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Dr. Puja Nistala

Hematology

Curators Of The University Of Missouri

1 Hospital Dr,

Columbia, MO

Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 8 Trials

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Curators Of The University Of Missouri

1 Hospital Dr,

Columbia, MO

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Puja Nistala is a Hematologist in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Nistala is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles and participating in 47 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

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Internal Medicine in MO

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University Of Missouri Health Care

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English

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1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212

Call: 573-882-8445

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.

47 Clinical Trials

Integration of Immunotherapy Into Adjuvant Therapy for Resected NSCLC: ALCHEMIST Chemo-IO (ACCIO)

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Biological

Study Drugs: Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed Disodium

Study Phase: Phase 3

RAndomized Phase II/III Trial of Consolidation Radiation + Immunotherapy for ES-SCLC: RAPTOR Trial

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Procedure, Radiation, Drug

Study Drug: Atezolizumab

Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3

A Phase III Randomized Trial of Eribulin (NSC #707389) With Gemcitabine Versus Standard of Care (Physician's Choice) for Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Refractory to, or Ineligible for, Anti PD1/PDL1 Therapy

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Biological

Study Drugs: Docetaxel, Eribulin Mesylate, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Paclitaxel

Study Phase: Phase 3

A Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating De-Escalation of Breast Radiation for Conservative Treatment of Stage I, Hormone Sensitive, HER-2 Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: February 03, 2026

Intervention Type: Drug, Other

Study Phase: Phase 3

Parallel Phase III Randomized Trials of Genomic-Risk Stratified Unfavorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer: De-Intensification and Intensification Clinical Trial Evaluation (GUIDANCE)

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: January 14, 2026

Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation

Study Drugs: Bicalutamide, Buserelin, Darolutamide, Degarelix, Flutamide, Goserelin, Histrelin, Leuprolide, Relugolix, Triptorelin

Study Phase: Phase 3

Phase III Trial of Observation Versus Irradiation for a Gross Totally Resected Grade II Meningioma

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: January 14, 2026

Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Radiation

Study Phase: Phase 3

MRI Brain Surveillance Alone Versus MRI Surveillance and Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI): A Randomized Phase III Trial in Small-Cell Lung Cancer (MAVERICK)

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: May 25, 2025

Intervention Type: Procedure, Radiation

Study Phase: Phase 3

Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial Comparing Overall Survival of Patients Monitored With Serum Tumor Marker Directed Disease Monitoring (STMDDM) Versus Usual Care in Patients With Metastatic Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer

Enrollment Status: Recruiting

Publish Date: April 06, 2025

Intervention Type: Other

Study Phase: Not Applicable

Phase III Randomized Adjuvant Study of Pembrolizumab in muScle invaSive and locAlly aDvanced urOthelial caRcinoma (AMBASSADOR) Versus Observation

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Procedure

Study Drug: Pembrolizumab

Study Phase: Phase 3

Randomized Study of Erlotinib Vs Observation in Patients With Completely Resected Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Other, Drug

Study Drug: Erlotinib Hydrochloride

Study Phase: Phase 3

Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH)

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Other, Biological

Study Drugs: Adavosertib, Afatinib, Binimetinib, Capivasertib, Copanlisib, Crizotinib, Dabrafenib, Dasatinib, Defactinib, Erdafitinib, FGFR Inhibitor AZD4547, Ipatasertib, Larotrectinib, Nivolumab, Osimertinib, Palbociclib, Pertuzumab, PI3K-Beta Inhibitor GSK2636771, Sapanisertib, Sunitinib, Taselisib, Trametinib, Trastuzumab, Ulixertinib, Vismodegib

Study Phase: Phase 2

Adjuvant Nivolumab in Resected Lung Cancers (ANVIL)-A Randomized Phase III Study of Nivolumab After Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological, Other

Study Drug: Nivolumab

Study Phase: Phase 3

NCI COVID-19 in Cancer Patients Study (NCCAPS): A Longitudinal Natural History Study

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Other, Procedure

A Randomized Phase II Trial of Intermittent Versus Continuous Dosing of Dabrafenib (NSC-763760) and Trametinib (NSC-763093) in BRAF V600E/K Mutant Melanoma

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug

Study Drugs: Dabrafenib Mesylate, Trametinib Dimethyl Sulfoxide

Study Phase: Phase 2

Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trial (ALCHEMIST)

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 12, 2026

Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Biological, Drug

Study Phase: Not Applicable

A Phase III Trial of Perioperative Versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 10, 2026

Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure, Other

Study Drugs: Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan Hydrochloride, Leucovorin Calcium, Fluorouracil

Study Phase: Phase 3

Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Use of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- One Year of Everolimus in Patients With High-Risk, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2/Neu Negative Breast Cancer

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 10, 2026

Intervention Type: Drug, Other

Study Drugs: Anastrozole, Everolimus, Exemestane, Goserelin Acetate, Letrozole, Leuprolide Acetate, Tamoxifen Citrate

Study Phase: Phase 3

CASPAR - A Phase III Trial of Enzalutamide and Rucaparib as a Novel Therapy in First-Line Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 05, 2026

Intervention Type: Other, Drug

Study Drugs: Enzalutamide, Rucaparib Camsylate, Leuprolide Acetate, Goserelin Acetate, Degarelix

Study Phase: Phase 3

Randomized Trial of Standard Chemotherapy Alone or Combined With Atezolizumab as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer and Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: February 02, 2026

Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug

Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin

Study Phase: Phase 3

(CompassHER2-pCR): Preoperative THP and Postoperative HP in Patients Who Achieve a Pathologic Complete Response

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: January 26, 2026

Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological, Drug, Radiation

Study Drugs: Docetaxel, Nab-Paclitaxel, Paclitaxel, Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, Trastuzumab Emtansine

Study Phase: Phase 2

Phase III Intergroup Study of Radiotherapy With Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide Versus Radiotherapy With Adjuvant PCV Chemotherapy in Patients With 1p/19q Co-deleted Anaplastic Glioma or Low Grade Glioma

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: January 22, 2026

Intervention Type: Drug, Radiation

Study Drugs: Concomitant Temozolomide (TMZ), Procarbazine, Adjuvant Temozolomide (TMZ), CCNU, Vincristine

Study Phase: Phase 3

Alternate Approaches for Clinical Stage II or III Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Neoadjuvant Treatment (ALTERNATE) in Postmenopausal Women: A Phase III Study

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: January 22, 2026

Intervention Type: Drug

Study Drugs: Fulvestrant, Anastrozole

Study Phase: Phase 3

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: January 14, 2026

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 Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase III Trial of Taxane/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab With Atezolizumab or Placebo in First-Line HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

Enrollment Status: Completed

Publish Date: December 30, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Biological, Drug

Study Drugs: Atezolizumab, Paclitaxel, Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab

Study Phase: Phase 3

A Randomized Phase III Trial for Surgically Resected Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Crizotinib Versus Observation for Patients With Tumors Harboring the Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Fusion Protein

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: December 19, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Drug

Study Drug: Crizotinib

Study Phase: Phase 3

A Randomized Phase III Trial of Endocrine Therapy Plus Entinostat/Placebo in Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: December 18, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug

Study Drugs: Entinostat, Exemestane, Goserelin, Goserelin Acetate

Study Phase: Phase 3

A Phase 3 RandOmized Study Comparing PERioperative Nivolumab vs. Observation in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Nephrectomy (PROSPER RCC)

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: December 02, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Procedure

Study Drug: Nivolumab

Study Phase: Phase 3

PD-Inhibitor (Nivolumab) and Ipilimumab Followed by Nivolumab Vs. VEGF TKI Cabozantinib With Nivolumab: A Phase III Trial in Metastatic Untreated REnal Cell CancEr [PDIGREE]

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: November 17, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug, Biological

Study Drugs: Cabozantinib, Ipilimumab, Nivolumab

Study Phase: Phase 3

A Randomized Phase II Trial of Cabozantinib and Cabozantinib Plus Nivolumab Versus Standard Chemotherapy in Patients With Previously Treated Non-Squamous NSCLC

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: November 17, 2025

Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug, Biological

Study Drugs: Cabozantinib S-malate, Docetaxel, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Nab-paclitaxel, Nivolumab, Paclitaxel, Ramucirumab

Study Phase: Phase 2

Colorectal Cancer Metastatic dMMR/MSI-H Immuno-Therapy (COMMIT) Study: A Randomized Phase III Study of mFOLFOX6/Bevacizumab/Atezolizumab Combination Versus Single Agent Atezolizumab in the First-Line Treatment of Patients With Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair (dMMR)/Microsatellite Instability-High (MSI-H) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: November 17, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Procedure, Drug, Biological

Study Phase: Phase 3

The CompassHER2 Trials (Comprehensive Use of Pathologic Response Assessment to Optimize Therapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer) CompassHER2 Residual Disease (RD), a Double-Blinded, Phase III Randomized Trial of T-DM1 Compared With T-DM1 and Tucatinib

