Assistant Professor of Medicine

Principal Investigator of Phase II Consortium/NCI and Cooperative Group Trials NCI Protocol # 6490. A Phase II Study of FOLFOX6, Bevacizumab, and Cetuximab in Colorectal Cancer. NCI Protocol # 5941. A Phase II Study of PS-341 alone or in combination with irinotecan in patients with adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) or stomach. NCI Protocol # 6580. A Randomized Phase II Study of Bevacizumab (NSC# 704865) and Gemcitabine in Combination with Either Cetuximab (NSC# 714692) or OSI-774 (NSC# 718781) in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. NCI Protocol # 6254. A Phase II Study of Triapine in Combination with Gemcitabine in Adenocarcinoma of the Biliary Ducts and Gall Bladder. NCI Protocol # 6335. A Phase II Study of Single Agent Depsipeptide in Patients with Unresctable Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck CALGB 80402. Phase II Trial of LE-SN38 in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer after Progression on Oxaliplatin. CALGB 80101. A Phase III Trial of Adjuvant Chemoradiation after Resection of Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma ECOG 5204. Intergroup Randomized Phase III Study of Prospective Oxaliplatin, 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin vs Oxaliplatin, 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin and Bevacizumab for Patients with Stage II or III Rectal Cancer Receiving Pre-operative Chemoradiation. NSABP-C08. A Phase III Clinical Trial Comparing Infusional 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), Leucovorin, and Oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX6) Every Two Weeks with Bevacizumab to the Same Regimen without Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Patients with Resected Stages II and III Carcinoma of the Colon. Principal Investigator at Weill Cornell Medical College- Industry Sponsored Trials Astra Zeneca. A Phase II, Open, Randomised Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of AZD6244 vs. capecitabine (XelodaTM) in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, who have Failed First Line Gemcitabine Therapy (GemzarTM) Astra Zeneca. A Phase II, double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized study to assess the efficacy and safety of 2 doses of ZACTIMA (ZD6474) in combination with FOLFIRI vs. FOLFIRI alone for the treatment of colorectal cancer in patients who have failed therapy with an oxaliplatin and fluoropyrimidine-containing regimen