AlainAlgaziMD

Oncology • San Francisco, CA

Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of

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Office
505 Parnassus Ave # M1286
Box 1270
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-476-0624

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2007 - 2010
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

BKM120 Combined With Vemurafenib (PLX4032) in BRAFV600E/K Mutant Advanced Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 09
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Dabrafenib and Trametinib With Radiosurgery in Melanoma Brain Mets Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Phase II Study of Radiation Therapy and Vismodegib for Advanced Head/Neck Basal Cell Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Completed
Phase 2
Trametinib With GSK2141795 in BRAF Wild-type Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 10
Completed
Phase 2
Dabrafenib and Trametinib for the Treatment of Patients With Stage III-IV BRAF Mutant Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 19
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Trial of pIL-12/MK-3475 in Metastatic Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2015 Aug 17
Completed
Phase 2
Efficacy Study of Pembrolizumab in Relapsed, Locally Recurrent Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 06
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Preoperative Immunotherapy in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 08
Recruiting
Phase 2
Pepinemab in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Start of enrollment: 2021 Aug 09
Recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

355 citations
Pembrolizumab Cutaneous Adverse Events and Their Association With Disease Progression
Martina Sanlorenzo, Igor Vujic, Adil Daud, Alain Algazi, Matthew A. Gubens
JAMA Dermatology. 2015-11-01
263 citations
Tunable-combinatorial mechanisms of acquired resistance limit the efficacy of BRAF/MEK cotargeting but result in melanoma drug addiction.
Gatien Moriceau, Willy Hugo, Aayoung Hong, Hubing Shi, Xiangju Kong
Cancer Cell. 2015-02-09
74 citations
Continuous versus intermittent BRAF and MEK inhibition in patients with BRAF-mutated melanoma: a randomized phase 2 trial
Alain Algazi, Megan Othus, Adil Daud, Roger S. Lo, Janice M. Mehnert
Nature Medicine. 2020-10-05

Journal Articles

Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Melanoma Metastatic to the Brain
Kim Margolin, Alain Algazi, Omid Hamid, Christopher D Lao, Anna C Pavlick, Michael A Postow, F Stephen Hodi, Nikhil I Khushalani, Marc S Ernstoff, Hussein A Tawbi, Igo..., The New England Journal of Medicine

Press Mentions

Leaving Lymph Nodes Intact Could Increase Efficacy of Cancer ImmunotherapyApril 12th, 2023
Sequential-Combinatorial Regimens Can Make Treatment More Effective for People with Aggressive CancersAugust 12th, 2021
Sensei Biotherapeutics Announces New Clinical Data from the Ongoing Phase 1/2 Combination Trial of SNS-301 in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and NeckMay 19th, 2021
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