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      Cassian Yee Image

      Cassian Yee, M.D.

      Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine

      Meet Cassian Yee, M.D.

      In the News

      Combination creates powerful central memory T cells for cellular therapy

      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Director, Program for T Cell-Based Therapies (ProTCT), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Professor, Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Professor, Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Director, Solid Tumor Cell Therapy Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      1986University of Manitoba, Manitoba, CA, MD

      Postgraduate Training

      1995-1998Associate in Clinical Research, University of Washington/ Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
      1994-1995Research Associate, University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
      1991-1994Research Fellowship, University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
      1989-1991Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
      1987-1989Medical Research Council of Canada Fellow, Ontario Cancer Institute/ Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto
      1986-1987General Comprehensive Internship, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto

      Experience & Service

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Director, STRIDE Program in TCR-based Therapeutics (ProTCT), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Chair, Core Facilities Oversight Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - 2024

      Chair, Internal Advisory Board Member and Chair, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023

      Leader, COVID Biological Research Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023

      Leader, TIL Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023

      Co-Leader, COVID Cell Therapy Research Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023

      Scientific Director, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023

      Co-Director, Immunotherapy Platform, Moonshots Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2021

      Co-Director, Adoptive Cell Therapy Platform, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present

      Cell Therapy Leader, Epigenetics Therapy Initiative, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2025

      Chair, Immunotoxicity (IOTOX) Program Clinical Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2020

      Other Professional Positions

      Consultantships, RootPath, Remote, 2021 - 2023

      Consultantships, T-Cypher Bio, Remote, 2021 - 2023

      Consultantships, GenomeFrontier Therapeutics, Inc, Remote, 2020 - 2026

      Consultantships, Instil Bio, Inc, Remote, 2020 - 2021

      Consultantships, Scribe Biosciences Inc, Remote, 2020 - 2021

      Consultantships, Obsidian Therapeutics, Remote, 2020 - 2025

      Consultantships, Affyimmune Therapeutics, Remote, 2019 - 2021

      Consultantships, Berkeley Lights, Remote, 2019 - 2020

      Consultantships, Lilly Asia Ventures, Remote, 2019 - 2021

      Consultantships, Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, Remote, 2019 - 2024

      Consultantships, Prellis Biologics, Remote, 2019 - 2023

      Affiliate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), Seattle, WA, 2009 - 2013

      Active Staff, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 2000 - 2013

      Active Staff, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, 1999 - 2013

      Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

      IAB Member, P01: Advanced Viro-immunotehrapy for Brain Cancer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present

      Faculty Lead and Chair, MD Anderson Core Facility Oversight Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2024

      Co-Chair, Cancer Biology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present

      Founding Member, IOTOX DOIM/DOCM Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2022

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Co-Director, Cancer Biology Steering Committee, GSBS, 2024 - 2026

      Faculty Advisor, Immunology Media Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present

      Founder & Co-Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center - Rice University and MD Anderson Immunotherapy Consortium, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - Present

      Editorial Activities

      Editorial Board, Cancer Immunology Research AACR, 2014 - Present

      Editorial Board, Journal Translational Medicine, 2014 - Present

      Board Member, Cancer Immunity, 2012 - Present

      Board Member, Cancer Research, 2012 - Present

      Board Member, Journal ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 2012 - Present

      Board Member, OncoImmunology, 2012 - Present

      Board Member, Journal of Translational Medicine, 2012 - Present

      Honors & Awards

      2022 - PresentKenneth D. Muller Professorship in Melanoma Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2021Potu N. Rao Award for Excellence in Basic Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2009Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
      2006 - 2012Clinical Scientist Award in Translational Research, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
      2006 - 2012Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Clinical Scientist Award in Translational Research, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
      2001 - 2006Damon Runyon-Lilly Foundation, Clinical Investigator Award, Damon Runyon-Lilly Foundation
      2000 - 2004Cancer Research Institute Investgator Award, Cancer Research Institute
      1995 - 2000Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award in Biomedical Sciences, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
      1994 - 1997National Cancer Institute of Canada Fellowship, National Cancer Institute of Canada
      1991Stanford University Housestaff Research Award, Stanford University
      1987 - 1989Medical Research Council of Canada Post-MD Fellowship, Medical Research Council of Canada
      1983 - 1985Terry Fox Cancer Research Scholarship (NCI of Canada, Terry Fox Cancer Research

