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Caio Max Sao Pedro Rocha Lima, MD, MS

Caio Max Sao Pedro Rocha Lima, MD, MS

  • Professor, Hematology and Oncology

Research Interests

  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
  • Phase I Clinical Trials
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Education
MD, University De Bahia Faculty Medicine - Brazil, 1989
Internship
Federal University of Bahia, 1990
Residency
Internal Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, 1992
Hematology, Federal University of Bahia, 1994
Fellowship
Hematology / Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 1998
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Positions
Vardaman Buckalew Fund in Nephrology (Chair)
Professor, Hematology and Oncology
Departments and Affiliations
Hematology and Oncology
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Research

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  • Clinical Trials
  • Phase 2 study of combination SPI-1620 with docetaxel as second-line advanced biliary tract cancer treatment. Kim R, Chiorean EG, Amin M, Rocha-Lima CMS, Gandhi J, Harris WP, Song T, Portnoy D. Br. J. Cancer. 2017 Jul; 117(2):189-194.
  • Percutaneous Image-Guided Irreversible Electroporation for the Treatment of Unresectable, Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Narayanan G, Hosein PJ, Beulaygue IC, Froud T, Scheffer HJ, Venkat SR, Echenique AM, Hevert EC, Livingstone AS, Rocha-Lima CM, Merchan JR, Levi JU, Yrizarry JM, Lencioni R. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 Mar; 28(3):342-348.
  • A Phase I Clinical, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Study of Weekly or Every Three Week Ixabepilone and Daily Sunitinib in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors. Montero AJ, Kwon D, Flores A, Kovacs K, Trent JC, Benedetto P, Rocha-Lima C, Merchan JR. Clin. Cancer Res. 2016 07; 22(13):3209-17.
  • Full dose neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX is associated with prolonged survival in patients with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Khushman M, Dempsey N, Maldonado JC, Loaiza-Bonilla A, Velez M, Carcas L, Dammrich D, Hurtado-Cordovi J, Parajuli R, Pollack T, Harwood AP, Macintyre J, Tzeng CW, Merchan JR, Restrepo MH, Akunyili II, Ribeiro A, Narayanan G, Portelance L, Sleeman D, Levi JU, Lima CM, Hosein PJ. Pancreatology. ; 15(6):667-73.
  • A cohort study evaluating the role of surgery for lung metastases from colorectal cancer. Socola F, Nguyen DM, Ochoa RE, Rocha Lima CM, Hosein PJ. Anticancer Res. 2015 Jun; 35(6):3431-5.
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  • Study Combining Chemotherapy with the Drugs Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab in Treatment of Colon Cancer
  • Study to Find Out How Well the Study Drug, TST001, Works for Treating Solid Tumors that Have Spread or Have Been Hard to Treat

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  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
  • Phase I Clinical Trials
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