Elite in Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma

Dr. Ramaswamy B. Govindan

Oncology
Washington University
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, 
Saint Louis, MO 
Accepting New Patients
Elite in Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma
Washington University
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, 
Saint Louis, MO 
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Overview

Ramaswamy Govindan is an Oncologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Govindan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. Dr. Govindan is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 269 peer reviewed articles and participating in 32 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma.

Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MO
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110

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.

32 Clinical Trials

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
A Phase 2 Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of AL8326 in ≥2nd Line Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Treatment
A Phase 2 Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of AL8326 in ≥2nd Line Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Treatment
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 23, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized Study of Erlotinib Vs Observation in Patients With Completely Resected Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Randomized Study of Erlotinib Vs Observation in Patients With Completely Resected Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drug: Erlotinib Hydrochloride
Study Phase: Phase 3
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
A Phase II Study of Maintenance Vorolanib and Atezolizumab in Patients With Extensive-stage SCLC
A Phase II Study of Maintenance Vorolanib and Atezolizumab in Patients With Extensive-stage SCLC
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Vorolanib, Atezolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Zimberelimab (AB122) in Combination With Domvanalimab (AB154) and Etrumadenant (AB928) in Patients With Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Zimberelimab (AB122) in Combination With Domvanalimab (AB154) and Etrumadenant (AB928) in Patients With Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Zimberelimab, Domvanalimab, Etrumadenant
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Pilot Study of Nintedanib in Molecularly Selected Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Pilot Study of Nintedanib in Molecularly Selected Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 24, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Nintedanib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase Ib/II Open-label, Multi-center Dose Escalation Study of JDQ443 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring the KRAS G12C Mutation
A Phase Ib/II Open-label, Multi-center Dose Escalation Study of JDQ443 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring the KRAS G12C Mutation
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Drugs: JDQ443, TNO155, Spartalizumab
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Phase II Study of a Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine in Combination With Durvalumab (MEDI4736) in Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Phase II Study of a Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine in Combination With Durvalumab (MEDI4736) in Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug, Device, Procedure
Study Drugs: Neoantigen DNA Vaccine, Durvalumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Screening Protocol to Determine Tumor Antigen Expression and HLA Sub-Type for Eligibility Determination for Clinical Trials Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous T Cells Expressing Enhanced TCRs in Subjects With Solid and Hematological Malignancies
A Screening Protocol to Determine Tumor Antigen Expression and HLA Sub-Type for Eligibility Determination for Clinical Trials Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous T Cells Expressing Enhanced TCRs in Subjects With Solid and Hematological Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 04, 2025
Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Chemotherapy in Patients With Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer in Combination With Allopurinol and MycoPhenolate (CLAMP Trial)
Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Chemotherapy in Patients With Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer in Combination With Allopurinol and MycoPhenolate (CLAMP Trial)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: December 05, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Mycophenolate Mofetil, Allopurinol, Irinotecan
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Single-Arm Phase II Study With a Safety Lead-in of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Hypofractionated Adaptive Radiation Therapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy and Consolidation Durvalumab for Inoperable Stage IIB, IIIA, and Select IIIB and IIIC Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
A Single-Arm Phase II Study With a Safety Lead-in of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Hypofractionated Adaptive Radiation Therapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy and Consolidation Durvalumab for Inoperable Stage IIB, IIIA, and Select IIIB and IIIC Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 13, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Device, Biological, Radiation
Study Drugs: Paclitaxel, Carboplatin AUC, Durvalumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
Ramucirumab and Atezolizumab After Progression on Any Immune Checkpoint Blocker in NSCLC (RamAtezo-1)
Ramucirumab and Atezolizumab After Progression on Any Immune Checkpoint Blocker in NSCLC (RamAtezo-1)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 30, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure
Study Drugs: Ramucirumab, Atezolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1b/2a Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Autologous T-Cells Expressing Enhanced TCRs (T Cell Receptors) Specific for NY-ESO-1/LAGE-1a (GSK3377794) Alone, or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in HLA-A2+ Participants With NY-ESO-1- or LAGE-1a-Positive Advanced or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Phase 1b/2a Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Autologous T-Cells Expressing Enhanced TCRs (T Cell Receptors) Specific for NY-ESO-1/LAGE-1a (GSK3377794) Alone, or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in HLA-A2+ Participants With NY-ESO-1- or LAGE-1a-Positive Advanced or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 23, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Letetresgene autoleucel, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Phase 2 Multicenter Trial of ICOS Agonist Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Vopratelimab (JTX -2011) and a CTLA-4 Inhibitor in PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor Experienced Adult Subjects With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer or Urothelial Cancer
