Thomas A. Olson, MD

Research Program

Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics
Phone Number

404-785-1200
Email Address

tolso01@emory.edu

Biography

Thomas A. Olson, MD, is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Olson also serves as clinical director of solid tumors at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Dr. Olson is a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.

Education

Dr. Olson earned his MD from Loyola University. He completed his residency and a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr. Olson also completed a fellowship in Medical Research at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

Titles & Roles

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Emory University School of Medicine
Clinical Director, Solid Tumors

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Co-Chair, Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Professional Memberships

Dr. Olson is a member of many professional scientific societies including Children's Oncology Group, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, International Society of Pediatric Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Connective Tissue Oncology Society, and American Society of Hematology.

Research

Dr. Olson's research interests include, germ cell tumors, retinoblastoma, sarcomas and rare pediatric tumors.

View Current Clinical Trials


Active Surveillance, Bleomycin, Etoposide, Carboplatin or Cisplatin in Treating Pediatric and Adult Patients With Germ Cell Tumors Phase III Conditions Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Embryonal Carcinoma, Germ Cell Tumor, Malignant Germ Cell Tumor, Malignant Ovarian Teratoma, Stage I Ovarian Choriocarcinoma, Stage I Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Ovarian Teratoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Testicular Choriocarcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Testicular Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Testicular Seminoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Ovarian Choriocarcinoma, Stage II Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Testicular Choriocarcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Testicular Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Ovarian Choriocarcinoma, Stage III Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Testicular Choriocarcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Testicular Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Ovarian Choriocarcinoma, Stage IV Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Testicular Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Embryonal Carcinoma, Testicular Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Teratoma, Testicular Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Yolk Sac Tumor Location Winship Cancer Institute
Standard-Dose Combination Chemotherapy or High-Dose Combination Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Germ Cell Tumors Phase III Conditions Germ Cell Tumor, Teratoma, Choriocarcinoma, Germinoma, Mixed Germ Cell Tumor, Yolk Sac Tumor, Childhood Teratoma, Malignant Germ Cell Neoplasm, Extragonadal Seminoma, Non-seminomatous Germ Cell Tumor, Seminoma Location Winship Cancer Institute
Accelerated v's Standard BEP Chemotherapy for Patients With Intermediate and Poor-risk Metastatic Germ Cell Tumours Phase III Conditions Germ Cell Tumor Location Winship Cancer Institute

