Kevin C. Oeffinger
凯文·厄芬格
MD
Professor and Director, Duke Cancer Institute Survivorship Program杜克癌症研究所生存者项目主任
👥Biography 个人简介
Dr. Kevin Oeffinger is a world leader in childhood cancer survivorship and a principal investigator of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS). His research has catalogued the spectrum of late effects experienced by childhood cancer survivors, driving evidence-based guidelines for long-term follow-up care.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)
Served as principal investigator of the CCSS, a multi-institutional cohort study of over 30,000 childhood cancer survivors that has generated hundreds of publications defining late effects and mortality patterns.
Cardiac Late Effects
Documented the elevated risk of heart disease, heart failure, and cardiovascular mortality in childhood cancer survivors treated with cardiotoxic therapies, informing cardio-oncology surveillance guidelines.
Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines
Co-developed Children's Oncology Group (COG) Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines, now the international standard for surveillance and health promotion in childhood cancer survivors.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Chronic health conditions in adult survivors of childhood cancer
New England Journal of Medicine (2006)
Landmark CCSS analysis showing two-thirds of childhood cancer survivors develop a chronic health condition by age 45, fundamentally reshaping survivorship surveillance.
Breast cancer screening for women previously treated with chest radiation for a childhood, adolescent, or young adult cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology (2013)
Established evidence base for early breast cancer screening in female survivors of childhood chest radiation, influencing national screening guidelines.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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