Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Resident, Medicine, Stanford University, School of Medicine 1990 - 1991
  • Intern, Medicine, Stanford University, School of Medicine 1989 - 1990
  • M.D., Stanford University 1989
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Medicine 2015 - 2020
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Medicine 2013 - 2015
• Research
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  External Relationships

  • PhosphoGam, Inc.
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Bohannon, Lauren, Helen Tang, Kristin Page, Yi Ren, Sin-Ho Jung, Alexandra Artica, Anne Britt, et al. “Decreased Mortality in 1-Year Survivors of Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant vs. Matched Related or Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.” Transplant Cell Ther 27, no. 8 (August 2021): 669.e1-669.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2021.05.002.
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    • Pabon, Cindy M., Zhiguo Li, Therese Hennig, Carlos de Castro, Jadee L. Neff, Mitchell E. Horwitz, Thomas W. LeBlanc, et al. “Morphologic leukemia-free state in acute myeloid leukemia is sufficient for successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.” Blood Cancer J 11, no. 5 (May 16, 2021): 92. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-021-00481-9.
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    • Giri, Vinay K., Kristin G. Kegerreis, Yi Ren, Lauren M. Bohannon, Erica Lobaugh-Jin, Julia A. Messina, Anita Matthews, et al. “Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Reduces the Incidence of Bloodstream Infections in Adults Undergoing Inpatient Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.” Transplant Cell Ther 27, no. 3 (March 2021): 262.e1-262.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2021.01.004.
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    • Racioppi, Alessandro, Tara Dalton, Sendhilnathan Ramalingam, Kristi Romero, Yi Ren, Lauren Bohannon, Consuelo Arellano, et al. “Assessing the Feasibility of a Novel mHealth App in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients.” Transplant Cell Ther 27, no. 2 (February 2021): 181.e1-181.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2020.10.017.
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    • Maung, Ko K., Benny J. Chen, Ian Barak, Zhiguo Li, David A. Rizzieri, Cristina Gasparetto, Keith M. Sullivan, et al. “Phase I dose escalation study of naive T-cell depleted donor lymphocyte infusion following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.” Bone Marrow Transplant 56, no. 1 (January 2021): 137–43. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-020-0991-5.
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    • Ramalingam, Sendhilnathan, Sharareh Siamakpour-Reihani, Lauren Bohannan, Yi Ren, Alexander Sibley, Jeff Sheng, Li Ma, et al. “A phase 2 trial of the somatostatin analog pasireotide to prevent GI toxicity and acute GVHD in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.” Plos One 16, no. 6 (2021): e0252995. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252995.
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    • Smith, Patrick, Jillian C. Thompson, Elena Perea, Brian Wasserman, Lauren Bohannon, Alessandro Racioppi, Taewoong Choi, et al. “Clinical and Neuroimaging Correlates of Post-Transplant Delirium.” Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 26, no. 12 (December 2020): 2323–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.09.016.
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    • Maung, Ko, Sendhilnathan Ramalingam, Mohammad Chaudhry, Yi Ren, Sin-Ho Jung, Kristi Romero, Kelly Corbet, et al. “Pre-transplant hepatic steatosis (fatty liver) is associated with chronic graft-vs-host disease but not mortality.” Plos One 15, no. 9 (2020): e0238824. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238824.
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    • Anand, Sarah, Samantha Thomas, Terry Hyslop, Janet Adcock, Kelly Corbet, Cristina Gasparetto, Richard Lopez, et al. “Transplantation of Ex Vivo Expanded Umbilical Cord Blood (NiCord) Decreases Early Infection and Hospitalization.” Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 23, no. 7 (July 2017): 1151–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.04.001.
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    • Sivaraj, Dharshan, Michael M. Green, Zhiguo Li, Anthony D. Sung, Stefanie Sarantopoulos, Yubin Kang, Gwynn D. Long, et al. “Outcomes of Maintenance Therapy with Bortezomib after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Multiple Myeloma.” Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 23, no. 2 (February 2017): 262–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.11.010.
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    • Bonneville, Marc, Zheng W. Chen, Julie Déchanet-Merville, Matthias Eberl, Jean Jacques Fournié, Julie M. Jameson, Richard D. Lopez, Massimo Massaia, and Bruno Silva-Santos. “Chicago 2014--30 years of γδ T cells.” Cell Immunol 296, no. 1 (July 2015): 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellimm.2014.11.001.
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    • Xu, H. -. G., Y. -. X. Zhai, J. Chen, Y. Lu, J. -. W. Wang, C. -. S. Quan, R. -. X. Zhao, et al. “LKB1 reduces ROS-mediated cell damage via activation of p38.” Oncogene 34, no. 29 (July 2015): 3848–59. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2014.315.
