
Jerome Ritz MD
Hematologic Oncology
Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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450 Brookline AveM530, Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-632-3465
Fax+1 617-632-5167
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Summary
- Dr. Jerome Ritz is a hematologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University and has been in practice 45 years. He specializes in hematologic oncology and is experienced in hematologic oncology, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies. He is currently Executive Director of the Connell and O'Reilly Families Cell Manipulation Core Facility.
Education & Training
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1975
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1972
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1976 - 2027
CO State Medical License 1975 - 1980
WI State Medical License 1973 - 1979
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Association of American Physicians, 2021
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1990
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Combination With Atezolizumab in Patients With Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma: The Phase 1/2 ZUMA-6 Trial.Caron A Jacobson, Jason R Westin, David B Miklos, Alex F Herrera, Jerome Ritz
Clinical Cancer Research. 2025-11-13 - No clear benefit of cellular therapy consolidation for patients achieving remission after post-HCT AML relapse.H Moses Murdock, Haesook T Kim, Katie Maurer, Amar H Kelkar, Roman M Shapiro
Blood Advances. 2025-10-31 - 1 citationsSelective HLA knockdown and PD-L1 expression prevent allogeneic CAR-NK cell rejection and enhance safety and anti-tumor responses in xenograft mice.Fuguo Liu, Mubin Tarannum, Yingjie Zhao, Yiming J Zhang, James Dongjoo Ham
Nature Communications. 2025-10-08
Journal Articles
- Small-Molecule BCL6 Inhibitor Effectively Treats Mice with Non-Sclerodermatous Chronic Graft-Versus-Host DiseaseJoseph H Antin, Bruce Blazar, Leo Luznik, John Koreth, Ivan Maillard, Robert J Soiffer, James E Bradner, Jonathan S Serody, Jerome Ritz, Blood
- Immunophenotyping of Pediatric Brain Tumors: Correlating Immune Infiltrate with Histology, Mutational Load, and Survival and Assessing Clonal T Cell ResponseIsaac H Solomon, Mark W Kieran, Gabriel K Griffin, Pratiti Bandopadhayay, Jerome Ritz, Ashley S Plant, Keith L Ligon, Glenn Dranoff, Journal of Neuro-Oncology
Abstracts/Posters
- Equate, a Phase 1b/2 Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Clinical Activity of a Novel Targeted Anti-CD6 Therapy, Itolizu...Jerome Ritz, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Graft Failure after Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationJerome Ritz, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Development of HHV-6-Specific Immunity after Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults Depends on Reconstitution of Thymopoiesis and Regeneration of CD4+ T CellsJerome Ritz, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
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Press Mentions
Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Corneal Damage in TrialMarch 6th, 2025
Lifechanging Stem Cell Treatment Repairs Irreversible Corneal DamageMarch 6th, 2025
Breakthrough Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Cornea Damage Once Deemed UntreatableMarch 5th, 2025- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Epigenetic Profiling of circulating cell-free DNA for the Monitoring of Graft-Versus-Host Disease after Hematopoietic Cell TransplantationCORNELL UNIVERSITY2020–2025
Professional Memberships
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- American Society for Blood and Marrow TransplantationMember
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