Arjun Mittra, MD

Arjun Mittra, MD

Physician

4.8 out of 5

Specialty:Medical Oncology

Gender: Male

Languages: Bengali, Hindi

Academic Title: Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine

Research Program: Translational Therapeutics

  • About Me

    I am an assistant professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the OSUCCC – James. I specialize in treating patients with cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, specifically cancers of the pancreas, bile ducts, stomach, esophagus, colon, rectum and liver. Before joining The James, I completed fellowships in hematology/oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and in developmental therapeutics at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. As a member of the Translational Therapeutics Program at the OSUCCC – James, my research focuses on the development of novel cancer therapeutics for solid tumors through early-phase clinical trials. I am particularly interested in developing biomarker-driven clinical trials for solid tumors, especially those of the GI tract. The James is an institution with a traditionally strong infrastructure to support basic, translational and clinical research as an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, and this provides the perfect environment for developing and conducting trials that bring new therapies and technologies to our patients. I particularly enjoy the multidisciplinary approach to cancer care, as it allows me to work alongside colleagues from different disciplines to ensure that we are treating the whole patient with an individualized treatment plan that’s been tailored specifically for their needs. It’s this team approach that makes The James such a rewarding place to work as we strive to achieve our goal of a cancer-free world.

  • Clinical Expertise

    • Stomach Cancers
    • Colon Cancers
    • Small Intestine Cancer
    • Liver Cancers
    • Pancreatic Cancers
    • Gallbladder Cancers
    • Gastrointestinal Cancers
    • Rectal Cancers
    • Anal Gland Cancer
    • Anal Cancers
    • Esophageal Cancers
  • Where I See Patients

    Ohio State Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care

    Ohio State Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care

    Location Information
  • Education & Training

    Fellowship - Hematology & Oncology

    • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
      4500 San Pablo Rd S, Jacksonville, FL

    Fellowship - Hematology & Oncology

    • National Cancer Institute, NIH
      9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD

    Medical School

    • Terna Medical College
      Sector 12, Phase II, Navi Mumbai

    Residency - Internal Medicine

    • Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
      8200 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX
  • Academic Office & Contact Information

    Academic Office:

    Lincoln Tower 1335
    1800 Cannon Dr
    Columbus, Ohio 43210

  • Reviews

    Patient Satisfaction Review

    The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the five questions gathered from the Outpatient Oncology survey, developed by Press Ganey Associates for use in oncology clinics across the country. On behalf of The James, Press Ganey administers the survey to patients who see our providers in an outpatient clinic office. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page

    The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of The James.

    4.8 out of 5 overall

    Kept you informed about your condition and treatment
    4.8 / 5
    Amount of time spent with you
    4.8 / 5
    Concern for your questions and issues
    4.9 / 5
    Skill and knowledge
    4.9 / 5
    Overall quality of care
    4.9 / 5

    Patient Comments

    Reviewed on November 11, 2024

    Dr. Mittra and his team made me feel very comfortable and confident in their care of me.

    Reviewed on October 23, 2024

    Dr. Mittra and staff are very friendly and efficient and always helpful to see that your concerns are met with compassion and professionalism.

    Reviewed on October 4, 2024

    Doctor and staff very professional

    Reviewed on September 30, 2024

    Good

    Reviewed on August 16, 2024

    Good

    Reviewed on August 2, 2024

    Dr Mittra is one of the best around. Great bedside manner and takes his time to explain things. Thank you Dr Mittra and staff. Exceptional provider

    Reviewed on July 24, 2024

    Dr Mittra is the best oncologist I have ever met (I worked at a hospital for 30yrs) I would recommend him to everyone he has great bedside manors I love his knowledge he always includes me prior to making decisions he keeps me updated on everything regardless of how small or big something is. I respect him and the decisions we make

    Reviewed on June 21, 2024

    Dr Mittra is knowledgeable and helpful.

    Reviewed on May 25, 2024

    Dr Mittra answered all our questions and gave us time to process what he was telling us.

    Reviewed on April 27, 2024

    Ist appointment oncologist I only saw once, as he was leaving the James@OSU. I am extremely pleased with Dr. Mitra and his nursing staff.

    Reviewed on February 16, 2024

    Good

    Reviewed on January 14, 2024

    Exceptional care

    Reviewed on December 28, 2023

    Could not be happier with my care giver Very educational!!

    Reviewed on December 10, 2023

    I would not be here without Dr. MITTRA, Dr.Miller & Dr.TSUNG. THEY WENT ABOVE &beyond finding and executing the Clinical Trial. I was a couple of months from being gone.They never gave up.Sense saving my life from a form and position of the Cancer is almost always fatal. I am living a normal life.....this trial & team are truly a miracle. We think of them like family.

    Reviewed on December 3, 2023

    Good

    Reviewed on December 1, 2023

    Excellent. Completely trust this Doctor

    Reviewed on October 7, 2023

    Outstanding medical staff. Compassionate and patient.

    Reviewed on October 6, 2023

    Not clean on how or why treatment decisions were made.

    Reviewed on July 30, 2023

    Dr. Mittra was very caring, offered advice on treatment and answered all questions

    Reviewed on June 30, 2023

    Dr. Mittra & Mandy Wagner continue to go above and beyond every time I see them.

    Reviewed on April 27, 2023

    Just waiting to see them is time consuming.

  • Publications

    August 20, 2024

    Mature MUC5AC Expression in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Predicts Treatment Response and Outcomes.

    Manne A, Esnakula A, Sheel A, Sara A, Manne U, Paluri RK, He K, Yang W, Sohal D, Kasi A, Noonan AM, Mittra A, Hays J, Roychowdhury S, Malalur P, Rahman S, Jin N, Cloyd JM, Tsai S, Ejaz A, Pitter K, Miller E, Thanikachalam K, Dillhoff M, Yu L

    Int J Mol Sci

    April 5, 2024

    Real-World Multicenter Study of PD-1 Blockade in HIV-Associated Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Across the United States.

