Dr. Matthew S Block MD, PHD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Matthew Block is an oncologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Block specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Block 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- MHC class I gene conversion mutations alter the CD8 T cell repertoire.
- Inability of bm14 mice to respond to Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus is caused by defective antigen presentation, not repertoire selection.
- Direct cross-priming by th lymphocytes generates memory cytotoxic T cell responses.
- Antigen-specific CD8+ T cells mediate a peptide-induced fatal syndrome.
- Lack of FDG uptake in small cell carcinoma associated with ANNA-1 positive paraneoplastic autonomic neuropathy.
- Exotic gapless mott insulators of bosons on multileg ladders.
- Clinical hypothyroidism in a renal cell carcinoma patient treated with sorafenib.
- Spin Bose-metal and valence bond solid phases in a spin-1/2 model with ring exchanges on a four-leg triangular ladder.
- Non-Fermi-liquid d-wave metal phase of strongly interacting electrons.
- Epigenetic analysis leads to identification of HNF1B as a subtype-specific susceptibility gene for ovarian cancer.
- Utility of progranulin and serum leukocyte protease inhibitor as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in ovarian cancer.
- Fate of CPN-1 fixed points with q monopoles.
- A mixed-methods feasibility trial of protein kinase C iota inhibition with auranofin in asymptomatic ovarian cancer patients.
- PG545 enhances anti-cancer activity of chemotherapy in ovarian models and increases surrogate biomarkers such as VEGF in preclinical and clinical plasma samples.
- Clinical and Emergent Biomarkers and Their Relationship to the Prognosis of Ovarian Cancer.
Treatments
- Gynecologic Cancer, Melanoma, Immunotherapy And More
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- Fellow - Medical Oncology: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
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