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Mark Litwin is an Urologist and a Surgical Oncologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Litwin has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urinary Incontinence, Prostatectomy, and Orchiectomy.
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Robert Kang is an Otolaryngologist and a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kang has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Empyema, Angiosarcoma of the Scalp, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.
Jigar Ghelani is an Internal Medicine provider in Thousand Oaks, California. Dr. Ghelani and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Tissue Biopsy. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
Summary: This phase II trial studies the side effects of durvalumab when given together with chemotherapy in treating patients with solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body (advanced). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, su...
Summary: This phase II trial tests how well giving durvalumab with standard chemotherapy, gemcitabine and cisplatin, before surgery works in treating patients with high risk liver cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) that can be removed by surgery (resectable). Durvalumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine and cispl...