    Lurain K, Zarif TE, Ramaswami R, Nassar AH, Adib E, Abdel-Wahab N, Chintapally N, Drolen CE, Feldman T, Haykal T, Nebhan CA, Kambhampati S, Li M, Mittra A, Lorentsen M, Kim C, Drakaki A, Morse M, Johnson DB, Mangla A, Dittus C, Ravi P, Baiocchi RA, Chiao EY, Rubinstein PG, Yellapragada SV, LaCasce AS, Sonpavde GP, Naqash AR, Herrera AF

    Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk

    November 27, 2023

    Pharmacodynamic effects of the PARP inhibitor talazoparib (MDV3800, BMN 673) in patients with BRCA-mutated advanced solid tumors.

    Mittra A, Coyne GHOS, Zlott J, Kummar S, Meehan R, Rubinstein L, Juwara L, Wilsker D, Ji J, Miller B, Navas T, Ferry-Galow KV, Voth AR, Chang TC, Jiwani S, Parchment RE, Doroshow JH, Chen AP

    Cancer Chemother Pharmacol

    August 11, 2023

    Safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced penile cancer: report from the Global Society of Rare Genitourinary Tumors.

    El Zarif T, Nassar AH, Pond GR, Zhuang TZ, Master V, Nazha B, Niglio S, Simon N, Hahn AW, Pettaway CA, Tu SM, Abdel-Wahab N, Velev M, Flippot R, Buti S, Maruzzo M, Mittra A, Gheeya J, Yang Y, Rodriguez PA, Castellano D, de Velasco G, Roviello G, Antonuzzo L, McKay RR, Vincenzi B, Cortellini A, Hui G, Drakaki A, Glover M, Khaki AR, El-Am E, Adra N, Mouhieddine TH, Patel V, Piedra A, Gernone A, Davis NB, Matthews H, Harrison MR, Kanesvaran R, Giudice GC, Barata P, Farolfi A, Lee JL, Milowsky MI, Stahlfeld C, Appleman L, Kim JW, Freeman D, Choueiri TK, Spiess PE, Necchi A, Apolo AB, Sonpavde GP

    J Natl Cancer Inst

    May 16, 2023

    Safety and Activity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in People Living With HIV and Cancer: A Real-World Report From the Cancer Therapy Using Checkpoint Inhibitors in People Living With HIV-International (CATCH-IT) Consortium.

    El Zarif T, Nassar AH, Adib E, Fitzgerald BG, Huang J, Mouhieddine TH, Rubinstein PG, Nonato T, McKay RR, Li M, Mittra A, Owen DH, Baiocchi RA, Lorentsen M, Dittus C, Dizman N, Falohun A, Abdel-Wahab N, Diab A, Bankapur A, Reed A, Kim C, Arora A, Shah NJ, El-Am E, Kozaily E, Abdallah W, Al-Hader A, Abu Ghazal B, Saeed A, Drolen C, Lechner MG, Drakaki A, Baena J, Nebhan CA, Haykal T, Morse MA, Cortellini A, Pinato DJ, Dalla Pria A, Hall E, Bakalov V, Bahary N, Rajkumar A, Mangla A, Shah V, Singh P, Aboubakar Nana F, Lopetegui-Lia N, Dima D, Dobbs RW, Funchain P, Saleem R, Woodford R, Long GV, Menzies AM, Genova C, Barletta G, Puri S, Florou V, Idossa D, Saponara M, Queirolo P, Lamberti G, Addeo A, Bersanelli M, Freeman D, Xie W, Reid EG, Chiao EY, Sharon E, Johnson DB, Ramaswami R, Bower M, Emu B, Marron TU, Choueiri TK, Baden LR, Lurain K, Sonpavde GP, Naqash AR

    J Clin Oncol

    December 20, 2022

    BCL-xL inhibition potentiates cancer therapies by redirecting the outcome of p53 activation from senescence to apoptosis.

    Bharti V, Watkins R, Kumar A, Shattuck-Brandt RL, Mossing A, Mittra A, Shen C, Tsung A, Davies AE, Hanel W, Reneau JC, Chung C, Sizemore GM, Richmond A, Weiss VL, Vilgelm AE

    Adv Psychosom Med

    August 16, 2021

    Outcomes of pregnancy during immunotherapy treatment for cancer: Analysis of clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

    Mittra A, Naqash AR, Murray JH, Finnigan S, Kwak-Kim J, Ivy SP, Chen AP, Sharon E

    Oncologist

    April 16, 2021

    Safety, anti-tumor activity, and biomarker analysis in a phase 1 trial of the once-daily Wee1 inhibitor adavosertib (AZD1775) in patients with advanced solid tumors.

    Takebe N, Naqash AR, O'Sullivan Coyne G, Kummar S, Do KT, Bruns A, Juwara L, Zlott J, Rubinstein L, Piekarz RL, Sharon E, Streicher H, Mittra A, Miller SB, Ji J, Wilsker DF, Kinders RJ, Parchment RE, Chen L, Chang TC, Das B, Mugundu G, Doroshow JH, Chen AP

    Clin Cancer Res

  • Consulting and Related Relationships

    At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, we support a faculty member’s research and consulting in collaboration with medical device, research and/or drug companies because a faculty member’s expertise can guide important advancements in the practice of medicine and improve patient care. In order to provide effective management of these relationships, the university requires annual disclosures from all faculty members with external interests related to their university responsibilities. As of 09/30/2024, Dr. Mittra has reported no relationships with companies or entities.