Department of Hematology

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Faculty

Corey J. Langer, M.D.

Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Member, Medical Oncology

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
2 West Pavilion
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-615-5121
Fax: 215-615-5122

Education:
B.A./M.D. (Liberal Arts and Medicine 6 year Combined)
Boston University, 1981.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1981-1982.
Resident in Medicine, Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1982-1984.
Fellowship, Hematology-Oncology, Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1984-1986.
Oncology Fellow, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 1986-1987.

Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1984.
ABIM, Hematology, 1986.
ABIM, Oncology, 1987.

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Selected Publications

Janne PA, Simon GR, Langer CJ, Taub RN, Dowlati, A, Fidias F, Obasaju C, Monberg M, Kindler HA : Phase II Trial of Pemetrexed and Gemcitabine in Chemotherapy Naïve Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. J Clin Oncol, in press 2008.

Langer, CJ Stephenson, P, Schiller J, Harrington D, Sandler A, Belani, C, Johnson D : The Role of Combination Platinum-Based Treatment in the Elderly: Lessons from ECOG 1594 Clinical Lung Cancer, Cancer Conference Highlights, in press 2008.

Schnoll RA, James C, Malstrom M, Rothman R, Wang H, Babb J, Miller SM, Ridge JA, Movsas B, Langer C, Unger M, Goldberg M : Longitudinal predictors of continued tobacco use among patients diagnosed with cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, in press 2008.

Movsas B, Scott C, Curran Jr W, Byardt R and Langer C. : A Quality-Adjusted Time Without Symptoms or Toxicity (QTWiST) Analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 94-10. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol (ASCO), San Francisco, CA, J Clin Oncol, in press. 2008.

Konski A; Bhargavan M; Owen J, Komaki R, Langer C, Byhardt R; Paulus R, Choy H, Bruner D, Curran W : Less is not always more; An Economic Analysis of Radiatoin Therapy Oncology Group 9410 Poster 1080, American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA Nov. 2007.

Movsas B; Moughan J; Sarna L; Langer C; Werner-Wasik M; Nicolaou N; Komaki R; Machtay M; Wasserman T; Bruner D; : Quality of Life (QoL) supercedes the classic predictors of survival in locally advanced non-small cel l lung cancer: An analysis of Radiation Therpay Oncology Group (RTOG) 9801 Oral presentation. American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, CA Nov./Dec. 2007.

Langer CJ, Harris J, Horwitz EM, Nicolaou N, Kies M, Curran W, Wong S, Ang K : Phase II study of low-dose paclitaxel and cisplatin in combination with split-course concomitant twice-daily reirradiation in recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Protocol 9911. J Clin Oncol.20;25(30):4800-5 Oct. 2007.

Langer CJ, Paulus R, Curran W, Movsas B Werner-Wasik M, Komaki R, Lee JS, Choy H : Rethinking prognostic factors in the era of combined modality therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC): a retrospective analysis of RTOG Protocols 9410 and 9801. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol 2, No 8, Supplement 4, S309 A1-03 Aug. 2007.

Botteman M, Marfatia AA, Groot MT, Langer CJ : Economic value of zoledronic acid versus placebo in the treatment of skeletal metastases in patients with lung cancer: Applications to France and Germany. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol 2, No 8, Supplement 4, S843, P1-262 Aug. 2007.

Ramalingam S, Dahlberg SE, Langer CJ, Gray R, Belani CP, Brahmer JR, Sandler A, Schiller JH, Johnson DH : Outcomes for elderly advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with bevacizumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel: analysis of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 4599 study, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Vol 2, No 8, Supplement 4, S468, PD3-3-5 Aug. 2007.