Takami Sato, MD, PhD - Jefferson University Hospitals

Takami Sato MD, PhD

Jefferson University Physician

Academic Title

Professor
Director, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Program

Specialties

Medical Oncology
Medical Oncology - Uveal Melanoma

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Education & Fellowships

Jichi Medical University, Japan, Medical School
Residency: Oita Prefectural Hospital, Japan
Fellowship: Jichi Medical University, Japan

Board Certification

Pediatrics

Hospital Affiliation

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Insurances Accepted

Jefferson physicians accept most health insurance plans, including those listed below. However, plan acceptance may vary by practice and may be subject to change. If you have questions about whether a specific physician accepts your insurance, please contact your insurance company.

Aetna
Aetna PA Employee Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF)
Amer Assoc Retired Persons (AARP)
AmeriHealth
Amerihealth Caritas
AmeriHealth Comprehensive
AmeriHealth HMO
AmeriHealth Major Medical
AmeriHealth Personal Choice
BC BS Special Care
Blue Choice
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Delaware
Cigna Healthspring
Cigna PPO, POS
Consumer Health Network PPO
CorVel
Coventry/Health America
Delaware Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Devon
Empire BC/BS
Employers Health Network PPO
Evolutions (Guardian Resources)
Federal BCBS
First Health Network
Galaxy
Geisinger Health Plan
Health America PPO
Health Management Network PPO
Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Horizon HMO
HumanaChoicePPO,Medicare,GoldPlusHMO
Inter-County Health Plan
Intergroup Preferred
Jeff Plus
Keystone 65 HMO
Keystone First VIP Choice
Keystone First/Connect
Keystone Health Plan East
Medallion of New Jersey
Medicaid of PA
Medicare
Mercy LIFE
MultiPlan Inc.
NJ Blue Shield
NJ Plus
Oxford of PA
Personal Choice (GPPPN)
Personal Choice 65
PlanCare America
Postal Workers/Mailhandlers
PPO Next
Preferred Care PPO
Premier Blue
Prime Health Services, Inc.
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
Qualcare
Tricare
United Healthcare
UPMC HMO,PPO ReadingHspEmpONLY
UPMC Medicare HMO
US Family Health Plan

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Notes

Dr. Sato also specializes in Cancer Immunotherapy.

Awards

Best Doctors in America 2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005

America's Top Oncologists 2007

Publications

Adjuvant Sunitinib in High-Risk Patients with Uveal Melanoma: Comparison with Institutional Controls

PD-L1 expression in tumor metastasis is different between uveal melanoma and cutaneous melanoma

A Comprehensive Patient-Derived Xenograft Collection Representing the Heterogeneity of Melanoma

Image-Guided Transarterial Chemoembolization With Drug-Eluting Beads Loaded with Doxorubicin (DEBDOX) for Unresectable Hepatic Metastases from Melanoma: Technique and Outcomes

Phase 1 Study of Ipilimumab Combined With Whole Brain Radiation Therapy or Radiosurgery for Melanoma Patients With Brain Metastases

Establishment of an orthotopic patient-derived xenograft mouse model using uveal melanoma hepatic metastasis

Guanylate cyclase C as a target for prevention, detection, and therapy in colorectal cancer

Co-Targeting HGF/cMET Signaling with MEK Inhibitors in metastatic uveal melanoma

Relationship between physician-adjudicated adverse events and patient-reported health-related quality of life in a phase II clinical trial (NCT01143402) of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma

Ladarixin, a dual CXCR1/2 inhibitor, attenuates experimental melanomas harboring different molecular defects by affecting malignant cells and tumor microenvironment

Immune check point inhibitors combination in melanoma: Worth the toxicity?

Autologous melanoma cell vaccine using monocyte-derived dendritic cells (NBS20/eltrapuldencel-T)

Establishment and Characterization of Orthotopic Mouse Models for Human Uveal Melanoma Hepatic Colonization

Yttrium-90 microsphere brachytherapy for liver metastases from uveal melanoma clinical outcomes and the predictive value of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

Arterial Blood, Rather Than Venous Blood, is a Better Source for Circulating Melanoma Cells

Successes and setbacks of early investigational drugs for melanoma

Paracrine effect of NRG1 and HGF drives resistance to MEK inhibitors in metastatic uveal melanoma

Biology of advanced uveal melanoma and next steps for clinical therapeutics

Uveal melanoma metastatic to the liver: Chemoembolization with 1,3-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea

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Primary Location

925 Chestnut Street
Suite 320A
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Phone: (215) 955-8874
Fax: (215) 955-2340

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Other Locations

Bodine Center
111 S. 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Phone: (215) 503-3158
Fax: (215) 955-9600

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