PD Dr. rer. medic. Christoph Kowalski

Forschungsschwerpunkte

  • Qualität in der onkologischen Versorgung
  • Psychosoziale Versorgung von Krebsbetroffenen
  • Patient-reported Outcomes

Projekte

JANE-2

Joint Action on Networks of Expertise on Cancer

MID-EPIC-D

Minimally Important Differences und deutsche Fassung des EPIC-26-Fragebogens

OMEN

Abschätzung individueller Krebsrisiken: Entwicklung und Bewertung von Prädiktionsmodellen mittels Krankenkassendaten

onkoFDZ

Krebs-Forschungsdatenzentrum

OPTIMA

Optimal treatment for patients with solid tumours in Europe through Artificial intelligence

PCO

Prostate Cancer Outcomes

Publikationen

Meyer L, Kowalski C, Utzig M, Hengel P (2026) Inpatient Mortality and Failure to Rescue in Lung Cancer Patients by Hospital Certification Status: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Nationwide German Discharge Data 2014-2023 J Cancer Policy (47). doi:10.1016/j.jcpo.2026

Thomas P, Asmussen S, Klein K, Straub N, Stegen S, Kowalski C, Schüürhuis S, Speiser D, Feufel MA, Kendel F (2026) Not all information is equally important: Informed consent to genetic testing for hereditary cancer J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 152. doi:10.1007/s00432-026-06422-y

Koko C, Kowalski C (2026) Annual National Inquiry 2025 - Following the Turin Memorandum. Responses from health authorities in nine European countries on cancer screening for people with intellectual disabilities. In: DKG Health Services Research Notes 1/2026 doi:10.5281/zenodo.18504791

Al-Nader M, Kesch C, Mahmoud O, Hadaschik BA, Fichtner J, Carl G, Feick G, Burchardt M, Zimmermanns V, Prause L, Polat B, Blana A, Horstmann M, Saar M, Miglierini P, Almansur K, Hefermehl L, Porres D, Peters I, Wiens K, Palisaar RJ, Winter A, Neisius A, Kunzmann E-M, Harke NN, Bolenz C, Albarghouth MH, Manka L, Kramer M, Luger F, Knoll T, Pfitzenmaier J, Brock M, Schittko J, Sommer JP, Reichert M, Lenart S, Huber P, Hijazi S, Calderaro A, Hermanns T, Tonhauser J, Kowalski C, Sibert NT (2026) Patient-reported outcomes: active surveillance versus radical therapies in low-risk prostate cancer BJU Int. doi:10.1111/bju.70167

Weiner AB, Richardson S, Wilhalme H, Bailey AV, Kwan L, Al Awamlh B, Zhao Z, Verze P, Ippolito J, La Rocca R, Sibert NT, Barocas D, Belin T, Elashoff D, Kowalski C, Foster C, Moore C, Litwin MS, True North Global Registry (2026) Predicting patient-reported outcomes following treatment for localized prostate cancer: Model development and evaluation in an international cohort study Clin Genitourin Cancer. doi:10.1016/j.clgc.2026.102504