← back to search

William G. Wierda

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US
Area of research
Genetics · Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Research interest
Dr. Wierda is uniquely qualified to be the Principal Investigator (PI) for this grant owing clinical and translational research and expertise in CLL. In 2001, Dr. Wierda moved to Houston as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Leukemia at MDACC. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in 2007. In 2012, he was promoted to Professor of Medicine and continue clinical and translational research in CLL. Dr. Wierda’s outpatient clinical activities are more than 90% dedicated to seeing and treating patients with CLL. At MDACC, Dr. Wierda has been PI, Co-PI, or collaborator on numerous clinical trials and conduct translational research in CLL.
h-index
121
citations
62,800
works
1,529
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Wierda WG , Leow CC, Ruppert AS, Bian Y, Woyach JA . Reply to: How to Interpret the Results in a Noninferiority Randomized Trial in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. J Clin Oncol:JCO2600304, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42008785.
2026cited by 0position: selected
Bazinet A, Ferrajoli A, Jain N, Burger JA, Yilmaz M, Swaminathan M, Kantarjian HM, Keating M, Thompson PA, Wierda WG . NGS-based measurable residual disease in long-term progression-free CLL survivors following FCR therapy. Blood Adv, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41879712.
2026cited by 0position: selected
Soumerai JD, Wierda WG . Developing MRD as an early endpoint for accelerated approval in CLL. Semin Hematol, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41986213.
2026cited by 0position: selected
Brown JR, Nguyen B, Desikan SP, Won H, Tantawy SI, McNeely SC, Marella N, Randeria HS, Hanson LM, Parker A, Botelho SC, Woyach JA, Patel K, Tam CS, Eyre TA, Cheah CY, Shah NN, Ghia P, Jurczak W, Balbas M, Nair B, Abada P, Wang C, Wang D, Roeker LE, Gandhi V, Wierda WG . Genomic determinants of respo
2026cited by 0position: selected
Three-year analysis of adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with brexucabtagene autoleucel in ZUMA-3
Leukemia 2025cited by 23position: middledoi
Final analysis of fixed-duration ibrutinib + venetoclax for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) in the phase 2 CAPTIVATE study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2025cited by 13position: middledoi
Wierda WG . Highlights in chronic lymphocytic leukemia from the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition: commentary. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 23 Suppl 1(1):3-13, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39907565.
2025cited by 0position: selected
Pirtobrutinib, a highly selective, non-covalent (reversible) BTK inhibitor in patients with B-cell malignancies: analysis of the Richter transformation subgroup from the multicentre, open-label, phase 1/2 BRUIN study
The Lancet Haematology 2024cited by 31position: firstdoi
Pirtobrutinib monotherapy in Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor-intolerant patients with B-cell malignancies: results of the phase I/II BRUIN trial
Haematologica 2024cited by 11position: middledoi
CLL-269 Pirtobrutinib in Relapsed/Refractory CLL/SLL: Results From BTK-Naïve Cohort in the Phase 1/2 BRUIN Study
Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024cited by 0position: firstdoi
Pirtobrutinib in Relapsed/Refractory CLL/SLL: Results From BTK-Naïve Cohort in the Phase 1/2 BRUIN Study
Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024cited by 0position: firstdoi
Wierda WG . The approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 22(6):291-293, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39110651.
2024cited by 0position: selected
Pirtobrutinib after a Covalent BTK Inhibitor in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
New England Journal of Medicine 2023cited by 205position: middledoi
Lisocabtagene maraleucel in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma (TRANSCEND CLL 004): a multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 1–2 study
The Lancet 2023cited by 189position: lastdoi
Evolutionary history of transformation from chronic lymphocytic leukemia to Richter syndrome
Nature Medicine 2023cited by 81position: middledoi
A First-in-Human Phase 1 Trial of NX-2127, a First-in-Class Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Dual-Targeted Protein Degrader with Immunomodulatory Activity, in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory B Cell Malignancies
Blood 2023cited by 51position: middledoi
Outcomes in Patients with High-Risk Features after Fixed-Duration Ibrutinib plus Venetoclax: Phase II CAPTIVATE Study in First-Line Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical Cancer Research 2023cited by 44position: lastdoi
Relapse after First-Line Fixed Duration Ibrutinib + Venetoclax: High Response Rates to Ibrutinib Retreatment and Absence of BTK Mutations in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) with up to 5 Years of Follow-up in the Phase 2 Captivate Study
Blood 2023cited by 37position: middledoi
Impact of prior therapies and subsequent transplantation on outcomes in adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with brexucabtagene autoleucel in ZUMA-3
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2023cited by 31position: middledoi
Pirtobrutinib in Post-cBTKi CLL/SLL: ~30 Months Follow-up and Subgroup Analysis With/Without Prior BCL2i from the Phase 1/2 BRUIN Study
Blood 2023cited by 28position: lastdoi
Pirtobrutinib in Richter Transformation: Updated Efficacy and Safety Results with 18-Month Median Survival Follow-up from the Phase 1/2 BRUIN Study
Blood 2023cited by 11position: firstdoi
Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy for Richter's Transformation: An International Multicenter Retrospective Study
Blood 2023cited by 9position: middledoi
Thompson PA, Keating MJ, Ferrajoli A, Jain N, Peterson CB, Garg N, Wang SA, Jorgensen JL, Kadia TM, Bose P, Pemmaraju N, Short NJ, Wierda WG . Venetoclax consolidation in high-risk CLL treated with ibrutinib for >/=1 year achieves a high rate of undetectable MRD. Leukemia 37(7):1444-1453, 2023. e-Pu
2023cited by 0position: selected
Jain N, Senapati J, Thakral B, Ferrajoli A, Thompson P, Burger J, Basu S, Kadia T, Daver N, Borthakur G, Konopleva M, Pemmaraju N, Parry E, Wu CJ, Khoury J, Bueso-Ramos C, Garg N, Wang X, Lopez W, Ayala A, O'Brien S, Kantarjian H, Keating M, Allison J, Sharma P, Wierda W . A phase 2 study of nivolum
2023cited by 0position: selected
Fixed-duration ibrutinib plus venetoclax for first-line treatment of CLL: primary analysis of the CAPTIVATE FD cohort
Blood 2022cited by 233position: middledoi
UCART19, a first-in-class allogeneic anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (CALM): a phase 1, dose-escalation trial
The Lancet Haematology 2022cited by 132position: middledoi
Two-year follow-up of KTE-X19 in patients with relapsed or refractory adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in ZUMA-3 and its contextualization with SCHOLAR-3, an external historical control study
Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2022cited by 76position: middledoi
Efficacy of Pirtobrutinib, a Highly Selective, Non-Covalent (Reversible) BTK Inhibitor in Richter Transformation: Results from the Phase 1/2 BRUIN Study
Blood 2022cited by 40position: firstdoi
Efficacy of Pirtobrutinib in Covalent BTK-Inhibitor Pre-Treated Relapsed / Refractory CLL/SLL: Additional Patients and Extended Follow-up from the Phase 1/2 BRUIN Study
Blood 2022cited by 12position: middledoi
Phase 1/2 Study of Zilovertamab and Ibrutinib in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), or Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)
Blood 2022cited by 10position: middledoi

