Dr. Nanda’s research interests include identifying new and better treatments for the management of breast cancer. She leads the UChicago Medicines breast cancer clinical trial program. She has extensive knowledge of clinical trials and new therapies in development for all forms of advanced breast cancer. She serves as a principal investigator for the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium (TBCRC) and the I-SPY 2 Clinical Trial Network.
Dr. Nanda’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the Metastatic Breast Cancer Network. She currently serves as a co-principal investigator on the University of Chicago’s Interdisciplinary Cancer Health Disparities P20 SPORE.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
Board Certifications
- Medical Oncology
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
Practicing Since
- 2005
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
News & Research
View Published Papers- A Safety Study of SGN-LIV1A in Breast Cancer Patients
- A Study in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
- Atezolizumab + Sacituzumab Govitecan to Prevent Recurrence in TNBC (ASPRIA)
- Circulating Tumor DNA Enriched, Genomically Directed Post-neoadjuvant Trial for Patients With Residual Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Rollover Study in Participants With Metastatic Solid Tumors Benefiting From Therapy With Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy
- I-SPY TRIAL: Neoadjuvant and Personalized Adaptive Novel Agents to Treat Breast Cancer
- Avelumab With Binimetinib, Sacituzumab Govitecan, or Liposomal Doxorubicin in Treating Patients With Stage IV or Unresectable, Recurrent Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- A Phase 1/2 Trial of ARV-471 Alone and in Combination With Palbociclib (IBRANCE®) in Patients With ER+/HER2- Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Sacituzumab Govitecan +/- Pembrolizumab In HR+ / HER2 - MBC
- Futibatinib in Patients With Specific FGFR Aberrations
- Clinical Information and Biospecimen Collection From Patients With Recurrent or Stage IV Breast Cancer
- First-in-Human Study of Mutant-selective PI3Kα Inhibitor, RLY-2608, as a Single Agent in Advanced Solid Tumor Patients and in Combination With Fulvestrant in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
- Olaparib In Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Testing Olaparib Either Alone or in Combination With Atezolizumab in BRCA Mutant Non-HER2-positive Breast Cancer
- Estradiol in Treating Patients With ER Beta Positive, Triple Negative Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Study of Adagloxad Simolenin (OBI-822)/OBI-821 in the Adjuvant Treatment of Patients With Globo H Positive TNBC
- Multi-epitope Folate Receptor Alpha Peptide Vaccine, GM-CSF, and Cyclophosphamide in Treating Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Niraparib in Combination With Trastuzumab in Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer
- Sacituzumab Govitecan +/- Pembrolizumab in Metastatic TNBC
- Clinical Trial of Atezolizumab With Paclitaxel, Trastuzumab, and Pertuzumab in Patients With Metastatic HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer
- Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Chemotherapy vs. Placebo Plus Chemotherapy for Previously Untreated Locally Recurrent Inoperable or Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer (MK-3475-355/KEYNOTE-355)
- A Study of Palbociclib in Combination With Fulvestrant or Tamoxifen as Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer
- A Study of the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Tiragolumab in Combination With Atezolizumab and Chemotherapy in Participants With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Participants With HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- OXEL: Immune Checkpoint or Capecitabine or Combination Therapy as Adjuvant Therapy for TNBC With Residual Disease
- Abraxane® With or Without Mifepristone for Advanced, Glucocorticoid Receptor-Positive, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- Pembrolizumab With Carboplatin Compared to Carboplatin Alone in Breast Cancer Patients With Chest Wall Disease
- Lapatinib and Trastuzumab With or Without Endocrine Therapy
- Testing MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer
- Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Chemotherapy vs Placebo Plus Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy and Pembrolizumab vs Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Participants With Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) (MK-3475-522/KEYNOTE-522)
- The AVIATOR Study: Trastuzumab and Vinorelbine With Avelumab OR Avelumab & Utomilumab in Advanced HER2+ Breast Cancer
- Study of Olaparib Plus Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy Plus Pembrolizumab After Induction With First-Line Chemotherapy Plus Pembrolizumab in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) (MK-7339-009/KEYLYNK-009)
- Monitoring Plasma Tumor DNA in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
- Letrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women Who Have Received Hormone Therapy for Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
- Study of Pembrolizumab and Mifepristone in Patients With Advanced HER2-negative Breast Cancer
- Endocrine Response in Women With Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer
- Capivasertib+Paclitaxel as First Line Treatment for Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic TNBC
- Lapatinib in Combination With Trastuzumab in Patients With HER2-Positive, Metastatic Breast Cancer
- T-DM1 vs Paclitaxel/Trastuzumab for Breast (ATEMPT Trial)
- Male Breast Cancer: Understanding the Biology for Improved Patient Care
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