Kristin M. Schroeder | Scholars@Duke

Kristin M. Schroeder
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Current Research Interests

I am actively involved in clinical trials for both pediatric high and low grade brain tumors at Duke. Additionally, I believe that children should have the same chance of cancer cure regardless of where they live. I spend 6 months per year in Tanzania in East Africa, collaborating with clinicians and administrators to develop a pediatric cancer program. Our research focuses on creating interventions to improve cancer outcomes and reducing treatment abandonment in low resource settings.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics 2016
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2017
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2020

Contact Information

330 Trent Drive, Rm 390, Durham, NC 27710
Box 102382, Durham, NC 27710
kristin.schroeder@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Global Health Fellowship, Hubert Yeargen Center For Global Health, Duke University 2014 - 2016
- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University School of Medicine 2013 - 2014
- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, Pediatrics Hem/Onc, Duke University School of Medicine 2010 - 2013
- Pediatric Internship and Residency, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine 2007 - 2010
- M.D., Georgetown University, School of Medicine 2007
- M.P.H., West Virginia University 2002
Duke Appointment History
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics 2014 - 2015
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics 2014 - 2015
Recognition
In the News
- MAY 18, 2020 Duke Global Health Institute
  
  DGHI Researchers and Partners Share How COVID-19 Is Affecting Work and Home Lives Around the Globe
- OCT 15, 2019 School of Medicine
  
  Surviving Pediatric Cancer Shouldn't Depend on Where You Live
- FEB 9, 2018 Duke Global Health Institute
  
