Thomas LeBlanc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Overview
I am a medical oncologist, palliative care physician, and patient experience researcher, and serve as Chief Patient Experience and Safety Officer for the Duke Cancer Institute. My clinical practice focuses on the care of patients with hematologic malignancies, with a particular emphasis on myeloid conditions and acute leukemias including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs / MPDs, CML, PV, ET, MF), as well as rarer and related diseases like BPDCN.
As founding Director of the Duke Cancer Patient Experience Research Program (CPEP), my research investigates common issues faced by people with cancer, including issues of symptom burden, quality of life, psychological distress, prognostic understanding, and treatment decision-making. This work aims to improve patients' experiences living with serious illnesses like blood cancers, including the integration of specialist palliative care services to provide an extra layer of support along with their comprehensive cancer care. More broadly, our team in CPEP conducts various studies of patient experience and outcomes issues in oncology, including retrospective chart review studies, comparative effectiveness work, prospective observational studies and registries, and qualitative research, along with efforts to facilitate the integration of patient-generated health data (PGHD) into routine cancer care processes, such as with electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROs) and other mobile health interventions (mHealth).
This work has led to recognition as an "Inspirational Leader under 40" by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), "Fellow" status from the Academy in 2016, the 2018 international "Clinical Impact Award" from the European Association for Palliative Care, and the AAHPM "Early Career Investigator" award in 2020. I served as 2017-18 Chair of the ASCO Ethics Committee, and Chaired the Scientific Review Committee of the NIH/NINR-funded Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group through June 2023 (PCRC; www.palliativecareresearch.org). I have served on various national guideline panels for AML and for palliative/supportive care issues in oncology, and was inducted as a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO) in 2021. To date I have published over 200 Medline-indexed articles, and several chapters in prominent textbooks of oncology and palliative medicine.
Positions
Associate Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine
2022 School of Medicine
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine
2019 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2013 School of Medicine
Education
M.D. 2006
2006 Duke University
Intern
2007 Duke University School of Medicine
Resident
2009 Duke University School of Medicine
Chief Medical Resident
2011 Duke University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Hospice And Palliative Medicine
2012 Duke University School of Medicine
Fellow, Medical Oncology
2013 Duke University School of Medicine
Clinical Trials
Publications, Grants & Awards
- Grants (28)
- Awards (3)
- Academics Articles (233)
- Conference Pages (172)
- Book Sections (5)
GlaxoSmithKline
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Deverra Therapeutics
Carevive Systems, Inc.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Food and Drug Administration
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
University of Pittsburgh
University of Colorado - Denver
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
AstraZeneca PLC
American Cancer Society, Inc.
American Cancer Society, Inc.
National Institutes of Health
Daiichi Sankyo Inc
Carevive Systems, Inc.
National Institutes of Health
Cambia Health Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Palliative Care Research Center
National Palliative Care Research Center
American SOciety of Clinical Oncology
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
European Association for Palliative Care
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
J Pain Symptom Manage
Support Care Cancer
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol
Contemp Clin Trials
Support Care Cancer
J Oncol Pharm Pract
Current Treatment Options in Oncology
Transl Behav Med
Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
J Pain Symptom Manage
Support Care Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Support Care Cancer
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
J Gen Intern Med
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Support Care Cancer
J Manag Care Spec Pharm
J Geriatr Oncol
Expert Review of Hematology
Ann Palliat Med
Support Care Cancer
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Patient Educ Couns
Jco Oncol Pract
Support Care Cancer
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
Support Care Cancer
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost
Journal of Medical Economics
Transplant Cell Ther
J Pain Symptom Manage
Support Care Cancer
Pediatr Blood Cancer
Support Care Cancer
Curr Med Res Opin
Blood Cancer Journal
Oncology Nursing Forum
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk
Patient Preference and Adherence
Palliat Med
Blood Adv
Support Care Cancer
Support Care Cancer
Jco Oncol Pract
Leuk Lymphoma
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Blood Adv
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
Am J Hematol
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
Current Treatment Options in Oncology
Am J Manag Care
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Expert Review of Hematology
J Pain Symptom Manage
Support Care Cancer
J Pain Symptom Manage
Semin Oncol Nurs
Semin Oncol Nurs
Semin Oncol Nurs
Leuk Lymphoma
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Pain Symptom Manage
Support Care Cancer
Patient Educ Couns
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Support Care Cancer
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
J Pain Symptom Manage
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Oncol Pract
Support Care Cancer
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Bmj Support Palliat Care
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
Bmj Support Palliat Care
Semin Oncol Nurs
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Pain Symptom Manage
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Support Care Cancer
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Support Care Cancer
J Oncol Pract
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Pain Symptom Manage
Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
J Pain Symptom Manage
Jco Clinical Cancer Informatics
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Oncol Pract
J Oncol Pract
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Curr Hematol Malig Rep
Ama Journal of Ethics
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Pain Symptom Manage
Curr Hematol Malig Rep
J Pain Symptom Manage
Current Oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Oncol Pract
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant
J Pain Symptom Manage
The Lancet Haematology
J Pain Symptom Manage
Erj Open Research
J Pain Symptom Manage
Bmc Palliative Care
J Pain Symptom Manage
Jama Internal Medicine
J Pain Symptom Manage
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Support Care Cancer
The Lancet Haematology
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
Lancet Oncol
Jama Internal Medicine
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Pain Symptom Manage
J Oncol Pract
Ama Journal of Ethics
Ama Journal of Ethics
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program
Journal of Clinical Oncology
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
Patient Educ Couns
J Community Support Oncol
The Virtual Mentor : Vm
Ann Intern Med
Haematologica the Hematology Journal
Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care
The Virtual Mentor : Vm
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
J Oncol Pract
Psychooncology
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother
Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Hospital Practice (1995)
The New England Journal of Medicine
The Virtual Mentor : Vm
The Virtual Mentor : Vm
The Virtual Mentor : Vm
The Virtual Mentor : Vm
Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Psycho Oncology
Oncology Nursing Forum
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Blood
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Cancer Research
Cancer Research
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Value in Health
Quality of Life Research
Blood
Pediatric Blood & Cancer
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia
Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Blood
Blood
Blood
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Blood
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Blood
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology
Supportive Cancer Care
DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology: Tenth Edition
DCI Centers, Cancer Types & Labs
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