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10 Center Dr 44510Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone+1 301-326-5233
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Education & Training
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2009 - 2012
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Hokkaido University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2009 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Dexamethasone to Prevent Oral Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 24
- Ultra-Low Dose IL-2 Therapy as GVHD Prophylaxis in Haploidentical Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 26
- IFN-γ to Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) That Has Relapsed After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 08
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Paraneoplastic Minimal Change Disease Signaling Post-Transplant AML Relapse: Two Cases and a Literature Review.Kainat Saleem, Sanjana Kamat, Nigar A Khurram, Bassem S Hendawy, Sawa Ito
Current Oncology. 2026-06-24 - 1 citationsHigh-throughput cloning reveals diverse properties of T-cell receptors targeting minor histocompatibility antigens.Sawa Ito, Erik Martin, Constantinos Panousis, Alexander M Rowe, Stephanie Stras
Blood Advances. 2026-02-24 - Rapid Metagenomic Sequencing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Infection in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies and Pulmonary Complications.Matthew K Hensley, Khaled Sayed, Ghady Haidar, Xiaohong Wang, Panayiotis V Benos
CHEST Pulmonary. 2025-12-01
Grant Support
- Phase 2 Study of Interferon-Gamma and Donor Lymphocyte Infusion for the Treatment of Relapsed Myeloid Malignancies after Allogeneic Stem Cell TransplantationUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2024–2028
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- Japanese
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