Frederick Locke, MD

Elucidate the mechanisms of immune system negative regulation and develop new cancer therpies targeted to counteract these processes.

• Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Anasetti C, Fernandez HF, Perkins J, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Pidala J, Perez LE, Ayala E, Field T, Alsina M, Nishihori T, Locke F, Pinilla-Ibarz J, Tomblyn M. Phase II study of CD4+guided pentostatin lymphodepletion and pharmacokinetically-targeted busulfan as conditioning for hematopoietic cell allografting. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2013 Apr. Pubmedid: 23632090.
• Pidala J, Kim J, Schell M, Lee SJ, Hillgruber R, Nye V, Ayala E, Alsina M, Betts B, Bookout R, Fernandez HF, Field T, Locke FL, Nishihori T, Ochoa JL, Perez L, Perkins J, Shapiro J, Tate C, Tomblyn M, Anasetti C. Race/ethnicity affects the probability of finding an HLA-A, -B, -C and -DRB1 allele-matched unrelated donor and likelihood of subsequent transplant utilization. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2013 Mar;48(3):346-350. Pubmedid: 22863723.
• Zheng Y, Zha Y, Driessens G, Locke F, Gajewski TF. Transcriptional regulator early growth response gene 2 (Egr2) is required for T cell anergy in vitro and in vivo. J Exp Med. 2013 Jan;209(12):2157-2163. Pubmedid: 23129747. Pmcid: PMC3501351.
• Pidala J, Kim J, Jim H, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Nishihori T, Fernandez HF, Tomblyn M, Perez L, Perkins J, Xu M, Janssen WE, Veerapathran A, Betts BC, Locke FL, Ayala E, Field T, Ochoa L, Alsina M, Anasetti C. A randomized phase II study to evaluate tacrolimus in combination with sirolimus or methotrexate after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Haematologica. 2012 Dec;97(12):1882-1889. Pubmedid: 22689677.
• Locke FL, Morgan GJ. What is the evidence for the use of bisphosphonate therapy in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients lacking bone disease?. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2012;2012:350-353. Pubmedid: 23233603.
• Pidala J, Tomblyn M, Nishihori T, Field T, Ayala E, Perkins J, Fernandez H, Locke F, Perez L, Ochoa JL, Alsina M, Anasetti C. Sirolimus demonstrates activity in the primary therapy of acute graft-versus-host disease without systemic glucocorticoids. Haematologica. 2011 Sep;96(9):1351-1356. Pubmedid: 21565902. Pmcid: PMC3166106.
• Pidala J, Tomblyn M, Nishihori T, Ayala E, Field T, Fernandez H, Perez L, Locke F, Alsina M, Ochoa JL, Perkins J, Tate C, Shapiro J, Conwell M, Bookout R, Anasetti C. ATG Prevents Severe Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in Mismatched Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2011 Aug;17(8):1237-1244. Pubmedid: 21215811.
• Locke FL, Artz A, Rich E, Zhang Y, van Besien K, Stock W. Feasibility of clofarabine cytoreduction before allogeneic transplant conditioning for refractory AML. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2010 Mar. Pubmedid: 20208570.
• Locke F, Clark JI, Gajewski TF. A phase II study of oxaliplatin, docetaxel, and GM-CSF in patients with previously treated advanced melanoma. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2010 Feb;65(3):509-514. Pubmedid: 19597729.
• Zha Y, Shah R, Locke F, Wong A, Gajewski TF. Use of Cre-adenovirus and CAR transgenic mice for efficient deletion of genes in post-thymic T cells. J Immunol Methods. 2008 Feb;331(1-2):94-102. Pubmedid: 18177887. Pmcid: PMC3278801.
• Mattison RJ, Ostler KR, Locke FL, Godley LA. Implications of FLT3 mutations in the therapy of acute myeloid leukemia. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2007 May;2(2):135-141. Pubmedid: 18473998.