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Personal profile
Dr. Jorge Darcourt earned his medical degree at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina in 1999. He completed his residency at The University of Texas Health Science at Houston and his fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Hematology and Oncology. He currently serves as the medical director of the Methodist Sugar Land Infusion Center as well as chairman for the Department of Medicine. His personal goal is to bring cutting edge clinical trials and cancer treatments to the communities of the greater Houston area closer to the patients homes.
Research interests
Dr. Darcourt's current research focuses on the study of the differential pathways of breast cancer metastasis to help us to understand the mechanisms of brain metastasis. The goal is to be able to identify and develop more effective preventive and targeted therapies for this unmet need. Dr. Darcourt is also interested in the modulation of the immune system for the prevention and treatment of cancer.
Free-text keywords
- Breast cancer
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Immunotherapy
- GU cancer
Research Area Keywords
- Cancer
- Clinical Care
- Clinical Translation & Trials
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Projects
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COVID- Tocilizumab, Anakinra and Infliximab
Chang, J. C., Darcourt, J., Ensor, Jr., J. E., Masud, F. N., Niravath, P. A., Pingali, S. R., Randhawa, J. & Zainab, A.
12/4/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Phase 1b_VenetoclaxPembrolizumab_NSCLC_Abbvie STUDY M19-700
Bernicker, E. H., Darcourt, J., Heyne, K. & Zhang, J.
12/1/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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A011502 ABC STUDY CIRB SUBMISSION
Arentz, C., Chang, J. C., Darcourt, J., Heyne, K., Niravath, P. A. & Singh, M.
11/17/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Phase III_MK-3475 pembrolizumab_NSCLC_EA5163S1709 INSIGNA
Bernicker, E. H., Darcourt, J. & Zhang, J.
11/16/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Phase III_OlanzapineFosaprepitant_Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy Patients_ALLIANCE A221602
Darcourt, J., Bernicker, E. H., Chang, J. C., Geyer, C. E., Heyne, K., Niravath, P. A. & Randhawa, J.
9/28/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
Research Output
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A randomized, controlled phase II trial of neoadjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine, lapatinib, and nab-paclitaxel versus trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and paclitaxel in HER2-positive breast cancer (TEAL study)
Patel, T., Ensor, Jr., J. E., Creamer, S. L., Boone, T., Rodriguez, A. A., Niravath, P. A., Darcourt, J., Meisel, J. L., Li, X., Zhao, J., Kuhn, J. G., Rosato, R. R., Qian, W., Belcheva, A., Schwartz, M. R., Kaklamani, V. G. & Chang, J. C., Sep 2 2019, In : Breast Cancer Research. 21, 1, 100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Detection of breast cancer stem cell gene mutations in circulating free DNA during the evolution of metastases
Liu, Z. B., Ezzedine, N. E., Eterovic, A. K., Ensor, Jr., J. E., Huang, H. J., Albanell, J., Choi, D. S., Lluch, A., Liu, Y., Rojo, F., Wong, H., Martínez-Dueñas, E., Guerrero-Zotano, Á., Shao, Z. M., Darcourt, J., Mills, G. B., Dave, B. & Chang, J. C., Nov 1 2019, In : Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 178, 2, p. 251-261 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Short-term Mortality Associated with Definitive Chemoradiotherapy Versus Radical Cystectomy for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
Haque, W., Verma, V., Aghazadeh, M., Darcourt, J., Butler, E. B. & Teh, B. S., Oct 2019, In : Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 17, 5, p. e1069-e1079Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Incidence and risk factors for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome during highly active antiretroviral therapy
Shelburne, S. A., Visnegarwala, F., Darcourt, J., Graviss, E. A., Giordano, T. P., White, A. C. & Hamill, R. J., Mar 4 2005, In : AIDS. 19, 4, p. 399-406 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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The role of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in AIDS-related Cryptococcus neoformans disease in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy
Shelburne, S., Darcourt, J., White, A. C., Greenberg, S. B., Hamill, R. J., Atmar, R. L. & Visnegarwala, F., Apr 1 2005, In : Clinical Infectious Diseases. 40, 7, p. 1049-1052 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
255 Scopus citations