Research Summary

Dr. Michael L. Cheng is a medical oncologist who cares for patients with lung cancer and other tumors affecting the chest, with a particular focus on non-small cell lung cancer. He strives to provide individualized, compassionate care through precision oncology (using the genetic profile of the patient's cancer to custom-tailor treatment).

Cheng leads research centered on advancing cancer genomics and developing improved treatments for patients, including through clinical trials to evaluate new targeted therapies and immunotherapies for lung cancer. He is inspired by how research discoveries can lead to tangible benefits for patients.

Education

- Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
BA, - Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
MD, - Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
- Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Honors & Awards

  • Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Career Development Award
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Award
  • PCF Young Investigator Award
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Selected Publications

  1. Sacher A, LoRusso P, Patel MR, Miller WH, Garralda E, Forster MD, Santoro A, Falcon A, Kim TW, Paz-Ares L, Bowyer S, de Miguel M, Han SW, Krebs MG, Lee JS, Cheng ML, Arbour K, Massarelli E, Choi Y, Shi Z, Mandlekar S, Lin MT, Royer-Joo S, Chang J, Dharia NV, Schutzman JL, Desai J, GO42144 Investigator and Study Group. Single-Agent Divarasib (GDC-6036) in Solid Tumors with a KRAS G12C Mutation. N Engl J Med. 2023 Aug 24; 389(8):710-721.  View on PubMed
  2. Ricciuti B, Elkrief A, Alessi J, Wang X, Li Y, Gupta H, Muldoon DM, Bertram AA, Pecci F, Lamberti G, Di Federico A, Barrichello A, Vaz VR, Gandhi M, Lee E, Shapiro GI, Park H, Nishino M, Lindsay J, Felt KD, Sharma B, Cherniack AD, Rodig S, Gomez DR, Shaverdian N, Rakaee M, Bandlamudi C, Ladanyi M, Janne PA, Schoenfeld AJ, Sholl LM, Awad MM, Cheng ML. Clinicopathologic, Genomic, and Immunophenotypic Landscape of ATM Mutations in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 07 05; 29(13):2540-2550.  View on PubMed
  3. Cheng ML, Huang Y, Luong N, LoPiccolo J, Nishino M, Sholl LM, Chirieac LR, Santucci AD, Rabin MS, Jänne PA, Coker S, Diamond JR, Hilton J, Shapiro GI, French CA. Exceptional Response to Bromodomain and Extraterminal Domain Inhibitor Therapy With BMS-986158 in BRD4-NUTM1 NUT Carcinoma Harboring a BRD4 Splice Site Mutation. JCO Precis Oncol. 2023 Jun; 7:e2200633.  View on PubMed
  4. Cheng ML, Lee JK, Kumar R, Klein H, Raskina K, Schrock AB, Michael KS, Mazor T, Cerami E, Oxnard GR, Liu D, Beltran H, Sholl LM, Nishino M, Jänne PA. Response to MEK Inhibitor Therapy in MAP2K1 (MEK1) K57N Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Genomic Landscape of MAP2K1 Mutations in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. JCO Precis Oncol. 2022 11; 6:e2200382.  View on PubMed
  5. Hilton J, Cristea M, Postel-Vinay S, Baldini C, Voskoboynik M, Edenfield W, Shapiro GI, Cheng ML, Vuky J, Corr B, Das S, Apfel A, Xu K, Kozicki M, Ünsal-Kaçmaz K, Hammell A, Wang G, Ravindran P, Kollia G, Esposito O, Coker S, Diamond JR. BMS-986158, a Small Molecule Inhibitor of the Bromodomain and Extraterminal Domain Proteins, in Patients with Selected Advanced Solid Tumors: Results from a Phase 1/2a Trial. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Aug 23; 14(17).  View on PubMed
  6. Cheng ML, Thomas V, Vaz N, Hammer MM, Nishino M, Vargas SO, Khalil HA. Lipid pneumonia associated with mineral oil use presenting as fluorine-18-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose-avid lung mass. JTCVS Tech. 2022 Oct; 15:192-194.  View on PubMed
  7. French CA, Cheng ML, Hanna GJ, DuBois SG, Chau NG, Hann CL, Storck S, Salgia R, Trucco M, Tseng J, Stathis A, Piekarz R, Lauer UM, Massard C, Bennett K, Coker S, Tontsch-Grunt U, Sos ML, Liao S, Wu CJ, Polyak K, Piha-Paul SA, Shapiro GI. Report of the First International Symposium on NUT Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 06 13; 28(12):2493-2505.  View on PubMed
