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Adam Brufsky, MD, Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA

Adam M Brufsky MD


Professor of Medical Oncology, University Pittsburgh

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  • 300 Halket StreetSuite 4628Pittsburgh, PA 15213

  • Phone+1 412-641-6500

  • Fax+1 412-641-2256

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Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1992 - 1995
  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
  • Uconn School Of Medicine
    Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2012 - 2020
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
  • Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2009
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Molecular Mechanisms Linking High Body Mass Index to Breast Cancer Etiology in Post-Menopausal Breast Tumor and Tumor-Adjacent Tissues  
    Adam M Brufsky, Tari A King, Susan B Brown, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Nab-Paclitaxel plus Carboplatin or Gemcitabine vs Gemcitabine plus Carboplatin as First-Line Treatment for Patients with Triple-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer: Resu...  
    H Ali, A Brufsky, M Shtivelband, S Gluck, J Miller, R Young, Annals of Oncology
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy Guided by a 21-Gene Expression Assay in Breast Cancer  
    Matthew P Goetz, Thomas J Saphner, Joseph A Sparano, Lynne I Wagner, Peter M Ravdin, Daniel F Hayes, Adam M Brufsky, Della F Makower, Sunil S Badve, Robert J Gray, Wil..., The New England Journal of Medicine

Lectures

  • A Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient with Activating HER2 Exon 20 Insertion Mutation Responds to Poziotinib; A Case Report of Compassionate Drug Use 
    2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019

Press Mentions

  • Improving Tailored Treatment Plans in HR+, HER2- Early Breast Cancer
    Improving Tailored Treatment Plans in HR+, HER2- Early Breast CancerDecember 20th, 2024
  • Sticking with CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Wins in Post-Progression Setting
    Sticking with CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Wins in Post-Progression SettingDecember 20th, 2024
  • Agendia Unveils New Real-World-Evidence from FLEX, Highlighting the Expanding Utility of MammaPrint® and BluePrint® for Predicting Neoadjuvant Chemosensitivity and Potential Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibition in Early-Stage Breast Cancer at SABCS 2024
    Agendia Unveils New Real-World-Evidence from FLEX, Highlighting the Expanding Utility of MammaPrint® and BluePrint® for Predicting Neoadjuvant Chemosensitivity and Potential Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibition in Early-Stage Breast Cancer at SABCS 2024December 12th, 2024
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Grant Support

  • NCI NCTN-Network Lead Academic Participating Site at UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2019–2025
  • Safety Study Of Recombinant Monoclonal AntibodyNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
  • Rhumabher2/Cyclophosphamide/Doxorubicin And Placebo/Cyclophosphamide/DoxorucinbNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
  • Recombinant Humanized Anti-185her2 Monoclonal Antibody In Breast CancerNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
  • Liposomal Annamycin In Taxane Resistant Breast CancerNational Center For Research Resources1999–2000
  • Androgen Receptor Associated Proteins In Prostate CancerNational Cancer Institute1996–1998
  • Androgen Receptor Associated Proteins In Prostate CancerNational Cancer Institute1995

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