George A. Fisher Jr.
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Stanford Cancer Center 875 Blake Wilbur Dr MC 5826 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-9057 Fax (650) 736-1373
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-9057Alternate Contact Stephanie Y. Mems Administrative Associate Email Tel Work 650-725-9057Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Cancer> GI Oncology
- Medical Oncology
- Oncology
Administrative Appointments
- Physician Leader, GI Oncology Disease Management Group (2011 - present)
- Physician Leader, GI Clinical Research Group (2010 - present)
- Director, Cancer Clinical Trials Office (2004 - present)
Professional Education
Fellowship: | Stanford University Medical Center CA (1993) |
Residency: | Stanford University Medical Center CA (1989) |
Internship: | Stanford University Medical Center CA (1988) |
Medical Education: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1987) |
BS: | Stanford University, Biology (1976) |
PhD: | Stanford University, Cancer Biology (1987) |
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
The research program focuses on clinical trials involving new investigational agents for the treatment of a wide range of cancers. Active clinical trials include studies involving doxorubicin and taxol and agents that reverse resistance to these drugs, such as PSC 833.
Other interests include phase I and II studies using anti-sense DNA, targeting PKC-alpha in ovarian cancer and the role of gene-modified autologous T cells engineered to recognize the TAG-72 antigen on colon cancer cells.
Clinical Trials
- A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of GS-6624 Combined With Gemcitabine for Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Recruiting
- ADI-PEG 20 Versus Placebo in Subjects With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Have Failed Prior Systemic Therapy Recruiting
- An Efficacy and Safety Study of Somatuline Depot (Lanreotide) Injection to Treat Carcinoid Syndrome Recruiting
- Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin Calcium, and Fluorouracil With or Without Celecoxib in Treating Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer Previously Treated With Surgery Recruiting
- Ph II of Capecitabine, Carboplatin & Bevacizumab for Gastroesophageal Junction & Gastric Carcinoma Recruiting
Publications
- A phase I dose-escalation and pharmacokinetic study of enzastaurin and erlotinib in patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2012; (4): 1013-20
- A phase I trial of vandetanib combined with capecitabine, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab for the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Invest New Drugs. 2012; (3): 1082-7
- Capecitabine-induced chest pain relieved by diltiazem. Am J Cardiol. 2012; (11): 1623-6
- Clinicopathologic and molecular features of sporadic early-onset colorectal adenocarcinoma: an adenocarcinoma with frequent signet ring cell differentiation, rectal and sigmoid involvement, and adverse morphologic features. Mod Pathol. 2012; (8): 1128-39
- HER2 expression in gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in a US population: clinicopathologic analysis with proposed approach to HER2 assessment. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2012; (1): 13-24
- Intensity-modulated radiotherapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012; (4): e595-601