Publications Print Sakemura RL, Manriquez Roman C, Horvei P, Siegler EL, Girsch JH, Sirpilla OL, Stewart CM, Yun K, Can I, Ogbodo EJ, Adada MM, Bezerra ED, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Hefazi M, Ruff MW, Kimball BL, Mai LK, Huynh TN, Nevala WK, Ilieva K, Augsberger C, Patra-Kneuer M, Schanzer J, Endell J, Heitmuller C, Steidl S, Parikh SA, Ding W, Kay NE, Nowakowski GS, Kenderian SS. CD19 occupancy with tafasitamab increases therapeutic index of CART19 cell therapy and diminishes severity of CRS. Blood. 2024 Jan 18; 143 (3):258-271 View PubMed Nakamura Y, Mizuno N, Sunakawa Y, Canon JL, Galsky MD, Hamilton E, Hayashi H, Jerusalem G, Kim ST, Lee KW, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Monk BJ, Nguyen D, Oh DY, Okines A, O'Malley DM, Pohlmann P, Reck M, Shin SJ, Sudo K, Takahashi S, Van Marcke C, Yu EY, Groisberg R, Ramos J, Tan S, Stinchcombe TE, Bekaii-Saab T. Tucatinib and Trastuzumab for Previously Treated Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer (SGNTUC-019): A Phase II Basket Study. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Dec 20; 41 (36):5569-5578 Epub 2023 Sept 26 View PubMed Sakemura RL, Hefazi M, Cox MJ, Siegler EL, Sinha S, Hansen MJ, Stewart CM, Feigin JM, Manriquez Roman C, Schick KJ, Can I, Tapper EE, Horvei P, Adada MM, Bezerra ED, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Ruff MW, Forsman CL, Nevala WK, Boysen JC, Tschumper RC, Grand CL, Kuchimanchi KR, Mouritsen L, Foulks JM, Warner SL, Call TG, Parikh SA, Ding W, Kay NE, Kenderian SS. AXL Inhibition Improves the Antitumor Activity of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells. Cancer Immunol Res. 2023 Sep 1; 11 (9):1222-1236 View PubMed Yoon HH, Jin Z, Kour O, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Shitara K, Gibson MK, Prokop LJ, Moehler M, Kang YK, Shi Q, Ajani JA. Association of PD-L1 Expression and Other Variables With Benefit From Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 17 Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Oct 1; 8 (10):1456-1465 View PubMed Sakemura R, Hefazi M, Siegler EL, Cox MJ, Larson DP, Hansen MJ, Manriquez Roman C, Schick KJ, Can I, Tapper EE, Horvei P, Adada MM, Bezerra ED, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Ruff MW, Nevala WK, Walters DK, Parikh SA, Lin Y, Jelinek DF, Kay NE, Bergsagel PL, Kenderian SS. Targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts in the bone marrow prevents resistance to CART-cell therapy in multiple myeloma. Blood. 2022 Jun 30; 139 (26):3708-3721 View PubMed Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Sirpilla O, Sakemura R, Siegler EL, Kenderian SS. CAR T cell therapy and the tumor microenvironment: Current challenges and opportunities. Mol Ther Oncolytics. 2022 Jun 16; 25:69-77 Epub 2022 Mar 19 View PubMed Cox MJ, Manriquez Roman C, Tapper EE, Siegler EL, Chappell D, Durrant C, Ahmed O, Sinha S, Mwangi R, Scott NS, Hefazi M, Schick KJ, Horvei P, Ruff MW, Can I, Adada M, Bezerra E, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Parikh SA, Kay NE, Sakemura R, Kenderian SS. GM-CSF disruption in CART cells modulates T cell activation and enhances CART cell anti-tumor activity. Leukemia. 2022 Jun; 36 (6):1635-1645 Epub 2022 Apr 19 View PubMed Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Serrano Uson Junior PL, Mody K, Mahipal A, Borad MJ, Roberts LR. Novel and emerging targets for cholangiocarcinoma progression: therapeutic implications. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2022 Jan; 26 (1):79-92 Epub 2022 Jan 24 View PubMed Sakemura R, Bansal A, Siegler EL, Hefazi M, Yang N, Khadka RH, Newsom AN, Hansen MJ, Cox MJ, Manriquez Roman C, Schick KJ, Can I, Tapper EE, Nevala WK, Adada MM, Bezerra ED, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Horvei P, Ruff MW, Parikh SA, Pandey MK, DeGrado TR, Suksanpaisan L, Kay NE, Peng KW, Russell SJ, Kenderian SS. Development of a Clinically Relevant Reporter for Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Expansion, Trafficking, and Toxicity. Cancer Immunol Res. 2021 Sep; 9 (9):1035-1046 Epub 2021 July 08 View PubMed Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Chakrabarti S, Sonbol MB, Kasi PM, Starr JS, Liu AJ, Nevala WK, Maus RL, Bois MC, Pitot HC, Chandrasekharan C, Ross HJ, Wu TT, Graham RP, Villasboas JC, Weiss M, Foster NR, Markovic SN, Dong H, Yoon HH. Outcomes on anti-VEGFR-2/paclitaxel treatment after progression on immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Int J Cancer. 2021 Jul 15; 149 (2):378-386 Epub 2021 Mar 26 View PubMed Cox MJ, Lucien F, Sakemura R, Boysen JC, Kim Y, Horvei P, Manriquez Roman C, Hansen MJ, Tapper EE, Siegler EL, Forsman C, Crotts SB, Schick KJ, Hefazi M, Ruff MW, Can I, Adada M, Bezerra E, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Nevala WK, Braggio E, Ding W, Parikh SA, Kay NE, Kenderian SS. Leukemic extracellular vesicles induce chimeric antigen receptor T cell dysfunction in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Mol Ther. 2021 Apr 7; 29 (4):1529-1540 Epub 2021 Jan 01 View PubMed Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Yoon HH. Rapidly Evolving Treatment Landscape for Metastatic Esophagogastric Carcinoma: Review of Recent Data. Onco Targets Ther. 2021; 14:4361-4381 Epub 2021 Aug 05 View PubMed Duma N, Durani U, Woods CB, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Cook JM, Wee C, Fuentes HE, Gonzalez-Velez M, Murphy MC, Jain S, Marshall AL, Graff SL, Knoll MA. Evaluating Unconscious Bias: Speaker Introductions at an International Oncology Conference. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Dec 20; 37 (36):3538-3545 Epub 2019 Oct 11 View PubMed Fonkoua LK, Zhang S, Canty E, Fairfull A, Benich S, Knab A, Polimera H, Songdej N. Purpura fulminans from reduced protein S following cytomegalovirus and varicella infection. Am J Hematol. 2019 Apr; 94 (4):491-495 Epub 2019 Jan 08 View PubMed Kankeu Fonkoua L, Yee NS. Molecular Characterization of Gastric Carcinoma: Therapeutic Implications for Biomarkers and Targets. Biomedicines. 2018 Mar 9; 6 (1) Epub 2018 Mar 09 View PubMed Smith JP, Fonkoua LK, Moody TW. The Role of Gastrin and CCK Receptors in Pancreatic Cancer and other Malignancies. Int J Biol Sci. 2016; 12 (3):283-91 Epub 2016 Jan 28 View PubMed Kankeu Fonkoua Lionel, Yee Nelson S. Immunotherapy in Gastric Carcinoma: Current Status and Future Perspectives Clinical Cancer Drugs,. 2015; 2(2):91-99. Epub 2015 Jan 10. PST-20526828 Home Publications