RenatoVLaRoccaMDFACP

Oncology • Louisville, KY

Hematologic Oncology, Neuro-Oncology

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Office
Norton Cancer Institute
676 South Floyd Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone+1 502-629-2485
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Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1985 - 1987
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 1990 - 2025
IN State Medical License 1990 - 2023
VA State Medical License 1988 - 2016
MD State Medical License 1985 - 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesNeuro Oncolgy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Chest X-Ray or Chest CT Scan in Patients at High Risk of Developing Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 1999 Nov 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Iscar for Second Line Treatment of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2004 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Radiation With Concomitant and Then Sequential Temozolomide in Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2002 Sep 01
Unknown status
Phase 2
High Dose Camptothecin-11 (CPT-11) in Recurrent Unresectable Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2001 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Genetic Epidemiology of Adult Onset Glioma Start of enrollment: 2004 May 01
Completed
Risk Factors for Adult-Onset Brain Tumors Start of enrollment: 2003 Oct 01
Terminated
A Phase II Study of Gliadel, Concomitant Temozolomide and Radiation, Followed By Dose Dense Therapy With Temozolomide For Newly Diagnosed Malignant High Grade Glioma Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
Unknown status
Phase 2
A Phase II Study Of Gliadel, Concomitant Temozolomide And Radiation, Followed By Dose Dense Therapy With Temozolomide Plus Bevacizumab For Newly Diagnosed Malignant High Grade Glioma Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Unknown status
Phase 2
Effect of NovoTTF-100A Together With Temozolomide in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
A Study Using Radiation Therapy and Temozolomide to Treat Glioblastoma in Patients Over 70 Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Clinical and descriptive characteristics associated with high-grade meningioma in a large clinical series.
Sepideh Mokhtari, Noah C Peeri, Andre Beer-Furlan, Mark D Anderson, Sajeel Chowdhary, Renato V LaRocca, Aaron G Mammoser, L Burt Nabors, Jeffrey J Olson, Reid C Thomps...> ;British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2023 Jun 7
15 citations
Phase 2 study of AV-GBM-1 (a tumor-initiating cell targeted dendritic cell vaccine) in newly diagnosed Glioblastoma patients: safety and efficacy assessment.
Daniela A Bota, Thomas H Taylor, David E Piccioni, Christopher M Duma, Renato V LaRocca, Santosh Kesari, Jose A Carrillo, Mehrdad Abedi, Robert D Aiken, Frank P K Hsu,...> ;Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 2022 Dec 14
1 citations
Multifocal intradural extramedullary ependymoma,amplified: illustrative case.
Lisa B E Shields, David A Sun, Hilary A Highfield, Renato V LaRocca, Aaron C Spalding, Kaylyn D Sinicrope, Yi Ping Zhang, Christopher B Shields> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2022 May 30
3 citations
Amplified Cardiopulmonary Recordings: Music Therapy Legacy Intervention with Adult Oncology Patients and Their Families-A Preliminary Program Evaluation.
Brian Schreck, Joanne Loewy, Renato V LaRocca, Elizabeth Harman, Elizabeth Archer-Nanda> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2022 Sep 1
20 citations
Glioma risk associated with extent of estimated European genetic ancestry in African Americans and Hispanics.
Quinn T. Ostrom, Kathleen M. Egan, L. Burt Nabors, Travis Gerke, Reid C. Thompson, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, Sajeel Chowdhary, Jeanette E. Eckel-Passow, Geo...> ;International Journal of Cancer. 2020 Feb 1
135 citations
A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase II Trial of Dendritic Cell Vaccine ICT-107 in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Glioblastoma.
Patrick Y. Wen, David A. Reardon, Terri S. Armstrong, Surasak Phuphanich, Robert Aiken, Joseph Landolfi, William T. Curry, Jay-Jiguang Zhu, Michael Glantz, David M. Pe...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2019 Oct 1
6 citations
Methylmercury exposure, genetic variation in metabolic enzymes, and the risk of glioma.
Jordan H. Creed, Noah C. Peeri, Gabriella M. Anic, Reid C. Thompson, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, Sajeel Chowdhary, John D. Brockman, Travis Gerke, Louis B. Na...> ;Scientific Reports. 2019 Jul 26
1 citations
Toenail selenium, genetic variation in selenoenzymes and risk and outcome in glioma.
Noah C. Peeri, Jordan H. Creed, Gabriella M. Anic, Reid C. Thompson, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, Sajeel Chowdhary, John D. Brockman, Travis Gerke, L. Burton N...> ;Cancer Epidemiology. 2018 Aug 1
Handedness and the risk of glioma.
