Distinguished in Breast Cancer
Distinguished in Breast Cancer
44035 Riverside Pkwy, Suite 300, 
Leesburg, VA 

Overview

Alexander Spira is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Leesburg, Virginia. Dr. Spira is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Breast Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, and Tissue Biopsy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 158 peer reviewed articles and participating in 82 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 9 articles and participated in 17 clinical trials in the study of Breast Cancer.

Specialties
Hematology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in VA
Hospital Affiliations
Reston Hospital Center
Virginia Hospital Center
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

VIRGINIA CANCER SPECIALISTS, P.C.
44035 Riverside Pkwy, Suite 300, Leesburg, VA 20176

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Spira has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

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.


79 Clinical Trials

A Phase 1 Study of SEA-TGT (SGN-TGT) in Subjects With Advanced Malignancies
A Phase 1/1b Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Immunotherapy Combinations in Participants With Lung Cancer
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