RobertSomerMD

Oncology • Voorhees, NJ

Breast Cancer, Cancer Genetics/Cancer Risk Assessment, Genitourinary Oncology

Head, Division of Hematology and Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Director, Clinical Trials Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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Office
900 Centennial Blvd Ste M
Suite M
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Phone+1 856-325-6750

Fax+1 856-325-6777
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Education & Training

Temple University HospitalFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2000 - 2003
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1998 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2023
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Clinical Trials

Radiation Therapy With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Who Have Undergone Lumpectomy Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 10
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Cisplatin With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Urinary Tract Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 15
Completed
Phase 3
Chemoembolization With or Without Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 28
Completed
Phase 3
Chemotherapy With or Without Trastuzumab After Surgery in Treating Women With Invasive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 06
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
A Phase III Study of BKM120 With Fulvestrant in Patients With HR+,HER2-, AI Treated, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Progressed on or After mTORi Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 03
Terminated
Phase 3
Study of Efficacy and Safety of LEE011 in Postmenopausal Women With Advanced Breast Cancer.(MONALEESA-2) Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 17
Completed
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Detecting Prostate Cancer Using Pattern Recognition Neural Networks With Flow Cytometry-Based Immunophenotyping in At-Risk Men.
George A. Dominguez, Alexander Polo, John Roop, Anthony Campisi, Robert A. Somer, Adam D Perzin, Dmitry I. Gabrilovich, Amit Kumar> ;Biomarker Insights. 2020 Apr 17
A novel K224T missense mutation in a patient with MEN1 syndrome.
Joanna Tolin, Lisa M. Reid, Robert A. Somer, Farah Morgan> ;Hormones. 2019 Nov 23
8 citations
Next-Generation Sequencing in 305 Consecutive Patients: Clinical Outcomes and Management Changes
William Davis, Gabriel Makar, Pallav Mehta, Gord G. Zhu, Robert A. Somer, Jamin Morrison, Gregory J. Kubicek> ;Journal of Oncology Practice. 2019 Aug 2
12 citations
Efficacy of Split Schedule Versus Conventional Schedule Neoadjuvant Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.
Chelsea K. Osterman, Dilip Sankar Babu, Daniel M. Geynisman, Bianca Lewis, Robert A. Somer, Arjun Vasant Balar, Matthew Zibelman, Elizabeth A. Guancial, Gianna Antinor...> ;The Oncologist. 2019 May 1
488 citations
Avelumab, an anti-PD-L1 antibody, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer: a phase 1b JAVELIN Solid Tumor study.
Luc Dirix, István Takács, Guy Jerusalem, Petros Nikolinakos, Hendrik Tobias Arkenau, Andres Forero-Torres, Ralph V. Boccia, Marc E. Lippman, Robert Somer, Martin Smaka...> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2018 Oct 23
33 citations
Intratumor Heterogeneity: Novel Approaches for Resolving Genomic Architecture and Clonal Evolution
Ravi G. Gupta, Robert A. Somer> ;Molecular Cancer Research. 2017 Sep 1
3 citations
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to Jejunum: An Unusual Case Presentation.
Igor Medic, Miriam L. Enriquez, Robert A. Somer> ;Urology Case Reports. 2017 Jul 1
25 citations
Atezolizumab-induced Encephalitis in Metastatic Bladder Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Jeffrey J. Levine, Robert A. Somer, Hitomi Hosoya, Christian Squillante> ;Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2017 Mar 16
9 citations
Brain Metastasis Responsive to Pazopanib in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Megan E. Gooch, Kamyar Nader, Gregory J. Kubicek, Robert A. Somer> ;Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2016 Aug 1
2 citations
Perceptions of Primary Care Among Breast Cancer Survivors: The Effects of Weight Status
Allison H. Christian, Shawna V. Hudson, Suzanne M. Miller, Alicja Bator, Pamela Ohman-Strickland, Robert A. Somer, Jeanne M. Ferrante> ;Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology. 2015 Jan 1
