Vanessa Ann Fabrizio, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Heme/Onc and Bone Marrow Transplantation


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Drexel University College of Medicine (2014)
Graduate School
  • MS, Cornell University Weill Graduate School Of Medical Sciences (2020)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Purdue University (IN) (2010)
Residency
  • Medical University of South Carolina Program, Pediatrics (2017)
Fellowships
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) Program, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (2020)
  • Duke University Hospital Program, Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy (2021)
Languages
English
Department
Pediatrics-Heme/Onc and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor

Recognitions

  • ISCT Early Stage Professionals Abstract Award, International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (2021)
  • ASTCT Clinical Research Scholar, ASTCT (2022)

Research Interests

My research interests are in improving outcomes for hematologic malignancies with cell transplantation and therapies.

Publications

  • Fabrizio V, Wahlquist A, Hill E, Williams E, Kramer C, Jaroscak J, Duong A, Garrett-Mayer E, Hudspeth M. The effect of bone marrow graft composition on pediatric bone marrow transplantation outcomes. Pediatr Transplant. 2018 Dec;22(8):e13287. PubMed PMID: 30159974
  • Fabrizio VA, Rodriguez-Sanchez MI, Mauguen A, Dahi PB, Doubrovina E, O'Reilly RJ, Prockop SE. Adoptive therapy with CMV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes depends on baseline CD4+ immunity to mediate durable responses. Blood Adv. 2021 Jan 26;5(2):496-503. PubMed PMID: 33496746
  • Sabnis HS, Shulman DS, Mizukawa B, Bouvier N, Zehir A, Fangusaro J, Fabrizio VA, Whitlow C, Winchester M, Agresta L, Turpin B, Wechsler DS, DuBois SG, Glade-Bender J, Castellino SM, Shukla N. Multicenter Analysis of Genomically Targeted Single Patient Use Requests for Pediatric Neoplasms. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Sep 30;:JCO2101213. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34591650
  • Rossoff J, Baggott C, Prabhu S, Pacenta HL, Phillips CL, Stefanski H, Talano JA, Moskop A, Margossian SP, Verneris MR, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston ML, Satwani P, Krupski C, Keating AK, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Fabrizio VA, Kunicki M, Chinnabhandar V, Goksenin AY, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM. Out of Specification Tisagenlecleucel Does Not Compromise Safety or Efficacy in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood. 2021 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34499715
  • Fabrizio VA, Kernan NA, Boulad F, Cancio M, Allen J, Higman M, Margossian SP, Mauguen A, Prockop S, Scaradavou A, Shah N, Spitzer B, Stieglitz E, Yeager N, O'Reilly RJ, Brentjens RJ, Jan Boelens J, Curran KJ. Low toxicity and favorable overall survival in relapsed/refractory B-ALL following CAR T cells and CD34-selected T-cell depleted allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2020 Nov;55(11):2160-2169. PubMed PMID: 32390002
  • Fabrizio VA, Curran KJ. Clinical experience of CAR T cells for B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol. 2021 Sep;34(3):101305. PubMed PMID: 34625231
  • Schultz LM, Eaton A, Baggott C, Rossoff J, Prabhu S, Keating AK, Krupski C, Pacenta H, Philips CL, Talano JA, Moskop A, Baumeister SHC, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Fabrizio VA, Chinnabhandar V, Kunicki M, Mavroukakis S, Egeler E, Li Y, Mackall CL, Curran KJ, Verneris MR, Laetsch TW, Stefanski H. Outcomes After Nonresponse and Relapse Post-Tisagenlecleucel in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Sep 15;:JCO2201076. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36108252
  • Moskop A, Pommert L, Baggott C, Prabhu S, Pacenta HL, Phillips CL, Rossoff J, Stefanski HE, Talano JA, Margossian SP, Verneris MR, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston ML, Satwani P, Krupski C, Keating AK, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Fabrizio VA, Chinnabhandar V, Goksenin AY, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Guest EM, Breese EH, Schultz LM. Real-world use of tisagenlecleucel in infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood Adv. 2022 Jul 26;6(14):4251-4255. PubMed PMID: 35580324
