Carrie B. Lee, MD, MPH
Dr. Carrie Lee is a thoracic oncologist at the University of North Carolina Health in Chapel Hill, a Professor at UNC School of Medicine, and Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her clinical practice focuses on lung cancer and she has broad experience with traditional chemotherapy protocols as well as novel regimens.
Dr. Lee loves taking care of people. She has a passion for providing compassionate oncology care and says that when she treats patients, she approaches them as a whole person rather than as a statistic. She approaches each with attention to how the illness is impacting their day-to-day life as well as how it affects the other people in their lives.[1]
Education and Career
Dr. Lee earned her medical degree at Northeast Ohio Medical University. After graduation, she completed her internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina Hospitals and never left. Following completion of her residency, she completed a fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology as well as a residency in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine.[1]
Today, Dr. Lee is a professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical Director of the UNC Lineberger Clinical Protocol Office, and Chief Medical Officer of UNC Lineberger Clinical Research, as well as of the Thoracic Oncology Program, Phase I Clinical Trials, and Clinical Trial Operations. She has been appointed chair of the Association of American Cancer Institute’s Clinical Research Initiative Steering Committee, which is responsible for developing better methods to disseminate information across cancer centers, identifying and addressing clinical research challenges and measuring progress on behalf of AACI. She is also a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.[2]
Research
Dr. Lee is passionate about advancing the science behind the development of new anti-cancer treatments. She says that the only way that cancer care can be made better for all patients is through clinical research, so over her years in medicine, she has developed and led clinical trials. She is now the Chief Medical Officer directing all clinical trials being conducted at UNC Lineberger Clinical Research and Medical Director of UNC Lineberger’s Clinical Protocol Office.[1]
The research that Dr. Lee has conducted centers on care and outcomes of patients diagnosed with thoracic malignancies. Recent articles that she has authored or co-authored and that have been published in medical journals include:
Durvalumab plus tremelimumab alone or in combination with low-dose or hypofractionated radiotherapy in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer refractory to previous PD(L)-1 therapy: an open-label, multicentre, randomized, phase 2 trial.Lancet Oncol. 2022 Feb;23(2):279-291. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00658-6. Epub 2022 Jan 13.PMID: 35033226
Activation of MET via diverse exon 14 splicing alterations occurs in multiple tumor types and confers clinical sensitivity to MET inhibitors.Cancer Discov. 2015 Aug;5(8):850-9. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-15-0285. Epub 2015 May 13.PMID: 25971938
Historical review of melanoma treatment and outcomes.
Clin Dermatol. 2013 Mar-Apr;31(2):141-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2012.08.015.PMID: 23438377 Review.
J Clin Oncol. 2016 Nov 1;34(31):3796-3802. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.69.6781.PMID: 27601549 No abstract available.
Current and evolving treatment options for limited-stage small cell lung cancer.
Curr Opin Oncol. 2006 Mar;18(2):162-72. doi: 10.1097/01.cco.0000208790.45312.25.PMID: 16462186 Review.
Clin Lung Cancer. 2006 May;7 Suppl 4:S111-7. doi: 10.3816/clc.2006.s.002.PMID: 16764751 Review.
Lee CB, Stinchcombe TE, Rosenman JG, Socinski MA.Clin Lung Cancer. 2006 Nov;8(3):195-202. doi: 10.3816/CLC.2006.n.047.PMID: 17239295 Review.
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References
- UNC School of Medicine. (N.D.). UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Carrie Lee
Retrieved from: https://unclineberger.org/directory/carrie-lee - UNC School of Medicine. (November 4, 2016.). Lee appointed chair-elect of AACI’s Clinical Research Initiative Steering Committee.
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