Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP | Division Chief, Hematology Oncology | Professor, Medicine | Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Research | Member of the Graduate Faculty
Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of GI Medical Oncology as well as Leader of the Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Team at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. She is the Director of the UArizona Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office as well as the Director of the Arizona Clinical Trials Network ACTN) and Vice Chair of Clinical Research for the Department of Medicine. She came to the Cancer Center from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX where she served as faculty from 2010-2018 after completing her medical oncology fellowshithere. Dr. Shroff is a clinical and translational investigator focused on developing novel therapies for pancreatic and biliary cancers. She holds multiple positions nationally due to her expertise in these areas, including serving as the Hepatobiliary subcommittee Co-Chair for the Southwest Oncology Grou(SWOG) and as a Program Committee member for GI ASCO. She also is a member of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board for the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. Dr. Shroff has led numerous clinical trials focusing on pancreaticobiliary tumors and is the national PI for SWOG 1815 which is investigating a triplet chemotherapy regimen as a potential new standard of care for biliary cancers. This is based on a phase 2 study she led that is now published in JAMA Oncology. Dr. Shroff has been invited to speak at national and international meetings on topics related to targeted therapies for pancreatic and biliary cancers and has numerous peer-reviewed publications in this area.