Briana Miller, Noah C. Peeri, Louis B. Nabors, Jordan H. Creed, Zachary J. Thompson, Carrie M. Rozmeski, Renato V. LaRocca, Sajeel Chowdhary, Jeffrey J. Olson, Reid C....> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2018 Jan 13
9 citations
A Regional Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Diagnosed from 2000-2012: Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes.
Eric Burton, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Murali K Kolikonda, Tanuj Saaraswat, Shiao Y. Woo, Maxwell Boakye, Lennea Coombs, Renato LaRocca, Aaron C. Spalding> ;Cureus. 2017 Jul 25
Erratum to: Older age at the completion of linear growth is associated with an increased risk of adult glioma
Rebecca B. Little, L. Burt Nabors, Jeffrey J. Olson, Zachary J. Thompson, Carrie M. Rozmeski, Renato V. LaRocca, Peter A. Forsyth, Reid C. Thompson, Robert A. Oster, S...> ;Cancer Causes & Control. 2017 Jul 1
4 citations
Older age at the completion of linear growth is associated with an increased risk of adult glioma.
Rebecca B. Little, L. Burt Nabors, Jeffrey J. Olson, Zachary J. Thompson, Carrie M. Rozmeski, Renato V. LaRocca, Peter A. Forsyth, Reid C. Thompson, Robert A. Oster, S...> ;Cancer Causes & Control. 2017 Mar 4
9 citations
Analgesic use and the risk of primary adult brain tumor
Kathleen M. Egan, Louis B. Nabors, Zachary J. Thompson, Carrie M. Rozmeski, Gabriella A. Anic, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, Sajeel Chowdhary, Peter A. Forsyth,...> ;European Journal of Epidemiology. 2016 Feb 19
58 citations
Dexamethasone administration during definitive radiation and temozolomide renders a poor prognosis in a retrospective analysis of newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients
Lisa B E Shields, Brent J. Shelton, Andrew Shearer, Li Chen, David A. Sun, Sarah Parsons, T. David Bourne, Renato LaRocca, Aaron C. Spalding> ;Radiation Oncology. 2015 Oct 31
29 citations
Complementary therapy and survival in glioblastoma.
Bhageeradh H. Mulpur, L. Burt Nabors, Reid C. Thompson, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, Zachary J. Thompson, Kathleen M. Egan> ;Neuro-Oncology Practice. 2015 Sep 1
24 citations
Targeted intraarterial anti-VEGF therapy for medically refractory radiation necrosis in the brain
Shervin R. Dashti, Aaron C. Spalding, Rob J Kadner, Tom L. Yao, Arooshi Kumar, David A. Sun, Renato LaRocca> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan 1
38 citations
Reproductive factors and risk of primary brain tumors in women
Gabriella M. Anic, Melissa H. Madden, L. Burton Nabors, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, Zachary J. Thompson, Shitaldas J. Pamnani, Peter A. Forsyth, Reid C. Thomp...> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2014 Apr 4
7 citations
Toenail iron, genetic determinants of iron status, and the risk of glioma.
Gabriella M. Anic, Melissa H. Madden, Reid C. Thompson, L. Burton Nabors, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, James E. Browning, John D. Brockman, Peter A. Forsyth, K...> ;Cancer Causes & Control. 2013 Aug 31
12 citations
Early life exposures and the risk of adult glioma
Gabriella M. Anic, Melissa H. Madden, Kelly Sincich, Reid C. Thompson, L. Burton Nabors, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, James E. Browning, Edward Pan, Kathleen M...> ;European Journal of Epidemiology. 2013 May 17
35 citations
Anthropometric factors in relation to risk of glioma
Rebecca B. Little, Melissa H. Madden, Reid C. Thompson, Jeffrey J. Olson, Renato V. LaRocca, Edward Pan, James E. Browning, Kathleen M. Egan, L. Burton Nabors> ;Cancer Causes & Control. 2013 Mar 3
Erratum to: Cancer susceptibility variants and the risk of adult glioma in a US case-control study.
> ;J Neurooncol. 2011-02-01
78 citations
Cancer susceptibility variants and the risk of adult glioma in a US case–control study
Kathleen M. Egan, Reid C. Thompson, Louis B. Nabors, Jeffrey J. Olson, Daniel J. Brat, Renato V. LaRocca, Steven Brem, Paul L. Moots, Melissa H. Madden, James E. Brown...> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2011 Jan 4
6 citations
A multicenter phase II trial of carboplatin and cetuximab for treatment of advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer.
Thomas E. Stinchcombe, Daniel S. Bradford, Thomas A. Hensing, Renato V. LaRocca, Mansoor N. Saleh, Tracey L. Evans, Kamal Bakri, Mark A. Socinski> ;Cancer Investigation. 2009 Sep 30
A phase II clinical trial utilizing maximum medical and surgical cytoredutive treatments for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver.
Glisson SD, LaRocca RV, Hargis JB, Cervera A, Goldsmith G, Cornell B, Repishti DD, Sunderland JE> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2009-05-20
110 citations
Randomized, Phase III Study of Weekly Paclitaxel in Combination With Carboplatin Versus Standard Every-3-Weeks Administration of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel for Patient...
Chandra P. Belani, Suresh S. Ramalingam, Michael C. Perry, Renato V. LaRocca, David Rinaldi, Preston S. Gable, William Tester> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008 Jan 20
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Press Mentions

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