Experienced in WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes

Dr. Michel Velez

Oncology | Hematology
Holy Cross Hospital Inc
4725 N Federal Hwy, Holy Cross Medical Group, 
Ft Lauderdale, FL 
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Experienced in WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes
Holy Cross Hospital Inc
4725 N Federal Hwy, Holy Cross Medical Group, 
Ft Lauderdale, FL 
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Michel Velez is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Velez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes. His top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Breast Cancer, and Paget Disease of the Breast. Dr. Velez is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Oncology
Hematology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in FL
Hospital Affiliations
Holy Cross Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Locations

HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC
4725 N Federal Hwy, Holy Cross Medical Group, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308
Call: 954-771-8000

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.


3 Clinical Trials

A Randomized, Open Label, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Palbociclib + Anti-HER2 Therapy + Endocrine Therapy vs. Anti-HER2 Therapy + Endocrine Therapy After Induction Treatment for Hormone Receptor Positive (HR+)/HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
A Randomized, Open Label, Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Palbociclib + Anti-HER2 Therapy + Endocrine Therapy vs. Anti-HER2 Therapy + Endocrine Therapy After Induction Treatment for Hormone Receptor Positive (HR+)/HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Palbociclib, Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Letrozole, Anastrozole, Exemestane, Fulvestrant
Study Phase: Phase 3
EMBER: A Phase 1a/1b Study of LY3484356 Administered as Monotherapy and in Combination With Anticancer Therapies for Patients With ER+ Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer and Other Select Non-Breast Cancers
EMBER: A Phase 1a/1b Study of LY3484356 Administered as Monotherapy and in Combination With Anticancer Therapies for Patients With ER+ Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer and Other Select Non-Breast Cancers
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: June 04, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: LY3484356, Abemaciclib, Everolimus, Alpelisib, Trastuzumab, Aromatase Inhibitor
Study Phase: Phase 1
An Open Label, Multi-center Protocol for U.S. Patients Enrolled in a Study of Ribociclib With Endocrine Therapy as an Adjuvant Treatment in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive, HER2-negative, High Risk Early Breast Cancer
An Open Label, Multi-center Protocol for U.S. Patients Enrolled in a Study of Ribociclib With Endocrine Therapy as an Adjuvant Treatment in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive, HER2-negative, High Risk Early Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 11, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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9 Total Publications

Characterization of Plasma Cell-Free DNA Variants as of Tumor or Clonal Hematopoiesis Origin in 16,812 Advanced Cancer Patients.
Characterization of Plasma Cell-Free DNA Variants as of Tumor or Clonal Hematopoiesis Origin in 16,812 Advanced Cancer Patients.
Journal: Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Published: October 09, 2024
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