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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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Phase 3_Trastuzumab Deruxtecan T-DXd; DS-8201a_HER2-positiveBreastCancer_DS8201-A-U305NSABP B-60
Chang, J. C., Darcourt, J., Geyer, C. E. & Niravath, P. A.
7/30/21 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Phase II_FulvestrantAbemaciclib_ERHer2-metastaticBreastCancer_HMRIEli Lilly
Chang, J. C., Darcourt, J., Geyer, C. E. & Niravath, P. A.
7/15/21 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Phase 3_NavitoclaxRuxolitinib_Myelofibrosis_Abbvie M20-178 Transform-2
Shah, S., Darcourt, J., Pingali, S. R. & Rice, L.
6/7/21 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Brachytherapy for Bladder Preservation in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer A Phase 1 Study of Robotic High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Bladder Preservation in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Satkunasivam, R., Butler, E. B., Darcourt, J., Farach, A. M., Gonzalez, R., Gupta, N., Miles, B. J., Singh, M. & Zhang, J.
5/13/21 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Analysis of the Implementation of Telehealth Visits for Care of Patients With Cancer in Houston During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Darcourt, J. G., Aparicio, K., Dorsey, P. M., Ensor, J. E., Zsigmond, E. M., Wong, S. T., Ezeana, C. F., Puppala, M., Heyne, K. E., Geyer, C. E., Phillips, R. A., Schwartz, R. L. & Chang, J. C., Jan 1 2021, In: JCO oncology practice. 17, 1, p. e36-e43Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
ANETT: PhAse II trial of NEoadjuvant TAK-228 plus Tamoxifen in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
Koca, E., Niravath, P. A., Ensor, J., Patel, T., Li, X., Hemati, P., Wong, H., Qian, W., Boone, T., Zhao, J., Ramshesh, P. V., Cohen, A. L., Murthy, A., Nair, S., Darcourt, J., Belcheva, A., Kaklamani, V. G. & Chang, J. C., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Targeting mTOR and DNA repair pathways in residual triple negative breast cancer post neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Anand, K., Patel, T., Niravath, P., Rodriguez, A., Darcourt, J., Belcheva, A., Boone, T., Ensor, J. & Chang, J., Dec 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 82.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
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 › peer-review
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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 › peer-review
3 Scopus citations