Dr. Tal Zvi Zaks M.D.
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
3900 Woodland Ave Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Tal Zaks is an oncologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Zaks specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Zaks 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
Ben Gurion University of The Negev / Faculty of Health Science MD
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fas-mediated suicide of tumor-reactive T cells following activation by specific tumor: selective rescue by caspase inhibition.
- T cell receptor-induced activation and apoptosis in cycling human T cells occur throughout the cell cycle.
- TCR stimulation protects CD8+ T cells from CD95 mediated apoptosis.
- Induction of proinflammatory and chemokine genes by lipopolysaccharide and paclitaxel (Taxol) in murine and human breast cancer cell lines.
- Cancer cell lines as genetic models of their parent histology: analyses based on array comparative genomic hybridization.
- Distinct patterns of DNA copy number alterations associate with BRAF mutations in melanomas and melanoma-derived cell lines.
- Randomized phase II multicenter trial of two schedules of lapatinib as first- or second-line monotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
- Target-specific, histology-independent, randomized discontinuation study of lapatinib in patients with HER2-amplified solid tumors.
- Immunization with a peptide epitope (p369-377) from HER-2/neu leads to peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes that fail to recognize HER-2/neu+ tumors.
- Human melanoma cells do not express Fas (Apo-1/CD95) ligand.
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