Dr. Richard I Fisher M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
333 COTTMAN AVE PHILADELPHIA PA, 19111About
Dr. Richard Fisher is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Fisher specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Hematologist Oncologists are also trained in the study of cancer and its attack on other organs.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1970
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- High-dose recombinant interleukin 2 therapy for patients with metastatic melanoma: analysis of 270 patients treated between 1985 and 1993.
- Simian virus 40 is present in most United States human mesotheliomas, but it is rarely present in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Phase II trial of menogaril in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: a Southwest Oncology Group trial.
- Long-term survival update for high-dose recombinant interleukin-2 in patients with renal cell carcinoma.
- Diffuse large-cell lymphoma.
- Characterization of the lymphocyte surface receptors for Con A and PHA.
- Autologous bone marrow transplantation for aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: lessons learned and challenges remaining.
- Infusional CHOP chemotherapy (CVAD) with or without chemosensitizers offers no advantage over standard CHOP therapy in the treatment of lymphoma: a Southwest Oncology Group Study.
- Phase II study of rituximab in combination with chop chemotherapy in patients with previously untreated, aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Current therapeutic paradigm for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- The Burkitt-like lymphomas: a Southwest Oncology Group study delineating phenotypic, genotypic, and clinical features.
- Outpatient biochemotherapy with interleukin-2 and interferon alfa-2b in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma: results of two phase II cytokine working group trials.
- Treating Hodgkin's disease with bispecific antibodies: Both patients and antibody are limiting.
- The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of diffuse large cell B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: an evidence-based review.
- Phase III randomized intergroup trial of subtotal lymphoid irradiation versus doxorubicin, vinblastine, and subtotal lymphoid irradiation for stage IA to IIA Hodgkin's disease.
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