Katherine Clifton, MD

Medical Oncologist

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Medical Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine

Clinical Expertise

Breast cancer

Research Interest

Breast cancer

Education

2013: MD, Loyola University, Maywood, Ill.

Training

2013 - 2016: Resident, internal medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
2016 - 2019: Fellow, hematology and oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Board Certification

2016: American Board of Internal Medicine

Selected Research Publications

Genomic Complexity Predicts Resistance to Endocrine Therapy and CDK4/6 Inhibition in Hormone Receptor-Positive (HR+)/HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Davis AA, Luo J, Zheng T, [...] Clifton K, [...] Ma CX
Clin Cancer Res 2023

Circulating tumour DNA characterisation of invasive lobular carcinoma in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Davis AA, Gerratana L, Clifton K, [...] Cristofanilli M
EBioMedicine 2022

Loneliness, social isolation, and social support in older adults with active cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clifton K, Gao F, Jabbari J, [...] Wildes TM
J Geriatr Oncol 2022

Intermittent fasting in the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Clifton KK, Ma CX, Fontana L, Peterson LL
CA Cancer J Clin 2021

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Older Adult Oncology, Version 1.2021.

Dotan E, Walter LC, Browner IS, Clifton K, [...] Sundar H
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2021

Mutation profile differences in younger and older patients with advanced breast cancer using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA).

Clifton K, Luo J, Tao Y, [...] Ma C
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021

Contact Information

Washington University Medical Campus

4921 Parkview Place
Saint Louis, MO 63110
West St. Louis County

Medical Office Building 2, 10 Barnes West Drive
Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Phone Numbers

Appointments: (314) 747-7222
Toll Free: (800) 600-3606

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