Publications

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Treatment Practices and Outcomes Prior to Pediatric American Thyroid Association Guidelines Implementation. Pediatric blood & cancer	P Mahajan, SB May, M Shekar, D Werny, BC Patterson, CM Chan, JH Aldrink, KZ Horvath, DS Hawkins, TA Olson, R Venkatramani	04/01/2025
Treatment Outcomes and Definition Inconsistencies in High-Risk Unilateral Retinoblastoma. American journal of ophthalmology	M Arazi, A Baum, S Casavilca-Zambrano, S Alarcon-Leon, R Diaz-Coronado, A Ahmad, A Mushtaq, M Hussain, T Ushakova, S Yuri, P Vladimir, CL Shields, RC Eagle, JL Berry, S Pike, B Brown, SR Roy, F Huque, I Fabian, S Frenkel, M Eiger-Moscovich, J Pe'er, GB Hubbard, TA Olson, H Grossniklaus, MA Reddy, MS Sagoo, SE Staffieri, JE Elder, JD McKenzie, M Tanabe, S Kaliki, ID Fabian	12/01/2024
HIGH-RISK HISTOPATHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF RETINOBLASTOMA FOLLOWING PRIMARY ENUCLEATION: A Global Study Of 1,426 Patients From 5 Continents. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)	S Kaliki, VS Vempuluru, KR Bakal, S Dorji, V Tanna, CN Shields, SJ Fallon, V Raval, A Ahmad, A Mushtaq, M Hussain, YA Yousef, M Mohammad, SR Roy, F Huque, U Tatiana, S Yuri, P Vladimir, SC Zambrano, S Alarcón-León, C Valdiviezo-Zapata, M Vargas-Martorellet, C Gutierrez-Chira, M Buitrago, JS Ortiz, R Diaz-Coronado, D Tripathy, S Rath, G Patil, JL Berry, S Pike, B Brown, M Tanabe, S Frenkel, M Eiger-Moscovich, J Pe'er, CL Shields, RC Eagle, A Laiton, AM Velasco, K Vega, J DeSimone, KM Bejjanki, AG Kapoor, A Venkataraman, V Bryant, MA Reddy, MS Sagoo, GB Hubbard, CP Azarcon, TA Olson, H Grossniklaus, O Rolfe, SE Staffieri, R O'Day, AA Mathew, JE Elder, JD McKenzie, ID Fabian, R Shemesh, V Vishnevskia-Dai, MH Ali, S Jakati, DK Mishra, VAR Palkonda	12/01/2024
Multi-omics analysis of the gut microbiome and metabolites associated with the psychoneurological symptom cluster in children with cancer receiving chemotherapy. Journal of translational medicine	J Bai, R Eldridge, M Houser, M Martin, C Powell, KS Sutton, HI Noh, Y Wu, T Olson, KT Konstantinidis, DW Bruner	03/09/2024
Consensus and controversy in the management of paediatric and adult patients with ovarian immature teratoma: the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium perspective. EClinicalMedicine	F Pashankar, MJ Murray, J Gell, N MacDonald, J Shamash, DF Billmire, L Klosterkemper, T Olson, MS Hirsch, M Lockley, S Stoneham, AL Frazier	03/01/2024
Quantification of Surgical Workflow during Robotic Proctectomy. Research square	M Gillani, M Rupji, C Devin, L Purvis, TP Olson, A Jarc, M Shields, Y Liu, S Rosen	10/20/2023
Addressing the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of ovarian immature teratoma: Report from a clinicopathologic consensus conference. European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)	F Pashankar, K Hanley, M Lockley, S Stoneham, MR Nucci, M Reyes-Múgica, E Elishaev, R Vang, J Veneris, H Rytting, T Olson, K Hazard, A Covens, R Arora, D Billmire, A Al-Ibraheemi, TM Ulbright, L Frazier, MS Hirsch	09/01/2022
How to Maintain a Healthy Gut Microbiome in Children with Cancer? Gut Microbiome Association with Diet in Children with Solid Tumors Postchemotherapy. Omics : a journal of integrative biology	S Zhou, M Martin, C Powell, KS Sutton, B George, T Olson, KT Konstantinidis, DW Bruner, J Bai	04/01/2022
Intraventricular topotecan in the successful treatment of recurrent CNS pleuropulmonary blastoma. Pediatric blood & cancer	J Shim, A Reisner, N Esiashvili, L Rapkin, T Olson	03/01/2022
Adjuvant chemoradiation for high-grade cardiac leiomyosarcoma in a child: Case report and review of literature. Pediatric blood & cancer	J Janopaul-Naylor, KR Kanter, S Flampouri, V Nguyen, TA Olson, BR Eaton	10/01/2021
Vaginal Yolk Sac Tumor: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology	AC Mayhew, H Rytting, TA Olson, E Smith, KJ Childress	02/01/2021
