James Lewis Abbruzzese is the Chief of the Duke Division of Medical Oncology and associate director for Clinical Research for the

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. Previously, Abbruzzese was Chairman of the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at the

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (colloquially MD Anderson Cancer Center) is a comprehensive cancer center in Houston, Texas. It is the largest cancer center in the U.S. and one of the original three comprehensive cancer centers ...

where he held the M. G. and Lillie A. Johnson Chair for Cancer Treatment and Research and the Annie Laurie Howard Research Distinguished Professorship. Abbruzzese is one of the world's leaders in the clinical study and treatment of

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...

Education

Abbruzzese received his bachelor's degree in biology from

Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time ...

in 1974; medical degree with honors from the

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- Pritzker School of Medicine in 1978; and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at

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from 1979 to 1981. Abbruzzese also completed clinical fellowships in Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1981, Medical Oncology at the

Dana–Farber Cancer Institute Dana–Farber Cancer Institute is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Dana–Farber is the founding member of Dana–Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard's Comprehensive Cancer Center designated b ...

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in 1982; and Medical Oncology Research Laboratory of Neoplastic Disease Mechanisms at the

in 1983.

Research

Abbruzzese research is focused on the development of novel therapeutic agents for pancreatic and other gastrointestinal cancers. He is principal investigator of a phase I drug development grant from the

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

and another grant to develop techniques to assess the impact of novel targeted therapeutic agents in cancer patients. In October 2008, Abbruzzese published in the

Journal of Clinical Oncology The ''Journal of Clinical Oncology'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal published 3 times a month by the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. It covers research on all aspects of clinical oncology. The journal was established in 1983 and the editor-in ...

the first-of-its-kind findings of a study showing the discovery that exposure to the hepatitis B virus (HBV) may increase the risk of

. Abbruzzese is the author of over 150 articles and book chapters and is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Pancreatology. He serves on the editorial board of a number of prestigious journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Clinical Cancer Research, and also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the

Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research The Lustgarten Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization foundation dedicated to advancing the research related to the diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of pancreatic cancer while raising public awareness and providing support to pa ...

Honors

In 2005, Abbruzzese was named a National Thought Leader in the area of pancreatic cancer following a national survey of hematologist/oncologists and medical oncologists by BioMedical Insights, Inc. Abbruzzese is a Fellow of the

Royal Society of Medicine The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is a medical society in the United Kingdom, headquartered in London. History The Society was established in 1805 as Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, meeting in two rooms in barristers’ chambers ...

and a Fellow of the

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. In 2008, he received a Statesman Award from the

American Society of Clinical Oncology The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a professional organization representing physicians of all oncology sub-specialties who care for people with cancer. Founded in 1964 by Fred Ansfield, Harry Bisel, Herman Freckman, Arnoldus G ...

References

External links

Duke Health ProfileThe Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research: James Abbruzzese, M.D.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbruzzese, James L 1952 births Living people American cancer researchers Fairfield University alumni Harvard Medical School alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Pritzker School of Medicine alumni University of Texas faculty University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center faculty