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Last published 2025
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Andrew J. Pierce

High Impact

Senior Vice President

Also affiliated: AstraZeneca (United Kingdom) (2015–2024); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1992–2020); The Graduate Center, CUNY (2010); Babraham Institute (2024); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (1999–2005); University of Kentucky (2004–2014); University of South Carolina (2010); Duke University (1997); Cornell University (1999–2002); Durham Technical Community College (1997); Markey Cancer Center (2004–2020); University of Florida (2016); Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2005); Syngenta (United Kingdom) (2025); ScienceSouth (2021); AstraZeneca (France) (2018–2020); AstraZeneca (Singapore) (2018–2021); AstraZeneca (Brazil) (2021); Babraham Bioscience Technologies (United Kingdom) (2024); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (2005); AstraZeneca (Japan) (2018); Altimmune (United States) (2015); AstraZeneca (Finland) (2021); AstraZeneca (United States) (2018); Napp Pharmaceuticals (United Kingdom) (2018); US Biologic (United States) (2021–2025); UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (1992); King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (2011–2025); Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (2005); Syngenta (Switzerland) (2025)

Faculty Researcher

34 h-index 171 pubs 7,675 cited

  • Humans
  • Animals
  • DNA Repair
  • Mice
  • DNA Damage
  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Neoplasms
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Multigene Family
  • DNA
  • Female
  • Mutation
  • Genomic Instability

Biography and Research Information

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Andrew J. Pierce's research focuses on cancer treatment and pharmacology, particularly investigating novel therapeutic agents and their mechanisms of action. He has been involved in clinical trials for agents like ceralasertib, an ATR kinase inhibitor, exploring its efficacy in combination with chemotherapy regimens such as carboplatin and paclitaxel for advanced and refractory solid tumors. His work also examines the role of DNA damage response pathways in predicting treatment outcomes, with a specific interest in biomarkers like Schlafen11 (SLFN11).

Further research by Pierce explores the intersection of immunotherapy and DNA repair mechanisms. This includes investigating how ATR inhibitors can enhance cancer immunotherapy by modulating the tumor microenvironment. Additionally, his publications address the development and application of bispecific antibodies, such as those targeting PD-1 and LAG-3 on T cells to promote anti-tumor activity, and dual-targeting Humabody therapeutics for specific tumor types like PSMA-positive cancers. His work also involves the development and application of mass spectrometry for quantifying pharmacodynamic biomarkers related to kinase inhibition, such as ATM kinase.

Metrics

  • h-index: 34
  • Publications: 171
  • Citations: 7,675

Selected Publications

  • Quantifying Resilience in Single-Host/Single-Virus Infections (2025)
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