GoetzKloeckerMD

Oncology • Louisville, KY

Hematologic Oncology, Thoracic Cancer

Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine

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Office
529 S Jackson St
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone+1 502-562-4370

Fax+1 502-562-6811
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Education & Training

University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2001 - 2003
University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Technical University Munich Faculty of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 1997 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Using TRAP to Evaluate the Effect of Zometa on Bone Metastasis Due to Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Oxaliplatin in Combination With Capecitabine and Concurrent Radiation Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 1
Second Line Erlotinib (Tarceva) Plus Digoxin in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Using Iron With Procrit in Advanced Lung Cancer Patients With Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Allogeneic Cellular Vaccine 1650-G for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
The Effect of Beta-glucan in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Port Will be Flushed Every 3 Months Instead of Every 4-6 Wks, as Recommended by Port Manufacturer. Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
STEREOtactic Radiation and Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer (STEREO) Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Phase IIB/III Of TG4010 Immunotherapy In Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
An Assessment of the Ability of Fentanyl Citrate Nasal Spray to Manage Breakthrough Pain in Cancer Patients. Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
Study of TH-302 or Placebo in Combination With Pemetrexed in Patients With Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 2
A Study of Abemaciclib (LY2835219) in Participants With Previously Treated KRAS Mutated Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 03
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Overcoming barriers to lung cancer screening using a systemwide approach with additional focus on the non-screened.
Michael R Gieske, Jessica Kerns, Gary M Schmitt, Goetz Kloecker, Irfan A Budhani, Joseph Nolan, Valerie A Williams, Deema Alkapalan, Katelyn Ferguson, Ryan Yadav, Royc...> ;Journal of Medical Screening. 2023 Oct 19
9 citations
Tumor Treating Fields therapy with standard systemic therapy versus standard systemic therapy alone in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer following progression on o...
Ticiana Leal, Rupesh Kotecha, Rodryg Ramlau, Li Zhang, Janusz Milanowski, Manuel Cobo, Jaromir Roubec, Lubos Petruzelka, Libor Havel, Sujith Kalmadi, Jeffrey Ward, Zor...> ;The Lancet. Oncology. 2023 Sep 1
2 citations
Cellular Therapy for Lung Cancer: Focusing on Chimeric Antigen Receptor T (CAR T) Cells and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) Therapy.
Vatsala Katiyar, Jason Chesney, Goetz Kloecker> ;Cancers. 2023 Jul 23
Social Distancing to Avoid SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cancer and Noncancer Patients.
Goetz Kloecker, Joseph Nolan, Leslie Korbee, Royce Calhoun, Barbara Logan, Dan Flora, Douglas Flora, Philip Hartman> ;Journal of Patient Safety. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Venous and arterial thromboembolism with immunotherapy compared to platinum-based therapy.
Satish Maharaj, Simone Chang, Goetz Kloecker, Jason Chesney, Rebecca Redman, Adam Rojan> ;Thrombosis Research. 2022 Sep 1
7 citations
The Utility of Differential Scanning Calorimetry Curves of Blood Plasma for Diagnosis, Subtype Differentiation and Predicted Survival in Lung Cancer
Gabriela Schneider, Alagammai Kaliappan, Taylor Q. Nguyen, Robert Buscaglia, Guy Brock, Melissa Barousse Hall, Crissie DeSpirito, Daniel W. Wilkey, Michael L. Merchant...> ;Cancers. 2021 Oct 23
4 citations
Radiotherapy in brain metastases from EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Shruti Bhandari, Neal Dunlap, Goetz H. Kloecker> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021 May 1
5 citations
The Hispanic paradox in non-small cell lung cancer.
Rohit Kumar, Franklin Castillero, Shruti Bhandari, Sindhu Janarthanam Malapati, Goetz H. Kloecker> ;Hematology/oncology and Stem Cell Therapy. 2021 Mar 10
77 citations
A phase 2 trial of consolidation pembrolizumab following concurrent chemoradiation for patients with unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer: Hoosier cancer ...
