Expertise in
88
conditions

Dr. Alexander I. Spira

Oncology
8613 Route 29, 200, 
Fairfax, VA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Expertise in
88
conditions
8613 Route 29, 200, 
Fairfax, VA 

Overview

Alexander Spira is an Oncologist practicing medicine in Fairfax, Virginia.

Dr. Spira is highly rated in 88 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Tissue Biopsy.

He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 179 peer reviewed articles and participating in 84 clinical trials. Dr. Spira is currently accepting new patients.

Specialties

Oncology

Licenses

Internal Medicine in VA

Fellowships

Johns Hopkins Hospital Training Specialty: Hematology and Oncology 7/1/2000 - 6/30/2003

Hospital Affiliations

Inova Loudoun Hospital
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Reston Hospital Center
Virginia Hospital Center
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem BCBS
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
First Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
HealthKeepers
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Innovation Health
  • HMO
Kaiser Permanente
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Piedmont
  • HMO
  • POS
TeamCare
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Walgreens
  • MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Virginia Cancer Specialists
8613 Route 29, 200, Fairfax, VA 22031

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Spira has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Lung Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

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.

81 Clinical Trials

An Open-Label, Multicenter, Global Phase 2 Basket Study of Entrectinib for the Treatment of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors That Harbor NTRK1/2/3, ROS1, or ALK Gene Rearrangements
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Global Phase 2 Basket Study of Entrectinib for the Treatment of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors That Harbor NTRK1/2/3, ROS1, or ALK Gene Rearrangements
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 25, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Entrectinib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 2 Basket Study of Tucatinib in Combination With Trastuzumab in Subjects With Previously Treated, Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Solid Tumors Driven by HER2 Alterations
A Phase 2 Basket Study of Tucatinib in Combination With Trastuzumab in Subjects With Previously Treated, Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Solid Tumors Driven by HER2 Alterations
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: August 21, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Tucatinib, Trastuzumab, Fulvestrant
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase II Single-arm Trial to Investigate Tepotinib in Advanced (Locally Advanced or Metastatic) Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With METex14 Skipping Alterations or MET Amplification (VISION)
A Phase II Single-arm Trial to Investigate Tepotinib in Advanced (Locally Advanced or Metastatic) Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With METex14 Skipping Alterations or MET Amplification (VISION)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 14, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Tepotinib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2 Study of INBRX-109 in Unresectable or Metastatic Conventional Chondrosarcoma
A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2 Study of INBRX-109 in Unresectable or Metastatic Conventional Chondrosarcoma
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: July 14, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: INBRX-109
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1/2 Study of Avutometinib (VS-6766) in Combination With Adagrasib in Patients With KRAS G12C Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (RAMP 204)
A Phase 1/2 Study of Avutometinib (VS-6766) in Combination With Adagrasib in Patients With KRAS G12C Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (RAMP 204)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 02, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A First-in-Human, Multicenter, Phase 1/2, Open-Label Study of Vilastobart (XTX101) Monotherapy and Vilastobart (XTX101) and Atezolizumab Combination Therapy in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
A First-in-Human, Multicenter, Phase 1/2, Open-Label Study of Vilastobart (XTX101) Monotherapy and Vilastobart (XTX101) and Atezolizumab Combination Therapy in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 16, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AB122 Monotherapy, AB154 in Combination With AB122, and AB154 in Combination With AB122 and AB928 in Front-Line, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AB122 Monotherapy, AB154 in Combination With AB122, and AB154 in Combination With AB122 and AB928 in Front-Line, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 15, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Zimberelimab, Domvanalimab, Etrumadenant
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 1/2 Study of Oral Selpercatinib (LOXO-292) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Including RET Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, and Other Tumors With RET Activation (LIBRETTO-001)
A Phase 1/2 Study of Oral Selpercatinib (LOXO-292) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Including RET Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, and Other Tumors With RET Activation (LIBRETTO-001)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 16, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Selpercatinib
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
NP-G2-044 as Monotherapy and Combination Therapy in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies
NP-G2-044 as Monotherapy and Combination Therapy in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 14, 2026
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase I, Dose Escalation Safety and Tolerability Study of VAXINIA (CF33-hNIS), Administered Intratumorally or Intravenously as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Adult Patients With Metastatic or Advanced Solid Tumors (MAST).
A Phase I, Dose Escalation Safety and Tolerability Study of VAXINIA (CF33-hNIS), Administered Intratumorally or Intravenously as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Adult Patients With Metastatic or Advanced Solid Tumors (MAST).
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: March 06, 2026
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
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179 Total Publications

Daraxonrasib for Previously Treated RAS-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Daraxonrasib for Previously Treated RAS-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Journal: The New England journal of medicine
Published: September 02, 2026
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Yes. Dr. Alexander I. Spira has published 179 articles and abstracts on conditions like Lung Cancer. You can view a list of Dr. Alexander I. Spira's latest peer-reviewed publications and clinical trial participation on their profile to see if they are active in new treatments.

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Dr. Alexander I. Spira accepts most major insurance plans, including Aetna and Anthem BCBS. We recommend calling the office directly at 571-350-8400 to verify that your specific plan is currently accepted before your visit.

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