Experienced in WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes

Dr. Sima P. Porten

Urology
UCSF Health
University Of California San Francisco
400 Parnassus Ave, Mcb300, 
San Francisco, CA 
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Experienced in WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes
UCSF Health
University Of California San Francisco
400 Parnassus Ave, Mcb300, 
San Francisco, CA 
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Overview

Sima Porten is an Urologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Porten is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes. Her top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 110 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Urology
Licenses
Urology in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Marinhealth Medical Center
Ucsf Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
400 Parnassus Ave, Mcb300, San Francisco, CA 94143
Call: 415-476-1000

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.


2 Clinical Trials

Phase II Trial of Atezolizumab in BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Phase II Trial of Atezolizumab in BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Atezolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
S1602, A Phase III Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Influence of BCG Strain Differences and T Cell Priming With Intradermal BCG Before Intravesical Therapy for BCG-Naive High-Grade Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
S1602, A Phase III Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Influence of BCG Strain Differences and T Cell Priming With Intradermal BCG Before Intravesical Therapy for BCG-Naive High-Grade Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 02, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Other
Study Drugs: Bacillus of Calmette-Guerin, Bacillus of Calmette-Guerin Tokyo-172 Strain Solution, Bacillus of Calmette-Guerin Tokyo-172 Strain Vaccine
Study Phase: Phase 3
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109 Total Publications

Mechanistic Insights and Future Directions for Enfortumab Vedotin in Urothelial Carcinoma: Highlights from the 10th Annual Leo & Anne Albert Institute for Bladder Cancer Care and Research Symposium.
Mechanistic Insights and Future Directions for Enfortumab Vedotin in Urothelial Carcinoma: Highlights from the 10th Annual Leo & Anne Albert Institute for Bladder Cancer Care and Research Symposium.
Journal: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
Published: March 31, 2025
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  • Bladder Cancer
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  • Cystectomy
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  • Eosinophilic Cystitis
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  • Familial Prostate Cancer
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  • Malakoplakia
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  • Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
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  • Prostate Cancer
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  • Nephrectomy
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  • Obstructive Uropathy
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  • Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
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  • Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
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  • Acute Cystitis
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  • Bilateral Hydronephrosis
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  • Bladder Reconstruction
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  • Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma
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