Hongmei Liang
Advanced in Breast Cancer

Dr. Hongmei Liang

Hematology Oncology
UPMC
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
200 Delafield Road, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Advanced in Breast Cancer
UPMC
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
200 Delafield Road, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Hongmei Liang, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist and hematologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC St. Margaret. Board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology, Dr. Liang received her medical degree from Shandong Medical University, Jinan in Shandong, China and PhD in immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Maryland and fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Liang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc St Margaret
Languages Spoken
English
Mandarin
Gender
Female

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Locations

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
200 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Call: 412-781-3744

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.


1 Clinical Trials

Observational Study of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Subjects Receiving Docetaxel Therapy for Evaluation of Docetaxel Plasma Levels Using the MyDocetaxel Assay
Observational Study of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Subjects Receiving Docetaxel Therapy for Evaluation of Docetaxel Plasma Levels Using the MyDocetaxel Assay
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 17, 2022
Intervention Type: Other, Drug

1 Total Publications

A phase II clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of durvalumab as first line therapy in advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 2.
A phase II clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of durvalumab as first line therapy in advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 2.
Journal: EClinicalMedicine
Published: October 06, 2023
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