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Andreas  Saltos

Andreas Saltos, MD

4.8 (124)

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology

Program: Thoracic Oncology

Language(s): English

  • Overview

    Cancer Focus:
    Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Pancoast Tumor, Thymoma

    Dr. Andreas Saltos is a Medical Oncologist and the Clinical Research Medical Director in the Department of Thoracic Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Saltos earned his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore before moving to Tampa, where he completed a Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Saltos specializes in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, including all forms and stages of lung cancer.  In his clinical practice he strives to match patients with the optimal treatments that are tailored to their specific cancer and individual needs.  The ability to work with an incredible cancer team and apply the latest advances to treat patients in the clinic is what makes him excited to work at Moffitt. He also dedicates a significant portion of his effort to research.  His focus is in clinical research aiming to find better treatments for lung cancers, including using new strategies for targeted therapy and immunotherapy.  He is currently leading and developing clinical trials investigating novel drugs or treatment combinations which either target the specific genetic features of lung cancers or recruit the immune system to combat cancer.   

    Education & Training

    Board Certification:

    • Medical Oncology -

    Fellowship:

    • University of South Florida Moffitt Cancer Center - Hematology and Medical Oncology

    Residency:

    • University of Maryland Medical Center - Internal Medicine

    Medical School:

    • University of Maryland Medical Center - MD
  • Participating Trials

    Clinical Trial 20178
    An Open-Label Randomized Phase II Study of Combining Osimertinib with and without Ramucirumab in TKI-naïve EGFR-mutant Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC
    Condition: Thoracic
    Intervention: AZD9291 (Osimertinib); IMC-1121B (Ramucirumab); Osimertinib (); Ramucirumab ()
    Status: Open

    Clinical Trial 20530
    Multicenter, Phase II, Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Study of Alectinib, Entrectinib, or Vemurafenib Plus Cobimetinib in Patients with Stages I-III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with ALK, ROS1, NTRK, or BRAF V600E Molecular Alterations
    Condition: Thoracic
    Status: Open

    Clinical Trial 21586
    LEADER Neoadjuvant Screening Trial: LCMC4 Evaluation of Actionable Drivers in EaRly Stage Lung Cancer
    Condition: Thoracic
    Status: Open

    Clinical Trial 22164
    A Phase 2, Open-Label, Parallel Cohort Study of Subcutaneous Amivantamab in Multiple Regimens in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors including EGFR-mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (PALOMA-2).
    Condition: Thoracic
    Intervention: Alimta (Pemetrexed); Amivantamab (); JNJ-61186372 (Amivantamab); JNJ-73841937 (Lazertinib); Lazertinib (); Paraplatin (carboplatin); Pemetrexed (); carboplatin ()
    Status: Open

    Clinical Trial 22484
    PRAGMATICA LUNG: A Prospective Randomized Study of Ramucirumab (LY3009806; NSC 749128) plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475; NSC 776864) versus Standard of Care for Participants Previously Treated with Immunotherapy for Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    Condition: Thoracic
    Intervention: Alimta (Pemetrexed); Gemzar (gemcitabine); IMC-1121B (Ramucirumab); Nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane); Pembrolizumab (Keytruda); Pemetrexed (); Ramucirumab (); Taxotere (docetaxel); docetaxel (); gemcitabine ()
    Status: Open

    If you believe you are eligible for one of these trials or studies, please call
    813-745-6100 or toll-free 1-800-679-0775.

