LawrenceScottBlaszkowskyMD

Oncology • Newton, MA

Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
2014 Washington Street
Hematology/Oncology
Newton, MA 02462
Phone+1 617-219-1230

Fax+1 617-831-7350
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Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1993 - 1996
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1995 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1991 - 1996
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Clinical Trials

Study of Bevacizumab in Combination With 5-FU, Oxaliplatin and External Beam Radiation Followed by Gemcitabine and Bevacizumab for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Bevacizumab, Erlotinib and 5-Fluorouracil With External Beam Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Gemcitabine, Bevacizumab and Erlotinib in Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
Vorinostat With XRT and 5-FU for Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Patient-Reported Outcomes, Tumor Markers, and Survival Outcomes in Advanced GI Cancer.
Joy X Jarnagin, Anurag Saraf, Islam Baiev, Gary Chi, Emily E van Seventer, Amirkasra Mojtahed, Jill N Allen, Jeffrey W Clark, Lawrence Blaszkowsky, Bruce J Giantonio, ...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 Nov 1
Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy of Aggressive Multimodal Management of Elderly Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Guoliang Qiao, Zhi Ven Fong, Louisa Bolm, Carlos Fernandez Del-Castillo, Cristina R Ferrone, Maximiliano Servin-Rojas, Priyadarshini Pathak, Kelsey Lau-Min, Jill N All...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Oct 13
Portal Vein or Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis with Dose-Escalated Radiation for Borderline or Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.
Alicia C Smart, Andrzej Niemierko, Jennifer Y Wo, Cristina R Ferrone, Kenneth K Tanabe, Keith D Lillemoe, Jeffrey W Clark, Lawrence S Blaszkowsky, Jill N Allen, Colin ...> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2023 Nov 1
1 citations
Underlying Bias in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: Minorities Treated at the Same Facilities are Less Likely to Receive Neoadjuvant Therapy.
Fidel Lopez-Verdugo, Zhi Ven Fong, Keith D Lillemoe, Lawrence S Blaszkowsky, Aparna R Parikh, Jennifer Y Wo, Theodore S Hong, Cristina R Ferrone, Carlos Fernandez-Del ...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 May 1
5 citations
Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI) Versus the Standard of Care Imaging in the Diagnosis of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.
Felipe S Furtado, Mark Z Wu, Shadi A Esfahani, Cristina R Ferrone, Lawrence S Blaszkowsky, Jeffrey W Clark, David P Ryan, Lipika Goyal, Joseph W Franses, Jennifer Y Wo...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
3 citations
Phase Ib and Expansion Study of Gemcitabine, Nab-Paclitaxel, and Ficlatuzumab in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer.
Kimberly Perez, Anna M Chiarella, James M Cleary, Nora Horick, Colin Weekes, Thomas Abrams, Lawrence Blaszkowsky, Peter Enzinger, Marios Giannakis, Lipika Goyal, Jeffr...> ;The Oncologist. 2023 May 8
ASO Visual Abstract: Disparities in Receipt of Adjuvant Therapy after Upfront Surgical Resection for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Roi Anteby, Lawrence S Blaszkowsky, Theodore S Hong, Motaz Qadan> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2023 Apr 1
4 citations
Disparities in Receipt of Adjuvant Therapy After Upfront Surgical Resection for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Roi Anteby, Lawrence S Blaszkowsky, Theodore S Hong, Motaz Qadan> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2023 Apr 1
3 citations
Tolerability, Attrition Rates, and Survival Outcomes of Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX for Nonmetastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Intent-to-Treat Analysis.
Zhi Ven Fong, Fidel Lopez Verdugo, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo, Cristina R Ferrone, Jill N Allen, Lawrence S Blaszkowsky, Jeffrey W Clark, Aparna R Parikh, David P R...> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2023 Jun 1
Patient Survival With ypT0N+ Following Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer.
Mohamedraed Elshami, Robert N Goldstone, Lawrence S Blaszkowsky, James C Cusack Jr, Theodore S Hong, Jennifer Y Wo, Motaz Qadan> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2022 Oct 1
15 citations
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibition Disrupts Repeat Element Life Cycle in Colorectal Cancer.
Mihir Rajurkar, Aparna R Parikh, Alexander Solovyov, Eunae You, Anupriya S Kulkarni, Chong Chu, Katherine H Xu, Christopher Jaicks, Martin S Taylor, Connie Wu, Katheri...> ;Cancer Discovery. 2022 Jun 2
7 citations
The efficacy and safety of cardio-protective therapy in patients with 5-FU (Fluorouracil)-associated coronary vasospasm.
Amna Zafar, Zsofia D Drobni, Matthew Lei, Carlos A Gongora, Thiago Quinaglia, Uvette Y Lou, Ramya Mosarla, Sean P Murphy, Maeve Jones-O'Connor, Ali Mahmood, Sarah Hart...> ;Plos One. 2022 Jan 1
93 citations
