GorgunAkpekMD

Oncology • San Luis Obispo, CA

Director, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert AZ 85234

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Office
715 Tank Farm Rd
Ste C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone+1 805-543-5577
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Summary

I am a triple board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist with major focus of interest in treating patients with hematologic malignancies and bone marrow failure syndromes. I am currently head of the Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert AZ.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityMHS, Clinical investigation, Master of Health Sciences, 2005
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBone marrow transplantation , 1998 - 1999
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1995 - 1998
Hacettepe University FOMClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2023
DE State Medical License 2017 - 2021
AZ State Medical License 2012 - 2017
MD State Medical License 2003 - 2014
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Member American Society of Hematology
Member American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Clinical Trials

Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Treatment (BMT CTN 0801) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Autologous Transplant in HIV Patients (BMT CTN 0803) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Immune Recovery Following Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in HIV-Related Lymphoma Patients on the BMT CTN 0803/AMC 071 Trial
Polina Shindiapina, Maciej Pietrzak, Michal Seweryn, Eric McLaughlin, Xiaoli Zhang, Mat Makowski, Elshafa H. Ahmed, Sarah Schlotter, Rebecca Pearson, Rhonda Kitzler, A...> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2021 Sep 3
19 citations
Timing of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients
Bei Hu, Xiao Lin, Hans C. Lee, Xuelin Huang, Rebecca S. S. Tidwell, Kwang Woo Ahn, Zhen-Huan Hu, Elias Jabbour, Srdan Verstovsek, Farhad Ravandi, Guillermo Garcia-Mane...> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2020 Jul 14
32 citations
Inferior Access to Allogeneic Transplant in Disadvantaged Populations: A Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Analysis
Kristjan Paulson, Ruta Brazauskas, Nandita Khera, Naya He, Navneet S. Majhail, Gorgun Akpek, Mahmoud Aljurf, David Buchbinder, Linda J. Burns, Sara Beattie, Cesar O. F...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2019 Oct 1
11 citations
Staging Systems for Newly Diagnosed Myeloma Patients Undergoing Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: The Revised International Staging System Shows the Most ...
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5 citations
Upper Gastrointestinal Acute Graft- versus-host Disease Adds Minimal Prognostic Value in Isolation or With Other Graft- versus-host Disease Symptoms as Currently Diagn...
Sarah Nikiforow, Tao Wang, Michael T. Hemmer, Stephen R. Spellman, Gorgun Akpek, Joseph H. Antin, Sung Won Choi, Yoshihiro Inamoto, Hanna Jean Khoury, Margaret L. MacM...> ;Haematologica. 2018 Oct 1
53 citations
Early Relapse after Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation remains a Poor Prognostic Factor in Multiple Myeloma but Outcomes Have Improved Over Time
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56 citations
Intravenous Busulfan Compared With Total Body Irradiation Pretransplant Conditioning for Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Partow Kebriaei, Claudio Anasetti, Mei-Jie Zhang, Hai-Lin Wang, Ibrahim Aldoss, Marcos de Lima, H. Jean Khoury, Brenda M. Sandmaier, Mary M. Horowitz, Andrew S. Artz, ...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2018 Apr 1
33 citations
Survival and Late Effects after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancy at Less than Three Years of Age
Lynda M. Vrooman, Heather R. Millard, Ruta Brazauskas, Navneet S. Majhail, Minoo Battiwalla, Mary E.D. Flowers, Bipin N. Savani, Gorgun Akpek, Mahmoud Aljurf, Rajinder...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2017 Aug 1
15 citations
Outcomes after Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation for Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
Aaron T. Gerds, Kwang Woo Ahn, Zhen-Huan Hu, Hisham Abdel-Azim, Gorgun Akpek, Mahmoud Aljurf, Karen K. Ballen, Amer Beitinjaneh, Ulrike Bacher, Jean-Yves Cahn, Saurabh...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2017 Jun 1
20 citations
Maintenance versus Induction Therapy Choice on Outcomes after Autologous Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma
Robert F. Cornell, Anita D'Souza, Adetola A. Kassim, Luciano J. Costa, Racquel Innis-Shelton, Mei-Jie Zhang, Jiaxing Huang, Muneer H. Abidi, Jack Aiello, Gorgun Akpek,...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2017 Feb 1
41 citations
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Adult Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Hien D. Liu, Kwang Woo Ahn, Zhen-Huan Hu, Mehdi Hamadani, Taiga Nishihori, Baldeep Wirk, Amer Beitinjaneh, David A. Rizzieri, Michael R. Grunwald, Mitchell Sabloff, Ri...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Feb 1
49 citations
The prognostic value of serum c-reactive protein, ferritin, and albumin prior to allogeneic transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes
