Biography
Matthew Gubens, MD, MS, FASCO is Professor of Medicine at UCSF, where he practices as a thoracic medical oncologist and serves as Medical Director of Thoracic Medical Oncology. He is also Chair of the UCSF Cancer Center Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee which oversees scientific review of clinical cancer research at the institution. Dr. Gubens is Immediate Past Chair of the ASCO Evidence Based Medicine Committee which oversees the ASCO Guidelines program, and he also co-chairs the ASCO Thoracic Guideline Advisory Group. Dr. Gubens serves on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network panels for non-small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, and thymic malignancies. He is on the Board of Directors of the Association of Northern California Oncologists. Dr Gubens completed his BA at Yale, his MS at the Harvard School of Public Health, and his MD at Stanford, and trained in internal medicine residency at UCSF and then medical oncology at Stanford.
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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Stanford University | Fellowship | School of Medicine - Medical Oncology | 2011 |
University of California, San Francisco | Residency | School of Medicine - Internal Medicine | 2008 |
Stanford University | M.D. | School of Medicine | 2005 |
Harvard School of Public Health | M.S. | Health Policy and Management | 2000 |
Yale University | B.A. | Ethics, Politics and Economics | 1997 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Clinical Expertise
Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma (BAC)
Chest Wall Tumors
Lung Carcinoid Tumors
Lung Metastases
Malignant Mesothelioma
Mediastinal Tumors
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer
Thymoma & Thymic Carcinoma
Clinical Trials
- Sotorasib Activity in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors With KRAS p.G12C Mutation (CodeBreak 101) (NCT04185883)Related Conditions: Solid Tumor, Sarcoma, Neoplasms| Start Date: | End Date:
- Related Conditions: Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer| Start Date: | End Date:
- Pembrolizumab With or Without Chemotherapy Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage I-IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NCT04061590)Related Conditions: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Carcinoma, Lung Cancer, Immunotherapy, Lung Tumor| Start Date: | End Date:
- TG4010 and Nivolumab in Patients With Lung Cancer (NCT02823990)Related Conditions: Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Lung Tumor| Start Date: | End Date:
Program Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology
Thoracic Oncology Program
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Interests
Thymoma & Thymic Carcinoma
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 74
- Pembrolizumab in combination with ipilimumab as second-line or later therapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: KEYNOTE-021 cohorts D and H.| | PubMed
- ALK Testing Trends and Patterns Among Community Practices in the United States.| | PubMed
- NCCN Guidelines Insights: Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 2.2018.| | PubMed
- Long-Term Survivors of Pancreatic Cancer: A California Population-Based Study.| | PubMed
- Pembrolizumab and platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: Phase 1 cohorts from the KEYNOTE-021 study.| | PubMed
- 24-Month Overall Survival from KEYNOTE-021 Cohort G: Pemetrexed and Carboplatin with or without Pembrolizumab as First-Line Therapy for Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.| | PubMed
- NCCN Guidelines Insights: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 5.2018.| | PubMed
- Economic impact of preventing brain metastases with alectinib in ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer.| | PubMed
- A pooled analysis of advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer patients with stable treated brain metastases in two phase II trials receiving bevacizumab and pemetrexed as second-line therapy.| | PubMed
- Evolution and clinical impact of co-occurring genetic alterations in advanced-stage EGFR-mutant lung cancers.| | PubMed