Mina S. Sedrak

Mina S. Sedrak

Medical Oncologist

Breast Oncology, Geriatric Oncology, Survivorship

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

USA, Los Angeles

  • Associate Professor with Tenure, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (2023–Present)
  • Director, Cancer & Aging Program, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (2023–Present)
  • Director, Cancer Control & Survivorship Research Program, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (2025–Present)
  • Breast Medical Oncologist, UCLA Health – Encino & Parkside Cancer Care (2023–Present)
YearsDegree / TrainingInstitutionLocation

Education & Training

2006

B.A., Biological SciencesUniversity of ChicagoChicago, IL
2010M.D.Rush Medical CollegeChicago, IL
2010–2013Residency, Internal MedicineHospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
2013–2016Fellowship, Medical OncologyHospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
2015M.S., Health PolicyUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

Professional Positions & Employment

2023–present

Associate Professor (Tenured)UCLA School of Medicine
2016–2023Assistant ProfessorCity of Hope
2023Associate ProfessorCity of Hope

Institutional & Academic Service

2016–presentMember, Breast Cancer Disease Team
2017–presentMember, Cancer Control & Population Sciences Program
2019–presentDeputy Director, Center for Cancer & Aging Research

UCLA & JCCC

2023–present

Member, UCLA Academic Senate

2024–2025

Scholar, Emerging Leaders Program

2023–present

Member, Cancer Control & Survivorship Research Program

2025–present

Director, Cancer Control & Survivorship Research Program

2023–present

Breast & Supportive Care Disease Groups

2024–present

Core Faculty, Hem/Onc Fellowship

2025–present

Fellowship Mentor & Committee Member

National & International Leadership Roles

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

2018–2021Expert Panelist, ASCO Educational Book
2022–presentMember, Research Committee
2023–presentMember, CDK Advisory Group
2024–2025Chair-Elect, Clinical Research Committee
2025–2026Chair, Clinical Research Committee
2024–presentCo-Chair, Modernizing Trial Design Task Force

AACR

2025Chair, Major Symposium (“Stress, Senescence, and Aging in Cancer”)
2025–presentReview Committee, Trailblazer Grants
2025–presentMember, Aging & Cancer Task Forces

Editorial Service

2019–present

Editorial BoardCancer.Net

2023–present

Associate EditorJournal of Gerontology Medical Sciences

2024–present

Associate EditorJournal of Gerontology Medical Sciences

2017–present

ReviewerJCO, JAMA Oncology, JGeriOnc, JNCCN, Lancet Oncology, NEJM, BCRT, etc.

Clinical Responsibilities

2016–2023

Medical Oncologist, Breast Disease Team, City of Hope

2023–present

Breast Medical Oncologist, UCLA

2023–present

Director, Breast Survivorship Clinic, UCLA

Honors & Awards (Selected)

2016

ASCO/Conquer Cancer Merit Award

2019

NIA GEMSSTAR Award

2022

NIA Rising Star in Geriatrics Research

2023

40 Under 40 in Cancer

2024

Susan G. Komen Rising Star Researcher Award

2024

NCI Early Career Scientist Award

2025

NCI Early Career Scientist Award
Fellow of ASCO (FASCO)
King Hussein Cancer Research Award

Research Grants — Current

2022–2025NIA K76PI$675,000
2022–2024NCI R21PI$275,000
2023–2028NCI R01PI$2,495,000
2024–2028Rising Tide FoundationPI$800,000
2025–2026BCRF AwardPI$225,000
2024–2030NIH P30Director$370,405
2025–2030LA OAIC P30Co-Leader, Core$159,900

 