  • Schultz LM, Baggott C, Prabhu S, Pacenta HL, Phillips CL, Rossoff J, Stefanski HE, Talano JA, Moskop A, Margossian SP, Verneris MR, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Krupski C, Keating AK, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Fabrizio VA, Rouce RH, Chinnabhandar V, Kunicki M, Barsan VV, Goksenin AY, Li Y, Mavroukakis S, Egeler E, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW. Disease Burden Affects Outcomes in Pediatric and Young Adult B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Commercial Tisagenlecleucel: A Pediatric Real-World Chimeric Antigen Receptor Consortium Report. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Mar 20;40(9):945-955. PubMed PMID: 34882493
  • Fabrizio VA, Phillips CL, Lane A, Baggott C, Prabhu S, Egeler E, Mavroukakis S, Pacenta H, Rossoff J, Stefanski HE, Talano JA, Moskop A, Margossian SP, Verneris MR, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Krupski C, Keating AK, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Chinnabhandar V, Kunicki M, Goksenin AY, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM. Tisagenlecleucel outcomes in relapsed/refractory extramedullary ALL: a Pediatric Real World CAR Consortium Report. Blood Adv. 2022 Jan 25;6(2):600-610. PubMed PMID: 34794180
  • Fabrizio VA, Boelens JJ, Mauguen A, Baggott C, Prabhu S, Egeler E, Mavroukakis S, Pacenta H, Phillips CL, Rossoff J, Stefanski HE, Talano JA, Moskop A, Margossian SP, Verneris MR, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Krupski C, Keating AK, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Chinnabhandar V, Kunicki M, Goksenin AY, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM, Curran KJ. Optimal fludarabine lymphodepletion is associated with improved outcomes after CAR T-cell therapy. Blood Adv. 2022 Apr 12;6(7):1961-1968. PubMed PMID: 34788386
  • McNerney KO, Si Lim SJ, Ishikawa K, Dreyzin A, Vatsayan A, Chen JJ, Baggott C, Prabhu S, Pacenta HL, Philips C, Rossoff J, Stefanski HE, Talano JA, Moskop A, Verneris M, Myers D, Karras NA, Brown P, Bonifant CL, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Krupski C, Keating AK, Baumeister SHC, Fabrizio VA, Chinnabhandar V, Egeler E, Mavroukakis S, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM. HLH-like toxicities predict poor survival after the use of tisagenlecleucel in children and young adults with B-ALL. Blood Adv. 2023 Jun 27;7(12):2758-2771. PubMed PMID: 36857419
  • Stefanski HE, Eaton A, Baggott C, Rossoff J, Verneris MR, Prabhu S, Pacenta HL, Phillips CL, Talano JA, Moskop A, Margossian SP, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Krupski MC, Keating AK, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Fabrizio VA, Chinnabhandar V, Goksenin AY, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM. Higher doses of tisagenlecleucel are associated with improved outcomes: a report from the pediatric real-world CAR consortium. Blood Adv. 2023 Feb 28;7(4):541-548. PubMed PMID: 35938863
  • Schofield HT, Fabrizio VA, Braniecki S, Pelletier W, Eissa H, Murphy B, Chewning J, Barton KD, Embry LM, Levine JE, Schultz KR, Page KM. Monitoring Neurocognitive Functioning After Pediatric Cellular Therapy or Hematopoietic Cell Transplant: Guidelines From the COG Neurocognition in Cellular Therapies Task Force. Transplant Cell Ther. 2022 Oct;28(10):625-636. PubMed PMID: 35870778
  • McNerney KO, Si Lim SJ, Ishikawa K, Dreyzin A, Vatsayan A, Chen JJ, Baggott C, Prabhu S, Pacenta HL, Philips C, Rossoff J, Stefanski HE, Talano JA, Moskop A, Verneris M, Myers D, Karras NA, Brown P, Bonifant CL, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Krupski C, Keating AK, Baumeister SHC, Fabrizio VA, Chinnabhandar V, Egeler E, Mavroukakis S, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM. HLH-like toxicities predict poor survival after the use of tisagenlecleucel in children and young adults with B-ALL. Blood Adv. 2023 Jun 27;7(12):2758-2771. PubMed PMID: 36857419
