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Vikram C. Gorantla
Experienced in Pancreatectomy

Dr. Vikram C. Gorantla

Hematology Oncology
UPMC
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
300 Halket Street, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Experienced in Pancreatectomy
UPMC
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
300 Halket Street, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Vikram C. Gorantla, MD, specializes in the treatment of sarcoma, breast cancer, gastrointestinal malignancies, and head and neck cancers. Board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology, he received his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed his internal medicine residency at Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and his hematology/oncology fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Gorantla has a dedicated day seeing breast cancer patients at the Magee-Womens Cancer Progam. He also collaborates with surgical oncologists and gynecologists/oncologists to provide multidisciplinary care to patients.

Dr. Gorantla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Ampullary Cancer, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Pancreatectomy.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Residency
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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
Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West
Upmc Passavant
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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Gateway Health Plan
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Geisinger
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Health Care Services Corporation
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Highmark
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Humana
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Managed Medicaid
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UPMC
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Locations

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Call: 412-641-4530
Other Locations
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Call: 412-235-1020

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

A Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Phase 3 Study of Tesetaxel Plus a Reduced Dose of Capecitabine Versus Capecitabine Alone in Patients With HER2 Negative, HR Positive, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With a Taxane
A Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Phase 3 Study of Tesetaxel Plus a Reduced Dose of Capecitabine Versus Capecitabine Alone in Patients With HER2 Negative, HR Positive, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With a Taxane
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: July 30, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Tesetaxel and Capecitabine, Capecitabine
Study Phase: Phase 3

22 Total Publications

Longitudinal ctDNA Surveillance in Older Women with ER+ Breast Cancer to Facilitate Surgical De-Escalation: A Prospective, Hybrid-Decentralized Trial with Correlative Studies.
Longitudinal ctDNA Surveillance in Older Women with ER+ Breast Cancer to Facilitate Surgical De-Escalation: A Prospective, Hybrid-Decentralized Trial with Correlative Studies.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: September 02, 2025
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