
Tanja Andrea Gruber MD PhD
Pediatric Hematologic Oncology
Chief Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplant and Regenerative Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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725 Welch RdPalo Alto, CA 94304
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Summary
- Dr. Tanja Gruber is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. She received her medical degree from University of Southern California School of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. She specializes in pediatric hematologic oncology and is experienced in acute myeloid leukemia, lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, genomics, and leukemia. She has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2006 - 2009
Children's Hospital Los AngelesResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2020 - 2028
TN State Medical License 2009 - 2021
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Total Therapy for Infants With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) I Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 29
- A Trial of Epigenetic Priming in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 15
- Treatment With Combination Chemotherapy for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 20
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia-Progress from worldwide clinical efforts.Neil Barrett, Tanja A Gruber, Takako Miyamura, Alasdair Duguid, Janine Stutterheim
British Journal of Haematology. 2025-12-01 - Clonal Evolution of Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Its Contribution to Disease Relapse.Masayuki Umeda, Pandurang Kolekar, Anna Lw Huskey, Shruthi Suryaprakash, Jing Ma
Medrxiv. 2025-11-06 - Transcriptomic Diversity of Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Genetic Drivers Correlates With Clinical Outcome and Expression of Stemness-Related Genes.Quenton Rashawn Bubb, Elena Sotillo, Rebecca M Richards, Crystal L Mackall, Tanja A Gruber
Cancer Medicine. 2025-11-01
Journal Articles
- Prognostic Impact of T(16;21)(p11;q22) and T(16;21)(q24;q22) in Pediatric AML: A Retrospective Study by the I-BFM Study GroupSoheil Meshinchi, Tanja A Gruber, Blood
Abstracts/Posters
- Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Pediatric Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms Identifies Mecom Dysregulation to be Associated with Poor OutcomeTanja A. Gruber, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- KMT2A-Rearranged Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells Undergo ER-Stress-Induced Apoptosis Following Exposure to Proteasome InhibitorsTanja A. Gruber, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- A 5-Gene Ara-C, Daunorubicin and Etoposide (ADE) Drug Response Score As a Prognostic Tool to Predict AML Treatment OutcomeTanja A. Gruber, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Press Mentions
New Bass Center Clinic and Infusion Center to Facilitate HealingJuly 15th, 2025
8 Oncologists on the MoveAugust 26th, 2020
Stanford Children's Health Appoints New Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation, and Regenerative MedicineAugust 20th, 2020
External Links
- Stanford Websitehttps://profiles.stanford.edu/tanja-gruber
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