Distinguished in Stomach Cancer

Dr. Syma U. Iqbal

Oncology | Hematology
USC Care Medical Group Inc
1520 San Pablo St, 
Los Angeles, CA 
Offers Telehealth
Distinguished in Stomach Cancer
USC Care Medical Group Inc
1520 San Pablo St, 
Los Angeles, CA 
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Overview

Syma Iqbal is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Iqbal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, and Endoscopy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 28 peer reviewed articles and participating in 20 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 10 articles and participated in 3 clinical trials in the study of Stomach Cancer.

Specialties
Oncology
Hematology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Keck Hospital Of USC
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC
1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Other Locations
USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC
1441 Eastlake Ave, Suite 2424, Los Angeles, CA 90089

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.

20 Clinical Trials

A Phase II/III Study of Peri-Operative Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Patients With Locoregional Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
A Phase II/III Study of Peri-Operative Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Patients With Locoregional Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Enrollment Status: Suspended
Publish Date: October 10, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug, Procedure, Radiation
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A Phase II-R and a Phase III Trial Evaluating Both Erlotinib (Ph II-R) and Chemoradiation (Ph III) as Adjuvant Treatment for Patients With Resected Head of Pancreas Adenocarcinoma
A Phase II-R and a Phase III Trial Evaluating Both Erlotinib (Ph II-R) and Chemoradiation (Ph III) as Adjuvant Treatment for Patients With Resected Head of Pancreas Adenocarcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug, Radiation
Study Drugs: Capecitabine, Chemotherapy, Erlotinib hydrochloride, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine hydrochloride
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized Phase III Study of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition With Chemotherapy in Treatment-Naive Metastatic Anal Cancer Patients
A Randomized Phase III Study of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition With Chemotherapy in Treatment-Naive Metastatic Anal Cancer Patients
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Nivolumab, Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized Phase III Study of Nivolumab After Combined Modality Therapy (CMT) in High Risk Anal Cancer
A Randomized Phase III Study of Nivolumab After Combined Modality Therapy (CMT) in High Risk Anal Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological, Other
Study Drug: Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Phase 2 Study of ZW25 Plus First-line Combination Chemotherapy in HER2-Expressing Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers, Including Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (GEA), Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC), and Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
Phase 2 Study of ZW25 Plus First-line Combination Chemotherapy in HER2-Expressing Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers, Including Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (GEA), Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC), and Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 12, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: ZW25 (Zanidatamab), Capecitabine, Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin, Bevacizumab, Gemcitabine
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2 Single-Arm Study of M6620 in Combination With Irinotecan in Patients With Progressive TP53 Mutant Gastric and Gastro-Esophageal Junction Cancer
A Phase 2 Single-Arm Study of M6620 in Combination With Irinotecan in Patients With Progressive TP53 Mutant Gastric and Gastro-Esophageal Junction Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 30, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug
Study Drugs: Berzosertib, Irinotecan
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2 Study of XL184 (Cabozantinib) in Combination With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab for the Treatment of Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinomas
A Phase 2 Study of XL184 (Cabozantinib) in Combination With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab for the Treatment of Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinomas
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 28, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Cabozantinib S-malate, Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multi-Institutional Phase 2 Study of Nivolumab or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab in Refractory Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal
A Multi-Institutional Phase 2 Study of Nivolumab or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab in Refractory Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological
Study Drugs: Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Eflornithine and Sulindac to Prevent Recurrence of High Risk Adenomas and Second Primary Colorectal Cancers in Patients With Stage 0-III Colon or Rectal Cancer, Phase III - Preventing Adenomas of the Colon With Eflornithine and Sulindac (PACES)
A Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Eflornithine and Sulindac to Prevent Recurrence of High Risk Adenomas and Second Primary Colorectal Cancers in Patients With Stage 0-III Colon or Rectal Cancer, Phase III - Preventing Adenomas of the Colon With Eflornithine and Sulindac (PACES)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: March 30, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized, Multicenter Phase II Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy and Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Randomized, Multicenter Phase II Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy and Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: March 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Pembrolizumab, Taxol, Carboplatin
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized Phase II Study of Cisplatin and Etoposide Versus Temozolomide and Capecitabine in Patients With Advanced G3 Non-small Cell Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinomas
Randomized Phase II Study of Cisplatin and Etoposide Versus Temozolomide and Capecitabine in Patients With Advanced G3 Non-small Cell Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinomas
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: March 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drugs: Capecitabine, Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Etoposide, Temozolomide
Study Phase: Phase 2
Impact of Early FDG-PET Directed Intervention on Preoperative Therapy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Random Assignment Phase II Study
Impact of Early FDG-PET Directed Intervention on Preoperative Therapy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Random Assignment Phase II Study
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 20, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation, Procedure
Study Phase: Phase 2
S1313, A Phase IB/II Randomized Study of Modified FOLFIRINOX + Pegylated Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase (PEGPH20) Versus Modified FOLFIRINOX Alone in Patients With Good Performance Status Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
S1313, A Phase IB/II Randomized Study of Modified FOLFIRINOX + Pegylated Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase (PEGPH20) Versus Modified FOLFIRINOX Alone in Patients With Good Performance Status Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 09, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: PEGPH20, Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase II Study of Afatinib and Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced HER2-Positive Trastuzumab Refractory Advanced Esophagogastric Cancer
A Phase II Study of Afatinib and Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced HER2-Positive Trastuzumab Refractory Advanced Esophagogastric Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 01, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase III Multicenter Open-label Randomized Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Folfirinox (FFX) Versus Combination of CPI-613 With Modified Folfirinox (mFFX) in Patients With Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
A Phase III Multicenter Open-label Randomized Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Folfirinox (FFX) Versus Combination of CPI-613 With Modified Folfirinox (mFFX) in Patients With Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 03, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: CPI 613, mFolfirinox, Folfirinox
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase III Open-label, Multicenter Trial of Maintenance Therapy With Avelumab (MSB0010718C) Versus Continuation of First-line Chemotherapy in Subjects With Unresectable, Locally Advanced or Metastatic, Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach, or of the Gastro-esophageal Junction
A Phase III Open-label, Multicenter Trial of Maintenance Therapy With Avelumab (MSB0010718C) Versus Continuation of First-line Chemotherapy in Subjects With Unresectable, Locally Advanced or Metastatic, Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach, or of the Gastro-esophageal Junction
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 09, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Phase: Phase 3
Preoperative Extended Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Plus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas
Preoperative Extended Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Plus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: May 24, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure, Radiation
Study Drugs: mFOLFIRINOX, FOLFOX
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase I/II Open Label Multi Center Study of Immune Checkpoint Therapy With Nivolumab for Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Phase I/II Open Label Multi Center Study of Immune Checkpoint Therapy With Nivolumab for Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: March 28, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Nivolimumab, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Phase II Study of Single Agent Regorafenib in Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Phase II Study of Single Agent Regorafenib in Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 15, 2021
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II Study of Selumetinib (AZD6244) for the Treatment of Advanced Pancreas Cancer Harboring KRAS G12R Mutations
A Phase II Study of Selumetinib (AZD6244) for the Treatment of Advanced Pancreas Cancer Harboring KRAS G12R Mutations
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 09, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Phase: Phase 2
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24 Total Publications

S2303: phase II/III trial of paclitaxel + ramucirumab ± nivolumab in gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma (PARAMUNE).
S2303: phase II/III trial of paclitaxel + ramucirumab ± nivolumab in gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma (PARAMUNE).
Journal: Future oncology (London, England)
Published: March 28, 2025
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