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Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA
Professor of Medicine
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Specialties:
Medical Oncology
About Education
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Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA is the director of the Thoracic Medical Oncology and the Early Clinical Trials at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC). He specializes in thoracic oncology, drug development and translational oncology.
Dr. Rolfo is also a professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Dr. Rolfo received his medical degree from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina in 1996. He completed his residency at University of Milan, Italy. He has earned certifications from the European Oncology Board and the Spanish and Belgian Board and spent an internship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
From 2012 to March 2018, Dr. Rolfo was senior staff for the Thoracic Oncology Cluster at the Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium. There he directed the Phase I ─ Early Clinical Trials Unit and the Clinical Trials Management Program.
Dr. Rolfo actively works on drug development and resistance in lung cancer and mesothelioma treatment. His focus of research are liquid biopsies (exosomes and ctDNA) and molecular profling, he is involved in druggable biomarkers research and immunotherapy in thoracic cancer.
Dr. Rolfo is on the educational Committee of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), Membership Committee of European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) and Educational Chair of the International Society of Liquid Biopsies(ISLB). He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and other societies.
His work has been published in “New England Journal of Medicine,” “Lancet Oncology,” “Nature Nanotechnology,” “Lung Cancer” and other journals. Speaking engagements include global forums on lung cancer and drug develop
Education & Training
MD Anderson Cancer CenterInternship, 2013 - 2013
Polytechnic University of Valencia, SpainMBA, Health, 2008 - 2009- University of Palermo, ItalyPhD, Experimental Oncology, Cum Laude, 2006 - 2009
- University of Milan, ItalyFellowship, 2000 - 2003
Universidad Nacional de CordobaClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2018 - 2021
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Jean Dausset Award Royal College of Medicine, Balearic Islands, Spain, 2009
Clinical Trials
- M7824 in Combination With Chemotherapy in Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 02
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Stratifying risk in oligoprogressive EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): The role of liquid biopsy.Alberto Guijosa, Eduardo Rios-Garcia, David Dávila-Dupont, Graciela Cruz-Rico, Alessandro Russo
Lung Cancer. 2025-09-01 - Extending the clinical indications of liquid biopsy: plasma next-generation sequencing in suspected lung cancer.Alessandro Russo, Christian Rolfo, Edgardo S Santos
Translational Lung Cancer Research. 2025-08-31 - Game-set-MATCH: Liquid biopsy advances to the next round.Alessandro Russo, Paola Muscolino, Christian Rolfo
Clinical Cancer Research. 2025-08-08
Authored Content
- Liquid Biopsy handbook1/1/2017
Press Mentions
The Ohio State Appoints Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA, to Lead Division of Medical OncologyJune 26th, 2025- Osimertinib plus Chemo Ups PFS, Toxicity in First LineSeptember 14th, 2023
- Biomarker in Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer Can Be More Reliable Than Tumour Biopsy, Study RevealsJune 3rd, 2022
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Committees
- Vice-president, International Society of Liquid Biopsy 2019 - Present
- Member, Membership committe ESMO 2018 - Present
- Member, IALSC Education Committee 2017 - Present
- Educational Chair, Oncology Latin American Society
Professional Memberships
- ASCOMember
- IASLCMember
- International Society of Liquid BiopsyMember
- Member
Other Languages
- Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish
External Links
- Univerity of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Centerhttps://www.umms.org/find-a-doctor/profiles/dr-christian-rolfo-md-1134616873
- University of Antwerp, Belgiumhttps://www.uantwerpen.be/en/staff/christian-rolfo/
- Resaerchgatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Rolfo
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