Sara A. Hurvitz
Distinguished in Metastatic Brain Tumor

Dr. Sara A. Hurvitz

Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
The Association Of University Physicians
825 Eastlake Ave E, 
Seattle, WA 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 2 Trials
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Distinguished in Metastatic Brain Tumor
The Association Of University Physicians
825 Eastlake Ave E, 
Seattle, WA 
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Sara Hurvitz is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Hurvitz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Hurvitz is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 206 peer reviewed articles and participating in 30 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 7 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Metastatic Brain Tumor.

Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Hematology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in WA
Languages Spoken
English
German
Hindi
Korean
Russian
Spanish
Gender
Female

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THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS
825 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 98109

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.

26 Clinical Trials

A Phase II, Multicenter, Open-Label Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (DS-8201a) With or Without Anastrozole for HER2 Low Hormone Receptor Positive (HR+) Breast Cancer in the Neoadjuvant Setting
A Phase II, Multicenter, Open-Label Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (DS-8201a) With or Without Anastrozole for HER2 Low Hormone Receptor Positive (HR+) Breast Cancer in the Neoadjuvant Setting
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: July 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological, Procedure
Study Drugs: Anastrozole, Trastuzumab Deruxtecan
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Global, Phase 2 Study of ARX788 in HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Who Were Previously Treated With T-DXd
A Global, Phase 2 Study of ARX788 in HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Who Were Previously Treated With T-DXd
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: January 20, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: ARX788
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Single Arm, Open Label Phase 2 Study of Tucatinib in Combination With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Subjects With Previously Treated Unresectable Locally-Advanced or Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer
A Single Arm, Open Label Phase 2 Study of Tucatinib in Combination With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Subjects With Previously Treated Unresectable Locally-Advanced or Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 30, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: tucatinib, trastuzumab deruxtecan
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1b/2, 2-part Open-label Study to Assess the Safety and Antitumor Activity of Zanidatamab in Combination With ALX148 in Advanced HER2-expressing Cancer
A Phase 1b/2, 2-part Open-label Study to Assess the Safety and Antitumor Activity of Zanidatamab in Combination With ALX148 in Advanced HER2-expressing Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 15, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Elacestrant Monotherapy vs. Standard of Care for the Treatment of Patients With ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer Following CDK4/6 Inhibitor Therapy: A Phase 3 Randomized, Open-label, Active-controlled, Multicenter Trial
Elacestrant Monotherapy vs. Standard of Care for the Treatment of Patients With ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer Following CDK4/6 Inhibitor Therapy: A Phase 3 Randomized, Open-label, Active-controlled, Multicenter Trial
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 15, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Elacestrant, Standard of Care
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib (BYL719) in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer With Either Phosphoinositide-3-kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha (PIK3CA) Mutation or Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Protein (PTEN) Loss Without PIK3CA Mutation
A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib (BYL719) in Combination With Nab-paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer With Either Phosphoinositide-3-kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha (PIK3CA) Mutation or Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Protein (PTEN) Loss Without PIK3CA Mutation
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: alpelisib, nab-paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 3
Randomized, Double-blind, Phase 3 Study of Tucatinib or Placebo in Combination With Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) for Subjects With Unresectable Locally-advanced or Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer (HER2CLIMB-02)
Randomized, Double-blind, Phase 3 Study of Tucatinib or Placebo in Combination With Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) for Subjects With Unresectable Locally-advanced or Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer (HER2CLIMB-02)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 07, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: tucatinib, T-DM1
Study Phase: Phase 3
Phase 2a Study of ZW25 in Combination With Palbociclib Plus Fulvestrant
Phase 2a Study of ZW25 in Combination With Palbociclib Plus Fulvestrant
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 01, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: ZW25 (Zanidatamab), Palbociclib, Fulvestrant
Study Phase: Phase 2
eMonarcHER: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Abemaciclib Plus Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Participants With High-Risk, Node-Positive, HR+, HER2+ Early Breast Cancer Who Have Completed Adjuvant HER2-Targeted Therapy
eMonarcHER: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Abemaciclib Plus Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Participants With High-Risk, Node-Positive, HR+, HER2+ Early Breast Cancer Who Have Completed Adjuvant HER2-Targeted Therapy
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 15, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Abemaciclib, Standard Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy
Study Phase: Phase 3
EPIK-B2: A Two Part, Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized (1:1), Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib (BYL719) in Combination With Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab as Maintenance Therapy in Patients With HER2-positive Advanced Breast Cancer With a PIK3CA Mutation
EPIK-B2: A Two Part, Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized (1:1), Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alpelisib (BYL719) in Combination With Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab as Maintenance Therapy in Patients With HER2-positive Advanced Breast Cancer With a PIK3CA Mutation
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 02, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Alpelisib, Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
postMONARCH: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy of Abemaciclib Plus Fulvestrant to Placebo Plus Fulvestrant in Participants With HR+, HER2-, Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Following Progression on a CDK4 & 6 Inhibitor and Endocrine Therapy
postMONARCH: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy of Abemaciclib Plus Fulvestrant to Placebo Plus Fulvestrant in Participants With HR+, HER2-, Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Following Progression on a CDK4 & 6 Inhibitor and Endocrine Therapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Abemaciclib, Fulvestrant
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 3, Randomized Study of Margetuximab Plus Chemotherapy vs Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Patients With HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Have Received Prior Anti-HER2 Therapies and Require Systemic Treatment
A Phase 3, Randomized Study of Margetuximab Plus Chemotherapy vs Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Patients With HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Have Received Prior Anti-HER2 Therapies and Require Systemic Treatment
