Daniel M. Halperin MD

Dr. Halperin is a medical oncologist and clinical investigator focused on the development of novel treatments for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), in addition to providing high-quality clinical care to patients with NETs and other gastrointestinal cancers. He leads clinical trials of new drugs for patients with NETs at MD Anderson and works together with a team of laboratory and population scientists to understand more fully the molecular underpinnings and clinical manifestations of neuroendocrine tumors. He is also a member of the Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumor guideline committee of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, contributing to evidence-based guidelines for the care of NET patients.

Dr. Halperin has a particular interest in the immunology of neuroendocrine tumors and the use of immunotherapy for patients with NETs. As such, he has received peer-reviewed funding from the Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation, as well as a Career Development Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, to understand the immunology of NETs and leads a clinical trial of immunotherapy with atezolizumab and bevacizumab for patients with specific rare solid tumors, including two separate cohorts of patients with advanced well-differentiated NETs.