Courtney D. DiNardo, MD

Hematologist Oncologist, Associate Professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine

location_city MD Anderson Cancer Center

11 years treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Clinical Expertise

Dr. DiNardo's research focus is on analysis of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations, serum 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) levels, and patient outcomes in AML. Dr. DiNardo is the primary investigator of multiple novel IDH1 or IDH2-targeted therapeutic agents currently in clinical trials. Dr. DiNardo is also involved in the clinical development of the BCL2-inhibitor venetoclax (ABT-199) for myeloid malignancies. She is leading the study of venetoclax in combination with hypomethylating agent therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed elderly AML patients.