      Professional Memberships

      NCI/NIH - Cancer Adoptive Cell Therapy (Can-ACT) Steering Committee

      2024 - Present

      MD Anderson Cancer Center Core Facilities Oversight Board

      2022 - Present

      National Cancer Institute - Immunotherapy Task Force: Cell Therapy Section

      2021 - Present

      JITC - Editorial Board

      2021 - Present

      SITC - T cell selection for adoptive cell therapy

      2021 - 2021

      National Cancer Institute - Investigational Drug Steering Committee Immunotherapy Task Force

      2020 - Present

      AACR Clinical Cancer Research Awards Committee

      2020 - 2022

      SITC - Drug Development Seminar Series

      2020 - 2021

      International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference

      2020 - 2021

      Sixth CRI-ENCI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference

      2020 - 2021

      Ohio State University - PIIO External Scientific Advisory Board

      2020 - Present

      American Association for Cancer Research - Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship Committee

      2019 - 2021

      AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship Committee

      2019 - 2021

      NIH/NCI Investigational Drug Steering Committee - Immunotherapy Task Force

      2018 - Present

      American Association of Cancer Research- Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship Committee

      2018 - 2020

      Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board

      2017 - Present

      Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award Committee

      2015 - Present

      Landon Foundation-AACR Innovator Award for Cancer Immunology Research Scientific Review Committee

      2014 - Present

      American Society of Clinical Oncology

      2012 - Present

      American Association of Immunologists

      2012 - Present

      International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer

      2012 - Present

      American Association of Cancer Research

      2012 - Present

      National Institute of Health (NIH)

      2012 - 2016

      Adaptive Biotechnologies

      2011 - Present

      American Society for Clinical Investigations

      2009 - Present

      OrBIT

      2009 - Present

      American Association of Immunologist (AAI)

      2008 - Present

      Ontario Institute of Cancer Research External Advisory Board

      2008 - Present

      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

      2005 - Present

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      Local Presentations

      1. 2025. T cells in Space. Invited. CPRIT Advantages of Conducting Cancer Webinar, US.
      2. 2025. Unconventional Wisdom for Conventional T Cell Therapy. Invited. Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
      3. 2024. Overcoming Hostility…Hostility at the macro-economic to micro molecular levels. Panelist. Truist Bank and Samsara Capital Event. Houston, Texas, US.
      4. 2024. TBD. Invited. ATC Translational Research Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
      5. 2023. BRCA and Immune Reactions. Invited. iBRCA Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
      6. 2023. Development of a Tumor Immunopeptidome database for T cell-based therapies. Conference. ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Houston, Texas, US.
      7. 2022. T cells. Targets and Tenacity. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
      8. 2022. Where is cellular therapy heading? What’s hot and how can we expand its application?. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
      9. 2022. Cellular therapy: Objections and Hearsay. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
      10. 2021. T Cell Therapy - Reforming juvenile delinquents for lifelong careers. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
      11. 2021. HLA Education. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
      12. 2020. Endogenous T Cells for Adoptive Therapy. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
      13. 2020. T cell in the time of COVID. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
      14. 2020. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Cancer: The Year of Living Dangerously. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
      15. 2013. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Cancer. Conference. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.

      Regional Presentations

      1. 2023. Chat GPT does T cell therapy: A Chalk Talk for 2023. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
      2. 2022. Translational Advances in Cellular Therapy into the Clinic”. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
      3. 2022. Sarcomas: Gateway Tumor for T cell Therapy”. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
      4. 2022. IT ETC protocol update. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
      5. 2022. T Cell Therapy of Cancer: Faster, Higher, Stronger…. Conference. Gulf Coast Consortia, US.
      6. 2021. Introduction to Research Opportunities. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
      7. 2021. HORMAD1-specific TCR-T Cells for Adoptive Cell Therapy. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
      8. 2021. T cell therapy: Veni, Vidi, Quo Vadis?. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
      9. 2021. Cell Therapy and its application in oncology. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.

