Everett E. Vokes
University of Chicago
Everett E. Vokes is an American oncologist. He is the John E. Ultmann Professor, chair of the Department of Medicine, and physician-in-chief at the University of Chicago Medical Center. In this role, he pioneered the combination radiation and chemotherapy as first-line treatment for head and neck cancer.
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Everett E. Vokes is an American oncologist. He is the John E. Ultmann Professor, chair of the Department of Medicine, and physician-in-chief at the University of Chicago Medical Center. In this role, he pioneered the combination radiation and chemotherapy as first-line treatment for head and neck cancer.
Affiliation
University of Chicago
Top Publications
- Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (2015) - 9,582 citations
- Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Squamous-Cell Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (2015) - 8,653 citations
- Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (2016) - 5,217 citations
- Head and Neck Cancer (1993) - 2,223 citations
- Randomized Phase III Trial of Docetaxel Versus Vinorelbine or Ifosfamide in Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated With Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy Regimens (2000) - 1,374 citations
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- Full name
- Everett E. Vokes
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-8645-8068
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5063904421
Research interests
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Lung Cancer Research Studies, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
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- Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer ↗2015 · New England Journal of Medicine9,582OpenAlex citations
- Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Squamous-Cell Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer ↗2015 · New England Journal of Medicine8,653OpenAlex citations
- Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck ↗2016 · New England Journal of Medicine5,217OpenAlex citations
- Head and Neck Cancer ↗1993 · New England Journal of Medicine2,223OpenAlex citations
- 1,374OpenAlex citations
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- Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer ↗2015 · New England Journal of Medicine
- Nivolumab versus Docetaxel in Advanced Squamous-Cell Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer ↗2015 · New England Journal of Medicine
- Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck ↗2016 · New England Journal of Medicine
- Head and Neck Cancer ↗1993 · New England Journal of Medicine
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