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

  1. Innovative Strategies for Coaching Residents
    Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA — 04/01/2015
  2. Technology-based Approaches to Improve Quality Cancer Care
    City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 01/15/2016
  3. Structuring and Implementing a High Value Care–Quality Improvement Curriculum in Your Training Program
    American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA — 03/01/2016
  4. Cancer Communication in the Social Media Age
    Women’s Cancer Annual Retreat, City of Hope, Monrovia, CA — 10/21/2016
  5. Using Social Media to Improve Cancer Clinical Trial Participation
    Iovine & Young Academy Innovators Forum, USC, Los Angeles, CA — 03/06/2017
  6. Cancer Research in the New Communication Landscape
    Waisman Innovations Award Ceremony, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 08/28/2017
  7. Clinical Trials in Older Adults with Cancer
    Cancer Control and Population Sciences Retreat, City of Hope, Monrovia, CA — 01/29/2018
  8. Integrating Social Media in Modern Oncology Practice and Research
    Grand Rounds, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 03/13/2018
  9. Identifying Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation among Older Adults with Breast Cancer and Their Caregivers
    Circle 1500 Foundation, Duarte, CA — 04/19/2018
  10. Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation for Older Adults with Cancer
    Cancer in Older Adult Committee, Alliance Spring Meeting, Chicago, IL — 05/12/2018
  11. Social Media & Cancer Care: Noisy Chatter or Meaningful Discourse?
    Phase One Foundation, Los Angeles, CA — 05/15/2018
  12. Leveraging Social Media to Advance Cancer Research: Challenges and Opportunities
    American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL — 06/02/2018
  13. Engaging the Aging: Enhancing Clinical Trial Participation for Older Adults with Cancer
    At the Crossroads of Social Media and Clinical Trials, NCI, Bethesda, MD — 06/07/2018
  14. Enhancing Clinical Trial Participation for Older Adults with Cancer
    NCI Diversifying Accrual Research Interest Group, Bethesda, MD — 06/21/2018
  15. Community and Academic Oncologists’ Perceptions of Barriers to Clinical Trial Enrollment of Older Adults with Cancer
    International Society of Geriatric Oncology, Amsterdam, Netherlands — 11/16/2018
  16. Improving Access and Participation in Clinical Trials for Older Women with Breast Cancer
    Circle 1500, Palos Verde Peninsula, CA — 01/24/2019
  17. Precision Medicine for Older Patients with Breast Cancer
    Women’s Cancer Annual Retreat, City of Hope, Monrovia, CA — 03/08/2019
  18. Clinical Predictors of Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Patients with Breast Cancer
    Cancer Control and Population Sciences Retreat, City of Hope, Monrovia, CA — 03/18/2019
  19. Treatment Strategies in Octogenarians with Early Stage, High-Risk Breast Cancer
    Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA — 03/28/2019
  20. A Legacy of Hope: Celebrating Arti Hurria, MD
    Cancer in Older Adult Committee, Alliance Spring Meeting, Chicago, IL — 05/11/2019
  21. Navigating the Job Search
    Fellows and Trainees Lounge, ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL — 06/02/2019
  22. Improving the Care of Older Patients with Breast Cancer
    Supportive Care Retreat, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 07/23/2019
  23. Clinical Trials Designed for Older Adults with Cancer
    Medical Oncology Retreat, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 01/31/2020
  24. Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Low-dose vs. Standard-dose Chemotherapy in Older Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
    Cancer Control and Population Sciences Retreat, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 02/28/2020
  25. Breast Cancer in Older Adults: Clinical and Biological Implications for Therapy
