Experienced in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Dr. Dan P. Zandberg

Hematology Oncology | Oncology | Hematology
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
200 Lothrop St, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Experienced in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
200 Lothrop St, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Dan Zandberg is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zandberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 72 peer reviewed articles and participating in 29 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Oncology
Hematology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc Altoona
Upmc St Margaret
Upmc Passavant
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Other Locations
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS
5230 Centre Ave, Suite 509, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS
300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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.

29 Clinical Trials

A Phase III Randomized Study of Maintenance Nivolumab Versus Observation in Patients With Locally Advanced, Intermediate Risk HPV Positive OPSCC
A Phase III Randomized Study of Maintenance Nivolumab Versus Observation in Patients With Locally Advanced, Intermediate Risk HPV Positive OPSCC
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 12, 2026
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Biological, Radiation, Other
Study Drugs: Cisplatin, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized Study of Erlotinib Vs Observation in Patients With Completely Resected Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Randomized Study of Erlotinib Vs Observation in Patients With Completely Resected Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 12, 2026
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Study Phase: Phase 3
Adjuvant Nivolumab in Resected Lung Cancers (ANVIL)-A Randomized Phase III Study of Nivolumab After Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers
Adjuvant Nivolumab in Resected Lung Cancers (ANVIL)-A Randomized Phase III Study of Nivolumab After Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 12, 2026
Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological, Other
Study Drug: Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase II/III Trial of Chemotherapy + Cetuximab vs Chemotherapy + Bevacizumab vs Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab Following Progression on Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers
A Phase II/III Trial of Chemotherapy + Cetuximab vs Chemotherapy + Bevacizumab vs Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab Following Progression on Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 12, 2026
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, Bevacizumab, Carboplatin, Cetuximab, Cisplatin, Docetaxel
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trial (ALCHEMIST)
Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trial (ALCHEMIST)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 12, 2026
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Biological, Drug
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Phase II Randomized Trial of Avelumab Plus Cetuximab Versus Avelumab Alone in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin (cSCC)
Phase II Randomized Trial of Avelumab Plus Cetuximab Versus Avelumab Alone in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin (cSCC)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 05, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Avelumab, Cetuximab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II Trial of Personalized Immunotherapy in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck That Have Progressed on Prior Immunotherapy
A Phase II Trial of Personalized Immunotherapy in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck That Have Progressed on Prior Immunotherapy
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 08, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Nivolumab, Relatlimab, Ipilimumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1/2 Open-label, Biomarker-defined Cohort Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Determine the Recommended Combination Dosing, and Assess Early Antitumor Activity of Tipifarnib and Alpelisib for the Treatment of Adult Participants Who Have HRAS-overexpressing and/or PIK3CA-mutated and/or - Amplified Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Phase 1/2 Open-label, Biomarker-defined Cohort Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Determine the Recommended Combination Dosing, and Assess Early Antitumor Activity of Tipifarnib and Alpelisib for the Treatment of Adult Participants Who Have HRAS-overexpressing and/or PIK3CA-mutated and/or - Amplified Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 23, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Tipifarnib, Alpelisib
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Randomized Phase III Trial for Surgically Resected Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Crizotinib Versus Observation for Patients With Tumors Harboring the Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Fusion Protein
A Randomized Phase III Trial for Surgically Resected Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Crizotinib Versus Observation for Patients With Tumors Harboring the Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Fusion Protein
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: Crizotinib
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase I Study of M6620 (VX-970, Berzosertib) in Combination With Cisplatin and XRT in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC; SDC 10060121)
A Phase I Study of M6620 (VX-970, Berzosertib) in Combination With Cisplatin and XRT in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC; SDC 10060121)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 04, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Radiation
Study Drugs: Berzosertib, Cisplatin
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase II Study of XL184 (Cabozantinib) in Combination With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (CaboNivoIpi) in Patients With Radioiodine-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Whose Cancer Progressed After One Prior VEGFR-Targeted Therapy
Phase II Study of XL184 (Cabozantinib) in Combination With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (CaboNivoIpi) in Patients With Radioiodine-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Whose Cancer Progressed After One Prior VEGFR-Targeted Therapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 14, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Cabozantinib, Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of MGA271 in Combination With Pembrolizumab and in Combination With MGA012 in Patients With Melanoma, Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, and Other Cancers
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of MGA271 in Combination With Pembrolizumab and in Combination With MGA012 in Patients With Melanoma, Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, and Other Cancers
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drugs: Enoblituzumab, Pembrolizumab, MGA012 Anti-PD-1 Antibody
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase III Randomized Study of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab for Previously Treated Patients With Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer and No Matching Biomarker (Lung-Map Sub-Study)
