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Dr. Heather Ann Wakelee M.D.

Oncologist | Medical Oncology

4/5(14)
875 Blake Wilbur Dr Stanford Cancer Cent Stanford CA, 94305
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4/5

About

Dr. Heather Wakelee is an oncologist practicing in Stanford, CA. Dr. Wakelee specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Wakelee 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.

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology- 2003

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish

Expert Publications

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Fellowships

  • Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford Ca - Bariatric Surgery   2003

Publications

  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYA Double-Blind Randomized Discontinuation Phase-II Study of Sorafenib2012
  • JOURL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYLung cancer incidence in never smokers2007
  • Anti-cancer drugsPhase I and pharmacokinetic study of bexarotene in combition with gefitinib in the third2013
  • JOURL OF THE TIOL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORKA Patient With Aplastic Lymphoma Kise-Positive Non2013
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYA Case Series of NSCLC Patients with Different Molecular Characteristics2013
  • LUNG CANCERA phase II study of enzastaurin in combition with erlotinib in patients with previously treated2012
  • INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICSTumor Volume-Adapted Dosing in Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy of Lung Tumors2012
  • BRITISH JOURL OF CANCERA phase I dose-escalation study of aflibercept administered in combition with pemetrexed2012
  • LUNG CANCERDifferential effect of age on survival in advanced NSCLC in women versus men2012
  • Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&OMetastatic non-small cell lung cancer magement: novel targets and recent clinical advances.2012
  • CANCER INVESTIGATIONMaintence Bevacizumab is Associated With Increased Hemoglobin in Patients With Advanced2012
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYXL647-A Multitargeted Tyrosine Kise Inhibitor Results of a Phase II Study in Subjects with Non2012
  • CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINECurrent Magement of Small Cell Lung Cancer2011
  • JOURL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology Provisiol Clinical Opinion2011
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYTumor Volume as a Potential Imaging-Based Risk2011
  • CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTIONSurvival following Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer among Asian2011
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYA Phase II First-Line Study of Gemcitabine, Carboplatin2010
  • ANLS OF ONCOLOGYPhase I and pharmacokinetic study of lexatumumab2010
  • CURRENT OPINION IN INVESTIGATIOL DRUGSRamucirumab, a fully human mAb to the transmembrane sigling tyrosine kise VEGFR2009
  • ANLS OF ONCOLOGYGemcitabine and pemetrexed administered in rapid sequence as front2009
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYOsteoblastic Bone Flare on F18-FDG PET in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer2009
  • BIODRUGSMonoclol Antibodies Targeting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Current Status2009
  • Semirs in thoracic and cardiovascular surgeryAdjuvant chemotherapy for resected non-small cell lung cancer.2008
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYSummary statement - Novel Agents in the Treatment of Lung Cancer2008
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYAntibodies to vascular endothelial growth factor in non-small cell lung cancer2008
  • Jourl of clinical oncologyLung cancer presenting with amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia.2008
  • INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICSMetabolic tumor burden predicts for disease progression and death in lung cancer2007
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYAdjuvant chemotherapy of stage I non-small cell lung cancer in North America2007
  • Current treatment options in oncologyRole of anti-angiogenesis agents in treating NSCLC2007
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYResults of a phase I dose-escalation study using single2006
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERA multidiscipliry approach to magement in a patient with bilateral superior sulcus non-small2006
  • JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYSurvival differences by sex for patients with advanced non2006
  • CANCERChanges in the tural history of nonsmall cell lung cancer2006
  • CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCHAn evaluation of tumor oxygetion2006
  • JOURL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYPhase II study of gefitinib, fluorouracil2005
  • INVESTIGATIOL NEW DRUGSA phase I trial of irinotecan2005
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGYDelta F508-CFTR channels: Kinetics, activation by forskolin, and potentiation by xanthines1996
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYA Double-Blind Randomized Discontinuation Phase-II Study of Sorafenib2012
  • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYLung cancer incidence in never smokers2007
  • Clinical lung cancerA Case Series of Lengthy Progression-Free Survival With Pemetrexed2013
  • Anti-cancer drugsPhase I and pharmacokinetic study of bexarotene in combination with gefitinib in the third2013
  • JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORKA Patient With Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Non2013
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYA Case Series of NSCLC Patients with Different Molecular Characteristics2013
  • EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPYAflibercept in lung cancer2013
  • LUNG CANCERA phase II study of enzastaurin in combination with erlotinib in patients with previously treated2012
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICSTumor Volume-Adapted Dosing in Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy of Lung Tumors2012
  • BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCERA phase I dose-escalation study of aflibercept administered in combination with pemetrexed2012
  • Lung cancerERCC1 expression in circulating tumor cells2012
  • LUNG CANCERDifferential effect of age on survival in advanced NSCLC in women versus men2012
  • Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&OMetastatic non-small cell lung cancer management: novel targets and recent clinical advances.2012
  • CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGYA phase I dose-escalation and pharmacokinetic study of enzastaurin and erlotinib in patients with2012
  • CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGYA phase I pharmacokinetic study of bexarotene with vinorelbine2012
  • CANCER INVESTIGATIONMaintenance Bevacizumab is Associated With Increased Hemoglobin in Patients With Advanced2012
  • CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGYA phase I pharmacokinetic study of bexarotene with paclitaxel2012
  • CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGYThe effect of bexarotene on atorvastatin pharmacokinetics2012
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERMetabolic Tumor Volume is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients Treated Definitively for Non2012
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYXL647-A Multitargeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Results of a Phase II Study in Subjects with Non2012
  • CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINECurrent Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer2011
  • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion2011
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYTumor Volume as a Potential Imaging-Based Risk2011
  • CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTIONSurvival following Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer among Asian2011
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYA Phase II First-Line Study of Gemcitabine, Carboplatin2010
  • CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCHVoreloxin, a First-in-Class Anticancer Quinolone Derivative, in Relapsed2010
  • ANNALS OF ONCOLOGYPhase I and pharmacokinetic study of lexatumumab2010
  • Clement-Duchene, C., Krupitskaya, Y., Ganjoo, K., Lavori, P., Kumar, AA phase II first line study of gemcitabine2009
  • CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTIONUncovering Disparities in Survival after Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer among Asian2009
  • CURRENT OPINION IN INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGSRamucirumab, a fully human mAb to the transmembrane signaling tyrosine kinase VEGFR2009
  • Krupitskaya, Y., Ganjoo, K., Lavori, P. W., Kumar, A., Clement-DucheneA phase II first-line study of gemcitabine, carboplatin0
  • ANNALS OF ONCOLOGYGemcitabine and pemetrexed administered in rapid sequence as front2009
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYOsteoblastic Bone Flare on F18-FDG PET in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer2009
  • BIODRUGSMonoclonal Antibodies Targeting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Current Status2009
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERCooperative Group Research Efforts in Lung Cancer 20082008
  • Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgeryAdjuvant chemotherapy for resected non-small cell lung cancer.2008
  • LANCET ONCOLOGYSex differences in lung-cancer susceptibility: a smoke screen?2008
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYSummary statement - Novel Agents in the Treatment of Lung Cancer2008
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYAntibodies to vascular endothelial growth factor in non-small cell lung cancer2008
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERComplications of ablative therapies in lung cancer2008
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERCooperative group portfolio in locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: Are we making progress?2008
  • Journal of clinical oncologyLung cancer presenting with amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia.2008
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERCooperative group research efforts in lung cancer: Focus on early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer2008
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICSMetabolic tumor burden predicts for disease progression and death in lung cancer2007
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYAdjuvant chemotherapy of stage I non-small cell lung cancer in North America2007
  • Current treatment options in oncologyRole of anti-angiogenesis agents in treating NSCLC2007
  • ONCOLOGISTOptimal adjuvant therapy for non-small cell lung cancer - How to handle stage I disease2007
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYResults of a phase I dose-escalation study using single2006
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERA multidisciplinary approach to management in a patient with bilateral superior sulcus non-small2006
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERLung cancer in women: Exploring sex differences in susceptibility, biology2006
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERCurrent status of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage IB non-small-cell lung cancer2006
  • DRUGS OF TODAYSunitinib: A newly approved small-molecule inhibitor of angiogenesis2006
  • JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYSurvival differences by sex for patients with advanced non2006
  • CANCERChanges in the natural history of nonsmall cell lung cancer2006
  • CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCHAn evaluation of tumor oxygenation2006
  • Current treatment options in oncologySecond- and third-line treatments in non-small cell lung cancer.2006
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERTargeting angiogenesis with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor small-molecule inhibitors2005
  • CLINICAL LUNG CANCERActivity of novel cytotoxic agents in lung cancer: Epothilones and topoisomerase I inhibitors2005
  • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYPhase II study of gefitinib, fluorouracil2005
  • LUNG CANCERPost-operative radiotherapy (PORT) or chemoradiotherapy (CPORT) following resection of stages II2005
  • INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUGSA phase I trial of irinotecan2005
  • EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTICANCER THERAPYDocetaxel in advanced non-small cell lung cancer2005
  • ONCOLOGISTOptimizing first-line treatment options for patients with advanced NSCLC2005
  • HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICANovel approaches for the treatment of small cell lung cancer2004
  • AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGYDelta F508-CFTR channels: Kinetics, activation by forskolin, and potentiation by xanthines1996

Experience & Accolades

  • Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology)the Stanford University Medical Center

Dr. Heather Ann Wakelee M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 875 Blake Wilbur Dr Stanford Cancer Center

875 Blake Wilbur Dr Stanford Cancer Cent -
Stanford, CA 94305
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New patients: 408-885-5000, 650-723-9094
Fax: 650-724-3697

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