Treatment, Palliative Care, and Survivorship Research (CTPS)

Areas Reviewed

Interventions focused on symptoms management, treatment adherence, patient-reported outcomes, co-morbidities, psychological, spiritual, and physical well-being, and quality of life in cancer survivors
Developing and testing novel approaches for surveillance of new and recurrent cancers
Identification of prognostic factors for cancer and treatment-related outcomes
Research that addresses the mental, emotional, physical, and financial well-being of caregivers
Studies designed to predict, detect, prevent, and/or mitigate the early and late effects of cancer treatment
Research involving the delivery and practice of palliative care and the physical, mental, and emotional effects on patients receiving palliative care

Note: Healthy eating, exercise, and weight maintenance interventions in cancer survivors should be reviewed in the Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion (CPHP) peer review committee

Peer Review Committee Members

Co-Chair, Angela R. Bradbury, MD, University of Pennsylvania

Co-Chair, Erin Kent, PhD, MS, FSBM, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, FAPOS, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Danielle Bitterman, MD, Harvard Medical School

Marjan Boerma, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Naleef Fareed, PhD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Laila Gharzai, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Sara J Hardy, MD, University of Washington Medical Center

Daniel Hertz, PharmD, PhD, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy

Michael Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA, Tulane University

Kristen R. Hoskinson, PhD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburg, School of Medicine

Charles S. Kamen, MS, PhD, MPH, University of Rochester

Jenny J. Lin, MD, MPH, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Adana Llanos PhD, MPH, Columbia University

Kathrin Milbury, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jai N. Patel, PharmD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Jeffrey A. Thompson, PhD, University of Kansas

Lara Traeger, PhD, University of Miami

Brandon Turner, MSc, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Michael G. White, MD, MSc, FACS, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Howa Yeung, MD, MSc, Emory University School of Medicine