Brian Gastman
Elite in Melanoma

Dr. Brian Gastman

Plastic Surgery
9500 Euclid Avenue, A60, Cleveland Clinic, 
Cleveland, OH 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
Elite in Melanoma
9500 Euclid Avenue, A60, Cleveland Clinic, 
Cleveland, OH 
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Overview

Brian Gastman is a Plastic Surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gastman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Tissue Biopsy, and Osteotomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 157 peer reviewed articles and participating in 11 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 75 articles and participated in 6 clinical trials in the study of Melanoma.

Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Specialties
Plastic Surgery
Licenses
Otolaryngology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Plastic Surgery, 2006
Fellowships
Washington University St. Louis Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

9500 Euclid Avenue, A60, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195
Call: 216-444-6900

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.

9 Clinical Trials

An Adapted Phase 2a/2b, Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AdAPT-001 in Subjects With Refractory Solid Tumors
An Adapted Phase 2a/2b, Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AdAPT-001 in Subjects With Refractory Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: October 26, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Phase: Phase 2
STAMP: Surgically Treated Adjuvant Merkel Cell Carcinoma With Pembrolizumab, a Phase III Trial
STAMP: Surgically Treated Adjuvant Merkel Cell Carcinoma With Pembrolizumab, a Phase III Trial
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Other, Radiation, Biological
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 1B, Single Arm Study of Neoadjuvant-Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Resectable Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck to Assess for Pathologic Responses in the Tumor Microenvironment
A Phase 1B, Single Arm Study of Neoadjuvant-Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Resectable Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck to Assess for Pathologic Responses in the Tumor Microenvironment
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 24, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase Ib/II Study of APG-115 as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanomas or Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase Ib/II Study of APG-115 as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanomas or Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 07, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: APG-115+Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 2 Open-Label Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Selinexor in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Recurrent Advanced Melanoma
A Phase 2 Open-Label Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Selinexor in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Recurrent Advanced Melanoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 23, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Selinexor, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
Leveraging ctDNA Analysis to Improve Early Detection of Cancer Recurrence in the High-Risk Adjuvant Melanoma Setting
Leveraging ctDNA Analysis to Improve Early Detection of Cancer Recurrence in the High-Risk Adjuvant Melanoma Setting
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 29, 2024
Enhanced Melanoma Vaccine Against Neoantigen and Shared Antigens by CD40 Activation and TLR Agonists in Patients With Melanoma
Enhanced Melanoma Vaccine Against Neoantigen and Shared Antigens by CD40 Activation and TLR Agonists in Patients With Melanoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 16, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: 6MHP, NeoAg-mBRAF, PolyICLC, CDX-1140
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 2, Open-label, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in Subjects With Advanced Melanoma (DELTA-1)
A Phase 2, Open-label, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in Subjects With Advanced Melanoma (DELTA-1)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: April 16, 2024
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drug: ITIL-168
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized Phase 3 Comparison of IMO-2125 With Ipilimumab Versus Ipilimumab Alone in Subjects With Anti-PD-1 Refractory Melanoma (ILLUMINATE-301)
A Randomized Phase 3 Comparison of IMO-2125 With Ipilimumab Versus Ipilimumab Alone in Subjects With Anti-PD-1 Refractory Melanoma (ILLUMINATE-301)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: November 08, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Ipilimumab, IMO-2125
Study Phase: Phase 3
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157 Total Publications

Lymphotoxin-driven cancer cell eradication by tumoricidal CD8 + TIL.
Lymphotoxin-driven cancer cell eradication by tumoricidal CD8 + TIL.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: December 03, 2025
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