    Advanced Biology Course, Beckman Graduate School, Duarte, CA — 02/29/2020
  26. Breast Cancer in Older Women: Understanding Differences to Improve Outcomes
    City of Hope Community Network, Duarte, CA — 08/25/2020
  27. Breast Cancer in Older Adults: Clinical and Biological Implications for Therapy
    Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 09/23/2020
  28. Improving the Evidence Base for Treatment Decision-Making for Older Adults with Cancer
    National Cancer Policy Forum, Virtual Symposium — 01/22/2021
  29. Relative Dose Intensity in Older Adults with Cancer
    Cancer and Aging R33 Infrastructure Grant Conference, Virtual Symposium — 01/28/2021
  30. Infrastructure to Support Accrual of Older Adults to Clinical Trials
    Engaging Older Adults in the NCI Clinical Trials Network, Virtual NCI Meeting — 04/26/2021
  31. Cancer Care in an Aging Population: Charting the Path Forward
    K12 Scholar Meeting, Virtual — 05/05/2021
  32. Older Adults in Cancer Trials
    Tideswell and American Geriatrics Society, Virtual Meeting — 05/11/2021
  33. Making Cancer Trials Available to Older Adults
    American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting — 06/04/2021
  34. Breast Cancer in Older Adults: Clinical and Biological Implications for Therapy
    National Institute of Health Sciences & Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City — 06/09/2021
  35. What I Wish I Knew Before Starting Fellowship
    Hematology Oncology Fellows, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 07/12/2021
  36. Clinical Trial Accrual of Older Adult Population
    NCORP Annual Meeting, Virtual — 08/25/2021
  37. Senescent Cells in Cancer Therapy: Why and How to Remove Them
    UNC Geriatric Oncology Research Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC — 11/19/2021
  38. Senescence and Functional Decline after Chemotherapy in Older Adults with Breast Cancer
    Duke Pepper Center, Durham, NC — 01/13/2022
  39. Senescence and Functional Decline after Chemotherapy in Older Adults with Cancer
    UConn Center on Aging Grand Rounds, Storrs, CT — 05/10/2022
  40. Leveraging Paradigms in Aging to Optimize Cancer Care
    Department of Medical Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 01/12/2023
  41. Lessons I’ve Learned as an Early-Stage Investigator
    Cancer Control & Population Sciences Annual Retreat, City of Hope, Duarte, CA — 03/03/2023
  42. Translational Research at the Aging and Cancer Interface
    Grand Rounds, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA — 03/10/2023
  43. Translational Research at the Aging and Cancer Interface
    UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Special Seminar, Los Angeles, CA — 03/14/2023
  44. Lessons Learned from the Conduct of Clinical Trials
    NIA Roybal Centers for Translational Research Annual Meeting, Bethesda, MD — 03/14/2023
  45. Translational Research at the Aging and Cancer Interface
    USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Special Seminar, Los Angeles, CA — 03/20/2023
  46. Optimizing the Health of Cancer Patients and Survivors by Targeting the Biology and Heterogeneity of Aging
    NCI Perspectives on Cancer & Aging, Bethesda, MD — 04/03/2023
  47. Cancer and Accelerated Aging
    NIA Fourth Geroscience Summit, Bethesda, MD — 04/24/2023
  48. Translating Discoveries from Aging Biology into New Therapies for Cancer Patients
    The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Annual Workshop, Santa Barbara, CA — 05/31/2023
  49. Finding Your Tribe with ASCO’s Communities of Practice
    ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL — 06/04/2023
  50. Targeting Cancer Treatment-Induced Senescence Using Senolytics
    Second Annual Symposium on Healthy Aging, Georgetown University — 07/12/2023
  51. Optimizing Health Outcomes of Cancer Patients and Survivors by Targeting the Biology and Heterogeneity of Aging
    Keynote Speaker, Geriatric Oncology Annual Symposium, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC — 12/01/2023
