WellsAMessersmithMD

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Professor and Head, Division of Medical Oncology, University Colorado; Chief Medical Officer, Oncology Services (UCHealth); Associate Director for Clinical Services, University of Colorado Cancer Center

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Overview of Dr. Messersmith

Dr. Wells Messersmith is a medical oncologist in Aurora, CO and is affiliated with University of Colorado Hospital/University of Colorado Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 17 years.

Office
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Book by Phone+1(720) 358-7670

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2001 - 2004
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2007 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2001 - 2015
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Testing the Combination of Anetumab Ravtansine With Either Nivolumab, Nivolumab and Ipilimumab, or Gemcitabine and Nivolumab in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 09
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
TR1801-ADC in Patients With Tumors That Express c-Met Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 14
Suspended
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

CHD1L Inhibitor OTI-611 Synergizes with Chemotherapy to Enhance Antitumor Efficacy and Prolong Survival in Colorectal Cancer Mouse Models.
Rita Sala, Hector Esquer, Timothy Kellett, Sophia Clune, Paul Awolade
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024-12-07
1 citations
A Phase Ib/II Randomized Clinical Trial of Oleclumab with or without Durvalumab plus Chemotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Andrew L Coveler, Matthew J Reilley, Mark Zalupski, Teresa Macarulla, Christos Fountzilas
Clinical Cancer Research. 2024-10-15
A Phase II Study of Potentiation of Pembrolizumab with Binimetinib and Bevacizumab in Refractory Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer.
Robert W Lentz, Tyler J Friedrich, Patrick J Blatchford, Kimberly R Jordan, Todd M Pitts
Clinical Cancer Research. 2024-09-03

Lectures

Finances and Compensation Plans
ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 6/1/2019

Press Mentions

‘Really Extraordinary’: CU School of Medicine Honors Distinguished Clinicians and Faculty ProfessionalismJuly 30th, 2024
Wings of Hope Raises More Than $100,000 for Pancreatic Cancer Research at CU Cancer CenterOctober 7th, 2021
For Some People, Their Genes and Their Cancer Drugs Don’t Mix. A Colorado Center Is Trying to Fix ThatFebruary 29th, 2024
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