Experienced in Breast Cancer in Men

Dr. Arshad R. Shaikh

Hematology Oncology | Hospital Medicine | Hematology
Freeport Memorial Hospital
1163 W Stephenson St, 
Freeport, IL 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Breast Cancer in Men
Freeport Memorial Hospital
1163 W Stephenson St, 
Freeport, IL 
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Overview

Arshad Shaikh is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Freeport, Illinois. Dr. Shaikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Breast Cancer in Men. His top areas of expertise are Severe Congenital Neutropenia, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Chronic Familial Neutropenia. Dr. Shaikh is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Breast Cancer in Men.

Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Hospital Medicine
Hematology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Hospital Affiliations
Midwest Medical Center
Fhn Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1163 W Stephenson St, Freeport, IL 61032

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.

6 Clinical Trials

A Randomized Phase III Trial of Endocrine Therapy Plus Entinostat/Placebo in Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer
A Randomized Phase III Trial of Endocrine Therapy Plus Entinostat/Placebo in Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 01, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug
Study Drugs: Entinostat, Exemestane, Goserelin, Goserelin Acetate
Study Phase: Phase 3
EA5163/S1709 INSIGNA : A Randomized, Phase III Study of Firstline Immunotherapy Alone or in Combination With Chemotherapy in Induction/Maintenance or Postprogression in Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Immunobiomarker SIGNature-Driven Analysis
EA5163/S1709 INSIGNA : A Randomized, Phase III Study of Firstline Immunotherapy Alone or in Combination With Chemotherapy in Induction/Maintenance or Postprogression in Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Immunobiomarker SIGNature-Driven Analysis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 25, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer With >/= 1 CM Residual Invasive Cancer or Positive Lymph Nodes (ypN1mi, ypN1-3) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
A Randomized, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer With >/= 1 CM Residual Invasive Cancer or Positive Lymph Nodes (ypN1mi, ypN1-3) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Radiation, Procedure, Biological
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized Trial of Standard Chemotherapy Alone or Combined With Atezolizumab as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer and Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair
Randomized Trial of Standard Chemotherapy Alone or Combined With Atezolizumab as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer and Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug
Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of Cisplatin/Carboplatin and Etoposide (CE) Alone or in Combination With Nivolumab as Frontline Therapy for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ED-SCLC)
Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of Cisplatin/Carboplatin and Etoposide (CE) Alone or in Combination With Nivolumab as Frontline Therapy for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ED-SCLC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Etoposide, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Use of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- One Year of Everolimus in Patients With High-Risk, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2/Neu Negative Breast Cancer
Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Use of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- One Year of Everolimus in Patients With High-Risk, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2/Neu Negative Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 27, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drugs: Anastrozole, Everolimus, Exemestane, Goserelin Acetate, Letrozole, Leuprolide Acetate, Tamoxifen Citrate
Study Phase: Phase 3
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5 Total Publications

Iridium in Cancer Therapy: A New Frontier in Metal-Based Medicine.
Iridium in Cancer Therapy: A New Frontier in Metal-Based Medicine.
Journal: Zhongguo ying yong sheng li xue za zhi = Zhongguo yingyong shenglixue zazhi = Chinese journal of applied physiology
Published: December 15, 2025
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