  52. Sex and Age: Biological Variables in Breast Cancer
    Discussant, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX — 12/07/2023
  53. Targeting the Biology of Aging to Improve the Health of Cancer Patients and Survivors
    Department of Surgery Research Forum, City of Hope, Los Angeles, CA — 12/14/2023
  54. Targeting the Biology of Aging to Improve the Health of Cancer Survivors
    OncLive State of the Science Summit: Breast Cancer, Los Angeles, CA — 01/09/2024
  55. Living Well During Cancer and Beyond: The Science of Cancer and Aging
    Keynote Speaker, Women’s Cancer Survivors Conference, UCLA, CA — 03/03/2024
  56. Optimizing Health of Cancer Survivors by Targeting the Biology of Aging
    Invited Lecturer, Health Psychology Seminar, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA — 03/06/2024
  57. Targeting the Biology of Aging to Improve Health Outcomes of Cancer Survivors
    Cancer Outcomes Seminar, University of Alabama at Birmingham — 04/10/2024
  58. Targeting Senescence to Improve Health Outcomes of Cancer Survivors
    Cancer Control & Prevention Monthly Seminar, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA — 04/24/2024
  59. Targeting the Biology of Aging to Improve the Health Outcomes of Cancer Survivors
    Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI — 04/26/2024
  60. Translational Research at the Interface of Cancer and Aging
    Cancer Grand Rounds, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI — 04/29/2024
  61. Translational Research at the Interface of Cancer and Aging
    Cancer in Older Adult Committee, Alliance Spring Meeting, Chicago, IL — 05/17/2024
  62. Lessons I’ve Learned as an Early-Stage Investigator
    Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA — 06/11/2024
  63. Five Things I Learned from Grant Writing
    International Society of Geriatric Oncology, Montreal, Canada — 10/17/2024
  64. What Is Host Resilience, and Does It Matter?
    Keynote Speaker, 4th International Conference on Toxicities of Transplantation & Cellular Therapies (ASTCT), Philadelphia, PA — 11/15/2024
  65. Breast Cancer and Aging Research
    Award Recipient Speech, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Award Ceremony, San Antonio, TX — 12/11/2024
  66. Breast Cancer in the Older Adult
    Chair, Educational Session, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, TX — 12/12/2024
  67. Stress, Senescence, and Cellular Aging in Cancer
    Chair, Major Symposium, AACR Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL — 04/30/2025
  68. Enhancing Clinical Trials for Older Adults with Cancer: Integrating Geriatric Principles into Design and Implementation
    Invited Speaker, SWOG Special Symposium, San Francisco, CA — 05/01/2025
  69. Quality Care / Health Services Research Rapid Oral Session
    Chair, ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL — 06/01/2025
  70. Keys to Success for the Early Career Oncologist
    Panelist, ASCO Trainee & Early Career Lounge, Chicago, IL — 06/02/2025
  71. Improving Access & Evidence: Ensuring Older Adults Benefit from Cancer Clinical Research
    Invited Speaker, ASCO Headquarters, Alexandria, VA — 06/25/2025
  72. Targeting Aging Biology to Optimize the Long-Term Health of Cancer Survivors
    Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar Series, NCI — 07/10/2025
  73. What Every Oncologist Should Know About Aging and Cancer — And Why It Matters Now
    Grand Rounds, UMass Chan–Baystate Hematology Oncology Division, Springfield, MA — 07/25/2025
  74. Accelerated Aging in Patients Undergoing Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer
    Invited Speaker, DAVA Breast Cancer Summit, Kona, Hawaii — 08/23/2025
  75. Toxicity Risk Prediction and Dose Intensity in Older Adults with Early Breast Cancer: Results from the HOPE Study
    Invited Speaker, DAVA Breast Cancer Summit, Kona, Hawaii — 08/23/2025
  76. Hands-on Geriatric Assessment: Practical Tools for Age-Inclusive Cancer Research
    Invited Speaker, SWOG Special Symposium, Chicago, IL — 09/19/2025

