Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program
The Christopher Klebanoff Lab
Research
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Associate Professor
A form of cancer immunotherapy termed adoptive T cell transfer (ACT), in which a patient’s own T cells are engineered to recognize and attack cancer cells, can induce durable complete remissions in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies. By contrast, a similar approach has thus far failed to work in most patients with solid malignancies, the leading cause of adult cancer-related deaths. Two critical gaps in knowledge have limited the ability of ACT to be successfully applied to solid cancers: 1) understanding which antigens on the surface of cancer cells can be targeted by T cells that do not have the potential to cross- react with and injure normal tissues, and 2) insight into what factor(s) restrain the ability of transferred T cells to infiltrate, expand, and persist within a solid tumor mass. Using diverse techniques, including single-cell sequencing, biophysical measurements of T cell receptor (TCR) affinity, genetic engineering, and structural immunobiology, the Klebanoff laboratory seeks to address both factors currently limiting the application of ACT for advanced solid cancers.
Research Projects
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People
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Christopher A. Klebanoff, MD
Assistant Attending and Member, IOS-HOPP
Associate Professor
- Physician-scientist Christopher A. Klebanoff studies T cell immunobiology with an emphasis on adoptive T cell immunotherapy for the treatment of solid malignancies.
- MD, Emory University School of Medicine
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Members
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Medical Oncology Fellow
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Laboratory Admin
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Scientific Research Lead
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Research Fellow
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Research Fellow
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Research Associate
Research Technician
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Research Technician
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Research Fellow
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Lab Alumni
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Research Technician
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Research Technician
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Research Assistant
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Research Technician
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Resident Physician Research Fellow
Senior Research Technician
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Research Technician
Lab Affiliations
Achievements
- NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (2013)
- NCI/Center for Cancer Research Post Doctoral Research Fellow of the Year (2011)
- AOA National Medical Honor Society (2006)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute continuing support scholarship (2004-2006)
- Merk Index Award (2000)
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.
Christopher A. Klebanoff discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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Achilles Therapeutics
Equity; Professional Services and Activities -
Affini-T Therapeutics
Equity; Intellectual Property Rights; Professional Services and Activities -
Aleta Biotherapeutics
Professional Services and Activities
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Catamaran Bio, Inc.
Intellectual Property Rights; Professional Services and Activities -
Intima Bioscience, Inc.
Intellectual Property Rights -
Obsidian Therapeutics
Professional Services and Activities
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