  • Schultz LM, Eaton A, Baggott C, Rossoff J, Prabhu S, Keating AK, Krupski C, Pacenta H, Philips CL, Talano JA, Moskop A, Baumeister SHC, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Fabrizio VA, Chinnabhandar V, Kunicki M, Mavroukakis S, Egeler E, Li Y, Mackall CL, Curran KJ, Verneris MR, Laetsch TW, Stefanski H. Outcomes After Nonresponse and Relapse Post-Tisagenlecleucel in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jan 10;41(2):354-363. PubMed PMID: 36108252
  • Stefanski HE, Eaton A, Baggott C, Rossoff J, Verneris MR, Prabhu S, Pacenta HL, Phillips CL, Talano JA, Moskop A, Margossian SP, Myers GD, Karras NA, Brown PA, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Krupski MC, Keating AK, Wilcox R, Rabik CA, Fabrizio VA, Chinnabhandar V, Goksenin AY, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM. Higher doses of tisagenlecleucel are associated with improved outcomes: a report from the pediatric real-world CAR consortium. Blood Adv. 2023 Feb 28;7(4):541-548. PubMed PMID: 35938863
  • Eylon M, Prabhu S, John S, King MJM, Bhatt D, Curran KJ, Erickson C, Karras NA, Phillips CL, Satwani P, Hermiston M, Southworth E, Baumeister SHC, Talano JA, MacMillan ML, Rossoff J, Bonifant CL, Myers GD, Rouce RH, Toner K, Driscoll TA, Katsanis E, Salzberg DB, Schiff D, De Oliveira SN, Capitini CM, Pacenta HL, Pfeiffer T, Shah NC, Huynh V, Skiles JL, Fraint E, McNerney KO, Quigg TC, Krueger J, Ligon JA, Fabrizio VA, Baggott C, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM. Mediport use as an acceptable standard for CAR T cell infusion. Front Immunol. 2023;14:1239132. PubMed PMID: 37965315
  • Barsan V, Li Y, Prabhu S, Baggott C, Nguyen K, Pacenta H, Phillips CL, Rossoff J, Stefanski H, Talano JA, Moskop A, Baumeister S, Verneris MR, Myers GD, Karras NA, Cooper S, Qayed M, Hermiston M, Satwani P, Krupski C, Keating A, Fabrizio V, Chinnabhandar V, Kunicki M, Curran KJ, Mackall CL, Laetsch TW, Schultz LM. Tisagenlecleucel utilisation and outcomes across refractory, first relapse and multiply relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective analysis of real-world patterns. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Nov;65:102268. PubMed PMID: 37954907
  • Talleur AC, Fabrizio VA, Aplenc R, Grupp SA, Mackall C, Majzner R, Nguyen R, Rouce R, Moskop A, McNerney KO. INSPIRED Symposium Part 5: Expanding the Use of CAR T Cells in Children and Young Adults. Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 Jun;30(6):565-579. PubMed PMID: 38588880
  • Bauchat A, Polishchuk V, Fabrizio VA, Brondon JE, Page KM, Driscoll TA, Martin PL, Mahadeo KM, Kurtzberg J, Prasad VK. Safety and feasibility of umbilical cord blood transplantation in children with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: a retrospective study. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2024 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39471475

Professional Memberships

  • Children's Oncology Group, Member
  • American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Member
  • American Society of Hematology, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (2017)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology, Board Certification (2021)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Cancers - Blood and Marrow Transplant
  • Cancers
  • Cancers - Leukemia (Childhood)
  • Cancers - Pediatric Cancer
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include pediatric cell transplantation and therapies for malignant diseases, particularly hematologic malignancies.

Care Philosophy
My goal is to ensure all patients and their families feel heard and I understand their unique experiences with past treatment and goals for future treatment. Our entire team is dedicated to providing the best care possible for each patient and their families with more effective and less toxic therapies.

Personal Interests
I enjoy traveling around the world with my husband, hiking with our chocolate lab, and eating at great restaurants.

Public Speaking
Yes