  8. Schneider JL, Muzikansky A, Lin JJ, Krueger EA, Lennes IT, Jacobson JO, Cheng M, Heist RS, Piotrowska Z, Gainor JF, Shaw AT, Dagogo-Jack I. A Phase 2 Study of Lorlatinib in Patients With ROS1-Rearranged Lung Cancer With Brain-Only Progression on Crizotinib. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2022 Jul; 3(7):100347.  View on PubMed
  9. Cheng ML, Milan MSD, Tamen RM, Bertram AA, Michael KS, Ricciuti B, Kehl KL, Awad MM, Sholl LM, Paweletz CP, Jänne PA. Plasma cfDNA Genotyping in Hospitalized Patients With Suspected Metastatic NSCLC. JCO Precis Oncol. 2021 11; 5:726-732.  View on PubMed
  10. Cheng ML, Nakib D, Perciani CT, MacParland SA. The immune niche of the liver. Clin Sci (Lond). 2021 10 29; 135(20):2445-2466.  View on PubMed
  11. Alessi JV, Ricciuti B, Spurr LF, Gupta H, Li YY, Glass C, Nishino M, Cherniack AD, Lindsay J, Sharma B, Felt KD, Rodig SJ, Cheng ML, Sholl LM, Awad MM. SMARCA4 and Other SWItch/Sucrose NonFermentable Family Genomic Alterations in NSCLC: Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Outcomes to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition. J Thorac Oncol. 2021 07; 16(7):1176-1187.  View on PubMed
  12. Tsui DWY, Cheng ML, Shady M, Yang JL, Stephens D, Won H, Srinivasan P, Huberman K, Meng F, Jing X, Patel J, Hasan M, Johnson I, Gedvilaite E, Houck-Loomis B, Socci ND, Selcuklu SD, Seshan VE, Zhang H, Chakravarty D, Zehir A, Benayed R, Arcila M, Ladanyi M, Funt SA, Feldman DR, Li BT, Razavi P, Rosenberg J, Bajorin D, Iyer G, Abida W, Scher HI, Rathkopf D, Viale A, Berger MF, Solit DB. Tumor fraction-guided cell-free DNA profiling in metastatic solid tumor patients. Genome Med. 2021 05 31; 13(1):96.  View on PubMed
  13. Ricciuti B, Jones G, Severgnini M, Alessi JV, Recondo G, Lawrence M, Forshew T, Lydon C, Nishino M, Cheng M, Awad M. Early plasma circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) changes predict response to first-line pembrolizumab-based therapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Immunother Cancer. 2021 03; 9(3).  View on PubMed
  14. Cheng ML, Lau CJ, Milan MSD, Supplee JG, Riess JW, Bradbury PA, Jänne PA, Oxnard GR, Paweletz CP. Plasma ctDNA Response Is an Early Marker of Treatment Effect in Advanced NSCLC. JCO Precis Oncol. 2021; 5.  View on PubMed
  15. Cheng ML, Pectasides E, Hanna GJ, Parsons HA, Choudhury AD, Oxnard GR. Circulating tumor DNA in advanced solid tumors: Clinical relevance and future directions. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021 03; 71(2):176-190.  View on PubMed
  16. Cheng ML, Donoghue MTA, Audenet F, Wong NC, Pietzak EJ, Bielski CM, Isharwal S, Iyer G, Funt S, Bagrodia A, Bajorin DF, Reuter VE, Eng J, Joseph G, Bourque C, Bromberg M, Ling L, Selcuklu SD, Arcila ME, Tsui DWY, Zehir A, Viale A, Berger MF, Bosl GJ, Sheinfeld J, Van Allen E, Taylor BS, Al-Ahmadie H, Solit DB, Feldman DR. Germ Cell Tumor Molecular Heterogeneity Revealed Through Analysis of Primary and Metastasis Pairs. JCO Precis Oncol. 2020; 4.  View on PubMed
  17. Lee Y, Clark EW, Milan MSD, Champagne C, Michael KS, Awad MM, Barbie DA, Cheng ML, Kehl KL, Marcoux JP, Rabin MS, Rotow JK, Sands JM, Jänne PA, Oxnard GR. Turnaround Time of Plasma Next-Generation Sequencing in Thoracic Oncology Patients: A Quality Improvement Analysis. JCO Precis Oncol. 2020; 4.  View on PubMed
  18. Ricciuti B, Recondo G, Spurr LF, Li YY, Lamberti G, Venkatraman D, Umeton R, Cherniack AD, Nishino M, Sholl LM, Shapiro GI, Awad MM, Cheng ML. Impact of DNA Damage Response and Repair (DDR) Gene Mutations on Efficacy of PD-(L)1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 08 01; 26(15):4135-4142.  View on PubMed
  19. Postow MA, Chasalow SD, Kuk D, Panageas KS, Cheng ML, Yuan J, Wolchok JD. Absolute lymphocyte count as a prognostic biomarker for overall survival in patients with advanced melanoma treated with ipilimumab. Melanoma Res. 2020 02; 30(1):71-75.  View on PubMed
  20. Jonsson P, Bandlamudi C, Cheng ML, Srinivasan P, Chavan SS, Friedman ND, Rosen EY, Richards AL, Bouvier N, Selcuklu SD, Bielski CM, Abida W, Mandelker D, Birsoy O, Zhang L, Zehir A, Donoghue MTA, Baselga J, Offit K, Scher HI, O'Reilly EM, Stadler ZK, Schultz N, Socci ND, Viale A, Ladanyi M, Robson ME, Hyman DM, Berger MF, Solit DB, Taylor BS. Author Correction: Tumour lineage shapes BRCA-mediated phenotypes. Nature. 2020 01; 577(7789):E1.  View on PubMed

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