Benjamin Tan, MD

Benjamin Tan, MD

Medical Oncologist

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Medical Oncology, WashU Medicine

Clinical Expertise

Gastrointestinal cancer

Research Interest

Phase I developmental therapeutics. In seeking novel treatment strategies for patients with cancer, I hope to find more efficacious and more tolerable regimens. My other major interest is in the area of AIDS-associated malignancies.

Education

  • 1990: MD, University of the Philippines, Manila

Training

  • 1991 - 1994: Resident, internal medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
  • 1994 - 1997: Clinical fellow, hematology and medical oncology, Washington University, St. Louis
  • 1997 - 1998: Research fellow, hematology and medical oncology, Washington University

Board Certification

  • 1996: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
  • 1997: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Selected Research Publications

Neoadjuvant BMS-813160, nivolumab, gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel for patients with pancreatic cancer.
  • Grierson PM, Wolf C, Suresh R, [...] Tan BR, [...] Lim KH
  • Clin Cancer Res 2025
Association between physical activity and the time course of cancer recurrence in stage III colon cancer.
  • Brown JC, Ma C, Shi Q, [...] Tan B, [...] Meyerhardt JA
  • Br J Sports Med 2023
Association of Inflammatory Biomarkers With Survival Among Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer.
  • Cheng E, Shi Q, Shields AF, [...] Tan B, [...] Meyerhardt JA
  • JAMA Oncol 2023
Physical Activity in Stage III Colon Cancer: CALGB/SWOG 80702 (Alliance).
  • Brown JC, Ma C, Shi Q, [...] Tan B, [...] Meyerhardt JA
  • J Clin Oncol 2023

Contact Information

  • South St. Louis County

    5225 Midamerica Plaza
    St. Louis, MO 63129

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