      National Presentations

      1. 2026. Rare Cancers: Blueprint for TCR Targeting in Solid Tumors. Invited. Precision Medicine World Conference 2026. Santa Clara, US.
      2. 2025. T cell therapy of Cancer. Invited. Oncology Grand Rounds. Miami, FL, US.
      3. 2025. Operationalizing T cell Therapy. Invited. ASTCT – SITC Solid Tumor Summit. Chicago, IL, US.
      4. 2025. T Cell Therapy: a Conclave is Key. Invited. Second Annual Symposium on Applied Immunological Research. Nutley, NJ, US.
      5. 2024. UG3 MDA Update. Invited. CAN-ACT Steering Committee Meeting. DC, Washington, US.
      6. 2024. T Cell Therapy 2024: Faster, Higher, Stronger. Invited. Cell-Based Immuno-Oncology Workshop. Philadelphia, PA, US.
      7. 2024. Immunocompetence : Touchstones to Anti-tumor and Auto- Immunity. Invited. Charge Against Cancer Retreat. Cincinnati, OH, US.
      8. 2024. T-cell Receptor Targets: First Principles for Future Prospects. Invited. TCR-based Therapies for Solid Tumors Summit. Boston, MA, US.
      9. 2024. T cell therapy: Memory and Targets for Tumor agnostic, Patient-centric Cancer Treatment. Invited. Emerging Trends in Interventional Medicine Series. Los Angeles, CA, US.
      10. 2023. Adoptive T Cell Therapy: Stratagems and Spoils. Invited. Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program Seminar. New York, NY, US.
      11. 2023. Model-based optimization for CAR-T cell therapy. Invited. American Conference on Pharmacometrics (ACoP) Symposium. National Harbor, MD, US.
      12. 2023. TBD. Invited. Space Economy Summit. Los Angeles, CA, US.
      13. 2023. Endogenous T cell therapy to Treat Cancer. Invited. Stanford, CA, US.
      14. 2023. ChatGPT does T Cell Therapy: a Chalk Talk for 2023. Invited. Hematology Oncology/HCC Grand Rounds. Charleston, NC, US.
      15. 2022. A Deep Dive in Cancer Immunotherapy Targets: T cell Selection for Adoptive Cell therapy: A Deep Dive in Cancer Immunotherapy Targets. Invited. The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, US.
      16. 2021. Endogenous T cells. Conference. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, US.
      17. 2021. T cell therapy: Quo Vadis?. Invited. OCE Research Rounds, US.
      18. 2021. Opportunities and Challenges of Innovative Precision Cell Therapy for Cancers. Invited. BIO Asia–Taiwan 2021, US.
      19. 2020. Adoptive T Cell Therapy: Of mice and men and memory. Invited. Eradicate Cancer, US.
      20. 2020. Session Chair - Gastric Cancer. Invited. Global Academic Programs, US.
      21. 2020. Difficulties and opportunities in developing cellular therapy and cancer therapeutics clinical trials: science and logistics for investigators. Invited. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, US.
      22. 2020. Panelist -Next Generation Immunotherapy Combinations: Navigating FDA, Clinical Trial Design, Diagnostics and Novel Biomarkers. Invited. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, US.
      23. 2020. Endogenous T cell Therapy for Solid Tumors Malignancies. Invited. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, US.
      24. 2020. Panelist - Advances in Adoptive T cell Therapy for Cancer: TILs and TCRs. Invited. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, US.
      25. 2020. T Cell Therapy: Mythbusters. Invited. MIiltgenyi Biotec. Singapore, US.
      26. 2018. Plenary speaker. Conference. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, US.
      27. 2018. Translational Systems Immunology. Conference. Keystone Symposium. Snowbird, UT, US.
      28. 2018. Plenary speaker. Conference. GI Cancer Symposium, Javle Milind 9GI. San Francisco, CA, US.
      29. 2018. T Cell Dysfunction. Conference. Keystone Symposium. Breckenridge, CO, US.
      30. 2018. Educational Speaker. Conference. ASCO/SITC. San Francisco, CA, US.
      31. 2017. Educational Speaker. Conference. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. San Francisco, CA, US.
      32. 2017. Plenary speaker. Conference. CAHON NY Oncology Forum. Flushing, NY, US.
      33. 2016. Fundamental Immunology and its Therapeutic Potential. Conference. Cold Spring Harbor Labs. Cold Spring Harbor, NY, US.
      34. 2016. Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy (Special Guest Speaker). Conference. Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute UCLA. Los Angeles, CA, US.
      35. 2014. Adoptive Cellular Therapy of Cancer. Invited. Yonsei University Global Academic Program. Yonsei, Seoul.
      36. 2014. Adoptive T Cell Therapy and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Conference. Stand up 2 Cancer (SU2C) Summit Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, US.
      37. 2014. Adoptive T Cell Therapy and Immune Checkpint Inhibitors. Conference. Stand up 2 Cancer (SU2C) Summit Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, US.
      38. 2014. Combinational Strategies in Adoptive Cellular Therapy’. Invited. 2.Stand Up To Cancer Summit Conference. Los Angeles, CA, US.
      39. 2009. T Cell Therapy of Melanoma. Conference. Northwest Dermatological Society Annual Meeting. Suncadia, WA, US.
      40. 2009. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Cancer. Conference. Yale Cancer Center Grand Rounds. New Haven, CT, US.
      41. 2008. Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy: From Discovery to Development to Drug. Invited. Cancer Research Institute Annual Meeting, US.
      42. 2008. Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy. Invited. National Cancer Center of Seoul. Seoul.
      43. 2007. The Powerful New Anti-tumor Immunotherapies. Invited. Keystone Symposium, US.
      44. 2006. Biomarkers in Cancer Research. Invited. The Catholic Cancer Research Institute (CCRI).

