Hui Zhao

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Bruera S, Lei X, Pundole X, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Vinod S, Suarez-Almazor ME. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a Risk Factor for Mortality in Elderly Patients with Early Breast Cancer. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 75(3):559-568, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34558796.
2. Lu Z, Zhang N, Giordano SH, Zhao H. Opioid use and associated factors among pancreatic cancer patients diagnosed between 2007 and 2015. Cancer Med 11(11):2296-2307, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35199472.
3. Manzano JM, Lin H, Zhao H, Halm J, Suarez-Almazor ME. Derivation and Validation of the Cancer READMIT Score: A Readmission Risk Scoring System for Patients With Solid Tumor Malignancies. JCO Oncol Pract 18(1):OP2001077, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34357793.
4. Oke O, Niu J, Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Giordano SH. Adjuvant tamoxifen adherence in men with early-stage breast cancer. Cancer 128(1):59-64, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34597415.
5. Chavez-MacGregor M, Lei X, Zhao H, Scheet P, Giordano SH. Evaluation of COVID-19 Mortality and Adverse Outcomes in US Patients With or Without Cancer. JAMA Oncol 8(1):69-78, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34709356.
6. Bruera S, Lei X, Zogala R, Pundole X, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Hwang JP, Rauh-Hain JA, Suarez-Almazor ME. Cervical Cancer Screening in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 73(12):1796-1803, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32799430.
7. Zhao H, Duan Z, Li M, Chiao E, Ahmed S, Shih YT, Hwang JP. Increased Incidence of Human Papillomavirus-Related Precancer or Second Malignancy Among Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients: A SEER-Medicare Population Study. Transplant Cell Ther 27(12):1016.e1-1016.e9, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34474166.
8. Huepenbecker SP, Sun CC, Fu S, Zhao H, Primm K, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Factors impacting the time to ovarian cancer diagnosis based on classic symptom presentation in the United States. Cancer 127(22):4151-4160, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34347287.
9. Karpes Matusevich AR, Duan Z, Zhao H, Lal LS, Chan W, Suarez-Almazor ME, Giordano SH, Swint JM, Lopez-Olivo MA. Treatment sequences after discontinuing a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A comparison of cycling versus swapping strategies. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 73(10):1461-1469, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32558339.
10. Shih YT, Xu Y, Zhao H, Schrag D, Yao J. Financial Burden of Discarded Weight-based Antineoplastic Drugs to Payers and Patients in the Private Insurance Market. JNCI Cancer Spectr 5(4):pkab045, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34350376.
11. Tamirisa N, Lei X, Caudle AS, Giordano SH,Zhao H, Chavez-MacGregor M. Impact of SSO-ASTRO "No Ink on Tumor" Guidelines on Reexcision Rates among Older Breast Cancer Patients. Ann Surg Oncol 28(7):3703-3713, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33225394.
12. Harrison RF, Fu S, Sun CC, Zhao H, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Patient cost sharing during poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase inhibitor treatment in ovarian cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol 225(1):68.e1-68.e11, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33549538.
13. Zhao H, Lei X, Niu J, Zhang N, Duan Z, Chavez-MacGregor M, Giordano SH. Prescription Patterns, Initiation, and 5-Year Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy Among Commercially Insured Patients With Breast Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract 17(6):e794-e808, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33596096.
14. Yao CMKL, Fu S, Tam S, Kiong KL, Guo T, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Sturgis EM, Lewis CM. Impact of provider type and number of providers on surveillance testing among survivors of head and neck cancers. Cancer 127(10):1699-1711, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33471396.
15. Lu H, Lei X, Zhao H, Elting L, Siricilla M, Ursani MA, Giordano SH, Suarez-Almazor M. Bone Mineral Density at the Time of Initiating Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy Is Associated With Decreased Fractures in Women With Breast Cancer. J Bone Miner Res 36(5):861-871, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33484602.
16. Zhao H, Xu Y, Huo J, Burks AC, Ost DE, Shih YT. Updated Analysis of Complication Rates Associated With Invasive Diagnostic Procedures After Lung Cancer Screening. JAMA Netw Open 3(12):e2029874, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33326023.
17. Sharma M, Duan Z, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Chavez-MacGregor M. Real-World Patterns of Everolimus Use in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Oncologist 25(11):937-942, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32476216.
18. Shen C, Thornton JD, Gu D, Dodge D, Zhou S, He W, Zhao H, Giordano SH. Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Oncologist 25(10):e1574-e1582, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32390251.
19. Smith-Graziani D, Lei X, Giordano SH, Zhao H, Karuturi M, Chavez-MacGregor M. Delayed initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer. Cancer Med 9(19):6961-6971, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32767723.
20. Dottino JA, He W, Sun CC, Zhao H, Fu S, Rauh-Hain JA, Suidan RS, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. National trends in bowel and upper abdominal procedures in ovarian cancer surgery. Int J Gynecol Cancer 30(8):1195-1202, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32616627.
21. Suarez-Almazor ME, Herrera R, Lei X, Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Giordano SH. Survival in older women with early stage breast cancer receiving low-dose bisphosphonates or denosumab. Cancer. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32573777.
22. Sharma M, Johnson ML, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Holmes HM. Concordance Between Electronic Health Record Data and Medicare Part D Claims Data for Oral Anticancer Drug Use. JAMA Netw Open 3(4):e203821, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32352527.
23. Harrison R, Zhao H, Sun CC, Fu S, Armbruster SD, Westin SN, Rauh-Hain JA, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Body mass index and attitudes towards health behaviors among women with endometrial cancer before and after treatment. Int J Gynecol Cancer 30(2):187-192, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31843871.
