Rafael Fonseca MD
Chief Innovation Officer, Mayo Clinic; Getz Family Professor of Cancer, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Phoenix, ArizonaDr. Rafael Fonseca is the Getz Family Professor of Cancer, Professor of Medicine, Chief Innovation Officer, and a consultant in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He is a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors and Board of Trustees.
Dr. Fonseca's practice has focused on the diagnosis and treatment of plasma cell disorders and leading the multiple myeloma team in its efforts to develop a better understanding of the disease and its impact on patients.
Throughout his training and career, Dr. Fonseca has received numerous awards and honors. Most notably, he is a Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator, the highest academic distinction given to investigators at his institution. Dr. Fonseca holds memberships and serves in positions for organizations such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, American Association for Cancer Research, and the International Myeloma Society.
Dr. Fonseca serves as reviewer and in editorial capacities for medical publications including Blood, The Lancet, Nature Medicine, Cancer Cell, Leukemia, and The New England Journal of Medicine, among others. He has given many national and international presentations as a visiting professor, and has authored numerous articles (over 300), book chapters, editorials, abstracts, and letters.
Disclosures
- Consultant: AbbVie; Adaptive Biotechnologies; AMGEN; AstraZeneca; Bayer; Binding Site; BMS (Celgene); Millennium Takeda; Jansen; Juno;, Kite; Merck; Pfizer; Pharmacyclics; Regeneron; Sanofi.
- Advisory Board: Adaptive Biotechnologies; Caris Life Sciences; ONCOtracker
- Board of Directors: Antengene (for profit); AZBio (not for profit)
- Patent for FISH in MM (~$2000/yr)
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- T-Cell–Redirecting GPRC5D Bispecific Antibody Talquetamab for Multiple Myeloma
- 2022 Top Story in Oncology: The Pursuit of Minimal Residual Disease Negativity as the Main Goal of Multiple Myeloma Therapy
- HRQOL in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Receiving Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel Therapy
- GPRC5D-Targeted CAR T-Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma
- MRD Dynamics During Ixazomib Maintenance for Improved Prognostication of Patients With Myeloma
- Efficacy of ABBV-383, a BCMA × CD3 Bispecific T-Cell Redirecting Antibody, in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
- ESMO 2022: Recommendations From Dr. Rafael Fonseca for General Oncology
- Elotuzumab and Weekly Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Without Transplant Intent
- Daratumumab, Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone as Induction Therapy for High-Risk Transplant-Eligible Patients With Multiple Myeloma
- Novel Therapies for Multiple Myeloma