UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Robert T. O'Donnell, M.D., Ph.D. View profile as PDF

Robert T. O'Donnell

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. O'Donnell develops radio-labeled monoclonal antibodies to treat lymphoma. He also is creating new chemotherapy and radioimmunotherapy combination protocols for treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He performs clinical trials in neuro-oncology and directs the Medical Oncology Brain-Tumor clinic.

Title:

Professor

Specialty:

Hematology and Oncology, Cancer, Internal Medicine

Center/Program Affiliation:

Address:

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 703-5200

Education:

Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Maywood , Illinois
M.D. 1987

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Ph.D. 1983

Loyola University
Chicago, Illinois
B.S. 1977

Internships:

University of California, Davis
Sacramento, CA
1988

Residency:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1987-90
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1990-93
Hematology and Oncology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1990

Professional Memberships:

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Honors and Awards:

U.S. Patent "Anti-CD22 Antibodies to Treat Lung Cancer and Prostate Cancer: Joseph Tuscano, MD and Robert O'Donnell, MD, PhD, 2011 ped.
U.S. Patent 62,180,089: "Avemar and Purified Low Molecular Weight Avemar Proteins for the Treatment of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Joseph Tuscano, MD and Robert O'Donnell, MD, PhD, 2010
U.S. Patent 6,217,871 "Antigenic Epitopes with Lym-1 Reactivity and Uses Thereof": Larry Rose, PhD, Claude Meares, PhD and Robert o"Donnell MD, PhD, 2001
Bank of America Giannini Foundation Medical Research Fellowship, 1992-93
American Cancer Society Clinical Fellowship, 1990
Acting Chief Resident, UC Davis Medical Center (1 month), 1988, 1989
University of Illinois Research and Teaching Assistantships, 1984-87
University of Illinois Graduate College Fellowship, 1983
Illinois State Scholarship, 1973-77
Loyola University of Chicago Merit Scholarship, 1973-77

Select Recent Publications:

Tuscano JM, YP Ma, SM Martin, J Kato, RT O'Donnell. The Bs20x22 Anti-CD20-CD22 Bispecific Antibody has more Lymphomacidal Activity than do the Parent Monoclonal Antibodies Alone.. Cancer Immunol. Immunother., 60: 771-780.

Tuscano JM, Martin SM, Ma Y, Zamboni W, O'Donnell RT. Efficacy, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetics of CD22-targeted pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in a B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma xenograft mouse model. Clin Cancer Res, 16(10): 2760-8.

2009 O'Donnell RT, YP Ma, HC McKnight, D Pearson, JM Tuscano. Dose, timing, schedule, and the choice of targeted epitope alter the efficacy of anti-CD22 immunotherapy in mice bearing human lymphoma xenografts. Cancer Immunol lmmunother. 58(12):2051-2058.

2009 O'Donnell RT, SM Martin, YP Ma, WC Zamboni, JM Tuscano. Development and characterization of CD22-targeted pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (IL-PLD). Invest New Drugs. In press.

2009 O'Donnell RT, D Pearson, HC McKnight, YP Ma, JM Tuscano. Treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma xenografts with the HB22.7 anti-CD22 monoclonal antibody and phosphatase inhibitors improves efficacy. Cancer Immunol Immunother. Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]

2009 O'Donnell RT, D Pearson, HC McKnight, YP Ma, JM Tuscano. Phosphatase inhibition augments anti-CD22-mediated signaling and cytotoxicity in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cells. Leuk Res. Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print]

2009 Martin SM, RT O'Donnell, DL Kukis, C Abbey, H McKnight, JL Sutcliffe, JM Tuscano. Imaging and pharmacokinetics of 64Cu-DOTA-HB22.7 administered by intravenous, intraperitoneal, or subcutaneous injection to mice bearing non-Hodgkin lymphoma xenografts. Mol Imaging BioI. 11(2):79-87.

2008 Pearson DP, RT O'Donnell, K Lam, JM Tuscano. CD22-binding peptides derived from anti-CD22 ligand blocking antibodies retain the targeting and cell killing properties of the parent antibodies and may serve as a drug delivery vehicle. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 14:237-246.

2007 Schillaci O, GL DeNardo, SJ DeNardo, DS Goldstein, LA Kroger, RT O'Donnell, KR Lamborn. Effect of anti-lymphoma antibody, 131 I-Lym-1 on peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Cancer Biother Radiopharm, 22(4):521-30.

2007 Semrad TJ, RT O'Donnell, T Wun, H Chew, D Harvey, H Zhou, RH White. Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in 9489 patients with malignant glioma. J Neurosurg 106(4):601-608.

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