KarenLKellyMD

Oncology • Sacramento, CA

Professor of Medicine, UCSD

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Office
2279 45th St
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone+1 916-734-5959

Fax+1 916-703-5265

Education & Training

University of ColoradoFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1987 - 1990
University of ColoradoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
CO State Medical License 1986 - 2007
NM State Medical License 1994 - 1997
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FASCO) American Society of Clinical Oncologists, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Clinical Trials

Pemetrexed Disodium and Cisplatin With or Without Cediranib Maleate in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 15
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
Romidepsin in Treating Patients With Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, or Solid Tumors With Liver Dysfunction Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 12
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
A Study of Emibetuzumab in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Participants Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
Dabrafenib in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors and Kidney or Liver Dysfunction Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 23
Terminated
Phase 1
INC280 and Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 27
Completed
Phase 1
Alisertib and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Solid Tumors or Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 09
Completed
Phase 1
Trametinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer With or Without Hepatic Dysfunction Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 10
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
LEE011 for Patients With CDK4/6 Pathway Activated Tumors (SIGNATURE) Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 25
Completed
Phase 2
Cisplatin, Etoposide and PI3K Inhibitor BKM120 in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors or Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 1
MPDL3280A and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 03
Terminated
Phase 1
Atezolizumab and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 26
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
TG4010 and Nivolumab in Patients With Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 14
Completed
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Paradigm shift in early detection: Lung cancer screening to comprehensive CT screening.
James L Mulshine, Bruce Pyenson, Cheryl Healton, Carolyn Aldige, Riccardo S Avila
European Journal of Cancer. 2025-01-31
State of Lung Cancer in Egypt: Moving Towards Improved Guidelines for Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Clinical Care Programs.
Nagla Abdel Karim, Ahmed Magdy Rabea, Philip C Mack, Janakiraman Subramanian, Ehab Khalil
JTO Clinical and Research Reports. 2025-01-01
First-in-Human Dose-Escalation Study of Fianlimab, an Antilymphocyte Activation Gene-3 Antibody, with Cemiplimab in Patients with Advanced Malignancies.
Nehal J Lakhani, Kyriakos P Papadopoulos, Melissa Lynne Johnson, Haeseong Park, Ding Wang
Clinical Cancer Research. 2024-12-16

Journal Articles

Paradoxical Effects of Obesity on T Cell Function During Tumor Progression and PD-1 Checkpoint Blockade
R Rivkah Isseroff, Emanual Maverakis, Robert J Canter, Kurt A Schalper, Karen Kelly, Bruce R Blazar, Catherine T Le, Dan L Longo, Arta M Monjazeb, Sami Ibrahimi, Nature
Abemaciclib in Combination with Single-Agent Options in Patients with Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase 1b Study
Karen Kelly, Montaser Shaheen, Shadia Jalal, Daruka Mahadevan, Clinical Cancer Research

Lectures

American Society for Radiation Oncology(ASTRO): 20th Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium inThoracic Oncology
American Society for Radiation Oncology, Chicago, Illinois - 9/6/2012
Great Debates and Updates In Thoracic Malignancies
Imedex, San Francisco, California - 5/5/2012

Press Mentions

BRAF and Lung CancerOctober 1st, 2024
‘Over-Mentored and Under-Sponsored’: Women in Thoracic Oncology Share ChallengesAugust 8th, 2022
Central Coast Hospitals Struggle with Nurse Shortages Amid COVID-19 SurgeSeptember 9th, 2021
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