LizaCoscaVillaruzMD
Oncology • Pittsburgh, PAAssociate Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Office
5150 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232Phone+1 412-623-7833Fax+1 412-648-6579- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2008 - 2011- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Detection of Genetic Markers of Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 1996 Jun 01
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Other Local Ablation Then Erlotinib in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 11
- Single Arm on the Tolerability of Weekly Nab-paclitaxel Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 25
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsCombination of Itacitinib or Parsaclisib with Pembrolizumab in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors: A Phase I Study.Cho, D., Gibney, G., Hodi, F., Jones, M., Bowman, J., Smith, M., Lakshminarayanan, M., O'Day, S., Munster, P., Iannotti, N., Kirkwood, J., Villaruz, L., Mettu, N.> ;Cancer Research Communications. 2023 Dec 19
- A phase II clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of durvalumab as first line therapy in advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients with Ea...Wang, H., Shaverdashvili, K., Reyes, V., Mehta, D., Marsh, C., Waas, J., VanderWeele, R., Peracha, S., Liang, H., Socinski, M., Gerber, D., Dowell, J., Villaruz, L.> ;Eclinicalmedicine. 2023 Dec 1
- 2 citationsBerzosertib Plus Topotecan vs Topotecan Alone in Patients With Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Nobuyuki Takahashi, Zhonglin Hao, Liza C Villaruz, Jun Zhang, Jimmy Ruiz, W Jeffrey Petty, Hirva Mamdani, Jonathan W Riess, Jorge Nieva, Jose M Pachecho, Alexander D F...> ;JAMA Oncology. 2023 Dec 1
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Journal Articles
- PD-L1 Testing in Guiding Patient Selection for PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor Therapy in Lung CancerLiza C Villaruz, Mark A Socinski, Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy
Press Mentions
Carboplatin, Pemetrexed, and Atezolizumab in Patients with Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Untreated Brain MetastasesFebruary 27th, 2023
Regional Delivery of Mesothelin-Targeted CAR T-cell Therapy Creates a Win for Solid TumorsApril 10th, 2019
ASCO 2016 News: Overcoming Resistance in Lung CancerJune 10th, 2016- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare SystemPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania- Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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