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# Julian H McLain, M.D.

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Julian Hardy McLain, MD is a board-certified hematologist and oncologist at Palo Alto Medical Foundation, part of Sutter Health in San Mateo, California. He completed his Hematology/Oncology fellowship and Internal Medicine residency at LAC+USC Medical Center, following his medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School. Dr. McLain holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with Honors from Lake Forest College.

Dr. McLain’s clinical and research interests include hematologic malignancies and improving care delivery in underserved populations. His work has been presented at institutional and national forums, with peer-reviewed publications in journals such as __Blood__ , __ACG Case Reports Journal__ , and the __Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics__ . He has also contributed to multiple patents in chemical engineering prior to his medical training.

Recognized for excellence in teaching and humanistic care, Dr. McLain is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and recipient of the Resident Award for Outstanding Teaching.

## Clinical trials

-   Clinical trial
    
    ### [Adjuvant Grade II or III Meningioma JZP3507-202](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/clinical-trials/adjuvant-grade-ii-or-iii-meningioma-jzp3507-202-2084405172)
    
    A Phase 2 Study to Investigate Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of JZP3507 (ONC206) in Adults With Recurrent Grade 2 or 3 Meningioma
    
    **Status:** Open to Enrollment
    
-   Clinical trial
    
    ### [Advanced or Metastatic Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer CO45042 Krascendo 2](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/clinical-trials/advanced-or-metastatic-non-squamous-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-co45042-krascendo-2-2064305186)
    
    A Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Divarasib and Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab and Pemetrexed and Carboplatin or Cisplatin in Patients With Previously Untreated, KRAS G12C-Mutated, Advanced or Metastatic Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    
    **Status:** Open to Enrollment
    
-   Clinical trial
    
    ### [Metastatic Colorectal Cancer C6461003](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/clinical-trials/metastatic-colorectal-cancer-c6461003-2080020630)
    
    AN INTERVENTIONAL, PHASE 3, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF PF-08634404 IN COMBINATION WITH CHEMOTHERAPY VERSUS BEVACIZUMAB IN COMBINATION WITH CHEMOTHERAPY IN TREATMENT-NAÏVE PARTICIPANTS WITH METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER
    
    **Status:** Open to Enrollment
    
-   Clinical trial
    
    ### [Neoadjuvant Advance or Metastatic Breast Cancer Kandela-302](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research/clinical-trials/neoadjuvant-advance-or-metastatic-breast-cancer-kandela-302-2096506116)
    
    An Open-Label, Randomized, Multicenter Phase 3 Study Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of BGB-43395 Plus Letrozole Versus CDK4/6 Inhibitors (Abemaciclib, Palbociclib, Ribociclib) Plus Letrozole in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer Who Have Not Received Prior Systemic Anticancer Treatment for Advanced or Metastatic Disease
    
    **Status:** Coming Soon

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