Zev A. Wainberg, MD

Zev A. Wainberg, MD, MSc

Zev A. Wainberg, MD, MSc, is a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at UCLA and co-director of the UCLA GI Oncology Program

Articles by Zev A. Wainberg, MD

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Yelena Y. Janjigian, MD, and Zev A. Wainberg, MD, detail the design of the phase 3 STAR-221 trial comparing domvanalimab plus zimberelimab and FOLFOX with nivolumab plus chemotherapy for first-line advanced gastric, GEJ, or esophageal adenocarcinoma. They discuss why nivolumab plus chemotherapy serves as an appropriate control arm and the importance of head-to-head evidence in clarifying comparative benefit across immunotherapy combinations. They review the study’s primary endpoints and overall goals, including survival outcomes and the potential to redefine the frontline standard.