Olugbenga Olowokure , MD
Professor of Clinical
Director, Inpatient Service University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Vontz Center for Molecular Studies
3125 Eden Avenue
ML 0562
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Phone 513-558-2113
Fax 513-558-2124
Email olugbenga.olowokure@uc.edu
Education
Bachelor's Degree: University of Maiduguri 1997 (Medicine and Surgery)
Residency: St. John's Episcopal Hospital 2005 (Internal Medicine )
Fellowship: Mount Sinai School of Medicine 2009 (Hematology Oncology)
Medical Degree: University of Maiduguri 2007
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology) (Certification Date: 11-12-2009 ) - (Recertification Date: to 12-25-2019 )
Clinical Interests
Esophageal Cancer
Hematology and Oncology
Medical Oncology
Ampullary Cancer
Anal Cancer
Appendix Cancer
Biliary Cancer
Cholangiocarcinoma
Colon Cancer
Intestinal Cancer
Liver Cancer
Neuroendocrine Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Peritoneal Cancer
Rectal Cancer
Small Bowel Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Specialities
Hematology
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Research and Practice Interests
Gastrointestinal oncology, Sickle Cell Disease, Hematology Oncology
Positions and Work Experience
07-2009 -To Present Assistant Professor of Medicine Gastrointestinal Oncology and Sickle Cell Disease, University of Cincinnati Hematology-Oncology, Cincinnati, Ohio
07-2010 -To Present Director of Inpatient Services (8CCP), University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
07-2005 -06-2006 Sickle Cell Fellow, SUNY Down State & Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NYC
02-2002 -07-2002 Medical House Officer, GI Service, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford Kent U.K.
09-2001 -02-2002 Surgical House Officer, GI Oncology Service, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford Kent U.K.
03-1999 -02-2000 NYSC Doctor, Ibeju Lekki Health Center Lagos, Nigeria
12-1997 -03-1998 Volunteer - Administration, University of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
Research Support
Investigators:Olowokure, Olugbenga; Sohal, Davendra 09-01-2021 -08-31-2027 Pancreatic Cancer Network University of Cincinnati Cancer Center Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Grant: #Mayo; UNI 305129 ACCRU membership Investigators:Olowokure, Olugbenga -11-30-2027 Mayo Clinic ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY CANCER RESEARCH UNITED RESEARCH COORDINATING CENTER AGREEMENT Role:PI 0.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Publications
Published Abstracts
OO Olowokure, Beg MS, S Ali, A Tandra, MM Safa, K Havlin, SA Ahmad (2010. ) Is Diabetes Mellitus Associated with Worse Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer .[Abstract]ASCO,
OO Olowokure, PA Shi, JE Jang, S Serban, PS Frenette, GF Atweh, JL Gabrilove, C Miller (02-2010. ) Phase One Study of IVIg for Acute Pain Espisodes 4th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium and Annual National Sickle Cell Scientific Meeting Hollywood Florida .[Abstract]
OO Olowokure, Jeske S, Tagawa St, Selzer J, Giannakakou P, Nanus DM (05-2010. ) Carboplatin plus Paclitaxel Therapy After Docetaxel in Men With Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer .[Abstract]
Peer Reviewed Publications
Jeske, Stephanie; Tagawa, Scott T; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Selzer, Jodi; Giannakakou, Paraskevi; Nanus, David M (2010. ) Carboplatin plus paclitaxel therapy after docetaxel in men with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer.Urologic oncology, , More Information
