Thomas Eldridge Stinchcombe MD

Dr. Thomas E. Stinchcombe is a medical oncologist at the Duke Cancer Center in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in the treatment of lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma along with other thoracic diseases.

Stinchcombe also focuses on the latest clinical trials and the development of novel treatments that are improving survival rates significantly for tough-to-treat cancers.

Much of his research involves immunotherapy drugs and molecular therapies. He has received multiple grants to study novel agents such as nivolumab, bevacizumab, and pembrolizumab, which are being used today for lung cancer and mesothelioma.

As part of the multidisciplinary approach to treatment at Duke, Stinchcombe works closely with thoracic surgeons and radiation oncologists who also specialize in treating lung and mesothelioma cancers.