Stuart Seropian, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine (Hematology)Cards
Appointments
Additional Titles
Acting Director, Stem Cell Transplantation
Chairman, Car-T Cell Joint Steering Committee
Director, Unrelated Donor Transplant Program, Stem Cell Transplantation
Co-Director, Immune Effector Cell Therapy
Co-Director, Adult CAR T-Cell Therapy Program
Contact Info
Yale Cancer Center
PO Box 208028, 333 Cedar Street, TMP 3
New Haven, CT 06520-8028
United States
Appointments
Additional Titles
Acting Director, Stem Cell Transplantation
Chairman, Car-T Cell Joint Steering Committee
Director, Unrelated Donor Transplant Program, Stem Cell Transplantation
Co-Director, Immune Effector Cell Therapy
Co-Director, Adult CAR T-Cell Therapy Program
Contact Info
Yale Cancer Center
PO Box 208028, 333 Cedar Street, TMP 3
New Haven, CT 06520-8028
United States
Appointments
Additional Titles
Acting Director, Stem Cell Transplantation
Chairman, Car-T Cell Joint Steering Committee
Director, Unrelated Donor Transplant Program, Stem Cell Transplantation
Co-Director, Immune Effector Cell Therapy
Co-Director, Adult CAR T-Cell Therapy Program
Contact Info
Yale Cancer Center
PO Box 208028, 333 Cedar Street, TMP 3
New Haven, CT 06520-8028
United States
About
Titles
Professor of Internal Medicine (Hematology)
Acting Director, Stem Cell Transplantation; Chairman, Car-T Cell Joint Steering Committee; Director, Unrelated Donor Transplant Program, Stem Cell Transplantation; Co-Director, Immune Effector Cell Therapy; Co-Director, Adult CAR T-Cell Therapy ProgramBiography
Dr. Seropian is a Professor of Medicine in the department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology, Yale University School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and completed residency and fellowship training at Yale-New Haven Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine in 1996.
Dr. Seropian serves as Interim Director of the Stem Cell Transplant Program, Co-Director, Immune Effector Cell Therapy, and Chairman, Car-T Cell Joint Steering Committee, Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Seropian’s research interests include methods to improve the outcomes of transplantation through use of novel anti-cancer agents and new methods of treating graft versus host disease
Appointments
Hematology
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Immunology
- Hematology
- Internal Medicine
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Program
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (1994)
- Intern
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (1992)
- MD
- George Washington University (1991)
- BS
- Tufts University (1984)
Research
Overview
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Lohith Gowda, MD, MRCP
Francine Foss, MD
Iris Isufi, MD
Noffar Bar, MD
Terri Parker, MD
Nikolai Podoltsev, MD, PhD
Hodgkin Disease
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Lymphoma
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Hematologic Diseases
Publications
2024
Associations of T-cell fitness prior to B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)–targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CART) and bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) therapies and efficacy/toxicity in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).
Theprungsirikul P, Yu M, Rall K, Matthews M, Neparidze N, Parker T, Browning S, Anderson T, Stevens E, Foss F, Gowda L, Pillai M, Isufi I, Seropian S, Mirza S, Bar N. Associations of T-cell fitness prior to B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)–targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CART) and bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) therapies and efficacy/toxicity in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 7549-7549. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.7549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric antigen receptor T cellsRelapsed/refractory multiple myelomaT cell fitnessHigh-risk cytogeneticsCytokine release syndromeNon-respondersExtramedullary diseaseT cellsPeripheral blood prior to treatmentInternational Myeloma Working Group criteriaNR groupBlood prior to treatmentBispecific T-cell engagerMedian follow-up timeMedian prior linesT-cell therapyPost-treatment follow-upT-cell engagersT cell influxT-cell %Working Group criteriaYale Cancer CenterMann-Whitney U testResponse to disease progressionIdecabtagene vicleucel131I-Apamistamab Improves Outcomes in Patients 65 Years and Older with Relapsed or Refractory AML
