
Cassian Yee
Director, Department of Solid Tumor Cell Therapy · University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
Credentials: · · ·
History

- 1987–1989
1987-1989 Medical Research Council of Canada Fellow
- 1987–1989
Medical Oncology
- 1986–1987
St. Michael's Hospital
- 1982–1986
Doctor of Medicine
Research
Tumour-derived soluble MIC ligands impair expression of NKG2D and T-cell activation
Nature · 2002 · 1,272 citations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2002 · First of 7 authors · Corresponding · 950 citations
Characterization of circulating T cells specific for tumor-associated antigens in melanoma patients
Nature Medicine · 1999 · 866 citations

19 papers

15 papers

14 papers

13 papers
- AD
11 papers

9 papers

8 papers

8 papers · 2 as a fellow
Grants
- 2026–2031
National Cancer Institute · P01
Project lead · $497.8K · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
- 2025–2030
National Cancer Institute · P50
Project lead · $698.4K · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
- 2023–2029
National Cancer Institute · UH3
Contact PI · $2.3M · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
- 2022–2028
Immunotherapy of Uveal Melanoma Using PRAME Vaccine in Combination with Adoptive T Cell Therapy
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $886.2K · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
Clinical trials
- 2016
Adoptive Therapy Using Antigen-Specific CD4 T-Cells
Principal investigator · Withdrawn · Phase 1
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- 2010
Principal investigator · Terminated · Phase 1
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- 2007–2012
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1, Phase 2
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- 2006–2012
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

