Distinguished in Follicular Thyroid Cancer

Dr. Francis Worden

Oncology | Pediatrics
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, 
Ann Arbor, MI 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 3 Trials
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Distinguished in Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, 
Ann Arbor, MI 
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Overview

Francis Worden is an Oncologist and a Pediatrics provider in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Worden is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Follicular Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 184 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 3 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Follicular Thyroid Cancer.

Specialties
Oncology
Pediatrics
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MI
Hospital Affiliations
University Of Michigan Health System
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1500 E Medical Ctr, Suite 0331, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Additional Areas of Focus

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

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

Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy With Cisplatin, Docetaxel-Cetuximab, or Cisplatin-Atezolizumab in Pathologic High-Risk Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy With Cisplatin, Docetaxel-Cetuximab, or Cisplatin-Atezolizumab in Pathologic High-Risk Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: October 14, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Radiation, Biological
Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, Cetuximab, Cisplatin, Docetaxel
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
Phase II Randomized Trial of Radiotherapy With or Without Cisplatin for Surgically Resected Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) With TP53 Sequencing
Phase II Randomized Trial of Radiotherapy With or Without Cisplatin for Surgically Resected Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) With TP53 Sequencing
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: September 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other, Radiation
Study Drug: Cisplatin
Study Phase: Phase 2
An Open Label Phase II Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Cyclophosphamide and Sirolimus for the Treatment of Metastatic, RAI-refractory, Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
An Open Label Phase II Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Cyclophosphamide and Sirolimus for the Treatment of Metastatic, RAI-refractory, Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: August 01, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Cyclophosphamide, Sirolimus
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II, Open-Label, Multi-Center Study of PDS0101 and Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®) Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With Recurrent and/or Metastatic HNSCC and High-Risk HPV16 Infection
A Phase II, Open-Label, Multi-Center Study of PDS0101 and Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®) Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With Recurrent and/or Metastatic HNSCC and High-Risk HPV16 Infection
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 01, 2025
Intervention Type: Combination product
Study Drugs: Pembrolizumab, PDS0101
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Radiotherapy With Concurrent MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) vs. Radiotherapy With Concurrent Cetuximab in Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer With a Contraindication to Cisplatin
Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Radiotherapy With Concurrent MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) vs. Radiotherapy With Concurrent Cetuximab in Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer With a Contraindication to Cisplatin
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 23, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Radiation
Study Drugs: Cetuximab, Durvalumab
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
Combination Targeted Therapy With Pembrolizumab and Lenvatinib in Progressive, Radioiodine-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancers: A Phase II Study
Combination Targeted Therapy With Pembrolizumab and Lenvatinib in Progressive, Radioiodine-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancers: A Phase II Study
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Lenvatinib, Lenvatinib Mesylate, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1/2 Study of Oral Selpercatinib (LOXO-292) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Including RET Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, and Other Tumors With RET Activation (LIBRETTO-001)
A Phase 1/2 Study of Oral Selpercatinib (LOXO-292) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Including RET Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, and Other Tumors With RET Activation (LIBRETTO-001)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 04, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Selpercatinib
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Trial Comparing Selpercatinib to Physicians Choice of Cabozantinib or Vandetanib in Patients With Progressive, Advanced, Kinase Inhibitor Naïve, RET-Mutant Medullary Thyroid Cancer (LIBRETTO-531)
A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Trial Comparing Selpercatinib to Physicians Choice of Cabozantinib or Vandetanib in Patients With Progressive, Advanced, Kinase Inhibitor Naïve, RET-Mutant Medullary Thyroid Cancer (LIBRETTO-531)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 20, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Selpercatinib, Cabozantinib, Vandetanib
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 2 Study of Efatutazone, an Oral PPAR Agonist, In Combination With Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
A Phase 2 Study of Efatutazone, an Oral PPAR Agonist, In Combination With Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 27, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Efatutazone, Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized Phase II Study of Sorafenib With or Without Everolimus in Patients With Radioactive Iodine Refractory Hurthle Cell Thyroid Cancer
