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Office
Medical Oncology Consultants 7503 Norfolk Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79423Phone+1 806-790-8817Fax+1 806-606-0672- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Jose A. Figueroa is an American Board of Internal Medicine Certified Medical Oncologist and Clinical Researcher. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1987 and completed his sub-specialty in Medical Oncology and Translational Research at the UTHSC-San Antonio, TX in 1993. Dr. Figueroa is an expert Dr Figueroa is an expert in chemotherapy, cancer immunotherapy and clinical cancer research and specializes in the treatment of patients afflicted with solid malignancies, including breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gynecologic cancer, and thoracic cancer. He is also a founding member and former Chief Medical Officer of KiromicBiopharma, Inc, a start-up biotech company focused in immune target discovery and development of targeted cancer vaccines and engineered cellular (T-cell and NK cells) therapies.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1990 - 1993
- VA Caribbean Healthcare SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1987
- University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez CampusBSc, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- NM State Medical License 2005 - 2018
- OK State Medical License 1993 - 1994
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Outstanding Clerkship Medical Student Educator Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-School of Medicine, 2014
- Excellence in Patient Care and Satisfaction Southwest Cancer Center, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- Therapy for Progressive and/or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 28
- Cyclophosphamide, TAPA-Pulsed Dendritic Cell Therapy and Imiquimod in Progressive and/or Refractory Solid Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 28
- Consolidation Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Solid Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 28
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsCorticosteroids alter hematopoiesis in vitro by enhancing human monocyte secretion of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.J Rinehart, L Keville, S Clayton, J A Figueroa> ;Experimental Hematology. 1997 May 1
- 11 citationsThe cancer-testis antigen, sperm protein 17, a new biomarker and immunological target in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Christopher A. Schutt, Leonardo Mirandola, Jose A. Figueroa, Diane D. Nguyen, Joehassin Cordero, Klauss Bumm, Benjamin L. Judson, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati> ;Oncotarget. 2017 Oct 31
- 15 citationsCancer testis antigen Sperm Protein 17 as a new target for triple negative breast cancer immunotherapy.Leonardo Mirandola, Elisa Pedretti, Jose A. Figueroa, Raffaella Chiaramonte, Michela Colombo, Caroline J. Chapman, Fabio Grizzi, Federica Patrinicola, W. Martin Kast, ...> ;Oncotarget. 2017 Aug 10
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Journal Articles
- Novel Antigens in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: SP17, AKAP4, and PTTG1 Are Potential Immunotherapeutic TargetsMirandola L, Figueroa JA, Phan T, et al., Oncotarget, 1/1/2015
- Galectin-3 Inhibition Suppresses Drug Resistance, Motility, Invasion and Angiogenic Potential in Ovarian CancerMirandola L, Yu Y, Cannon MJ, Jenkins MR, Rahman RL, Nguyen DD, Grizzi F, Cobos E, Figueroa JA, Chiriva-Internati M, Gynecologic Oncology
- Targeting Tumor Initiating Cells through Inhibition of Cancer Testis Antigens and Notch Signaling: A HypothesisColombo M , Mirandola L, Reidy A, Suvorava N, Konala V, Chiaramonte R, Grizzi F, Rahman RL, Jenkins M, Nugyen D, Dalhbeck S, Cobos E, Figueroa JA, and Chiriva-Internati M, Int Rev Immunol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- SP17 as a new immunotherapy target and biomarker for triple negative breast cancer.Chiriva-Internati M, Mirandola L, Cobos E, dahlbeck S, Nguyen D, Figueroa JA, Rahman RL, Immunology, 1/1/2015
- High-dose-rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for favorable-risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate delivered in a single 19 Gy fraction: Preliminary results of a prospectiv...Dahlbeck, Scott, Chase C. Hansen, A. Robert Kagan, Carlos Torres, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Everardo Cobos, Jose A. Figueroa, Diane Nguyen, Lukman Tijani, and Jaden ..., Cancer Research, 1/1/2015
- Effect of Galectin-3 Inhibition on Drug Resistance, Motility, Invasion, and Angiogenic Potential in Ovarian Cancer.Rashmi Verma, Jehanzeb Riaz, Leonardo Mirandola, Jose A. Figueroa, et al., J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- SP17 as a New Immunotherapy Target and Biomarker for Triple Negative Breast Cancer1/1/2015
- Clinical Research Conference (Monthly)1/1/2014
- Design of Phase I Clinical Trials1/1/2014
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Fisher County Hospital DistrictRotan, Texas
External Links
- Kiromic, Inchttp://Kiromic.com
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