PUBLICATIONS / BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. A. Research Papers – Peer-Reviewed
    Rubin DT, Huo D, Kinnucan JA, Sedrak MS, et al. Inflammation is an independent risk factor for colonic neoplasia in ulcerative colitis: a case-control study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;11(12):1601–1608.e1-4.
  2. Sedrak MS, Cohen RB, Merchant RM, Schapira MM. Cancer communication in the social media age. JAMA Oncol. 2016;2(6):822–823.
  3. Attai DJ, Sedrak MS, Katz MS, et al. Social media in cancer care: highlights, challenges & opportunities. Future Oncol. 2016;12(13):1549–1552.
  4. Sedrak MS, Patel MS, Ziemba JB, et al. Residents’ self-report on ordering unnecessary inpatient laboratory tests. J Hosp Med. 2016;11(12):869–872.
  5. Sedrak MS, Dizon DS, Anderson PF, et al. The emerging role of professional social media use in oncology. Future Oncol. 2017;13(15):1281–1285.
  6. Sedrak MS, Myers JS, Small DS, et al. Price transparency intervention and inpatient laboratory test ordering: PRICE randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(7):939–945.
  7. Attai DJ, Anderson PF, Fisch MJ, et al. Risks and benefits of Twitter use by oncologists. Semin Hematol.2017;54(4):198–204.
  8. DeKosky AS, Sedrak MS, Goren E, et al. Frameworks for coaching residents in time management and efficiency. J Grad Med Educ. 2018;10(3):325–330.
  9. Battisti NML, De Glas N, Sedrak MS, et al. CDK4/6 inhibitors in older ER+/HER2– breast cancer patients. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2018;10:1758835918809610.
  10. Dizon DS, Sedrak MS, Lewis MA, et al. Digital tools to improve cooperative group clinical trials. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2018;2:1–8.
  11. Shinde A, Akhavan D, Sedrak MS, et al. Whole-brain radiation vs radiosurgery for brain metastases. CNS Oncol.2019;8(1):CNS27.
  12. Sedrak MS, Salgia MM, Bergerot PG, et al. Public communication about kidney cancer on Twitter. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2019;3:1–6.
  13. Dao D, Zemla T, Jatoi A, Sedrak MS, et al. Older-patient–specific cancer trials: pooled analysis (A151715). Oncologist. 2019;24(6):e284–e291.
  14. Chen BT, Jin T, Patel SK, et al. Brain activity changes with chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019;176(1):181–189.
  15. Alliance Cancer in Older Adult Committee; Sedrak MS, et al. Tribute to Arti Hurria. J Geriatr Oncol.2020;11(2):179–183.
  16. Chien L, Roberts E, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Sedrak MS, et al. Telehealth in geriatric oncology. J Geriatr Oncol.2020;11(2):197–199.
  17. Sedrak MS, Li D, Walter LC, et al. CARG cores for geriatric oncology research infrastructure. J Geriatr Oncol.2020;11(2):355–358.
  18. Sedrak MS, Mohile SG, Sun V, et al. Barriers to clinical trial enrollment of older adults: oncologist perspectives. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020;11(2):327–334.
  19. DuMontier C, Sedrak MS, Soo WK, et al. Integrating geriatric assessment into oncology. J Geriatr Oncol.2020;11(2):203–211.
  20. Shinde A, Vazquez J, Novak J, Sedrak MS, et al. Geriatric assessment in radiation oncology. J Geriatr Oncol.2020;11(2):194–196.
  21. Sedrak MS, Sun V, Liu J, et al. Physician perceptions of social media for clinical trial recruitment. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(9):e1911528.
  22. Slavin TP, Sun CL, Sedrak MS, et al. Hereditary cancer predisposition and clonal hematopoiesis in older breast cancer survivors. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020;11(2):316–319.
  23. Chen BT, Ye N, Wong CW, et al. Chemotherapy-induced aging white matter changes. J Geriatr Oncol.2020;11(2):290–296.
  24. Ludmir EB, Subbiah IM, Sedrak MS, et al. Declining upper age restrictions in cancer clinical trials. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020;11(3):451–454.
