Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Zev Wainberg, MD, is Professor of Medicine (HS Clinical Professor, Medicine and Surgery) at University of California, Los Angeles (David Geffen School of Medicine / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center). The public record shows 628 publications with 25,715 citations (h-index 72), centered on Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 42 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2021–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Clinical cancer research
- Top research focus: Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 42 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 16 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 228.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Zimberelimab and Quemliclustat in Combination With Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Patients With Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Sponsor: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
InvestigatorPhase 1/PHASE2RecruitingNCT05688215 - Open-Label, Dose-Escalation With Expansion to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and PK of TRE-515 in Subjects With Solid Tumors
Sponsor: Trethera
InvestigatorPhase 1RecruitingNCT05055609 - A Study of 177Lu-FAP-2286 in Advanced Solid Tumors
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
InvestigatorPhase 1/PHASE2RecruitingNCT04939610
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
42 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202527 payments$90,559openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- AstraZeneca UK LimitedProgram year202510 payments$29,300openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year202517 payments$19,138openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2021–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Causes and Consequences of Adenosine Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer
University of California Los Angeles
FY2026$653,625R01CA290888 - Causes and Consequences of Adenosine Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer
University of California Los Angeles
FY2025$653,625R01CA290888 - Targeting KRAS and adenosine mediated immunosuppression in pancreatic cancer
University of California Los Angeles
FY2025$585,317R01CA260678
Congress activity
Updated 14 Jul 2026
233 congress contributions (2008–2026) across AACR, ASCO, ASH, ASTRO, ESMO, SABCS per OpenAlex. The most recent:
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
2020 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uclahealth.org ↗ - Residency
Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
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Hematology/Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine
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Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →profiles.ucla.edu ↗
Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- Estelle
Abe, and Marjorie Sanders Chair in Cancer Research (endowed chair, UCLA)
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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- Signal Transduction and Therapeutics Research Program
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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- Research To Practice - Oncology Videos podcast
Pancreatic Cancer episode
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/zev-wainberg-md
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Zev-A-Wainberg-13662742
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/posts/onclive_dr-zev-a-wainberg-md-a-professor-of-medicine-activity-7023651451499343874-DSv0
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linkedin.com/posts/ucla_one-size-fits-all-pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-activity-7368417520698998784-TxAR
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oncologytube.com/zev-wainberg-md-wainbergzev-uclahealth-dgsomucla-ascogi22-gi22-gicancer-comments-on-enhertu-and-gi-updates
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