Jonathan W. Friedberg MD M.M.Sc.

Hematology•Rochester, NY

Director of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, and Director of Hematological Malignancies Clinical Researc

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601 Elmwood Ave Box 704James P Wilmot Cancer CtrRochester, NY 14642
Phone+1 585-275-4911
Fax+1 585-276-2743

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1997 - 2000
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1997 - 1999
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2002 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1997 - 2004
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

S0433 Iodine I 131 Tositumomab, Rituximab, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Older Patients With Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 2
Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2005 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
Bortezomib and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2005 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Rituxan/BEAM vs Bexxar/BEAM in Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (BMTCTN0401) Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3
Surgery With or Without Docetaxel and Leuprolide or Goserelin in Treating Patients With High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 May 08
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Comparison of Different Types of Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 12
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
Pilot Study of Bortezomib, Bendamustine and Rituximab on Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
S0801 Iodine I 131 Tositumomab, Rituximab, and Combination Chemotherapy in Previously Untreated Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
S0816 Fludeoxyglucose F 18-PET/CT Imaging and Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Additional Chemotherapy and G-CSF in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Hodgkin Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
S0919 Idarubicin, Cytarabine, and Pravastatin in Treating Patients With Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 10
Completed
Phase 2
Lenalidomide With or Without Epoetin Alfa in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Anemia Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 29
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Cisplatin With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Urinary Tract Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 15
Completed
Phase 3
Phase III Randomized Trial of Clofarabine as Induction and Post-Remission Therapy vs. Standard Daunorubicin & Cytarabine Induction and Intermediate Dose Cytarabine Post-Remission Therapy, Followed by Decitabine Maintenance vs. Observation in Newly-Diagnos Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
S0812 High Dose Cholecalciferol in Premenopausal Women at High-Risk for Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
S0931, Everolimus in Treating Patients With Kidney Cancer Who Have Undergone Surgery Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
S8947-9800-9911-0016A Vitamin D Insufficiency in Determining Prognosis in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Follicular Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
Chemotherapy Based on Positron Emission Tomography Scan in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Hodgkin Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
Phase 2
Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin Calcium, and Fluorouracil With or Without Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer Previously Treated With Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
S1011 Standard or Extended Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Invasive Bladder Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 25
COMPLETED
NA
Diet in Altering Disease Progression in Patients With Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
Early Surgery or Standard Palliative Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 May 16
Completed
Not Applicable
Dasatinib Followed by Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 14
Completed
Phase 2
A Safety and Efficacy Study of SB1518 for the Treatment of Advanced Lymphoid Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
Tamoxifen Citrate, Letrozole, Anastrozole, or Exemestane With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Invasive RxPONDER Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 15
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
Chemotherapy With or Without Trastuzumab After Surgery in Treating Women With Invasive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 06
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
Study of Carfilzomib and Vorinostat for Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1
S0820, Adenoma and Second Primary Prevention Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 23
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
S1201: Combination Chemo for Patients W/Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal, Gastric, or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
S1202: Duloxetine Hydrochloride for Muscle/Joint Pain in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Receiving Hormone Therapy Start of enrollment: 2013 May 15
Completed
Phase 3
S1207 Hormone Therapy With or Without Everolimus in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 12
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
A Study of Brentuximab Vedotin With Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) and CD30-expressing Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL) Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 31
Completed
Phase 2
ECHELON-2: A Comparison of Brentuximab Vedotin and CHP With Standard-of-care CHOP in the Treatment of Patients With CD30-positive Mature T-cell Lymphomas Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 31
Completed
Phase 3
Cytarabine and Daunorubicin Hydrochloride or Idarubicin and Cytarabine With or Without Vorinostat in Treating Younger Patients With Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 12
Completed
Phase 3
S1216, Phase III ADT+TAK-700 vs. ADT+Bicalutamide for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 08
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
Pazopanib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Progressive Carcinoid Tumors Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 20
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE2
Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Lenalidomide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage II-IV Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 27
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE2
Rituximab and Bendamustine Hydrochloride, Rituximab and Ibrutinib, or Ibrutinib Alone in Treating Older Patients With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 15
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
S1312, Inotuzumab Ozogamicin and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 13
Completed
Phase 1
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Blinatumomab in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed BCR-ABL-Negative B Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2014 May 19
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
Trametinib or Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Refractory or Advanced Biliary or Gallbladder Cancer or That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
Ibrutinib and Rituximab Compared With Fludarabine Phosphate, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 10
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
Clofarabine or Daunorubicin Hydrochloride and Cytarabine Followed By Decitabine or Observation in Treating Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 04
COMPLETED
PHASE3
Serologic Response to SHINGRIX Vaccine in Patients With CLL and WM Treated With BTK Inhibitors Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The A-HIPI prediction model in advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma: identification of risk groups and creation of an online tool.
Matthew J Maurer, Susan K Parsons, Jenica N Upshaw, Angie Mae Rodday, Raphael Mwangi
Blood Advances. 2025-03-25
Treatment patterns and outcomes in follicular lymphoma with POD24: an analysis from the LEO Consortium.
Jonathan R Day, Melissa C Larson, Urshila Durani, Jean L Koff, Yucai Wang
Blood Advances. 2025-03-11
1 citations
Vitamin D in patients with low tumor-burden indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with rituximab therapy (ILyAD): a randomized, phase 3 clinical trial.
Jonathan W Friedberg, Michael T Brady, Myla Strawderman, Brad S Kahl, Izidore S Lossos
Eclinicalmedicine. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