      International Presentations

      1. 2025. T Cell Therapy of Cancer. Invited, US.
      2. 2025. Unconventional Wisdom for Conventional T cells. Invited, US.
      3. 2025. T Cell therapy of Cancer: a GAP Assessment. Invited. CICON 2025. Utrecht, NL.
      4. 2024. T Cell Therapy of Cholangiocarcinoma. Invited. KSMO Liver Cancer Symposium. Seoul, KR.
      5. 2024. Endogenous T-cell Therapy. Invited. Cell Therapy Seminar Series. Taipei, TW.
      6. 2024. T Cell Therapy of Cancer: Faster-Higher-Stronger. Invited. International Symposium: 70th Anniversary Kaohsiung Medical University. Kaohsiung, TW.
      7. 2024. Utilizing T cell receptor-based therapy to treat anaplastic thyroid cancer. Conference. AACR Annual Meeting. San Diego, US.
      8. 2024. TBD. Invited. Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP). Rome, IT.
      9. 2023. T Cell Therapy meets ChatGPT: a chalk talk for 2023. Invited. CRI-ENCI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference (CICON23). Milan, IT.
      10. 2023. T cell therapy of solid tumors : don’t stop believing. Invited. OICR and the Department of Immunology Seminar. Toronto, CA.
      11. 2023. T cell therapy of solid tumors : don’t stop believing. Invited. Joe Doupe Symposium. Winnipeg, CA.
      12. 2023. T Cell Therapy: Mythbusters Edition. Invited. Victoria, CA.
      13. 2021. Is cellular therapy the future for melanoma and all other cancers?. Conference. Melanoma/IO Virtual Meeting, US.
      14. 2020. Challenges of T-cell therapy in solid tumors. Invited. Immunotherapy of Cancer Conference. Munich, DE.
      15. 2018. Keynote Speaker. Invited. HK Immuno-Oncology Symposium, CN.
      16. 2018. Cell Therapy (Plenary speaker). Conference. Advanced Cell Therapy Shanghai Summit, CN.
      17. 2018. Cell Therapy (Speaker). Invited. Nobel Symposium (Cancer Immunotherapy), Karolinska Institute, SE.
      18. 2018. Keynote Speaker and Panelist. Conference. Eradicate Cancer, AU.
      19. 2017. Plenary Speaker. Conference. Advanced Cell Therapy Shanghai Summit (ACTSS), CN.
      20. 2017. Distinguished Guest speaker (Plenary Session). Conference. CAHON 2016 China Cancer Immunotherapy Workshop, CN.
      21. 2017. Keynote Speaker. Conference. Immunotherapy at Brisbane, AU.
      22. 2017. Special Guest Speaker. Conference. Partner State Key Lab Summit, HK.
      23. 2016. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Cancer (Plenary Speaker). Conference. Inernational Oncolytic Virus Therapy Annual Meeting. Vancouver, CA.
      24. 2014. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Cancer. Conference. German Cancer Center (DKFZ) Workshop on Cancer Therapy (Global Academic Program)-MD Anderson Workshop. Heidelberg, DE.
      25. 2014. T cell Therapies for Cancer. Invited. Immunology for Non-Immunologists, ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
      26. 2014. Adoptive T Cell Therapy (Plenary Speaker). Invited. Norwegian Cancer Sympoisum,on Immunotherapy. Oslo, NO.
      27. 2014. Adoptive T cell therapy and CTLA4 blockade—Personalized Medicine for Common Cancers. Invited. BIO-Forum. The 16th International Shanghai Forum on Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry. Shanghai, CN.
      28. 2014. Adoptive T cell therapy and CTLA4 blockade—Treatment Modality for Solid Tumor Malignancies. Invited. 1st International Sino-German Immunology Symposium. Guangzhou, CN.