Outcomes of adolescent males with extracranial metastatic germ cell tumors: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumor International Consortium. Cancer	F Shaikh, D Stark, A Fonseca, H Dang, C Xia, M Krailo, F Pashankar, C Rodriguez-Galindo, TA Olson, JC Nicholson, MJ Murray, JF Amatruda, D Billmire, S Stoneham, AL Frazier	01/15/2021
Pleuropulmonary blastoma-like peritoneal sarcoma: a newly described malignancy associated with biallelic DICER1 pathogenic variation. Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc	KAP Schultz, A Nelson, AK Harris, M Finch, A Field, JA Jarzembowski, M Wilhelm, W Mize, P Kreiger, K Conard, A Walter, T Olson, S Mitchell, DV Runco, A Bechtel, D Klawinski, S Bradfield, K Gettinger, DR Stewart, Y Messinger, LP Dehner, D Ashley Hill	10/01/2020
Routine Surveillance Imaging Is Associated with Improved Postrelapse Survival in Patients with Ewing Sarcoma. Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology	T Cash, EL Bettermann, S Mitchell, C McCracken, M Qayed, D Wolfe, A Alazraki, TA Olson, HM Katzenstein	06/01/2020
Age-Dependent Presentation and Clinical Course of 1465 Patients Aged 0 to Less than 18 Years with Ovarian or Testicular Germ Cell Tumors; Data of the MAKEI 96 Protocol Revisited in the Light of Prenatal Germ Cell Biology. Cancers	G Calaminus, DT Schneider, D von Schweinitz, H Jürgens, N Infed, S Schönberger, TA Olson, P Albers, C Vokuhl, R Stein, L Looijenga, J Sehouli, M Metzelder, A Claviez, M Dworzak, A Eggert, B Fröhlich, NU Gerber, CP Kratz, J Faber, T Klingebiel, D Harms, U Göbel	03/06/2020
α-Fetoprotein as a predictor of outcome for children with germ cell tumors: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium. Cancer	AF O'Neill, C Xia, MD Krailo, F Shaikh, FD Pashankar, DF Billmire, TA Olson, JF Amatruda, D Villaluna, L Huang, M Malogolowkin, C Rodriguez-Galindo, AL Frazier	10/15/2019
Adolescents and Cancer Clinical Trials: A MaGIC Mystery Tour. Journal of oncology practice	TA Olson	08/01/2019
Ovarian cancer in adolescents and young adults. Pediatric blood & cancer	M Lockley, SJ Stoneham, TA Olson	03/01/2019
Detection of Relapse by Tumor Markers Versus Imaging in Children and Adolescents With Nongerminomatous Malignant Germ Cell Tumors: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology	A Fonseca, C Xia, AJ Lorenzo, M Krailo, TA Olson, F Pashankar, MH Malogolowkin, JF Amatruda, DF Billmire, C Rodriguez-Galindo, AL Frazier, F Shaikh	02/10/2019
Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig tumor after bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease. Pediatric blood & cancer	LN Phillips, L Krishnamurti, H Rytting, TA Olson	11/01/2018
Gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel for pediatric relapsed/refractory sarcomas. Pediatric blood & cancer	JL Metts, AL Alazraki, D Clark, EK Amankwah, KJ Wasilewski-Masker, BA George, TA Olson, T Cash	09/01/2018
Is carboplatin-based chemotherapy as effective as cisplatin-based chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced-stage dysgerminoma in children, adolescents and young adults? Gynecologic oncology	R Shah, C Xia, M Krailo, JF Amatruda, SG Arul, DF Billmire, WE Brady, A Covens, DM Gershenson, JP Hale, J Hurteau, MJ Murray, JC Nicholson, TA Olson, F Pashankar, C Rodriguez-Galindo, F Shaikh, D Stark, AL Frazier, S Stoneham	08/01/2018
Treatment of refractory germ cell tumors in children with paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and carboplatin: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AGCT0521 study. Pediatric blood & cancer	F Pashankar, AL Frazier, M Krailo, C Xia, AS Pappo, M Malogolowkin, TA Olson, C Rodriguez-Galindo	08/01/2018
Comparison of carboplatin versus cisplatin in the treatment of paediatric extracranial malignant germ cell tumours: A report of the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium. European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)	AL Frazier, S Stoneham, C Rodriguez-Galindo, H Dang, C Xia, TA Olson, MJ Murray, JF Amatruda, F Shaikh, F Pashankar, D Billmire, M Krailo, D Stark, MFH Brougham, JC Nicholson, JP Hale	07/01/2018