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    • Beck, Benjamin H., Hyunggoon Kim, Rebecca O’Brien, Martin R. Jadus, G Yancey Gillespie, Gretchen A. Cloud, Neil T. Hoa, et al. “Dynamics of Circulating γδ T Cell Activity in an Immunocompetent Mouse Model of High-Grade Glioma.” Plos One 10, no. 5 (2015): e0122387. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122387.
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    • Lopez, Richard D. “Inhibiting inhibitory pathways in human γδ T cells.” Blood 122, no. 6 (August 8, 2013): 857–58. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2013-06-506584.
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    • Lindhorst, Scott M., Richard D. Lopez, and Ronald D. Sanders. “An unusual presentation of chronic myelogenous leukemia: a review of isolated central nervous system relapse.” J Natl Compr Canc Netw 11, no. 7 (July 2013): 745–49. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2013.0097.
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    • Beck, Benjamin, G Yancey Gillespie, Richard D. Lopez, Gretchen A. Cloud, Cathy Langford, Hyung Kim, Lualhati Harkins, and Lawrence S. Lamb. “Abstract 530: Circulating γδ T cells are activated and depleted during progression of high-grade gliomas: Implications for γδ T cells therapy of GBM.” Immunology, April 15, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2012-530.
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    • Kanda, Junya, Richard D. Lopez, and David A. Rizzieri. “Alemtuzumab for the prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease.” Int J Hematol 93, no. 5 (May 2011): 586–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-011-0802-2.
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    • Bryant, Nichole L., G Yancey Gillespie, Richard D. Lopez, James M. Markert, Gretchen A. Cloud, Catherine P. Langford, Hilal Arnouk, et al. “Preclinical evaluation of ex vivo expanded/activated γδ T cells for immunotherapy of glioblastoma multiforme.” J Neurooncol 101, no. 2 (January 2011): 179–88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-010-0245-2.
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    • Kanda, J., R. D. Lopez, and D. A. Rizzieri. “Alemtuzumab for the prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease.” International Journal of Hematology, 2011, 1–8.
    • Beck, Benjamin H., Hyung-Gyoon Kim, Hyunki Kim, Sharon Samuel, Zhiyong Liu, Robin Shrestha, Hilary Haines, Kurt Zinn, and Richard D. Lopez. “Adoptively transferred ex vivo expanded gammadelta-T cells mediate in vivo antitumor activity in preclinical mouse models of breast cancer.” Breast Cancer Res Treat 122, no. 1 (July 2010): 135–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-009-0527-6.
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    • Bryant, Nichole L., Catalina Suarez-Cuervo, G Yancey Gillespie, James M. Markert, L Burt Nabors, Sreelatha Meleth, Richard D. Lopez, and Lawrence S. Lamb. “Characterization and immunotherapeutic potential of gammadelta T-cells in patients with glioblastoma.” Neuro Oncol 11, no. 4 (August 2009): 357–67. https://doi.org/10.1215/15228517-2008-111.
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    • Liu, Zhiyong, Ben Guo, and Richard D. Lopez. “Expression of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 or ICAM-2 is critical in determining sensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells to cytolysis by human gammadelta-T cells: implications in the design of gammadelta-T-cell-based immunotherapies for pancreatic cancer.” J Gastroenterol Hepatol 24, no. 5 (May 2009): 900–911. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05668.x.
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    • Liu, Zhiyong, Isam-Eldin A. Eltoum, Ben Guo, Benjamin H. Beck, Gretchen A. Cloud, and Richard D. Lopez. “Protective immunosurveillance and therapeutic antitumor activity of gammadelta T cells demonstrated in a mouse model of prostate cancer.” J Immunol 180, no. 9 (May 1, 2008): 6044–53. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.180.9.6044.
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    • Suarez-Cuervo, C., N. L. Bryant, R. D. Lopez, G. Y. Gillespie, and L. S. Lamb. “Ex vivo activation and expansion of γδ T cells for immunotherapy of glioblastoma.” J Clin Oncol 24, no. 18_suppl (June 20, 2006): 2553.
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    • Qiu, Wei-Hua, Bing-Sen Zhou, Peiguo-G Chu, Wen-Gang Chen, Christopher Chung, Jennifer Shih, Paul Hwu, Christopher Yeh, Richard Lopez, and Yun Yen. “Over-expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 in human hepatocellular carcinoma.” World J Gastroenterol 11, no. 34 (September 14, 2005): 5266–72. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i34.5266.
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    • Guo, Ben L., Zhiyong Liu, Wayne A. Aldrich, and Richard D. Lopez. “Innate anti-breast cancer immunity of apoptosis-resistant human gammadelta-T cells.” Breast Cancer Res Treat 93, no. 2 (September 2005): 169–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-005-4792-8.