  • Publications

    • Saltos AN, Creelan BC, Tanvetyanon T, Chiappori AA, Antonia SJ, Shafique MR, Ugrenovic-Petrovic M, Sansil S, Neuger A, Ozakinci H, Boyle TA, Kim J, Haura EB, Gray JE. A phase I/IB trial of binimetinib in combination with erlotinib in NSCLC harboring activating KRAS or EGFR mutations. Lung Cancer. 2023 Sep.183:107313. Pubmedid: 37499521.
    • Gilardone S, Thapa R, Laborde J, Shafique M, Saltos A, Creelan B, Tanvetyanon T, Chiappori A, Simon G, Haura EB, Gray JE, Chen DT, Melzer D, Pellini B. Osimertinib vs. afatinib as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R mutation. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Nov.15(11):6115-6125. Pubmedid: 38090314. Pmcid: PMC10713299.
    • Liveringhouse CL, Latifi K, Asous AG, Lam NB, Rosenberg SA, Dilling TJ, MacMillan GV, Chiappori AA, Haura EB, Creelan B, Gray JE, Tanvetyanon T, Shafique MR, Saltos AN, Weiner AA, Clarke J, Kelsey CR, Kim S, Caudell JJ, Rose TA, Conejo-Garcia JR, Li J, Schell MJ, Antonia SJ, Perez BA. Dose-Limiting Pulmonary Toxicity in a Phase 1/2 Study of Radiation and Chemotherapy with Ipilimumab Followed by Nivolumab for Patients With Stage 3 Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Jul.116(4):837-848. Pubmedid: 36657497.
    • Puri S, Saltos AN, Gray JE. Race-inclusive and equitable access to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: What are the biggest hurdles?. Cancer. 2023 Dec.129(23):3692-3693. Pubmedid: 37728029.
    • Dudek AZ, Xi MX, Scilla KA, Mamdani H, Creelan BC, Saltos A, Tanvetyanon T, Chiappori A. Phase 2 Trial of Nivolumab and Ramucirumab for Relapsed Mesothelioma: HCRN-LUN15-299. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2023 Dec.4(12):100584. Pubmedid: 38046376. Pmcid: PMC10689266.
    • Zheng H, Yu X, Ibrahim ML, Foresman D, Xie M, Johnson JO, Boyle TA, Ruffell B, Perez BA, Antonia SJ, Ready N, Saltos AN, Cantwell MJ, Beg AA. Combination IFNβ and Membrane-Stable CD40L Maximize Tumor Dendritic Cell Activation and Lymph Node Trafficking to Elicit Systemic T-cell Immunity. Cancer Immunol Res. 2023 Apr.11(4):466-485. Pubmedid: 36757308. Pmcid: PMC10165690.
    • Chen DT, Saltos AN, Rose T, Thompson ZJ, Thapa R, Chiappori A, Gray JE. Early Adverse Event Derived Biomarkers in Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Immunotherapy. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Apr.15(9). Pubmedid: 37173987. Pmcid: PMC10177532.
    • Li BT, Smit EF, Goto Y, Nakagawa K, Udagawa H, Mazières J, Nagasaka M, Bazhenova L, Saltos AN, Felip E, Pacheco JM, Pérol M, Paz-Ares L, Saxena K, Shiga R, Cheng Y, Acharyya S, Vitazka P, Shahidi J, Planchard D, Jänne PA. Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan.386(3):241-251. Pubmedid: 34534430. Pmcid: PMC9066448.
    • Turner K, Brownstein NC, Thompson Z, El Naqa I, Luo Y, Jim HSL, Rollison DE, Howard R, Zeng D, Rosenberg SA, Perez B, Saltos A, Oswald LB, Gonzalez BD, Islam JY, Alishahi Tabriz A, Zhang W, Dilling TJ. Longitudinal patient-reported outcomes and survival among early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving stereotactic body radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Feb.167:116-121. Pubmedid: 34953934. Pmcid: PMC8934278.
    • Chen DT, Chan W, Thompson ZJ, Thapa R, Beg AA, Saltos AN, Chiappori AA, Gray JE, Haura EB, Rose TA, Creelan B. Utilization of target lesion heterogeneity for treatment efficacy assessment in late stage lung cancer. PLoS One. 2021 Jul.16(7):e0252041. Pubmedid: 34197475. Pmcid: PMC8248740.