Nath R, Seropian S, Gyurkocza B, Choe H, Litzow M, Abboud C, Koshy N, Stiff P, Abhyankar S, Foran J, Abedin S, Chen G, Al-Kadhimi Z, Kebriaei P, Sabloff M, Orozco J, Jamieson K, Silverman M, van Besien K, Schuster M, Law A, Spross J, Li K, Nagl N, Vusirikala M, Nahar A, Desai A, Tomlinson B. 131I-Apamistamab Improves Outcomes in Patients 65 Years and Older with Relapsed or Refractory AML. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2024, 30: s54-s55. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.12.089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationPrimary induction failureAcute myeloid leukemiaHigh-risk featuresNon-relapse mortalityCR/CRp ratesInduction failureCurative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationAcute myeloid leukemia ptsAdverse cytogenetic risk groupControlled phase 3 studiesEradication of leukemic cellsRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationCC armCytogenetic risk groupMultiple high-risk featuresTotal body irradiationPhase 3 studyConventional careHigh-risk populationCompared to 0%BCL2 inhibitorsBody irradiationCell transplantation131I-Apamistamab-Led Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Patients with TP53 Mutated R/R AML Results in Significantly Improved Outcomes
Foran J, Gyurkocza B, Nath R, Choe H, Litzow M, Abboud C, Koshy N, Stiff P, Tomlinson B, Abhyankar S, Abedin S, Chen G, Al-Kadhimi Z, Kebriaei P, Sabloff M, Orozco J, Jamieson K, Magalhaes-Silverman M, van Besien K, Schuster M, Law A, Mayer S, Lazarus H, Spross J, Li K, Nagl N, Brodin P, Vusirikala M, Nahar A, Sandmaier B, Pagel J, Giralt S, Desai A, Seropian S. 131I-Apamistamab-Led Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Patients with TP53 Mutated R/R AML Results in Significantly Improved Outcomes. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2024, 30: s110-s111. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.12.174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationTP53 mutationsMedian OSOverall survivalPositive PTCell transplantationCC groupDays post-hematopoietic cell transplantationControlled phase 3 studiesEradication of leukemic cellsPost-hematopoietic cell transplantationImprove outcomesConventional careMedian overall survivalTotal body irradiationPhase 3 studyOutcomes of PTPost hoc analysisR/R AMLBody irradiationAML patientsPrimary endpointCurative therapyRelapse rateDose-Response Demonstrated for Durable Complete Remission Following High-Dose Targeted Radiation with 131I-Apamistamab Prior to HCT in Patients with R/R AML
Chen G, Abboud C, Gyurkocza B, Nath R, Seropian S, Choe H, Litzow M, Koshy N, Stiff P, Tomlinson B, Abhyankar S, Foran J, Abedin S, Al-Kadhimi Z, Kebriaei P, Sabloff M, Orozco J, Jamieson K, Magalhaes-Silverman M, van Besien K, Schuster M, Law A, Leung E, Chen M, Natwa M, Spross J, Li K, Desai A, Wahl R, Brodin P, Pandit-Taskar N. Dose-Response Demonstrated for Durable Complete Remission Following High-Dose Targeted Radiation with 131I-Apamistamab Prior to HCT in Patients with R/R AML. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2024, 30: s114-s115. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.12.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary endpointBone marrowLiver doseDose responseCurative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationDose toleranceControlled phase 3 studiesEradication of leukemic cellsRate of hematologic toxicityAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationConventional careTotal body irradiationPhase 3 studyHematopoietic cell transplantationRadiation dose toleranceDiseased bone marrowDoses to liverRadiation dose responseDose-response relationshipDose to target tissuesRadiation dose to liverAcute GVHDR/R AMLHematologic toxicityComplete remissionTargeted Myeloablative Radiation Using 131I-Apamistamab Prior to Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Patients with R/R AML Results in Robust Engraftment
Choe H, Nath R, Seropian S, Litzow M, Abboud C, Koshy N, Stiff P, Tomlinson B, Abhyankar S, Foran J, Abedin S, Chen G, Al-Kadhimi Z, Kebriaei P, Sabloff M, Orozco J, Jamieson K, Silverman M, van Besien K, Schuster M, Law A, Spross J, Li K, Nagl N, Vusirikala M, Nahar A, Desai A, Gyurkocza B. Targeted Myeloablative Radiation Using 131I-Apamistamab Prior to Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Patients with R/R AML Results in Robust Engraftment. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2024, 30: s59-s60. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.12.094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationTime to neutrophilCC armChronic GVHDDonor chimerismPlatelet engraftmentCell transplantationCumulative incidenceTherapeutic dosesCumulative incidence of grade III-IV acute graft-versus-host diseaseGrade III-IV acute graft-versus-host diseaseIII-IV acute graft-versus-host diseaseIncidence of grade III-IV acute graft-versus-host diseaseCumulative incidence of chronic GVHDCurative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationDays post-hematopoietic cell transplantationAcute graft-versus-host diseaseControlled phase 3 studiesEradication of leukemic cellsGrade III-IV GvHDIncidence of chronic GVHDRadiation dose to marrowGraft-versus-host diseaseMedian time to neutrophil
2023
