KathrynLeungMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Atlanta, GA

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
1405 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-785-5437
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Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1999 - 2002
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1995 - 1999
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2002 - 2024
MI State Medical License 1995 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Clinical Trials

Low Dose IL-2, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, IL2 for GVHD Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Severe Homzygous 0/+Thalassemia or Sever Variants of Beta 0/+ Thalassemia, THALLO Start of enrollment: 2004 Feb 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hemoglobinopathies, SCALLOP Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant for Patients With Severe Aplastic Anemia Start of enrollment: 2002 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Donor-Derived Humoral Immunity, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, TAR Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Blinatumomab induces complete response in refractory PTLD after hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Sanyukta Janardan, Edwin Horwitz, Benjamin Watkins, Kirsten Williams, Shanmuganathan Chandrakasan, Muna Qayed, Suhag Parikh, Staci Arnold, Frank Keller, Adina Alazraki...> ;Blood Advances. 2022 May 24
4 citations
Matched related hematopoietic cell transplant for sickle cell disease with alemtuzumab: the Texas Children’s Hospital experience
Tami John, Brian D. Friend, Khaled Yassine, Ghadir Sasa, Saleh Bhar, Baheyeldin Salem, Bilal Omer, John Craddock, Erin E Doherty, Caridad Martinez, Helen E. Heslop, Ro...> ;Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2021 Jul 17
31 citations
"Mini" bank of only 8 donors supplies CMV-directed T cells to diverse recipients.
Ifigeneia Tzannou, Ayumi Watanabe, Swati Naik, Rachel Elizabeth Daum, Manik Kuvalekar, Kathryn Leung, Caridad Martinez, Ghadir Sasa, Meng-Fen Wu, Adrian P. Gee, Robert...> ;Blood Advances. 2019 Sep 10
5 citations
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant following crizotinib monotherapy for relapsed/refractory anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
Tami John, Swati Naik, Kathryn Leung, Ghadir Sasa, Caridad Martinez, Robert A. Krance> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2018 Aug 1
21 citations
High Incidence of Autoimmune Disease after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Asaf D. Yanir, Imelda C. Hanson, William T. Shearer, Lenora M. Noroski, Lisa R. Forbes, Feliz O. Seeborg, Sarah K. Nicholas, Ivan K. Chinn, Jordan S. Orange, Nicholas ...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2018 Aug 1
15 citations
Outcomes after Allogeneic Transplant in Patients with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome.
Alexander Ngwube, I. Celine Hanson, Jordan S. Orange, Nicholas L. Rider, Filiz O. Seeborg, William Shearer, Lenora M. Noroski, Sarah K. Nicholas, Lisa R. Forbes, Kathr...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2017 Nov 1
287 citations
Off-the-Shelf Virus-Specific T Cells to Treat BK Virus, Human Herpesvirus 6, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Adenovirus Infections After Allogeneic Hematopoie...
Ifigeneia Tzannou, Anastasia Papadopoulou, Swati Naik, Kathryn Leung, Caridad Martinez, Carlos A. Ramos, George Carrum, Ghadir Sasa, Premal Lulla, Ayumi Watanabe, Mani...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2017 Aug 7
140 citations
A trial of unrelated donor marrow transplantation for children with severe sickle cell disease
Shalini Shenoy, Mary Eapen, Julie A. Panepinto, Brent R. Logan, Juan Wu, Allistair Abraham, Joel A. Brochstein, Sonali Chaudhury, Kamar Godder, Ann E. Haight, Kimberly...> ;Blood. 2016 Nov 24
287 citations
Sickle cell disease: an international survey of results of HLA-identical sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Eliane Gluckman, Barbara Cappelli, Françoise Bernaudin, Myriam Labopin, Fernanda Volt, Jeanette Carreras, Belinda Pinto Simões, Alina Ferster, Sophie Dupont, Josu de l...> ;Blood. 2017 Mar 16
21 citations
Autoimmune Encephalitis Following Bone Marrow Transplantation
Geetanjali S. Rathore, Kathryn S. Leung, Eyal Muscal> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2015 Sep 1
23 citations
Outcomes after Second Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantations in Pediatric Patients with Relapsed Hematological Malignancies.
Swati Naik, Caridad Martinez, Kathryn Leung, Ghadir Sasa, Ngoc Yen Nguyen, Meng Fen Wu, Stephen Gottschalk, Malcolm K. Brenner, Helen E. Heslop, Robert A. Krance> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015 Jul 1
3 citations
Opportunities and Challenges of Proteomics in Pediatric Patients: Circulating Biomarkers After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation As a Successful Example
Sophie Paczesny, Christine Duncan, David A. Jacobsohn, Robert A. Krance, Kathryn S. Leung, Paul A. Carpenter, Catherine M. Bollard, Jamie L. Renbarger, Kenneth R. Cooke> ;Proteomics. Clinical Applications. 2014 Dec 1
