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Investigator Deepti Behl, MD

Deepti Behl, MD

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Deepti Behl, MD, is a Principal Investigator, medical oncologist and Medical Director of the Sutter Institute for Medical Research (SIMR) in Sacramento.

She also serves as Medical Director, Thoracic Oncology, at the Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento. As a medical oncologist, she specializes in lung cancer, melanoma and head and neck cancers. Dr. Behl leads clinical research and has coauthored peer-reviewed articles and published in high-impact journals such as the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) and Chest.

Dr. Behl is board certified in medical oncology, hematology, and hospice and palliative medicine. She is a member of the Society of Integrative Oncology. She partners with the University of California at Davis as an executive member of the SCOPE committee (Sacramento Citywide Oncology Phase 1 Program). 

Dr. Behl completed residency training in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.



Sutter Health Research Enterprise
2800 L Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA, 95816
(916) 453-3300  
simr@sutterhealth.org

Primary Research Interests

  • Biliary Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Endocrine/Neuroendocrine Cancer
  • Endometrial Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Molecular/Rare Tumor
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Rare Cancers
  • Renal Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Skin Cancer/Melanoma
  • Solid Tumors
  • Urinary Tract Cancer

Related Clinical Trials

Bone Marrow Transplant Database

Protocol For A Research Database For Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Other Cellular Therapies and Marrow Toxic Injuries

Investigators: Deepti Behl MD, Oleg I. Krijanovski M.D., Ph.D.

Status: Active, Recruiting

Imaging of T-cell Activation With [18F]F-AraG in Advanced NSCLC

Pilot study using [18F]F AraG PET imaging to evaluate the immunological response to checkpoint inhibitor therapy (CkIT) in patients with advanced NSCLC

Investigators: Deepti Behl MD, Brian K. Kim M.D, Vijay Suhag M.D.

Status: Active, Recruiting

Locally Advanced (ECOG-ACRIN EA5181)

Randomized Phase III Trial of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) as Concurrent and Consolidative Therapy or Consolidative Therapy Alone for Unresectable Stage 3 NSCLC

Investigator: Deepti Behl MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

Locally Advanced (Panova-3)

Randomized, open-label study of TTFields, 150kHz concomitant with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel for treatment of locally-advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Investigator: Deepti Behl MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

Locally Advanced (SWOG S1914)

Testing the Addition of the Drug Atezolizumab to the Usual Radiation Treatment for Patients With Early Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Investigator: Deepti Behl MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

Locally Advanced (TIGeR-PaC Study)

Multi-center, un-blinded, randomized control study of subjects with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma which is unresectable.

Investigators: Deepti Behl MD, Brian K. Kim M.D, Christopher J Laing M.D., Sivakumar Reddy M.D., Vijay Suhag M.D.

Status: Active, Recruiting

Locally Advanced (ZEAL-1L GlaxoSmithKline 213400)

Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of niraparib plus pembrolizumab versus placebo plus pembrolizumab as maintenance therapy

Investigators: Kristin N. Arreola M.D., Deepti Behl MD, Kristie A. Bobolis M.D., Rajeswari Chellappah M.D., Jaspreet K Dhillon Medical Oncologist, Brian K. Kim M.D, Sivakumar Reddy M.D., Vijay Suhag M.D.

Status: Active, Recruiting

Locally Advanced or Metastatic (NRG GY012)

Recurrent or Persistent Endometrial Cancer Comparing Olaparib, Cediranib, and Combinations of Cediranib/Olaparib, Olaparib/Durvalumab, Cedira/Durva, Ola/AZD5363

Investigator: Deepti Behl MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

Lung Cancer (AbbVie M14-239)

Study of Telisotuzumab Vedotin (ABBV-399) in Subjects With Previously Treated c-Met+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Investigators: Deepti Behl MD, Nitin Rohatgi MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

Metastatic (ECOG-ACRIN EA5163/S1709)

Testing the Timing of Pembrolizumab Alone or With Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment and Maintenance in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Investigator: Deepti Behl MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

Metastatic (SWOG S2012)

Evaluating the Addition of the Immunotherapy Atezolizumab to Standard Chemo Trmt for Metastatic Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinomas That Originate Outside Lung

Investigator: Deepti Behl MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

Novocure LUNAR

Effect of Tumor Treating Fields Concurrent W/ Standard of Care Therapies for Treatment of Stage 4 NSCLC following Platinum Failure (LUNAR)

Investigators: Deepti Behl MD, Stacy D'Andre MD, Nitin Rohatgi MD, Melissa Williams M.D.

Status: Active, Not Recruiting

RESILIENT-Ipsen (MM-398-01-03-04)

A Randomized, Open Label Phase 3 Study of Irinotecan Liposome Injection vs Toptecan in patients with SCLC

Investigators: Kristin N. Arreola M.D., Deepti Behl MD, Rajeswari Chellappah M.D., Brian K. Kim M.D, Jasdeepa Nagi M.D., Sivakumar Reddy M.D., Nitin Rohatgi MD, Vijay Suhag M.D.

Status: Active, Not Recruiting

Targeted Therapy (ASCO TAPUR)

Testing the Use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approved Drugs That Target a Specific Abnormality in a Tumor Gene in People With Advanced Stage Cancer

Investigator: Deepti Behl MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

The Pathfinder 2 Study (Grail)

Evaluating the Safety and Performance of the GRAIL Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test in an Eligible Screening Population

Investigators: Deepti Behl MD, Kristie A. Bobolis M.D., Alex J. Garica-Young MD, Charles McDonnell MD, FACR, Sivakumar Reddy M.D., Nitin Rohatgi MD

Status: Active, Recruiting

Research Studies

Cancer Liquid Biopsy Monitoring Study

A study testing the clinical utility of liquid biopsy for monitoring Sutter patients treated for metastatic melanoma or lung c

Investigators: Deepti Behl MD, Mohammed Kashani-Sabet M.D.

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