Elite in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Dr. David R. Gandara

Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
Regents Of The Univ Of Ca
3850 G St, 
Merced, CA 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
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Elite in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Regents Of The Univ Of Ca
3850 G St, 
Merced, CA 
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Overview

David Gandara is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Merced, California. Dr. Gandara is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Tissue Biopsy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 246 peer reviewed articles and participating in 17 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 141 articles and participated in 9 clinical trials in the study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Hematology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Hospital Affiliations
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CA
3850 G St, Merced, CA 95340

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.

17 Clinical Trials

Integration of Immunotherapy Into Adjuvant Therapy for Resected NSCLC: ALCHEMIST Chemo-IO (ACCIO)
Integration of Immunotherapy Into Adjuvant Therapy for Resected NSCLC: ALCHEMIST Chemo-IO (ACCIO)
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: October 15, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed Disodium
Study Phase: Phase 3
Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trial (ALCHEMIST)
Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trial (ALCHEMIST)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 06, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Biological, Drug
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Adjuvant Nivolumab in Resected Lung Cancers (ANVIL)-A Randomized Phase III Study of Nivolumab After Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers
Adjuvant Nivolumab in Resected Lung Cancers (ANVIL)-A Randomized Phase III Study of Nivolumab After Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological, Other
Study Drug: Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
EA5163/S1709 INSIGNA : A Randomized, Phase III Study of Firstline Immunotherapy Alone or in Combination With Chemotherapy in Induction/Maintenance or Postprogression in Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Immunobiomarker SIGNature-Driven Analysis
EA5163/S1709 INSIGNA : A Randomized, Phase III Study of Firstline Immunotherapy Alone or in Combination With Chemotherapy in Induction/Maintenance or Postprogression in Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Immunobiomarker SIGNature-Driven Analysis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Afatinib Plus Cetuximab Versus Afatinib Alone in Treatment-Naive Patients With Advanced, EGFR Mutation Positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Afatinib Plus Cetuximab Versus Afatinib Alone in Treatment-Naive Patients With Advanced, EGFR Mutation Positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Afatinib Dimaleate, Cetuximab
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A Phase 1-2 Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of ASTX029 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase 1-2 Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of ASTX029 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/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
A Phase II Study of Rucaparib in Patients With Genomic LOH High and/or Deleterious BRCA1/2 Mutation Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (LUNG-MAP Sub-Study)
A Phase II Study of Rucaparib in Patients With Genomic LOH High and/or Deleterious BRCA1/2 Mutation Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (LUNG-MAP Sub-Study)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Rucaparib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized Prospective Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Completely Resected Stage I or IIA Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified as Intermediate or High Risk by a 14-Gene Prognostic Assay
A Randomized Prospective Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Completely Resected Stage I or IIA Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified as Intermediate or High Risk by a 14-Gene Prognostic Assay
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drug: Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Phase II Study of Talazoparib Plus Avelumab in Patients With Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Bearing Pathogenic STK11 Genomic Alterations (LUNG-MAP Sub-Study)
A Phase II Study of Talazoparib Plus Avelumab in Patients With Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Bearing Pathogenic STK11 Genomic Alterations (LUNG-MAP Sub-Study)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 03, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Avelumab, Talazoparib, Talazoparib Tosylate
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II Randomized Study of Ramucirumab Plus MK3475 (Pembrolizumab) Versus Standard of Care for Patients Previously Treated With Immunotherapy for Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-MAP Non-Matched Sub-Study)
A Phase II Randomized Study of Ramucirumab Plus MK3475 (Pembrolizumab) Versus Standard of Care for Patients Previously Treated With Immunotherapy for Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-MAP Non-Matched Sub-Study)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 03, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: Docetaxel, Gemcitabine, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed, Pemetrexed Disodium, Ramucirumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase III Comparison of Thoracic Radiotherapy Regimens in Patients With Limited Small Cell Lung Cancer Also Receiving Cisplatin and Etoposide
Phase III Comparison of Thoracic Radiotherapy Regimens in Patients With Limited Small Cell Lung Cancer Also Receiving Cisplatin and Etoposide
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: June 12, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation
Study Drugs: Cisplatin, Etoposide, Carboplatin
Study Phase: Phase 3
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 Phase II Trial of BIBF 1120 (Nintedanib) in Recurrent Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
A Phase II Trial of BIBF 1120 (Nintedanib) in Recurrent Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 09, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Nintedanib
Study Phase: Phase 2
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
A Phase II Study of Palbociclib for Previously Treated Cell Cycle Gene Alteration Positive Patients With Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map Sub-Study)
A Phase II Study of Palbociclib for Previously Treated Cell Cycle Gene Alteration Positive Patients With Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map Sub-Study)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 27, 2021
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drugs: Docetaxel, Palbociclib
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
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246 Total Publications

Costs and Benefits of Whole-Exome, Whole-Transcriptome Sequencing in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Costs and Benefits of Whole-Exome, Whole-Transcriptome Sequencing in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Journal: JCO precision oncology
Published: June 17, 2025
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