Dr. Brent Allen Hanks M.D., PH.D.
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
Duke University Hospital Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Brent Hanks is an oncologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Hanks specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Hanks manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Baylor College of Medicine 2006
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Early Carcinogenesis Involves the Establishment of Immune Privilege via Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulation of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1: Translational Implications in Cancer Immunotherapy.
- Rapid complete response of metastatic melanoma in a patient undergoing ipilimumab immunotherapy in the setting of active ulcerative colitis.
- Melanoma-Derived Wnt5a Promotes Local Dendritic-Cell Expression of IDO and Immunotolerance: Opportunities for Pharmacologic Enhancement of Immunotherapy.
- Immune evasion pathways and the design of dendritic cell-based cancer vaccines.
- Genetic risk analysis of a patient with fulminant autoimmune type 1 diabetes mellitus secondary to combination ipilimumab and nivolumab immunotherapy.
Treatments
- Melanoma
- Skin Cancer
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