Heinz-Josef Lenz, MDEnriched profile
Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine; Deputy Director for Research Programs and Co-Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center; J. Terrence Lanni Chair for Cancer Research, Division of Medical Oncology; Section Head of GI Oncology and Co-Director of the Colorectal Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC · USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Heinz-Josef Lenz is Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center / Keck School of Medicine of USC. The public record shows 1,849 publications with 57,638 citations (h-index 107), centered on Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics. It also documents an investigator role on 22 registered clinical trials.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Oncogene
- Top research focus: Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
- 22 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
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Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 88 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 532.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 25 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Confronting Cancer as a Community
Sponsor: University of Southern California
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06063928 - Baricitinib, Placebo and Antiviral Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Moderate and Severe COVID-19
Sponsor: University of Southern California
InvestigatorPhase 2TerminatedNCT04373044 - Regorafenib and Pembrolizumab in Treating Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Sponsor: University of Southern California
InvestigatorPhase 1/PHASE2Active, not recruitingNCT03657641
Industry payments
20 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
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NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Challenges in the return of molecular tumor profiling results.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2026 - Clinical and molecular characterization of AXL in colorectal cancer, CALGB (Alliance)/SWOG 80405 and real-world data.
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
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Background & recognition
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uscnorriscancer.usc.edu ↗
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- FACP - Fellow
American College of Physicians
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Chair
Translational Medicine Subcommittee, SWOG GI Committee
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NCI Gastroesophageal Task Force and Clinical Trial Planning Committee
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NCI Investigational Drug Steering Committee
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blog.f1000.com/2014/11/20/clinical-challenges-in-colon-cancer-an-interview-with-heinz-josef-lenz
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