Yuhchyau Chen, M.D., Ph.D. | UR Medicine

Dr. Yuhchyau Chen

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University of Rochester

Studies Lung Cancer
Studies Prostate Cancer
38 reported clinical trials
81 drugs studied

About Yuhchyau Chen

Education:

  • MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1997.

Experience:

  • Completed Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, 2000.
  • Finished Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, 2003.
  • Currently an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, with a specialization in Hematology and Oncology.

Area of expertise

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Lung Cancer

Yuhchyau Chen has run 9 trials for Lung Cancer. Some of their research focus areas include:

Stage II
Stage I
Stage IV
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Prostate Cancer

Yuhchyau Chen has run 7 trials for Prostate Cancer. Some of their research focus areas include:

Stage IV

Affiliated Hospitals

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University Of Rochester

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Highland Hospital

Clinical Trials Yuhchyau Chen is currently running

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Chemotherapy + Radiation Therapy

for Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II/III trial studies how well radiation therapy works when given together with cisplatin, docetaxel, cetuximab, and/or atezolizumab after surgery in treating patients with high-risk stage III-IV head and neck cancer the begins in the thin, flat cells (squamous cell). Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Cetuximab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. The purpose of this study is to compare the usual treatment (radiation therapy with cisplatin chemotherapy) to using radiation therapy with docetaxel and cetuximab chemotherapy, and using the usual treatment plus an immunotherapy drug, atezolizumab.

Recruiting

1 award

Phase 2 & 3

21 criteria

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Relugolix + Radiation

for Advanced-Stage Prostate Cancer

This phase II trial compares the usual treatment of radiation therapy alone to using the study drug, relugolix, plus the usual radiation therapy in patients with castration-sensitive prostate cancer that has spread to limited other parts of the body (oligometastatic). Relugolix is in a class of medications called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists. It works by decreasing the amount of testosterone (a male hormone) produced by the body. It may stop the growth of cancer cells that need testosterone to grow. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x rays or protons to kill tumor cells. The addition of relugolix to the radiation may reduce the chance of oligometastatic prostate cancer spreading further.

Recruiting

0 awards

Phase 2

More about Yuhchyau Chen

Clinical Trial Related

6 years of experience running clinical trials · Led 38 trials as a Principal Investigator · 18 Active Clinical Trials

Treatments Yuhchyau Chen has experience with

  • Radiation Therapy
  • Cisplatin
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
  • Paclitaxel
  • Carboplatin
  • Atezolizumab

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