  How Two Duke Professors Are Giving Families in Tanzania a Better Chance of Beating Cancer
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
  - United Republic of Tanzania (Country)
- Research
  - United Republic of Tanzania (Country)
- Teaching
  - United Republic of Tanzania (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- A digital case management system for reducing pediatric cancer treatment abandonment awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2021
- AIDS MALIGNANCY CONSORTIUM awarded by University of California - Los Angeles 2019 - 2020
- Stimulate Research in HIV/AIDS Cancer Research Projects at NCI-designated Cancer Centers awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2019
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Impact of hostel on pediatric cancer treatment abandonment in Tanzania. awarded by Burkitt's Lymphoma Fund for Africa 2018 - 2019
- Developing Capacity for Burkitt Lymphoma Clinical Research in Tanzania awarded by NIH 2016 - 2018
External Relationships
- Bugando Medical Center
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Maillie, Luke, Nestory Masalu, Judy Mafwimbo, Mastidia Maxmilian, and Kristin Schroeder. “Delays Experienced by Patients With Pediatric Cancer During the Health Facility Referral Process: A Study in Northern Tanzania.” Jco Glob Oncol 6 (November 2020): 1757–65. https://doi.org/10.1200/GO.20.00407.
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  - Githang’a, Jessie, Biobele Brown, Inam Chitsike, Kristin Schroeder, Nester Chekwenda-Makore, Flora Majahasi, Olakayode Ogundoyin, et al. “The cost-effectiveness of treating childhood cancer in 4 centers across sub-Saharan Africa.” Cancer, October 27, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33280.
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  - Olson, Adam C., Franco Afyusisye, Joe Egger, David Noyd, Beda Likonda, Nestory Masalu, Gita Suneja, Nelson Chao, Leah L. Zullig, and Kristin Schroeder. “Cancer incidence and treatment utilization patterns at a regional cancer center in Tanzania from 2008-2016: Initial report of 2,772 cases.” Cancer Epidemiology 67 (August 2020): 101772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2020.101772.
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  - Vasudevan, Lavanya, Kristin Schroeder, Yadurshini Raveendran, Kunal Goel, Christina Makarushka, Nestory Masalu, and Leah L. Zullig. “Using digital health to facilitate compliance with standardized pediatric cancer treatment guidelines in Tanzania: protocol for an early-stage effectiveness-implementation hybrid study.” Bmc Cancer 20, no. 1 (March 29, 2020): 254. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-6611-3.
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  - Panea, Razvan I., Cassandra L. Love, Jennifer R. Shingleton, Anupama Reddy, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Ann M. Moormann, Juliana A. Otieno, et al. “The whole-genome landscape of Burkitt lymphoma subtypes.” Blood 134, no. 19 (November 2019): 1598–1607. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2019001880.
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  - Schroeder, Kristin, Anthony Saxton, Jessica McDade, Christina Chao, Nestory Masalu, Colin Chao, Daniel S. Wechsler, Beda Likonda, and Nelson Chao. “Pediatric Cancer in Northern Tanzania: Evaluation of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes.” J Glob Oncol 4 (September 2018): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1200/JGO.2016.009027.
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  - Esmaili, B Emily, Kearsley A. Stewart, Nestory A. Masalu, and Kristin M. Schroeder. “Qualitative Analysis of Palliative Care for Pediatric Patients With Cancer at Bugando Medical Center: An Evaluation of Barriers to Providing End-of-Life Care in a Resource-Limited Setting.” J Glob Oncol 4 (July 2018): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1200/JGO.17.00047.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Kristin Schroeder, Pilli Nyindo, Theresia Namwai, Elvis Silayo, Angelah Msomba, Michael Oresto Munishi, et al. “Validation and Quality Assessment of the Kilimanjaro Cancer Registry.” J Glob Oncol 2, no. 6 (December 2016): 381–86. https://doi.org/10.1200/JGO.2015.002873.
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  - Schroeder, K., C. Chao, N. Masalu, S. Mafwimbo, J. Mafwimbo, D. Wechsler, N. Chao, and B. Likonda. “PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY IN THE LAKE REGION OF TANZANIA: EVALUATION OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND OUTCOMES.” Pediatric Blood & Cancer 62 (November 1, 2015): S296–S296.
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  - Halvorson, Kyle G., Kelly L. Barton, Kristin Schroeder, Katherine L. Misuraca, Christine Hoeman, Alex Chung, Donna M. Crabtree, et al. “A high-throughput in vitro drug screen in a genetically engineered mouse model of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma identifies BMS-754807 as a promising therapeutic agent.” Plos One 10, no. 3 (2015): e0118926. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118926.
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  - Hatef, Jeffrey, Cory Adamson, Oscar Obiga, Blessing Taremwa, Hussein Ssenyojo, Michael Muhumuza, Michael Haglund, and Kristin Schroeder. “Central nervous system tumor distribution at a tertiary referral center in Uganda.” World Neurosurg 82, no. 3–4 (September 2014): 258–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2014.06.040.
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  - Schroeder, Kristin M., Christine M. Hoeman, and Oren J. Becher. “Children are not just little adults: recent advances in understanding of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma biology.” Pediatr Res 75, no. 1–2 (January 2014): 205–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2013.194.
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  - Schroeder, Kristin, and Sri Gururangan. “Molecular variants and mutations in medulloblastoma.” Pharmgenomics Pers Med 7 (2014): 43–51. https://doi.org/10.2147/PGPM.S38698.
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  - White, Aaron M., Jonathan D. Jordan, Kristin M. Schroeder, Shawn K. Acheson, Becky D. Georgi, Gary Sauls, Roxanne R. Ellington, and H Scott Swartzwelder. “Predictors of relapse during treatment and treatment completion among marijuana-dependent adolescents in an intensive outpatient substance abuse program.” Subst Abus 25, no. 1 (March 2004): 53–59. https://doi.org/10.1300/J465v25n01_08.
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- Conference Papers
  - Robles, Joanna, Jesse Troy, Kristin Schroeder, Paul Martin, and Thomas LeBlanc. “LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN PEDIATRIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT: A RETROSPECTIVE AND QUALITATIVE STUDY.” In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 67:S78–S78. WILEY, 2020.
