UdaiS.KammulaMD

General Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

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Office
5150 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone+1 412-692-2852

Fax+1 412-647-4486
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Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2002 - 2004
University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2002
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2002 - 2017
MD State Medical License Active through 2014
IL State Medical License 1996 - 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Chemotherapy Followed by gp100 Lymphocytes and Aldesleukin to Treat Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Immunotherapy Using Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Patients With Metastatic Ocular Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Adoptive Transfer of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2018 May 14
Recruiting
Phase 2
Adoptive Transfer of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Biliary Tract Cancers Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 19
Recruiting
Phase 2
Adoptive Transfer of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Advanced Solid Cancers Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 03
Recruiting
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Genome-wide gain-of-function screening characterized lncRNA regulators for tumor immune response.
Yifei Wang, Yueshan Zhao, Weiwei Guo, Ghanshyam Singh Yadav, Chetana Bhaskarla, Zehua Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Sihan Li, Yue Wang, Yuang Chen, Dhamotharan Pattarayan, Wen X...> ;Science Advances. 2022 Dec 9
6 citations
In Vivo Priming of Peritoneal Tumor-Reactive Lymphocytes With a Potent Oncolytic Virus for Adoptive Cell Therapy
Esther Giehl, Hiromichi Kosaka, Zuqiang Liu, Mathilde Feist, Udai S. Kammula, Michael T. Lotze, Congrong Ma, Zong Sheng Guo, David L. Bartlett> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2021 Feb 18
26 citations
LincRNA-immunity landscape analysis identifies EPIC1 as a regulator of tumor immune evasion and immunotherapy resistance.
Weiwei Guo, Yue Wang, Min Yang, Zehua Wang, Yifei Wang, Smriti Chaurasia, Zhiyuan Wu, Min Zhang, Ghanshyam Singh Yadav, Sanjay Rathod, Fernando Concha-Benavente, Chris...> ;Science Advances. 2021 Feb 10
8 citations
Characteristics of Malignant Pleural Effusion Resident CD8+ T Cells from a Heterogeneous Collection of Tumors.
Rajeev Dhupar, Olugbenga T. Okusanya, Seth H. Eisenberg, Sara E. Monaco, Ayana T. Ruffin, Dongyan Liu, James D. Luketich, Udai S. Kammula, Tullia C. Bruno, Michael T. ...> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020 Aug 27
26 citations
Oncolytic virus promotes tumor-reactive infiltrating lymphocytes for adoptive cell therapy
Mathilde Feist, Zhi Zhu, Enyong Dai, Congrong Ma, Zuqiang Liu, Esther Giehl, Roshni Ravindranathan, Stacy J. Kowalsky, Nataša Obermajer, Udai S. Kammula, Andrew J. Lee...> ;Cancer Gene Therapy. 2021 Feb 1
1 citations
Cytologic Evaluation of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Adoptive Cell Therapy.
Sara E. Monaco, Liron Pantanowitz, Juan Xing, Jackie Cuda, Udai S. Kammula> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2020 Mar 9
122 citations
Efficacy of adoptive therapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and recombinant interleukin-2 in advanced cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
U. Dafni, Olivier Michielin, S Martin Lluesma, Zoi Tsourti, Varvara Polydoropoulou, Dimitris Karlis, M J Besser, J.B.A.G. Haanen, Inge Marie Svane, Pamela S. Ohashi, U...> ;Annals of Oncology. 2019 Dec 1
133 citations
A Phase II Study of Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy for Human Papillomavirus-associated Epithelial Cancers.
Sanja Stevanović, Sarah R. Helman, John R. Wunderlich, Michelle M. Langhan, Stacey L. Doran, Mei Li M. Kwong, Robert Somerville, Christopher A. Klebanoff, Udai S. Kamm...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2019 Mar 1
32 citations
Outcomes of Adoptive Cell Transfer With Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes for Metastatic Melanoma Patients With and Without Brain Metastases.
Gautam U. Mehta, Parisa Malekzadeh, Thomas E. Shelton, Donald E. White, John A. Butman, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Udai S. Kammula, Stephanie L. Goff, Steven A. Rosenberg, ...> ;Journal of Immunotherapy. 2018 Jun 1
13 citations
Metastasectomy for Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes: An Emerging Operative Indication in Surgical Oncology.
Joseph G. Crompton, Nicholas D. Klemen, Udai S. Kammula> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2018 Feb 1
1 citations
Correction to: Metastasectomy for Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes: An Emerging Operative Indication in Surgical Oncology.
Joseph G. Crompton, Nicholas D. Klemen, Udai S. Kammula> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Dec 12
169 citations
Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Cancer Using a Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II-Restricted T-Cell Receptor Targeting the Cancer Germline Antigen MAGE-A3.
