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Hao Liu is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with notable contributions in Oncology, Genetics, Immunology, Hematology, and Hepatology. The scientist's work spans a diverse array of topics including CAR-T cell therapy research, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Liver Disease and Transplantation, Virus-based gene therapy research, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research.

The scientist has published research in a range of academic venues, with frequent publications in UNC Libraries, Hepatology Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Science Translational Medicine.

Some recent papers by Hao Liu include:

  • HER2-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Modified Virus-Specific T Cells for Progressive Glioblastoma: A Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Trial, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • ICOSL + plasmacytoid dendritic cells as inducer of graft-versus-host disease, responsive to a dual ICOS/CD28 antagonist, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • CD19 expression is maintained in DLBCL patients after treatment with tafasitamab plus lenalidomide in the L-MIND study, 2021, Leukemia & lymphoma/Leukemia and lymphoma
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hispanic Patients: Trends and Outcomes in a Large United States Cohort, 2020, Hepatology Communications
  • Association Between Hormone Replacement Therapy and Development of Endometrial Cancer: Results From a Prospective US Cohort Study, 2022, Frontiers in Medicine

Hao Liu has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Sophie Paczesny (4 publications)
  • Gianpietro Dotti (3 publications)
  • Stephen Gottschalk (3 publications)
  • Vikraman Gunabushanam (3 publications)
  • Meng-Fen Wu (2 publications)

The scientist's research in oncology is reflected in their involvement in CAR-T cell therapy research and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation studies. Their work on virus-based gene therapy and immunotherapy addresses immune responses, focusing on T-cell and B-cell immunology aspects within cancer and transplant contexts. The broad spectrum of topics also includes chronic lymphocytic leukemia alongside liver disease and transplantation research, indicating a multidisciplinary approach within clinical and translational medicine.

Best Publications

  • Inducible apoptosis as a safety switch for adoptive cell therapy

    Antonio Di Stasi;Siok Keen Tey;Gianpietro Dotti;Yuriko Fujita

  • Virus-specific T cells engineered to coexpress tumor-specific receptors: persistence and antitumor activity in individuals with neuroblastoma

    Martin A. Pule;Barbara Savoldo;G. Doug Myers;G. Doug Myers;Claudia Rossig

  • Antitumor activity and long-term fate of chimeric antigen receptor–positive T cells in patients with neuroblastoma

    Chrystal U. Louis;Chrystal U. Louis;Barbara Savoldo;Barbara Savoldo;Gianpietro Dotti;Gianpietro Dotti;Martin Pule

  • CD28 costimulation improves expansion and persistence of chimeric antigen receptor–modified T cells in lymphoma patients

    Barbara Savoldo;Carlos Almeida Ramos;Carlos Almeida Ramos;Enli Liu;Martha P. Mims

  • Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) –Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells for the Immunotherapy of HER2-Positive Sarcoma

    Nabil Ahmed;Vita S. Brawley;Meenakshi Hegde;Catherine Robertson

  • Long-term outcome of EBV-specific T-cell infusions to prevent or treat EBV-related lymphoproliferative disease in transplant recipients

    Helen E. Heslop;Karen S. Slobod;Martin A. Pule;Gregory A. Hale

  • HER2-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified Virus-Specific T Cells for Progressive Glioblastoma: A Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Trial

    Nabil Ahmed;Nabil Ahmed;Vita Brawley;Vita Brawley;Meenakshi Hegde;Meenakshi Hegde;Kevin Bielamowicz

  • Closely related T-memory stem cells correlate with in vivo expansion of CAR.CD19-T cells and are preserved by IL-7 and IL-15

    Yang Xu;Ming Zhang;Carlos A. Ramos;April Durett

  • Heparanase promotes tumor infiltration and antitumor activity of CAR-redirected T-lymphocytes

    Ignazio Caruana;Barbara Savoldo;Valentina Hoyos;Gerrit Weber

  • Perineural invasion is an independent predictor of outcome in colorectal cancer.

    Catherine Liebig;Gustavo Ayala;Jonathan Wilks;Gordana Verstovsek

  • Sustained Complete Responses in Patients With Lymphoma Receiving Autologous Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Targeting Epstein-Barr Virus Latent Membrane Proteins

    Catherine M. Bollard;Catherine M. Bollard;Stephen Gottschalk;Stephen Gottschalk;Vicky Torrano;Vicky Torrano;Oumar Diouf;Oumar Diouf

  • CAR T Cells Administered in Combination with Lymphodepletion and PD-1 Inhibition to Patients with Neuroblastoma.

    Andras Heczey;Chrystal U. Louis;Barbara Savoldo;Olga Dakhova

  • Off-the-Shelf Virus-Specific T Cells to Treat BK Virus, Human Herpesvirus 6, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Adenovirus Infections After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation

    Ifigeneia Tzannou;Anastasia Papadopoulou;Swati Naik;Kathryn Leung

  • Activity of Broad-Spectrum T Cells as Treatment for AdV, EBV, CMV, BKV, and HHV6 Infections after HSCT

    Anastasia Papadopoulou;Ulrike Gerdemann;Usha L. Katari;Ifigenia Tzannou

  • Cytotoxic T lymphocyte therapy with donor T cells prevents and treats adenovirus and Epstein-Barr virus infections after haploidentical and matched unrelated stem cell transplantation

    Ann M. Leen;Anne Christin;Gary D. Myers;Hao Liu

  • Pharmacogenetics of methotrexate: toxicity among marrow transplantation patients varies with the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism

    Cornelia M. Ulrich;Yutaka Yasui;Yutaka Yasui;Rainer Storb;Rainer Storb;Mark M. Schubert;Mark M. Schubert

  • Clinical and immunological responses after CD30-specific chimeric antigen receptor–redirected lymphocytes

    Carlos A. Ramos;Brandon Ballard;Huimin Zhang;Olga Dakhova

  • Combinational Targeting Offsets Antigen Escape and Enhances Effector Functions of Adoptively Transferred T Cells in Glioblastoma

    Meenakshi Hegde;Amanda Corder;Kevin Kh Chow;Malini Mukherjee

  • Antitumor Effects of Chimeric Receptor Engineered Human T Cells Directed to Tumor Stroma

    Sunitha Kakarla;Kevin K H Chow;Kevin K H Chow;Melinda Mata;Melinda Mata;Donald R Shaffer;Donald R Shaffer

  • Functionally active virus-specific T-cells that target CMV, adenovirus and EBV can be expanded from naive T-cell populations in cord blood and will target a range of viral epitopes

    Patrick J. Hanley;Conrad Russell Young Cruz;Barbara Savoldo;Ann M. Leen

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen E. Heslop
Helen E. Heslop Baylor College of Medicine
Malcolm K. Brenner
Malcolm K. Brenner Baylor College of Medicine
Cliona M. Rooney
Cliona M. Rooney Baylor College of Medicine
Adrian P. Gee
Adrian P. Gee Baylor College of Medicine
Gianpietro Dotti
Gianpietro Dotti University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Catherine M. Bollard
Catherine M. Bollard George Washington University
Stephen Gottschalk
Stephen Gottschalk St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Barbara Savoldo
Barbara Savoldo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ann M. Leen
Ann M. Leen Baylor College of Medicine
Elizabeth J. Shpall
Elizabeth J. Shpall The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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