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Christine Campo Alewine, M.D., Ph.D.

Christine Campo Alewine, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
Laboratory of Molecular Biology

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Dr. Alewine is an NIH Lasker Scholar in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Her research focuses on identifying new treatments for pancreatic cancer including pancreatic adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, and acinar cell carcinoma. Dr. Alewine is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.

Areas of Expertise

Rare Exocrine Tumors of The Pancreas
Mesothelin
Immunotoxin

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Publications

Selected Recent Publications

Systemic immune changes accompany combination treatment with immunotoxin LMB-100 and nab-paclitaxel

Pegna GJ, Lee MJ, Peer CJ, Ahmad MI, Venzon DJ, Yu Y, Yuno A, Steinberg SM, Cao L, Figg WD, Donahue RN, Hassan R, Pastan I, Trepel JB, Alewine C
Cancer Medicine. 12: 4236-4249, 2023.
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[ Journal Article ]

Two rare cancers of the exocrine pancreas: to treat or not to treat like ductal adenocarcinoma?

Skorupan N, Ghabra S, Maldonado JA, Zhang Y, Alewine C
Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment. 9 (5): 2023.
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[ Journal Article ]

Novel Humanized Mesothelin-Expressing Genetically Engineered Mouse Models Underscore Challenges in Delivery of Complex Therapeutics to Pancreatic Cancers

Hagerty B, O'Sullivan TN, Zhang X, Collins NK, Custer Lawrence W, Bassel LL, Pate N, Xu J, Guerin TM, Kozlov S, Alewine C
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 20: 2082-2092, 2021.
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[ Journal Article ]

Phase I/II study of mesothelin-targeted immunotoxin LMB-100 with nab-paclitaxel for patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Alewine C, Ahmad M, Peer CJ, Hu Z, Lee M-J, Yuno A, Kindrick J, Thomas A, Steinberg S, Trepel J, Figg WD, Hassan R, Pastan I
Clinical Cancer Research. 2019. [ Journal Article ]

Low serum mesothelin in pancreatic cancer patients results from retention of shed mesothelin in the tumor microenvironment

Zhang X, Yu Y, Peer CJ, Landsman R, Skorupan N, Cao L, Alewine C
Translational Oncology. 2022.
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Team

Research Biologist
Xianyu Zhang
Postdoctoral fellow (Visiting)
Mayrel Palestino Dominguez, Ph.D.
Postbaccalaureate Fellow (CRTA)
Daniel Ryan, BS
Special Volunteer
Neel Panchwagh
OxCam Scholar
Nisita Dutta, MS
Clinical Research Nurse
Eve Koehler, RN
Staff Clinician
Nebojsa Skorupan, M.D.