David S. Hong
Experienced in Esophageal Cancer

Dr. David S. Hong

Oncology
2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Univ Of Tx M D Ande Life, 
Houston, TX 
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Esophageal Cancer
2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Univ Of Tx M D Ande Life, 
Houston, TX 
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Overview

David Hong is an Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastric Bypass.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 580 peer reviewed articles and participating in 29 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article and participated in 5 clinical trials in the study of Esophageal Cancer.

Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

MD Anderson
2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Univ Of Tx M D Ande Life, Houston, TX 77030

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.

25 Clinical Trials

Open Label Phase 2 Study of Tisotumab Vedotin for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Disease in Solid Tumors
Open Label Phase 2 Study of Tisotumab Vedotin for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Disease in Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Tisotumab Vedotin
Study Phase: Phase 2
Parallel Phase III Randomized Trials for High Risk Prostate Cancer Evaluating De-Intensification for Lower Genomic Risk and Intensification of Concurrent Therapy for Higher Genomic Risk With Radiation (PREDICT-RT*)
Parallel Phase III Randomized Trials for High Risk Prostate Cancer Evaluating De-Intensification for Lower Genomic Risk and Intensification of Concurrent Therapy for Higher Genomic Risk With Radiation (PREDICT-RT*)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure, Other, Radiation
Study Drugs: Abiraterone acetate, Apalutamide, Bicalutamide, Buserelin, Degarelix, Flutamide, Goserelin, Histrelin, Leuprolide, Prednisone, Triptorelin
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Pilot Study of Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A) Following Adoptive Cell Transfer in Active Hematologic or Solid Tumor Malignancies
A Pilot Study of Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A) Following Adoptive Cell Transfer in Active Hematologic or Solid Tumor Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Other, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase I Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Response With PF-05082566, Cetuximab, and Irinotecan in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Phase I Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Response With PF-05082566, Cetuximab, and Irinotecan in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: May 15, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug, Other
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase II Clinical Trial Evaluating Intravenous AZD9150 (Antisense STAT3) With MEDI4736 (Anti-PD-L1) in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Mismatch Repair Deficient Colorectal Cancer
Phase II Clinical Trial Evaluating Intravenous AZD9150 (Antisense STAT3) With MEDI4736 (Anti-PD-L1) in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Mismatch Repair Deficient Colorectal Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: May 06, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Danvatirsen, Durvalumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1 Study of LY3200882 in Patients With Solid Tumors
A Phase 1 Study of LY3200882 in Patients With Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase 1 Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of an Agonist Redirected Checkpoint Fusion Protein, SL-279252 (PD1-Fc-OX40L), in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors or Lymphomas
Phase 1 Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of an Agonist Redirected Checkpoint Fusion Protein, SL-279252 (PD1-Fc-OX40L), in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors or Lymphomas
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 02, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: SL-279252
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study To Assess Safety And Efficacy Of ADP-A2M4CD8 As Monotherapy Or In Combination With Either Nivolumab Or Pembrolizumab In HLA-A2+ Subjects With MAGE-A4 Positive Tumors (SURPASS)
A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study To Assess Safety And Efficacy Of ADP-A2M4CD8 As Monotherapy Or In Combination With Either Nivolumab Or Pembrolizumab In HLA-A2+ Subjects With MAGE-A4 Positive Tumors (SURPASS)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: March 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Genetic
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1a/b Non-randomized, Dose Escalation Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Sterile BPM31510 (Ubidecarenone, USP) Nanosuspension Injection Administered Intravenously to Patients With Solid Tumors
A Phase 1a/b Non-randomized, Dose Escalation Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Sterile BPM31510 (Ubidecarenone, USP) Nanosuspension Injection Administered Intravenously to Patients With Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1/1B First-in-Human Study of the SHP2 Inhibitor BBP-398 (Formerly Known as IACS-15509) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase 1/1B First-in-Human Study of the SHP2 Inhibitor BBP-398 (Formerly Known as IACS-15509) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: December 12, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1a/1b Study of a Novel Anti-PD-L1 Checkpoint Antibody (LY3300054) Administered Alone or in Combination With Other Agents in Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors (Phase 1a/1b Anti-PD-L1 Combinations in Tumors-PACT)
A Phase 1a/1b Study of a Novel Anti-PD-L1 Checkpoint Antibody (LY3300054) Administered Alone or in Combination With Other Agents in Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors (Phase 1a/1b Anti-PD-L1 Combinations in Tumors-PACT)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 27, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 2 Open-Label Clinical Trial of ADP-A2M4CD8 in Subjects With Advanced Esophageal or Esophagogastric Junction Cancers
A Phase 2 Open-Label Clinical Trial of ADP-A2M4CD8 in Subjects With Advanced Esophageal or Esophagogastric Junction Cancers
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 04, 2024