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: October 29, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Biological, Drug

Study Drugs: Trastuzumab Emtansine, Tucatinib

Study Phase: Phase 3

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Study Comparing the Combination of PDR001, Dabrafenib and Trametinib Versus Placebo, Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Previously Untreated Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic BRAF V600 Mutant Melanoma

Enrollment Status: Terminated

Publish Date: September 18, 2025

Intervention Type: Biological, Drug, Other

Study Drugs: Dabrafenib, Trametinib, Spartalizumab (PDR001)

Study Phase: Phase 3

Optimizing Endocrine Therapy Through Motivational Interviewing and Text Interventions

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: September 08, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Behavioral

Study Phase: Phase 3

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

A Phase III Randomized Study of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab for Previously Treated Patients With Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer and No Matching Biomarker (Lung-Map Sub-Study)

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: May 21, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Biological

Study Drugs: Ipilimumab, Nivolumab

Study Phase: Phase 3

Olanzapine With or Without Fosaprepitant for the Prevention of Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV)in Patients Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy (HEC): A Phase III Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Enrollment Status: Completed

Publish Date: April 06, 2025

Intervention Type: Other, Drug

Study Phase: Phase 3

Evaluation of Mammographic Breast Density Effect of Aspirin: a Companion Study to Alliance Study A011502

Enrollment Status: Terminated

Publish Date: January 16, 2025

Intervention Type: Procedure

A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection to Axillary Radiation in Breast Cancer Patients (cT1-3 N1) Who Have Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Disease After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: January 13, 2025

Intervention Type: Radiation, Procedure

Study Phase: Phase 3

Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating the Role of Weight Loss in Adjuvant Treatment of Overweight and Obese Women with Early Breast Cancer

Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting

Publish Date: January 13, 2025

Intervention Type: Other

Study Phase: Phase 3

A Phase II/III Trial of Neoadjuvant FOLFOX With Selective Use of Combined Modality Chemoradiation Versus Preoperative Combined Modality Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Low Anterior Resection With Total Mesorectal Excision (PROSPECT)

Enrollment Status: Unknown

Publish Date: February 02, 2024

Intervention Type: Procedure, Other, Drug

Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3

A Phase II Study of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) Plus Tremelimumab as Therapy for Patients With Previously Treated Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Resistant Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map Non-Match Sub-Study)

Enrollment Status: Completed

Publish Date: June 09, 2023

Intervention Type: Biological, Other

Study Drugs: Durvalumab, Tremelimumab

Study Phase: Phase 2

A Randomized Phase III Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial of Aspirin as Adjuvant Therapy for HER2 Negative Breast Cancer: The ABC Trial

Enrollment Status: Terminated

Publish Date: April 05, 2023

Intervention Type: Other, Drug

Study Drug: Aspirin

Study Phase: Phase 3

Randomized Phase II Trial Evaluating the Optimal Sequencing of PD-1 Inhibition With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and Standard Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Patients With Chemotherapy Naive Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Enrollment Status: Completed

Publish Date: December 28, 2022

Intervention Type: Drug

Study Drugs: MK-3475, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Pemetrexed

Study Phase: Phase 2

A Randomized Phase II Study of Perioperative mFOLFIRINOX Versus Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel as Therapy for Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Enrollment Status: Completed

Publish Date: October 19, 2022

Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure

Study Drugs: Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine hydrochloride, Irinotecan hydrochloride, Oxaliplatin, Paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation

Study Phase: Phase 2

Preoperative Extended Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Plus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas

Enrollment Status: Unknown

Publish Date: May 24, 2022

Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure, Radiation

Study Drugs: mFOLFIRINOX, FOLFOX

Study Phase: Phase 2

A Phase II Trial Assessing the Tolerability of Palbociclib in Combination With Letrozole or Fulvestrant in Patients Aged 70 and Older With Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

Enrollment Status: Unknown

Publish Date: October 15, 2021

Intervention Type: Other, Drug

Study Drugs: Palbociclib, Letrozole, Fulvestrant

Study Phase: Phase 2

A Phase II Study of Talazoparib (BMN 673) in Patients With Homologous Recombination Repair Deficiency Positive Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-Map Sub-Study)

Enrollment Status: Completed

Publish Date: June 23, 2021

Intervention Type: Other, Drug

Study Drug: Talazoparib

Study Phase: Phase 2

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Dipeptidylpeptidase 4 promotes survival and stemness of acute myeloid leukemia stem cells.

Journal: Cell reports

Published: February 27, 2022

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