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Research Interests
My primary clinical focus is on the treatment of GI malignancy. My research interests are in translational efforts in GI oncology. I am the head of the pancreas cancer tissue bank and NU pancreas cancer database.
My research interests are in translational efforts in GI oncology. I am the head of the pancreas cancer tissue bank and NU pancreas cancer database. In addition, we study quality measures for cancer surgery.
My primary clinical focus is on the treatment of GI malignancy. Our team focuses on the surgical treatment of pancreatic, liver, bile duct, neuroendocrine tumors and gastric cancers.
Certifications and Licenses
| Surgery |
Training Experience
| 2003 | Residency, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) |
| 2005 | Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Medicine, University of Virginia
… → 1996
Research interests keywords
- Cancer Biology
- Liver Cancer
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Digestive Cancer (esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum)
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Co-targeting BET Bromodomain Proteins and MNK Kinases in Pancreatic Cancer
Munshi, H. G. (PD/PI), Munshi, H. G. (PD/PI), Bentrem, D. J. (Co-Investigator), Bentrem, D. J. (Co-Investigator), Shields, M. (Co-Investigator), Shields, M. (Co-Investigator), Zhang, B. (Co-Investigator) & Zhang, B. (Co-Investigator)
4/1/22 → 3/31/27
Project: Research project
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ECOG-ACRIN NCORP Research Base: Cancer Care Delivery Research (CCDR)
Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Benson III, A. B. (Co-Investigator), Bentrem, D. J. (Co-Investigator), Kircher, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Kircher, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Kircher, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Kircher, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Yanez, B. R. (Co-Investigator), Yanez, B. R. (Co-Investigator), Yanez, B. R. (Co-Investigator) & Yanez, B. R. (Co-Investigator)
ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research Foundation, Inc., National Cancer Institute
8/15/19 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Bases (UG1)
Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Garcia, S. F. (Co-PD/PI), Benson III, A. B. (Co-Investigator), Bentrem, D. J. (Co-Investigator), Bentrem, D. J. (Co-Investigator), Dinner, S. N. (Co-Investigator), Dinner, S. N. (Co-Investigator), Garcia, S. F. (Co-Investigator), Garcia, S. F. (Co-Investigator), Kircher, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Kircher, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Kircher, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Kircher, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Simon, M. A. (Co-Investigator), Simon, M. A. (Co-Investigator), Simon, M. A. (Co-Investigator), Simon, M. A. (Co-Investigator), Webster, K. A. (Co-Investigator), Webster, K. A. (Co-Investigator), Webster, K. A. (Co-Investigator), Yanez, B. R. (Co-Investigator), Yanez, B. R. (Co-Investigator), Yanez, B. R. (Co-Investigator) & Yanez, B. R. (Co-Investigator)
ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research Foundation, Inc., National Cancer Institute
8/15/19 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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Institutional Membership-Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Kumthekar, P. U. (PD/PI), Raizer, J. J. (PD/PI), Chandler, J. P. (Co-Investigator), Hoffman Marymont, M. (Co-Investigator), Mao, Q. (Co-Investigator), Bentrem, D. J. (Other), DeCamp Jr, M. M. (Other), Halverson, A. L. (Other) & Khan, S. A. (Other)
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, National Cancer Institute
6/26/13 → 4/30/26
Project: Research project
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Rapid evaluation of immunotherapy regimens in ex vivo human pancreatic tumor slice cultures.
Munshi, H. G. (PD/PI) & Bentrem, D. J. (Co-Investigator)
12/15/20 → 11/30/23
Project: Research project
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A Comparative Analysis of Open Versus Minimally Invasive Pancreatoduodenectomies
Valukas, C. S., Zaza, N. M., Vitello, D., Odell, D. D., Merkow, R. P. & Bentrem, D. J., Apr 2025, In: Journal of surgical oncology. 131, 5, p. 816-826 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of intermediate-term mortality following pancreatectomy for cancer
Janczewski, L. M., Visenio, M. R., Joung, R. H. S., Yang, A. D., Odell, D. D., Danielson, E. C., Posner, M. C., Skolarus, T. A., Bentrem, D. J., Bilimoria, K. Y. & Merkow, R. P., Jan 1 2025, In: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 117, 1, p. 49-57 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of commission on cancer accreditation with receipt of guideline-concordant care and survival among patients with colon cancer
Chan, K., Palis, B. E., Cotler, J. H., Janczewski, L. M., Weigel, R. J., Bentrem, D. J. & Ko, C. Y., Jan 2025, In: World journal of surgery. 49, 1, p. 34-45 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations of Social Vulnerability and Race-Ethnicity With Gastrointestinal Cancers in the United States
Fei-Zhang, D. J., Bentrem, D. J., Wayne, J. D., Hou, L., Fei, P. & Pawlik, T. M., Mar 2025, In: Cancer medicine. 14, 5, e70591.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Complications Following Open Versus Minimally Invasive Resection of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Bates, K. R., Jones, W., Liggett, M. R., Zaza, N. N., Vitello, D. J. & Bentrem, D. J., Jun 2025, In: Journal of surgical oncology. 131, 7, p. 1302-1312 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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