Population Cancer Analytics Publications

PCA-SR Client Publications

  1. Diamond A, Bensken WP, Vu L, Dong W, Koroukian SM, Caimi P. Ibrutinib Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Events and Major Bleeding in Older CLL Patients. JACC CardioOncol. 2023 Apr 18;5(2):233-243. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2023.02.001. eCollection 2023 Apr.PMID: 37144107. Published with an editorial by Drs. Nakhoda and Hamad.
  2. Diamond A, Vu L, Bensken WP, Koroukian SM, Caimi PF. Does Older Age Justify Control Arms for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Clinical Trials: a SEER-Medicare Analysis. Leukemia. 2023 May 23. doi: 10.1038/s41375-023-01915-y. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37221284
  3. Mukherjee S, Dong W, Schiltz NK, Stange KC, Cullen J, Gerds AT, Carraway HE, Singh A, Advani AS, Sekeres MA, Koroukian SM. Patterns of Diagnostic Evaluation and Determinants of Treatment in Older Patients with Non-transfusion Dependent Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Oncologist. 2023 Apr 29:oyad114. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad114. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37120291.
  4. Sarabu N, Dong W, Ray AW, Fernstrum A, Prunty M, Posky LE, Shoag JE, Shahinian VB, Lentine KL, Koroukian SM. Treatment Patterns and Survival of Low and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer in End Stage Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Population Cohort Study. In Press, Cancer Medicine, 2023;00:1–10. DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5571. 
  5. Zhu A, Rhodes S, Dong W, Rose J, Cullen J, Miller DB, Spratt DE, Ponsky L, Shoag D, Trapl E, Schumacher F, Penukonda S, Brant A, Strasser MO, Koroukian SM, Markt S, Shoag JE. Individual-level home values and cancer mortality in a statewide registry. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2023 Oct 5:pkad076. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkad076. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37796836
  6. Shoag J, Vu L, Cullen J, Koroukian SM. Factors Associated with High Inpatient Utilization among Children with Newly Diagnosed Cancer. Hospital Pediatrics. 2023. In press.
  7. Obeng-Gyasi S, Rose J, Dong W, Kim U, Koroukian SM. Is Medicaid Expansion Narrowing Gaps in Surgical Disparities for Low-Income Breast Cancer Patients? Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar;29(3):1763-1769. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-11137-0. Epub 2021 Nov 27. PMID: 34839422.
  8. Obeng-Gyasi S, Rose J, Dong W, Kim U, Koroukian SM. ASO Author Reflections: Medicaid Expansion is Key in Mitigating Surgical Disparities in Low-Income Breast Cancer Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar;29(3):1770-1771. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-11138-z. Epub 2021 Nov 27. PMID: 34839427. 
  9. Hue JJ, Navale S, Schiltz N, Koroukian SM, Ammori JB. Factors affecting readmission rates after pancreatectomy. J Hepatobiliary Sci, 2020, Jan 20. doi: 10.1002/jhbp.706. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31957977
  10. Ammori JB, Navale S, Schiltz N, Koroukian SM. Predictors of 30-day readmissions after gastrectomy for malignancy. J Surg Res, 2018 Apr; 224:176-184. Epub 2018 Jan 3.

