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Otto Metzger, MD, Oncology, Boston, MA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

OttoMetzgerMD

Oncology Boston, MA

Breast Cancer

Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School Executive Officer The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation

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Education & Training

  • Universite Libre de Bruxeles
    Universite Libre de BruxelesPhD, Breast Cancer, 2009 - 2013
  • Federal University of Minas Gerais
    Federal University of Minas GeraisClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2013 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Clinical Scholar Award San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2010

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Clinicopathological features among patients with advanced human epidermal growth factor-2-positive breast cancer with prolonged clinical benefit to first line trastuzu...  
    Vaz-Luis I, Seah D, Olson EM, Wagle N, Metzger-Filho O, Sohl J, Litsas G, Burstein HJ, Krop IE, Winer EP, Lin NU, Clin Breast Cancer, 8/1/2013
  • The magnitude of trastuzumab benefit in patients with HER2-positive, invasive lobular breast carcinoma: Results from the HERA trial  
    Metzger-Filho O, Procter M, de Azambuja E, Leyland-Jones B, Gelber RD, Dowsett M, Loi S, Saini KS, Cameron D, Untch M, Smith I, Gianni L, Baselga J, Jackisch C, Bell R..., J Clin Oncol, 6/1/2013
  • Analysis of Regional Timelines to Set up a Global Phase III Clinical Trial in Breast Cancer: The ALTTO Experience  
    Metzger-Filho O, de Azambuja E, Bradbury I, Saini KS, Bines J, Simon SD, Dooren VV, Aktan G, Pritchard KI, Wolff AC, Smith I, Jackisch C, Lang I, Untch M, Boyle F, Xu ..., Oncologist, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Immunophenotype and proliferation to predict for response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in TNBC: Results from BrighTNess phase III study. 
    2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
  • HER2 heterogeneity as a predictor of response to neoadjuvant T-DM1 plus pertuzumab: Results from a prospective clinical trial. 
    2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019

Press Mentions

  • Gene Signature May Be Similarly Prognostic in ILC and IDC
    Gene Signature May Be Similarly Prognostic in ILC and IDCOctober 20th, 2020
  • Patients with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Could Benefit from Additional Adjuvant Therapy
    Patients with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Could Benefit from Additional Adjuvant TherapyOctober 1st, 2020
  • Alliance Foundation Trials Opens Global Trial Investigating First-in-Class Palbociclib in HR+, HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
    Alliance Foundation Trials Opens Global Trial Investigating First-in-Class Palbociclib in HR+, HER2+ Metastatic Breast CancerAugust 22nd, 2017
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Portuguese, French

Hospital Affiliations