2024
Barriers to Clinical Trial Implementation Among Community Care Centers
Ebrahimi H, Megally S, Plotkin E, Shivakumar L, Salgia N, Zengin Z, Meza L, Chawla N, Castro D, Dizman N, Bhagat R, Liv S, Li X, Rock A, Liu S, Tripathi A, Dorff T, Oyer R, Boehmer L, Pal S, Chehrazi-Raffle A. Barriers to Clinical Trial Implementation Among Community Care Centers. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e248739. PMID: 38683608, PMCID: PMC11059033, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.8739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCancer Care FacilitiesClinical Trials as TopicCommunity Health CentersFemaleHumansNeoplasmsPatient SelectionSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsClinical trial implementationClinical trial enrollmentTrial enrollmentUnmet needsCancer clinical trial enrollmentHealth care practicesPatients seeking careTrial implementationCommunity care centersCommunity oncology settingNational survey studyRural practiceClinical research opportunitiesCare practicesCare settingsCancer clinicOncology settingLimited staffingPractice changeRural settingsOncology clinicMain OutcomesHispanic residentsReferral practicesTrial participants
2021
Cabozantinib plus immunotherapy combinations in metastatic renal cell and urothelial carcinoma
Meza L, Malhotra J, Favorito C, Pal S. Cabozantinib plus immunotherapy combinations in metastatic renal cell and urothelial carcinoma. Future Oncology 2021, 18: 21-33. PMID: 34766841, DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-0570.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaMetastatic urothelial carcinomaTargeted therapyTreatment of metastatic RCCMetastatic renal cellNonresponders to monotherapyRenal cell carcinomaIncrease clinical responsesImmunotherapy combinationsMetastatic RCCUrothelial carcinomaClinical responseCell carcinomaProgressive diseaseIO agentsTreatment optionsRenal cellsImmunotherapyQuality of lifeCabozantinibMonotherapyCarcinomaNovel approachesNonrespondersTherapyCharacterizing the relationships between tertiary and community cancer providers: Results from a survey of medical oncologists in Southern California
Salgia NJ, Chehrazi‐Raffle A, Hsu J, Zengin Z, Salgia S, Chawla NS, Meza L, Malhotra J, Dizman N, Muddasani R, Ruel N, Cianfrocca M, Gong J, Anand S, Chiu V, Yeh J, Pal SK. Characterizing the relationships between tertiary and community cancer providers: Results from a survey of medical oncologists in Southern California. Cancer Medicine 2021, 10: 5671-5680. PMID: 34331372, PMCID: PMC8366095, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelCaliforniaCancer Care FacilitiesClinical Trials as TopicCommunicationFemaleHospitals, CommunityHumansIntersectoral CollaborationMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOncologistsReferral and ConsultationSurveys and QuestionnairesTertiary Care CentersConceptsClinical trialsCommunity oncologistsTertiary centerTrial availabilityClinical trial availabilityTertiary cancer centerClinical trial enrollmentRegional tertiary centerCancer providersMost patientsTertiary referralMedical oncologistsReferral patternsTrial enrollmentCancer CenterTertiary practiceCancer carePatient referralMost oncologistsGeneral oncologistsCommon reasonClinical practiceOncologistsPatient careClinical expertise