Tara C Mitchell, MD

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Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Clinical Research, Tara Miller Melanoma Center
Section Chief of Melanoma/Sarcoma, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department: Medicine

Contact information
Division of Hematology Oncology
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
South Pavilion, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-7908
Fax: 215-662-4646
Education:
BA (Anthropology)
Columbia University, 2000.
MD
New York University School of Medicine, 2004.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Melanoma
Cutaneous malignancies

Description of Research Expertise

Melanoma
Immune therpay
Targeted therapy
Phase I trials
Combination therapy
Experimental therapeutics
Pharmacology

Selected Publications

Hodi FS, Hwu WJ, Kefford R, Weber JS, Daud A, Hamid O, Patnaik A, Ribas A, Robert C, Gangadhar TC, Joshua AM, Hersey P, Dronca R, Joseph R, Hille D, Xue D, Li XN, Kang SP, Ebbinghaus S, Perrone A, Wolchok JD: Evaluation of Immune-Related Response Criteria and RECIST v1.1 in Patients With Advanced Melanoma Treated With Pembrolizumab. Journal of Clinical Oncology 34(13): 1510-7, May 2016 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Ribas A, Hamid O, Daud A, Hodi FS, Wolchok JD, Kefford R, Joshua AM, Patnaik A, Hwu WJ, Weber JS, Gangadhar TC, Hersey P, Dronca R, Joseph RW, Zarour H, Chmielowski B, Lawrence DP, Algazi A, Rizvi NA, Hoffner B, Mateus C, Gergich K, Lindia JA, Giannotti M, Li XN, Ebbinghaus S, Kang SP, Robert C: Association of Pembrolizumab With Tumor Response and Survival Among Patients With Advanced Melanoma. JAMA 315(15): 1600-9, April 2016 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Shannan B, Chen Q, Watters A, Perego M, Krepler C, Thombre R, Li L, Rajan G, Peterson S, Gimotty PA, Wilson M, Nathanson KL, Gangadhar TC, Schuchter LM, Weeraratna AT, Herlyn M, Vultur A: Enhancing the evaluation of PI3K inhibitors through 3D melanoma models. Pigment cell & melanoma research 29(3): 317-28, May 2016 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Dizon DS, Krilov L, Cohen E, Gangadhar T, Ganz PA, Hensing TA, Hunger S, Krishnamurthi SS, Lassman AB, Markham MJ, Mayer E, Neuss M, Pal SK, Richardson LC, Schilsky R, Schwartz GK, Spriggs DR, Villalona-Calero MA, Villani G, Masters G: Clinical Cancer Advances 2016: Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer From the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 34(9): 987-1011, Mar 20 2016 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Ribas A, Puzanov I, Dummer R, Schadendorf D, Hamid O, Robert C, Hodi FS, Schachter J, Pavlick AC, Lewis KD, Cranmer LD, Blank CU, O'Day SJ, Ascierto PA, Salama AK, Margolin KA, Loquai C, Eigentler TK, Gangadhar TC, Carlino MS, Agarwala SS, Moschos SJ, Sosman JA, Goldinger SM, Shapira-Frommer R, Gonzalez R, Kirkwood JM, Wolchok JD, Eggermont A, Li XN, Zhou W, Zernhelt AM, Lis J, Ebbinghaus S, Kang SP, Daud A.: Pembrolizumab versus investigator-choice chemotherapy for ipilimumab-refractory melanoma (KEYNOTE-002): a randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncology 16(8): 908-18, August 2015 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Twyman-Saint Victor C, Rech AJ, Maity A, Rengan R, Pauken KE, Stelekati E, Benci JL, Xu B, Dada H, Odorizzi PM, Herati RS, Mansfield KD, Patsch D, Amaravadi RK, Schuchter LM, Ishwaran H, Mick R, Pryma DA, Xu X, Feldman MD, Gangadhar TC, Hahn SM, Wherry EJ, Vonderheide RH, Minn AJ.: Radiation and dual checkpoint blockade activate non-redundant immune mechanisms in cancer. Nature 520(7547): 373-7, April 2015 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Gangadhar TC, Schuchter LM: Broad Applicability of Nivolumab in Melanoma Regardless of BRAF Mutation Status. JAMA oncology 1(4): 427-8, Jul 2015 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Wang T, Xiao M, Ge Y, Krepler C, Belser E, Lopez-Coral A, Xu X, Zhang G, Azuma R, Liu Q, Liu R, Li L, Amaravadi RK, Xu W, Karakousis G, Gangadhar TC, Schuchter LM, Lieu M, Khare S, Halloran MB, Herlyn M, Kaufman RE: BRAF Inhibition Stimulates Melanoma-Associated Macrophages to Drive Tumor Growth. Clinical cancer research 21(7): 1652-64, April 2015 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Robert C, Ribas A, Wolchok JD, Hodi FS, Hamid O, Kefford R, Weber JS, Joshua AM, Hwu WJ, Gangadhar TC, Patnaik A, Dronca R, Zarour H, Joseph RW, Boasberg P, Chmielowski B, Mateus C, Postow MA, Gergich K, Elassaiss-Schaap J, Li XN, Iannone R, Ebbinghaus SW, Kang SP, Daud A: Anti-programmed-death-receptor-1 treatment with pembrolizumab in ipilimumab-refractory advanced melanoma: a randomised dose-comparison cohort of a phase 1 trial. Lancet 384(9948): 1109-17, September 2014 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

Hamid O, Robert C, Daud A, Hodi FS, Hwu WJ, Kefford R, Wolchok JD, Hersey P, Joseph RW, Weber JS, Dronca R, Gangadhar TC, Patnaik A, Zarour H, Joshua AM, Gergich K, Elassaiss-Schaap J, Algazi A, Mateus C, Boasberg P, Tumeh PC, Chmielowski B, Ebbinghaus SW, Li XN, Kang SP, Ribas A: Safety and tumor responses with lambrolizumab (anti-PD-1) in melanoma. The New England Journal of Medicine 369(2): 134-44, July 2013 Notes: Gangadhar is Dr. Mitchell's maiden name.

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