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Office
265 Cohasset Rd
Chico, CA 95926Phone+1 530-332-4700
Summary
- Dr. Rubens Costa Filho is an oncologist based in Chico, CA with experience in various areas including anemia of chronic kidney disease and head and neck oncology. His education includes fellowships in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation at City of Hope National Medical Center and Hematology and Medical Oncology at Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium. He has authored numerous oncology-related publications in reputable journals such as The Annals of Oncology, Cancer, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and Oncotarget. Dr. Costa Filho is recipient of the Fellow award from the American College of Physicians and the Physician Recognition Award from the American Medical Association.
Education & Training
- City of Hope National Medical CenterFellowship, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, 2010 - 2011
- Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH/AGH)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2007 - 2010
- Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
- OtherClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2017 - 2020
- WA State Medical License 2017 - 2020
- NM State Medical License 2015 - 2019
- IA State Medical License 2011 - 2016
- PA State Medical License 2004 - 2010
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
- Johns Hopkins Carey Business SchoolExecutive Certificate in Health Care Leadership & Management
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician Recognition Award American Medical Association
- Spirit of Planetree Physician Award Nominee Enloe Health, 2024
- Fellow American College of Physicians
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsAnaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Mutation (ALK F1174C) in Small Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate and Molecular Response to AlectinibBenedito A. Carneiro, Sahithi Pamarthy, Ami N. Shah, Vinay Sagar, Kenji Unno
Clinical Cancer Research. 2018-06-15 - 29 citationsSuccessful plasma exchange combined with rituximab therapy in aggressive APS-related cutaneous necrosis.Rubens Costa, Salman Fazal, Robert B. Kaplan, Joel A. Spero, Ricardo Lima Barros Costa
Clinical Rheumatology. 2013-03-01 - 62 citationsEfficacy and cardiac safety of adjuvant trastuzumab-based chemotherapy regimens for HER2-positive early breast cancerR. B. Costa, G. Kurra, L. Greenberg, Charles E. Geyer
Annals of Oncology. 2010-11-01
Journal Articles
- Nivolumab in Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Results of a Phase 2 TrialBenedito A Carneiro , Bhavana Konda, Rubens B Costa, Ricardo L B Costa , Vinay Sagar , Demirkan B Gursel , Lawrence S Kirschner , Young Kwang Chae, Sarki A Abdulkadir..., The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 12/1/2019
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of selected toxicities of approved ALK inhibitors in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.Costa RB, Costa RLB, Talamantes SM, Kaplan JB, Bhave MA, Rademaker A, Miller C, Carneiro BA, Mahalingam D, Chae YK., Oncotarget., 4/24/2018
- An Extremely Rapid Case of Pneumonitis With the Use of Nivolumab for Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaRubens Barros Costa, Al Benson, Vahid Yaghmai , Ricardo L B Costa , Haijun Zhou, Amir Behdad , Jason B Kaplan, Maureen Sadim , Sarah Talamantes , Aparna Kalyan, Case Rep Oncol Med, 4/1/2018
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Abstracts/Posters
- Outcomes of Mantle Cell Lymphoma after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationRubens Costa, Joycelynne Palmer, Yan Shen, Tanya Paris, Leslie Popplewell, Neil M. Kogut, Stephen J. Forman, Auayporn Nademanee, 2012 ASBMT TANDEM CONFERENCES, Honololu, 1/30/2012
- Safety and utility of liver biopsy in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with liver dysfunction. Heather Benjamin, Rubens Costa, Lavanya Tiriveedhi, Richard Shadduck, James Rossetti, Entezam Sahovic, John Lister, BMT Tandem Meetings, Honolulu, HI, 2/18/2011
- Activity of Azacitidine in Chronic Myelomonocytic LeukemiaRubens Costa, Haifaa Abdulhaq, Bushra Haq, Joan Latsko, Folefac D. Atem, James M. Rossetti, Entezam Sahovic, John Lister, ASCO ANNUAL MEETING 2010, Chicago, 5/18/2010
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish, Portuguese
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