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Pooja Bhagia

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · US
Area of research
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine · Oncology
Research interest
Research interests include Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment.
h-index
26
citations
7,750
works
107
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy in Advanced Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: The Phase III, Randomized LEAP-015 Study
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2025cited by 14position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy for advanced esophageal cancer: 5-year extended follow-up for the randomized phase III KEYNOTE-590 study
ESMO Open 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
KEYNOTE-859: 4.5-year median follow-up of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for previously untreated advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab in HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine 2024cited by 54position: middledoi
1400O Final overall survival for the phase III, KEYNOTE-811 study of pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy for HER2+ advanced, unresectable or metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma
Annals of Oncology 2024cited by 36position: middledoi
First-line pembrolizumab (pembro) plus chemotherapy (chemo) for advanced esophageal cancer: 5-year outcomes from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab plus FLOT vs FLOT as neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in locally advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer: Interim analysis of the phase 3 KEYNOTE-585 study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab (pembro) + chemotherapy (chemo) for advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer: Updated results from the KEYNOTE-859 study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy for HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer (KEYNOTE-859): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial
The Lancet Oncology 2023cited by 599position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy for HER2-positive gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: interim analyses from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 randomised placebo-controlled trial
The Lancet 2023cited by 446position: middledoi
Neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal cancer (KEYNOTE-585): an interim analysis of the multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase 3 study
The Lancet Oncology 2023cited by 327position: middledoi
First-line lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy in advanced/metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (LEAP-015): Safety run-in results.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2023cited by 15position: middledoi
KEYNOTE-859 study of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer: Outcomes in the protocol-specified PD-L1–selected populations.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
1511O Pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy for HER2+ metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (mG/GEJ) adenocarcinoma: Survival results from the phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled KEYNOTE-811 study
Annals of Oncology 2023cited by 8position: middledoi
1534P First-line lenvatinib (len) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) and chemotherapy (chemo) for metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (mESCC): Safety run-in results from the phase III LEAP-014 study
Annals of Oncology 2023cited by 5position: middledoi
O-3 Additional data from the KEYNOTE-859 study of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy for advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer
Annals of Oncology 2023cited by 5position: middledoi
130O The phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled KEYNOTE-811 study of pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy for HER2+ metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (mG/GEJ) adenocarcinoma
Annals of Oncology 2023cited by 1position: middledoi
189P Safety run-in results from LEAP-014: First-line lenvatinib (len) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) and chemotherapy (chemo) for metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
Annals of Oncology 2023cited by 1position: middledoi
Association of Tumor Mutational Burden with Efficacy of Pembrolizumab±Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy for Gastric Cancer in the Phase III KEYNOTE-062 Study
Clinical Cancer Research 2022cited by 88position: middledoi
1223P First-line lenvatinib (Len) + pembrolizumab (Pembro) + chemotherapy (Chemo) vs chemo in advanced/metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: LEAP-015 safety run-in
Annals of Oncology 2022cited by 5position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for first-line treatment of advanced oesophageal cancer (KEYNOTE-590): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study
The Lancet 2021cited by 1,549position: middledoi
The KEYNOTE-811 trial of dual PD-1 and HER2 blockade in HER2-positive gastric cancer
Nature 2021cited by 679position: middledoi
Assessment of Pembrolizumab Therapy for the Treatment of Microsatellite Instability–High Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer Among Patients in the KEYNOTE-059, KEYNOTE-061, and KEYNOTE-062 Clinical Trials
JAMA Oncology 2021cited by 436position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab versus paclitaxel for previously treated PD-L1-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: 2-year update of the randomized phase 3 KEYNOTE-061 trial
Gastric Cancer 2021cited by 164position: middledoi
KEYNOTE-975 Study Design: a Phase III Study of Definitive Chemoradiotherapy Plus Pembrolizumab in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma
Future Oncology 2021cited by 129position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy for HER2+ metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer: Initial findings of the global phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2021cited by 92position: middledoi
Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Monotherapy for Advanced Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer with Programmed Death Ligand 1 Combined Positive Score ≥10
Clinical Cancer Research 2021cited by 80position: middledoi
KEYNOTE-859: a Phase III Study of Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Future Oncology 2021cited by 57position: middledoi
LBA-4 Initial data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 study of trastuzumab and chemotherapy with or without pembrolizumab for HER2-positive metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer
Annals of Oncology 2021cited by 11position: middledoi
Randomized Phase III KEYNOTE-181 Study of Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy in Advanced Esophageal Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2020cited by 1,163position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Josep Tabernero · Medical Research Network14 papers (2020–2024)Kohei Shitara · Kindai University14 papers (2020–2024)Eric Van Cutsem · KU Leuven14 papers (2020–2023)Chie‐Schin Shih · Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)11 papers (2020–2024)Yuxian Bai · Harbin Medical University11 papers (2020–2025)Yelena Y. Janjigian · Cancer Clinic10 papers (2020–2023)Lucjan Wyrwicz · Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny10 papers (2022–2025)Peter C. Enzinger · Harvard University10 papers (2018–2025)Sun Young Rha · Incheon Medical Center9 papers (2023–2025)Sara Lonardi · Istituto Oncologico Veneto9 papers (2021–2024)Takashi Kojima · Kurume University9 papers (2018–2025)Ken Kato · Nippon Medical School9 papers (2018–2024)Manish A. Shah · Cornell University9 papers (2018–2025)Sukrut Shah · Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)9 papers (2020–2025)Toshihiko Doi · National Cancer Center Hospital East8 papers (2019–2025)Antoine Adenis · Université de Montpellier8 papers (2019–2025)Shukui Qin · Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University8 papers (2019–2023)Lin Shen · Qinghai University8 papers (2019–2025)Hyun Cheol Chung · Harbin Medical University8 papers (2020–2024)Sung‐Bae Kim · Ulsan College7 papers (2018–2025)