Radiation therapy enhances immunotherapy response in microsatellite stable colorectal and pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a phase II trial
Aparna Raj Parikh, Annamaria Szabolcs, Jill N. Allen, Jeffrey W. Clark, Jennifer Y. Wo, Michael J. Raabe, Hannah Thel, David Hoyos, Arnav Mehta, Sanya Arshad, David J....> ;Nature Cancer. 2021 Nov 1
Clinical Correlates of Portal Venous or Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Following Neoadjuvant Therapy with Dose Escalated Radiation for Borderline Resectable or Lo...
Alicia Smart, J.Y. Wo, C.R. Ferrone, Kenneth K. Tanabe, Keith D. Lillemoe, Jeffrey W. Clark, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Jill N. Allen, Colin D. Weekes, David P. Ryan, An...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2021 Nov 1
Long Term Risk of Pelvic Insufficiency Fractures and Lower Extremity Edema After Definitive Chemoradiation for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal.
C Aldrighetti, Daniel Kim, Grace M. Lee, Christine E. Eyler, Theodore S. Hong, Lorraine C. Drapek, Jill N. Allen, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Bruce J. Giantonio, Aparna R...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2021 Nov 1
Phase Ib Study of TAS-102 Plus Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of the Liver in Patients With Hepatic Metastases From Colorectal Cancer.
Jennifer Y. Wo, Beow Y. Yeap, A A Bannon, Jessica A. Meurer, Lorraine C. Drapek, Aparna Raj Parikh, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Jill N. Allen, David P. Ryan, Jeffrey W. C...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2021 Nov 1
3 citations
Response prediction of neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer using CT-based fractal dimension analysis.
Toru Tochigi, Sophia C. Kamran, Anushri Parakh, Yoshifumi Noda, Balaji Ganeshan, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, David P. Ryan, Jill N. Allen, David H. Berger, Jennifer Y. Wo...> ;European Radiology. 2021 Oct 13
220 citations
Neuroendocrine and adrenal tumors, version 2.2021
Manisha H. Shah, Whitney S. Goldner, Al B. Benson, Emily K. Bergsland, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Pamela Brock, Jennifer A. Chan, Satya Das, Paxton V. Dickson, Paul T. F...> ;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2021 Jul 28
9 citations
Clinical impact of PET/MRI in oligometastatic colorectal cancer
Felipe S. Furtado, Krista E Suarez-Weiss, Mark Vangel, Jeffrey W. Clark, James C. Cusack, Theodore S. Hong, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Jennifer Y. Wo, Robin Striar, Lale...> ;British Journal of Cancer. 2021 Jul 19
7 citations
Care Patterns and Overall Survival in Patients With Early-Onset Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.
Katie Kanter, Madeleine Fish, Gianluca Mauri, Nora Horick, Jill N. Allen, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Jeffrey W. Clark, David P. Ryan, Ryan D. Nipp, Bruce J. Giantonio, L...> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2021 May 27
132 citations
Minimal Residual Disease Detection using a Plasma-only Circulating Tumor DNA Assay in Patients with Colorectal Cancer.
Aparna Raj Parikh, Emily E. Van Seventer, Giulia Siravegna, Anna Hartwig, Ariel Jaimovich, Yupeng He, Katie Kanter, Madeleine Fish, Kathryn Fosbenner, Benchun Miao, Su...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2021 Apr 29
4 citations
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance for the Diagnosis of Liver Metastases.
Caiyuan Zhang, Aileen O'Shea, Chiara Anna Parente, Bárbara Juarez Amorim, Peter Caravan, C.R. Ferrone, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Andrea Soricelli, Marco Salvatore, Davi...> ;Investigative Radiology. 2021 Mar 25
30 citations
The Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes With 5-Fluorouracil-Associated Coronary Vasospasm.
Amna Zafar, Zsofia D. Drobni, Ramya C. Mosarla, Raza M. Alvi, Matthew Lei, Uvette Lou, Vineet K. Raghu, Sean P. Murphy, Maeve Jones-O'Connor, Sarah Hartmann, Hannah K ...> ;JACC. Cardiooncology. 2021 Mar 1
8 citations
Associations of baseline patient-reported outcomes with treatment outcomes in advanced gastrointestinal cancer.
Emily E. Van Seventer, Madeleine Fish, Kathryn Fosbenner, Katie Kanter, Amirkasra Mojtahed, Jill N. Allen, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Jeffrey W. Clark, Jon Dubois, Josep...> ;Cancer. 2021 Feb 15
31 citations
Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Pathologic and Clinical Outcomes Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Surgery for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.
Susan G.R. McDuff, Karin M. Hardiman, Peter J. Ulintz, Aparna Raj Parikh, Hui Zheng, Daniel Kim, Jochen K. Lennerz, Mehlika Hazar-Rethinam, Emily E. Van Seventer, Isob...> ;JCO Precision Oncology. 2021 Jan 12
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Press Mentions

Folfox+Irinotecan+Chemort in Esophageal CancerDecember 7th, 2020
Losartan and Nivolumab in Combination with FOLFIRINOX and SBRT in Localized Pancreatic CancerJune 20th, 2018
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Expands Partnership with Mass General Cancer CenterMarch 15th, 2018