Luis A. Diaz Jr.
M.D.
Head, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology
👥Biography 个人简介
Luis Diaz is a leader in precision oncology who discovered that mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR/MSI-H) predicts exceptional response to immune checkpoint inhibitors across tumor types. His work led to the first pan-cancer FDA approval of pembrolizumab for MSI-H tumors regardless of tissue origin—a landmark in precision medicine.
Luis Diaz是精准肿瘤学的领导者,他发现错配修复缺陷(dMMR/MSI-H)预测对免疫检查点抑制剂的卓越反应跨越肿瘤类型。他的工作导致了pembrolizumab针对MSI-H肿瘤的首个泛癌种FDA批准——精准医学的里程碑。
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
MSI-H Biomarker
Established MSI-H as pan-cancer predictive biomarker for checkpoint inhibitor response.
ctDNA Applications
Advanced circulating tumor DNA for cancer detection and monitoring.
Representative Works 代表性著作
PD-1 Blockade in Tumors with Mismatch-Repair Deficiency
New England Journal of Medicine (2015)
First demonstration of MSI-H as pan-cancer immunotherapy biomarker.
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-03-05 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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