• Leukemia and Prostate Cancer Research

The Pandolfi laboratory is located in the Center for Life Sciences Building in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Research in the lab focuses on elucidating molecular mechanisms and genetics underlying in the pathogenesis of leukemias, lymphomas and solid tumors as well as in modeling these cancers in the mouse.

Dr. Pandolfi and colleagues have characterized the function of the fusion oncoproteins and the genes involved in the chromosomal translocations of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), as well as of major tumor suppressors such PTEN and p53 and novel proto-oncogenes such POKEMON. The elucidation of the molecular basis underlying APL pathogenesis has led to the development of novel and effective therapeutic strategies.

As a result of these efforts, APL is now considered a curable disease. Novel therapeutic concepts have emerged from this work that are currently being tested in clinical trials.