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Martha Q. Lacy

Martha Q. Lacy

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Best Female Scientists
2025

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Best Female Scientists

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120
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57527
World Ranking
557
National Ranking
332

Medicine

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125
Citations
59683
World Ranking
3089
National Ranking
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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Martha Q. Lacy is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their body of research primarily revolves around hematology, molecular biology, and oncology, with a notable emphasis on multiple myeloma and related hematologic disorders.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, protein degradation, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Their key research topics include:

  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Their recent publications illustrate a consistent focus on genetic and clinical aspects of hematologic malignancies, particularly multiple myeloma. Selected works include:

  • "Cytogenetic abnormalities in multiple myeloma: association with disease characteristics and treatment response," 2020, Blood Cancer Journal
  • "Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma with chromosome 1q abnormalities," 2020, Blood Advances
  • "Mortality trends in multiple myeloma after the introduction of novel therapies in the United States," 2021, Leukemia
  • "A simple additive staging system for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma," 2022, Blood Cancer Journal
  • "Treatment of AL Amyloidosis: Mayo Stratification of Myeloma and Risk-Adapted Therapy (mSMART) Consensus Statement 2020 Update," 2021, Mayo Clinic Proceedings

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers who have also made substantial contributions in related fields. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Morie A. Gertz
  • Angela Dispenzieri
  • Shaji Kumar
  • Prashant Kapoor
  • Francis K. Buadi

Publications by this scientist have appeared in journals known for hematology and oncology research, such as:

  • Blood
  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia
  • Blood Cancer Journal
  • American Journal of Hematology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Martha Q. Lacy's academic contributions chiefly fall within:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their specialized subfields include:

  • Hematology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Best Publications

  • Review of 1027 Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

    Robert A. Kyle;Morie A. Gertz;Thomas E. Witzig;John A. Lust

  • Improved survival in multiple myeloma and the impact of novel therapies

    Shaji K. Kumar;S. Vincent Rajkumar;Angela Dispenzieri;Martha Q. Lacy

  • Continued improvement in survival in multiple myeloma: changes in early mortality and outcomes in older patients

    S K Kumar;A Dispenzieri;M Q Lacy;M A Gertz

  • Revised Prognostic Staging System for Light Chain Amyloidosis Incorporating Cardiac Biomarkers and Serum Free Light Chain Measurements

    Shaji Kumar;Angela Dispenzieri;Martha Q. Lacy;Suzanne R. Hayman

  • Pomalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone versus high-dose dexamethasone alone for patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (MM-003): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial

    Jesús Fernando San Miguel;Jesús Fernando San Miguel;Katja Weisel;Philippe Moreau;Martha Lacy

  • Serum Cardiac Troponins and N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide: A Staging System for Primary Systemic Amyloidosis

    Angela Dispenzieri;Morie A. Gertz;Robert A. Kyle;Martha Q. Lacy

  • POEMS syndrome: definitions and long-term outcome.

    Angela Dispenzieri;Robert A. Kyle;Martha Q. Lacy;S. Vincent Rajkumar

  • A Trial of Three Regimens for Primary Amyloidosis: Colchicine Alone, Melphalan and Prednisone, and Melphalan, Prednisone, and Colchicine

    Robert A. Kyle;Morie A. Gertz;Philip R. Greipp;Thomas E. Witzig

  • Combination Therapy With Thalidomide Plus Dexamethasone for Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

    S. Vincent Rajkumar;Suzanne Hayman;Morie A. Gertz;Angela Dispenzieri

  • Extended follow-up of a phase 3 trial in relapsed multiple myeloma: final time-to-event results of the APEX trial.

    Paul Gerard Richardson;Pieter Sonneveld;Michael Schuster;David Irwin

  • Management of Newly Diagnosed Symptomatic Multiple Myeloma: updated Mayo Stratification of Myeloma and Risk-Adapted Therapy (mSMART) Consensus Guidelines

    Shaji K. Kumar;Joseph R. Mikhael;Francis K. Buadi;David Dingli

  • Clinical implications of t(11;14)(q13;q32), t(4;14)(p16.3;q32), and -17p13 in myeloma patients treated with high-dose therapy

    Morie A. Gertz;Martha Q. Lacy;Angela Dispenzieri;Philip R. Greipp

  • Clinical course of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.

    Shaji K. Kumar;Terry M. Therneau;Morie A. Gertz;Martha Q. Lacy

  • Pomalidomide alone or in combination with low-dose dexamethasone in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma: a randomized phase 2 study.

    Paul G. Richardson;David S. Siegel;Ravi Vij;Craig C. Hofmeister

  • Genetic aberrations and survival in plasma cell leukemia.

    R E Tiedemann;N Gonzalez-Paz;R A Kyle;R Santana-Davila

  • Pomalidomide (CC4047) Plus Low-Dose Dexamethasone As Therapy for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

    Martha Q. Lacy;Suzanne R. Hayman;Morie A. Gertz;Angela Dispenzieri

  • Prognostication of survival using cardiac troponins and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

    Angela Dispenzieri;Morie A. Gertz;Robert A. Kyle;Martha Q. Lacy

  • Early lymphocyte recovery predicts superior survival after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

    Luis F. Porrata;Morie A. Gertz;David J. Inwards;Mark R. Litzow

  • Impact of lenalidomide therapy on stem cell mobilization and engraftment post-peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma.

    S Kumar;A Dispenzieri;M Q Lacy;S R Hayman

  • Combination therapy with lenalidomide plus dexamethasone (Rev/Dex) for newly diagnosed myeloma. Commentary

    Michele Cavo;S. Vincent Rajkumar;Suzanne R. Hayman;Martha Q. Lacy

Frequent Co-Authors

Morie A. Gertz
Morie A. Gertz Mayo Clinic
Shaji Kumar
Shaji Kumar Mayo Clinic
Francis K. Buadi
Francis K. Buadi Mayo Clinic
David Dingli
David Dingli Mayo Clinic
Robert A. Kyle
Robert A. Kyle Mayo Clinic
Nelson Leung
Nelson Leung Mayo Clinic
John A. Lust
John A. Lust Mayo Clinic

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