Medical Oncology

Gretchen Genevieve Kimmick, MD

Professor of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Campus mail 10 Bryan-Searle Drive, 441 Seeley G. Mudd Bldg, Durham, NC 27710
Phone (919) 668-0718
Email address gretchen.kimmick@duke.edu

Breast cancer; treatment of breast cancer; management of menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors; survivorship issues after breast cancer; supportive care in managment of cancer patients; breast cancer and treatment of cancer in older persons; diagnosis and management of cancer in underserved populations.

In Their Words

Education and Training

  • Fellow in Oncology, Medicine, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1992 - 1994
  • Medical Resident, Medicine, University of Florida, 1989 - 1992
  • M.S., Wake Forest University, 2000
  • M.D., Wake Forest University, 1989

Grants

Publications

Nyrop, Kirsten A., Allison M. Deal, Kathryn E. Reeder-Hayes, Shlomit S. Shachar, Bryce B. Reeve, Ethan Basch, Seul Ki Choi, et al. “Patient-reported and clinician-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with early breast cancer: Current clinical practice..” Cancer 125, no. 17 (September 1, 2019): 2945–54. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.32175.

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31090930
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Kelleher, Sarah A., Joseph G. Winger, Caroline S. Dorfman, Krista K. Ingle, Ashley A. Moskovich, Amy P. Abernethy, Francis J. Keefe, Greg P. Samsa, Gretchen G. Kimmick, and Tamara J. Somers. “A behavioral cancer pain intervention: A randomized noninferiority trial comparing in-person with videoconference delivery..” Psychooncology 28, no. 8 (August 2019): 1671–78. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5141.

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31162756
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Dent, Susan, Chiara Melloni, Josee Ivars, Sarah Sammons, and Gretchen Kimmick. “Cardiotoxicities of Modern Treatments in Breast Cancer..” Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 21, no. 7 (June 15, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-019-0738-z.

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31203459
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Alliance Cancer in the Older Adult Committee, Jennifer, Araba Adjei, Jan C. Buckner, Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Hongbin Chen, Harvey J. Cohen, Dyda Dao, et al. “Arti Hurria, M.D.: A tribute to her shining legacy in the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology..” J Geriatr Oncol, June 11, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2019.05.011.

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31201095
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Karuturi, Meghan S., Mina S. Sedrak, Allison Magnuson, Rachel Freedman, Aminah Jatoi, Bejamin D. Smith, and Gretchen G. Kimmick. “Breast cancer and aging: Standing on the shoulders of a giant..” J Geriatr Oncol, June 11, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2019.05.019.

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31201096
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Nyrop, Kirsten A., Allison M. Deal, Shlomit S. Shachar, Ethan Basch, Bryce B. Reeve, Seul Ki Choi, Jordan T. Lee, et al. “Patient-Reported Toxicities During Chemotherapy Regimens in Current Clinical Practice for Early Breast Cancer..” Oncologist 24, no. 6 (June 2019): 762–71. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0590.

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30552158
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Kimmick, Gretchen, Susan Dent, and Igor Klem. “Risk of Cardiomyopathy in Breast Cancer: How Can We Attenuate the Risk of Heart Failure from Anthracyclines and Anti-HER2 Therapies?.” Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 21, no. 6 (May 31, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-019-0736-1.

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31152324
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Hurria, Arti, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Jacob B. Allred, Harvey Jay Cohen, Anait Arsenyan, Karla Ballman, Jennifer Le-Rademacher, et al. “Functional Decline and Resilience in Older Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer..” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 5 (May 2019): 920–27. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15493.

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30146695
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Barginear, Myra, Amylou C. Dueck, Jacob B. Allred, Craig Bunnell, Harvey J. Cohen, Rachel A. Freedman, Arti Hurria, et al. “Age and the Risk of Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathy in Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer (Alliance A151411): Results from 1,881 Patients from Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 40101..” Oncologist 24, no. 5 (May 2019): 617–23. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0298.

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30409792
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Kikuchi, Robin, Gloria Broadwater, Rebecca Shelby, Jessica Robertson, Leah L. Zullig, Bailey Maloney, Claudia Meyer, et al. “Detecting geriatric needs in older patients with breast cancer through use of a brief geriatric screening tool..” J Geriatr Oncol, April 17, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2019.04.010.

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31005647
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