and cytarabine (IDEA). A randomized study of etoposide schedule. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2004 Jun; 53(6):468-74.
  3. Gunn N, Damon L, Varosy P, Navarro W, Martin T, Ries C, Linker C. High CD34+ cell dose promotes faster platelet recovery after autologous stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2003 Oct; 9(10):643-8.
  4. Linker C, Damon L, Ries C, Navarro W. Intensified and shortened cyclical chemotherapy for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2002 May 15; 20(10):2464-71.
  5. Linker CA, Damon LE, Ries CA, Navarro WA, Case D, Wolf JL. Autologous stem cell transplantation for advanced acute myeloid leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2002 Feb; 29(4):297-301.
  6. Damon LE, Wolf JL, Rugo HS, Gold E, Zander AR, Cassidy M, Cecchi G, Cohen N, Irwin D, Tracy M, Ries CA, Linker CA. High-dose chemotherapy (CTM) for breast cancer. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2000 Aug; 26(3):257-68.
  7. Linker CA, Ries CA, Damon LE, Sayre P, Navarro W, Rugo HS, Rubin A, Case D, Crilley P, Topolsky D, Brodsky I, Zamkoff K, Wolfe JL. Autologous stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia in first remission. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2000; 6(1):50-7.
  8. Ries C, Loher F, Zang C, Ismair MG, Petrides PE. Matrix metalloproteinase production by bone marrow mononuclear cells from normal individuals and patients with acute and chronic myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes. Clin Cancer Res. 1999 May; 5(5):1115-24.
  9. Linker CA, Ries CA, Damon LE, Rugo HS, Wolf JL. Autologous bone marrow transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia using 4-hydroperoxycyclophosphamide-purged bone marrow and the busulfan/etoposide preparative regimen: a follow-up report. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1998 Nov; 22(9):865-72.
  10. Ware LB, Keith FM, Gordon RL, Ries CA, Seitz RF, Gold WM, Golden JA. Lung transplantation for pulmonary amyloidosis: a case report. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1998 Nov; 17(11):1129-32.
  11. Feldman EJ, Seiter K, Damon L, Linker C, Rugo H, Ries C, Case DC, Beer M, Ahmed T. A randomized trial of high- vs standard-dose mitoxantrone with cytarabine in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia. 1997 Apr; 11(4):485-9.
  12. Smith GA, Damon LE, Rugo HS, Ries CA, Linker CA. High-dose cytarabine dose modification reduces the incidence of neurotoxicity in patients with renal insufficiency. J Clin Oncol. 1997 Feb; 15(2):833-9.
  13. Terdiman JP, Linker CA, Ries CA, Damon LE, Rugo HS, Ostroff JW. The role of endoscopic evaluation in patients with suspected intestinal graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic bone-marrow transplantation. Endoscopy. 1996 Oct; 28(8):680-5.
  14. Damon LE, Rugo HS, Ries CA, Linker CA. Delayed engraftment of 4-hydroperoxycyclophosphamide-purged autologous bone marrow after induction treatment containing mitoxantrone for acute myelogenous leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1996 Jan; 17(1):93-9.
  15. Damon LE, Rugo HS, Ries CA, Linker CA. Post-remission cytopenias following intense induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia. 1994 Apr; 8(4):535-41.
  16. Rugo HS, Damon LE, Ries CA, Wolf JL, Linker CA. High-dose chemotherapy for peripheral stem cell procurement in leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1994; 389:505-11.
  17. Linker CA, Damon LE, Ries CA, Rugo HS, Wolf JL. Busulfan plus etoposide as a preparative regimen for autologous bone marrow transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia: an update. Semin Oncol. 1993 Aug; 20(4 Suppl 4):40-8; quiz 49.
  18. Linker CA, Ries CA, Damon LE, Rugo HS, Wolf JL. Autologous bone marrow transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia using busulfan plus etoposide as a preparative regimen. Blood. 1993 Jan 15; 81(2):311-8.
  19. Thompson CE, Damon LE, Ries CA, Linker CA. Thrombotic microangiopathies in the 1980s: clinical features, response to treatment, and the impact of the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic. Blood. 1992 Oct 15; 80(8):1890-5.
  20. Linker CA, Levitt LJ, O'Donnell M, Forman SJ, Ries CA. Treatment of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia with intensive cyclical chemotherapy: a follow-up report. Blood. 1991 Dec 1; 78(11):2814-22.

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