Faculty
Oncology Division
Alphabetical list (active faculty):   
Rama Suresh

Rama Suresh, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

Oncology Division

Medical Oncology

Clinical Interests

  • Breast cancer
  • Gastrointestinal cancer

Contact

  • 314-362-9115 (office)
  • 314-362-7086 (fax)
  • Division of Oncology
    Mail Stop 8056-0503-02
    Washington University
    660 South Euclid Avenue
    St. Louis, MO 63110
  • Siteman Cancer Center West County
    10 Barnes West Drive
    Suite 100-Building 2
    St. Louis, MO 63141 (office)

Peer-reviewed Articles

  • Clinical Complete Response in Patients With Rectal Adenocarcinoma Treated With Short-Course Radiation Therapy and Nonoperative Management
    Chin RI, Roy A, Pedersen KS, Huang Y, Hunt SR, Glasgow SC, Tan BR, Wise PE, Silviera ML, Smith RK, Suresh R, Badiyan S, Shetty AS, Henke LE, Mutch MG, Kim H
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 Oct 12; [Epub ahead of print]
  • Nonoperative Rectal Cancer Management With Short-Course Radiation Followed by Chemotherapy: A Nonrandomized Control Trial
    Kim H, Pedersen K, Olsen JR, Mutch MG, Chin RI, Glasgow SC, Wise PE, Silviera ML, Tan BR, Wang-Gillam A, Lim KH, Suresh R, Amin M, Huang Y, Henke LE, Park H, Ciorba MA, Badiyan S, Parikh PJ, Roach MC, Hunt SR
    Clin Colorectal Cancer 2021 Sep;20(3):e185-e193
  • Phase I Study of Docetaxel and Temsirolimus in Refractory Solid Tumors
    Amin M, Gao F, Terrero G, Picus J, Wang-Gillam A, Suresh R, Ma C, Tan B, Baggstrom M, Naughton MJ, Trull L, Belanger S, Fracasso PM, Lockhart AC
    Am J Clin Oncol 2021 Sep 1;44(9):443-448
  • A Phase II Study of Everolimus in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies With TSC1, TSC2, NF1, NF2 or STK11 Mutations
    Devarakonda S, Pellini B, Verghese L, Park H, Morgensztern D, Govindan R, Suresh R, Oppelt P, Baggstrom MQ, Wu N, Waqar SN
    J Thorac Dis 2021 Jul;13(7):4054-4062
  • Immunogenomic Profiling and Pathological Response Results From a Clinical Trial of Docetaxel and Carboplatin in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
    Ademuyiwa FO, Chen I, Luo J, Rimawi MF, Hagemann IS, Fisk B, Jeffers G, Skidmore ZL, Basu A, Richters M, Ma CX, Weilbaecher K, Davis J, Suresh R, Peterson LL, Bose R, Bagegni N, Rigden CE, Frith A, Rearden TP, Hernandez-Aya LF, Roshal A, Clifton K, Opyrchal M, Akintola-Ogunremi O, Lee BH, Ferrando-Martinez S, Church SE, Anurag M, Ellis MJ, Gao F, Gillanders W, Griffith OL, Griffith M
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021 Aug;189(1):187-202
  • A Single-Institution Phase I Feasibility Study of Dose-Escalated IMRT for Non-Operative Locally Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma
    Vlacich G, Ballard A, Badiyan SN, Spraker M, Henke L, Kim H, Lockhart AC, Park H, Suresh R, Huang Y, Robinson CG, Bradley JD, Samson PP
    Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2021 Jun 29;30:19-25
  • Mutation Profile Differences in Younger and Older Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer Using Circulating Tumor DNA (CtDNA)
    Clifton K, Luo J, Tao Y, Saam J, Rich T, Roshal A, Frith A, Rigden C, Ademuyiwa F, Weilbaecher K, Hernandez-Aya L, Peterson LL, Bagegni N, Suresh R, Bose R, Opyrchal M, Wildes TM, Ma C
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021 Feb;185(3):639-646
  • A Phase I Trial of Temsirolimus and Erlotinib in Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors
    Park H, Williams K, Trikalinos NA, Larson S, Tan B, Waqar S, Suresh R, Morgensztern D, Van Tine BA, Govindan R, Luo J, Lockhart AC, Wang-Gillam A
    Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2021 Mar;87(3):337-347
  • Phase Ib/II Study Combining Tosedostat With Capecitabine in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
    Grierson P, Teague A, Suresh R, Lim KH, Amin M, Pedersen K, Tan B, Huffman J, Boice N, Du L, Liu J, Lockhart AC, Wang-Gillam A
    J Gastrointest Oncol 2020 Feb;11(1):61-67
  • FOLFIRINOX for the Treatment of Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancers: A Phase 2 Nonrandomized Clinical Trial
    Park H, Jin RU, Wang-Gillam A, Suresh R, Rigden C, Amin M, Tan BR, Pedersen KS, Lim KH, Trikalinos NA, Acharya A, Copsey ML, Navo KA, Morton AE, Gao F, Lockhart AC
    JAMA Oncol 2020 Aug 1;6(8):1231-1240
  • Retrospective Analysis of Treatment Patterns and Effectiveness of Palbociclib and Subsequent Regimens in Metastatic Breast Cancer
    Xi J, Oza A, Thomas S, Ademuyiwa F, Weilbaecher K, Suresh R, Bose R, Cherian M, Hernandez-Aya L, Frith A, Peterson L, Luo J, Krishnamurthy J, Ma CX
    J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2019 Feb;17(2):141-147
  • Randomized Controlled Trial of High-Dose Versus Standard-Dose Vitamin D3 for Prevention of Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Arthralgia
    Niravath P, Hilsenbeck SG, Wang T, Jiralerspong S, Nangia J, Pavlick A, Ademuyiwa FO, Frith AE, Ma CX, Park H, Rigden CE, Suresh R, Ellis M, Kent Osborne C, Rimawi MF
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019 Sep;177(2):427-435
  • Pacritinib to Inhibit JAK/STAT Signaling in Refractory Metastatic Colon and Rectal Cancer
    Regenbogen T, Chen L, Trinkaus K, Wang-Gillam A, Tan BR, Amin M, Pedersen KS, Park H, Suresh R, Lim KH, Ratchford E, Brown A, Lockhart AC
    J Gastrointest Oncol 2017 Dec;8(6):985-989
  • NeoPalAna: Neoadjuvant Palbociclib, a Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitor, and Anastrozole for Clinical Stage 2 or 3 Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
    Ma CX, Gao F, Luo J, Northfelt DW, Goetz M, Forero A, Hoog J, Naughton M, Ademuyiwa F, Suresh R, Anderson KS, Margenthaler J, Aft R, Hobday T, Moynihan T, Gillanders W, Cyr A, Eberlein TJ, Hieken T, Krontiras H, Guo Z, Lee MV, Spies NC, Skidmore ZL, Griffith OL, Griffith M, Thomas S, Bumb C, Vij K, Bartlett CH, Koehler M, Al-Kateb H, Sanati S, Ellis MJ
    Clin Cancer Res 2017 Aug 1;23(15):4055-4065
  • Targeting Tumour-Associated Macrophages With CCR2 Inhibition in Combination With FOLFIRINOX in Patients With Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Single-Centre, Open-Label, Dose-Finding, Non-Randomised, Phase 1b Trial
    Nywening TM, Wang-Gillam A, Sanford DE, Belt BA, Panni RZ, Cusworth BM, Toriola AT, Nieman RK, Worley LA, Yano M, Fowler KJ, Lockhart AC, Suresh R, Tan BR, Lim KH, Fields RC, Strasberg SM, Hawkins WG, DeNardo DG, Goedegebuure SP, Linehan DC
    Lancet Oncol 2016 May;17(5):651-662
  • A Phase I Trial of BKM120 (Buparlisib) in Combination With Fulvestrant in Postmenopausal Women With Estrogen Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
    Ma CX, Luo J, Naughton M, Ademuyiwa F, Suresh R, Griffith M, Griffith OL, Skidmore ZL, Spies NC, Ramu A, Trani L, Pluard T, Nagaraj G, Thomas S, Guo Z, Hoog J, Han J, Mardis E, Lockhart AC, Ellis MJ
    Clin Cancer Res 2016 Apr 1;22(7):1583-91
  • A Phase II Study of Adjuvant Gemcitabine Plus Docetaxel Followed by Concurrent Chemoradation in Resected Pancreaticobiliary Carcinoma
    Cho M, Wang-Gillam A, Myerson R, Gao F, Strasberg S, Picus J, Sorscher S, Fournier C, Nagaraj G, Parikh P, Suresh R, Linehan D, Tan BR
    HPB (Oxford) 2015 Jul;17(7):587-93
