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1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
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Education & Training
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1998 - 2001
NYC Health & Hospitals/South Brooklyn HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1995
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and ResearchClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 1995 - Present
TX State Medical License 2005 - 2026
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2005
UT State Medical License 1995 - 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ClinicStation, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013-2015
Clinical Trials
- Vaccine Therapy Plus Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Stage III, Stage IV, or Recurrent Follicular Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2001 Feb 01
- Monoclonal Antibody CT-011 in Combination With Rituximab in Patients With Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
- Combination Study of Urelumab and Rituximab in Patients With B-cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical trial access after CAR T-cell therapy failure in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.Kunhwa Kim, Rahul Shah, Amy Ayers, Sairah Ahmed, Linda Claret
British Journal of Haematology. 2026-01-11 - Axicabtagene ciloleucel demonstrates superior outcomes over historically available treatments in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma: 5-year comparative analysis b...John G Gribben, M Lia Palomba, Eve Limbrick-Oldfield, Madhu Palivela, Steve Kanters
Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2025-12-30 - Five-Year Follow-Up Analysis of ZUMA-5: Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Relapsed/Refractory Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.Sattva S Neelapu, Julio C Chavez, Alison R Sehgal, Narendranath Epperla, Matthew L Ulrickson
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2025-11-20
Journal Articles
- Assessment of Radiation Doses Delivered to Organs at Risk Among Patients with Early-Stage Favorable Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with Contemporary Radiation TherapyChelsea C Pinnix, Jillian R Gunther, Sarah A Milgrom, Jason Westin, Simrit Parmar, Loretta Nastoupil, Sattva Neelapu, Bouthaina S Dabaja, JAMA Network Open
- Long‐Term Overall‐ and Progression‐Free Survival After Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide and Rituximab Therapy for Indolent Non‐Hodgkin LymphomaPeter McLaughlin, M Alma Rodriguez, Sattva S Neelapu, Anas Younes, Lei Feng, Michelle A Fanale, Felipe Samaniego, Barbara Pro, Luis Fayad, Fredrick Hagemeister, Jorge ..., British Journal of Haematology
- Management Guidelines for Paediatric Patients Receiving Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell TherapyKris M Mahadeo, Julie C Fitzgerald, Marie E Steiner, Partow Kebriaei, Katayoun Rezvani, Ira M Cheifetz, John M Slopis, Paul L Martin, Sattva S Neelapu, Agne Tarasevici..., Nature
Abstracts/Posters
- Clinical and Radiological Correlates of Neurotoxicity after Standard of Care Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell LymphomaSattva S Neelapu, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Analysis of Factors Predictive of Risk of Transformation and Time to Transformation in Patients (pts) with Mantle Cell Lymphoma _ Cohort Study of 369 PatientsSattva S Neelapu, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Efficacy Proof of Concept for Allogeneic CD123 Targeting CAR T-Cells Against Primary Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN): Efficient Control of Tumor P...Sattva S Neelapu, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Lectures
- A Comparison of Two-Year Outcomes in ZUMA-1 (Axicabtagene Ciloleucel) and SCHOLAR-1 in Patients with Refractory Large B Cell Lymphoma61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- A Phase 2, Open-Label, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Combination with Either Rituximab or Lenalidomide in Patients...61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- Hit the Ground Running: What You Need to Know About CAR T-Cell Therapy61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
Press Mentions
ZUMA-5: Curative Potential of Axi-Cel in Follicular LymphomaJanuary 3rd, 2025
Kite’s Yescarta® Only CAR T-cell Therapy to Show Durable Response and Long-Term Survival After Five Years in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas at ASH 2024December 9th, 2024
Research Reveals How Fructose in Diet Enhances Tumor GrowthDecember 4th, 2024
Grant Support
- [18F]4FN PET Imaging of Innate Immunity Activation During Immunotherapy-Induced Adverse EventsUNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR2022–2027
- Predictors Of Clinical Outcome After Therapeutic Vaccination In Follicular LymphoNational Cancer Institute2011–2012
- Enhancing Antitumor Immunity With Anti-Pd-1 Antibody In Follicular Lymphoma.National Cancer Institute2010–2011
- Antigen Discovery And Development Of Tumor-Specific Lymphoma ImmunotherapyNational Cancer Institute2007–2010
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