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Overview of Dr. Forsyth
Dr. Peter Forsyth is the Chair, Neuro-Oncology Program at Moffitt Cancer Center and Professor of Oncology at the University of South Florida. An internationally recognized expert in Neuro-Oncology, he focuses on malignant gliomas and brain metastases, utilizing oncolytic viruses and immunotherapies. He is actively involved in novel clinical trials for brain metastasis and/or leptomeningeal disease, such as the Dendritic Cell Vaccine. The trial is specifically designed for breast cancer patients with LMD from Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) or HER2+ Breast Cancer (HER2+BC).
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Neurology, 1988 - 1991
- Michael G. DeGroote School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2011 - 2027
- CT State Medical License 1993 - 1994
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Clinical Trials
- RO4929097 in Treating Patients With Recurrent Invasive Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
- A Trial Looking at Rituximab and Chemotherapy as a Treatment for Follicular Lymphoma in Elderly Patients
- Rituximab, Methotrexate, Vincristine Sulfate, Procarbazine Hydrochloride, and Cytarabine With or Without Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparative Analysis of Intracranial Response Assessment Criteria in Patients With Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With Combination Nivolumab + Ipilimumab in CheckMa...Raymond Y Huang, Gilbert Youssef, Thomas Nelson, Patrick Y Wen, Peter Forsyth
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2025-04-01 - Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab for Untreated Melanoma Brain Metastases.Sarah A Weiss, Dijana Djureinovic, Wei Wei, Thuy Tran, Matthew Austin
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2025-03-06 - 1 citationsNANO-LM: An updated scorecard for the clinical assessment of patients with leptomeningeal metastases.Emilie Le Rhun, Lakshmi Nayak, Mary Jane Lim-Fat, Roberta Rudà, Elena Pentsova
Neuro-Oncology. 2025-02-10
Press Mentions
- Molecular Characteristics of Leptomeningeal Melanoma MetastasesJanuary 10th, 2020
- Molecular Characteristics of Leptomeningeal Melanoma MetastasesJanuary 10th, 2020
- Shop TalkOctober 20th, 2019
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