Grants

No grants ingested yet.

Frequent collaborators

Thomas J. Kipps · Moores Cancer Center28 papers (2012–2025)John C. Byrd · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center20 papers (2012–2021)Richard R. Furman · Cornell University19 papers (2012–2021)Tanya Siddiqi · City Of Hope National Medical Center18 papers (2018–2025)Susan O’Brien · University of California, Irvine16 papers (2012–2025)Steven Coutré · Stanford University16 papers (2012–2020)John M. Pagel · Eppendorf (Germany)15 papers (2013–2021)Ian W. Flinn · Centennial Medical Center13 papers (2012–2023)Rod Humerickhouse · AbbVie (United States)13 papers (2013–2019)Matthew S. Davids · Harvard University13 papers (2013–2019)Jeffrey A. Jones · The Ohio State University12 papers (2012–2018)Jennifer R. Brown · Harvard University12 papers (2012–2024)Paolo Ghia · Vita-Salute San Raffaele University12 papers (2018–2025)Constantine S. Tam · Alfred University11 papers (2018–2025)Cathy Zhou · AbbVie (United States)11 papers (2015–2025)Paul M. Barr · University of Rochester Medical Center11 papers (2015–2025)Jan A. Burger · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center11 papers (2012–2020)Deborah M. Stephens · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill10 papers (2018–2023)Danelle F. James · Freedom House10 papers (2012–2021)John N. Allan · Cornell University9 papers (2018–2025)