Intervention Type: Genetic
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1b/2 Study of Repotrectinib in Combination With Other Anticancer Therapies for the Treatment of Subjects With KRAS-Mutant Advanced Solid Tumors (TRIDENT-2)
A Phase 1b/2 Study of Repotrectinib in Combination With Other Anticancer Therapies for the Treatment of Subjects With KRAS-Mutant Advanced Solid Tumors (TRIDENT-2)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: April 02, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase I Trial of Ipilimumab (Immunotherapy) and Imatinib Mesylate (c-Kit Inhibitor) in Patients With Advanced Malignancies
A Phase I Trial of Ipilimumab (Immunotherapy) and Imatinib Mesylate (c-Kit Inhibitor) in Patients With Advanced Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 21, 2024
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Imatinib Mesylate, Ipilimumab
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of hSTC810 Monotherapy in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of hSTC810 Monotherapy in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 13, 2024
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drug: hSTC810
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase 1 Dose Escalation, Multi-tumor Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Antitumor Activity of Genetically Engineered MAGE-A4ᶜ¹º³²T in HLA-A2+ Subjects With MAGE-A4 Positive Tumors
Phase 1 Dose Escalation, Multi-tumor Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Antitumor Activity of Genetically Engineered MAGE-A4ᶜ¹º³²T in HLA-A2+ Subjects With MAGE-A4 Positive Tumors
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 22, 2024
Intervention Type: Genetic, Radiation
Study Drug: Autologous Genetically Modified MAGE-A4c1032 T-Cells
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase I Study of Combination of Nab-paclitaxel, Gemcitabine, and Bevacizumab in Advanced Malignancies
Phase I Study of Combination of Nab-paclitaxel, Gemcitabine, and Bevacizumab in Advanced Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 02, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase I/II, Open Label, Multicenter Study of the Safety and Efficacy of LAG525 Single Agent and in Combination With PDR001 Administered to Patients With Advanced Malignancies
A Phase I/II, Open Label, Multicenter Study of the Safety and Efficacy of LAG525 Single Agent and in Combination With PDR001 Administered to Patients With Advanced Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 10, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
First-in-human, Dose-escalating Safety Study of Tissue Factor Specific Antibody Drug Conjugate Tisotumab Vedotin (HuMax® TF ADC) in Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Solid Tumors Known to Express Tissue Factor
First-in-human, Dose-escalating Safety Study of Tissue Factor Specific Antibody Drug Conjugate Tisotumab Vedotin (HuMax® TF ADC) in Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Solid Tumors Known to Express Tissue Factor
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 29, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 1b/2 Dose Escalation and Cohort Expansion Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of a Novel Transforming Growth Factor-beta Receptor I Kinase Inhibitor (Galunisertib) Administered in Combination With Anti-PD-1 (Nivolumab) in Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors (Phase 1b) and in Recurrent or Refractory Non-small Cell Lung Cancer or Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Phase 2)
A Phase 1b/2 Dose Escalation and Cohort Expansion Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of a Novel Transforming Growth Factor-beta Receptor I Kinase Inhibitor (Galunisertib) Administered in Combination With Anti-PD-1 (Nivolumab) in Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors (Phase 1b) and in Recurrent or Refractory Non-small Cell Lung Cancer or Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Phase 2)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 09, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Dose-escalating and Cohort Expansion Safety Trial of Tissue Factor Specific Antibody Drug Conjugate Tisotumab Vedotin (HuMax®-TF-ADC) in Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Solid Tumors Known to Express Tissue Factor
Dose-escalating and Cohort Expansion Safety Trial of Tissue Factor Specific Antibody Drug Conjugate Tisotumab Vedotin (HuMax®-TF-ADC) in Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Solid Tumors Known to Express Tissue Factor
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 08, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Phase 1 Cell Dose Escalation Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of Genetically Engineered MAGE-A10ᶜ⁷⁹⁶T in HLA-A2+ Subjects With MAGE-A10 Positive Urothelial, Melanoma or Head and Neck Tumors
Phase 1 Cell Dose Escalation Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of Genetically Engineered MAGE-A10ᶜ⁷⁹⁶T in HLA-A2+ Subjects With MAGE-A10 Positive Urothelial, Melanoma or Head and Neck Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 19, 2020
Intervention Type: Genetic
Study Phase: Phase 1
An Open-Label Study of Rovalpituzumab Tesirine in Subjects With Delta-Like Protein 3-Expressing Advanced Solid Tumors
An Open-Label Study of Rovalpituzumab Tesirine in Subjects With Delta-Like Protein 3-Expressing Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: October 19, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 1b Trial of LY2606368 in Combination With Chemotherapy or Targeted Agents in Advanced and/or Metastatic Tumors
A Phase 1b Trial of LY2606368 in Combination With Chemotherapy or Targeted Agents in Advanced and/or Metastatic Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 01, 2020
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label, Dose-escalation Study of SGN-2FF in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label, Dose-escalation Study of SGN-2FF in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 19, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
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580 Total Publications

Optimizing KRAS Therapeutics for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Optimizing KRAS Therapeutics for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Journal: Annual review of medicine
Published: September 24, 2025
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