Dr. Howard A Burris M.D.
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
250 25th Ave N Suite 100 Nashville TN, 37203Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Howard Burris is an oncologist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Burris specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Burris 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
University of South Alabama College of Medicine 1985
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Phase II trial of docetaxel for cholangiocarcinoma.
- Single-agent docetaxel (Taxotere) in randomized phase III trials.
- The evolving role of oral topotecan.
- Improvements in clinical benefit with vinorelbine in the treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer: a phase II trial.
- Oral granisetron for the prevention of acute late onset nausea and vomiting in patients treated with moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.
- Docetaxel (Taxotere) in the treatment of cancer.
- Docetaxel (Taxotere) in HER-2-positive patients and in combination with trastuzumab (Herceptin).
- Docetaxel (Taxotere) plus trastuzumab (Herceptin) in breast cancer.
- A phase I trial of weekly paclitaxel plus prolonged oral eniluracil/5-fluorouracil in patients with refractory malignancies.
- Testicular relapse in adult acute myelogenous leukemia.
- Dual kinase inhibition in the treatment of breast cancer: initial experience with the EGFR/ErbB-2 inhibitor lapatinib.
- Phase II trial of oral rubitecan in previously treated pancreatic cancer patients.
- A phase I/II study of exisulind in combination with docetaxel/carboplatin in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.
- A Phase I trial of protracted oral fixed-dose temozolomide.
Clinical Trials
- CAB-AXL-ADC Safety and Efficacy Study in Patients With Solid Tumors
- Safety, Dose Tolerance, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics Study of CPX-POM in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
- A Study of LY2835219 (Abemaciclib) in Combination With Therapies for Breast Cancer That Has Spread
- Safety Study of IHL-305 (Irinotecan Liposome Injection) to Treat Advanced Solid Tumors
- A Safety Study of SGN-2FF for Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
- A Safety Study of SGN-LIV1A in Breast Cancer Patients
Treatments
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Melanoma
- Anemia
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Ovarian Cancer
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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