
Dr. Nilofer Saba Azad MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
1650 Orleans St Bunting-Blaustein Bu Baltimore MD, 21231About
Dr. Azad is an assistant professor of oncology at the Kimmel Cancer Center, with board certifications in medical oncology and internal medicine. She is developing a Phase I/II drug program for the GI ...
Education and Training
Sind Med Coll, Univ Of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan MD
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The ongoing evolution of proteomics in malignancy.
- CHFR silencing or microsatellite instability is associated with increased antitumor activity of docetaxel or gemcitabine in colorectal cancer.
- The utility of molecular testing in colorectal cancer: the promise needs progress.
- Anticancer activity of the type I insulin-like growth factor receptor antagonist, ganitumab, in combination with the death receptor 5 agonist, conatumumab.
- A Phase I study of veliparib (ABT-888) in combination with low-dose fractionated whole abdominal radiation therapy in patients with advanced solid malignancies and peritoneal carcinomatosis.
- Epigenetic therapy for solid tumors: from bench science to clinical trials.
- A robust and rapid liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometric method for the quantitative analysis of 5-azacytidine.
- A final report of a phase I study of veliparib (ABT-888) in combination with low-dose fractionated whole abdominal radiation therapy (LDFWAR) in patients with advanced solid malignancies and peritoneal carcinomatosis with a dose escalation in ovarian
- The oral VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor pazopanib in combination with the MEK inhibitor trametinib in advanced cholangiocarcinoma.
Clinical Trials
- A Phase 1/2 Safety Study of Intratumorally Dosed INT230-6
- Study of Encorafenib + Cetuximab Plus or Minus Binimetinib vs. Irinotecan/Cetuximab or Infusional 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)/Folinic Acid (FA)/Irinotecan (FOLFIRI)/Cetuximab With a Safety Lead-in of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Cetuximab in Patients With BRAF V600E-mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- A Study of Enhancing Response to MK-3475 in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
- Phase I Study of SGI-110 With Irinotecan Followed by Randomized Phase II Study of SGI-110 With Irinotecan Versus Regorafenib or TAS-102 in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- A Phase II Trial to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer (Azacitidine, Abraxane, Gemcitabine)
- Palliative Stereotactic Radiation for Pancreatic or Periampullary Adenocarcinoma
- Study of ASTX029 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
Treatments
- Anal Cancer, Bile Duct Cancer, Clinical Trials And More
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- Dr. Julie Brahmer M.D.401 North Broadway Baltimore Maryland 21231
- Dr. Edward Anthony Sausville M.D.22 S Greene St Baltimore MD 21201
- Dr. Ashraf Zarif Badros M.D.22 S. Greene St Baltimore MD 21263
- Dr. Ting Bao M.D.22 S Greene St Baltimore MD 21201
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