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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000
Education & Training
- University of MichiganFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2003 - 2006
- Duke University HospitalChief Residency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2003
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
- Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1999
- Denison UniversityB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2015 - 2026
- AL State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- MI State Medical License 2003 - 2016
- NC State Medical License 1999 - 2004
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Fludarabine-based Conditioning for Severe Aplastic Anemia (BMT CTN 0301) Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
- Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Treatment (BMT CTN 0801) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Predictive Biomarkers For Pediatric Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Onset on the Early Careers of Pediatric Oncology Health Professionals and Researchers: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Youn...Gemma Bryan, Louise Guolla, Gabriela Inés Villanueva, Sarah Cohen-Gogo, Alejandra Casanovas
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2025-01-01 - Incidence of bacterial blood stream infections in patients with acute GVHD.Whitney Wallis, Alison M Gulbis, Tao Wang, Catherine J Lee, Akshay Sharma
Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2024-10-18 - 2 citationsNovel MAGIC composite scores using both clinical symptoms and biomarkers best predict treatment outcomes of acute GVHD.Yu Akahoshi, Nikolaos Spyrou, Daniela Weber, Paibel Aguayo-Hiraldo, Francis Ayuk
Blood. 2024-08-29
Journal Articles
- TNF-inhibition with etanercept for graft versus host disease prevention in high risk HCT: Lower TNFR1 levels correlate with better outcomeChoi SW, Stiff P, Cooke K, Ferrara JLM, Braun T, Kitko C, Reddy P, Yanik G, Mineishi S, Paczesny S, Hanauer D, Pawarode A, Peres E, Rodriguez T, Smith S, Levine JE, Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 1/1/2012
- Impact of immune modulation with in vivo T-cell depletion and myleoablative total body irradiation conditioning on outcome after unrelated donor transplantation for ch...Veys P, Wynn RF, Ahn KW, Samarasinghe S, He W, Bonney D, Craddock J, Cornish J, Davies SM, Dvorak CC, Duerst RE, Gross TG, Kapoor N, Kitko C, Krance RA, Leung W, Lewis..., Blood, 1/1/2012
- Clofarabine and busulfan conditioning facilitates engraftment and provides significant antitumor activity in nonremission hematologic malignanciesMagenau J, Tobai H, Pawarode A, Braun T, Peres E, Reddy P, Kitko C, Choi S, Yanik G, Frame D, Harris A, Erba H, Kujawski L, Elenitoba-Johnson K, Sanks J, Jones D, Pacz..., Blood, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The MAGIC Algorithm Probability (MAP): A Novel Laboratory Biomarker for the Response to Treatment of Acute Graft-Versus-Host DiseaseCarrie Kitko, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
- Next Generation Sequence Minimal Residual Disease (NGS-MRD) Predicts Outstanding Event Free Survival (EFS) Regardless of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) Prepa...Carrie Kitko, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Prednisone (PDN)/Sirolimus (SRL) compared to PDN/SRL/Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) as treatment for chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD): A randomized phase II stud...Carpenter P, Logan B, Lee S, Weisdorf D, Johnston L, Costa L, Kitko C, Bolanos-Meade J, Alousi, A, Horowitz M, Abhyankar S, Waller E, Mendizabal A, Wang Y, Lazaryan A,..., American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplant Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Efficacy of Methoxsalen Sterile Solution in Conjunction with the Therakos¬ Cellex¬ Photopheresis System in Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Refractory Acute GvHD: Inter...61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- Highlights from ASH 2014: Pediatric Hematology/OncologyDearborn, MI - 1/1/2015
- Chronic GVHD Biomarker Discovery: A Pathway to Better Treatments1/1/2014
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Press Mentions
- High-Dose Flu Vaccine Beneficial for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant PatientsMarch 2nd, 2023
- Syndax Pharmaceuticals and Incyte Announce Axatilimab Phase 1/2 Data in Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Published in the Journal of Clinical OncologyDecember 5th, 2022
- New Cutting-Edge Treatment for Type of Pediatric Leukemia Offered at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at VanderbiltSeptember 18th, 2017
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Committees
- Committee member, ASH Communications Committee
Professional Memberships
- American Society for Blood and Marrow TransplantationMember
External Links
- Vanderbilt Pediatric Stem Cell Transplanthttp://www.childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org/services.php?mid=1248
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