128 citations
Long-term outcome after haploidentical stem cell transplant and infusion of T cells expressing the inducible caspase 9 safety transgene.
Xiaoou Zhou, Antonio Di Stasi, Siok-Keen Tey, Robert A. Krance, Caridad Martinez, Kathryn S. Leung, April G. Durett, Meng Fen Wu, Hao Liu, Ann M. Leen, Barbara Savoldo...> ;Blood. 2014 Jun 19
Activity of Broad-Spectrum T Cells as Treatment for AdV, EBV, CMV, BKV, and HHV6 Infections after HSCT.
Papadopoulou, A.,Gerdemann, U.,Katari, U. L.,Tzannou, I.,Liu, H.,Martinez, C.,Leung, K.,Carrum, G.,Gee, A. P.,Vera, J. F.,Krance, R. A.,Brenner, M. K.,Rooney, C. M.,He...> ;Sci Transl Med. 2014 Jun 27
149 citations
Ultra low-dose IL-2 for GVHD prophylaxis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation mediates expansion of regulatory t cells without diminishing antivira...
Alana A. Kennedy-Nasser, Stephanie Ku, Paul Castillo-Caro, Yasmin Hazrat, Meng Fen Wu, Hao Liu, Jos Melenhorst, A. John Barrett, Sawa Ito, Aaron E. Foster, Barbara Sav...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2014 Apr 15
Safety and clinical efficacy of rapidly-generated trivirus-directed T cells as treatment for adenovirus, EBV, and CMV infections after allogeneic hematopoietic stem ce...
Gerdemann, U.,Katari, U. L.,Papadopoulou, A.,Keirnan, J. M.,Craddock, J. A.,Liu, H.,Martinez, C. A.,Kennedy-Nasser, A.,Leung, K. S.,Gottschalk, S. M.,Krance, R. A.,Bre...> ;Mol. Ther.. 2013 Jun 21
51 citations
Excellent survival after sibling or unrelated donor stem cell transplantation for chronic granulomatous disease.
Caridad Martinez, Sweta S. Shah, William T. Shearer, Howard M. Rosenblatt, Mary E. Paul, Javier Chinen, Kathryn S. Leung, Alana A. Kennedy-Nasser, Malcolm K. Brenner, ...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2012 Jan 1
8 citations
Children with acute leukemia: a comparison of outcomes from allogeneic blood stem cell and bone marrow transplantation.
Yu Feng Lin, David R. Lairson, Wenyaw Chan, Xianglin L. Du, Kathryn S. Leung, Alana A. Kennedy-Nasser, Caridad Martinez, Helen E. Heslop, Malcolm K. Brenner, Robert A....> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2011 Jan 1
32 citations
The Costs And Cost-Effectiveness Of Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Versus Bone Marrow Transplantation In Pediatric Patients With Acute Leukemia
Yu Feng Lin, David R. Lairson, Wenyaw Chan, Xianglin L. Du, Kathryn Leung, Alana A. Kennedy-Nasser, Caridad Martinez, Stephen Gottschalk, Catherine M. Bollard, Helen E...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2010 Sep 1
9 citations
A multi-center, randomized, controlled trial of parenteral nutrition titrated to resting energy expenditure in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantat...
Lori J. Bechard, Henry A. Feldman, Catherine M. Gordon, Kathleen M. Gura, Andrew L. Sonis, Kathryn Leung, Robert S. Venick, Eva C. Guinan, Christopher Duggan> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2010 Mar 1
36 citations
Outcomes of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with and without preconditioning
Niraj C. Patel, Javier Chinen, Howard M. Rosenblatt, I. Celine Hanson, Robert A. Krance, Mary E. Paul, Stuart L. Abramson, Lenora M. Noroski, Carla M. Davis, Filiz O. ...> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2009 Nov 1
39 citations
Comparable outcome of alternative donor and matched sibling donor hematopoietic stem cell transplant for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first or second ...
Alana A. Kennedy-Nasser, Catherine M. Bollard, G. Doug Myers, Kathryn Leung, Stephen Gottschalk, Yiqun Zhang, Hao Liu, Helen E. Heslop, Malcolm K. Brenner, Robert A. K...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2008 Nov 1
18 citations
Successful Treatment of Stem Cell Graft Failure in Pediatric Patients Using a Submyeloablative Regimen of Campath-1H and Fludarabine
Nabil Ahmed, Kathryn S. Leung, Howard M. Rosenblatt, Catherine M. Bollard, Stephen Gottschalk, G.D. Myers, George Carrum, Helen E. Heslop, Malcolm K. Brenner, Robert A...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2008 Nov 1
79 citations
Comparable Outcomes of Matched-Related and Alternative Donor Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Severe Aplastic Anemia
Alana A. Kennedy-Nasser, Kathryn Leung, Anita Mahajan, Heidi L. Weiss, James A. Arce, Stephen Gottschalk, George Carrum, Shakila P. Khan, Helen E. Heslop, Malcolm K. B...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2006 Dec 1
112 citations
Defective mitochondrial peroxiredoxin-3 results in sensitivity to oxidative stress in Fanconi anemia.
Sudit S. Mukhopadhyay, Kathryn S. Leung, M. John Hicks, P. J. Hastings, Hagop Youssoufian, Sharon E. Plon> ;The Journal of Cell Biology. 2006 Oct 23
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Lectures

Myeloablative Conditioning with Alemtuzumab in Matched Related Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease Prevents Graft-Versus-Host Disease without C...
2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018