Cole H. Sterling
Experienced in Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)

Dr. Cole H. Sterling

Oncology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Sterling is an oncologist who cares for patients with hematologic malignancies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is an active clinician with expertise in lymphoma and bone marrow transplantation and serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Lymphoma and Myeloma Multidisciplinary Conference. Dr. Sterling earned his undergraduate degree in biomedical sciences from Auburn University and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his training in internal medicine and medical oncology at Johns Hopkins before being recruited to the faculty. As a clinical investigator, Dr. Sterling's research focuses on the development of new technologies, therapies, and treatment strategies for lymphoma and other conditions treated with bone marrow transplantation.

Dr. Sterling is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL). His top areas of expertise are Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, T-Cell Lymphoma, and Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medicine, 2020
Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Oncology, 2022
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Weinberg BLDG, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-8964
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-5933

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

A Dual-cohort, Open-label, Phase 2 Study of Brentuximab Vedotin and CHP (A+CHP) in the Frontline Treatment of Subjects With Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL) With Less Than 10% CD30 Expression
A Dual-cohort, Open-label, Phase 2 Study of Brentuximab Vedotin and CHP (A+CHP) in the Frontline Treatment of Subjects With Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL) With Less Than 10% CD30 Expression
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 12, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Brentuximab vedotin, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Prednisone
Study Phase: Phase 2

18 Total Publications

Rapidly enlarging facial tumors.
Rapidly enlarging facial tumors.
Journal: JAAD case reports
Published: August 11, 2025
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