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    • Liu, Zhiyong, Ben L. Guo, Bradley C. Gehrs, Li Nan, and Richard D. Lopez. “Ex vivo expanded human Vgamma9Vdelta2+ gammadelta-T cells mediate innate antitumor activity against human prostate cancer cells in vitro.” J Urol 173, no. 5 (May 2005): 1552–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000154355.45816.0b.
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    • Lamb, Lawrence S., and Richard D. Lopez. “gammadelta T cells: a new frontier for immunotherapy?” Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 11, no. 3 (March 2005): 161–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2004.11.015.
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    • Qiu, Weihua, Bingsen Zhou, Hongzhi Zou, Xiyong Liu, Peiguo G. Chu, Richard Lopez, Jennifer Shih, Christopher Chung, and Yun Yen. “Hypermethylation of growth arrest DNA damage-inducible gene 45 beta promoter in human hepatocellular carcinoma.” Am J Pathol 165, no. 5 (November 2004): 1689–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63425-6.
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    • Qiu, Weihua, Donald David, Bingsen Zhou, Peiguo G. Chu, Bohe Zhang, Mengchao Wu, Jiacheng Xiao, et al. “Down-regulation of growth arrest DNA damage-inducible gene 45beta expression is associated with human hepatocellular carcinoma.” Am J Pathol 162, no. 6 (June 2003): 1961–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64329-5.
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    • Guo, Ben L., Klaus A. Hollmig, and Richard D. Lopez. “Down-regulation of IL-2 receptor alpha (CD25) characterizes human gammadelta-T cells rendered resistant to apoptosis after CD2 engagement in the presence of IL-12.” Cancer Immunol Immunother 50, no. 11 (January 2002): 625–37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-001-0244-4.
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    • Lopez, Richard D. “Human gammadelta-T cells in adoptive immunotherapy of malignant and infectious diseases.” Immunol Res 26, no. 1–3 (2002): 207–21. https://doi.org/10.1385/IR:26:1-3:207.
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    • Vaughan, W. P., R. O. Katz, D. E. Salzman, A. B. Tilden, R. D. Lopez, A. Garcia, O. Pena, M. Shackelford, and M. H. Carabasi. “MRD allo transplantation using a large volume leukopheresis product mobilized with G-CSF and Decadron, pharmacokinetics directed modest dose intravenous busulfan plus fludarabine conditioning, and long MTX/CSA results in sustained engraftment, low 30 day mortality, and low incidence of severe GVHD.” Blood 98, no. 11 (November 16, 2001): 200A-200A.
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    • Lopez, R. D., E. K. Waller, P. H. Lu, and R. S. Negrin. “CD58/LFA-3 and IL-12 provided by activated monocytes are critical in the in vitro expansion of CD56+ T cells.” Cancer Immunol Immunother 49, no. 12 (February 2001): 629–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002620000148.
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    • Lopez, R. D., S. Xu, B. Guo, R. S. Negrin, and E. K. Waller. “CD2-mediated IL-12-dependent signals render human gamma delta-T cells resistant to mitogen-induced apoptosis, permitting the large-scale ex vivo expansion of functionally distinct lymphocytes: implications for the development of adoptive immunotherapy strategies.” Blood 96, no. 12 (December 1, 2000): 3827–37.
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    • Sun, Q., R. L. Burton, A. M. Ship, W. P. Vaughan, D. E. Salzman, R. Lopez, M. A. Carabasi, B. Pohlman, and K. G. Lucas. “Adoptive immunotherapy with allogeneic EBV CTL for organ transplant patients with ebv induced lymphoproliferative disease.” Blood 96, no. 11 PART II (December 1, 2000).
    • Barnadas, M. A., S. Brunet, A. Sureda, R. López, R. Curell, J. Sierra, and A. Alomar. “Exuberant granulation tissue associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease after transplantation of peripheral blood progenitor cells.” J Am Acad Dermatol 41, no. 5 Pt 2 (November 1999): 876–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70350-6.
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    • Sherman, M. A., V. H. Secor, S. K. Lee, R. D. Lopez, and M. A. Brown. “STAT6-independent production of IL-4 by mast cells.” Eur J Immunol 29, no. 4 (April 1999): 1235–42. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4141(199904)29:04<1235::AID-IMMU1235>3.0.CO;2-0.
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    • Lopez, R. D., N. Poloso, R. S. Negrin, S. Xu, and E. K. Waller. “Engagement of CD2/LFA-2 on activated human peripheral blood T cells results in an IL-12-dependent resistance to Activation-Induced Cell Death (AICD) in γδ T cells.” Faseb Journal 12, no. 5 (March 20, 1998).
    • Martino, R., R. López, R. Pericas, I. Badell, A. Sureda, and S. Brunet. “Listeriosis in bone marrow transplant recipient.” Clin Infect Dis 23, no. 2 (August 1996): 419–20. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/23.2.419.
