NancyUan-TsinLinMD

Breast Cancer

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Chief, Division of Breast Oncology Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Office
44 Binney St
# Dana-Far
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-632-3800

Fax+1 617-632-1930

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2002 - 2005
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
VT State Medical License 2023 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Lapatinib in Combination With Trastuzumab in Patients With HER2-Positive, Metastatic Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 May 14
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Lapatinib in Combination With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Brain Metastases From HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 1
ZK219477 (Sagopilone) in Patients With Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER-2/NEU Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Carboplatin and Bevacizumab for Progressive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 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
Phase 3
Intrathecal Trastuzumab for Leptomeningeal Metastases in HER2+ Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
GRN1005 Alone or in Combination With Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer Patients With Brain Metastases Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
Fulvestrant With or Without Ganetespib in HR+ Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
A Trial of BKM120 (a PI3K Inhibitor) in Patients With Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2
BKM120 For Triple Negative Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2
ARRY-380 + Trastuzuamab for Breast w/ Brain Mets Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 1
Study of the Combination of KD019 and Trastuzumab in Subjects With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Avoiding Growth Factor During Paclitaxel Treatment in Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 07
Completed
Phase 2
Atezolizumab + Pertuzumab + Trastuzumab In CNS Mets In BC Start of enrollment: 2018 May 21
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Clinical Information and Biospecimen Collection From Patients With Recurrent or Stage IV Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 16
Suspended
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

619 citations
Response assessment criteria for brain metastases: proposal from the RANO group
Nan Lin, Eudocia Q. Lee, Hidefumi Aoyama, Igor J. Barani, Daniel P. Barboriak
The Lancet. Oncology. 2015-06-01
219 citations
Prevalence and mutational determinants of high tumor mutation burden in breast cancer.
Romualdo Barroso-Sousa, Esha Jain, Ofir Cohen, Dae Hyun Kim, Jorge E. Buendia-Buendia
Annals of Oncology. 2020-03-01
20 citations
Breast cancer subtype and intracranial recurrence patterns after brain-directed radiation for brain metastases
Daniel N. Cagney, Nayan Lamba, Sofia Montoya, Puyao Li, Luke A. Besse
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2019-04-13

Journal Articles

Attitudes of Patients with Metastatic Cancer Towards Research Biopsies
Nancy Lin, MD, Asia‐Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Press Mentions

Managing Central Nervous System Metastasis in Patients with HER2-Positive Breast CancerOctober 22nd, 2024
T-dXd Demonstrated Intracranial Activity in HER2+ Breast CancerOctober 5th, 2024
DESTINY-Breast12: T-dXd Exhibits Clinical Activity in HER2+ Breast Cancer Irrespective of Brain MetastasesSeptember 30th, 2024
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