Ravi Salgia
拉维·萨尔贾
MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research肿瘤内科与治疗研究系教授兼主任
👥Biography 个人简介
Ravi Salgia at City of Hope is a preeminent expert in thymic malignancies and MET signaling in thoracic cancers. He has developed MET-targeted therapies for lung cancer and thymic tumors, led international cooperative trials for rare thoracic malignancies, and built City of Hope's world-class thoracic oncology program.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
MET Oncology
Defined the oncogenic role of MET receptor tyrosine kinase in lung cancer and thymic malignancies, enabling development of crizotinib and subsequent MET inhibitors.
Thymic Malignancy Research
Led pivotal trials for thymoma and thymic carcinoma including pembrolizumab studies, establishing immunotherapy as a viable option for relapsed thymic tumors.
Translational Programs
Built multidisciplinary rare thoracic malignancy programs at City of Hope, integrating genomics, proteomics, and clinical trial infrastructure for thymic, mesothelioma, and carcinoid tumors.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Pembrolizumab in patients with thymic carcinoma: a single-arm, single-centre, phase 2 study
Lancet Oncology (2018)
Demonstrated pembrolizumab activity in thymic carcinoma, establishing immunotherapy as a second-line treatment option for this rare malignancy.
Functional and mutational analysis of MET in non-small cell lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Oncology (2009)
Comprehensive molecular characterization of MET alterations, guiding patient selection for MET-targeted therapies in thoracic cancer.
Multi-institutional phase II study of pembrolizumab in thymic epithelial tumors
Journal of Clinical Oncology (2020)
Largest prospective immunotherapy dataset in thymic tumors, informing current treatment guidelines and future combination strategies.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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