Advanced in Lynch Syndrome

Dr. Richard M. Zuniga

Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates PC
285 Sills Rd, Bldg 16, 
East Patchogue, NY 
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Advanced in Lynch Syndrome
North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates PC
285 Sills Rd, Bldg 16, 
East Patchogue, NY 
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Richard Zuniga is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in East Patchogue, New York. Dr. Zuniga is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lynch Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Blood Clots, and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles and participating in 21 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 Lynch Syndrome.

Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Hematology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Hospital Affiliations
Long Island Community Hospital
Ns/lij Hs Southside Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

NORTH SHORE HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC
285 Sills Rd, Bldg 16, East Patchogue, NY 11772

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

Phase III Randomized Adjuvant Study of Pembrolizumab in muScle invaSive and locAlly aDvanced urOthelial caRcinoma (AMBASSADOR) Versus Observation
Phase III Randomized Adjuvant Study of Pembrolizumab in muScle invaSive and locAlly aDvanced urOthelial caRcinoma (AMBASSADOR) Versus Observation
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Procedure
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
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: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Radiation, Procedure, Biological
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)
Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Adavosertib, Afatinib, Binimetinib, Capivasertib, Copanlisib, Crizotinib, Dabrafenib, Dasatinib, Defactinib, Erdafitinib, FGFR Inhibitor AZD4547, Ipatasertib, Larotrectinib, Nivolumab, Osimertinib, Palbociclib, Pertuzumab, PI3K-Beta Inhibitor GSK2636771, Sapanisertib, Sunitinib, Taselisib, Trametinib, Trastuzumab, Ulixertinib, Vismodegib
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized Trial of Standard Chemotherapy Alone or Combined With Atezolizumab as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer and Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair
Randomized Trial of Standard Chemotherapy Alone or Combined With Atezolizumab as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer and Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug
Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin
Study Phase: Phase 3
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic dMMR/MSI-H Immuno-Therapy (COMMIT) Study: A Randomized Phase III Study of mFOLFOX6/Bevacizumab/Atezolizumab Combination Versus Single Agent Atezolizumab in the First-Line Treatment of Patients With Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair (dMMR)/Microsatellite Instability-High (MSI-H) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic dMMR/MSI-H Immuno-Therapy (COMMIT) Study: A Randomized Phase III Study of mFOLFOX6/Bevacizumab/Atezolizumab Combination Versus Single Agent Atezolizumab in the First-Line Treatment of Patients With Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair (dMMR)/Microsatellite Instability-High (MSI-H) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug, Biological
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized Phase III Trial of Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (VRd) Versus Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (CRd) Followed by Limited or Indefinite Duration Lenalidomide Maintenance in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Symptomatic Multiple Myeloma (ENDURANCE)
Randomized Phase III Trial of Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (VRd) Versus Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (CRd) Followed by Limited or Indefinite Duration Lenalidomide Maintenance in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Symptomatic Multiple Myeloma (ENDURANCE)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drugs: Bortezomib, Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone, Lenalidomide
Study Phase: Phase 3
Prospective Observational Exploratory Clinical Study to Determine the Assay Cut-Off for the RadTox Test in Prostate Cancer Patients to Predict Gastrointestinal Radiation Toxicity Using Circulating Cell Free DNA Directly From Plasma
Prospective Observational Exploratory Clinical Study to Determine the Assay Cut-Off for the RadTox Test in Prostate Cancer Patients to Predict Gastrointestinal Radiation Toxicity Using Circulating Cell Free DNA Directly From Plasma
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: August 28, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of Cisplatin/Carboplatin and Etoposide (CE) Alone or in Combination With Nivolumab as Frontline Therapy for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ED-SCLC)
Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of Cisplatin/Carboplatin and Etoposide (CE) Alone or in Combination With Nivolumab as Frontline Therapy for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ED-SCLC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Etoposide, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Open Label, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Palbociclib + Anti-HER2 Therapy + Endocrine Therapy vs. Anti-HER2 Therapy + Endocrine Therapy After Induction Treatment for Hormone Receptor Positive (HR+)/HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
A Randomized, Open Label, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Palbociclib + Anti-HER2 Therapy + Endocrine Therapy vs. Anti-HER2 Therapy + Endocrine Therapy After Induction Treatment for Hormone Receptor Positive (HR+)/HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Palbociclib, Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Letrozole, Anastrozole, Exemestane, Fulvestrant
Study Phase: Phase 3
Phase II Trial of Atezolizumab in BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Phase II Trial of Atezolizumab in BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Atezolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
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
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 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial Evaluating Crofelemer for the Prophylaxis of Diarrhea in Adult Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Targeted-cancer Therapies With or Without Standard Chemotherapy
A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial Evaluating Crofelemer for the Prophylaxis of Diarrhea in Adult Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Targeted-cancer Therapies With or Without Standard Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 26, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Crofelemer [Mytesi]
Study Phase: Phase 3
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
A First-in-Human Study to Determine the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of KPG-121 When Administered With Enzalutamide, Abiraterone, or Apalutamide in Subjects With Non-Metastatic or Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
A First-in-Human Study to Determine the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of KPG-121 When Administered With Enzalutamide, Abiraterone, or Apalutamide in Subjects With Non-Metastatic or Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 18, 2023
Intervention Type: Combination product
Study Drugs: Enzalutamide, Abiraterone, Apalatumide
Study Phase: Phase 1
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 Randomized Phase III Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial of Aspirin as Adjuvant Therapy for HER2 Negative Breast Cancer: The ABC Trial
A Randomized Phase III Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial of Aspirin as Adjuvant Therapy for HER2 Negative Breast Cancer: The ABC Trial
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: April 05, 2023
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: Aspirin
Study Phase: Phase 3
Double-blinded, Randomized, Adaptive Registrational Trial to Compare Effectiveness of Two Digital Software Medical Devices (Attune™ and Cerena™) as Interventions for Physical and Emotional Health in Adjunctive Oncology Treatment
Double-blinded, Randomized, Adaptive Registrational Trial to Compare Effectiveness of Two Digital Software Medical Devices (Attune™ and Cerena™) as Interventions for Physical and Emotional Health in Adjunctive Oncology Treatment
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 13, 2022
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Blood Sample Collection to Evaluate Biomarkers in Subjects With Untreated Solid Tumors
Blood Sample Collection to Evaluate Biomarkers in Subjects With Untreated Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 01, 2022
Intervention Type: Other
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
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12 Total Publications

Impact of community recruitment and inclusion initiatives on enrollment in the biomarker-driven MyTACTIC trial.
Impact of community recruitment and inclusion initiatives on enrollment in the biomarker-driven MyTACTIC trial.
Journal: Future oncology (London, England)
Published: December 15, 2025
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