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Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Deborah Schrag is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and specializes primarily in Medicine. Their research focuses broadly on Oncology with substantial contributions also in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Economics and Econometrics, Cancer Research, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist addresses several key topics within their work, including Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cancer survivorship and care, Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Ethan Basch, Denise Scholtens, Michael Berkwits, Mary Mcdermott, and Jody Zylke, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts in medical research.

Major publication venues where Deborah Schrag has contributed multiple articles include JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology, UNC Libraries, Cancer Research, and JCO Oncology Practice.

The following recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their research:

  • Preoperative Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (2023, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Analysis and Visualization of Longitudinal Genomic and Clinical Data from the AACR Project GENIE Biopharma Collaborative in cBioPortal (2023, Cancer Research)
  • Effect of Electronic Symptom Monitoring on Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Patients With Metastatic Cancer (2022, JAMA)
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (2021, JAMA)
  • ctDNA applications and integration in colorectal cancer: an NCI Colon and Rectal-Anal Task Forces whitepaper (2020, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology)

The researcher has also been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • How To Build and Interpret a Nomogram for Cancer Prognosis

    Alexia Iasonos;Deborah Schrag;Ganesh V. Raj;Katherine S. Panageas

  • Symptom Monitoring With Patient-Reported Outcomes During Routine Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Ethan Basch;Allison M. Deal;Mark G. Kris;Howard I. Scher

  • Overview of the SEER-Medicare data: content, research applications, and generalizability to the United States elderly population.

    Joan L Warren;Carrie N Klabunde;Deborah Schrag;Peter B Bach

  • Overall Survival Results of a Trial Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes for Symptom Monitoring During Routine Cancer Treatment

    Ethan Martin Basch;Allison M. Deal;Amylou C. Dueck;Howard I. Scher

  • AACR project genie: Powering precision medicine through an international consortium

    S. M. Sweeney;E. Cerami;A. Baras;T. J. Pugh

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Recommendations on Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage II Colon Cancer

    Al B. Benson;Deborah Schrag;Mark R. Somerfield;Alfred M. Cohen

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Review.

    Leah H Biller;Deborah Schrag

  • Cetuximab Shows Activity in Colorectal Cancer Patients With Tumors That Do Not Express the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor by Immunohistochemistry

    Ki Young Chung;Jinru Shia;Nancy E. Kemeny;Manish Shah

  • Patients’ Expectations about Effects of Chemotherapy for Advanced Cancer

    Jane C. Weeks;Paul J. Catalano;Angel Cronin;Matthew D. Finkelman

  • Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2002, Featuring Population-Based Trends in Cancer Treatment

    Brenda K. Edwards;Martin L. Brown;Phyllis A. Wingo;Holly L. Howe

  • Primary care physicians who treat blacks and whites.

    Peter B Bach;Hoangmai H Pham;Deborah Schrag;Ramsey C Tate

  • The Financial Toxicity of Cancer Treatment: A Pilot Study Assessing Out-of-Pocket Expenses and the Insured Cancer Patient's Experience

    S. Yousuf Zafar;Jeffrey M. Peppercorn;Deborah Schrag;Donald H. Taylor

  • Development of the National Cancer Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

    Ethan Basch;Ethan Basch;Bryce B. Reeve;Sandra A. Mitchell;Steven B. Clauser

  • Variations in Morbidity after Radical Prostatectomy

    Colin B. Begg;Elyn R. Riedel;Peter B. Bach;Michael W. Kattan

  • Gemcitabine Plus Bevacizumab Compared With Gemcitabine Plus Placebo in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Phase III Trial of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB 80303)

    Hedy Lee Kindler;Donna Niedzwiecki;Donna Hollis;Susan Sutherland

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Statement: A Conceptual Framework to Assess the Value of Cancer Treatment Options

    Lowell E. Schnipper;Nancy E. Davidson;Dana S. Wollins;Courtney Tyne

  • Validity and Reliability of the US National Cancer Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

    Amylou C. Dueck;Tito R. Mendoza;Sandra A. Mitchell;Bryce B. Reeve

  • Effect of First-Line Chemotherapy Combined With Cetuximab or Bevacizumab on Overall Survival in Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Alan P. Venook;Donna Niedzwiecki;Heinz Josef Lenz;Federico Innocenti

  • The Influence of Hospital Volume on Survival after Resection for Lung Cancer

    Peter B. Bach;Laura D. Cramer;Deborah Schrag;Robert J. Downey

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidance Statement: The Cost of Cancer Care

    Neal J. Meropol;Deborah Schrag;Thomas J. Smith;Therese M. Mulvey

Frequent Co-Authors

Ethan Basch
Ethan Basch University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter B. Bach
Peter B. Bach Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Martin R. Weiser
Martin R. Weiser Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt Harvard University
Colin B. Begg
Colin B. Begg Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Amy P. Abernethy
Amy P. Abernethy Duke University
Jane C. Weeks
Jane C. Weeks Harvard University
Amylou C. Dueck
Amylou C. Dueck Mayo Clinic
Al B. Benson
Al B. Benson Northwestern University

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