      29. 2014. A Combination Strategy of Adoptive T Cell Therapy and Immune Checkpoint Blockade. Invited. Global Academic Program Annual Meeting (MD Anderson Cancer Center and Yonsei University),. Seoul, KR.
      30. 2014. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Cancer. Invited. Sidra Symposium Series - Plenary Speaker, QA.
      31. 2013. Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy. Conference. Cold Spring Harbor. Suzhou, CN.
      32. 2013. A Combination Strategy of Adoptive T Cell Therapy and Immune Checkpoint Blockade. Invited. Norwegian Cancer Sympoisum: Harnessing Innate and Adaptive Immunity. Oslo, NO.
      33. 2009. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Cancer: The Next Generation (Session Speaker). Conference. Society for Melanoma Research 2009 International Congress. Boston, US.
      34. 2009. Control of Cancer Immunosuppression: The Challenge for Cancer Vaccine Development (Plenary Speaker). Conference. International Immunotherapy Symposia Series. New York, US.
      35. 2009. Adoptive Cellular Therapy, Seminar Speaker. Conference. Kobe University, Inernational Center for Medical Research. Kobe, JP.
      36. 2009. Adoptive Cellular Therapy. Conference. Kobe University, International Center for Medical Research. Kobe, JP.
      37. 2009. 2nd Annual Cancer Immunotherapy Symposium-Plenary Speaker. Conference. Canadian Immunology Society. Whistler, CA.
      38. 2009. Adoptive T Cell Therapy: Strategems and Spoils. Conference. Cambridge Oncology seminar series. Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute. Cambridge, GB.
      39. 2009. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Melanoma. Conference. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Session Chair and Speaker. Orlando, US.
      40. 2009. Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS4). Cambridge, UK. “Immunotherapy: No Efficacy without (a little) Toxicity ?. Conference. International Association of Biomedical Gerontology (IABG), 10th Congress. Cambridge, GB.
      41. 2009. Of Science EXPOs and Cancer Research (Keynote Speaker). Conference. Northwest Association of Biomedical Research (NWABR). Bellevue, US.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2022. Endogenous T Cell Therapy: The New Math in Adoptive Cell Therapy. Invited, US.
      2. 2022. Workshop on Advances in Immunoengineering. Invited, US.
      3. 2021. Research Day Activities. Invited, US.
      4. 2021. Opportunities and Challenges in Adoptive Cellular Therapy of Solid Tumors. Invited, US.
      5. 2021. T Cell Immunity of COVID19: Developing Biomarker and Therapeutic Strategies. Invited, US.
      6. 2020. Adoptive T Cell Therapy: 2020 Vision. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
      7. 2007. Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy. Invited. Chicago, IL, US.
      8. Application of Nanotechnology to Cancer Immunotherapy. Invited. Seattle, WA, US.
      9. Immune Monitoring in Health and Disease. Invited. Seattle, WA, US.
      10. Immunotherapy of Cancer. Invited. Seattle, WA, US.
      11. Adoptive Cellular Therapy: ABCs of ACT. Invited. Seattle, WA, US.
      12. Tumor Immunology/Immunotherapy. Invited. Seattle, WA, US.
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      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

