Howard P. Safran
Distinguished in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Dr. Howard P. Safran

Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy St, 
Providence, RI 
Offers Telehealth
Distinguished in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy St, 
Providence, RI 
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Overview

Howard Safran is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Safran is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 104 peer reviewed articles and participating in 18 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.

Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Hematology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in RI
Hospital Affiliations
Rhode Island Hospital
Newport Hospital
The Miriam Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cambia Health Solutions
  • EPO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
Change Healthcare
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Neighborhood
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  • MEDICARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
Tufts
  • HMO
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903
Other Locations
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
1454 S County Trl, East Greenwich, RI 02818
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
164 Summit Ave, Providence, RI 02906
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
11 Friendship St, Newport, RI 02840

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.

16 Clinical Trials

Open Label Phase 2 Study of Tisotumab Vedotin for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Disease in Solid Tumors
Open Label Phase 2 Study of Tisotumab Vedotin for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Disease in Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Tisotumab Vedotin
Study Phase: Phase 2
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
Adjuvant Nivolumab and Low Dose Ipilimumab for Stage III and Resected Stage IV Melanoma: A Phase II Brown University Oncology Research Group Trial
Adjuvant Nivolumab and Low Dose Ipilimumab for Stage III and Resected Stage IV Melanoma: A Phase II Brown University Oncology Research Group Trial
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 30, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Ipilumumab, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of TAB001 in Subjects With Advanced Malignancies
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of TAB001 in Subjects With Advanced Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 22, 2024
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drug: Toripalimab, Recombinant Humanized anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody
Study Phase: Phase 1
BACCI: A Phase II Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Capecitabine Bevacizumab Plus Atezolizumab Versus Capecitabine Bevacizumab Plus Placebo in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
BACCI: A Phase II Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Capecitabine Bevacizumab Plus Atezolizumab Versus Capecitabine Bevacizumab Plus Placebo in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 23, 2024
Intervention Type: Other, Drug, Biological
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase I, Open-label, Multiple-ascending Dose Trial to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, PK, Biological and Clinical Activity of MSB0011359C in Subjects With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Solid Tumors and Expansion to Selected Indications
A Phase I, Open-label, Multiple-ascending Dose Trial to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, PK, Biological and Clinical Activity of MSB0011359C in Subjects With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Solid Tumors and Expansion to Selected Indications
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 03, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase III Trial Evaluating the Addition of Trastuzumab to Trimodality Treatment of HER2-Overexpressing Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
A Phase III Trial Evaluating the Addition of Trastuzumab to Trimodality Treatment of HER2-Overexpressing Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 07, 2023
Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Drug, Radiation, Procedure
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Trastuzumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Phase 1 Study of VE800 and Nivolumab in Patients With Selected Types of Advanced or Metastatic Cancer
Phase 1 Study of VE800 and Nivolumab in Patients With Selected Types of Advanced or Metastatic Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 29, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
BrUOG 318: FOLFOX-A For Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Phase II Brown University Oncology Research Group Trial
BrUOG 318: FOLFOX-A For Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Phase II Brown University Oncology Research Group Trial
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 06, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: FOLFOXA
Study Phase: Phase 2
BrUOG 292: FOLFOX-A For Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: A Phase II Brown University Oncology Research Group Trial
BrUOG 292: FOLFOX-A For Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: A Phase II Brown University Oncology Research Group Trial
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 01, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: FOLFOXA
Study Phase: Phase 2
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
BrUOG 295:Adjuvant FOLFOX-A For Resected Pancreatic Cancer: A Phase II Brown University Oncology Research Group Trial
BrUOG 295:Adjuvant FOLFOX-A For Resected Pancreatic Cancer: A Phase II Brown University Oncology Research Group Trial
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 01, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: FOLFOXA
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Prospective, Multinational, Multi-Center, Phase 2, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of siG12D-LODER in Combination With Standard of Care Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
A Prospective, Multinational, Multi-Center, Phase 2, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of siG12D-LODER in Combination With Standard of Care Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: July 02, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: siG12D-LODER, Gemcitabine+Nab-Paclitaxel, Folfirinox
Study Phase: Phase 2
BrUOG 302:BYL719, Capecitabine and Radiation for Rectal Cancer: A Brown University Oncology Research Group Phase I Study
BrUOG 302:BYL719, Capecitabine and Radiation for Rectal Cancer: A Brown University Oncology Research Group Phase I Study
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: March 12, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation
Study Phase: Phase 1
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 1 Study of Ramucirumab Plus MEDI4736 in Patients With Locally Advanced and Unresectable or Metastatic Gastrointestinal or Thoracic Malignancies
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 1 Study of Ramucirumab Plus MEDI4736 in Patients With Locally Advanced and Unresectable or Metastatic Gastrointestinal or Thoracic Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 20, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
Nivolumab and Ablation For Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Progressing After at Least One Prior Therapy For Metastatic Disease: A Brown University Oncology Research Group Phase II Study
Nivolumab and Ablation For Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Progressing After at Least One Prior Therapy For Metastatic Disease: A Brown University Oncology Research Group Phase II Study
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 17, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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104 Total Publications

CRE25-047: Avapritinib Induced Pseudoprogression in a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor With a PDGFRA Exam 18 842 Mutation.
CRE25-047: Avapritinib Induced Pseudoprogression in a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor With a PDGFRA Exam 18 842 Mutation.
Journal: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
Published: March 28, 2025
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