Wei Wei, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Interim Director of Biostatistics Shared Resource, Yale Cancer Center
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Medical Oncology
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New Haven, CT 06520
United States
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Medical Oncology
Primary
Additional Titles
Interim Director of Biostatistics Shared Resource, Yale Cancer Center
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Medical Oncology
333 Cedar
New Haven, CT 06520
United States
Appointments
Medical Oncology
Primary
Additional Titles
Interim Director of Biostatistics Shared Resource, Yale Cancer Center
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Medical Oncology
333 Cedar
New Haven, CT 06520
United States
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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Interim Director of Biostatistics Shared Resource, Yale Cancer Center
Biography
Wei Wei is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health. He received his Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the Medical University of South Carolina and joined the Department of Biostatistics at YSPH in 2017 as an associate research scientist. Dr. Wei's research area focuses on development of early phase clinical trial designs, with particular interest in cancer targeted and immunotherapeutic agents. In addition to his research in cancer clinical trials, Wei’s research expertise also includes statistical genomics, biomarker discovery and neurophysiology.
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Medical Oncology
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology
- Yale Cancer Center
Education & Training
- PhD
- Medical University of South Carolina, Biostatistics (2016)
- MD
- Norman Bethune College of Medicine Jilin University, Medicine (2006)
Research
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Biomarkers; Cancer; Clinical Trials
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0000-0003-1263-5620
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Frequent collaborators of Wei Wei's published research.
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A big-picture view of Wei Wei's research output by year.
Harriet Kluger, MD
David Rimm, MD, PhD
Jan Philipp Bewersdorf, MD
Nikolai Podoltsev, MD, PhD
Daniel Zelterman, PhD
Michael Kane, PhD, MA, MS
48Publications
2,062Citations
Publications
2024
Propensity score weighted multi‐source exchangeability models for incorporating external control data in randomized clinical trials
Wei W, Zhang Y, Roychoudhury S, Initiative T. Propensity score weighted multi‐source exchangeability models for incorporating external control data in randomized clinical trials. Statistics In Medicine 2024, 43: 3815-3829. PMID: 38924575, DOI: 10.1002/sim.10158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricA Bayesian platform trial design with hybrid control based on multisource exchangeability modelling
Wei W, Blaha O, Esserman D, Zelterman D, Kane M, Liu R, Lin J. A Bayesian platform trial design with hybrid control based on multisource exchangeability modelling. Statistics In Medicine 2024, 43: 2439-2451. PMID: 38594809, PMCID: PMC11325877, DOI: 10.1002/sim.10077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsrBMA: A robust Bayesian Model Averaging Method for phase II basket trials based on informative mixture priors
Wang X, Wei W. rBMA: A robust Bayesian Model Averaging Method for phase II basket trials based on informative mixture priors. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 140: 107505. PMID: 38521384, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPhase II basket trialRobust Bayesian modelBasket trial designBiomarker-defined subgroupsMixture priorsBinary endpointsModel averaging methodPosterior distributionBayesian modelBasket trialsSimulation studyEra of targeted therapyDevelopment of targeted agentsPriorsAverage methodGenomic alterationsPatient populationNovel treatmentAntitumor activityPosterior weightsEarly phase oncology trialsStatistical powerOncology trialsTrial designTrials
2023
A multicenter phase Ib trial of the histone deacetylase inhibitor entinostat in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms or acute myeloid leukemia refractory to hypomethylating agents
Bewersdorf J, Shallis R, Sharon E, Park S, Ramaswamy R, Roe C, Irish J, Caldwell A, Wei W, Yacoub A, Madanat Y, Zeidner J, Altman J, Odenike O, Yerrabothala S, Kovacsovics T, Podoltsev N, Halene S, Little R, Piekarz R, Gore S, Kim T, Zeidan A. A multicenter phase Ib trial of the histone deacetylase inhibitor entinostat in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms or acute myeloid leukemia refractory to hypomethylating agents. Annals Of Hematology 2023, 103: 105-116. PMID: 38036712, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05552-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDose-limiting toxicityAcute myeloid leukemiaMarrow complete remissionPhase Ib trialAdverse eventsIb trialDose escalationNCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramAcute myeloid leukemia refractoryHematologic adverse eventsProtocol-defined responseDose level 1Anti-PD1 therapyAnti-PD1 antibodyDose-escalation designLimited clinical efficacySystems immunology approachHistone deacetylase inhibitor entinostatLeukemia refractoryMCR patientsComplete remissionRespiratory failureSuppressor cellsEscalation designClinical efficacyA bedside to bench study of anti-PD-1, anti-CD40, and anti-CSF1R indicates that more is not necessarily better