Olowokure, O; Fishman, M; Cromwell, C; Aledort, L (2009. ) DDAVP for von Willebrand menorrhagia--severe hyponatraemia, haemolysis, seizure, coma.!! Caution.Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia, , 15 (3 ) ,837 More Information
Ge, Chunmin; Vilfranc, Chrystelle L; Che, Lixiao; Pandita, Raj K; Hambarde, Shashank; Andreassen, Paul R; Niu, Liang; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Shah, Shimul; Waltz, Susan E; Zou, Lee; Wang, Jiang; Pandita, Tej K; Du, Chunying (2019. ) The BRUCE-ATR Signaling Axis Is Required for Accurate DNA Replication and Suppression of Liver Cancer Development.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), , 69 (6 ) ,2608-2622 More Information
Kharofa, Jordan; Mierzwa, Michelle; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Sussman, Jeffrey; Latif, Tahir; Gupta, Anumeha; Xie, Changchun; Patel, Sameer; Esslinger, Hope; Mcgill, Brian; Wolf, Eric; Ahmad, Syed A (2019. ) Pattern of Marginal Local Failure in a Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreas Cancer.American journal of clinical oncology, , 42 (3 ) ,247-252 More Information
Abou-Alfa, Ghassan K; Miksad, Rebecca A; Tejani, Mohamedtaki A; Williamson, Stephen; Gutierrez, Martin E; Olowokure, Olugbenga O; Sharma, Manish R; El Dika, Imane; Sherman, Matthew L; Pandya, Shuchi S (2019. ) A Phase Ib, Open-Label Study of Dalantercept, an Activin Receptor-Like Kinase 1 Ligand Trap, plus Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.The oncologist, , 24 (2 ) ,161-e70 More Information
Sanoff, Hanna K; Goldberg, Richard M; Ivanova, Anastasia; O'Reilly, Seamus; Kasbari, Samer S; Kim, Richard D; McDermott, Ray; Moore, Dominic T; Zamboni, William; Grogan, William; Cohn, Allen Lee; Bekaii-Saab, Tanios S; Leonard, Gregory; Ryan, Theresa; Olowokure, Olugbenga O; Fernando, Nishan H; McCaffrey, John; El-Rayes, Bassel F; Horgan, Anne M; Sherrill, Gary Bradley; Yacoub, George Hosni; O'Neil, Bert H (2018. ) Multicenter, randomized, double-blind phase 2 trial of FOLFIRI with regorafenib or placebo as second-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.Cancer, , 124 (15 ) ,3118-3126 More Information
Wakefield, Connor; Mehta, Parinda A; Corathers, Sarah; Geller, James; Gelfand, Michael; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Marsh, Rebecca A (2018. ) A First Report of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology, , 40 (2 ) ,e97-e98 More Information
Kim, Young; Stahl, Christopher C; Makramalla, Abouelmagd; Olowokure, Olugbenga O; Ristagno, Ross L; Dhar, Vikrom K; Schoech, Michael R; Chadalavada, Seetharam; Latif, Tahir; Kharofa, Jordan; Bari, Khurram; Shah, Shimul A (2017. ) Downstaging therapy followed by liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond Milan criteria.Surgery, , 162 (6 ) ,1250-1258 More Information
Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Moorthy, Ganesh; Salkeni, Mohamad A; Karim, Nagla Abdel; Thomas, Hala Elnakat; Mercer, Carol A; Beg, M Shalaan; O'Gara, Sue; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Fathallah, Hassana; Kozma, Sara C; Thomas, George; Rixe, Olivier; Desai, Pankaj; Morris, John C (2017. ) A Phase Ib Study of the Dual PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor Dactolisib (BEZ235) Combined with Everolimus in Patients with Advanced Solid Malignancies.Targeted oncology, , 12 (3 ) ,323-332 More Information
Xia, Brent T; Fu, Baojin; Wang, Jiang; Kim, Young; Ahmad, S Ameen; Dhar, Vikrom K; Levinsky, Nick C; Hanseman, Dennis J; Habib, David A; Wilson, Gregory C; Smith, Milton; Olowokure, Olugbenga O; Kharofa, Jordan; Al Humaidi, Ali H; Choe, Kyuran A; Abbott, Daniel E; Ahmad, Syed A (2017. ) Does radiologic response correlate to pathologic response in patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy for borderline resectable pancreatic malignancy?.Journal of surgical oncology, , 115 (4 ) ,376-383 More Information