131I-Apamistamab-Led Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Significantly Improves Overall Survival in Patients with TP53 Mutated R/R AML
Choe H, Tomlinson B, Gyurkocza B, Nath R, Seropian S, Litzow M, Abboud C, Stiff P, Abhyankar S, Foran J, Abedin S, Chen G, Al-Kadhimi Z, Kebriaei P, Sabloff M, Orozco J, Jamieson K, Magalhaes-Silverman M, Van Besien K, Schuster M, Law A, Mayer S, Lazarus H, Spross J, Li K, Haeuber E, Vusirikala M, Nahar A, Sandmaier B, Pagel J, Giralt S, Desai A, Koshy N. 131I-Apamistamab-Led Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Significantly Improves Overall Survival in Patients with TP53 Mutated R/R AML. Blood 2023, 142: 469. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-182177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsMedian overall survivalAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantDurable complete remissionHematopoietic cell transplantOverall survivalR AMLConventional careTP53 mutationsPositive ptsCC groupComplete remissionRelapse rateCell transplantHigh post-transplant relapse ratesInitiation of therapyPhase 3 studyTotal body irradiationHigh relapse rateCRP assessmentEvaluable ptsOlder ptsActive diseaseBaseline characteristicsRefractory AMLBody irradiationHigh-Dose Targeted Radiation with 131I-Apamistamab Prior to HCT Demonstrated a Dose-Response for Durable Complete Remission in Patients with R/R AML
Litzow M, Chen G, Gyurkocza B, Nath R, Seropian S, Choe H, Abboud C, Koshy N, Tomlinson B, Abhyankar S, Foran J, Abedin S, Al-Kadhimi Z, Kebriaei P, Sabloff M, Orozco J, Jamieson K, Magalhaes-Silverman M, Van Besien K, Schuster M, Law A, Mayer S, Lazarus H, Leung E, Chen M, Natwa M, Spross J, Li K, Nagl N, Haeuber E, Vusirikala M, Nahar A, Sandmaier B, Pagel J, Giralt S, Desai A, Wahl R, Pandit-Taskar N, Brodin P, Stiff P. High-Dose Targeted Radiation with 131I-Apamistamab Prior to HCT Demonstrated a Dose-Response for Durable Complete Remission in Patients with R/R AML. Blood 2023, 142: 3529. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable complete remissionConventional careLiver dosePrimary endpointBone marrowR AMLComplete remissionLiver ratioHigh doseLeukemic cellsRadiation doseAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantRadiation dose-response relationshipHematopoietic cell transplantMost older patientsPhase 3 studyTotal body irradiationFavorable biodistributionRadiation dose toleranceYears of ageDose toleranceDose-response relationshipDiseased bone marrowMedian doseRefractory AML131I-Apamistamab Effectively Achieved Durable Responses in Patients with R/R AML Irrespective of the Presence of Multiple High-Risk Factors
Seropian S, Foran J, Gyurkocza B, Nath R, Choe H, Litzow M, Koshy N, Stiff P, Tomlinson B, Abhyankar S, Abedin S, Chen G, Al-Kadhimi Z, Kebriaei P, Sabloff M, Orozco J, Jamieson K, Magalhaes-Silverman M, Van Besien K, Schuster M, Law A, Mayer S, Lazarus H, Spross J, Li K, Haeuber E, Vusirikala M, Nahar A, Sandmaier B, Pagel J, Giralt S, Desai A, Abboud C. 131I-Apamistamab Effectively Achieved Durable Responses in Patients with R/R AML Irrespective of the Presence of Multiple High-Risk Factors. Blood 2023, 142: 2159. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-187433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable complete remissionAdverse-risk cytogeneticsMultiple risk factorsRisk factorsConventional careCC groupComorbidity indexComplete remissionDurable responsesAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantHigh transplant-related mortalityMultiple high-risk factorsPrimary induction failureTransplant-related mortalityHematopoietic cell transplantInitiation of therapyMost older patientsPhase 3 studyHigher comorbidity indexTotal body irradiationHigh-risk factorsMechanism of actionAML ptsCRP assessmentEvaluable ptsCost-effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma
Potnis K, Di M, Isufi I, Gowda L, Seropian S, Foss F, Forman H, Huntington S. Cost-effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 801-810. PMID: 36342852, PMCID: PMC10011202, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCAR T-cell therapyT-cell therapyQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCAR T cellsChimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapySOC therapyFollicular lymphomaT cellsLife yearsR FLRefractory follicular lymphomaT cell strategiesThird-line settingLines of therapyIncremental clinical benefitUS payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness ratioTherapy remissionUnselected patientsCare therapyClinical benefitClinical trialsTreatment strategiesPayer perspective
2022
Peripheral Blood Involvement at Staging in Patients With Aggressive Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
