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Dr. Elizabeth R. Plimack M.D.
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
333 Cottman Ave Fox Chase Cancer Cen Philadelphia PA, 19111About
Dr. Elizabeth Plimack is an oncologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Plimack specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Plimack 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.
Education and Training
New York University School of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prolonged topotecan infusion with cisplatin in the first-line treatment of ovarian cancer: an NYGOG and ECOG study.
- Combining epigenetic and cytotoxic therapy in the treatment of solid tumors.
- Patterns of disease progression in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients treated with antivascular agents and interferon: impact of therapy on recurrence patterns and outcome measures.
- Phase II trial of cetuximab with or without paclitaxel in patients with advanced urothelial tract carcinoma.
- Lymphopenia is an independent predictor of inferior outcome in clear cell renal carcinoma.
- Potential role of (124)I-girentuximab in the presurgical diagnosis of clear-cell renal cell cancer.
- Optimizing systemic therapy for bladder cancer.
- Phase I dose-escalation study of MEDI-573, a bispecific, antiligand monoclonal antibody against IGFI and IGFII, in patients with advanced solid tumors.
- Corticosteroids and prostate cancer: friend or foe?
- Mechanisms of immunotherapy resistance in mCRPC: identifying the enemy on the visceral metastatic battlefield.
- Phase I study of the mTOR inhibitor ridaforolimus and the HDAC inhibitor
- Osteoclast inhibitors in advanced prostate cancer: does the benefit extend beyond
- Targeting Signaling Transduction Pathways in Bladder Cancer.
- Measuring the Efficacy and Value of Urothelial Cancer Urinary Biomarkers.
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Genitourinary Division: a national resource for research, innovation and patient care.
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
Dr. Elizabeth R. Plimack M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 333 Cottman Ave Fox Chase Cancer Center
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