15 citations
An Open-Label Safety Study of Lapatinib Plus Trastuzumab Plus Paclitaxel in First-Line HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Francisco J. Esteva, Sandra X. Franco, Maura K. Hagan, Abenaa M. Brewster, Robert A. Somer, William V. Williams, A. Florance, Simon Turner, S. Stein, Alejandra T. Perez> ;The Oncologist. 2013 Jun 1
19 citations
Phase 2 trial of maintenance bevacizumab alone after bevacizumab plus pemetrexed and carboplatin in advanced, nonsquamous nonsmall cell lung cancer
James P. Stevenson, Corey J. Langer, Robert A. Somer, Tracey L. Evans, Kumar Rajagopalan, Kimberly Krieger, Mona Jacobs-Small, Nikolas Dyanick, Barry Milcarek, Susan C...> ;Cancer. 2012 Nov 15
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Phalanx
Douglas F. Beach, Robert A. Somer> ;Urology. 2012 May 1
A phase II study of atorvastatin and celecoxib in patients with rising PSA following local therapy for prostate cancer (PC).
Goodin S, Stein MN, Shih W, Lu S, Zheng X, Anand M, Jeyamohan C, Mayer TM, Somer RA, Heath E, Conney A, DiPaola RS> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2012-02-10
2 citations
A Wealth of New Options: A Case Presentation of the Management of Castration-Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Douglas F. Beach, Robert A. Somer, Jean H. Hoffman-Censits, Jianqing Lin, Y. Wong, Elizabeth Plimeck, Gary R. Hudes, David J. Vaughn, Guy T. Bernstein, Gloria J. Morris> ;Seminars in Oncology. 2012 Feb 1
18 citations
Novel Approach to Gorlin Syndrome:A Patient Treated With Oral Capecitabine
Douglas F. Beach, Robert A. Somer> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011 May 10
A phase II trial of first-line bevacizumab in combination with pemetrexed and carboplatin in advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Skaff ZG, Hageboutros A, Krieger K, Coakley S, Somer R, Stevenson J> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2009-05-20
Neoadjuvant treatment for operable breast cancer in the community: Applications of cooperative group trials.
Somer RA, Dougherty R, Koch M, Rodler E, Sharan K, Grana G> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2008-05-20
22 citations
Restrictive eligibility limits access to newer therapies in non-small-cell lung cancer: the implications of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 4599.
Robert A. Somer, Eric J. Sherman, Corey J. Langer> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2008 Mar 1
5 citations
Phase I study of radical thoracic radiation, weekly irinotecan, and cisplatin in locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma.
Corey J. Langer, Robert A. Somer, Samuel Litwin, Steven J. Feigenberg, Benjamin Movsas, Christine Maiale, Eric J. Sherman, Michael Millenson, Nicos Nicoloau, Chao Huan...> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2007 Mar 1
Variation in local treatment of prostate cancer by hospital within New Jersey.
Blom TR, Somer RA, Shih W, Sarno M, McNally D, Todd M, Yao S, Lu-Yao G, Dipaola R, Stein MN> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2006-06-20
The incidence of prostate cancer in patients under the age of 60 from an urban setting.
Shum M, Bodofsky E, Skaff Z, El-Khoury M, Kankipati S, Dalsania C, Khemka V, Parra R, Dibiase S, Somer R> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2006-06-20
Survival benefit in patients with advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma treated with planned sequential chemotherapy.
Hageboutros A, Bakshi M, Vora C, Devereux L, Somer RA> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2005-06-01
2 citations
Response to temozolomide in second-line treatment of recurrent nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: case report.
Robert A. Somer, Corey J. Langer> ;Cancer Investigation. 2005 Jan 1
94 citations
Bispecific Minibodies Targeting HER2/neu and CD16 Exhibit Improved Tumor Lysis When Placed in a Divalent Tumor Antigen Binding Format
Lillian Shahied, Yong Tang, R. Katherine Alpaugh, Robert A. Somer, Dana Greenspon, Louis M. Weiner> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2004 Dec 24
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Press Mentions

N.J.’s 2021 Top Cancer Doctors Lead Charge to Help Patients Thrive and Survive After PandemicJune 17th, 2021

Hospital Affiliations

Cooper University Health CareCamden, New Jersey
Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, New Jersey
Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, New Jersey