Research Summary

My research efforts are focused on the development and testing of novel, biologically based therapies for low- and high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). Additional research areas include clinical outcomes, molecular subtyping, and novel imaging endpoints in NENs. I am past-chair of the GI Oncology site committee and an active member of the Phase I site committee at UCSF. Nationally, I am past-chair of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Task Force of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Gastrointestinal Steering Committee, past president of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS), and current chair of the NCCN Neuroendocrine Tumors Guidelines Panel.

Research Funding

  • July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2026 - UCSF Paul Calabresi K12 Career Development Program in Clinical Oncology , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K12CA260225

Education

University of Wisconsin, B.S., 1985, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Minnesota, M.D., 1982

Honors & Awards

  • 2009
    Fellow, American College of Physicians
  • 2009
    Helen Diller Family Quality Award
  • 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
    Castle Connolly's Top Doctors™, Castle Connolly/San Francisco Magazine
  • 2014
    Graduate, UCSF Mentor Development Program
  • 2017-2020
    Exceptional Women in Medicine, Castle Connolly
  • 2017
    Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD Commitment to Patient Care Award, UCSF, Symptom Management Service
  • 2019
    Great Experience Award (for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient/Caregiver All-day Conference), UCSF
  • 2023
    Fellow, American Society of Clinical Oncology

