
Dr. Paula M. Fracasso MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
Hospital Drive 4th Floor Charlottesville VA, 22908About
Dr. Paula Fracasso is an oncologist practicing in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Fracasso specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Fracasso manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Phase I study of paclitaxel in combination with a multidrug resistance modulator, PSC 833 (Valspodar), in refractory malignancies.
- Phase I dose-finding and pharmacokinetic study of paclitaxel and carboplatin with oral valspodar in patients with advanced solid tumors.
- Overcoming drug resistance in ovarian carcinoma.
- Phase I trial of paclitaxel and etoposide for recurrent ovarian carcinoma: a Gynecologic Oncology Group Study.
- Phase II study of paclitaxel and valspodar (PSC 833) in refractory ovarian carcinoma: a gynecologic oncology group study.
- Pharmacokinetic study of infusional valspodar.
- A phase I trial of docetaxel and vinorelbine in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
- Sequence dependence of hematologic toxicity using carboplatin and topotecan for primary therapy of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: a phase I study of the Gynecologic Oncology Group.
- A Phase I trial of weekly docetaxel and topotecan for solid tumors.
- A phase I study of docetaxel and bexarotene.
- A phase I study of bexarotene and rosiglitazone in patients with refractory cancers.
- A phase 1, multicenter, open-label study of the safety of two dose levels of a human monoclonal antibody to human α(v) integrins, intetumumab, in combination with docetaxel and prednisone in patients with castrate-resistant metastatic prostate cancer
- Effect of zoledronic acid on disseminated tumour cells in women with locally advanced breast cancer: an open label, randomised, phase 2 trial.
- A phase I trial of dose-dense (biweekly) carboplatin combined with paclitaxel and
- Low-dose abdominal radiation as a docetaxel chemosensitizer for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer: a phase I study of the Gynecologic Oncology Group.
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- Dr. Christiana M. Brenin M.D.1240 LEE ST CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22908
- Dr. Thao P Dang MD4 Hospital Dr Charlottesville VA 22908
- Dr. Ryan D. Gentzler M.D.1240 LEE ST CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22908
- Dr. Richard J Cambareri MDUva Hospital Charlottesville VA 22908
- Dr. Tamila L. Kindwall- keller M.D.1240 Lee St Charlottesville VA 22908
Nearest Hospitals
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTERl
JEFFERSON PARK AVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22908MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITALl
500 MARTHA JEFFERSON DRIVE CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22911