A Phase III Randomized Study of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab for Previously Treated Patients With Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer and No Matching Biomarker (Lung-Map Sub-Study)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: May 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase II Trial of Reirradiation Combined With Open Label Pembrolizumab in Patients With Locoregional Inoperable Recurrence or Second Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
A Phase II Trial of Reirradiation Combined With Open Label Pembrolizumab in Patients With Locoregional Inoperable Recurrence or Second Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 06, 2025
Intervention Type: Radiation, Drug
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study of the Agonist Redirected Checkpoint, SL-172154 (SIRPα-Fc-CD40L), Administered Intratumorally in Subjects With Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study of the Agonist Redirected Checkpoint, SL-172154 (SIRPα-Fc-CD40L), Administered Intratumorally in Subjects With Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 24, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: SL-172154
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Adaptive, Phase II/III Study of GSK3359609 in Combination With Pembrolizumab and 5FU-Platinum Chemotherapy Versus Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab Plus 5FU-Platinum Chemotherapy for First-Line Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Adaptive, Phase II/III Study of GSK3359609 in Combination With Pembrolizumab and 5FU-Platinum Chemotherapy Versus Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab Plus 5FU-Platinum Chemotherapy for First-Line Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: October 09, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Feladilimab, Pembrolizumab, Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, Carboplatin
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase I/II, Open-label, Two Part Study of GSK3359609 in Combination With Tremelimumab in Participants With Selected, Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase I/II, Open-label, Two Part Study of GSK3359609 in Combination With Tremelimumab in Participants With Selected, Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 28, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Feladilimab, Tremelimumab, Docetaxel, Paclitaxel, Cetuximab
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-blind, Adaptive, Phase II/III Study of GSK3359609 or Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab for First-Line Treatment of PD-L1 Positive Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Randomized, Double-blind, Adaptive, Phase II/III Study of GSK3359609 or Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab for First-Line Treatment of PD-L1 Positive Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 10, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Feladilimab, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase I/II Clinical Study Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of BIO 300 Oral Suspension in Patients Receiving Chemoradiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Phase I/II Clinical Study Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of BIO 300 Oral Suspension in Patients Receiving Chemoradiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 25, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation
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
A Phase 1b/2 Study of Duvelisib in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
A Phase 1b/2 Study of Duvelisib in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 21, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Duvelisib, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Phase III Comparison of Thoracic Radiotherapy Regimens in Patients With Limited Small Cell Lung Cancer Also Receiving Cisplatin and Etoposide
Phase III Comparison of Thoracic Radiotherapy Regimens in Patients With Limited Small Cell Lung Cancer Also Receiving Cisplatin and Etoposide
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: June 12, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation
Study Drugs: Cisplatin, Etoposide, Carboplatin
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase II Study of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) Plus Tremelimumab as Therapy for Patients With Previously Treated Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Resistant Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map Non-Match Sub-Study)
A Phase II Study of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) Plus Tremelimumab as Therapy for Patients With Previously Treated Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Resistant Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map Non-Match Sub-Study)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 09, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological, Other
Study Drugs: Durvalumab, Tremelimumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Biomarker-Driven Master Protocol for Previously Treated Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map)
A Biomarker-Driven Master Protocol for Previously Treated Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 01, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug, Other
A Phase 0 Study Evaluating the Systemic Bioavailability and Pharmacodynamic Effects of Avmacol® in the Oral Mucosa of Patients Following Curative Treatment for Tobacco-related Head and Neck Cancer
A Phase 0 Study Evaluating the Systemic Bioavailability and Pharmacodynamic Effects of Avmacol® in the Oral Mucosa of Patients Following Curative Treatment for Tobacco-related Head and Neck Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 07, 2023
Intervention Type: Dietary supplement
Study Drug: Avmacol
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Depleting Exosomes to Improve Response to Immune Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer: An Early Feasibility Phase I Clinical Trial
Depleting Exosomes to Improve Response to Immune Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer: An Early Feasibility Phase I Clinical Trial
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: December 20, 2022
Intervention Type: Device, Drug
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Phase 2 Efficacy and Safety Trial of ADU-S100 and Pembrolizumab in Adults With Head and Neck Cancer
A Phase 2 Efficacy and Safety Trial of ADU-S100 and Pembrolizumab in Adults With Head and Neck Cancer
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 03, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II Study of Talazoparib (BMN 673) in Patients With Homologous Recombination Repair Deficiency Positive Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map Sub-Study)
A Phase II Study of Talazoparib (BMN 673) in Patients With Homologous Recombination Repair Deficiency Positive Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map Sub-Study)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 23, 2021
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: Talazoparib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2 Study of LY2606368 in Patients With Extensive Stage Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Phase 2 Study of LY2606368 in Patients With Extensive Stage Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 17, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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71 Total Publications

Reply to: Noncomparative Comparisons: The Paradox of Randomized Noncomparative Trials.
Reply to: Noncomparative Comparisons: The Paradox of Randomized Noncomparative Trials.
Journal: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Published: December 04, 2025
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