Albert Lockhart, M.D., MHS
Clinical trials in gastric and esophageal cancers
Research Interest
I am the Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and Associate Director for Clinical Science at the Medical University of South Carolina/Hollings Cancer Center (MUSC/HCC). I have been conducting early phase clinical trials for more than 18 years. In that time, I have been the principal investigator for more than 100 phase I/II and III trials. My specific research focuses on pilot as well as phase I/II clinical trials of novel therapeutics applied to my therapeutic areas of interest, gastrointestinal cancers. In treating these cancers, I aim to incorporate novel agents or molecular/genetic based treatment into therapeutic trials in the pursuit of personalized cancer care. I have developed and led multi-institutional clinical trials involving the treatment of GI tumors through national cooperative groups as well as investigator-initiated studies.