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Michael Cecchini, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Co-Director, Colorectal Program in the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers; Medical Oncology Section Lead for National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, Internal Medicine

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Michael Cecchini, MD

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Research Summary

Dr. Cecchini focuses on developing new treatments for patients living with advanced gastrointestinal cancers. His specific research includes leveraging innovating DNA damaging therapies as a strategy to enhance the immune response. He has participated as both a principal investigator or sub-investigator on more than 100 clinical trials. This includes cooperative group studies, industry studies, as well as investigator initiated clinical trials. He is also the national principal investigator for multiple studies. In addition to his clinical research, Dr. Cecchini collaborates with multiple laboratories to perform bench to bedside research to enhance treatment options for patients living with gastrointestinal cancers.

He currently receives research funding through his NIH K08 Career Development Award which is evaluating the relationship between DNA damage and the immune response for gastrointestinal cancers. He was also awarded a Young Investigator Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation, during his fellowship.

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Research Interests

DNA Repair; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Immunotherapy

Selected Publications

Clinical Trials

ConditionsStudy Title
Phase IA Phase 1 Study of ASP3082 in Participants With Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies With KRAS G12D Mutation
Phase IOpen Label, Multicenter, Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Maximum Tolerated Dose of Orally Administered CB-03-10 With Dose Expansion Phase, in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors
Phase IA Phase 1 Study of HMBD-002-V4C26 (HMBD-002), a Monoclonal Antibody Targeting VISTA, as Monotherapy and Combined With Pembrolizumab, in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies
Phase IPhase Ib/II Study of ZEN003694 and Entinostat in Advanced and Refractory Solid Tumors and Lymphomas
Phase IA Phase 1a/1b Study of LY3537982 in Patients With KRAS G12C-Mutant Advanced Solid Tumors
Phase IA Phase 1/2, Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Anti-tumor Activity of BND-22 Administered Alone and in Combination With Pembrolizumab or With Cetuximab in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Other Endocrine System; PancreasRandomized Phase II Trial of Postoperative Adjuvant Capecitabine and Temozolomide Versus Observation in High-Risk Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Phase IA Phase 1/2, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation, Safety and Tolerability Study of NC762 in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
Colon; Esophagus; Liver; PancreasAn Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib in Combination With Belzutifan in Multiple Solid Tumors
Phase IA Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation and Dose-Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Antitumor Activity of ADCT-901 as Monotherapy in Patients With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors
Phase IA Phase 1, Multicenter, Single Agent Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Evidence of Antitumor Activity of CPO-100 in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Phase IA Phase 1 Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of ABL503, a Bispecific Antibody of 4-1BB and PD-L1, as a Single Agent in Subjects With Any Progressive Locally Advanced (Unresectable) or Metastatic Solid Tumors
Phase IPhase 1 Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Preliminary Clinical Activity of RP-6306 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors (MYTHIC Study)
PancreasA Phase III Trial of Perioperative Versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Phase IA Phase 1/2 Study of CBX-12 in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Refractory Solid Tumors
Phase IPhase 1b/2 Study of ATR InhibiTor RP-3500 and PARP Inhibitor Combinations in Patients With Molecularly Selected Cancers (ATTACC)
Phase IPhase I, First-in-human, Open-label, Dose Escalation Trial to Evaluate Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Anti-tumor Activity of BNT152+153 in Patients With Solid Tumors
Phase IA Phase 1, Multi-center, Open Label First-in-Human Study With ABBV-CLS-579 Alone and in Combination With Anti-PD-1 in Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Tumors
Phase IPhase I/IIa, First-in-human, Open-label, Dose Escalation Trial With Expansion Cohorts to Evaluate Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Preliminary Efficacy of BNT151 as a Monotherapy and in Combination With Other Anti-cancer Agents in Patients With Solid Tumors
Phase IA First-In-Human, Phase 1/2 Study Of CFI-402411, a Hematopoietic Progenitor Kinase-1 (HPK1) Inhibitor, as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Advanced Solid Malignancies
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