Overview
I am a clinical and translational investigator focused on precision therapies and biomarkers in advanced prostate and other GU cancers. I oversee a large research team of clinical and lab based investigators focused on improving patient outcomes, preventing metastatic disease, and understanding the biology of aggressive prostate cancer. Some key themes:
1. Predictors of sensitivity and clinical efficacy of therapies in advanced prostate cancer
2. Novel designs of clinical trials and pharmacodynamic/translational studies in prostate, kidney, bladder cancer
3. Pre-operative models for drug development of novel agents in human testing in prostate cancer
4. Novel therapies and drug development for prostate, renal, bladder, and testicular cancer
5. Design of rational combination therapies in men with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer
6. Developing prognostic and predictive models for progression and survival in metastatic prostate cancer
7. Examining surrogate markers of mortality in metastatic prostate cancer
8. Biologic basis for prostate cancer lineage plasticity, immune evasion, hormone therapy, and metastasis
1. Predictors of sensitivity and clinical efficacy of therapies in advanced prostate cancer
2. Novel designs of clinical trials and pharmacodynamic/translational studies in prostate, kidney, bladder cancer
3. Pre-operative models for drug development of novel agents in human testing in prostate cancer
4. Novel therapies and drug development for prostate, renal, bladder, and testicular cancer
5. Design of rational combination therapies in men with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer
6. Developing prognostic and predictive models for progression and survival in metastatic prostate cancer
7. Examining surrogate markers of mortality in metastatic prostate cancer
8. Biologic basis for prostate cancer lineage plasticity, immune evasion, hormone therapy, and metastasis
Office Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Contact Cierra Strickland, my assistant at cierra.strickland@duke.edu for appointments. Or 919-668-4667.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
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2018 - Present
Medicine, Medical Oncology,
Medicine
Professor in Urology
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2018 - Present
Urology,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
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2021 - Present
Pharmacology & Cancer Biology,
Basic Science Departments
Professor in Pathology
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2026 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2006 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Corrigendum to "Safety and clinical activity of BMS-986365 (CC-94676), a dual androgen receptor ligand-directed degrader and antagonist, in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer": [Ann Oncol 36 (2025) 76-88].
Journal Article Ann Oncol · April 7, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteCytoplasmic versus nuclear localization of androgen receptor splice variant 7 as a predictor of benefit from androgen receptor pathway inhibitors in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (PROPHECY trial).
Journal Article Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis · April 2, 2026 BACKGROUND: Androgen receptor splice variant-7 (AR-V7), a constitutively active truncated protein, is linked to hormone therapy resistance. Nuclear AR-V7 in CTCs correlates with poor response and shorter progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival ... Full text Link to item CitePathogenic Genomic Alterations in Circulating Tumor DNA Predict Overall Survival in Men with Metastatic Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer.
Journal Article Eur Urol · April 2026 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Although validated prognostic models exist for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), current tools do not incorporate genomic biomarkers such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) aneuploidy or pathogenic ge ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Defining the role of TTK in neuroendocrine prostate cancer
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031Phase 1, Dose-Escalation Study of KTX-2001 (an NSD2 Inhibitor) Alone and in Combination with Darolutamide for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer, K36-MCRPC-001
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by K36 Therapeutics · 2026 - 2031A Phase 2 Dose Optimization Trial Evaluating a CD46-Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugate (FG-3246) in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Fibrogen, Inc. · 2025 - 2030View All Grants
Education
Johns Hopkins University ·
2008
M.Sc.
University of Virginia, School of Medicine ·
2000
M.D.
Duke University ·
1996
B.S.E.