Florencia McAllister

Florencia McAllister is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where her research focuses on pancreatic cancer immunology, tumor biology, and cancer prevention. Her recent work investigates the tumor microbiota’s role in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, including a 2026 consensus study in *Cancer Cell*, and explores therapeutic repurposing, such as a Phase I trial of binimetinib plus hydroxychloroquine in metastatic pancreatic cancer (*The Oncologist*, 2026). She also examines dietary influences on pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia progression and gut microbial signatures in chronic pancreatitis, alongside genetic susceptibility analyses linking autoimmune diseases to pancreatic cancer. Her translational research spans immunoprevention strategies, including adenosine receptor inhibitors, and has been published in *Cancer Research* and *Journal of Clinical Oncology*.