Howard (Jack)L.WestMD

Oncology • Duarte, CA

Thoracic Cancer

Physician

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Office
Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Phone+1 626-256-4673

Fax+1 206-203-8284
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Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1998 - 2002
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1997
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1996
University of CambridgeM Phil, Experimental Biology, 1990 - 1991

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2022 - 2025
ID State Medical License 2022 - 2024
WY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
WA State Medical License 1998 - 2024
AK State Medical License 2022 - 2024
ME State Medical License 2020 - 2022
HI State Medical License 2012 - 2016
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2015
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2015
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2014
IL State Medical License 2012 - 2014
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2014
VA State Medical License 2012 - 2014
AZ State Medical License 2012 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2001 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
Safety and Immunogenicity of Recombinant DNA and Adenovirus Expressing L523S Protein in Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2003 May 01
Unknown status
Phase 1
Study of DN101 and Taxotere in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2003 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Oxaliplatin/CPT-11 for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Phase II Trial of Sunitinib in BAC or Never-Smokers With Any Lung Adenocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
S0635: Erlotinib and Bevacizumab in Stage IIIB and IV Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
S0636: Erlotinib and Bevacizumab in Never-Smokers With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Primary Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Sorafenib in BAC or Never-Smokers With Lung Adenocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
LDK378 Versus Chemotherapy in ALK Rearranged (ALK Positive) Patients Previously Treated With Chemotherapy (Platinum Doublet) and Crizotinib Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 28
Completed
Phase 3
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

Frontline pembrolizumab monotherapy for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with PD-L1 expression ≥50%: real-world outcomes in a US community oncology setting.
Srinivas Annavarapu, Sartaj Alam, Melissa Santorelli, Renata Eiras Martins, Shirish M Gadgeel, Pragya Rai, Jerome H Goldschmidt, Howard Jack West> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2024 Jan 1
2 citations
Rapid Advances in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Narrative Review.
West, H., Kim, J.> ;JAMA Oncology. 2024 Feb 1
ABIM Maintenance of Certification-Reply.
Uprety, D., West, H.> ;JAMA. 2024 Jan 16
Malignant Pericardial Effusion, or Fluid Around the Heart Due to Cancer.
Dipesh Uprety, Howard Jack West> ;JAMA Oncology. 2024 Jan 1
Lessons from ADAURA: Can we improve on a positive trial?
Howard Jack West, Nathan A Pennell> ;Cancer. 2024 Mar 1
2 citations
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)-Benefit vs Burden.
Dipesh Uprety, Howard Jack West> ;JAMA. 2023 Oct 10
Could We Have Improved on ADAURA? Refining Global Research Practices to Reduce Cancer Care Disparities.
Howard Jack West, Amol Akhade, Bishal Gyawali> ;JCO Global Oncology. 2023 Sep 1
Targeted Therapies in Early-Stage Resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: New Kids on the Block.
Jason Liu, Arya Amini, Ameish Govindarajan, Tariq Abuali, Isa Mambetsariev, Erminia Massarelli, Victoria Villaflor, Miguel Villalona-Calero, Howard West, Terence Willi...> ;JCO Precision Oncology. 2023 Sep 1
Reply to J.M. Kolesar et al, J.S. Bates et al, and T.C. Knepper et al.
Christine M Lovly, West, H.> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Evaluation of disease-free survival as a predictor of overall survival and assessment of real-world burden of disease recurrence in resected early-stage non-small cell...
Howard West, Xiaohan Hu, Su Zhang, Yan Song, Diana Chirovsky, Chi Gao, Ari Lerner, Anya Jiang, James Signorovitch, Ayman Samkari> ;Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy. 2023 Jul 1
The Emerging Role of Radiotherapy in Oligoprogressive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Andrew Tam, Nicholas Eustace, Ari Kassardjian, Howard West, Terence M Williams, Arya Amini> ;Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2023 Jul 1
1 citations
Telemedicine as patient-centred oncology care: will we embrace or resist disruption?
Howard Jack West, Erin Bange, Fumiko Chino> ;Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology. 2023 Oct 1
Challenges in synergizing radiotherapy with immunotherapy to unlock the abscopal effect in metastatic NSCLC: A systematic review.
Jason Liu, Howard West, Heather M McGee, Terence M Williams, Percy Lee, Arya Amini> ;Neoplasia. 2023 Sep 1
4 citations
Clinical Decision-Making in the Real World-The Perfect as the Enemy of the Good.
Howard Jack West> ;JAMA Oncology. 2023 Aug 1
Clinical and economic impact of recurrence in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer following complete resection.
Xiaohan Hu, Diana Chirovsky, Mark S Walker, Yuexi Wang, Alpana Kaushiva, Jon Tepsick, Ayman Samkari, West, H.> ;Future Oncology. 2023 Jun 1
14 citations
ChatGPT-A promising generative AI tool and its implications for cancer care.
Dipesh Uprety, Dongxiao Zhu, Howard Jack West> ;Cancer. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Molecular Marker Testing in Curable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-Practice Necessarily Precedes Data.
Charu Aggarwal, Howard Jack West> ;JAMA Oncology. 2023 Jun 1
Navigating approval pathways for immunotherapy in NSCLC: should criteria be revised?
Aakash Desai, Caleb J Smith, Howard Jack West> ;Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology. 2023 Jul 1
Perioperative Therapy for Resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Weighing Options for the Present and Future.
Dipesh Uprety, Howard Jack West> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2023 Jul 1
2 citations
Ferrying Oncologists Across the Chasm of Interpreting Biomarker Testing Reports: Systematic Support Needed to Improve Care and Decrease Disparities.
Howard Jack West, Christine M Lovly> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2023 Aug 1
31 citations
Association of Immune-Related Adverse Events With Efficacy of Atezolizumab in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Pooled Analyses of the Phase 3 IMpower130, IMpo...
Mark A Socinski, Robert M Jotte, Federico Cappuzzo, Makoto Nishio, Tony S K Mok, Martin Reck, Gene G Finley, Monika D Kaul, Wei Yu, Nindhana Paranthaman, Ilze Bara, Ho...> ;JAMA Oncology. 2023 Apr 1
Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer.
Ilit Turgeman, Howard Jack West> ;JAMA Oncology. 2023 Mar 1
6 citations
Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Resected Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: An Analysis of the SEER-Medicare Data.
Howard West, Xiaohan Hu, Su Zhang, Yan Song, Diana Chirovsky, Chi Gao, Ariel Lerner, Anya Jiang, James Signorovitch, Ayman Samkari> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2023 May 1
The Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference.
Eric K Singhi, Jill Feldman, Howard Jack West> ;JAMA Oncology. 2023 Feb 1
9 citations
Perioperative Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review.
Aakash P Desai, Jacob J Adashek, Joshua E Reuss, Howard Jack West, Aaron S Mansfield> ;JAMA Oncology. 2023 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, California

External Links

Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Researchhttp://cancerGRACE.org