  25. Li R, Vazquez J, Sedrak MS, et al. Treatment of non-metastatic pancreatic cancer in patients ≥80 years. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020;11(4):652–659.
  26. Sammons S, Sedrak MS, Kimmick GG. Treating HR+/HER2– breast cancer in older adults – Part I. Drugs Aging.2020;37(5):331–348.
  27. Hill A, Gutierrez E, Sedrak MS, et al. HR+/HER2– breast cancer in older adults – Part II. Drugs Aging.2020;37(5):349–358.
  28. Magnuson A, Li D, Sedrak MS, et al. Mentoring lessons from Arti Hurria. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020;11(2):335–337.
  29. Wong AR, Sun V, Liu J, Sedrak MS, et al. Barriers to therapeutic trial participation. JCO Oncol Pract.2020;16(9):e849–e858.
  30. Sedrak MS, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Nelson RA, et al. Online health information seeking in older women with chronic illness. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(4):e15906.
  31. Liu J, Gutierrez E, Sedrak MS, et al. Increasing older adult participation in research. J Clin Med. 2020;9(5):1571.
  32. Presant CA, Salgia R, Sedrak MS, et al. Lung cancer screening and prevention implementation. J Clin Med.2020;9(6):1820.
  33. Mortimer JE, Kruper L, Sedrak MS, et al. HER2-directed therapy patterns in metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Med. 2020;9(6):1984.
  34. Novak J, Cui Y, Sedrak MS, et al. Growth of the #RadOnc Twitter network. Pract Radiat Oncol.2021;11(3):e263–e266.
  35. Sedrak MS, Freedman RA, Muss HB, et al. Older adult participation in clinical trials: systematic review. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(1):78–92.
  36. Cushman TR, Jones B, Sedrak MS, et al. Time-to-treatment for NSCLC patients in the U.S. Clin Lung Cancer.2021;22(1):e84–e97.
  37. Yuan Y, Lee JS, Sedrak MS, et al. Pembrolizumab + enobosarm for AR–positive TNBC. Oncologist.2021;26(2):99–e217.
  38. Chávarri-Guerra Y, Hendricks CB, Sedrak MS, et al. Pathogenic variants in older women with TNBC. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021;12(5):749–751.
  39. Sedrak MS, Sun CL, Hershman DL, et al. Social media for clinical trial recruitment. JAMA Netw Open.2021;4(3):e215118.
  40. Sedrak MS, Magnuson A, Gross CP, et al.** Risk tool for predicting severe toxicity in older adults with early-stage breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2021;39(6):608–618. (*Co-first authors)
  41. Freedman RA, Minami CA, Winer EP, et al. Individualizing surveillance mammography for older breast cancer survivors: SIOG consensus statement. JAMA Oncol. 2021;7(4):609–615. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.7582. PMCID: PMC8944384.
  42. Yuan Y, Lee JS, Yost SE, et al. Phase II study of neratinib in older adults with HER2-amplified or HER2/3-mutated metastatic breast cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021;12(5):752–758. doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2021.02.020. PMCID: PMC8580161.
  43. Guerard E, Dodge AB, Le-Rademacher JG, et al. Electronic geriatric assessment feasibility in a multi-institutional study (Alliance A171603). JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2021;5:435–441. doi:10.1200/CCI.20.00163. PMCID: PMC8240783.
  44. Loh KP, Lam V, Webber K, et al. Functional changes during systemic cancer therapy in older adults: systematic review. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021;19(9):1055–1062. doi:10.6004/jnccn.2020.7684. PMCID: PMC8517039.
  45. Chen BT, Chen Z, Patel SK, et al. Chemotherapy effects on default mode network connectivity in older women with breast cancer. Brain Imaging Behav. 2022;16(1):43–53. doi:10.1007/s11682-021-00475-y. PMCID: PMC8606014.
  46. Freedman RA, Sedrak MS, Bellon JR, et al. Managing older adults with breast cancer amid COVID-19. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021;113(4):355–359. doi:10.1093/jnci/djaa079. PMCID: PMC7313961.
