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Lionel Au Kankeu Fonkoua, MD, Oncology, Rochester, MN

Lionel AuKankeu FonkouaMD

Oncology Rochester, MN

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Medical Oncologist

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  • Office

    200 1st St SW
    Rochester, MN 55905
    Phone+1 507-284-2511

Summary

  • Gastrointestinal Oncologist with focus on Hepatobiliary Cancers.

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2018 - 2021
  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
    Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Young Investigator Award American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2020
  • Outstanding Hematology/Oncology Fellow Award Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology (MSCO), 2020

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Role of Gastrin and CCK Receptors in Pancreatic Cancer and other Malignancies  
    Jill P Smith, Lionel Kankeu Fonkoua, Terry W Moody, International journal of biological sciences, 3/2016
  • Immunotherapy in Gastric Carcinoma: Current Status and Future Perspectives  
    Lionel Kankeu Fonkoua, Nelson S Yee, Clinical Cancer Drugs, 10/2015

Abstracts/Posters

  • Enhanced efficacy of anti-VEGFR2/taxane therapy after progression on immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) in patients (pts) with metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcino...
    Lionel Aurelien Kankeu Fonkoua, Sakti Chakrabarti, Mohamad Bassam Sonbol, Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Jason Scott Starr, Alex J Liu, Melanie C. Bois, Henry C. Pitot, Helen ..., Journal of Clinical Oncology/ASCO GI Cancer Symposium, San Francisco, 2/4/2020
  • Molecular profiling-guided therapy in gastroesophageal carcinoma: A single-institution experience.
    Lionel Aurelien Kankeu Fonkoua, Jason Liao, and Nelson S. Yee, Journal of Clinical Oncology/American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 6/2017
  • The Use of Cationic Nanoliposomes Laden with siRNAs to Gastrin As a Target for Pancreatic Cancer
    Jill P. Smith, Craig W. Fenn, Gail L. Matters, Christopher O. McGovern, Lionel A. Kankeu Fonkoua, Calpurnia Jayakumar, Sriram Shanmugavelandy, James Kaiser, Mark Kester, Gastroenterology, 5/2009