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Office
1250 E Marshall St
# Surgery
Richmond, VA 23298Phone+1 804-828-9325Fax+1 804-828-4808
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1983
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPh.D., 1978
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1975
- Yale UniversityB.A., Cum Laude, 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 1977 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Cancer Doctors Newsweek, 2015
- Physicians Distinguished Clinician Award MCV, 2015
- Best Bedside Manner (Oncology) – Honorable Mention OurHealth Magazine, 2014
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Clinical Trials
- Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Breast Cancer That Can Be Surgically Removed Start of enrollment: 1995 Dec 01
- Pilot Study of 18F Fluoropaclitaxel (FPAC) Start of enrollment: 2005 May 01
- Radiation Therapy With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Who Have Undergone Lumpectomy Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 10
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 233 citationsCurrent Landscape of Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer: A ReviewSylvia Adams, Margaret E. Gatti-Mays, Kevin Kalinsky, Larissa A. Korde, Elad Sharon
JAMA Oncology. 2019-08-01 - 4 citationsA Rare Case of Large-Vessel Vasculitis following Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Pegfilgrastim.Joseph Mort, Shipra Maheshwari, Nayanika Basu, Patrick Dillon, Kevin Brady
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2022-01-01 - 42 citationsPapillary lesions of the breast: To excise or observe?Sidrah Khan, Adrian Diaz, Kellie J. Archer, Rebecca R. Lehman, Tiffany Mullins
The Breast Journal. 2018-05-01
Journal Articles
- Neoadjuvant plus adjuvant bevacizumab in early breast cancer (NSABP B-40 [NRG Oncology]): secondary outcomes of a phase 3, randomised controlled trialBear, HD, Tang, G, Rastogi, P, Geyer, CE Jr., Liu, Q, Robidoux, A, Baez-Diaz, L, Brufsky, A, Mehta, RS, Fehrenbacher, L, Young, JA, Senecal, FM, Gaur, R, Margolese, RG..., Lancet Oncol, 1/1/2015
- Addition of interleukin-21 for expansion of T-cells for adoptive immunotherapy of murine melanomaZoon, C.K., Wan, W., Graham, L., Bear, H.D., Int J Molec Sci, 1/1/2015
- Randomized sham controlled trial of cranial microcurrent stimulation for symptoms of depression, anxiety, pain, fatigue and sleep disturbances in women receiving chemo...Lyon, D. Kelly,D., Walter, J., Bear, H., Thacker, L., Elswick, R.K., SpringerPlus, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Augmentation of adoptive cellular immunotherapy for breast cancer with decitabine.Terracina, KP, Graham, LJ, Payne, K, Manjili, MH, Bear, HD., Society of Surgical Oncology 68th Annual Cancer Symposium, 1/1/2015
- The effect on overall and disease-free survival (OS & DFS) by adding bevacizumab and/or antimetabolites to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy: NSABP Protocol B-40.Harry D. Bear, Gong Tang, Priya Rastogi, Charles E. Geyer, Jr., Qing Liu, André Robidoux, James N. Atkins, Luis Baez-Diaz, Adam M. Brufsky, Rita S. Mehta, Louis Fehren..., SABCS, 1/1/2014
- A phase ii study of [(18)F]-3'DEOXY-3'-fluorothymidine positron emission tomography (FLT-PET) in the assessment of early response in locally advanced breast cancer (LA...Bear, H.D., ASCO, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Molecular Profiling: Hormone Therapy vs. ChemotherapySan Juan, Puerto Rico - 1/3/2015
- Timing of Sentinel Node BiopsySan Juan, Puerto Rico - 1/3/2015
- Update on NSABP/NRG Breast Cancer Clinical TrialsSan Juan, Puerto Rico - 1/2/2015
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Other
- Role of Taxanes in Primary Systemic Therapy of Breast Cancer. in "New Perspectives of Targeted Therapy of Breast Cancer: The Role of Taxanes in Adjuvant Breast Cancer ...Bear, H.D., NMCR monograph
1/1/2006 - Management of early stage breast cancer: Palpable symptomatic mass. (videorecording)Bear, H.D., Simonson, C., Smith, T.J., Swisher, K., Williams, R.B., Lawrence, W. Jr., Virginia Hospital Television Network, Office of Medical Education,
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,VA - 1/1/1991 - Doctoral Thesis: Anti-ldiotype Antibody to Alloantibody of a Single SpecificityBear, H.D.
1/1/1978
Press Mentions
- Doctors Hope Experimental Drug Combo Will Increase Immune Response to Breast CancerJune 6th, 2018
- VCU Breast Cancer Trial Finds Chemo AlternativeJune 6th, 2017
- How Women and Wellness Event Is Changing the Fight Against CancerFebruary 7th, 2017
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Grant Support
- Expansion Of Anti Tumor T Cells From Tumor Bearing HostsNational Cancer Institute2002–2004
- Core--Hybridoma/Cell Culture/Immune MonitoringNational Cancer Institute2002
- Phase I Study Of Adoptive Cellular Therapy Of Solid Tumor MalignanciesNational Center For Research Resources1998–2001
- Adoptive Cellular Therapy Of Breast Cancer With Her2/NeuNational Center For Research Resources2000
- Surgical Oncology Research Training ProgramNational Cancer Institute1995–2000
- Expansion Of Antitumor T Cells From Tumor-Bearing HostsNational Cancer Institute1994–2000
- Core--Hybridoma Monoclonal AntibodyNational Cancer Institute1994–2000
- Core--Hybridoma Monoclonal Antibody And Cell ProductionNational Cancer Institute1999
- Phase I Study Of Adoptive Cellular Therapy Of Solid NeoplasmsNational Center For Research Resources1997
- Phase I Study--Adoptive Cellular Therapy With BryostatinNational Cancer Institute1995–1996
- Expansion Of Anti-Tumor T Cells From Tumor-Bearing HostsNational Cancer Institute1988–1993
- Suppressor T Cell Regulation Of Tumor ImmunityNational Cancer Institute1986–1988
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