Selected Publications

  1. Das S, Phillips S, Lee CL, Agarwal R, Bergsland E, Strosberg J, Chan JA, LaFerriere H, Ramirez RA, Berlin J, Dasari A. Efficacy and toxicity of anti-vascular endothelial growth receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with neuroendocrine tumours - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Cancer. 2023 Jan 11; 182:43-52.  View on PubMed
  2. Umetsu SE, Kakar S, Basturk O, Kim GE, Chatterjee D, Wen KW, Hale G, Shafizadeh N, Cho SJ, Whitman J, Gill RM, Jones KD, Navale P, Bergsland E, Klimstra D, Joseph NM. Integrated Genomic and Clinicopathologic Approach Distinguishes Pancreatic Grade 3 Neuroendocrine Tumor From Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Identifies a Subset With Molecular Overlap. Mod Pathol. 2023 Jan 10; 36(3):100065.  View on PubMed
  3. Sedlack AJH, Saleh-Anaraki K, Kumar S, Ear PH, Lines KE, Roper N, Pacak K, Bergsland E, Quelle DE, Howe JR, Pommier Y, Del Rivero J. Preclinical Models of Neuroendocrine Neoplasia. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Nov 17; 14(22).  View on PubMed
  4. Yao J, Bergsland E, Aggarwal R, Aparicio A, Beltran H, Crabtree JS, Hann CL, Ibrahim T, Byers LA, Sasano H, Umejiego J, Pavel M. DLL3 as an Emerging Target for the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Oncologist. 2022 11 03; 27(11):940-951.  View on PubMed
  5. Sun F, Grenert JP, Tan L, Van Ziffle J, Joseph NM, Mulvey CK, Bergsland E. Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy to Treat Temozolomide-Associated Hypermutation in Advanced Atypical Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung. JCO Precis Oncol. 2022 06; 6:e2200009.  View on PubMed
  6. Hope TA, Pavel M, Bergsland EK. Neuroendocrine Tumors and Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy: When Is the Right Time? J Clin Oncol. 2022 08 20; 40(24):2818-2829.  View on PubMed
  7. Galgano SJ, Morani AC, Gopireddy DR, Sharbidre K, Bates DDB, Goenka AH, Arif-Tiwari H, Itani M, Iravani A, Javadi S, Faria S, Lall C, Bergsland E, Verma S, Francis IR, Halperin DM, Chatterjee D, Bhosale P, Yano M. Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: a 2022 update for radiologists. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 12; 47(12):3962-3970.  View on PubMed
  8. Baxter NN, Kennedy EB, Bergsland E, Berlin J, George TJ, Gill S, Gold PJ, Hantel A, Jones L, Lieu C, Mahmoud N, Morris AM, Ruiz-Garcia E, You YN, Meyerhardt JA. Adjuvant Therapy for Stage II Colon Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update. J Clin Oncol. 2022 03 10; 40(8):892-910.  View on PubMed
  9. Sun N, Yang Y, Miao H, Redublo P, Liu H, Liu W, Huang YW, Teng PC, Zhang C, Zhang RY, Smalley M, Yang P, Chou SJ, Huai K, Zhang Z, Lee YT, Wang JJ, Wang J, Liang IY, Zhang TX, Zhang D, Liang L, Weiss PS, Posadas EM, Donahue T, Hecht JR, Allen-Auerbach MS, Bergsland EK, Hope TA, Pei R, Zhu Y, Tseng HR, Heaney AP. Discovery and characterization of circulating tumor cell clusters in neuroendocrine tumor patients using nanosubstrate-embedded microchips. Biosens Bioelectron. 2022 Mar 01; 199:113854.  View on PubMed
  10. Kasai Y, Masui T, Nakakura EK, Nakano K, Sato A, Uchida Y, Yogo A, Nagai K, Anazawa T, Hope TA, Kim GE, Whitman J, Le BK, Takaori K, Bergsland EK, Hatano E, Uemoto S. Preoperative risk stratification of lymph node metastasis for non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm: An international dual-institutional study. Pancreatology. 2022 Jan; 22(1):123-129.  View on PubMed
  11. Chan DL, Bergsland EK, Chan JA, Gadgil R, Halfdanarson TR, Hornbacker K, Kelly V, Kunz PL, McGarrah PW, Raj NP, Reidy DL, Thawer A, Whitman J, Wu L, Becker C, Singh S. Temozolomide in Grade 3 Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Multicenter Retrospective Review. Oncologist. 2021 11; 26(11):950-955.  View on PubMed
  12. Shah MH, Goldner WS, Benson AB, Bergsland E, Blaszkowsky LS, Brock P, Chan J, Das S, Dickson PV, Fanta P, Giordano T, Halfdanarson TR, Halperin D, He J, Heaney A, Heslin MJ, Kandeel F, Kardan A, Khan SA, Kuvshinoff BW, Lieu C, Miller K, Pillarisetty VG, Reidy D, Salgado SA, Shaheen S, Soares HP, Soulen MC, Strosberg JR, Sussman CR, Trikalinos NA, Uboha NA, Vijayvergia N, Wong T, Lynn B, Hochstetler C. Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 07 28; 19(7):839-868.  View on PubMed
  13. Chen KS, Lawhn-Heath C, Behr S, Juarez R, Whitman J, Paciorek A, Nakakura EK, Fidelman N, Feng MU, Bergsland EK, Anwar M. Outcomes after high-dose radiation in the management of neuroendocrine neoplasms. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0252574.  View on PubMed
  14. Pegna GJ, Roper N, Kaplan RN, Bergsland E, Kiseljak-Vassiliades K, Habra MA, Pommier Y, Del Rivero J. The Immunotherapy Landscape in Adrenocortical Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2021 May 28; 13(11).  View on PubMed
  15. H?rsch D, Anthony L, Gross DJ, Valle JW, Welin S, Benavent M, Caplin M, Pavel M, Bergsland E, ?berg K, Kassler-Taub KB, Binder P, Banks P, Lapuerta P, Kulke MH. Long-Term Treatment with Telotristat Ethyl in Patients with Carcinoid Syndrome Symptoms: Results from the TELEPATH Study. Neuroendocrinology. 2022; 112(3):298-310.  View on PubMed
  16. Chan H, Zhang L, Choti MA, Kulke M, Yao JC, Nakakura EK, Bloomston M, Benson AB, Shah MH, Strosberg JR, Bergsland EK, Van Loon K. Recurrence Patterns After Surgical Resection of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Analysis From the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Outcomes Database. Pancreas. 2021 04 01; 50(4):506-512.  View on PubMed
  17. Mahuron KM, Kasai Y, Javeed ZA, Bergsland EK, Hirose K, Corvera CU, Nakakura EK. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumors. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 11; 25(11):2954-2956.  View on PubMed
  18. Dillon JS, Kulke MH, H?rsch D, Anthony LB, Warner RRP, Bergsland E, Welin S, O'Dorisio TM, Kunz PL, McKee C, Lapuerta P, Banks P, Pavel M. Time to Sustained Improvement in Bowel Movement Frequency with Telotristat Ethyl: Analyses of Phase III Studies in Carcinoid Syndrome. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2021 Mar; 52(1):212-221.  View on PubMed
  19. Whitman J, Allen IE, Bergsland EK, Suh I, Hope TA. Assessment and Comparison of 18F-Fluorocholine PET and 99mTc-Sestamibi Scans in Identifying Parathyroid Adenomas: A Metaanalysis. J Nucl Med. 2021 09 01; 62(9):1285-1291.  View on PubMed
  20. Yao JC, Strosberg J, Fazio N, Pavel ME, Bergsland E, Ruszniewski P, Halperin DM, Li D, Tafuto S, Raj N, Campana D, Hijioka S, Raderer M, Guimbaud R, Gajate P, Pusceddu S, Reising A, Degtyarev E, Shilkrut M, Eddy S, Singh S. Spartalizumab in metastatic, well/poorly-differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2021 Jan 01.  View on PubMed

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