Research & publications

Research that shapes supportive cancer care

More than 38 peer-reviewed publications and roughly 2,700 citations — from validated patient tools to international consensus guidelines.

Focus

Where I concentrate my research

Dr. Christine Boers-Doets standing portrait

My research centres on the adverse events of targeted therapy, immunotherapy and endocrine treatment — with particular depth in dermatologic (skin) and oral, mucosal toxicities, and in the patient-reported outcomes that measure them.

38+Peer-reviewed publications
~2,700Citations
PhD 2019Leiden University Medical Center

Selected publications

A selection of the work

Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of EGFR inhibitor-associated dermatologic toxicities
MASCC Skin Toxicity Study Group · Supportive Care in Cancer · 2013
MASCC clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of acute radiation dermatitis
The Lancet Oncology · 2023
Oral mucosal injury caused by targeted cancer therapies
JNCI Monographs · 2019
4th ESO–ESMO International Consensus Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC 4)
Annals of Oncology · 2018
A systematic review of patient-reported outcome instruments of dermatologic adverse events associated with targeted cancer therapies
Peer-reviewed review · 2014
Prospective practice survey of the management of cetuximab-related skin reactions
Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020

A full, current publication list is available via Google Scholar and ResearchGate. Citation metrics are approximate and self-reported.

Tools & instruments

Methods clinicians and researchers can use

The TARGET System

A six-step method for assessing, grading and managing adverse events in practice and in research protocols.

FACT-EGFRI-18

A validated quality-of-life instrument for measuring the skin toxicity of EGFR-inhibitor therapy, which she co-developed.