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DirectionsThoracic surgeon Dr. Chuong Hoang is leading a research team in developing new therapeutic strategies for thoracic malignancies for non-small cell lung cancer, thymic epithelial tumors and pleural mesothelioma.
His most recent work is an intraoperative, spray-on hydrogel involving genetically engineered nanoparticles with the ability to specifically target and kill tumor cells.
Although still in its early stages of development, Hoang believes it could become a much-needed, long-awaited breakthrough in treating mesothelioma.
“I’m excited by what we’ve seen so far,” Hoang said. “This could become a huge deal, a real game-changer in treating this disease.”
Hoang’s clinical expertise in thoracic surgery includes thymic tumors, tracheal cancers, esophageal cancer, pulmonary metastasis and mesothelioma. He often uses minimally invasive robotic surgery.
Before joining the National Cancer Institute, Hoang was an assistant professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and medical director of the Stanford Cancer Center Tissue Bank. He also established a thoracic oncology laboratory investigating microRNA interactions in mesothelioma.
Hoang’s research projects include ongoing investigations of how malignant mesothelioma tumors develop and the role of microRNA in treating mesothelioma.
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