David K. Gaffney
Professor
Department of gynecological cancers
Huntsman Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
David Gaffney, MD, PhD, is vice-chair and professor of radiation oncology and Senior Director for Clinical Research at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. His main research interests are in clinical trial development, prognostic markers, radiation sensitizers, and secondary cancers. He is an active clinician and specializes in the radiotherapeutic management of gynecological cancers, breast cancers, and lymphoma. Dr. Gaffney is interested in clinical trials that improve survival and quality of life for cancer patients. He serves as a co-Chair for the National Cancer Institute Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee and previously was chair of the Gynecologic Working Group for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG). He is a past chair of the American Brachytherapy Society and the Cervix Cancer Research Network. He is active in the Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup, a worldwide organization of clinical trial groups. He also chairs the Clinical Research Executive Committee at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and serves as a Senior Editor for the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer, Gynecologic Oncology, and the American Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Brachytherapy. In addition, Dr. Gaffney is interested in radiation sensitizers, which are drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation therapy. Dr. Gaffney enjoys working with medical students and residents on a wide variety of projects. Dr. Gaffney received his PhD in biochemistry from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1990 and his MD from the same institution in 1992. He completed an internship at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a residency in radiation oncology at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
Research Interest
Gynecologic Oncology Breast Cancer Lymphoma Secondary Cancer Risk Prognostic Markers Clinical Trial Development
Publications
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Gaffney DK, King B, Viswanathan AN, Barkati M, Beriwal S, Eifel P, Erickson B, Fyles A, Goulart J, Harkenrider M, Jhingran A, Klopp A, Koh WJ, Lim K, Petersen I, Portelance L, Small W Jr, Stewart A, Wiebe E, Wolfson A, Yashar C, Bosch W (2016). Consensus Recommendations for Radiation Therapy Contouring and Treatment of Vulvar Carcinoma.LID - S0360-3016(16)00163-2 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.02.043 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.
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Orton A, Boothe D, Williams N, Buchmiller T, Huang YJ, Suneja G, Poppe M, Gaffney D (2016). Brachytherapy improves survival in primary vaginal cancer.LID - S0090-8258(16)30068-3 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.03.011 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) Gynecol Oncol.
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Boothe D, Orton A, Odei B, Stoddard G, Suneja G, Poppe MM, Werner TL, Gaffney DK (2016). Chemoradiation versus chemotherapy or radiation alone in stage III endometrial cancer: Patterns of care and impact on overall survival.LID - S0090-8258(16)30078-6 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.03.021 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) Gynecol Oncol.
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Ahmed F, Sarkar V, Gaffney DK, Salter B, Poppe MM (2016). Analysis of nodal coverage utilizing image guided radiation therapy for primary gynecologic tumor volumes.LID - S0958-3947(16)00021-2 [pii]LID - 10.1016/j.meddos.2015.12.005 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) Med Dosim.
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Sagae S, Monk BJ, Pujade-Lauraine E, Gaffney DK, Narayan K, Ryu SY, McCormack M, Plante M, Casado A, Reuss A, Chavez-Blanco A, Kitchener H, Nam BH, Jhingran A, Temkin S, Mileshkin L, Berns E, Scholl S, Doll C, Abu-Rustum NR, Lecuru F, Small W Jr (2016). Advances and Concepts in Cervical Cancer Trials: A Road Map for the Future. Int J Gynecol Cancer, 26(1), 199-207.
