
David L Porter MD
Hematologic Oncology
Director, Cell Therapy and Transplant
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3400 Spruce StPCAM 12 South PavilionPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2862
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Summary
- Dr. David Porter is an oncologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and UPMC Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in hematologic oncology and is experienced in amyloidosis, hematologic oncology, myelodysplasia, myelofibrosis, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1990 - 1993
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1995 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
KY State Medical License 1995 - 2012
OH State Medical License 1981 - 2012
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- Sirolimus/Tacrolimus Versus Tacrolimus/Methotrexate for Preventing Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) (BMT CTN 0402) Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
- Trial of Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI) and Activated DLI Following Relapse After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant for Hematological Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Predictive biomarkers of response to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for pan-haematologic cancer.Gregory M Chen, Ankita Jain, David T Gering, Javier Satulovsky, Sarbani Datta
Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2026-03-09 - CD4T cells mediate CAR-T cell-associated immune-related adverse events after BCMA CAR-T cell therapy.Matthew Ho, Luca Paruzzo, Julia Han Noll, Federico Stella, Pooja Devi
Nature Medicine. 2026-02-01 - 2 citationsLong-Term Quality of Life, Cognitive Function, and Symptom Burden Among Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Recipients and Associated Cytokine Release Syndrome and Neurot...Lucy Andersen, Ryan J Quinn, Heather Difilippo, Alfred L Garfall, David L Porter
JCO Oncology Practice. 2026-01-01
Journal Articles
- Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis Is Highly Effective in Preventing Clostridium Difficile Infection in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant RecipientsEdward A Stadtmauer, James K Mangan, Elizabeth O Hexner, David L Porter, Daria V Babushok, Jacqueline Smith, Craig W Freyer, Mindy Schuster, Noelle V Frey, Selina M Lu..., Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Disruption of TET2 Promotes the Therapeutic Efficacy of CD19-Targeted T CellsShannon A Carty, Carl H June, David L Porter, Bruce L Levine, Rahul M Kohli, Nature
- Non-Viral RNA Chimeric Antigen Receptor Modified T Cells in Patients with Hodgkin LymphomaStephan A Grupp, Sunita Dwivedy Nasta, Susan R Rheingold, Daniel J Landsburg, Carl H June, Jakub Svoboda, Stephen J Schuster, Saar I Gill, David L Porter, Bruce L Levine, Blood
Abstracts/Posters
- Use of Bendamustine for Lymphodepletion before Tisagenlecleucel (anti-CD19 CAR T cells) for Aggressive B-Cell LymphomasDavid L. Porter, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Identification and Validation of Predictive Biomarkers to CD19- and BCMA-Specific CAR T-Cell Responses in CAR T-Cell PrecursorsDavid L. Porter, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Fried Frailty Phenotype Predicts Mortality for Newly Diagnosed Older Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia or High Risk Myelodysplastic SyndromeDavid L. Porter, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Lectures
- CD19-Directed CAR T-Cell (CTL019) Product Viability and Clinical Outcomes in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas and B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells Impair Mitochondrial Fitness in CD8+ T Cells and Impede CAR T Cell Efficacy2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Outcomes of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for AML and MDS Based on Pre-Transplant MRD Status By Next-Generation Sequencing2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Press Mentions
Why Is Philadelphia Called the Cellicon Valley?April 1st, 2025
The Compassionate Team Behind CAR T Cancer BreakthroughsJanuary 7th, 2025
VUMC Hosts Symposium on Stem Cell Transplants and Cellular TherapiesApril 24th, 2024
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