
Safi Shahda MD
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hematologic Oncology
Assistant Professor, Medicine, IN Univ Sch of Med
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535 Barnhill DrRm 473Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-274-5000
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Education & Training
- Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2010 - 2013
- Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
- Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- IN State Medical License 2011 - 2023
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Danny Danielson Inaugural Innovative Translational Award Hoosier Oncology Group
Clinical Trials
- A Study of Vantictumab (OMP-18R5) in Combination With Nab-Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine in Previously Untreated Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
- Dose Escalation Study of OMP-54F28 in Combination With Sorafenib in Patients With Hepatocellular Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
- A Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 03
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Phase Ia/Ib Study of Afatinib with Capecitabine in Patients with Refractory Solid Tumors and Pancreaticobiliary Cancers.Gentry G King, Kelsey K Baker, Andrew L Coveler, William P Harris, Stacey A Cohen
Cancers. 2025-05-30 - 44 citationsSex specificity of pancreatic cancer cachexia phenotypes, mechanisms, and treatment in mice and humans: role of Activin.Xiaoling Zhong, Ashok Narasimhan, Libbie M Silverman, Andrew R Young, Safi Shahda
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 2022-08-01 - 19 citationsA multi-center, single-arm, phase Ib study of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in combination with chemotherapy for patients with advanced colorectal cancer: HCRN GI14-186Cameron Herting, Matthew R. Farren, Yan Tong, Ziyue Liu, Bert H. O'Neil
Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 2021-06-23
Journal Articles
- Phase I Study of EUS-Guided Photodynamic Therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic CancerJohn M Dewitt, Bert O'Neil, Amikar Sehdev, Safi Shahda, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Germline and Somatic DNA Damage Repair Gene Mutations and Overall Survival in Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Patients Treated with FOLFIRINOXOlumide Gbolahan, Amikar Sehdev, Howard H Wu, Safi Shahda, Clinical Cancer Research
Lectures
- A phase I study of the APE1 protein inhibitor APX3330 in patients with advanced solid tumors.2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
- Prospective trial of preoperative FOLFIRINOX in patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): Report of early endpoints.2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/3/2018
Authored Content
- Two Months of Therapy: A Case of Pathologic Complete Response to Chemo-Immunotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Colorectal CancerDecember 2017
Other Languages
- Arabic
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