    • Perez BA, Kim S, Wang M, Karimi AM, Powell C, Li J, Dilling TJ, Chiappori A, Latifi K, Rose T, Lannon A, MacMillan G, Saller J, Grass GD, Rosenberg S, Gray J, Haura E, Creelan B, Tanvetyanon T, Saltos A, Shafique M, Boyle TA, Schell MJ, Conejo-Garcia JR, Antonia SJ. Prospective Single-Arm Phase 1 and 2 Study: Ipilimumab and Nivolumab With Thoracic Radiation Therapy After Platinum Chemotherapy in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Feb.109(2):425-435. Pubmedid: 33002543. Pmcid: PMC8465780.
    • Creelan BC, Wang C, Teer JK, Toloza EM, Yao J, Kim S, Landin AM, Mullinax JE, Saller JJ, Saltos AN, Noyes DR, Montoya LB, Curry W, Pilon-Thomas SA, Chiappori AA, Tanvetyanon T, Kaye FJ, Thompson ZJ, Yoder SJ, Fang B, Koomen JM, Sarnaik AA, Chen DT, Conejo-Garcia JR, Haura EB, Antonia SJ. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte treatment for anti-PD-1-resistant metastatic lung cancer: a phase 1 trial. Nat Med. 2021 Aug.27(8):1410-1418. Pubmedid: 34385708. Pmcid: PMC8509078.
    • Puri S, Saltos A, Perez B, Le X, Gray JE. Locally Advanced, Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep. 2020 Mar.22(4):31. Pubmedid: 32140986.
    • Saltos A, Antonia S. Breaking the Impasse: Advances in Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Chest Med. 2020 Jun.41(2):269-280. Pubmedid: 32402362.
    • Saltos A, Shafique M, Chiappori A. Update on the Biology, Management, and Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC). Front Oncol. 2020 Jul.10:1074. Pubmedid: 32766139. Pmcid: PMC7378389.
    • Gray JE, Saltos AN, Tanvetyanon T, Haura EB, Creelan BC, Antonia SJ, Shafique M, Zheng H, Dai W, Saller JJ, Chen Z, Tchekmedyian N, Goas K, Thapa R, Boyle TA, Chen DT, Beg AA. Phase I/Ib Study of Pembrolizumab Plus Vorinostat in Advanced/Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Nov.25(22):6623-6632. Pubmedid: 31409616. Pmcid: PMC7234799.
    • Saltos A, Khalil F, Smith M, Li J, Schell M, Antonia SJ, Gray JE. Clinical associations of mucin 1 in human lung cancer and precancerous lesions. Oncotarget. 2018 Nov.9(86):35666-35675. Pubmedid: 30479696. Pmcid: PMC6235019.
    • Dagogo-Jack I, Saltos A, Shaw AT, Gray JE. Pathology Issues in Thoracic Oncology: Histologic Characterization and Tissue/Plasma Genotyping May Resolve Diagnostic Dilemmas. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2017 Nov.37:619-629. Pubmedid: 28561671.
    • Pan J, Saltos A, Smith D, Johnson A, Vossoughi J. Comparison of Respiratory Resistance Measurements Made with an Airflow Perturbation Device with Those from Impulse Oscillometry. J Med Eng. 2016 Mar.2013:165782. Pubmedid: 27006908. Pmcid: PMC4782682.
    • Simard JM, Koltz MT, Polifka AJ, Saltos A, Slawson RG, Kwok Y, Aldrich EF. Spetzler-Martin grade III arteriovenous malformations. Author reply. J Neurosurg. 2013 Sep.119(3):821-822. Pubmedid: 24137780.
    • Koltz MT, Polifka AJ, Saltos A, Slawson RG, Kwok Y, Aldrich EF, Simard JM. Long-term outcome of Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations graded by the Spetzler-Martin classification. J Neurosurg. 2013 Jan.118(1):74-83. Pubmedid: 23082882.
    • Smith DC, Schreiber KM, Saltos A, Lichenstein SB, Lichenstein R. Ambulatory cell phone injuries in the United States: an emerging national concern. J Safety Res. 2013 Dec.47:19-23. Pubmedid: 24237866.
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