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Koen van Besien, MD, Oncology, Cleveland, OH

Koen van Besien MD PhD (He/Him)

Hematologic Oncology


Chief of hematology at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Director of the Wesley Center for Immunotherapy

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  • 11100 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44106

  • Phone+1 216-844-0139

  • Fax+1 212-746-6678

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Education & Training

  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1989 - 1990
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1989
  • Catholic University of Leuven
    Catholic University of LeuvenClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1997 - 2014
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1992 - 2001
  • Hematology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
  • Medical Oncology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Disease Risk Index (DRI) and Age but Not HCT Comorbidity Index (HCT-CI) Are Predictive of Overall Survival after Cord Blood Transplantation Supported By Haplo-CD34+ pr...
    Koen Van Besien, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Thirty-Day Transfusion and G-CSF Requirement after CD19 CAR T Infusion
    Koen Van Besien, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Haplo-Cord Transplantation with Anti-Thymocyte Globulin: Comparative Clinical Outcomes with or without Routine G-CSF Administration
    Koen Van Besien, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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Lectures

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Novel Agent Era Is Associated with Improved Survival in Relapsed and Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
  • Sustained Disease Control for Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: An Updated Analysis of Juliet, a Global Pivotal Phase 2 Trial o... 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
  • Does Presence of Persistent Molecular Mutations Matter in AML Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant? 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
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  • Spanish, French, German, Dutch

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