Ajjai S. Alva
Experienced in Melanoma

Dr. Ajjai S. Alva

Oncology | Hematology
1950 Diamond Pkwy, Suite 200, 
North Kansas City, MO 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Melanoma
1950 Diamond Pkwy, Suite 200, 
North Kansas City, MO 
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Ajjai Alva is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in North Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Alva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Urothelial Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Bladder Cancer, Lymphadenectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Alva is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 171 peer reviewed articles and participating in 21 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 6 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Melanoma.

Specialties
Oncology
Hematology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MI
Hospital Affiliations
University Of Michigan Health System
Liberty Hospital
St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Gender
Male

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Cigna
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University of Michigan Health
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Locations

KANSAS CITY UROLOGY CARE PA
1950 Diamond Pkwy, Suite 200, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Other Locations
KANSAS CITY UROLOGY CARE PA
10701 Nall Ave, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66211

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.

21 Clinical Trials

Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry (TAPUR) Study
Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry (TAPUR) Study
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: August 26, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Crizotinib, Palbociclib, Sunitinib, Temsirolimus, Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab, Vemurafenib and Cobimetinib, Regorafenib, Olaparib, Pembrolizumab, Nivolumab and Ipilimumab, Abemaciclib, Afatinib, Talazoparib, Atezolizumab and PHESGO, Atezolizumab and Talazoparib, Entrectinib, Larotrectinib, Tucatinib plus Trastuzumab Subcutaneous (SC)
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 3 RandOmized Study Comparing PERioperative Nivolumab vs. Observation in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Nephrectomy (PROSPER RCC)
A Phase 3 RandOmized Study Comparing PERioperative Nivolumab vs. Observation in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Nephrectomy (PROSPER RCC)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 02, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Procedure
Study Drug: Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
An Open Label, Multicenter, Single Arm Phase II Study to Evaluate the Activity and Tolerability of the Novel mTOR Inhibitor, MLN0128 (TAK-228), in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urothelial Tract Whose Tumors Harbor a TSC1 and/or a TSC2 Mutation
An Open Label, Multicenter, Single Arm Phase II Study to Evaluate the Activity and Tolerability of the Novel mTOR Inhibitor, MLN0128 (TAK-228), in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urothelial Tract Whose Tumors Harbor a TSC1 and/or a TSC2 Mutation
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 01, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Sapanisertib
Study Phase: Phase 2
Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)
Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Adavosertib, Afatinib, Binimetinib, Capivasertib, Copanlisib, Crizotinib, Dabrafenib, Dasatinib, Defactinib, Erdafitinib, FGFR Inhibitor AZD4547, Ipatasertib, Larotrectinib, Nivolumab, Osimertinib, Palbociclib, Pertuzumab, PI3K-Beta Inhibitor GSK2636771, Sapanisertib, Sunitinib, Taselisib, Trametinib, Trastuzumab, Ulixertinib, Vismodegib
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized, Double-Blind Phase III Study of Pazopanib vs. Placebo in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Who Have No Evidence of Disease Following Metastatectomy
Randomized, Double-Blind Phase III Study of Pazopanib vs. Placebo in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Who Have No Evidence of Disease Following Metastatectomy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 14, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other
Study Drug: Pazopanib Hydrochloride
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase II Trial of MK3475 in Combination With Gemcitabine and Concurrent Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy as Bladder Sparing Treatment for Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Cancer of the Bladder
A Phase II Trial of MK3475 in Combination With Gemcitabine and Concurrent Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy as Bladder Sparing Treatment for Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Cancer of the Bladder
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 07, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Radiation, Drug, Procedure
Study Drugs: Pembrolizumab, Gemcitabine
Study Phase: Phase 2
IMPACT: Immunotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Cancers and CDK12 Mutations
IMPACT: Immunotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Cancers and CDK12 Mutations
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Nivolumab, Ipilimumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
S1602, A Phase III Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Influence of BCG Strain Differences and T Cell Priming With Intradermal BCG Before Intravesical Therapy for BCG-Naive High-Grade Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
S1602, A Phase III Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Influence of BCG Strain Differences and T Cell Priming With Intradermal BCG Before Intravesical Therapy for BCG-Naive High-Grade Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 02, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Other
