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James Abbruzzese

D.C.I. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medical Oncology
Medicine, Medical Oncology
440 Mudd Building, Box 3406, Durham, NC 27710
440 Mudd Building, Box 3406, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


A Window-of-Opportunity Trial Using Neoadjuvant Hepatic Artery Chemotherapy for Patients With Localized Pancreas Cancer

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation · 2023 - 2026

Pfizer - C4201002 - PF-07265807

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pfizer, Inc. · 2020 - 2025

Duke-UNC-Wash U Partnership for Early Phase Clinical Trials in Cancer

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2023

Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program Administrative Agreement

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. · 2022 - 2022

3D Biology Signatures defined by Nanostring Max System

EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2018 - 2019

Preclinical and Human Correlative Studies of a Novel Bruton Tyronsine Kinase Inhibitor in Pancreatic Cancer

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2016 - 2017

Topic Refinement, Task order 9 Topic Briefs

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2016 - 2016

External Relationships


  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • Amgen, Inc.
  • Bessor Pharma
  • Lustgarten Foundation
  • Moleculin Biotech Inc.
  • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  • Pancreatic Cancer United Kingdom
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Vanderbilt University

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