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      141. Lee PP, Yee C, Savage PA, Fong L, Brockstedt D, Weber JS, Johnson D, Swetter S, Thompson J, Greenberg PD, Roederer M, Davis MM. Characterization of circulating T cells specific for tumor-associated antigens in melanoma patients. Nat Med 5(6):677-85, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 10371507.
      142. Yee C, Savage PA, Lee PP, Davis MM, Greenberg PD. Isolation of high avidity melanoma-reactive CTL from heterogeneous populations using peptide-MHC tetramers. J Immunol 162(4):2227-34, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 9973498.
      143. Li L, Yee C, Beavo JA. CD3- and CD28-dependent induction of PDE7 required for T cell activation. Science 283(5403):848-51, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 9933169.
      144. Greenberg PD, Finch RJ, Gavin MA, Kalos M, Lewinsohn DA, Lonergan M, Lord JD, Nelson BH, Ohlén C, Sing AP, Warren EH, Yee, Riddell SR. Genetic modification of T-cell clones for therapy of human viral and malignant diseases. Cancer J Sci Am 4 Suppl 1(SUPPL. 1):S100-5, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9619278.
      145. Greenberg, PD, Yee, C, Gilbert, M, N'Eison, H, Lord, A, Kalos, M, Riddoll, S. Genetic modification of T cell clones for therapy of human viral and malignant diseases. FASEB Journal 11(9):A998, 1997. e-Pub 1997.
      146. Yee C, Gilbert MJ, Riddell SR, Brichard VG, Fefer A, Thompson JA, Boon T, Greenberg PD. Isolation of tyrosinase-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T cell clones from the peripheral blood of melanoma patients following in vitro stimulation with recombinant vaccinia virus. J Immunol 157(9):4079-86, 1996. e-Pub 1996. PMID: 8892642.
      147. Nagoya S, Greenberg PD, Yee C, Weisser KE, Sugawara H, Widmer MB, Slack J, Dower SK, Lupton SD, Overell RW. Helper T cell-independent proliferation of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes transduced with an IL-1 receptor retrovirus. J Immunol 153(4):1527-35, 1994. e-Pub 1994. PMID: 8046231.
      148. Greenberg PD, Nelson B, Gilbert M, Sing A, Yee C, Jensen M, Riddell SR. Genetic modification of T cell clones to improve the safety and efficacy of adoptive T cell therapy. Ciba Found Symp 187:212-23; discussion 224-8, 1994. e-Pub 1994. PMID: 7796672.
      149. Yee C, Sutcliffe S, Messner HA, Minden MD. Interleukin-6 levels in the plasma of patients with lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 7(1-2):123-9, 1992. e-Pub 1992. PMID: 1472922.
      150. Chang H, Messner HA, Wang XH, Yee C, Addy L, Meharchand J, Minden MD. A human lymphoma cell line with multiple immunoglobulin rearrangements. J Clin Invest 89(3):1014-20, 1992. e-Pub 1992. PMID: 1311715.
      151. Yee C, Messner HA, Minden MD. Regulation of interleukin-6 expression in the lymphoma cell line OCI-LY3. J Cell Physiol 148(3):426-9, 1991. e-Pub 1991. PMID: 1918171.
      152. Andersson BS, Luna MA, Yee C, Hui KK, Keating MJ, McCredie KB. Fatal pulmonary failure complicating high-dose cytosine arabinoside therapy in acute leukemia. Cancer 65(5):1079-84, 1990. e-Pub 1990. PMID: 2302659.
      153. Yee C, Biondi A, Wang XH, Iscove NN, de Sousa J, Aarden LA, Wong GG, Clark SC, Messner HA, Minden MD. A possible autocrine role for interleukin-6 in two lymphoma cell lines. Blood 74(2):798-804, 1989. e-Pub 1989. PMID: 2787680.
      154. Minden MD, Yee C, Biondi A, deSousa J. Expression of growth factors in human leukemic cells. Journal Biological chemistry Suppl(12A):123, 1988. e-Pub 1988.
      155. Yee C, Shiu RP. Degradation of endothelial basement membrane by human breast cancer cell lines. Cancer Res 46(4 Pt 1):1835-9, 1986. e-Pub 1986. PMID: 3948167.
      156. Yee C, Wong HY, Fewer HD, Rogers AG. Two cases of dysphagia due to cervical spine osteophytes successfully treated surgically. Can Med Assoc J 132(7):810-2, 1985. e-Pub 1985. PMID: 3978503.

