Dr. Cristina I Truica M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
500 University Dr Attn: Credentialing Hershey PA, 17033About
Dr. Cristina Truica is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Hershey, PA. Dr. Truica specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Hematologist Oncologists are also trained in the study of cancer and its attack on other organs.
Education and Training
University Of Tichreen Faculty Of Med Lattakia Syria 1989
Carol Davila University of Medicine & Pharmacy
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Carol Davila 1989
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Beta-catenin affects androgen receptor transcriptional activity and ligand specificity.
- Challenges in the development of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapies in breast cancer.
- Metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma mimicking inflammatory breast carcinoma: a case report.
- Bortezomib-based chemotherapy for light chain deposition disease presenting as acute renal failure.
- Predicting therapy response in live tumor cells isolated with the flexible micro spring array device.
- Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer- Paving New Roads?
- A multiplexed marker-based algorithm for diagnosis of carcinoma of unknown primary using circulating tumor cells.
- An Analysis of Oncotype DX Recurrence Scores and Clinicopathologic Characteristics in Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer.
- Beta-catenin mutations in human prostate cancer.
Clinical Trials
- Study of Ribociclib With Everolimus + Exemestane in HR+ HER2- Locally Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer Post Progression on CDK 4/6 Inhibitor.
- Palbociclib in Combination With Tamoxifen as First Line Therapy for Metastatic Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer
- Ribociclib and Bicalutamide in AR+ TNBC
Awards
- Vanderbilt Physician Scientist Development Award 2002
- American Association of Cancer Research Young Investigator Scholar Aw 2000
- American Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator Award 2000
- Smith Kline Beecham Travel Award, the National Oncology Fellows Forum 1998
- Ortho-Biothec Travel Award for the Mayo Clinic State of the Art Hemat 1998
- NCI Scholarship for the AACR workshop Molecular Biology in Clinical O 1997
Treatments
- Breast Cancer
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Fellowships
- Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital 1998
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