Publications with PCA-SR Trainees*

  1. Kim U*, Koroukian SM, Rose J, Hoehn R, Carroll BT. Changes in cancer detection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Affairs. 2023. In Press.
  2. Koroukian SM, Dong W, Albert JM, Kim U*, Eom K*, Rose J, Owusu C, Zanotti KM, Cooper G, Tsui J. Treatment Patterns and Survival Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients on Medicaid, Pre- and Post-Expansion. 2023. JNCCN. In press.
  3. Eom KY*, Koroukian SM, Dong W, Kim U*, Rose J, Albert JM, Zanotti KM, Owusu C, Cooper G, Tsui J. Accounting for Medicaid Expansion and Regional Policy and Programs to Advance Equity in Cancer Prevention in the United States. Cancer, 2023 Jul 25. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34956. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37489821.
  4. Zhou G*, Koroukian SM, Navale SM, Schiltz NK, Kim U*, Rose J, Cooper GS, Moore SE, Mintz LJ, Avery AK, Mukherjee S, Markt SC. Cancer Burden in Women with HIV on Medicaid: A Nationwide Analysis. Womens Health, 2023 Jan-Dec;19: doi: 10.1177/17455057231170061. PMID: 37184054.
  5. Dong W, Kim U*, Rose J, Hoehn RS, Kucmanic M, Eom K*, Li S, Berger NA, Koroukian SM. Geographic Variation and Risk Factor Association of Early versus Late Onset Colorectal Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Feb 4;15(4):1006. doi: 10.3390/cancers15041006.PMID: 36831350
  6. Dong W, Kucmanic M, Winter J, Pronovost P, Rose J, Kim U*, Koroukian SM, Hoehn RS. Understanding Disparities in Receipt of Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery at a Small Geographic Scale. Ann Surg. 2023 Feb 21. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005828. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36804445
  7. Koroukian SM, Dong W, Albert J, Kim U*, Eom K*, Rose J, Owusu C, Zanotti K, Cooper G, Tsui J. Post-ACA Improvements in Cancer Stage among Ohio Medicaid Beneficiaries Resulted from an Increased in Stable Coverage. Med Care. 2022 Nov 1;60(11):821-830. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001779. Epub 2022 Sep 13.PMID: 36098269
  8. Dong W, Bensken WP*, Kim U*, Rose J, Fan Q, Schiltz NK, Berger NA, Koroukian SM. Variation in Factors Associated with US County-Level Cancer Mortality, 2008-2019. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2230925. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.30925. PMID: 36083583
  9. Kim U*, Koroukian SM, Stange KC, Spilsbury JC, Dong W, Rose J. Describing and Assessing a New Method of Approximating Categorical Individual-Level Income Using Community-Level Income from the Census (Weighting by Income Probabilities). Health Services Research, 2022, Jul 13. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14026. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35832029
  10. Bensken WP*, Schiltz NK, Warner DF, Kim DH, Wei MY, Quiñones AR, Ho VP*, Kelley AS, Owusu C, Kent EE, Koroukian SM. Comparing the Association Between Multiple Chronic Conditions, Multimorbidity, Frailty and Survival Among Older Cancer Patients. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 2022, Jul 1:S1879-4068(22)00148-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.06.011. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35786369
  11. Markt SC, Booker BD, Bensken W*, Schiltz NK, Schumacher FR, Rose J, Cooper G, Selfridge JE, Koroukian SM. Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Receipt of Biomarker Testing in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Medicine, 2022, Jul 15. doi: 10.1002/cam4.4995. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35837788
  12. Rose J, Dong W, Kim U*, Hnath J*, Statler A*, Saroufim P, Song S, Ascha M, Menegay H, Tian Y, Beno M, Koroukian SM. An Informatics Infrastructure to Catalyze Cancer Control Research and Practice. Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Jun;33(6):899-911. doi: 10.1007/s10552-022-01571-0. Epub 2022 Apr 5. PMID: 35380304
  13. Dong W, Rose J, Kim U*, Cooper GS, Tsui J, Koroukian SM. Medicaid Expansion Associated with Reduction in Geospatial Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Disparities. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Apr 5. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001514. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35420579
  14. Koroukian SM, Zhou G*, Navale S, Schiltz N, Kim U*, Rose J, Cooper G, Moore SE, Mintz L, Avery A, Mukherjee S, Markt S. Excess Cancer Prevalence in Men with HIV: A Nationwide Analysis of Medicaid Data. Cancer, 2022 May 15;128(10):1987-1995. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34166. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
  15. Dong W, Bensken BP*, Kim U*, Rose J, Berger NA, Koroukian SM. Phenotype Discovery and Geographic Disparities of Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis across U.S. Counties: A Machine Learning Approach. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Oct 25. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0838. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34697059
  16. Kim U*, Koroukian S, Statler A*, Rose J. The effect of Medicaid expansion among adults from low-income communities on stage at diagnosis in screening-amenable cancers. Cancer 2020, Jul 6. Online ahead of print. PMID 32627180.
  17. Kim U*, Rose J, Koroukian S. Access and affordability in low- and middle-income individuals insured through health insurance exchange plans: Analysis of statewide data. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Jun; 34(6): 792-795. PMID: 30680602.