Agarwal, Rishi; Sendilnathan, Arun; Siddiqi, Nabeela Iffat; Gulati, Shuchi; Ghose, Abhimanyu; Xie, Changchun; Olowokure, Olugbenga Olanrele (2016. ) Advanced biliary tract cancer: clinical outcomes with ABC-02 regimen and analysis of prognostic factors in a tertiary care center in the United States.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, , 7 (6 ) ,996-1003 More Information
O'Neil, B H; Scott, A J; Ma, W W; Cohen, S J; Leichman, L; Aisner, D L; Menter, A R; Tejani, M A; Cho, J K; Granfortuna, J; Coveler, L; Olowokure, O O; Baranda, J C; Cusnir, M; Phillip, P; Boles, J; Nazemzadeh, R; Rarick, M; Cohen, D J; Radford, J; Fehrenbacher, L; Bajaj, R; Bathini, V; Fanta, P; Berlin, J; McRee, A J; Maguire, R; Wilhelm, F; Maniar, M; Jimeno, A; Gomes, C L; Messersmith, W A (2015. ) A phase II/III randomized study to compare the efficacy and safety of rigosertib plus gemcitabine versus gemcitabine alone in patients with previously untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology, , 26 (12 ) ,2505 More Information
Yellu, Mahender R; Olowokure, Olugbenga (2015. ) Simultaneous presentation of pancreatic cancer in a genetically unrelated couple.BMJ case reports, , 2015 , More Information
O'Neil, B H; Scott, A J; Ma, W W; Cohen, S J; Leichman, L; Aisner, D L; Menter, A R; Tejani, M A; Cho, J K; Granfortuna, J; Coveler, A L; Olowokure, O O; Baranda, J C; Cusnir, M; Phillip, P; Boles, J; Nazemzadeh, R; Rarick, M; Cohen, D J; Radford, J; Fehrenbacher, L; Bajaj, R; Bathini, V; Fanta, P; Berlin, J; McRee, A J; Maguire, R; Wilhelm, F; Maniar, M; Jimeno, A; Gomes, C L; Messersmith, W A (2015. ) A phase II/III randomized study to compare the efficacy and safety of rigosertib plus gemcitabine versus gemcitabine alone in patients with previously untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology, , 26 (9 ) ,1923-9 More Information
Rixe, Olivier; Puzanov, Igor; LoRusso, Patricia M; Cohen, Roger B; Morris, John C; Olowokure, Olugbenga O; Yin, Jian Y; Doroumian, Séverine; Shen, Liji; Olszanski, Anthony J (2015. ) Phase I dose-escalation study of cabazitaxel administered in combination with gemcitabine in patients with metastatic or unresectable advanced solid malignancies.Anti-cancer drugs, , 26 (7 ) ,785-92 More Information
Deeb, Ayham; Haque, Sulsal-Ul; Olowokure, Olugbenga (2015. ) Pulmonary metastases in pancreatic cancer, is there a survival influence?.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, , 6 (3 ) ,E48-51 More Information
Yellu, Mahender; Deeb, Ayham; Olowokure, Olugbenga (2015. ) Overview of Recent Trends in the Management of Metastatic Anal Cancer.World journal of oncology, , 6 (1 ) ,311-315 More Information
Shi, Patricia Ann; Manwani, Deepa; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Nandi, Vijay (2014. ) Serial assessment of laser Doppler flow during acute pain crises in sickle cell disease.Blood cells, molecules & diseases, , 53 (4 ) ,277-82 More Information
Haque, Sulsal; Choe, Kyuran; Olowokure, Olugbenga (2014. ) Bilateral above knee amputations after prolonged exposure to sorafenib and trebananib.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, , 5 (6 ) ,E109-12 More Information
Beg, Muhammad Shaalan; Dwivedi, Alok Kumar; Ahmad, Syed Arif; Ali, Sadia; Olowokure, Olugbenga (2014. ) Impact of diabetes mellitus on the outcome of pancreatic cancer.PloS one, , 9 (5 ) ,e98511 More Information
Olowokure, Olugbenga; Qi, Xiaoyang (2014. ) Pancreatic cancer: current standards, working towards a new therapeutic approach.Expert review of anticancer therapy, , 14 (5 ) ,495-7 More Information