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  - Robles, Joanna M., Jesse D. Troy, Kristin M. Schroeder, Paul L. Martin, and Thomas W. LeBlanc. “The Effect of Limited-English Proficiency on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Hispanic Pediatric Transplant Patients at a Single Institution.” In Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 26:S195–96. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020.
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  - Hassan, J., E. Manuel, A. Frank, R. Laiti, H. Mwamtemi, J. Kaijage, K. Schroeder, and P. Scanlan. “Aiming for Zero Errors -Creating a Novel Open-Source Simple Platform for Highly Automated Patient-Specific Chemotherapy Prescriptions at Tumaini La Maisha / Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania.” In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 66:S132–33. WILEY, 2019.
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  - Hassan, J., M. Ester, A. Frank, R. Laiti, H. Mwamtemi, J. Kaijage, K. Schroeder, and P. Scanlan. “Aiming for Zero Errors - Creating a Novel Open-Source Simple Platform for Highly Automated Patient-Specific Chemotherapy Prescriptions at Tumaini La Maisha/Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania.” In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 66:S111–12. WILEY, 2019.
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  - Maillie, L., M. Sisk, N. Masalu, T. Scanlan, and K. Schroeder. “Evaluation of Access to Timely Cancer Care in Tanzania Using A Developed Multi-Modal Transport Network Software (CANGEO).” In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 66:S233–S233. WILEY, 2019.
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  - Archambault, Bridget, Daniel Landi, and Kristin Schroeder. “DOSE FREQUENCY MODIFICATION OF TRAMETINIB TO MITIGATE SEVERE RASH AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PEDIATRIC LOW-GRADE GLIOMA PATIENTS.” In Neuro Oncology, 21:205–205. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Schroeder, Kristin, Fatima Alvi, Hartlee Johnston, Nestory Andrew Masalu, and Nelson Jen An Chao. “Impact of a pilot patient navigator program on pediatric cancer outcomes in a low resource setting.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 37:e18152–e18152. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2019. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e18152.
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  - McHenry, K., A. Morgan, H. Dhudha, H. Sued, N. Masalu, N. Chao, and K. Schroeder. “Impact of a Multimedia Campaign on Community Knowledge of Pediatric Cancer in a Low Resource Setting.” In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 65:S539–40. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Olson, A. C., F. Afyusise, E. Zubizarreta, N. Masalu, A. Mpugi, N. Chao, K. Schroeder, and B. Likonda. “Radiation Therapy Needs and Costs for the Lake Zone of Northwestern Tanzania: A Secondary Analysis of the Bugando Cancer Registry.” In International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 102:e410–e410. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.1206.
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  - Alvi, F., J. Mafwimbo, N. Masalu, and K. Schroeder. “Impact of a Patient Navigator Program on Pediatric Cancer Outcomes in a Low Resource Setting.” In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 64:S38–39. WILEY, 2017.
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  - Tesfaye, M., A. Saxton, M. Bhattacharya, N. Masalu, and K. Schroeder. “Cost and Pattern of Use of Supportive Care for Pediatric Cancer Patients in Tanzania.” In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 64:S378–79. WILEY, 2017.
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  - Schroeder, K., J. McDade, C. Chao, H. Sued, N. Masalu, N. Chao, and B. Likonda. “Factors Associated with Abandonment of Care among Paediatric Oncology Patients in Tanzania.” In Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 63:S147–48. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016.
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  - Gururangan, Sri, Kristin Schroeder, Herbert Fuchs, and Thomas Cummings. “PALB2 (PARTNER AND LOCALIZER OF BRCA2) HETEROZYGOUS GERMLINE MUTATION IN A CHILD WITH EXTRA OSSEOUS EWING'S SARCOMA (EOEWS) OF BRAIN AND RADIATION-INDUCED METASTATIC MELANOMA (MM).” In Neuro Oncology, 18:10–10. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2016.
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  - Musselwhite, Laura W., Kristin Schroeder, Manisha Bhattacharya, Sky Breeden Vanderburg, Nestory Andrew Masalu, Mammen Chandy, Edmundo Mauad, et al. “Duke University Global Cancer Program: A multidisciplinary approach to partnerships in global cancer care.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 33:e17584–e17584. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2015. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.e17584.
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  - Deel, Michael, Roger McLendon, Oren Becher, Matthias Karajannis, Jeffrey Wisoff, Carrie Muh, Kristin Schroeder, and Sri Gururangan. “HER2 AMPLIFICATION OR POLYSOMY CHROMOSOME 17 (PCH17) IN BRAINSTEM PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA (PA).” In Neuro Oncology, 16:65–65. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2014.
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  - Schroeder, Kristin, Amy Rosenfeld, Gerald Grant, Roger McLendon, Thomas Cummings, Oren Becher, and Sri Gururangan. “METASTATIC GLIOFIBROMA (GF) IN AN INFANT WITH BRAF: KIAA1549 GENE REARRANGEMENT AND RESPONSE TO WEEKLY VINBLASTINE (VBL) CHEMOTHERAPY.” In Neuro Oncology, 16:61–61. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2014.
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  - Chung, Alexander H., Donna Crabtree, Kristin Schroeder, and Oren J. Becher. “ABC TRANSPORTERS, ABCG2 AND MDR, LIMIT THE EFFICACY OF DASATINIB IN A DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA (DIPG) MOUSE MODEL.” In Neuro Oncology, 15:29–30. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2013.
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  - Cordero, Francisco, Peter Lewis, Christine Hoeman, Kristin Schroeder, C David Allis, and Oren Becher. “H3.3 K27M ACCELERATES PDGF-INDUCED BRAINSTEM GLIOMAGENESIS IN VIVO.” In Neuro Oncology, 15:46–46. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2013.
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  - Schroeder, Kristin, Elaine Huang, Noah Berlow, Ranadip Patel, and Oren Becher. “HIGH THROUGHPUT IN VITRO DRUG SCREEN TO IDENTIFY NOVEL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA.” In Neuro Oncology, 14:30–30. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2012.
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Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Academic & Administrative Activities
- Committee Member, Duke PHO Clinical Competency Committee

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Subject Headings

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Research

Teaching

Selected Grants

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

External Relationships

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Academic & Administrative Activities