Gonadal dysgenesis is associated with worse outcomes in patients with ovarian nondysgerminomatous tumors: A report of the Children's Oncology Group AGCT 0132 study. Pediatric blood & cancer	BJ Dicken, DF Billmire, M Krailo, C Xia, F Shaikh, JW Cullen, TA Olson, F Pashankar, MH Malogolowkin, JF Amatruda, FJ Rescorla, RA Egler, JH Ross, C Rodriguez-Galindo, AL Frazier	04/01/2018
Reduced and Compressed Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy in Children and Adolescents With Intermediate-Risk Extracranial Malignant Germ Cell Tumors: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology	F Shaikh, JW Cullen, TA Olson, F Pashankar, MH Malogolowkin, JF Amatruda, D Villaluna, M Krailo, DF Billmire, FJ Rescorla, RA Egler, BJ Dicken, JH Ross, M Schlatter, C Rodriguez-Galindo, AL Frazier	04/10/2017
A variant c-KIT mutation, D816H, fundamental to the sequential development of an ovarian mixed germ cell tumor and systemic mastocytosis with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Pediatric blood & cancer	SG Mitchell, ST Bunting, D Saxe, T Olson, FG Keller	04/01/2017
Correlation of Ezrin Expression Pattern and Clinical Outcomes in Ewing Sarcoma. Sarcoma	T Cash, H Yin, C McCracken, Z Geng, SG DuBois, BM Shehata, TA Olson, HM Katzenstein, C Wetmore	01/01/2017
Study of Infrequent Tumors: Sustained Commitment Necessary. Journal of oncology practice	TA Olson	10/01/2016
Care Partnerships: Toward Technology to Support Teens' Participation in Their Health Care. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems. CHI Conference	MK Hong, L Wilcox, D Machado, TA Olson, SF Simoneaux	05/07/2016
Paediatric extracranial germ-cell tumours. The Lancet. Oncology	F Shaikh, MJ Murray, JF Amatruda, N Coleman, JC Nicholson, JP Hale, F Pashankar, SJ Stoneham, JN Poynter, TA Olson, DF Billmire, D Stark, C Rodriguez-Galindo, AL Frazier	04/01/2016
Is adjuvant chemotherapy indicated in ovarian immature teratomas? A combined data analysis from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumor International Collaborative. Cancer	F Pashankar, JP Hale, H Dang, M Krailo, WE Brady, C Rodriguez-Galindo, JC Nicholson, MJ Murray, DF Bilmire, S Stoneham, GS Arul, TA Olson, D Stark, F Shaikh, JF Amatruda, A Covens, DM Gershenson, AL Frazier	01/15/2016
Adolescent and Caregiver use of a Tethered Personal Health Record System. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium	MK Hong, L Wilcox, C Feustel, K Wasileski-Masker, TA Olson, SF Simoneaux	01/01/2016
Pediatric and Adolescent Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors: The Road to Collaboration. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology	TA Olson, MJ Murray, C Rodriguez-Galindo, JC Nicholson, DF Billmire, MD Krailo, HM Dang, JF Amatruda, CM Thornton, GS Arul, SJ Stoneham, F Pashankar, D Stark, F Shaikh, DM Gershenson, A Covens, J Hurteau, SP Stenning, DR Feldman, PS Grimison, RA Huddart, C Sweeney, T Powles, LF Lopes, S dos Santos Agular, G Chinnaswamy, S Khaleel, S Abouelnaga, JP Hale, AL Frazier	09/20/2015
Impact of central surgical review in a study of malignant germ cell tumors. Journal of pediatric surgery	DF Billmire, FJ Rescorla, JH Ross, MG Schlatter, BJ Dicken, MD Krailo, C Rodriguez-Galindo, TA Olson, JW Cullen, AL Frazier	09/01/2015
Surveillance after initial surgery for Stage I pediatric and adolescent boys with malignant testicular germ cell tumors: Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Journal of pediatric surgery	FJ Rescorla, JH Ross, DF Billmire, BJ Dicken, D Villaluna, MM Davis, M Krailo, JW Cullen, TA Olson, RA Egler, JF Amatruda, C Rodrigues-Galindo, AL Frazier	06/01/2015
Revised risk classification for pediatric extracranial germ cell tumors based on 25 years of clinical trial data from the United Kingdom and United States. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology	AL Frazier, JP Hale, C Rodriguez-Galindo, H Dang, T Olson, MJ Murray, JF Amatruda, C Thornton, GS Arul, D Billmire, F Shaikh, F Pashankar, S Stoneham, M Krailo, JC Nicholson	01/10/2015