Randomized Phase II Study of Sorafenib With or Without Everolimus in Patients With Radioactive Iodine Refractory Hurthle Cell Thyroid Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 27, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Sorafenib, Everolimus
Study Phase: Phase 2
Expanded Access for the Treatment of Cancers With Rearranged During Transfection (RET) Activation
Expanded Access for the Treatment of Cancers With Rearranged During Transfection (RET) Activation
Enrollment Status: Approved_for_marketing
Publish Date: January 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Randomized Phase II and Phase III Studies of Individualized Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Based on Biomarker Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Randomized Phase II and Phase III Studies of Individualized Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Based on Biomarker Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 06, 2024
Intervention Type: Other, Drug, Radiation
Study Drugs: Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A Phase 2 Open-Label, Multicenter, Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rivoceranib in Subjects With Recurrent or Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of All Anatomic Sites of Origin
A Phase 2 Open-Label, Multicenter, Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rivoceranib in Subjects With Recurrent or Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of All Anatomic Sites of Origin
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 24, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Rivoceranib
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase I/II Trial of the Addition of PD 0332991 to Cetuximab in Patients With Incurable SCCHN
Phase I/II Trial of the Addition of PD 0332991 to Cetuximab in Patients With Incurable SCCHN
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 21, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Cetuximab, PD 0332991
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 2 Open-Label Trial to Evaluate Enoblituzumab in Combination With Retifanlimab or Tebotelimab in the First-Line Treatment of Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
A Phase 2 Open-Label Trial to Evaluate Enoblituzumab in Combination With Retifanlimab or Tebotelimab in the First-Line Treatment of Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: December 20, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drugs: Enoblituzumab, Retifanlimab, Tebotelimab
Study Phase: Phase 2
ROMAN: Reduction in Oral Mucositis With Avasopasem Manganese (GC4419) - Phase 3 Trial in Patients Receiving Chemoradiotherapy for Locally-Advanced, Non-Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
ROMAN: Reduction in Oral Mucositis With Avasopasem Manganese (GC4419) - Phase 3 Trial in Patients Receiving Chemoradiotherapy for Locally-Advanced, Non-Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 24, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: GC4419
Study Phase: Phase 3
Phase II Treatment Stratification Trial Using Neck Dissection-Driven Selection to Improve Quality of Life for Low Risk Patients With HPV+ Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer
Phase II Treatment Stratification Trial Using Neck Dissection-Driven Selection to Improve Quality of Life for Low Risk Patients With HPV+ Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 27, 2023
Intervention Type: Procedure, Radiation, Drug
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II Study of Enzalutamide (NSC# 766085) for Patients With Androgen Receptor Positive Salivary Cancers
A Phase II Study of Enzalutamide (NSC# 766085) for Patients With Androgen Receptor Positive Salivary Cancers
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: October 26, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Enzalutamide
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Trial of the Effects of GC4419 on Severe Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Cisplatin + Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Locally Advanced Non-Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Oral Cavity/Oropharynx
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Trial of the Effects of GC4419 on Severe Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Cisplatin + Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Locally Advanced Non-Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Oral Cavity/Oropharynx
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 20, 2021
Intervention Type: Radiation, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase II Expansion Trial Evaluating Axitinib in Patients With Unresectable Recurrent, or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Utilizing Choi Response Criteria Phase
Phase II Expansion Trial Evaluating Axitinib in Patients With Unresectable Recurrent, or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Utilizing Choi Response Criteria Phase
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 05, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Axitinib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multi-Center Open Label Single Arm Phase II Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Palbociclib in Combination With Carboplatin for the Treatment of Unresectable Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Multi-Center Open Label Single Arm Phase II Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Palbociclib in Combination With Carboplatin for the Treatment of Unresectable Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 12, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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184 Total Publications

Review of the Management of Periocular Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Perineural Spread Over the Last Decade.
Review of the Management of Periocular Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Perineural Spread Over the Last Decade.
Journal: Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
Published: July 28, 2025
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