Eleanor P. Taranto, MD
Medical Oncology
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Eleanor P. Taranto, MD

Medical Oncology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Abramson Cancer Center Perelman 3rd Floor West
Headshot of Eleanor P. Taranto, MD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

I am a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer. I provide compassionate care tailored to each patient’s unique journey. I take a collaborative approach, guiding patients through treatment with empathy and clarity. I help connect patients to innovative clinical trials, offering access to emerging therapies while advancing cancer research. It is a privilege to support patients throughout their course of treatment at Penn Medicine.

My education and training

  • University of ChicagoMedical School
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital - Massachusetts General HospitalResidency
  • Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Taranto is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Jacob S, Li F, Sacksith K, Lee K, Chakrabarti R, Jankowitz R, Taranto E, Knollman H, Makhlin I, Clark AS, Shash PD, DeMichele A, Apostolidis S Early Peripheral CD8+ T-Cell Dynamics Associated With Immune-Related Toxicity: Interim Analysis From a Prospective Cohort of Locally Advanced TNBC Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemo-immunotherapy , 2026 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2026


Jacob S, Li F, Sacksith K, Lee K, Chakrabarti R, Jankowitz R, Taranto E, Knollman H, Makhlin I, Clark AS, Shash PD, DeMichele A, Apostolidis S Changes in Patient Reported Outcomes Associated with Immune-related Toxicity: Interim Analysis from a Prospective Cohort of Locally Advanced TNBC Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy , 2026 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2026


Taranto E, Walinsky E, White F, Chandran D, DeLuca S, Bayne L, Brensinger C, Wileyto EP, Shirali A, Abdou Y, Anampa J, Balic M, Canzoniero JV, Chen NC, Howard F, Huppert L, Kahn A, Mainor C, Mouabbi JA, Nair V, Rimm DL, DeMichele A Quantitative HER2/ERBB2 expression in QuantifyHER (TBCRC 066), a prospective cohort study of patients with metastatic HER2 low/ultralow breast cancer initiating Trastuzumab Deruxtecan: A Pre-Planned Interim Analysis , 2026 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2026


Stuver R, Moore ZR, Barta SK, Bhansali RS, Choa R, Epstein-Peterson ZD, Ganesan N, Ghione P, Jain S, Jacobsen E, Johnson WT, Lukowski JD, Lunning M, McCabe S, Merrill M, Moskowitz AJ, Singh S, Taranto E, Yahalom J, Savage KJ, Imber BS, Horwitz SM Outcomes in early stage peripheral T-cell lymphoma by stage, histology, and treatment patterns , Haematologica: 2026


A. DeMichele, L. Bayne, E. Walinsky, L. Berry, S. Deluca, C. G. Smith, A. Chevalier, B. Ambasager, P. Sanchez, J. Heaven, E. Chislock, T. Pan, J. Graves, G. Belka, J. Wang, E. Taranto, A. Nayak, M. Feldman, A. Clark, L. Chodosh Abstract PD5-02: 5-year outcomes and ctdna findings in the clever trial targeting disseminated dormant tumor cells , Clin Cancer Res, 32(4_Supplement): 2026,PD5-02


E. P. Taranto , White, F , Chandran, D, E. Walinsky , S. Deluca , L. Bayne, E. P. Wileyto, A. Shirali, C. J. Robbins, Y. Abdou,J. Anampa, M. Balic, J. V. Canzoniero, N. C. Chen, F. Howard, L. Huppert, A. Kahn, C. Mainor, J. Mouabbi, V. Nair, T.Degeer, J. Weidler, T. McNicholas, C. Serway, J. Reischl, M. Bates, R. Monroe, D. L. Rimm, A. DeMichele Abstract PS4-03-12: Quantifyher (trial in progress): quantitative immunofluorescence and/or messenger rna to measure her2 expression in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with trastuzumab deruxtecan (tbcrc066) , Clin Cancer Res, 32(4_Supplement): 2026,PS4-03-12


Taranto E, DeMichele A Evaluating the clinical utility of ctDNA testing to identify molecular cancer progression – lessons from SERENA-6 , NPJ Breast Cancer, 12(1): 2026,18


Taranto, E DIGEST , The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast: 2026


Taranto E, Seewald NJ, Bayne LJ, Deluca S, Shih NC, Sanchez P, Nivar I, Ambasager B, Murray C, Chevalier A, Smith CG, Makhlin I, Rohn K, Goodspeed BL, Savage J, Wileyto P, Wang J, Belka G, Chislock E, Berry LR, Berry D, Nayak A, Feldman M, Clark AS, Chodosh LA, & DeMichele A. Abstract PS9-03: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), dormant disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) and recurrence outcomes in breast cancer survivors on the SURMOUNT Study. , Clin Cancer Res, 31(12_Supplement): 2025,PS9-03


Taranto E, Barta S, Bhansali R. Central Nervous System Relapse in T and NK Cell Lymphomas , Curr Hematol Malig Rep, 18(6): 2023,243-251.