Avery J, Chandhok N, Rainey C, Torres R, Huntington S, Isufi I, Seropian S, Xu ML, Foss F. Peripheral Blood Involvement at Staging in Patients With Aggressive Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2022, 22: 680-689. PMID: 35568635, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2022.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPeripheral T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphomaBone marrow involvementBlood involvementFlow cytometryMarrow involvementNodal subtypesAggressive peripheral T-cell lymphomaNodal T-cell lymphomasNegative flow cytometryPeripheral blood involvementPositive flow cytometryMalignant T cellsMalignant tumor cellsMedian PFSTime ofdiagnosisOverall survivalLymph nodesPoor outcomeDisease stagePeripheral bloodT cellsPrognostic measuresRare subgroupLymphoma
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Phase 2 Study of Pembrolizumab and Brentuximab Vedotin in Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory CD30 Positive T-cell Lymphoma
HIC ID2000029793RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date02/01/2023Recruiting ParticipantsPhase 1b/2, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Epcoritamab in Combination With Anti-Neoplastic Agents in Subjects With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
HIC ID2000032539RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date05/19/2029Recruiting ParticipantsAn Open-Label, Multi-Centre Phase I/IIa Study Evaluating the Safety and Clinical Activity of Neoantigen Reactive T Cells in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
HIC ID2000029536RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/01/2023Recruiting ParticipantsNovel Combination of Belantamab Mafodotin and Elotuzumab to Enhance Therapeutic Efficacy in Multiple Myeloma
HIC ID2000028918RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date01/01/2025Recruiting ParticipantsA Randomized, Phase IIB, Multicenter, Trial of Oral Azacytidine Plus Romidepsin Versus Investigator's Choice in Patients With Relapse or Refractory Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL)
HIC ID2000030190RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date06/02/2026Recruiting Participants
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Member, Advisory Board
Advisory BoardsThe Bone Marrow FoundationRegular participant in public access patient/family online advice query activities.Details2001 - Presentactivity Reviewer
Journal ServiceBone Marrow TransplantationAd Hoc Reviewer of journal submissionsDetails10/01/2014 - Presentactivity Reviewer
Journal ServiceTransfusionDetails06/01/2014 - Presentactivity Committee Member
Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsHodgkin’s Lymphoma Guidelines Panel, National Comprehensive Cancer Center NetworkDetails2016 - Presentactivity Member
Public ServiceEMR User Group, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research (CIBMTR)Details10/01/2014 - Present
Clinical Care
Overview
Stuart Seropian, MD, is a medical oncologist who specializes in treating patients with blood cancers, including acute and chronic leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Dr. Seropian also sees patients with non-cancerous bone marrow disorders, including aplastic anemia. He is director of the adult Stem Cell Transplant program and co-director of the CAR T-cell Therapy Program for adults.
In medical school, Dr. Seropian enjoyed studying the biology of cancer and wanted to provide long-term patient care, which led to his pursuing medical oncology. “I have patients who see me as their primary care physician—as the doctor most responsible for their long-term care,” Dr. Seropian says. “Patients will say they’ve experienced a physician who had one foot out the door before all questions were answered. But the relationship with the patient is vital for cancer treatment.”
During his career, Dr. Seropian has witnessed treatment options for patients with blood cancers improve by leaps and bounds, from chemotherapy to the personalized CAR T-cell and stem cell transplantation therapies.
“The general view among the public is that cancer is terminal,” Dr. Seropian says. “People are always surprised to hear that cure rates [for certain cancers] range from 30 to 65 percent.”
He points out that a transplant physician is one of many providers of care in a large cast, which includes other physician subspecialists, nurse practitioners, nurses, coordinators, laboratory physicians and technicians. “Patients who come here are cared for by a family of people,” he says.
Dr. Seropian is an associate professor of medicine (hematology) at Yale School of Medicine.
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- July 30, 2024
Smilow Cancer Hospital Cellular Therapies Program
- June 06, 2024Source: WTNH News 8
Connecticut Families: Brookfield dad gets bone marrow transplant from professional lacrosse player
- May 07, 2024
Yale Cancer Center Earns International Reaccreditation for Expertise in CAR T-cell Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation
- May 06, 2024
Yale Cancer Center to Offer a New Cellular Therapy for an Aggressive Skin Cancer
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