Singeltary, Brian; Ghose, Abhimanyu; Sussman, Jeffrey; Choe, Kyuran; Olowokure, Olugbenga (2014. ) Durable response with a combination of imatinib and sorafenib in KIT exon 17 mutant gastrointestinal stromal tumor.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, , 5 (1 ) ,E27-9 More Information
Olowokure, Olugbenga; Torregroza-Sanchez, Maria Patricia; Bedoya-Apraez, Ivan Dario (2013. ) Gemcitabine plus Nab-Paclitaxel with chemoradiation in locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC).Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, , 4 (2 ) ,E16-8 More Information
Grewal, Sanjeet S; McClaine, Rebecca J; Schmulewitz, Nathan; Alzahrani, Mohammed A; Hanseman, Dennis J; Sussman, Jeffery J; Smith, Milton; Choe, Kyuran A; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Mierzwa, Michelle; Ahmad, Syed A (2011. ) Factors associated with recidivism following pancreaticoduodenectomy.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, , 13 (12 ) ,869-75 More Information
Yellu M.;Kamireddy C.;Olowokure O. (09-27-2017. ) Pancreatic cancer epidemiology and environmental risk factors.Current and Emerging Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer, , 1-22 More Information
Bekaii-Saab T.; Cohn A.; El-Rayes B.; Fernando N.; Goldberg R.M.; Grogan W.; Horgan A.; Ivanova A.; Kasbari S.; Kim R.; McCaffrey J.; McDermott R.; Moore D.; Olowokure O.; O'Neil B.; O'Reilly S.; Ryan T.; Sanoff H.; Sherrill G.; Yacoub G. (10-01-2016. ) A multi-center, randomized, double-blind phase II trial of FOLFIRI + regorafenib or placebo for pati.Annals of Oncology, , 27 ,vi153 More Information
O'Neil B.H.;Scott A.J.;Ma W.W.;Cohen S.J.;Aisner D.L.;Menter A.R.;Tejani M.A.;Cho J.K.;Granfortuna J.;Coveler A.L.;Olowokure O.O.;Baranda J.C.;Cusnir M.;Phillip P.;Boles J.;Nazemzadeh R.;Rarick M.;Cohen D.J.;Radford J.;Fehrenbacher L.;Bajaj R.;Bathini V.;Fanta P.;Berlin J.;McRee A.J.;Maguire R.;Wilhelm F.;Maniar M.;Jimeno A.;Gomes C.L.;Messersmith W.A. (06-18-2016. ) Erratum: A phase II/III randomized study to compare the efficacy and safety of rigosertib plus gemci.Annals of Oncology, , 27 (6 ) ,1180 More Information
Agarwal R.;Sendilnathan A.;Siddiqi N.;Gulati S.;Ghose A.;Xie C.;Olowokure O. (01-01-2016. ) Advanced biliary tract cancer: Clinical outcomes with ABC-02 regimen and analysis of prognostic fact.Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, , 7 (6 ) ,996-1003 More Information
O'Neil B.H.;Scott A.J.;Ma W.W.;Cohen S.J.;Leichman L.;Aisner D.L.;Menter A.R.;Tejani M.A.;Cho J.K.;Granfortuna J.;Coveler L.;Olowokure O.O.;Baranda J.C.;Cusnir M.;Phillip P.;Boles J.;Nazemzadeh R.;Rarick M.;Cohen D.J.;Radford J.;Fehrenbacher L.;Bajaj R.;Bathini V.;Fanta P.;Berlin J.;McRee A.J.;Maguire R.;Wilhelm F.;Maniar M.;Jimeno A.;Gomes C.L.;Messersmith W.A. (12-01-2015. ) A phase II/III randomized study to compare the efficacy and safety of rigosertib plus gemcitabine ve.Annals of Oncology, , 26 (12 ) ,2505 More Information
Deeb A.;Haque S.;Olowokure O. (01-01-2015. ) Pulmonary metastases in pancreatic cancer, is there a survival influence?.Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, , 6 (3 ) ,E48-E51 More Information
Yellu M.;Deeb A.;Olowokure O. (01-01-2015. ) Overview of recent trends in the management of metastatic anal cancer.CJAM Canadian Journal of Addiction Medicine, , 6 (1 ) ,311-315 More Information
Manwani D.;Chen G.;Carullo V.;Serban S.;Olowokure O.;Jang J.;Huggins M.;Cohen H.W.;Billett H.;Atweh G.F.;Frenette P.S.;Shi P.A. (01-01-2015. ) Single-dose intravenous gammaglobulin can stabilize neutrophil Mac-1 activation in sickle cell pain .American Journal of Hematology, , 90 (5 ) ,381-385 More Information
Haque S.;Choe K.;Olowokure O. (01-01-2014. ) Bilateral above knee amputations after prolonged exposure to sorafenib and trebananib.Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, , 5 (6 ) ,E109-E112 More Information
