Southwest Regional Cancer Center 711 West 38th St. Suite B-1 Austin, TX 78705 USA Phone: 512-421-4163 Fax: 512-419-0924 Provided by MapQuest

Center Overview Clinical Research Experience Facility Description Investigator Experience Staff Expertise Patient Demographics Other Information Currently Enrolling Trials Contact Information

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Center Overview

As the largest private cancer treatment center in Central Texas, our team of 15 medical oncologists/hematologists and 1 gynecological oncologist provides services for Austin and the seven counties surrounding Austin. There are 7 full-time offices and 4 "satellite" offices. The central office can be reached via a toll free number: 1-800-856-3963.

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Clinical Research Experience

Southwest Regional Cancer Center has been involved in phase II, phase III and phase IV clinical research for 19 years.

We have worked with the following sponsors:

 

Adria Agouron Algos Alza American Bioscience Amgen Anesta Corp. Anthra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Aronex AstraZeneca Aventis AVI BioPharma Bayer BCIRG Bristol Myers Squibb British Biotech Celgene Cell Therapeutics Ciba-Geigy

Corning Besselaar Cypress Eli-Lilly Faulding Genentech Genetics Institute Glaxo Wellcome Immunex ISIS Pharmaceuticals Janssen Lorus Matrix Nabi National Surgical Breast & Bowel Project (NSABP) Novartis Ortho Biotech Ortho McNeil OSI Pharmaceuticals Parexel

Parke-Davis Pfizer Pharmacia Upjohn Purdue Frederick Rhone Poulenc Rorer Ribi Immunochem Roche Roxane Labs RW Johnson Sandoz Schering Plough Sequus SmithKline Beecham Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Sugen Supergen Unither U.S. Bioscience Wyeth Ayerst

We have access to cooperative group trials through Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG).

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Facility Description

Our unique center is able to provide our patients with the following in house services: laboratory, x-ray, chemotherapy infusion, nutritional consultation, social services, clinical research, and PET scanning.

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Investigator Experience

Thomas L. Aung, M.D.
Medical Oncology

John D. Doty, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

Jerry D. Fain, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

David W. George, M.D.
Medical Oncology

Richard E. Helmer, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

Robert O. Kerr, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

Robert G. Kilbourn, MD
Hematology/Oncology

Demetrius F. Loukas, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

Jason M. Melear, M.D.
Medical Oncology

Balijepalli Netaji, MD
Hematology/Oncology

Ellen Blair Smith, M.D.
Gynecology/Oncology/Surgery

Brenda L. Towell, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

Thomas B. Tucker, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

Dennis A. Tweedy, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

John J. Whitaker, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

J. Dudley Youman, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology

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Staff Expertise

Heidi Herndon, RN, BSN, OCN: Manager: 17 years of experience as a Research Nurse and 22 years experience as an Oncology Nurse

Amy Joy Smith, RN, BSN, OCN: 2½ years of experience as a Research Nurse

Aimee Lynn Halloran, RN, BSN: 1 year of experience as a Research Nurse

Michelle Elliott, RN, CHPN: 1 year of experience as a Research Nurse

Andrew Nilson, BHA: Regulatory / Quality Assurance Coordinator for 2 years

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Patient Demographics

We serve the seven surrounding counties for Austin:

• Hays
• Travis
• Williamson
• Bastrop
• Burnett
• Caldwell
• Llano

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Other Information

Southwest Regional Cancer Center is conducting trials for the following tumor types or symptoms due to cancer and/or treatment:

 

• Breast cancer - newly diagnosed
• Colon--stage D
• Leukemia (CLL)
• Metastatic breast cancer
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Non-small cell lung cancer - newly diagnosed and refractory
• Ovarian cancer - newly diagnosed
• Pain control
• Pancreatic cancer - newly diagnosed
• Prostate
• Rectal cancer
• Refractory ovarian

The following is a list of our offices and their locations throughout the city:

CENTRAL
711 West 38th St.
Suite B-1
Phone: 512-421-4100

SOUTH
4207 James Casey
Suite 305
Phone: 512-440-7888

NORTHWEST
11111 Research Blvd.
Suite 400
Phone: 512-338-5152

SAN MARCOS
1305 Wonder World Dr.
Suite 307
Phone: 512-396-5199

MARBLE FALLS
703 Highway 281
Phone: 830-798-0149

NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER
12221 Mopac Expressway North, Bldg C
Austin, TX 78758
Phone: 512-873-8900

GEORGETOWN
2000 Scenic Dr.
Georgetown, TX 78626
Phone: 512-942-4629

We also have offices in Georgetown, Smithville, Luling, and San Marcos.

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Currently Enrolling Trials

CenterWatch is listing the following trials that are actively recruiting patients at this center.

• Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
• Phase III Double Blind Clinical Trial Of OvaRex® for Late Stage Ovarian Cancer, following primary therapy.

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Contact Information

For more information, please contact:

Heidi Herndon, RN, BSN, OCN
Manager, Research Department
Southwest Regional Cancer Center
711 West 38th St.
Suite B-1
Austin, TX 78705 USA
Phone: 512-421-4163
Fax: 512-419-0924