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Office
5777 E Mayo Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85054Phone+1 480-301-8000
Summary
- Dr. Donald Northfelt is an oncologist in Scottsdale, AZ and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital and U. S. Public Health Service Phoenix Indian Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in breast cancer, general medical oncology, and hematologic disorders including coagulation disorders.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1988 - 1991
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1985
- California Institute of TechnologyMS, Geochemistry, 1978 - 1980
- University of MinnesotaBS, Geology, High Distinction, 1973 - 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
- AZ State Medical License 2002 - 2025
- CO State Medical License 2014 - 2019
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- Top Doctors:Arizona State Castle Connolly, 2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2007-2013
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Clinical Trials
- CCI-779 in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB (With Pleural Effusion) or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2004 Feb 01
- Paclitaxel Poliglumex and Capecitabine in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
- Pharmacogenetics of Anastrozole in Postmenopausal Women With Estrogen Receptor-Positive and/or Progesterone Receptor-Positive Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 72 citationsEnrichment of PI3K-AKT-mTOR Pathway Activation in Hepatic Metastases from Breast Cancer.Mariaelena Pierobon, Corinne Ramos, Shukmei Wong, K. Alex Hodge, Jessica Aldrich
Clinical Cancer Research. 2017-08-15 - 118 citationsAssociation of Event-Free and Distant Recurrence-Free Survival With Individual-Level Pathologic Complete Response in Neoadjuvant Treatment of Stages 2 and 3 Breast Can...Douglas Yee, Angela DeMichele, Christina Yau, Claudine Isaacs, W. Fraser Symmans
JAMA Oncology. 2020-09-01 - 10 citationsA randomized phase 2 study of neoadjuvant carboplatin and paclitaxel with or without atezolizumab in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) - NCI 10013.Foluso O Ademuyiwa, Feng Gao, Cherease R Street, Ina Chen, Donald W Northfelt
NPJ Breast Cancer. 2022-12-30
Journal Articles
- Phase 2 Trial of Paclitaxel Polyglumex with Capecitabine for Metastatic Breast CancerNorthfelt DW, Allred JB, Liu HS, Hobday TJ, Rodacker MW, Lyss AP, Fitch TR, Perez EA, American Journal Of Clinical Oncology-cancer Clinical Trials, 1/1/2014
- Clinical Utility of Gene Expression Profiling Data for Clinical Decision-Making regarding Adjuvant Therapy in Early Stage, Node-Negative Breast Cancer: A Case ReportSchuster SR, Pockaj BA, Bothe MR, David PS, Northfelt DW, J Pers Med, 1/1/2012
- Osteoporosis Prevention in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Ablation Therapy: Placebo-controlled Double-blind Study of Estradiol and Risedronate: N01C8Kearns AE, Northfelt DW, Dueck AC, Atherton PJ, Dakhil SR, Rowland KM Jr, Fuloria J, Flynn PJ, Dentchev T, Loprinzi CL, Support Care Cancer, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A Phase I/ii Dose Escalation Study of Tkm-080301, a Rnai Therapeutic Directed against Plk1, in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors, with an Expansion Cohort of Patient...Ramanathan RK, Hamburg SI, Halfdanarson TR, Borad MJ, Seetharam M, Curtis KK, Lee P, Fredlund P, Gilbert M, Semple SC, Judge AD, Crowell B, Vocila L, MacLachlan I, Nor..., Pancreas, 1/1/2014
- Back to Basics: Traditional Nottingham Grade Mitotic Scores Alone Are Significant in Predicting SurvivalMcCullough A, Dueck A, Ocal T, Lidner T, Gray R, Nabil W, Northfelt D, Anderson K, Pockaj B, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2014
- Phase I Dose-escalation And Drug Interaction Study Of Abt-888 (parp1 Inhibitor) And Topotecan (topoisomerase I Inhibitor) In Patients With Advanced CancerBoakye-Agyeman F, Reid J, Menefee M, Buhrow S, Walden C, Piens J, Kayode O, Erlichman C, Haluska P,Northfelt DW, Kaufmann SH, Ames M, Satele DV, Tang H, Peethambaram P..., Clin Pharmacol Ther, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Interesting Cases in Breast DiseaseScottsdale, Arizona - 1/1/2013
- What's New in Breast, Lung, Prostate, and Colon Cancer for the Primary PhysicianSedona, Arizona - 1/1/2012
- What Should I Eat, How Should I Exercise, How Can I Lose Weight?Scottsdale, Arizona - 1/1/2012
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Press Mentions
- Breast Cancer Clinical Trails: Why They Are ImportantJune 3rd, 2022
- Breast Cancer Now Leading Cause of Cancer Death in African American/Black WomenFebruary 11th, 2022
- Meet Heidi Kosiorek, Biostatistician and Cancer ResearcherApril 29th, 2020
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