      Review Articles

      1. Wong, MK, Yee, C. Polyomavirus-positive Merkel cell carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Investigation 134(8), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38618960.
      2. Mc Laughlin, AM, Milligan, PA, Yee, C, Bergstrand, M. Model-informed drug development of autologous CAR-T cell therapy. CPT: Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology 12(11):1577-1590, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37448343.
      3. Ott PA, Dotti G, Yee C, Goff SL. An Update on Adoptive T-Cell Therapy and Neoantigen Vaccines. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 39:e70-e78, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31099621.
      4. Yee C. Adoptive T cell therapy: points to consider. Curr Opin Immunol 51:197-203, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29730057.
      5. Weber J, Atkins M, Hwu P, Radvanyi L, Sznol M, Yee C. White paper on adoptive cell therapy for cancer with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes: a report of the CTEP subcommittee on adoptive cell therapy. Clin Cancer Res 17(7):1664-73, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21325070.
      6. Yee, C. Adoptive therapy using antigen-specific T-cell clones. Cancer Journal (United States) 16(4):367-373, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20693849.
      7. Yee, C, Wallen, H, Hunder, N, Thompson, JA, Byrd, DR, Reilly, JZ, Hendricks, D, Kenyon, K, Schirmer, L. Recent advances in the use of antigen-specific T cells for the treatment of cancer. Update on Cancer Therapeutics 1(3):333-342, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
      8. Ho WY, Blattman JN, Dossett ML, Yee C, Greenberg PD. Adoptive immunotherapy: engineering T cell responses as biologic weapons for tumor mass destruction. Cancer Cell 3(5):431-7, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12781360.
      9. Yee C. Adoptive T cell therapy--immune monitoring and MHC multimers. Clin Immunol 106(1):5-9, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12584044.
      10. Ho WY, Yee C, Greenberg PD. Adoptive therapy with CD8(+) T cells: it may get by with a little help from its friends. J Clin Invest 110(10):1415-7, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12438439.
      11. Yee C, Greenberg P. Modulating T-cell immunity to tumours: new strategies for monitoring T-cell responses. Nat Rev Cancer 2(6):409-19, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12189383.
      12. Yee C, Riddell SR, Greenberg PD. In vivo tracking of tumor-specific T cells. Curr Opin Immunol 13(2):141-6, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11228405.
      13. Yee C, Riddell SR, Greenberg PD. Prospects for adoptive T cell therapy. Curr Opin Immunol 9(5):702-8, 1997. e-Pub 1997. PMID: 9368780.

      Other Articles

      1. Glitza, IC, Ferguson, SD, Bassett Jr, R, Foster, AP, John, I, Hennegan, TD, Rohlfs, ML, Richard, J, Iqbal, M, Dett, TK, Lacey, C, Jackson, N, Rodgers, TE, Phillips, S, Duncan, S, Haydu, LE, Lin, R, Amaria, RN, Wong, MK, Diab, A, Yee, C, Patel, SP, McQuade, JL, Fischer, G, McCutcheon, IE, O'Brien, BJ, Tummala, S, Debnam, M, Guha-Thakurta, N, Wargo, J, Carapeto, F, Hudgens, CW, Huse, J, Tetzlaff, M, Burton, EM, Tawbi, H, Davies, MA Author Correction. Nature medicine 30(6):1787, 2024. PMID: 38649781.
      2. Meyer, M, Mahr, A, Brewer, J, Daniel, V, Dell‘Aringa, J, Goldstone, T, Hersey, S, Johnston, I, Larson, P, Loveridge, M, MacBeath, G, Moyer, M, Nagorsen, D, Papa, S, Peiser, L, Ranade, K, Rizzi, R, Roers, A, Schendel, DJ, Sivakumar, P, Tran, E, Türeci, Ö, Weigand, L, Wennborg, A, Yee, C, Britten, CM A call to adapt the regulation of HLA testing for T cell receptor-based therapeutics. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 23(1):1-2, 2024. PMID: 38030734.

      Abstracts

      1. Abdel-Wahab N, Montazari E, Spillson C, Bentebibel S, Awiwi M, Gao J, Altan M, Wong MK, Glitza IC, Amaria RN, McQuade JL, Patel SP, Tawbi HA, Davies MA, Yee C, Sharma P, Allison JP, Ekmekcioglu S, Diab A, Elsayes KM. Tocilizumab in combination with ipilimumab and nivolumab in solid tumors. 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      2. Abdel-Wahab N, Kus T, Bentebibel S, McQuade JL, Glitza IC, Amaria RN, Patel SP, Wong MK, Tawbi HA, Davies MA, Peterson SK, Shete S, Yee C, Kavelaars A, Suarez-Almazor ME, Diab A. Immune-related adverse events and symptom burden in patients with melanoma receiving adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor. 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.

