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James R. Jett

James R. Jett, MD

  • Director, Clinical and Translational Research Section
  • Professor
  • Department of Medicine
  • Division of Oncology, Cancer Center

Profile

Conditions Treated

  • Lung Cancer
  • Mediastinal Tumors
  • Pleural Mesothelioma

Research Areas

  • Bronchial Carcinoid Tumors
  • Cancer
  • Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
  • Mediastinal Tumors

Programs & Services

Gender:
Male

Education & Training

Education

University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Residency

Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI), Internship
Mayo Clinic (Rochester , MN), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN), Pulmonary Medicine

Special Interests

Research Interests

Screening and early detection of lung cancer. Treatment of mediastinal tumors and bronchial carcinoid tumors.

Board Certification

Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine

Teaching or Professional Positions

Editor in Chief of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver

I am involved with collaborative studies with investigators at the University of Colorado and I am on the advisory board for the Colorado Lung Cancer SPORE program

Professional Memberships

American Society of Clinical Research
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians

Awards & Recognition

Lung Cancer Co-Editor for the electronic publication, Up-To-Date.

Publications

Foster NR, Qi Y, Shi Q, Krook JE, Kugler JW, Jett JR, Molina JR, Schild SE, Adjei AA, Mandrekar SJ. Tumor response and progression-free survival as potential surrogate endpoints for overall survival in extensive stage small-cell lung cancer: Findings on the basis of North Central Cancer Treatment Group trials. Cancer  2011 Mar 15; 117(6); 1262-71, doi: 10.1002/cncr.25526. Epub 2010 Oct 19.

Travis WD, Brambilla E, Noguchi M, Nicholson AG, Geisinger KR, Yatabe Y, Beer DG, Powell CA, Riely GJ, VanSchil PE, Garg K, Austin JHM, Asamura H, Rusch VW, Hirsch FR, Scagliotti G, Mitsudomi T, Huber RM, Ishikawa Y, Jett J, Sanchez-Cespedes M, Sculier JP, Takahashi T, Tsuboi M, Vansteenkiste, J, Wistuba I, Yang, PC, Aberle D, Brambilla C, Flieder D, Franklin W, Gazdar A, Gould M, Hasleton P, Henderson D, Johnson B, Johnson D, Kerr K, Kuriyama K, Lee JS, Miller VA, Petersen I, Roggli V, Rosell R, Saijo N, Thunnissen E, Tsao M, Yankelewitz. International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Classification of Lung Adenocarcinoma. 2011 Feb, J Thorac Oncol, 6(2): 224-285.

Cuffe S, Moua T, Summerfield R, Roberts H, Jett J, Shepherd FA. Characteristics and Outcomes of Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Diagnosed During Two Lung Cancer Computed Tomographic Screening Programs in Heavy Smokers.  J Thor Onc April 2011, 6(4); 818-822.

Jett JR. Electronic Updates for JTO Readers. J Thor Oncol 2011 May, 6(5):839-41 – Editorial.

Goldstraw P, Ball D, Jett JR, LeChevalier T, Lim E, Nicholson AG, Shepherd FA.  Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Lancet 2011 Nov 12; 378(9804):1727-40.

Office Information

Doctor's Contact Information

  • Office: 877.225.5654

Locations

  • Main Campus
    1400 Jackson St.
    Denver, CO 80206
    Main: 877.225.5654

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