Additional Publications Reflecting the Broad Range of Expertise by PCA-SR Leadership and Staff

  1. Booker BD, Markt SC, Schumacher FR, Rose J, Cooper GS, Selfridge JE, Koroukian SM. Variation in KRAS/NRAS/BRAF Mutation Status by Age, Sex and Race/Ethnicity Among a Large Cohort of Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC). J Gastrointest Cancer. 2023 Jun 24. doi: 10.1007/s12029-023-00954-z. Online ahead of print.PMID: 37355486
  2. Koroukian SM, Douglas SL, Vu L, Fein H, Gairola R, Warner DF, Schiltz NK, Cullen J, Owusu C, Sajatovic M, Rose J. Aggressive End-of-Life Care Across Gradients of Cognitive Impairment in Nursing Home Patients with Metastatic Cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Nov;71(11):3546-3553. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18526. Epub 2023 Jul 29.PMID: 37515440
  3. Koroukian SM, Booker BD, Vu L, Schumacher FR, Rose J, Cooper GS, Selfridge JE, Markt SC. Receipt of Targeted Therapy and Survival Outcomes in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. JAMA Network Open, 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2250030. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50030.PMID: 36656585
  4. Koroukian SM, Douglas SL, Vu L, Fein H, Gairola R, Warner DF, Schiltz NK, Cullen J, Owusu C, Sajatovic M, Rose J. Incidence of Aggressive End-of-Life among Adults with Metastatic Cancer Living in Nursing Homes and Community Settings. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e230394. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0394.PMID: 36811860 [Article featured in the 3/14/2023 issue of the New York Times]
  5. Rose J, Oliver Y, Sage P, Dong W, Koroukian SM, Gonzales SK. Factors Affecting Timely Cancer Treatment among Black Women in a High-Risk Urban Community: A Qualitative Study. BMC Womens Health. 2022 Aug 21;22(1):354. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01938-0.PMID: 35989341 
  6. Zhang AY, Koroukian S, Owusu C, Moore SE, Gairola R. Socioeconomic Correlates of Health Outcomes and Mental Health Disparity in a Sample of Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Clin Nurs. 2022 Mar 1:10.1111/jocn.16266. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16266. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35233863. 
  7. Koroukian SM, Dong W, Berger NA. Changes in age distribution of obesity-associated cancers. JAMA Network Open 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e199261. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9261. PMID:31411715
  8. Warner DF, Koroukian SM, Schiltz N, Smyth KA, Cooper GS, Owusu C, Stange KC, Berger NA. Complex multimorbidity and breast cancer screening among midlife and older women: The role of perceived need. The Gerontologist, 2019 May 17;59(Supplement_1):S77-S87.
  9. Owusu C, Schluchter M, Koroukian SM, Schmitz KH, Berger NA. Black-white disparity in physical performance among older women with newly diagnosed non-metastatic breast cancer: Exploring the role of inflammation and physical activity. J Geratr Oncol. 2018, Apr 23. Epub ahead of print.
  10.  Augestad KM, Keller DS, Bakaki PM, Rose J, Koroukian SM, Øresland T, Delaney CP. The impact of rectal cancer tumor height on recurrence rates and metastatic location: A competing risk analysis of a national database. Cancer Epidemiol, 2018 Jan 30; 53: 56-64.