VasileiosJohnAssikisMD

Oncology • Newnan, GA

Breast Cancer, Genitourinary Oncology, Hematologic Oncology

Medical Oncology at Piedmont Cancer Institute

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Office
775 Poplar Rd
Ste 310
Newnan, GA 30265
Phone+1 770-251-2590

Fax+1 770-251-1490
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Summary

Dr. Vasileios Assikis is an oncologist in Newnan, GA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Piedmont Hospital and Piedmont Newnan Hospital. He received his medical degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. He specializes in breast cancer, genitourinary oncology, and hematologic oncology and is experienced in hematologic oncology, breast cancer, prostate cancer, gynecologic oncology, and urologic oncology.

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2000 - 2003
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 2000
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2003 - 2023
TX State Medical License 2000 - 2004
IL State Medical License 1996 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ARIA Radiation Oncology EMR, Varian Medical Systems, 2012

Clinical Trials

Tamoxifen Citrate, Letrozole, Anastrozole, or Exemestane With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Invasive RxPONDER Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 15
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
High Dose Ascorbic Acid (AA) + Nanoparticle Paclitaxel Protein Bound + Cisplatin + Gemcitabine (AA NABPLAGEM) in Patients Who Have Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

29 citations
TRANSFORMER: A Randomized Phase II Study Comparing Bipolar Androgen Therapy Versus Enzalutamide in Asymptomatic Men With Castration-Resistant Metastatic Prostate Cancer.
Samuel R. Denmeade, Hao Wang, Neeraj Agarwal, David Smith, Michael T. Schweizer, Mark N. Stein, Vasileios J. Assikis, Przemyslaw Twardowski, Thomas W. Flaig, Russell Z...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2021 Feb 22
Long-term survival and biomarker correlates of tasquinimod efficacy in a multicenter randomized study of men with minimally symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant...
Armstrong AJ, Häggman M, Stadler WM, Gingrich JR, Assikis V, Polikoff J, Damber JE, Belkoff L, Nordle Ö, Forsberg G, Carducci MA, Pili R> ;Clin. Cancer Res.. 2013-12-15
157 citations
Phase II Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Tasquinimod in Men With Minimally Symptomatic Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Roberto Pili, Michael Häggman, Walter M. Stadler, Jeffrey R. Gingrich, Vasileios J. Assikis, Anders Björk, Orjan Nordle, Göran Forsberg, Michael A. Carducci, Andrew J....> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011 Oct 20
Phase II study of tasquinimod in chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC): Safety and efficacy analysis including subgroups.
Armstrong AJ, Haggman M, Stadler WM, Gingrich JR, Assikis VJ, Nordle O, Forsberg G, Carducci MA, Pili R> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2011-03-01
Neuroendocrine cancer of the kidney: Clinical implications of expression microarray analysis.
Harris WB, Assikis V, Yin-Goen Q, Lewis MM, Lawson D, Amin MB, Young AN, Petros JA> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2006-06-20
Salvage prostatectomy for prostate cancer (CaP): Data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database.
Johnstone PA, Goodman M, Ward K, Assikis V, Ogan K> ;J. Clin. Oncol.. 2006-06-20
2 citations
Chemoprevention in prostate cancer.
Vasileios Assikis, Otis W. Brawley> ;Current Problems in Cancer. 2004 Jul 1
Lack of survival benefit of post-operative radiation therapy in prostate cancer patients with positive lymph nodes.
Johnstone, P. A., Assikis, V., Goodman, M., Ward, K. C., Riffenburgh, R. H., Master, V.> ;Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2007
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Hospital Affiliations

Piedmont HospitalAtlanta, Georgia
Piedmont Newnan HospitalNewnan, Georgia