Yong-Chen Lu, Linda L. Parker, Tangying Lu, Zhili Zheng, Mary Ann Toomey, Donald E. White, Xin Yao, Yong F. Li, Paul F. Robbins, Steven A. Feldman, Pierre van der Brug...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2017 Aug 15
169 citations
Treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma with adoptive transfer of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes: a single-centre, two-stage, single-arm, phase 2 study
Smita S. Chandran, Robert Somerville, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Richard M. Sherry, Christopher A. Klebanoff, Stephanie L. Goff, John R. Wunderlich, David N. Danforth, Dani...> ;The Lancet. Oncology. 2017 Jun 1
382 citations
Lymphoma Remissions Caused by Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells Are Associated With High Serum Interleukin-15 Levels
James N. Kochenderfer, Robert Somerville, Tangying Lu, Victoria Shi, Adrian Bot, John J. Rossi, Allen Xue, Stephanie L. Goff, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Richard M. Sherry, ...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2017 Mar 14
26 citations
Routine Computer Tomography Imaging for the Detection of Recurrences in High-Risk Melanoma Patients.
Tristen S. Park, Giao Q. Phan, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Udai S. Kammula, Michael S. Hughes, Kasia Trebska-Mcgowan, Kathleen E. Morton, Donald E. White, Steven A. Rosenber...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Jan 31
18 citations
Metastasectomy Following Immunotherapy with Adoptive Cell Transfer for Patients with Advanced Melanoma
Nicholas D. Klemen, Paul L. Feingold, Stephanie L. Goff, Michael S. Hughes, Udai S. Kammula, James Chih-Hsin Yang, David S. Schrump, Steven A. Rosenberg, Richard M. Sh...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Jan 1
237 citations
Randomized, Prospective Evaluation Comparing Intensity of Lymphodepletion Before Adoptive Transfer of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
Stephanie L. Goff, Mark E. Dudley, Deborah Citrin, Robert Somerville, John R. Wunderlich, David N. Danforth, Daniel Zlott, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Richard M. Sherry, Uda...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2016 Sep 27
63 citations
Identification of an Immunogenic Subset of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma
Luke D. Rothermel, Arvind Sabesan, Daniel J. Stephens, Smita S. Chandran, Biman C. Paria, Abhishek K. Srivastava, Robert Somerville, John R. Wunderlich, Chyi-Chia Rich...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2016 May 1
22 citations
Tumor-Specific Effector CD8+ T Cells That Can Establish Immunological Memory in Humans after Adoptive Transfer Are Marked by Expression of IL7 Receptor and c-myc
Smita S. Chandran, Biman C. Paria, Abhishek K. Srivastava, Luke D. Rothermel, Daniel J. Stephens, Udai S. Kammula> ;Cancer Research. 2015 Jun 22
241 citations
Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Genetically Engineered with an Inducible Gene Encoding Interleukin-12 for the Immunotherapy of Metastatic Melanoma
Ling Zhang, Richard A. Morgan, Joal D. Beane, Zhili Zheng, Mark E. Dudley, Sadik H. Kassim, Azam V. Nahvi, Lien T. Ngo, Richard M. Sherry, Giao Q. Phan, Michael S. Hug...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2015 May 15
419 citations
Complete Regression of Metastatic Cervical Cancer After Treatment With Human Papillomavirus–Targeted Tumor-Infiltrating T Cells
Sanja Stevanović, Lindsey Draper, Michelle M. Langhan, Tracy E. Campbell, Mei Li Kwong, John R. Wunderlich, Mark E. Dudley, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Richard M. Sherry, Ud...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2015 May 10
546 citations
A Pilot Trial Using Lymphocytes Genetically Engineered with an NY-ESO-1-Reactive T-cell Receptor: Long-term Follow-up and Correlates with Response
Paul F. Robbins, Sadik H. Kassim, Thai Lan N. Tran, Jessica S. Crystal, Richard A. Morgan, Steven A. Feldman, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Mark E. Dudley, John R. Wunderlich,...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2015 Mar 1
37 citations
Persistence of CTL clones targeting melanocyte differentiation antigens was insufficient to mediate significant melanoma regression in humans.
Smita S. Chandran, Biman C. Paria, Abhishek K. Srivastava, Luke D. Rothermel, Daniel J. Stephens, Mark E. Dudley, Robert Somerville, John R. Wunderlich, Richard M. She...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2015 Feb 1
4 citations
Appendicitis secondary to metastatic melanoma: review of the National Institutes of Health experience.
Mio Kitano, Ajay V. Maker, Brock J. Lanier, David N. Danforth, Udai S. Kammula> ;JAMA Surgery. 2014 Jul 1
Location, location, location: The relationship of anatomic site, antigen expression, and T-cell infiltration in human melanoma metastases.
Edmund K. Bartlett, Udai S. Kammula> ;Oncoimmunology. 2014 May 23
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Press Mentions

Beckwith Institute Awards Research GrantsJune 30th, 2021
Why Everyone Should Care About Uveal MelanomaDecember 7th, 2018
New Insights Could Unlock Immunotherapy for Rare, Deadly Eye CancerApril 17th, 2024