Distinguished in Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

Dr. Richard Frank

Hematology
Norwalk Hospital
34 Maple St, 
Norwalk, CT 
Offers Telehealth
Distinguished in Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
Norwalk Hospital
34 Maple St, 
Norwalk, CT 

Overview

Richard Frank is a Hematologist in Norwalk, Connecticut. Dr. Frank is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles and participating in 24 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 Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

Specialties

Hematology

Licenses

Internal Medicine in CT

Hospital Affiliations

Norwalk Hospital

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Male

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Locations

Norwalk Hospital
34 Maple St, Norwalk, CT 06850

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.

23 Clinical Trials

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: February 12, 2026
Intervention Type: Other, Radiation, Procedure, Biological
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of Olaparib + Pembrolizumab vs. Olaparib Alone as Maintenance Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients With Germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations
Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of Olaparib + Pembrolizumab vs. Olaparib Alone as Maintenance Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients With Germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 12, 2026
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Olaparib, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized Phase III Post-operative Trial of Platinum Based Chemotherapy vs. Capecitabine in Patients With Residual Triple-Negative Basal-Like Breast Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
A Randomized Phase III Post-operative Trial of Platinum Based Chemotherapy vs. Capecitabine in Patients With Residual Triple-Negative Basal-Like Breast Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 11, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Capecitabine, Carboplatin, Cisplatin
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase III Trial of Perioperative Versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
A Phase III Trial of Perioperative Versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 10, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure, Other
Study Drugs: Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan Hydrochloride, Leucovorin Calcium, Fluorouracil
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase III Trial of Taxane/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab With Atezolizumab or Placebo in First-Line HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase III Trial of Taxane/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab With Atezolizumab or Placebo in First-Line HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 30, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, Paclitaxel, Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized, Double-Blinded Phase III Study of CABozantinib Versus Placebo IN Patients With Advanced NEuroendocrine Tumors After Progression on Prior Therapy (CABINET)
Randomized, Double-Blinded Phase III Study of CABozantinib Versus Placebo IN Patients With Advanced NEuroendocrine Tumors After Progression on Prior Therapy (CABINET)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug
Study Drug: Cabozantinib S-malate
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized, Phase II/III Study of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin and CTEP-Supplied Atezolizumab Versus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin, CTEP-Supplied Bevacizumab and CTEP-Supplied Atezolizumab Versus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin and CTEP-Supplied Bevacizumab in Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer
A Randomized, Phase II/III Study of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin and CTEP-Supplied Atezolizumab Versus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin, CTEP-Supplied Bevacizumab and CTEP-Supplied Atezolizumab Versus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin and CTEP-Supplied Bevacizumab in Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 02, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, Bevacizumab, Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
The CompassHER2 Trials (Comprehensive Use of Pathologic Response Assessment to Optimize Therapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer) CompassHER2 Residual Disease (RD), a Double-Blinded, Phase III Randomized Trial of T-DM1 Compared With T-DM1 and Tucatinib
The CompassHER2 Trials (Comprehensive Use of Pathologic Response Assessment to Optimize Therapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer) CompassHER2 Residual Disease (RD), a Double-Blinded, Phase III Randomized Trial of T-DM1 Compared With T-DM1 and Tucatinib
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Trastuzumab Emtansine, Tucatinib
Study Phase: Phase 3
Optimizing Endocrine Therapy Through Motivational Interviewing and Text Interventions
Optimizing Endocrine Therapy Through Motivational Interviewing and Text Interventions
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Behavioral
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase I/II Study of Ruxolitinib With Front-Line Neoadjuvant and Post-Surgical Therapy in Patients With Advanced Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
A Phase I/II Study of Ruxolitinib With Front-Line Neoadjuvant and Post-Surgical Therapy in Patients With Advanced Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 25, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Ruxolitinib phosphate
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Efficacy of ONC-392 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Solid Tumors and NSCLC: An Open Label Phase IA/IB Study. Preserve CTLA4 Checkpoint Function (PRESERVE-001)
Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Efficacy of ONC-392 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Solid Tumors and NSCLC: An Open Label Phase IA/IB Study. Preserve CTLA4 Checkpoint Function (PRESERVE-001)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: May 23, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: ONC-392, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Phase II/III Study of Circulating Tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker in Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage IIA Colon Cancer (COBRA)
Phase II/III Study of Circulating Tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker in Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage IIA Colon Cancer (COBRA)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: May 07, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drugs: Capecitabine, 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
Randomized Phase II Trial of Two Different Nutritional Approaches for Patients Receiving Treatment for Their Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Randomized Phase II Trial of Two Different Nutritional Approaches for Patients Receiving Treatment for Their Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel With or Without the PARP Inhibitor Veliparib (ABT-888) in HER2-Negative Metastatic or Locally Advanced Unresectable BRCA-Associated Breast Cancer
A Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel With or Without the PARP Inhibitor Veliparib (ABT-888) in HER2-Negative Metastatic or Locally Advanced Unresectable BRCA-Associated Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Paclitaxel, Veliparib, Carboplatin
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection to Axillary Radiation in Breast Cancer Patients (cT1-3 N1) Who Have Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Disease After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection to Axillary Radiation in Breast Cancer Patients (cT1-3 N1) Who Have Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Disease After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Radiation, Procedure
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating the Role of Weight Loss in Adjuvant Treatment of Overweight and Obese Women with Early Breast Cancer
Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating the Role of Weight Loss in Adjuvant Treatment of Overweight and Obese Women with Early Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase II/III Trial of Neoadjuvant FOLFOX With Selective Use of Combined Modality Chemoradiation Versus Preoperative Combined Modality Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Low Anterior Resection With Total Mesorectal Excision (PROSPECT)
A Phase II/III Trial of Neoadjuvant FOLFOX With Selective Use of Combined Modality Chemoradiation Versus Preoperative Combined Modality Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Low Anterior Resection With Total Mesorectal Excision (PROSPECT)
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: February 02, 2024
Intervention Type: Procedure, Other, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A Phase 1b/2 Study of Ibrutinib Combination Therapy in Selected Advanced Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tumors
A Phase 1b/2 Study of Ibrutinib Combination Therapy in Selected Advanced Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 18, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
An Open-Label Phase 2 Study of Itacitinib (INCB039110) in Combination With Low-Dose Ruxolitinib or Itacitinib Alone Following Ruxolitinib in Subjects With Myelofibrosis
An Open-Label Phase 2 Study of Itacitinib (INCB039110) in Combination With Low-Dose Ruxolitinib or Itacitinib Alone Following Ruxolitinib in Subjects With Myelofibrosis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 16, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Itacitinib, Ruxolitinib
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
A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 3 Study of the Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Ibrutinib in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel and Gemcitabine Versus Placebo in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel and Gemcitabine, in the First Line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 3 Study of the Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Ibrutinib in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel and Gemcitabine Versus Placebo in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel and Gemcitabine, in the First Line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 30, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 2, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacodynamics of GS-9973 in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies
A Phase 2, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacodynamics of GS-9973 in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: November 19, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 1b Study With an Expansion Cohort to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of the Combination of Necitumumab With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 1b Study With an Expansion Cohort to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of the Combination of Necitumumab With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 05, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
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15 Total Publications

Pancreatic Cancer Screening in New-onset and Deteriorating Diabetes: Preliminary Results From the PANDOME Study.
Pancreatic Cancer Screening in New-onset and Deteriorating Diabetes: Preliminary Results From the PANDOME Study.
Journal: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Published: February 07, 2025
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