Eric J. Sherman, MD
Head and Neck Medical Oncologist
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About Me
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I am a medical oncologist dedicated to improving the lives of patients with head and neck cancer. My primary clinical and research focus is on thyroid cancers and squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.
I also have an interest in diagnosing and treating the less common cancers of the head and neck, such as sinonasal undifferentiated carcinomas and salivary gland tumors.
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Much of my research focuses on targeted therapy in the treatment of thyroid cancers (differentiated thyroid cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, and anaplastic thyroid cancer). I work very closely with Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers working in areas such as radiation oncology, endocrinology, nuclear medicine, pathology, and head and neck surgery to investigate novel treatment options for patients with cancers of the head and neck, or thyroid.
Our group — the Head and Neck Oncology Service — is specifically interested in what makes tumors (both primary and acquired) resistant to treatments, and in finding ways to overcome this resistance.
I am currently an investigator and principal investigator on multiple studies in head and neck cancer both at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and nationally. I also serve on the Steering Committee for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), a National Cancer Institute–designated group composed of local and academic oncology centers and designed to facilitate clinical testing of radiation therapy and new drugs throughout the country.
A head and neck medical oncologist is a cancer doctor who specializes in head and neck cancers. This includes cancers of the larynx, lips, mouth, nose, salivary glands, and throat.
My Specialties
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
Education
- MD, Columbia University
Residencies
- Internal Medicine - Bellevue Hospital/New York University
Fellowships
- Medical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology
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Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials Investigated by Dr. Sherman
- A Phase 2 Study of FORE8394 in People Who Have Cancer With BRAF Mutations
- A Phase 2 Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Immunotherapy With or Without Cabozantinib for Advanced Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- A Phase I/II Study of LYT-200 in People with Solid Tumors
- A Pilot Study of Cemiplimab Immunotherapy Combined with Dabrafenib and Trametinib in People with Persistent Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
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- Clinical Trials Co-Investigated by Dr. Sherman
- A Phase 1 Study of TILT-123 Plus Avelumab in People With Advanced Solid Tumors
- A Phase 2 Study of Ozuriftamab Vedotin in People With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
- A Phase 3 Double-Blinded Randomized Study Comparing Personalized Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy With Standard Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in People With HPV-Positive Throat Cancer
- A Phase I Study of BCA101, Alone and Combined with Pembrolizumab Immunotherapy, in People with Advanced Lung Cancer
- A Study Assessing Cell-Free Tumor DNA Testing to Decide When to Start Routine Treatment in People with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)-Associated Oropharynx Cancer
- A Study of Significantly Reduced Radiation Therapy and Reduced Chemotherapy in People with HPV-Positive Throat Cancer
- A Study to Assess Decreasing Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in People with Head and Neck Cancer
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.
Eric J. Sherman discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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Affyimmune Therapeutics, Inc.
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Blueprint Medicines
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Eisai
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Eli Lilly and Company
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Exelixis
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Loxo Oncology
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