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Office
1120 NW 14th St Ste 610b
Miami, FL 33136Phone+1 305-243-9779Fax+1 305-243-0424
Summary
- Dr. Marijo Bilusic, MD, PhD, is a board-certified medical oncologist who treats genitourinary tumors (adrenal, kidney, prostate, bladder, and testis). His current research interests focus on tumor immunology and the development of novel immunotherapy approaches for prostate cancer and other genitourinary tumors using therapeutic cancer vaccines, antibodies, immune modulators or immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Dr. Bilusic received his M.D. degree from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine in Croatia and completed his Ph.D. training at the University of Split School of Medicine in Croatia. In addition, he completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in physiological genomics at the Medical College of Wisconsin's Human and Molecular Genetics Center in Milwaukee, WI. He successfully completed a clinical fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), in Bethesda, MD.
Dr. Bilusic served as an assistant professor Genitourinary medical oncology) at the Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple Health from 2012 – 2016 and then joined the NCI Genitourinary Malignancy Branch in 2016 as an Associate Research Physician (equivalent to Associate Professor). During his time at the NCI, he also served as Associate Program Director, NIH Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program from July 2016 – July 2018, and then as Program Director from July 2018 – July 2021. In 2017 Dr. Bilusic received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Award as a member of NIH Hematology Oncology Fellowship Team for extraordinary resourcefulness and initiative. His passion for teaching and mentoring has earned multiple awards at NIH and NCI.
In July 2021, Dr. Bilusic joined Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center / University of Miami Health System as GU Medical Oncology Team Lead. He is board-certified in medical oncology, hematology, and internal medicine.
Education & Training
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2009 - 2012
- Rutgers Health/Trinitas Regional Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
- Rutgers Health/Trinitas Regional Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
- University of Split School of MedicinePh.D., 2000 - 2005
- University of Zagreb Faculty of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2012 - 2022
- NJ State Medical License 2008 - 2013
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Educational Institution and Federal Laboratory Partnership award Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Mid-Atlantic Region, 2018
- Clinical Excellence Award CCR (Center for Cancer Research), 2017
- NIH Director�s Award 2017
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Clinical Trials
- Bicalutamide With or Without Metformin for Biochemical Recurrence in Overweight or Obese Prostate Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 01
- Safety and Tolerability Trial (MVA-BN-Brachyury/FPV-Brachyury) Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 08
- Treatment of Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Using Multi-Targeted Recombinant Ad5 PSA/MUC1/Brachyury Based Immunotherapy Vaccines Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 24
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 62 citationsClinical evaluation of TRICOM vector therapeutic cancer vaccines.Ravi A. Madan, Marijo Bilusic, Christopher R. Heery, Jeffrey Schlom, James L. Gulley
Seminars in Oncology. 2012-06-01 - 44 citationsNeoadjuvant PROSTVAC prior to radical prostatectomy enhances T-cell infiltration into the tumor immune microenvironment in men with prostate cancerHoussein Abdul Sater, Jennifer L. Marte, Renee N. Donahue, Beatriz Walter-Rodriguez, Christopher R. Heery
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2020-03-01 - 18 citationsSequential Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Newly Diagnosed High-risk Prostate Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Enzalutamide is Predictive of Therapeutic Response.Fatima Karzai, Stephanie M. Walker, Scott Wilkinson, Ravi A. Madan, Joanna H. Shih
Clinical Cancer Research. 2021-01-15
Journal Articles
- Neoadjuvant Dose-dense Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: Results of a Phase 2 TrialAnari F, O�Neill J, Choi W, Chen DYT, Haseebuddin M, Kutikov A, Dulaimi E, R Alpaugh K, Devarajan K, Greenberg RE, Bilusic M, Wong YN, Viterbo R, Hoffman-Censits JH, L..., European Urologu Oncology, 1/1/2018
- Relationships Among Financial Distress, Emotional Distress, and Overall Distress in Insured Patients With CancerMeeker CR, Geynisman DM, Egleston BL, Hall MJ, Mechanic KY, Bilusic M, Plimack ER, Martin LP, von Mehren M, Lewis B, Wong YN, J Oncol Pract., 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Effect of rilimogene galvacirepvec/rilimogene glafolivec on intra/peritumoral immune infiltrate in patients with localized prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatec...Gulley JL, Sater HA, Marte J, Donahue RN, Rodriguez BW, Heery CR, Stern M, Thompson D, Cordes LM, Chun G, Karzai F, Bilusic M, Schlom J, Dahut WL, Madan RA, Pinto PA, ASCO Annual Meeting. J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2018
- Intermittent short course enzalutamide in biochemically recurrent prostate cancer: Analysis of PSA recovery, testosterone levels and tolerabilityAl Harthy M, Singh H, Karzai F, Arlen P, Theoret M, Marte J, Bilusic M, Couvillon A, Owens H, Hankin A, Cordes L, Rosner I, Strauss J, Figg WD, Schlom J, Dahut W, ..., ESMO Annual Meeting. Annals of Oncology, 1/1/2018
- A phase 2 study of olaparib and durvalumab in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) in an unselected population.Karzai F, Madan RA, Owens H, Couvillon A, Hankin A, Williams M, Bilusic M, Cordes LM, Trepel JB, Killian K, Meltzer PS, Gulley JL, Lee J, Dahut WL, GU ASCO Annual Meeting. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1/1/2018
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Lectures
- Cancer: Pathophysiology, Current Therapies, Clinical Trials and Drug Development CourseWashington, DC - 1/18/2018
- Medical Management of Prostate CancerLafayette Hill, PA - 1/19/2014
- Best of Journals: Prostate CancerSan Francisco, CA - 1/31/2014
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Press Mentions
- Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: 2020 Immunotherapy Research UpdateMay 23rd, 2020
- Kidney Cancer Awareness Month: 2020 Immunotherapy Research UpdateMarch 12th, 2020
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Hematology Oncology FellowshipApril 30th, 2017
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Croatian
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