Dr. Craig Yoshitsugu Okada MD
Hematologist (Blood Specialist) | Hematology
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland OR, 97239About
Dr. Okada specializes in the care of patients with lymphoma. He joined OHSU in 2004 and has a particular interest the treatment of cutaneous lymphoma and immunotherapy.With over 30 different types of ...
Education and Training
Stanford University School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1996
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Tumor cell lysate-pulsed dendritic cells are more effective than TCR Id protein vaccines for active immunotherapy of T cell lymphoma.
- TCR vaccines against a murine T cell lymphoma: a primary role for antibodies of the IgG2c class in tumor protection.
- Adjuvant IL-15 does not enhance the efficacy of tumor cell lysate-pulsed dendritic cell vaccines for active immunotherapy of T cell lymphoma.
- Introduction of macromolecules into cultured mammalian cells by osmotic lysis of pinocytic vesicles.
- A rapid procedure for assaying nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase.
- TCR vaccines for active immunotherapy of T cell malignancies.
- TCR vaccines against T cell lymphoma: QS-21 and IL-12 adjuvants induce a protective CD8+ T cell response.
Treatments
- Anemia
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (aml)
- Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Leukemia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Hematology American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellowships
- STANFORD UNIV HSP, STANDFORD, CA,, Hematology 1992
- Hematology, Stanford University 1993
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