CALBG 50604: Risk-Adapted Treatment of Non-Bulky Early Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma Based on Interim PET
David J Straus, Heiko Schoder, Bruce D Cheson, John C Grecula, Lale Kostakoglu, Eric D Hsi, Leslie L Popplewell, John P Leonard, Craig H Moskowitz, Brad S Kahl, Jonath..., Blood

Abstracts/Posters

Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13) Predicts 1-Year Mortality Risk in Newly Diagnosed Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
A Phase 1/2 Study of Umbralisib Ublituximab and Venetoclax in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Utility and Patterns of Use of PET/CT and Bone Marrow Biopsy for Staging in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in the Clinical Setting: A Retrospective Analysis Using the LEO Database
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Assessment in the ECOG1411 Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Front-Line Bendamustine-Rituximab (BR)-Based Induction Followed By Rituximab (R) ...
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Intraclonal Heterogeneity Caused By Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase Is Not a Prognostic Biomarker in Untreated Advanced Stage Follicular Lymphoma: An Analysis of...
onathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Phase 2 Study of Frontline Brentuximab Vedotin Plus Nivolumab in Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma Aged _60 YearsClinically Relevant Abstract
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Treatment with Full Chemotherapy Regimens in Older Adults with Hodgkin Lymphoma Improves 3-Year Overall Survival, but Less Than Half Receive Full Regimens
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
A Pilot Study of Brentuximab Vedotin Combined with AVD Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Early Stage, Unfavorable Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Potential Factors That Impact Lenalidomide/R-CHOP Efficacy in Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the ROBUST and ECOG-ACRIN 1412 Studies
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
PET-Directed Therapy for Patients with Limited-Stage Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma - Results of Intergroup Nctn Study S1001
Jonathan W. Friedberg, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
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Lectures

Indolent Lymphoma and Vitamin D (ILyAD): A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Supplemental Effect of Vitamin D on Event-Free Survival i...
61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
Featured Topic: Novel Therapies and Taxonomy in Lymphoid Neoplasms: Are We Ready for the Shift?
60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 12/2/2018
The Lymphoma Epidemiology of Outcomes (LEO) Cohort Study Reflects the Demographics and Subtypes of Patients Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in the United States
2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Five-Year Outcomes of SWOG S0: A Randomized Phase II US Intergroup Study of R-HCVAD Vs. R-Bendamustine Followed By Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Patients with Ma...
2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Addressing Current Questions and Controversies in the Management of Lymphomas and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 11/30/2018
Long-term follow-up of brentuximab vedotin dacarbazine as first line therapy in elderly patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.
2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
2012 Highlights of ASH in North America (Atlanta, GA)
American Society of Hematology (ASH), Atlanta, Georgia - 1/27/2012
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Press Mentions

Early Progression in Follicular LymphomaApril 2nd, 2025
Achieving NCI Designation: What Did It Take?March 19th, 2025
Surgeon-Scientist Ryan Fields to Chair URMC Department of SurgeryDecember 4th, 2024
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Grant Support

University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute Support GrantUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER2025–2030
Vitamin D and Follicular lymphomaNational Cancer Institute2017–2022