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Department of Radiation Oncology

Allen M. Chen, M.D.

Allen M. Chen

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Chen's clinical interests pertain to cancers of the head and neck. In collaboration with his colleagues at the UC Davis Cancer Center, they have opened several protocols exploring the concurrent use of drugs and radiation to optimize outcomes while preserving quality of life. With the development of new, more sophisticated methods of radiation delivery and planning such as image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), 4-dimensional scanning, and tomotherapy, they are able to more accurately administer high doses of radiation to tumors while sparing critical normal tissues with the ultimate goal of improved cure rates.

Title:

Assistant Professor

Specialty:

Radiation Oncology

Center/Program Affiliation:

UC Davis Cancer Center

Address:

UC Davis Cancer Center
4501 X St., Suite G140
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

916-734-8252

Education:

Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
M.D. 2001

Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
B.A. 1996

Internships:

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Santa Clara, CA
2002
Internal Medicine

Residency:

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
2006
Radiation Oncology

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
2003
Radiation Oncology

Professional Memberships:

American Association for Cancer Research
American Brachytherapy Society
American College of Radiology
American Medical Association
American Radium Society
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Radiological Society of North America

Select Recent Publications:

Chen AM, Jahan TM, Jablons DM, Garcia J, Larson DA. Risk of cerebral metastasis and neurological death after complete pathological response to neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Clinical implications for the subsequent management of the brain. Cancer 2007; 109: 1668-1675.

Chen AM, Garcia J. Bucci MK, Quivey JM, Eisele DW. The role of postoperative radiation therapy in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67: 138-143.

Chen AM, Bucci MK, Singer MI, Garcia J, Kaplan MJ, Chan AS, Phillips TL. Intraoperative radiation therapy for recurrent head-and-neck cancer. The UCSF Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67: 122-129.

Chen AM, Bucci MK, Granchi PJ, Garcia J, Lee NY, Fu KK, Eisele DW. Patterns of nodal relapse after surgery and postoperative radiation therapy for carcinomas of the major and minor salivary glands: What is the role of elective neck irradiation? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67: 988-994.

Chen AM, Daly ME, Bucci MK, Xia P, Akazawa C, Quivey JM, Weinberg V, Garcia J, Lee NY, Kaplan MJ, El-Sayed I, Eisele DW, Fu KK, Phillips TL. Carcinomas of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity treated at a single institution over the course of 5 decades: Are we making improvement? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 69: 141-147.

Chen AM, Granchi PJ, Garcia J, Bucci MK, Eisele DW. Local-regional recurrence after surgery without postoperative irradiation for carcinomas of the major salivary glands: Implications for adjuvant therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67: 982-987.

Chen AM, Bucci MK, Weinberg V, Garcia J, Quivey JM, Schechter NR, Phillips TL, Fu KK, Eisele DW. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck treated by surgery with or without postoperative radiation therapy: Prognostic features of recurrence. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006; 66(1): 152-159.

Chen AM, Garcia J, Bucci MK, Quivey JM, Eisele DW. Recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland: Long-term outcome of patients treated with radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006; 66(4): 1031-1035.

Chen AM, Bucci MK, Quivey JM, Garcia J, Eisele DW, Fu KK. Long-term outcome of patients treated by radiation therapy alone for salivary gland carcinomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006; 66(4): 1044-1050.

Chen AM, Meric-Bernstam F, Hunt KK, Buchholz TA. Patient selection for breast conservation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Developing a prognostic index. Am J Clin Oncol Rev 2005; 4(6):2-6.

To see if Allen M. Chen is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.