Singeltary B.;Ghose A.;Sussman J.;Choe K.;Olowokure O. (01-01-2014. ) Durable response with a combination of imatinib and sorafenib in KIT exon 17 mutant gastrointestinal.Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, , 5 (1 ) , More Information
Olowokure O.;Torregroza-Sanchez M.;Bedoya-Apraez I. (01-01-2013. ) Gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel with chemoradiation in locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC).Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, , 4 (2 ) , More Information
Braverman A.S.;Nehra A.;Olowokure O.;Raftery T.;Gillette P.;Weedon J.;Olivier T.;Belyayeva I.;Deitch J. (06-01-2008. ) Perforator and axial venous insufficiency in sickle cell disease patients with and without leg ulcer .Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, , 32 (2 ) ,79-81
N'Guessan, Kombo F; Davis, Harold W; Chu, Zhengtao; Vallabhapurapu, Subrahmanya D; Lewis, Clayton S; Franco, Robert S; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Ahmad, Syed A; Yeh, Jen Jen; Bogdanov, Vladimir Y; Qi, Xiaoyang (2020. ) Enhanced Efficacy of Combination of Gemcitabine and Phosphatidylserine-Targeted Nanovesicles against Pancreatic Cancer.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, , 28 (8 ) ,1876-1886 More Information
Barrord, Michelle; Ahmad, Syed; Patel, Sameer; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Sussman, Jeffrey; Smith, Milton; Poreddy, Sampath; Esslinger, Hope; Latif, Tahir; Choe, Kyuran; Kharofa, Jordan (2020. ) Patterns of Failure After Neoadjuvant Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy or Fractionated Chemoradiation in Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer.Pancreas, , 49 (7 ) ,941-946 More Information
Presentations
Invited Presentations
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD (01-2010. ) Gastric and Esophageal Cancer 2010 Medical Update .University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Level:Department
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD (12-2009. ) Sorafenib in the Treatment of Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma .University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Level:Department
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD (11-2009. ) Esophageal and Gastric Cancer: Medical Oncology 2009 Update .GI Oncology Cancer Symposium, University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Level:Local
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD (09-2009. ) Cancer and Cancer Prevention for the at Risk Population: Who Provides The Care? Screening, Prevention Guidelines and Current Chemotherapy Options in Colorectal Cancer .
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD (06-2009. ) High Dose IVIG for Acute Pain Espisodes in Sickle Cell Disease: Hematology Grand Rounds .Mount Sinai School of Medicine NYC.
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD (02-2009. ) DDAVP for VonWillebrand Memorrhagia; Hematology Grand Rounds .Mount Sinai School of Medicine NYC.
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD High Dose IVIG for Acute Pain Espisodes in Sickle Cell Disease .SUNY Downstate. Level:University
Keywords
Hematology/Oncology, Cancer, Oncology, Sickle Cell, GI Oncology
Professional Affiliation
To Present -To Present: American College of Physicians
To Present -To Present: American Medical Association
To Present -To Present: American Society of Hematology
To Present -To Present: American Society of Clinical Oncology
Contact Information
Academic - Vontz Center for Molecular Studies
3125 Eden Avenue
Cincinnati
Ohio, 45267
Phone: 513-558-2113
Fax: 513-558-2124
olugbenga.olowokure@uc.edu