
Dr. Nilofer Saba Azad MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
5255 LOUGHBORO RD NW WASHINGTON DC, 20016About
Dr. Azad is an assistant professor of oncology at the Kimmel Cancer Center, with board certifications in medical oncology and internal medicine. She is developing a Phase I/II drug program for the GI ...
Education and Training
Sind Med Coll, Univ Of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan MD
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The ongoing evolution of proteomics in malignancy.
- CHFR silencing or microsatellite instability is associated with increased antitumor activity of docetaxel or gemcitabine in colorectal cancer.
- The utility of molecular testing in colorectal cancer: the promise needs progress.
- Anticancer activity of the type I insulin-like growth factor receptor antagonist, ganitumab, in combination with the death receptor 5 agonist, conatumumab.
- A Phase I study of veliparib (ABT-888) in combination with low-dose fractionated whole abdominal radiation therapy in patients with advanced solid malignancies and peritoneal carcinomatosis.
- Epigenetic therapy for solid tumors: from bench science to clinical trials.
- A robust and rapid liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometric method for the quantitative analysis of 5-azacytidine.
- A final report of a phase I study of veliparib (ABT-888) in combination with low-dose fractionated whole abdominal radiation therapy (LDFWAR) in patients with advanced solid malignancies and peritoneal carcinomatosis with a dose escalation in ovarian
- The oral VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor pazopanib in combination with the MEK inhibitor trametinib in advanced cholangiocarcinoma.
Clinical Trials
- A Phase 1/2 Safety Study of Intratumorally Dosed INT230-6
- Study of Encorafenib + Cetuximab Plus or Minus Binimetinib vs. Irinotecan/Cetuximab or Infusional 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)/Folinic Acid (FA)/Irinotecan (FOLFIRI)/Cetuximab With a Safety Lead-in of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Cetuximab in Patients With BRAF V600E-mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- A Study of Enhancing Response to MK-3475 in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
- Phase I Study of SGI-110 With Irinotecan Followed by Randomized Phase II Study of SGI-110 With Irinotecan Versus Regorafenib or TAS-102 in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- A Phase II Trial to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer (Azacitidine, Abraxane, Gemcitabine)
- Palliative Stereotactic Radiation for Pancreatic or Periampullary Adenocarcinoma
- Study of ASTX029 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
Treatments
- Anal Cancer, Bile Duct Cancer, Clinical Trials And More
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