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Rosandra N. Kaplan, M.D.

Rosandra N. Kaplan, M.D.

  • Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
Pediatric Oncology Branch

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Dr. Kaplan is a physician scientist who developed the concept of the pre-metastatic niche describing the changes in distant microenvironments in response to a growing tumor that create a niche environment conducive to disseminating tumor cell survival and growth resulting in clinically relevant metastasis. Dr. Kaplan has an active translational research program focusing on developing novel biomarkers and targets of the metastatic microenvironment by understanding the commonalities in mechanisms employed by a cancer cell to generate an entire heterogenous tumor at distant sites and stem cells and their niche to repopulate tissues.

Areas of Expertise

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Publications

Selected Recent Publications

Genetically engineered myeloid cells rebalance the core immune suppression program in metastasis

Sabina Kaczanowska, Daniel W Beury, Vishaka Gopalan, Arielle K Tycko, Haiying Qin, Miranda E Clements, Justin Drake, Chiadika Nwanze, Meera Murgai, Zachary Rae, Wei Ju, Katherine A Alexander, Jessica Kline, Cristina F Contreras, Kristin M Wessel, Shil Patel, Sridhar Hannenhalli, Michael C Kelly, Rosandra N Kaplan
Cell. 2021.
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Pediatric PK/PD Phase I Trial of Pexidartinib in Relapsed and Refractory Leukemias and Solid Tumors Including Neurofibromatosis Type I-Related Plexiform Neurofibromas

Lauren H Boal, John Glod, Melissa Spencer, Miki Kasai, Joanne Derdak, Eva Dombi, Mark Ahlman, Daniel W Beury, Melinda S Merchant, Christianne Persenaire, David J Liewehr, Seth M Steinberg, Brigitte C Widemann, Rosandra N Kaplan
Clin Cancer Res. 2020.
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KLF4-dependent perivascular cell plasticity mediates pre-metastatic niche formation and metastasis

Meera Murgai, Wei Ju, Matthew Eason, Jessica Kline, Daniel W Beury, Sabina Kaczanowska, Markku M Miettinen, Michael Kruhlak, Haiyan Lei, Jack F Shern, Olga A Cherepanova, Gary K Owens, Rosandra N Kaplan
Nat Med. 2017.
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Targeting tumor microenvironment and metastasis in children with solid tumors

Kristin M Wessel, Rosandra N Kaplan
Curr Opin Pediatr. 2022.
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Team

Research Biologist
Wei Ju, Ph.D.
Program Assistant
Crystal Fuller
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mohit Singh, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mohd Omar Sikder, Ph.D.
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Alondra Martinez Osorno
Graduate Student
Cristie Contreras Burrola
Clinical Fellow
Jacqui Klicka-Skeels, M.D.
Clinical Fellow
James Cronk, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Fellow
Julia Segal, M.D.
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Clinical Fellow
Etan Aber, M.D., Ph.D.
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Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Emily San Andres Montalvan, B.S.