Elise Olsen
Overview:
Dr. Olsen is a faculty member of both the Departments of Dermatology and Medicine (Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy) and a member of the Duke Cancer Institute and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. She is Founder and Director of the Duke Dermatopharmacology Study Center and has been involved in over 165 clinical studies for dermatological and oncologic indications. The studies have included Phase 1-IV, pharmaceutical, FDA, and FTC sponsored, and investigator initiated research protocols for multiple conditions.
Dr. Olsen's specific areas of expertise include cutaneous lymphoma and hair disorders. She is the Founder and Director of the Duke Cutaneous Lymphoma Research and Treatment Center and a member of the Duke Cancer Institute. She accepts referrals from dermatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists for all types of cutaneous T and B cell lymphomas. She works closely with Duke dermatopathologists, radiation oncologists and oncologists experienced specifically in cutaneous lymphoma. She prescribes or coordinates all potential NCCN recommended treatments for cutaneous lymphoma including topical and systemic immunomodulators and chemotherapy, phototherapy, photopheresis, and radiation including total skin electron beam radiation. She is Founder and first President of the United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium and the Chairman of the Registry Committee that has created the new national registry for all types of cutaneous lymphoma. She is the Past President and Secretary Treasurer of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphoma and first author on the evaluation, classification, and clinical trial guidelines for the most common subtype of cutaneous lymphoma. She is Duke’s representative to the NCCN guidelines on T cell lymphomas.
Positions:
Professor of Dermatology
Professor in Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Education:
M.D. 1978
Resident, Internal Medicine
Resident, Dermatology
Grants:
Safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of CD11301 gel in early stage CTCL
United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium (USCLC) National Cutaneous Lymphoma Registry to Advance and Optimize the Care and Treatment of Patients with Cutaneous Lymphoma
A Randomized, Double-blind, Vehicle-controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of ATI-50002 Topical Solution Administered Twice-Daily for 6 Months in Adult Subjects
Safety and Efficacy of Naloxone Lotion for the Relief of Pruritus in Patients with Mycosis Fungoides (MF)
USCLC/Duke CLRTC Think Tank on Clinical Trials in Primary Cutaneous Lymphoma
Publications:
Guidelines for clinical trials of frontal fibrosing alopecia: consensus recommendations from the International FFA Cooperative Group (IFFACG).
The Alopecia Areata Consensus of Experts (ACE) study part II: Results of an international expert opinion on diagnosis and laboratory evaluation for alopecia areata.
A Global eDelphi Exercise to Identify Core Domains and Domain Items for the Development of a Global Registry of Alopecia Areata Disease Severity and Treatment Safety (GRASS).
NCCN Guidelines Insights: T-Cell Lymphomas, Version 1.2021.
United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium recommendations for treatment of cutaneous lymphomas during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research Areas:
