SawaItoMD

Hematology • Bethesda, MD

Physician

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Office
10 Center Dr 44510
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone+1 301-326-5233

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
Completed
Phase 2
Ultra-Low Dose IL-2 Therapy as GVHD Prophylaxis in Haploidentical Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 26
Completed
Phase 1
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
Completed
Early Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A 40-Year-Old With Prior Stem Cell Transplant for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Presents With Dyspnea and Respiratory Failure.
Hiam Naiditch, Hilary Strollo, Vanessa Gipson, Gabriel Sica, Urvashi Joshi
Chest. 2025-02-01
Dynamics of neoantigen-specific T-cells in post-transplant relapse: do leukemia neoantigens elicit immune responses in transplant recipients?
Biswas Neupane, Kedwin Ventura, Kayla Parr, Jui-En Ray Lee, Kevin Quann
Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2025-01-29
Maintenance strategies for relapse prevention and treatment.
Emily Geramita, Jing-Zhou Hou, Warren D Shlomchik, Sawa Ito
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program. 2024-12-06

Other Languages

Japanese