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Margetuximab, Trastuzumab, Capecitabine, Eribulin, Gemcitabine, Vinorelbine
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 2, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study of Trilaciclib Administered Prior to Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy in Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Who Received at Least Two Prior Treatments, at Least One in the Metastatic Setting
A Phase 2, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study of Trilaciclib Administered Prior to Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy in Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Who Received at Least Two Prior Treatments, at Least One in the Metastatic Setting
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Trilaciclib, Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1/2, Open Label, Dose-Escalation and Expansion Study of Oral ORIN1001 with and Without Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Subjects with Solid Tumors
A Phase 1/2, Open Label, Dose-Escalation and Expansion Study of Oral ORIN1001 with and Without Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Subjects with Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 31, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Abraxane
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
monarcHER: A Phase 2, Randomized, Multicenter, 3-Arm, Open-Label Study to Compare the Efficacy of Abemaciclib Plus Trastuzumab With or Without Fulvestrant to Standard-of-Care Chemotherapy of Physician's Choice Plus Trastuzumab in Women With HR+, HER2+ Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
monarcHER: A Phase 2, Randomized, Multicenter, 3-Arm, Open-Label Study to Compare the Efficacy of Abemaciclib Plus Trastuzumab With or Without Fulvestrant to Standard-of-Care Chemotherapy of Physician's Choice Plus Trastuzumab in Women With HR+, HER2+ Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 26, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Abemaciclib, Trastuzumab, Fulvestrant, Standard of Care Single Agent Chemotherapy
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1b, Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of PRS-343 in Combination With Atezolizumab in Patients With HER2-Positive Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
A Phase 1b, Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of PRS-343 in Combination With Atezolizumab in Patients With HER2-Positive Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 22, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: PRS-343, Atezolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of PRS-343 in Patients With HER2-Positive Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of PRS-343 in Patients With HER2-Positive Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 22, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: HER2/41BB Bispecific
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 2, Open-Label, Single-Arm Study of Single-Dose Lead-In and Neoadjuvant Trilaciclib and Chemotherapy in Patients With Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
A Phase 2, Open-Label, Single-Arm Study of Single-Dose Lead-In and Neoadjuvant Trilaciclib and Chemotherapy in Patients With Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 12, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Trilaciclib, Cylophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label, Multiple Dose-escalation and Expansion Study of ARX788, as Monotherapy in Advanced Solid Tumors With HER2 Expression
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label, Multiple Dose-escalation and Expansion Study of ARX788, as Monotherapy in Advanced Solid Tumors With HER2 Expression
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 01, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: ARX788
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled Study of Tucatinib vs Placebo in Combination With Capecitabine and Trastuzumab in Patients With Pretreated Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2+ Breast Carcinoma
Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled Study of Tucatinib vs Placebo in Combination With Capecitabine and Trastuzumab in Patients With Pretreated Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2+ Breast Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 14, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: tucatinib, capecitabine, trastuzumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of SGN-LIV1A in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
A Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of SGN-LIV1A in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 07, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Ladiratuzumab vedotin, Trastuzumab
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase Ib Trial Evaluating the Safety of Copanlisib, Letrozole, and Palbociclib in Metastatic Breast Cancer and Phase II Trial Comparing the Molecular Effects of Neoadjuvant Copanlisib in Combination With Palbociclib and Letrozole, vs. Copanlisib With Letrozole, vs. Palbociclib With Letrozole for Patients With Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2 Normal Breast Cancer
A Phase Ib Trial Evaluating the Safety of Copanlisib, Letrozole, and Palbociclib in Metastatic Breast Cancer and Phase II Trial Comparing the Molecular Effects of Neoadjuvant Copanlisib in Combination With Palbociclib and Letrozole, vs. Copanlisib With Letrozole, vs. Palbociclib With Letrozole for Patients With Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2 Normal Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 26, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug, Other, Procedure
Study Drugs: Copanlisib, Letrozole, Palbociclib
Study Phase: Phase 1
An International, Multi-Center, Open-Label, Randomized, Phase III Trial of Sacituzumab Govitecan Versus Treatment of Physician Choice in Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Who Received at Least Two Prior Treatments
An International, Multi-Center, Open-Label, Randomized, Phase III Trial of Sacituzumab Govitecan Versus Treatment of Physician Choice in Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Who Received at Least Two Prior Treatments
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 15, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
An Open Label, Multi-center Protocol for U.S. Patients Enrolled in a Study of Ribociclib With Endocrine Therapy as an Adjuvant Treatment in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive, HER2-negative, High Risk Early Breast Cancer
An Open Label, Multi-center Protocol for U.S. Patients Enrolled in a Study of Ribociclib With Endocrine Therapy as an Adjuvant Treatment in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive, HER2-negative, High Risk Early Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 11, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase I/II, Single Arm, Open-label Study of Ribociclib in Combination With Everolimus + Exemestane in the Treatment of Men and Postmenopausal Women With HR+, HER2- Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Following Progression on a CDK 4/6 Inhibitor
A Phase I/II, Single Arm, Open-label Study of Ribociclib in Combination With Everolimus + Exemestane in the Treatment of Men and Postmenopausal Women With HR+, HER2- Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Following Progression on a CDK 4/6 Inhibitor
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 05, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase II Randomized, Double-blind Placebo Controlled, Study of Letrozole With or Without BYL719 or Buparlisib, for the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor-positive HER2-negative Breast Cancer
A Phase II Randomized, Double-blind Placebo Controlled, Study of Letrozole With or Without BYL719 or Buparlisib, for the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor-positive HER2-negative Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 14, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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206 Total Publications

Beamion BCGC-1: phase Ib/II trial of zongertinib for advanced HER2-positive breast or gastroesophageal cancers.
Beamion BCGC-1: phase Ib/II trial of zongertinib for advanced HER2-positive breast or gastroesophageal cancers.
Journal: Future oncology (London, England)
Published: October 18, 2025
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