Phase 2 Multicenter Trial of ICOS Agonist Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Vopratelimab (JTX -2011) and a CTLA-4 Inhibitor in PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor Experienced Adult Subjects With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer or Urothelial Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 10, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Vopratelimab, Ipilimumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II, Single-center, Open-label Study of Ramucirumab, Atezolizumab and N-803 After Progression on Any Immune Checkpoint Blocker in NSCLC (RAN)
A Phase II, Single-center, Open-label Study of Ramucirumab, Atezolizumab and N-803 After Progression on Any Immune Checkpoint Blocker in NSCLC (RAN)
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: November 05, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Pilot Open-Label Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous T Cells Expressing Enhanced TCRs Specific for NY-ESO-1 in Subjects With Stage IIIb or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Pilot Open-Label Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous T Cells Expressing Enhanced TCRs Specific for NY-ESO-1 in Subjects With Stage IIIb or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 05, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Abemaciclib (LY2835219) Versus Docetaxel in Patients With Stage IV Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated With Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Abemaciclib (LY2835219) Versus Docetaxel in Patients With Stage IV Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated With Platinum-Based Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 13, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase I/II Study of X-82, an Oral Anti-VEGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, With Everolimus for Patients With Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
A Phase I/II Study of X-82, an Oral Anti-VEGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, With Everolimus for Patients With Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 08, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase I Dose Escalation Open Label Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of MAGE A10ᶜ⁷⁹⁶T in Subjects With Stage IIIb or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Phase I Dose Escalation Open Label Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of MAGE A10ᶜ⁷⁹⁶T in Subjects With Stage IIIb or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 09, 2021
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Phase: Phase 1
An Open-Label, Phase 1B Study of NEO-PV-01 With Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
An Open-Label, Phase 1B Study of NEO-PV-01 With Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 26, 2021
Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
An Open-label, Phase IB Study of NEO-PV-01 + Adjuvant With Nivolumab in Patients With Melanoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma or Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
An Open-label, Phase IB Study of NEO-PV-01 + Adjuvant With Nivolumab in Patients With Melanoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma or Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 25, 2021
Intervention Type: Biological, Other
Study Phase: Phase 1
Optimizing Fall-risk Prediction in Older Adults With Cancer
Optimizing Fall-risk Prediction in Older Adults With Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 14, 2020
Intervention Type: Other
A Pilot Study of Pazopanib in Molecularly Selected Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Pilot Study of Pazopanib in Molecularly Selected Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 14, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized Phase II Study of Individualized Combined Modality Therapy for Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
A Randomized Phase II Study of Individualized Combined Modality Therapy for Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 05, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation
Study Phase: Phase 2
Genomic Landscape of EGFR Mutant NSCLC Prior to Erlotinib and at the Time of Disease Progression Following Erlotinib
Genomic Landscape of EGFR Mutant NSCLC Prior to Erlotinib and at the Time of Disease Progression Following Erlotinib
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 18, 2019
Pilot Feasibility Study of the Combination of a Personalized Therapeutic Anti-tumor Vaccine With Pembrolizumab and Standard of Care Chemotherapy in Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Pilot Feasibility Study of the Combination of a Personalized Therapeutic Anti-tumor Vaccine With Pembrolizumab and Standard of Care Chemotherapy in Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: April 12, 2019
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Biological
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase II Study of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) in Patients With Brain Metastasis From Epithelial-derived Tumors
A Phase II Study of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) in Patients With Brain Metastasis From Epithelial-derived Tumors
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: November 06, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase II Study of Everolimus in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies With TSC1, TSC2, NF1, NF2, or STK11 Mutations
Phase II Study of Everolimus in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies With TSC1, TSC2, NF1, NF2, or STK11 Mutations
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 02, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Retrospective Analysis of Genomic Landscape of ALK Positive NSCLC Prior to Ceritinib, and at Disease Progression Following Ceritinib
Retrospective Analysis of Genomic Landscape of ALK Positive NSCLC Prior to Ceritinib, and at Disease Progression Following Ceritinib
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: March 05, 2018
A Phase I/II Study of Pacritinib in Patients With EGFR Mutant NSCLC After EGFR TKI
A Phase I/II Study of Pacritinib in Patients With EGFR Mutant NSCLC After EGFR TKI
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 27, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase I Study Combining MLN8237 With Nab-Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies
Phase I Study Combining MLN8237 With Nab-Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 11, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
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269 Total Publications

Heart rate variability is associated with self-regulation and stress neurobehavior in preterm infants.
Heart rate variability is associated with self-regulation and stress neurobehavior in preterm infants.
Journal: Early human development
Published: June 27, 2025
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