Djureinovic D, Weiss S, Krykbaeva I, Qu R, Vathiotis I, Moutafi M, Zhang L, Perdigoto A, Wei W, Anderson G, Damsky W, Hurwitz M, Johnson B, Schoenfeld D, Mahajan A, Hsu F, Miller-Jensen K, Kluger Y, Sznol M, Kaech S, Bosenberg M, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. A bedside to bench study of anti-PD-1, anti-CD40, and anti-CSF1R indicates that more is not necessarily better. Molecular Cancer 2023, 22: 182. PMID: 37964379, PMCID: PMC10644655, DOI: 10.1186/s12943-023-01884-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsStable diseasePartial responseMacrophage populationsThree-drug regimenUnconfirmed partial responsePhase I trialLimited treatment optionsMonocyte/macrophage populationNon-classical monocytesMurine melanoma modelTreatment-related changesResultsThirteen patientsWorse survivalI trialInflammatory tumorPatient populationTreatment optionsImmune cellsDisease progressionMurine studiesPreclinical modelsResistant melanomaAntigen presentationMurine modelCyTOF analysisImmune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases
Schoenfeld D, Moutafi M, Martinez S, Djureinovic D, Merkin R, Adeniran A, Braun D, Signoretti S, Choueiri T, Parisi F, Hurwitz M, Rimm D, Wei W, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2023, 11: e007240. PMID: 37586773, PMCID: PMC10432651, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRenal cell carcinomaBrain metastasesPrimary tumorTumor microenvironmentDigital spatial profilingCell carcinomaActivation protein expressionInflammatory macrophage markersRCC brain metastasesInnate immune activatorsNormal kidney samplesProgressive stagesExtracranial metastasesTim-3Immune checkpointsImmune dysfunctionImmune activationRCC metastasisLonger survivalImmune activatorsMacrophage markersTreatment responseSeparate cohortTissue microarrayMetastatic samplesA Phase II Trial of the CD40 Agonist Sotigalimab (APX005M) in Combination with Nivolumab in Subjects with Metastatic Melanoma with Disease Progression on Anti-PD-1
Weiss S, Sznol M, Shaheen M, Berciano-Guerrero M, Couselo E, Rodríguez-Abreu D, Boni V, Schuchter L, Gonzalez-Cao M, Arance A, Wei W, Ganti A, Hauke R, Berrocal A, Iannotti N, Hsu F, Kluger H. A Phase II Trial of the CD40 Agonist Sotigalimab (APX005M) in Combination with Nivolumab in Subjects with Metastatic Melanoma with Disease Progression on Anti-PD-1. Clinical Cancer Research 2023, 30: 74-81. PMID: 37535056, PMCID: PMC10767304, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-0475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsObjective response ratePhase II trialAdverse eventsPartial responseDisease progressionII trialGrade 3 adverse eventsAnti PD-1CD40 agonist antibodyElevated liver functionTreatment-related SAEsCommon adverse eventsActivation of CD40Subset of patientsFavorable safety profileAntigen presenting cellsStable diseaseMedian durationAdvanced melanomaAdditional patientsLiver functionSafety profileMetastatic melanomaPreclinical dataPresenting cellsQuantitative DNA Repair Biomarkers and Immune Profiling for Temozolomide and Olaparib in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Cecchini M, Zhang J, Wei W, Sklar J, Lacy J, Zhong M, Kong Y, Zhao H, DiPalermo J, Devine L, Stein S, Kortmansky J, Johung K, Bindra R, LoRusso P, Schalper K. Quantitative DNA Repair Biomarkers and Immune Profiling for Temozolomide and Olaparib in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 1132-1139. PMID: 37387791, PMCID: PMC10305782, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-23-0045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWhole-exome sequencingMGMT protein expressionColorectal cancerStable diseaseQuantitative immunofluorescenceT cellsProtein expressionPromoter hypermethylationLow MGMT protein expressionPARP inhibitorsRadiographic tumor regressionMetastatic colorectal cancerAdvanced colorectal cancerPretreatment tumor biopsiesEffector T cellsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMGMT proteinDNA repair biomarkersBaseline CD8Eligible patientsIncreased CD8Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferaseObjective responseProgressive diseaseImmune markersNCI 7977: A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Intermittent Oral ABT-888 (Veliparib) Plus Intravenous Irinotecan Administered in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
Cecchini M, Walther Z, Wei W, Hafez N, Pilat M, Boerner S, Durecki D, Eder J, Schalper K, Chen A, LoRusso P. NCI 7977: A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Intermittent Oral ABT-888 (Veliparib) Plus Intravenous Irinotecan Administered in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 1113-1117. PMID: 37377610, PMCID: PMC10292219, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDose-limiting toxicityHomologous recombination deficiencyPARP inhibitorsStable diseaseWeekly irinotecanObjective responseDay 1Day 3Solid tumorsPhase I dose-escalation studyTwice daily days 1I dose-escalation studyPhase I clinical trialDaily days 1Dose level 1Doses of veliparibGrade 3 neutropeniaMultiple-dose schedulesProgression-free survivalAdvanced solid tumorsDose-escalation studyEvaluable patientsNonoverlapping toxicitiesDose scheduleSystemic treatmentPeripheral blood immune cell and cytokine profiling of patients receiving corticosteroids for immune checkpoint inhibitor-related adverse events: Steroid dose and duration.
Merkin R, Schoenfeld D, Djureinovic D, Austin M, Wang M, Qu R, Zhang L, Mann J, Wei W, Sun L, Aizenbud L, Destina J, Kluger H. Peripheral blood immune cell and cytokine profiling of patients receiving corticosteroids for immune checkpoint inhibitor-related adverse events: Steroid dose and duration. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: e14694-e14694. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e14694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSevere immune-related adverse eventsPeripheral blood immune cellsBlood immune cellsSteroid therapyDose levelsSteroid taperAdverse eventsIL-6Immune cellsImmune checkpoint inhibitor-related adverse eventsSeverity of irAEsMultiple immune-related adverse eventsAnti-PD-1 therapyT effector memory cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsYale Cancer CenterSerum cytokine concentrationsEffector memory cellsPathogenic T cellsBlood mononuclear cellsConcentrations of TNFαBiomarkers of responseT cell subtypes
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