Adolescents and young adults with a "rare" cancer: getting past semantics to optimal care for patients with germ cell tumors. The oncologist	SJ Stoneham, JP Hale, C Rodriguez-Galindo, H Dang, T Olson, M Murray, JF Amatruda, C Thornton, GS Arul, D Billmire, M Krailo, D Stark, A Covens, J Hurteau, S Stenning, JC Nicholson, D Gershenson, AL Frazier	07/01/2014
Surveillance after initial surgery for pediatric and adolescent girls with stage I ovarian germ cell tumors: report from the Children's Oncology Group. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology	DF Billmire, JW Cullen, FJ Rescorla, M Davis, MG Schlatter, TA Olson, MH Malogolowkin, F Pashankar, D Villaluna, M Krailo, RA Egler, C Rodriguez-Galindo, AL Frazier	02/10/2014
Pilot study of cisplatin, etoposide, bleomycin, and escalating dose cyclophosphamide therapy for children with high risk germ cell tumors: a report of the children's oncology group (COG). Pediatric blood & cancer	MH Malogolowkin, M Krailo, N Marina, T Olson, AL Frazier	10/01/2013
Hyperthermia in paediatric germ-cell tumours. The Lancet. Oncology	TA Olson	08/01/2013
Gemcitabine and docetaxel (GEMDOX) for the treatment of relapsed and refractory pediatric sarcomas. Pediatric blood & cancer	L Rapkin, M Qayed, P Brill, M Martin, D Clark, BA George, TA Olson, K Wasilewski-Masker, A Alazraki, HM Katzenstein	11/01/2012
Unusual presentation of metastatic Ewing sarcoma to the ovary in a 13 year-old: a case report and review. Fetal and pediatric pathology	HC Sullivan, SC Shulman, T Olson, R Ricketts, S Oskouei, BM Shehata	06/01/2012
Fibrocartilaginous mesenchymoma, a unique osseous lesion: case report with review of the literature. Skeletal radiology	J Lin, SC Shulman, CK Steelman, SV Oskouei, JD Reith, SF Simoneaux, TA Olson, BM Shehata	11/01/2011
The use of zoledronic acid in pediatric cancer patients. Pediatric blood & cancer	KJ August, A Dalton, HM Katzenstein, B George, TA Olson, K Wasilewski-Masker, LB Rapkin	04/01/2011
Primary congenital infantile fibrosarcoma of the heart: the first confirmed case. The Annals of thoracic surgery	B Kogon, B Shehata, H Katzenstein, C Samai, W Mahle, K Maher, T Olson	04/01/2011
Unusual presentation of congenital infantile fibrosarcoma in seven infants with molecular-genetic analysis. Fetal and pediatric pathology	C Steelman, H Katzenstein, D Parham, C Stockwell, R Ricketts, C Abramowsky, JA Bridge, PH Sorensen, B Kenney, T Olson, A Igbokwe, D Lopez-Terrada, B Shehata	01/01/2011
Intracavitary cisplatin therapy for pediatric malignancies. Pediatric blood & cancer	HM Katzenstein, S Petricca, R Ricketts, K Wasilewski-Masker, C Powell, L Rapkin, B George, WG Woods, TA Olson	09/01/2010
Metastatic primary angiosarcoma of the breast in a pediatric patient with a complete response to systemic chemotherapy and definitive radiation therapy: case report and review of the literature. Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology	HG Gatcombe, TA Olson, N Esiashvili	04/01/2010
NUT midline carcinoma in a newborn with multiorgan disseminated tumor and a 2-year-old with a pancreatic/hepatic primary. Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society	BM Shehata, CK Steelman, CR Abramowsky, TA Olson, CA French, DF Saxe, RR Ricketts, HM Katzenstein	01/01/2010
One year follow-up of children and adolescents with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) treated with rituximab. Pediatric blood & cancer	BU Mueller, CM Bennett, HA Feldman, JB Bussel, TC Abshire, TB Moore, H Sawaf, ML Loh, ZR Rogers, BE Glader, MC McCarthy, DH Mahoney, TA Olson, SA Feig, AN Lorenzana, WC Mentzer, GR Buchanan, EJ Neufeld	02/01/2009
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in the pediatric population. Journal of pediatric surgery	KW Gow, LB Rapkin, TA Olson, MM Durham, B Wyly, BM Shehata	12/01/2008
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy with use of cone-down boost for pediatric head-and-neck rhabdomyosarcoma. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics	MW McDonald, N Esiashvili, BA George, HM Katzenstein, TA Olson, LB Rapkin, RB Marcus	11/01/2008

Awards

Dr. Olson has been consistently listed in Atlanta Magazine's annual "Top Doctors" issue since 2016.