SuchitaPakkalaMD

Oncology • Atlanta, GA

Instructor, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

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Office
1365 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-778-7525

Fax+1 404-778-3002
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2007 - 2010
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Expanded Treatment Protocol With LDK378 in ALK(+) NSCLC
No longer available
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Brigatinib (AP26113) in Participants With Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)-Positive, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Previously Treated With Crizotinib Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 04
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
A Phase 2 Study of Docetaxel, Ramucirumab, and Pembrolizumab for Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) who Progressed on Platinum-Do...
Badi El Osta, Jennifer Carlisle, Conor Steuer, Suchita Pakkala, Ticiana Leal, Yuan Liu, Zhengjia Chen, Taofeek Owonikoko, Suresh Ramalingam, Dhodapkar, M.> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
A Safety Analysis of Programmed Death 1 Pathway Inhibitors in Patients With Solid Tumor Malignancies and Preexisting Autoimmune Disease.
Jordyn Paige Higgins, Anh Viet Trinh, Marley L Watson, Tyler Beardslee, Subir Goyal, Ragini Kudchadkar, Suchita Pakkala, Jonathan Waltuck, Kathryn Momary, Kristina F B...> ;Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2022 Oct 1
30 citations
Durvalumab and tremelimumab with or without stereotactic body radiation therapy in relapsed small cell lung cancer: a randomized phase II study
Suchita Pakkala, Kristin Higgins, Zhengjia Chen, Gabriel Sica, Conor E. Steuer, Chao Zhang, Guojing Zhang, Shuhua Wang, Mohammad S. Hossain, Bassel Nazha, Tyler Beards...> ;Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2020 Dec 1
23 citations
Phase Ib Study of Crizotinib plus Pembrolizumab in Patients with Previously Untreated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with ALK Translocation.
Sandip Pravin Patel, Suchita Pakkala, Nathan A. Pennell, Karen L. Reckamp, Silvana Lanzalone, Anna Polli, Jamal Tarazi, Francisco Robert-Vizcarrondo> ;The Oncologist. 2020 Jul 1
10 citations
Trimodality Therapy in the Treatment of Stage III N2-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis.
Madhusmita Behera, Conor E. Steuer, Yuan Liu, Felix G. Fernandez, Chao Fu, Kristin Higgins, Theresa W. Gillespie, Suchita Pakkala, Rathi N. Pillai, Seth D. Force, Chan...> ;The Oncologist. 2020 Jun 1
15 citations
Survival Outcomes With Thoracic Radiotherapy in Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of the National Cancer Database.
Sibo Tian, Xinyan Zhang, Renjian Jiang, Rathi N. Pillai, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, Conor E. Steuer, Nabil F. Saba, Suchita Pakkala, Pretesh Patel, Chandra P. Belani, Fadlo...> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2019 Jun 18
16 citations
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with weekly versus triweekly cisplatin in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: Comparative analysis.
Amr Mohamed, Brandon Twardy, Magdi A. Zordok, Khuram Ashraf, Ayman Alkhoder, Kelly Schrapp, Conor E. Steuer, Zhengjia Chen, Suchita Pakkala, Rathi N. Pillai, J. Trad W...> ;Head & Neck. 2019 May 1
90 citations
Personalized therapy for lung cancer: striking a moving target
Suchita Pakkala, Suresh S. Ramalingam> ;JCI Insight. 2018 Aug 9
40 citations
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in small cell lung cancer
Suchita Pakkala, Taofeek K. Owonikoko> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2018 Feb 1
33 citations
Concomitant Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy with SBRT Boost for Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase I Study.
Kristin Higgins, Rathi N. Pillai, Zhengjia Chen, Sibo Tian, Chao Zhang, Pretesh Patel, Suchita Pakkala, J.W. Shelton, Seth D. Force, Felix G. Fernandez, Conor E. Steue...> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2017 Nov 1
217 citations
Comparison of the Toxicity Profile of PD-1 Versus PD-L1 Inhibitors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Analysis of the Literature
Rathi N. Pillai, Madhusmita Behera, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, Alice O. Kamphorst, Suchita Pakkala, Chandra P. Belani, Fadlo R. Khuri, Rafi Ahmed, Suresh S. Ramalingam> ;Cancer. 2018 Jan 15
10 citations
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutated Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Changing Treatment Paradigm
Suchita Pakkala, Suresh S. Ramalingam> ;Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America. 2017 Feb 1
56 citations
Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma: An Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base.
Conor E. Steuer, Madhusmita Behera, Yuan Liu, Chao Fu, Theresa W. Gillespie, Nabil F. Saba, Dong M. Shin, Rathi N. Pillai, Suchita Pakkala, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, Fadlo...> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2017 May 1
68 citations
Comparison of concurrent use of thoracic radiation with either carboplatin-paclitaxel or cisplatin-etoposide for patients with stage III non–small-cell lung cancer: A ...
Conor E. Steuer, Madhusmita Behera, Vinicius Ernani, Kristin Higgins, Nabil F. Saba, Dong M. Shin, Suchita Pakkala, Rathi N. Pillai, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, Walter J. Cu...> ;JAMA Oncology. 2017 Aug 1
67 citations
Patient-derived xenografts faithfully replicated clinical outcome in a phase II co-clinical trial of arsenic trioxide in relapsed small cell lung cancer
Taofeek K. Owonikoko, Guojing Zhang, Hyun Soo Kim, Renea M. Stinson, Rabih Bechara, Chao Zhang, Zhengjia Chen, Nabil F. Saba, Suchita Pakkala, Rathi N. Pillai, Xingmin...> ;Journal of Translational Medicine. 2016 May 3
6 citations
Adjuvant therapy for nonsmall cell lung cancer: recent advances and future perspectives
Suchita Pakkala, Suresh S. Ramalingam> ;Current Opinion in Oncology. 2016 Mar 1
39 citations
Early clearance of peripheral blood blasts predicts response to induction chemotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia
Martha Arellano, Suchita Pakkala, Amelia Langston, Mourad Tighiouart, Lin Pan, Zhengjia Chen, Leonard T. Heffner, Sagar Lonial, Elliott F. Winton, H. Jean Khoury> ;Cancer. 2012 Nov 1
32 citations
Human immunodeficiency virus-associated lung cancer in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Suchita Pakkala, Zhengjia Chen, David Rimland, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, Clifford J. Gunthel, Johann C. Brandes, Nabil F. Saba, Dong M. Shin, Walter J. Curran, Fadlo R. Kh...> ;Cancer. 2012 Jan 1
30 citations
Lung Cancer in HIV-Positive Patients
Suchita Pakkala, Suresh S. Ramalingam> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2010 Nov 1
12 citations
Combined inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor signaling in non-small-cell lung cancer therapy.
Suchita Pakkala, Suresh S. Ramalingam> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2009 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy with Weekly Versus Triweekly Cisplatin in Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Comparative Analysis
Rathi Pillai, Fadlo R Khuri, Nabil F Saba, Conor Steuer, Suchita Pakkala, Kristin Higgins, Jonathan J Beitler, Suresh S Ramalingam, Brandon Twardy, Kelly Schrapp, Taof..., Head & Neck