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Who are the top Pancreatic Cancer Local Doctors?
Elite in Pancreatic Cancer
Surgical Oncology
Elite in Pancreatic Cancer
Surgical Oncology

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center - Nebraska Medical Center

505 S 45th St., 
Omaha, NE 
Experience:
30+ years
Languages Spoken:
English

Quan Ly is a Surgical Oncologist practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been practicing medicine for over 30 years. Dr. Ly is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Splenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

Elite in Pancreatic Cancer
Elite in Pancreatic Cancer

Sibley Memorial Hospital

Washington, DC 
Languages Spoken:
English
Offers Telehealth

Dr. Michael Pishvaian is the director of Gastrointestinal, Developmental Therapeutics and Clinical Research Programs for the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in the Greater Washington Area and an associate professor at the School of Medicine. Dr. Pishvaian is a fellowship-trained gastrointestinal oncologist specializing in pancreatic and refractory colorectal cancers. He is committed to precision medicine and provides his patients with the most appropriate and advanced level of care. He conducts all phases of clinical trials for all GI cancers and enrolls qualifying patients. Click here to learn more about oncology clinical trials the Greater Washington Area. Dr. Pishvaian is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Pishvaian is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

 
 
 
 
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Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center

201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, 
Baltimore, MD 
Languages Spoken:
English
Offers Telehealth

Dr. Daniel Laheru is a cancer specialist in Baltimore, caring for patients with pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine cancers. Dr. Laheru serves as co-director of the Skip Viragh Center for Pancreas Cancer Clinical Research and Patient Care at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Laheru received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from The University of Utah. He earned his M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his residency at The University of Utah Hospital and Clinics and performed a fellowship in medical oncology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. Dr. Laheru joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2001. Dr. Laheru's research interests include pancreatic cancer and chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer. With Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., he developed a vaccine that supercharges the immune system and causes immune cells, which tend to be tolerant of cancer, to seek out and kill pancreatic cancer cells throughout the body. He has given numerous invited talks on pancreatic cancer and other cancers both nationally and internationally. He has authored over 200 papers focused on pancreatic cancer. Dr. Laheru serves as associate editor of Annals of Pancreatic Cancer. He has been recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology with the Young Investigator Award, by the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins as an Isaac and Catharine Hecht Scholar and has been elected to the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research. Dr. Laheru is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Laheru is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

What are the latest Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials?
A Phase 3, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of ASP3082 in Combination With mFOLFIRINOX or NALIRIFOX as First-line Treatment in Participants With KRAS G12D Mutated Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Summary: Pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose early. By the time people have been diagnosed, the cancer has usually spread to other parts of the body (metastatic). The standard treatment is chemotherapy, but other treatments are needed to improve outcomes in people with pancreatic cancer. The first treatment that people usually receive is chemotherapy. At the time this study started, some of the main...

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A Phase II Study Evaluating BMS-986504 in MTAP-deleted Pancreatic Cancer

Summary: To find out if the combination of BMS-986504 plus neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy and surgery (Cohort 1) or BMS-986504 plus standard of care chemotherapy (Cohorts 2 and 3) can help to control pancreatic cancer.