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Mebea Aklilu, M.D.

Mebea Aklilu, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-713-5440
Office:
336-716-4464
Fax:
336-716-5687
Clinical Specialties
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Genitourinary Oncology
Education & Training
  BACornell University1991
  MDUniversity of Wisconsin Medical School1998
ResidencyU Chicago Hosps & Clinics2001
FellowshipUniversity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine2004
NPI Number
1376527739
Mebea Aklilu, M.D.

Mebea Aklilu, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-713-5440
Office:
336-716-4464
Fax:
336-716-5687
Research Interests
cancer/oncogenesis , drugs/therapeutic agents pharm
Recent Publications
Aklilu M, Hussain A, Evans CP, Hannon RA, Lipton A, Dimairo M, Yu J, Zobel P, Torti FM, Finkelman RD. A phase II, randomized, open-label, pilot study to evaluate the safety and the effects on bone resorption of saracatinib (AZD0530) in patients with prostate cancer or breast cancer with metastatic bone disease [abstract]. Bone. 2011; 48(1):S17.


Wong NS, Fernando NH, Nixon AB, Cushman S, Aklilu M, Bendell JC, Morse MA, Blobe GC, Ashton J, Pang H, et al. A phase II study of capecitabine, oxaliplatin, bevacizumab and cetuximab in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Anticancer Res. 2011; 31(1):255-261.


Schaefer E, Aklilu M, Streer N, Schoppe K, Knovich MA. Scurvy. Consultant. 2010; 50(3):135-136.


Finkelman RD, Aklilu M, Hannon RA, Hazzard E, Yu J, Zobel P. Saracatinib (AZD0530) inhibits bone resorption in healthy volunteers and cancer patients [abstract]. Bone. 2010; 47(Suppl 2):S278-S279.


Monjazeb AM, Riedlinger G, Aklilu M, Geisinger KR, Mishra G, Isom S, Clark P, Levine EA, Blackstock AW. Outcomes of patients with esophageal cancer staged with [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET): can postchemoradiotherapy FDG-PET predict the utility of resection?. J Clin Oncol. 2010; 28(31):4714-4721.


Monjazeb AM, Riedlinger G, Isom S, Aklilu M, Geisinger KR, Mishra G, Levine EA, Blackstock AW. Radiotherapy for esophageal cancer: does dose affect outcomes? [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010; 78(3 Suppl):S307.


Petty WJ, Miller AA, Aklilu M, McCoy TP, Swift CB, Torti FM. The tumor tissue renin-angiotensin system as a target for cancer therapy [abstract]. Int J Mol Med. 2010; 26(Suppl 1):S19.


Blackstock AW, Aklilu M, Lovato J, Degrass L, Sommer J, Howerton R, Mishra G, Levine E, McQuellon R. Aprepitant/5HT-3 antagonist (EMEND) for the prevention of chemoradiation-induced nausea and vomiting (CRINV) in patients receiving gemcitabine/5-FU-based chemoradiation and concurrent upper abdominal radiation for pancreatic cancer [abstract]. J Clin Oncol. 2009; 27(Suppl):e20661.


Easler J, Fennimore B, Farmer M, Yacoub J, Geisinger K, Aklilu M, Blackstock W, Case D, Levine E, Mishra G. Molecular profiling with MIB-1 correlates with microscopic evidence of residual disease in patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer (EC) [abstract]. Gastroenterology. 2007; 132(4 Suppl 2):A854.


Kim C, Farmer MR, Yacoub J, Monjazeb A, Levine EA, Aklilu M, Geinsinger [sic] KR [Geisinger KR], Mishra G, Melin S, Blackstock AW. Tri-modality therapy for esophageal cancer: mucinous histology is associated with decreased pathologic response rates to neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007; 69(3 Suppl):S267.


Aklilu M, Ilson DH. Targeted agents and esophageal cancer--the next step?. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2006; 17(1):62-69.


Blackstock AW, Aklilu M, Lovato J, Farmer MR, Mishra G, Melin SA, Oaks T, Geisinger K, Levine EA. Pathologic complete response may not represent the optimal surrogate for survival after preoperative therapy for esophageal cancer. Int J Gastrointest Cancer. 2006; 37(1):7-14.


Farmer MR, Yacoub J, Aklilu M, Levine EA, Geisinger K, Mishra G, Melin S, Blackstock AW. Tri-modality therapy for esophageal cancer: hemoglobin levels are prognostic for survival but do not predict response to radiochemotherapy [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006; 66(3 Suppl):S269.
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Last Updated 8/19/2011
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