Study Drugs: Bacillus of Calmette-Guerin, Bacillus of Calmette-Guerin Tokyo-172 Strain Solution, Bacillus of Calmette-Guerin Tokyo-172 Strain Vaccine
Study Phase: Phase 3
Phase II Study of Ponatinib for Advanced Cancers With Genomic Alterations in Fibroblastic Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) and Other Genomic Targets (KIT, PDGFRá, RET FLT3, ABL1)
Phase II Study of Ponatinib for Advanced Cancers With Genomic Alterations in Fibroblastic Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) and Other Genomic Targets (KIT, PDGFRá, RET FLT3, ABL1)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 24, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase III Randomized Trial Comparing Androgen Deprivation Therapy + TAK-700 With Androgen Deprivation Therapy + Bicalutamide in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Sensitive Prostate Cancer
A Phase III Randomized Trial Comparing Androgen Deprivation Therapy + TAK-700 With Androgen Deprivation Therapy + Bicalutamide in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Sensitive Prostate Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: March 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: TAK-700, Bicalutamide
Study Phase: Phase 3
ABLE: Phase II, Single Arm, Two-stage Study of Abraxane With Anti-PD1/PDL1 in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Cancer
ABLE: Phase II, Single Arm, Two-stage Study of Abraxane With Anti-PD1/PDL1 in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Pembrolizumab, Abraxane
Study Phase: Phase 2
ERICA: Phase 2 Multi-center Trial of ESK981 in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
ERICA: Phase 2 Multi-center Trial of ESK981 in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: May 20, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: ESK981, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II Study of TAK-228 In Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
A Phase II Study of TAK-228 In Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 29, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: TAK-228
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Prospective Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy Followed by Extirpative Surgery for Patients With High Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
A Prospective Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy Followed by Extirpative Surgery for Patients With High Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 10, 2023
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug
Study Drugs: Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Doxorubicin, Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, Carboplatin, Pegfilgrastim
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Clinical Trial Comparing CB-839 in Combination With Cabozantinib (CB-Cabo) vs. Placebo With Cabozantinib (Pbo-Cabo) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Clinical Trial Comparing CB-839 in Combination With Cabozantinib (CB-Cabo) vs. Placebo With Cabozantinib (Pbo-Cabo) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 20, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: CB-839, Cabozantinib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study Comparing CB-839 in Combination With Everolimus (CBE) vs. Placebo With Everolimus (PboE) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study Comparing CB-839 in Combination With Everolimus (CBE) vs. Placebo With Everolimus (PboE) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 15, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
FAST: Feasibility Trial of Anti-PD(L)1 and SBRT in the Treatment of Advanced, Platinum-Refractory Urothelial Carcinoma
FAST: Feasibility Trial of Anti-PD(L)1 and SBRT in the Treatment of Advanced, Platinum-Refractory Urothelial Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: December 15, 2021
Intervention Type: Radiation, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2 Study of Docetaxel and Carboplatin for Treatment of Patients With Metastatic, Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer and Germline or Somatic DNA Repair Deficiency
A Phase 2 Study of Docetaxel and Carboplatin for Treatment of Patients With Metastatic, Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer and Germline or Somatic DNA Repair Deficiency
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 05, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Docetaxel
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase Ib/II Trial of Interleukin-2 and PD-1 Checkpoint Inhibitor, Nivolumab In Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Cancer
Phase Ib/II Trial of Interleukin-2 and PD-1 Checkpoint Inhibitor, Nivolumab In Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 13, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Pilot Study of Pazopanib With Low Fat Meal (PALM) in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
Pilot Study of Pazopanib With Low Fat Meal (PALM) in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 10, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
Pilot Trial of Radium-223 and Atezolizumab in Patients With Urothelial Carcinoma With Bone Metastases Who Have Had Disease Progression After Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
Pilot Trial of Radium-223 and Atezolizumab in Patients With Urothelial Carcinoma With Bone Metastases Who Have Had Disease Progression After Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: October 24, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
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171 Total Publications

Genomic Alterations and Associated Outcomes in Patients with PSMA-Positive Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer treated with 177Lu-PSMA-617.
Genomic Alterations and Associated Outcomes in Patients with PSMA-Positive Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer treated with 177Lu-PSMA-617.
Journal: The oncologist
Published: June 27, 2025
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