Advanced in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Dr. Maysa M. Abu-Khalaf

Oncology
Jefferson University Physicians
925 Chestnut St, Suite 3, 
Philadelphia, PA 
Offers Telehealth
Advanced in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Jefferson University Physicians
925 Chestnut St, Suite 3, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Maysa Abu-Khalaf is an Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Abu-Khalaf is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 54 peer reviewed articles and participating in 14 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CT
Hospital Affiliations
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS
925 Chestnut St, Suite 3, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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.

14 Clinical Trials

A Randomized, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer With >/= 1 CM Residual Invasive Cancer or Positive Lymph Nodes (ypN1mi, ypN1-3) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
A Randomized, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer With >/= 1 CM Residual Invasive Cancer or Positive Lymph Nodes (ypN1mi, ypN1-3) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 09, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Radiation, Procedure, Biological
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
Utilization of Patient Reported Outcomes Generated by Electronic Medical Record and Smart Pill Bottles With Follow up Telehealth Encounters to Improve Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients
Utilization of Patient Reported Outcomes Generated by Electronic Medical Record and Smart Pill Bottles With Follow up Telehealth Encounters to Improve Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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
Prospective Validation Trial of Taxane Therapy (Docetaxel or Weekly Paclitaxel) and Risk of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in African American Women
Prospective Validation Trial of Taxane Therapy (Docetaxel or Weekly Paclitaxel) and Risk of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in African American Women
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drugs: Docetaxel, Paclitaxel
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase II Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cisplatin With or Without ABT-888 (Veliparib) in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and/or BRCA Mutation-Associated Breast Cancer, With or Without Brain Metastases
Phase II Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cisplatin With or Without ABT-888 (Veliparib) in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and/or BRCA Mutation-Associated Breast Cancer, With or Without Brain Metastases
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Drugs: Cisplatin, Veliparib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Study to Assess Overall Response Rate by Inducing an Inflammatory Phenotype in Metastatic BReast cAnCEr With the Oncolytic Reovirus PeLareorEp in CombinaTion With Anti-PD-L1 Avelumab and Paclitaxel - BRACELET-1 Study
A Study to Assess Overall Response Rate by Inducing an Inflammatory Phenotype in Metastatic BReast cAnCEr With the Oncolytic Reovirus PeLareorEp in CombinaTion With Anti-PD-L1 Avelumab and Paclitaxel - BRACELET-1 Study
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Paclitaxel, Pelareorep, Avelumab
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
Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Use of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- One Year of Everolimus in Patients With High-Risk, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2/Neu Negative Breast Cancer
Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Use of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- One Year of Everolimus in Patients With High-Risk, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2/Neu Negative Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 27, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drugs: Anastrozole, Everolimus, Exemestane, Goserelin Acetate, Letrozole, Leuprolide Acetate, Tamoxifen Citrate
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Single Arm Phase II Study to Evaluate Efficacy of T-DM1 With Palbociclib in the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic HER2 Positive Breast Cancer
A Single Arm Phase II Study to Evaluate Efficacy of T-DM1 With Palbociclib in the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic HER2 Positive Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 13, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Palbociclib, T-DM1
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multicenter, Open-label, Phase 2 Study of Imprime PGG and Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Advanced Melanoma Failing Front-line Treatment With Checkpoint Inhibitors (CPI) or TNBC Failing Front-line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Disease
A Multicenter, Open-label, Phase 2 Study of Imprime PGG and Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Advanced Melanoma Failing Front-line Treatment With Checkpoint Inhibitors (CPI) or TNBC Failing Front-line Chemotherapy for Metastatic Disease
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 09, 2024
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Imprime PGG, Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 2 Study of Paclitaxel in Combination With Reparixin Compared to Paclitaxel Alone as Front-line Therapy for Metastatic Triple- Negative Breast Cancer (FRIDA)
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 2 Study of Paclitaxel in Combination With Reparixin Compared to Paclitaxel Alone as Front-line Therapy for Metastatic Triple- Negative Breast Cancer (FRIDA)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 16, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Neoadjuvant Phase II Trial of Aromatase Inhibitors in Combination With Everolimus in Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor Positive/HER2 Negative Breast Cancers With Low and Intermediate Risk (< 25) Oncotype Dx Recurrence Scores
A Neoadjuvant Phase II Trial of Aromatase Inhibitors in Combination With Everolimus in Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor Positive/HER2 Negative Breast Cancers With Low and Intermediate Risk (< 25) Oncotype Dx Recurrence Scores
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 01, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase II Safety Study of Palbociclib in Combination With Letrozole or Fulvestrant in African American Women With Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
Phase II Safety Study of Palbociclib in Combination With Letrozole or Fulvestrant in African American Women With Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 28, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Palbociclib + Letrozole or Fulvestrant
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
Utilizing Multiomic Advanced Diagnostics to Identify CDK 4/6 Inhibitor Response Predictors and a Post-treatment Multiomic Signature for Patients With ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer
Utilizing Multiomic Advanced Diagnostics to Identify CDK 4/6 Inhibitor Response Predictors and a Post-treatment Multiomic Signature for Patients With ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 01, 2020
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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54 Total Publications

Gedatolisib Combined with Palbociclib and Letrozole in Patients with No Prior Systemic Therapy for Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2 Negative Advanced Breast Cancer.
Gedatolisib Combined with Palbociclib and Letrozole in Patients with No Prior Systemic Therapy for Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2 Negative Advanced Breast Cancer.
Journal: Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Published: March 25, 2025
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