Greg Andrew Durm, Salma K. Jabbour, Sandra Althouse, Ziyue Liu, Ahad Ali Sadiq, Robin Zon, Shadia I. Jalal, Goetz H. Kloecker, Michael J. Williamson, Karen L. Reckamp,...> ;Cancer. 2020 Oct 1
NSCLC patient "migration" for treatment: A retrospective analysis of patient characteristics, travel patterns, and survival differences.
Danh Pham, Shruti Bhandari, Christina Pinkston, Malgorzata Oechsli, Goetz Kloecker> ;Current Problems in Cancer. 2020 Aug 1
3 citations
The association between history of traumatic events and health-related quality of life among lung cancer patients.
René Bayley-Veloso, Yvette Z. Szabo, Elizabeth Cash, Lauren A. Zimmaro, Chelsea Siwik, Goetz Kloecker, Paul Salmon, Kathleen van der Gryp, Sandra E. Sephton> ;Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 2020 Jun 29
52 citations
Lung cancer screening registry reveals low-dose CT screening remains heavily underutilized
Danh Pham, Shruti Bhandari, Christina Pinkston, Malgorzata Oechsli, Goetz Kloecker> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2020 May 1
85 citations
Transcription factor c-Maf is a checkpoint that programs macrophages in lung cancer
Min Liu, Zan Tong, Chuanlin Ding, Fengling Luo, Shouzhen Wu, Caijun Wu, Sabrin Albeituni, Liqing He, Xiaoling Hu, David Tieri, Eric C. Rouchka, Michito Hamada, Satoru ...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2020 Apr 1
1 citations
Harlequin sign in Pancoast tumor
Rohit Kumar, Shruti Bhandari, Goetz Kloecker> ;Current Problems in Cancer. 2020 Apr 1
3 citations
Treatment Timing in Small Cell Lung Cancer, a National Cancer Database Analysis.
Shruti Bhandari, Rohit Kumar, Danh Pham, Jeremy Gaskins, Goetz Kloecker> ;American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2020 Jan 31
11 citations
Performance of community-based lung cancer screening program in a Histoplasma endemic region.
Shruti Bhandari, Prashant Tripathi, Danh Pham, Christina Pinkston, Goetz Kloecker> ;Lung Cancer. 2019 Oct 1
5 citations
Timing of treatment in small-cell lung cancer
Shruti Bhandari, Danh Pham, Christina Pinkston, Malgorzata Oechsli, Goetz Kloecker> ;Medical Oncology. 2019 Apr 25
Rescue therapy for acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura unresponsive to conventional treatment.
Samuel B Reynolds, Hamza Hashmi, Phuong T. Ngo, Goetz Kloecker> ;BMJ Case Reports. 2019 Jan 1
11 citations
Treatment and outcomes of non-small-cell lung cancer patients with high comorbidity.
Jorge A. Rios, Rahul Gosain, Bernardo H. L. Goulart, Bin Huang, Margaret N. Oechsli, Jaclyn K. McDowell, Quan Chen, Thomas C. Tucker, Goetz Kloecker> ;Cancer Management and Research. 2018 Jan 24
12 citations
A phase 2, open-label, multi-center study of amuvatinib in combination with platinum etoposide chemotherapy in platinum-refractory small cell lung cancer patients
Lauren Averett Byers, Leora Horn, Jitendra Ghandi, Goetz Kloecker, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, Saiama N. Waqar, Maciej Krzakowski, Robert J. Cardnell, Junya Fujimoto, Pietro...> ;Oncotarget. 2017 Aug 3
16 citations
Phase II Trial on Extending the Maintenance Flushing Interval of Implanted Ports.
Jorge A. Diaz, Shesh N. Rai, Xiaoyoung Wu, Ju-Hsien Chao, Ajoy Dias, Goetz Kloecker> ;Journal of Oncology Practice. 2017 Jan 1
4 citations
The role of alectinib in the treatment of advanced ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer.
Srividya Srinivasamaharaj, Bilal Khameze Salame, Jorge Arturo Rios-Perez, Goetz Kloecker, Cesar A. Perez> ;Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 2016 Nov 3
19 citations
Static micro-array isolation, dynamic time series classification, capture and enumeration of spiked breast cancer cells in blood: the nanotube-CTC chip.
Farhad Khosravi, Patrick J. Trainor, Christopher R. Lambert, Goetz Kloecker, Eric Wickstrom, Shesh N. Rai, Balaji Panchapakesan> ;Nanotechnology. 2016 Sep 29
1 citations
Classification of biosensor time series using dynamic time warping: applications in screening cancer cells with characteristic biomarkers.
Shesh N. Rai, Patrick J. Trainor, Farhad Khosravi, Goetz H. Kloecker, Balaji Panchapakesan> ;Open Access Medical Statistics. 2016 Jun 8
Correction: Targeting of Antigens to B Lymphocytes via CD19 as a Means for Tumor Vaccine Development.
Yunfeng Ma, Dong Xiang, Jinwen Sun, Chuanlin Ding, Min Liu, Xiaoling Hu, Guoxin Li, Goetz Kloecker, Huang-Ge Zhang, Jun Yan> ;Journal of Immunology. 2016 May 1
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Press Mentions

This Week’s Books in MedicineDecember 4th, 2020
Plinabulin Combo with Docetaxel Aimed at Delivering a "Double Hit" in NSCLC TrialJanuary 3rd, 2018
Elderly Louisville Man with Rare Lung Cancer Cured After Treatment with Breakthrough DrugApril 27th, 2017
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