Andrew S. Artz, Brent R. Logan, Xiaochun Zhu, Gorgun Akpek, Rodrigo Martino Bufarull, Vikas Gupta, Hillard M. Lazarus, Mark R. Litzow, Alison W. Loren, Navneet S. Majh...> ;Haematologica. 2016 Nov 1
52 citations
Autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation for HIV-related lymphoma: results of the BMT CTN 0803/AMC 071 trial
Joseph C. Alvarnas, Jennifer Le Rademacher, Yanli Wang, Richard F. Little, Gorgun Akpek, Ernesto Ayala, Steven M. Devine, Robert A. Baiocchi, Gerard Lozanski, Lawrence...> ;Blood. 2016 Aug 25
61 citations
Pediatric-inspired therapy compared to allografting for Philadelphia chromosome-negative adult ALL in first complete remission.
Matthew D. Seftel, Donna Neuberg, Mei-Jie Zhang, Hai-Lin Wang, Karen K. Ballen, Julie Bergeron, Stephen Couban, Cesar O. Freytes, Mehdi Hamadani, Mohamed A. Kharfan-Da...> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2016 Mar 1
29 citations
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Outcomes in Monosomal Karyotype Myeloid Malignancies
Marcelo C. Pasquini, Mei-Jie Zhang, Bruno C. Medeiros, Philippe Armand, Zhen-Huan Hu, Taiga Nishihori, Mahmoud Aljurf, Gorgun Akpek, Jean-Yves Cahn, Mitchell S. Cairo,...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2016 Feb 1
11 citations
Comparison of Characteristics and Outcomes of Trial Participants and Nonparticipants: Example of Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network 0201 Trial
Nandita Khera, Navneet S. Majhail, Ruta Brazauskas, Zhiwei Wang, Naya He, Mahmoud Aljurf, Gorgun Akpek, Yoshiko Atsuta, Sara Beattie, Christopher Bredeson, Linda J. Bu...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Oct 1
11 citations
Tacrolimus versus Cyclosporine after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acquired Aplastic Anemia
Yoshihiro Inamoto, Mary E.D. Flowers, Tao Wang, Alvaro Urbano-Ispizua, Michael T. Hemmer, Corey Cutler, Daniel R. Couriel, Amin M. Alousi, Joseph H. Antin, Robert Pete...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Oct 1
8 citations
Analysis of the Effect of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Center Size on Unrelated National Marrow Donor Program Donor Outcomes: Donor Toxicities Are More Common at Lo...
Bronwen E. Shaw, Brent R. Logan, Deidre M. Kiefer, Pintip Chitphakdithai, Tanya L. Pedersen, Hisham Abdel-Azim, Muneer H. Abidi, Gorgun Akpek, Miguel Angel Diaz, Andre...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Oct 1
43 citations
The Impact of Graft-versus-Host Disease on the Relapse Rate in Patients with Lymphoma Depends on the Histological Subtype and the Intensity of the Conditioning Regimen
Alvaro Urbano-Ispizua, Steven Z. Pavletic, Mary E.D. Flowers, John P. Klein, Mei-Jie Zhang, Jeanette Carreras, Silvia Montoto, Miguel-Angel Perales, Mahmoud Aljurf, Go...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Oct 1
31 citations
Impact of Pretransplantation 18F-fluorodeoxy Glucose–Positron Emission Tomography Status on Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgki...
Veronika Bachanova, Linda J. Burns, Kwang Woo Ahn, Ginna G. Laport, Gorgun Akpek, Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja, Taiga Nishihori, Edward Agura, Philippe Armand, Samantha J...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Sep 1
85 citations
Primary Graft Failure after Myeloablative Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies
Richard F. Olsson, Brent R. Logan, Sonali Chaudhury, Xiaochun Zhu, Gorgun Akpek, Brian J. Bolwell, Christopher Bredeson, Christopher C. Dvorak, Vikas Gupta, Vincent T....> ;Leukemia. 2015 Aug 7
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant for AML: no impact of pre-transplant extramedullary disease on outcome.
Goyal SD, Zhang M, Wang H, Akpek G, Copelan EA, Freytes C, Gale RP, Hamadani M, Inamoto Y, Kamble RT, Lazarus HM, Marks DI, Nishihori T, Olsson RF, Reshef R, Ritchie D...> ;Bone Marrow Transplant.. 2015-08-01
81 citations
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: VI. The 2014 Clinical Trial Design Wo...
Paul J. Martin, Stephanie J. Lee, Donna Przepiorka, Mary M. Horowitz, John Koreth, Georgia B. Vogelsang, Irwin Walker, Paul A. Carpenter, Linda M. Griffith, Gorgun Akp...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Aug 1
11 citations
The Sequence of Cyclophosphamide and Myeloablative Total Body Irradiation in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Patients with Acute Leukemia.
Jennifer Holter-Chakrabarty, Namali Pierson, Mei-Jie Zhang, Xiaochun Zhu, G. Akpek, Mahmoud Aljurf, Andrew S. Artz, Frédéric Baron, Christopher Bredeson, Christopher C...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Jul 1
449 citations
Measuring Therapeutic Response in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chr...
Stephanie J. Lee, Daniel Wolff, Carrie L. Kitko, John Koreth, Yoshihiro Inamoto, Madan Jagasia, Joseph Pidala, Attilio Olivieri, Paul J. Martin, Donna Przepiorka, Iskr...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Jun 1
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Abstracts/Posters

Comparative Analysis of Immune Reconstitution in HIV-Positive Recipients of Allogeneic and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant on the BMT CTN 0903/AMC-080 and BMT CTN 0803...
Gorgun Akpek, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019