Aadel Chaudhuri

Aadel Chaudhuri, MD, PhD

Specializes In
  • Cancer (Oncology)
  • Radiation Oncology
Languages Spoken
  • English

Appointments

Sees Patients For

Thoracic oncology, head and neck oncology, gastrointestinal oncology, stereotactic body radiotherapy

Locations

Experience

Academic Title(s)

Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Research Interests

Dr. Chaudhuri’s research focuses on cell-free nucleic acids, and specifically on the identification and measurement of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a cancer biomarker. In a paper published in Cancer Discovery in 2017, he and his colleagues showed that they could measure ctDNA in the blood of non-metastatic lung cancer patients shortly after completing treatment and months before standard-of-care CT imaging. Post-treatment ctDNA detection served as a biomarker for ultimate disease relapse and survival, and genomic analyses of the ctDNA identified candidacy for precision medicine drugs including tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Dr. Chaudhuri is interested in applying these findings to clinical practice, exploring ctDNA as a biomarker in other malignancies, and using ctDNA as a tool to monitor responses to radiotherapy and immunotherapy.

Publications & Research

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Education

Post-doctoral research, Applied Genomics &Precision Medicine

2018 Stanford University, Stanford, California

Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology

2018 Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, California

Medical Degree

2013 Stanford University, Stanford, California

PhD, Biology

2011 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

Financial Disclosures
  • Droplet Biosciences
    • Equity: Yes
    • Reporting Date: 05/01/2023
  • LiquidCell DX
    • Equity: Yes
    • Reporting Date: 05/01/2023

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