Robert C. Doebele, M.D., Ph.D., GRACE Faculty

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Robert C. Doebele, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Medical Oncology
University of Colorado School of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Aurora
CO
Specialties
Medical Oncology, Thoracic Malignancies

Dr. Doebele joined the faculty at University of Colorado Denver in July of 2008 as a member of the Thoracic Malignancies Program. He is currently Associate Professor of Medicine. He is co-founded and co-directs the University of Colorado Molecular Tumor Board, is Scientific Lead for ORIEN at the University of Colorado, and a co-PI of the University of Colorado Lung Cancer SPORE. He is also a Senior Editor at the AACR journal Clinical Cancer Research. Dr. Doebele is a recipient of the 2011 Boettcher Webb-Waring Biomedical Award and the 2013 V Foundation for Cancer Research, V Scholar Award.​

Conflict of Interest

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Mechanisms of ALK Resistance & Implications for Treatment
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Dr. Robert Doebele of the University of Colorado Cancer Center spoke to ALK and ROS1 patients about how and why their cancers become resistant to treatment and what options are available.

 

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Did 3 brain CT scans in the period of 2 months – question
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I did 3 brain CT scans in the period of two months, the first two in the first weeks of July and the other on the last week of August.

I know that CTs are harmful because of radiation, but could this

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Berberine and Tarceva
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Wondering if anyone has info on compatibility of berberine with Tarceva. I called Genentech but they didn’t know. I am taking it because it has similar properties to metformin but less side effects as

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best time to begin treatment of cancerous tumor
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(djorner3) I can’t seem to find an answer to my question concerning is it is better to start treatment sooner for a cancerous tumor when it is small and less complex or is there no difference in

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When to biopsy?
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Hello,

My current situation is that I have been on Tagrisso 80 mg for 13 months. First scan showed the 15+ nodules I had in my lungs all disappeared with the exception of 1 which was reduced to a 1/3

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1 mm progression on Tagrisso
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March 26, 2018 at 10:40 pm #1294138

bfarz
Hi, 64 Y/O female, asian, dx 12/2011 Stage 4 Adneo del 19 egfr+, Tarceva for almost 5 years, no progression, then small progression, Almita/Carbo 4

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Sorry, neglected to answer
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Sorry, neglected to answer fully. Yes, I have been given meds for pain bur am only able to use them

Thanks so much for the
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Thanks so much for the information. I am sorry I wasn’t clear. I understand why we are leaving the

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The item she uses to help with the pills is called Thick-It and it is a food

(TARJONES) One more thing I
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(TARJONES) One more thing I forgot to mention….my mother in law too had issues with these pills as

Hi, I am new here and have
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