2023
Online description of services provided in adult survivorship programs across U.S. accredited cancer centers
Anampa-Guzmán A, Contreras-Chavez P, Lustberg M, Nekhlyudov L. Online description of services provided in adult survivorship programs across U.S. accredited cancer centers. Journal Of Cancer Survivorship 2023, 18: 79-83. PMID: 36933086, DOI: 10.1007/s11764-023-01361-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer CenterSurvivorship programsAdult survivorsCancer survivorship servicesCancer SurvivorsOur studyChildhood-onset cancersCancer survivorship programNew cancer casesSpecific cancer typesSurvivorship servicesMetastatic diseaseSmoking cessationPurposeThe American CollegeCancer casesAmerican CollegeCare plansCancer typesProgram websitesGenetic counselingPatientsCancerSurvivorsAdultsPsychology servicesLimited description
2020
Feasibility of implementing a text-based symptom-monitoring program of endometrial, ovarian, and breast cancer patients during treatment
Naughton MJ, Salani R, Peng J, Lustberg M, DeGraffinreid C, Moon J, Loyan H, Beverly Hery CM, Paskett ED. Feasibility of implementing a text-based symptom-monitoring program of endometrial, ovarian, and breast cancer patients during treatment. Quality Of Life Research 2020, 30: 3241-3254. PMID: 33052514, PMCID: PMC8528739, DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02660-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsPatient Health QuestionnaireOverall mean ageHealth care teamNon-medical needsNon-Hispanic whitesLay navigatorsPatient navigationMean ageSleep disturbancesCare teamHealth QuestionnaireLow adherencePatient responseAverage adherenceSleep qualitySymptom monitoringBreast patientsPatientsCancer typesMonthly feedbackMonthsGlobal qualitySymptomsPalliative Care Referral Patterns for Adolescent and Young Adult Patients at a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lockwood BJ, Ntukidem OL, Ehrman SE, Schnell PM, Klemanski DL, Bhatnagar B, Lustberg M. Palliative Care Referral Patterns for Adolescent and Young Adult Patients at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Journal Of Adolescent And Young Adult Oncology 2020, 10: 109-114. PMID: 32706607, DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2020.0081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative careReferral patternsHigh symptom burdenRetrospective chart reviewYoung adult patientsComprehensive cancer centerEligible patientsSpecific cancer typesAdult patientsChart reviewSymptom burdenOncologic treatmentCancer CenterLung cancerInpatient settingPoor survivalCancer typesPatientsYoung adultsCancerGreater penetranceSmall percentageAdolescentsValuable rolePC access
2017
Circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells increase in patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
Wesolowski R, Duggan M, Stiff A, Markowitz J, Trikha P, Levine K, Schoenfield L, Abdel-Rasoul M, Layman R, Ramaswamy B, Macrae E, Lustberg M, Reinbolt R, Mrozek E, Byrd J, Caligiuri M, Mace T, Carson W. Circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells increase in patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2017, 66: 1437-1447. PMID: 28688082, PMCID: PMC5647220, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-017-2038-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCell CountChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideCytokinesDoxorubicinFemaleGranulocytesHumansMiddle AgedMonocytesMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsMyeloid-derived suppressor cellsPathologic complete responseG-MDSC levelsNeo-adjuvant chemotherapyG-MDSCSuppressor cellsComplete responseAnti-HER2 therapyPeripheral blood levelsBreast cancer patientsAfrican American patientsBreast cancer typesCyclophosphamide therapyBlood levelsCancer patientsLast administrationAmerican patientsBreast cancerPatientsFlow cytometryCancer typesChemotherapySignificant riseConfidence intervalsCycle 1