  47. Sedrak MS, Gilmore NJ, Carroll JE, et al. Measuring biologic resilience in older cancer survivors. J Clin Oncol.2021;39(19):2079–2089. doi:10.1200/JCO.21.00245. PMCID: PMC8260901.
  48. Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Vazquez J, Kim H, et al. Spanish-language geriatric assessment for older adults with breast cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2021;13(11):2685. doi:10.3390/cancers13112685. PMCID: PMC8198244.
  49. Miyano M, Sayaman RW, Shalabi SF, et al. Breast-specific molecular clocks identifying susceptibility to cancer initiation. Cancer Prev Res. 2021;14(8):779–794. doi:10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-20-0635. PMCID: PMC8338914.
  50. Yuan Y, Lee JS, Yost SE, et al. Palbociclib, pembrolizumab, and letrozole for HR+ metastatic breast cancer: Phase I/II trial. Eur J Cancer. 2021;154:11–20. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2021.05.035. PMCID: PMC8691850.
  51. Dotan E, Walter LC, Browner IS, et al. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Older Adult Oncology, Version 1.2021. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021;19(9):1006–1019. doi:10.6004/jnccn.2021.0043.
  52. Li D, Charles K, Hughes S, et al. GAIN trial: geriatric assessment–driven intervention for older adults on chemotherapy. JAMA Oncol. 2021;7(11):e214158. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4158. PMCID: PMC8485211.
  53. Chow R, Lage DE, Williams GR, et al. Representation of older adults in practice-changing oncology trials. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022;20(1):37–44. doi:10.6004/jnccn.2021.7055. PMCID: PMC9271368.
  54. Li D, Imbesi GJ, Yen L, et al. Self-assessment tool NET VITALS feasibility among neuroendocrine tumor patients. Pancreas. 2022;51(4):319–324. doi:10.1097/MPA.0000000000002034.
  55. Ji J, Sun CL, Cohen HJ, et al. Inflammation and clinical decline after chemotherapy in older adults with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41(2):307–315. doi:10.1200/JCO.22.01217. PMCID: PMC9839275.
  56. Freedman RA, Li T, Sedrak MS, et al. ADVANCE trial: low-toxicity chemotherapy for older adults. J Geriatr Oncol.2023;14(1):101377. doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2022.09.006. PMCID: PMC10080267.
  57. Sedrak MS, Ji J, Tiwari A, et al. Clinical trial enrollment differences between older vs younger adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(10):e2235714. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.35714. PMCID: PMC9552900.
  58. Chen BT, Chen Z, Deng F, et al. Signal variability and cognitive function in older long-term breast cancer survivors. Brain Sci. 2022;12(10):1283. doi:10.3390/brainsci12101283. PMCID: PMC9599386.
  59. Daniel E, Deng F, Patel SK, et al. Cortical thinning after chemotherapy in older breast cancer survivors. Brain Imaging Behav. 2023;17(1):66–76. doi:10.1007/s11682-022-00743-5. PMCID: PMC10156471.
  60. Sedrak MS, Sun CL, Ji J, et al. Low-intensity adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer: HOPE trial. J Clin Oncol. 2023;41(2):316–326. doi:10.1200/JCO.22.01440. PMCID: PMC9839299.
  61. Sedrak MS, Cohen HJ. The aging–cancer cycle: mechanisms & interventions. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.2023;78(7):1234–1238. doi:10.1093/gerona/glac247. PMCID: PMC10329223.
  62. Sedrak MS, Kimmick G, Williams G, et al.** Infrastructure to support accrual of older adults to NCI trials. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2022;60:151–158. doi:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac025. PMCID: PMC9753220.
  63. Le-Rademacher J, Mohile S, Unger J, et al. Trial design to increase older adult accrual to NCI trials. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2022;60:135–141. doi:10.1093/jncimonographs/lgac023. PMCID: PMC9949574.
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