  • A Phase I Study of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin and Temsirolimus in Patients With Refractory Solid Malignancies
    Wang-Gillam A, Thakkar N, Lockhart AC, Williams K, Baggstrom M, Naughton M, Suresh R, Ma C, Tan B, Lee W, Jiang X, Mwandoro T, Trull L, Belanger S, Creekmore AN, Gao F, Fracasso PM, Picus J
    Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2014 Aug;74(2):419-26
  • Five Fractions of Radiation Therapy Followed by 4 Cycles of FOLFOX Chemotherapy as Preoperative Treatment for Rectal Cancer
    Myerson RJ, Tan B, Hunt S, Olsen J, Birnbaum E, Fleshman J, Gao F, Hall L, Kodner I, Lockhart AC, Mutch M, Naughton M, Picus J, Rigden C, Safar B, Sorscher S, Suresh R, Wang-Gillam A, Parikh P
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014 Mar 15;88(4):829-36
  • Endocrine-Therapy-Resistant ESR1 Variants Revealed by Genomic Characterization of Breast-Cancer-Derived Xenografts
    Li S, Shen D, Shao J, Crowder R, Liu W, Prat A, He X, Liu S, Hoog J, Lu C, Ding L, Griffith OL, Miller C, Larson D, Fulton RS, Harrison M, Mooney T, McMichael JF, Luo J, Tao Y, Goncalves R, Schlosberg C, Hiken JF, Saied L, Sanchez C, Giuntoli T, Bumb C, Cooper C, Kitchens RT, Lin A, Phommaly C, Davies SR, Zhang J, Kavuri MS, McEachern D, Dong YY, Ma C, Pluard T, Naughton M, Bose R, Suresh R, McDowell R, Michel L, Aft R, Gillanders W, Deschryver K, Wilson RK, Wang S, Mills GB, Gonzalez-Angulo A, Edwards JR, Maher C, Perou CM, Mardis ER, Ellis MJ
    Cell Rep 2013 Sep 26;4(6):1116-30
  • A Phase I Study of IMP321 and Gemcitabine as the Front-Line Therapy in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
    Wang-Gillam A, Plambeck-Suess S, Goedegebuure P, Simon PO, Mitchem JB, Hornick JR, Sorscher S, Picus J, Suresh R, Lockhart AC, Tan B, Hawkins WG
    Invest New Drugs 2013 Jun;31(3):707-13
  • Multi-Institutional Experience With FOLFIRINOX in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
    Peddi PF, Lubner S, McWilliams R, Tan BR, Picus J, Sorscher SM, Suresh R, Lockhart AC, Wang J, Menias C, Gao F, Linehan D, Wang-Gillam A
    JOP 2012 Sep 10;13(5):497-501
  • Gemcitabine With Carboplatin for Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers: A Phase II Single Institution Study
    Williams KJ, Picus J, Trinkhaus K, Fournier CC, Suresh R, James JS, Tan BR
    HPB (Oxford) 2010 Aug;12(6):418-26
  • A Phase I Study of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin and Irinotecan in Patients With Solid Tumors
    Morgensztern D, Baggstrom MQ, Pillot G, Tan B, Fracasso P, Suresh R, Wildi J, Govindan R
    Chemotherapy 2009;55(6):441-5
  • A Phase I Study of Docetaxel and Bexarotene
    Wildi JD, Baggstrom MQ, Suresh R, Read W, Fracasso PM, Govindan R
    Chemotherapy 2008;54(2):125-30
  • Effect of Treatment of Strongyloides Infection on HTLV-1 Expression in a Patient With Adult T-Cell Leukemia
    Ratner L, Grant C, Zimmerman B, Fritz J, Weil G, Denes A, Suresh R, Campbell N, Jacobson S, Lairmore M
    Am J Hematol 2007 Oct;82(10):929-31
  • (Commentary)
    Suresh R, Herzog TJ
    The Women's Oncology Review 2003;3(1):74-75
  • (Commentary)
    Suresh R, Tan B
    The Women's Oncology Review 2003;3(1):78-79

Invited Publications

  • Breast Cancer
    Ademuyiwa F, Suresh R, Ellis M, Ma CX
    In: Washington University Manual of Oncology, Third Edition, 2015
  • Growth Factor Support in Oncology
    Suresh R
    In: Washington University Manual of Oncology, Second Edition, 2008
  • Breast Cancer
    Suresh R, Ellis M
    In: Washington University Manual of Oncology, Second Edition, 2008