Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Christopher Flowers, M.D., is Division Head, Division of Cancer Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. The public record shows 1,171 publications with 37,875 citations (h-index 83), centered on Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research, CAR-T cell therapy research. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 19 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2019–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Blood cancer journal
- Top research focus: Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 19 companies
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
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Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 53 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 378.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study to Evaluate the Incrediwear Products Immediately After ACL Repair
Sponsor: Texas Bone and Joint
InvestigatorEnrolling, by, invitationNCT06668376 - The Lymphoma Epidemiology of Outcomes (LEO) Cohort Study
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
InvestigatorWithdrawnNCT02736357 - A Phase I/II Trial of VR-CHOP in Lymphoma Patients
Sponsor: Emory University
InvestigatorPhase 1/PHASE2CompletedNCT00634179
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
19 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Genentech, Inc.Program year20252 payments
- Stryker CorporationProgram year20253 payments
- BeOne Medicines USA, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2019–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The Lymphoma Epidemiology of Outcomes (LEO) Cohort Study
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$1,264,356U01CA308978 - Epigenetic basis and therapeutic targeting of the unique lymphoma immunological niche
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2025$2,474,764P01CA272295
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Beyond Static Subtypes in Large B-cell Lymphoma: Context, Plasticity, and Therapeutic Logic.
Blood cancer discovery
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 02Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk1,651 citations2015
- 03
- 04
- 052016 US lymphoid malignancy statistics by World Health Organization subtypes1,139 citations2016
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- Former Professor of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Emory University School of Medicine, and Director, Emory Healthcare-Lymphoma Program, Winship Cancer Institute
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