      Book Chapters

      1. Li, Y, Hung, SH, Singh, S, Yee, C. Modulating T cell metabolism to improve T cell therapy, 1-24, 2024.
      2. Hasan F, Yee C. Non-Engineered Adoptive T Cell Therapy. In: Cancer Immunotherapy Principles and Practice, Second Edition, 2021.
      3. Sharma, A, Campbell, M, Yee, C, Goswami, S, Sharma, P. Immunotherapy of Cancer, 1033-1048.e1, 2019.
      4. Yee, C. Immunotherapy with Non-Genetically Modified T Cells, 91-100, 2018.
      5. Yee, C. Immunotherapy with Non-Genetically Modified T Cells. In: Immunotherapy in Translational Cancer Research. Wiley Blackwell, 91-100, 2018.
      6. Yee C. Cancer Immunotherapy Principles and Practice, Second Edition. In: Non-engineered T cell Therapy. 2. Demos Medical Publishing, an imprint of Springer Publishing, 2017.
      7. Chapuis, AG, Yee, C. Monitoring antigen-specific responses in clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy, 425-453, 2013.
      8. Chapuis AG, Yee C. Monitoring antigen-specific responses in clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy. In: Cancer Immunotherapy: Paradigms, Practices and Promise. Springer New York, 425-453, 2013.
      9. Yee, C. Adoptive therapy using antigen-specific T-cell clones, 2012.
      10. Pollack, SM, Yee, C. Adoptive immunotherapy of melanoma, 439-465, 2012.
      11. Yee C. Adoptive therapy using antigen-specific T-cell clones. In: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology: Annual Advances in Oncology. Wolters Kluwer Health Adis (ESP), 367-373, 2012.
      12. Pollack S M, Yee C. Adoptive immunotherapy of melanoma. In: Innate Immune Regulation and Cancer Immunotherapy. Springer New York, 439-465, 2012.
      13. Yee, C. Adoptive cellular therapies, 1465-1498, 2011.
      14. Yee, C. Adoptive cellular therapies. In: Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy: Principles and Practice. Wolters Kluwer Health Adis (ESP), 1465-1498, 2011.
      15. Pollack S, Yee C. Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Solid Tumor Malignancies. In: Innate and adaptive. immune regulation and Cancer immunotherapy. Wang, RF Ed. Springer Press, 2011.
      16. Yee C. Tumor Immunotherapy. In: The Molecular Biology of Cancer. 2. Blackwell Publishing, 2011.
      17. Yee, C. Adoptive cellular therapy for the treatment of cancer, 343-361, 2008.
      18. Yee, C. Adoptive cellular therapy for the treatment of cancer. In: General Principles of Tumor Immunotherapy: Basic and Clinical Applications of Tumor Immunology. Springer Netherlands, 343-361, 2008.
      19. Spelengaris S, Yee C. Tumor Immunotherapy. In: The Molecular Biology of Cancer. Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
      20. Yee C. Adoptive T-cell therapy of cancer. In: Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 3, 711-33, 2006.
      21. Yee C, Lee PP. Methods for use of peptide-MHC tetramers in tumor immunology. In: Melanoma techniques and protocols: molecular diagnosis, treatment and monitoring. Nickoloff B. Humana Press, 353-362 (Ch. 20), 2001.

      Letters to the Editor

      1. Mc Laughlin AM, Yee C. Letter to the editor: Quality criteria for computational models predicting individual outcomes in CAR-T cell therapy. J Immunother Cancer 11, 2023.

      Patents

      1. Conditional superagonist ctl ligands for the promotion of tumor-specific ctl responses. Patent Number: 16/450302.
      2. Hla-restricted vcx/y peptides and t cell receptors and use thereof. Patent Number: 16/474,665.
      3. Hla-restricted vgll1 peptides and use thereof. Patent Number: 16/339981.
      4. T Cell Receptors for Immunotherapy. Patent Number: 16/652932.
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