Luana G. Sousa, M.D.
Department of Thoracic-Head & Neck Med Onc, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo
Education & Training
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2022 | Clinical Fellowship, Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2015-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Medical Oncologist, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo |
| 2013-2015 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas |
Board Certifications
| 2020 | United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Certificated |
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | MD Anderson Cancer Center Endowed Fellowship Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2010 | Water Colin Award, Brazilian Society of Protozoology and Immunology |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- S Heeke, CM Gay, MR Estecio, A Stewart, H Tran, B Zhang, X Tang, MG Raso, K Concannon, Sousa LG, WE Lewis, K Kondo, MB Nilsson, Y Xi, L Diao, Q Wang, J Zhang, J Wang, II Wistuba, LA Byers, JV Heymach. Exploiting DNA Methylation for Classification of SCLC Subtypes from Liquid Biopsies Using a Robust Machine Learning Approach. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 17(9):S43, 2022.
- Lazar Neto F, Sousa LG, Lewis WE, Glisson B, Heymach JV, Tsao AS, Ferrarotto R. Outcomes of Critically Ill Lung Cancer Patients Initiating Targeted Therapy or Immunotherapy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Report. J Intensive Care Med 37(8):1055-1059, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34787022.
- Sousa LG, Rajapakshe K, Rodriguez Canales J, Chin RL, Feng L, Wang Q, Barrese TZ, Massarelli E, William W, Johnson FM, Ferrarotto R, Wistuba I, Coarfa C, Lee J, Wang J, Melief CJM, Curran MA, Glisson BS. ISA101 and nivolumab for HPV-16+ cancer: updated clinical efficacy and immune correlates of response. J Immunother Cancer 10(2), 2022. PMID: 35193933.
- Sousa LG, Wang K, Torman D, Binks BJ, Rubin ML, Andersen CR, Lewis WE, Rivera MJ, Kaya D, El-Naggar AK, Hanna EY, Esmaeli B, Frank SJ, Bell D, Glisson BS, Rodon J, Meric-Bernstam F, Lee JJ, Ferrarotto R. Treatment patterns and outcomes of palliative systemic therapy in patients with salivary duct carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified. Cancer 128(3):509-518, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34661906.
- Sousa LG, Lazar Neto F, Torman DK, Diaz EM, Rosenthal DI, Glisson BS, Bell D, Ferrarotto R. Therapeutic approaches and outcomes in patients with larynx or hypopharynx high‐grade neuroendocrine carcinoma: A s ingle‐center retrospective analysis. Head Neck 43(12):3788-3795, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34524729.
- Ferrarotto R, Sousa LG, Qing Y, Kaya D, Stephen B, Jain D, Bell D, Pant S, Tsimberidou AM, Janku F, Blumenschein G, Glisson BS, Ahnert JR, Piha-Paul SA, Lee JJ, Wong MK, Lu C, Meric-Bernstam F, Naing A. Pembrolizumab in patients with refractory cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a phase II trial. Adv Ther 38(8):4581-4591, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34241781.
- Sousa LG, Wang K, Torman D, Binks B, Andersen C, Lewis WE, Rivera M, Kaya D, El-Naggar A, Hanna E, Esmaeli B, S Frank SJ, Bell D, Glisson B, Ahnert J, Meric-Bernstam F, Lee JJ, Ferrarotto R. Treatment patterns and systemic therapy outcomes for patients with salivary duct carcinoma and adenocarcinoma NOS. Journal of Clinical Oncology 39(15_supplement):6084, 2021.
- Mota JM, Sousa LG, Braghiroli MI, Siqueira LT, Neto JEB, Chapchap P, Hoff AAO, Hoff PM. Pembrolizumab for metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma with high mutational burden: two case reports. Medicine (Baltimore) 97(52):e13517, 2018. PMID: 30593126.
- Rosana Sousa, Viviane M Andrade, Thomas Bair, Nicholas A Ettinger, Sousa LG, Laura Andrade, Luiz H Guimarães, Paulo RL Machado, Edgar M Carvalho, Mary E Wilson, Albert Schriefer. Early Suppression of Macrophage Gene Expression by Leishmania braziliensis. Frontiers in microbiology, 2018. PMID: 30374342.
- Mota JM, Sousa LG, Riechelmann RP. Complications from carcinoid syndrome: review of the current evidence. Ecancermedicalscience 10:662, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27594907.