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    • Martino, R., A. Altes, J. Nomdedeu, A. Sureda, S. Brunet, R. Lopez, and A. Domingo Albos. “Atypical presentation of pneumococcal pneumonia in a patient undergoing bone marrow transplantation for Hodgkin's disease.” Bone Marrow Transplant 14, no. 1 (July 1994): 174–75.
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    • Margulies, D. H., R. Lopez, L. F. Boyd, and J. McCluskey. “Engineering soluble major histocompatibility molecules: why and how.” Immunol Res 6, no. 1–2 (1987): 101–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02918107.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Maung, Ko, Nelson Jen An Chao, Kelly Corbet, Ashley Morris Engemann, Cristina Gasparetto, Mitchell Horwitz, Yubin Kang, et al. “CLO20-049: Retrospective Study of Safety and Toxicity Profile Comparison for Propylene Glycol-Free Melphalan (Evomela®) and Generic Melphalan.” In Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 18:CLO20-049. Harborside Press, LLC, 2020. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2019.7412.
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    • Bohannon, Lauren M., Kristin M. Page, Yi Ren, Sin-Ho Jung, Vinay K. Giri, Meagan V. Lew, Matthew Kelly, et al. “Decreased Mortality after the First Year of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Recipients of Umbilical Cord Blood Vs. Matched Related or Matched Unrelated Donors.” In Blood, 134:4613–4613. American Society of Hematology, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-126906.
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    • Giri, Vinay K., Kristin G. Kegerreis, Yi Ren, Lauren M. Bohannon, Erica Lobaugh-Jin, Julia A. Messina, Anita Matthews, et al. “Daily Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Reduces the Rate of Bloodstream Infections in Adults Undergoing Inpatient Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.” In Blood, 134:2210–2210. American Society of Hematology, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-122272.
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    • Lew, Meagan V., Yi Ren, Yen P. Lowder, Kristi M. Romero, Jillian C. Thompson, Lauren M. Bohannon, Harvey Cohen, et al. “Geriatric Assessment Identifies Impairments in Younger Candidates for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.” In Blood, 134:1984–1984. American Society of Hematology, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-127264.
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    • Maung, Ko Ko Ko, Mohammad Chaudhry, Yi Ren, Sin-Ho Jung, Kristi M. Romero, Kelly Corbet, Nelson J. Chao, et al. “Pre-Transplant Hepatic Steatosis (fatty liver) Predicts Chronic Graft-Vs-Host Disease but Does Not Affect Mortality.” In Blood, 134:5731–5731. American Society of Hematology, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-121830.
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    • McManigle, William C., Rachel A. DiCioccio, Sarah Anand, Zhiguo Li, Jonathan C. Poe, Krista R. Nichols, Amy N. Suthers, et al. “Evaluation of the Oral SYK Inhibitor Fostamatinib in Patients after Allogeneic Transplantation for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease.” In Blood, 134:4521–4521. American Society of Hematology, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-130742.
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    • Anand, Sarah, Samantha Thomas, Kelly Corbet, Cristina Gasparetto, Gwynn D. Long, Richard Lopez, Ashley K. Morris, et al. “Adult Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Using Myeloablative Thiotepa, Total Body Irradiation, and Fludarabine Conditioning.” In Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 23:1949–54, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.06.027.
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    • Beck, Benjamin, Richard D. Lopez, G Yancey Gillespie, Hyung Kim, Gretchen Cloud, Larisa Pereboeva, and Lamb Lawrence S. Jr. “Peripheral Blood gamma delta T Cell Response to High-Grade Glioma: Implications for Localized Adoptive Immunotherapy.” In Blood, Vol. 120, 2012.
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    • Beck, Benjamin, Richard D. Lopez, G Yancey Gillespie, Hyung Kim, Gretchen Cloud, Larisa Pereboeva, and Lawrence S. Lamb. “Peripheral Blood γδ T Cell Response to High-Grade Glioma: Implications for Localized Adoptive Immunotherapy.” In Blood, 120:4114–4114. American Society of Hematology, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v120.21.4114.4114.
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    • Suarez, C., N. L. Bryant, Y. Gillespie, R. D. Lopez, J. M. Markert, and L. S. Lamb. “189: γδ T cells as immunotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme.” In Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 13:70–70. Elsevier BV, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2006.12.193.
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    • Suarez-Cuervo, C., N. L. Bryant, R. D. Lopez, G. Y. Gillespie, and L. S. Lamb. “Ex vivo activation and expansion of gamma delta T cells for immunotherapy of glioblastorna.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24:113S-113S. AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 2006.
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    • Gehrs, B. C., and R. D. Lopez. “Ex vivo expansion of gamma delta-T lymphocytes from melanoma patients and healthy control donors.” In Transfusion, 45:8A-8A. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2005.
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