24. Kantor O, Niu J, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Hunt KK, King TA, Mittendorf EA, Chavez-MacGregor M. Comparative Analysis of Proposed Strategies for Incorporating Biologic Factors into Breast Cancer Staging. Ann Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31916091.
25. Fu S, Wang M, Zhao H, Li R, Lairson DR, Giordano SH, Zhao B, Du XL. Comparative Effectiveness of Chemotherapy, Rituximab, and Bendamustine in Medicare Beneficiaries With Mantle-Cell Lymphoma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 19(11):e616-e623, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31563564.
26. Ost DE, Niu J, Zhao H, Grosu HB, Giordano SH. Quality Gaps and Comparative Effectiveness in Lung Cancer Staging and Diagnosis. Chest. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31610159.
27. Wang JR, Nurgalieva Z, Fu S, Tam S, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Hutcheson KA, Lewis CM. Utilization of rehabilitation services in patients with head and neck cancer in the United States: A SEER-Medicare analysis. Head Neck 41(9):3299-3308, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31240808.
28. Suidan RS, He W, Sun CC, Zhao H, Rauh-Hain JA, Fleming ND, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Total and out-of-pocket costs of different primary management strategies in ovarian cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol 221(2):136.e1-136.e9, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30965052.
29. Harrison RF, He W, Fu S, Zhao H, Sun CC, Suidan RS, Woodard TL, Rauh-Hain JA, Westin SN, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. National Patterns of Care and Fertility Outcomes for Reproductive-aged Women with Endometrial Cancer or Atypical Hyperplasia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31128110.
30. Taylor JS, Zhang N, Rajan SS, Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Niu J, Meyer LA, Ramondetta LM, Bodurka DC, Lairson DR, Giordano SH. How we use hospice: Hospice enrollment patterns and costs in elderly ovarian cancer patients. Gynecol Oncol 152(3):452-458, 2019. PMID: 30876488.
31. Suidan RS, He W, Sun CC, Zhao H, Smith GL, Klopp AH, Fleming ND, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. National trends, outcomes, and costs of radiation therapy in the management of low- and high-intermediate risk endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 152(3):439-444, 2019. PMID: 30876486.
32. Hutcheson KA, Nurgalieva Z, Zhao H, Gunn GB, Giordano SH, Bhayani MK, Lewin JS, Lewis CM. Two-year prevalence of dysphagia and related outcomes in head and neck cancer survivors: An updated SEER-Medicare analysis. Head Neck 41(2):479-487, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30536748.
33. Taylor JS, He W, Harrison R, Zhao H, Sun CC, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Disparities in treatment and survival among elderly ovarian cancer patients. Gynecol Oncol 151(2):269-274, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30253875.
34. Meyer LA, He W, Sun CC, Zhao H, Wright AA, Suidan RS, Dottino J, Alejandro Rauh-Hain J, Lu KH, Giordano SH. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in elderly women with ovarian cancer: Rates of use and effectiveness. Gynecol Oncol 150(3):451-459, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29961559.
35. Deshmukh AA, Zhao H, Das P, Chiao EY, You YN, Franzini L, Lairson DR, Swartz MD, Giordano SH, Cantor SB. Clinical and Economic Evaluation of Treatment Strategies for T1N0 Anal Canal Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol 41(7):626-631, 2018. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27755059.
36. Hwang JP, Ahmed S, Ariza-Heredia EJ, Duan Z, Zhao H, Schmeler KM, Ramondetta L, Parker SL, Suarez-Almazor ME, Ferrajoli A, Shih YT, Giordano SH, Chiao EY. Low Rate of Cervical Cancer Screening among Women with Hematologic Malignancies after Stem Cell Transplant. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 24(5):1094-1098, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29378304.
37. Rosenstock AS, Niu J, Giordano SH, Zhao H, Wolff AC, Chavez-MacGregor M. Acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome after adjuvant chemotherapy: A population-based study among older breast cancer patients. Cancer 124(5):899-906, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29236294.
38. Manzano JM, Yang M, Zhao H, Elting LS, George MC, Luo R, Suarez-Almazor ME. Readmission Patterns After GI Cancer Hospitalizations: The Medical Versus Surgical Patient. J Oncol Pract 14(3):e137-e148, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29443648.
39. Deshmukh AA, Zhao H, Franzini L, Lairson DR, Chiao EY, Das P, Swartz MD, Giordano SH, Cantor SB. Total Lifetime and Cancer-related Costs for Elderly Patients Diagnosed With Anal Cancer in the United States. Am J Clin Oncol 41(2):121-127, 2018. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26523440.
40. Zhao H, Zhang N, Ho V, Ding M, He W, Niu J, Yang M, Du XL, Zorzi D, Chavez-MacGregor M, Giordano SH. Adherence to treatment guidelines and survival for older patients with stage II or III colon cancer in Texas from 2001 through 2011. Cancer 124(4):679-687, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29140558.
41. Ost DE, Niu J, Zhao H, Grosu HB, Giordano SH. Quality Gaps and Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusions. Chest 153(2):438-452, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28864054.
42. Suidan RS, He W, Sun CC, Zhao H, Ramondetta LM, Badgwell BD, Bodurka DC, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Treatment Patterns, Outcomes, and Costs for Bowel Obstruction in Ovarian Cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 27(7):1350-1359, 2017. PMID: 28574929.
43. Zhao H, Hei N, Wu Y, Chan W, Lei X, Cameron C, Chang S, Chavez-MacGregor M, Giordano SH. Initiation of and adherence to tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitor therapy among elderly women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Cancer 123(6):940-947, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27780311.
44. Suidan RS, He W, Sun CC, Zhao H, Fleming ND, Ramirez PT, Soliman PT, Westin SN, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Impact of body mass index and operative approach on surgical morbidity and costs in women with endometrial carcinoma and hyperplasia. Gynecol Oncol 145(1):55-60, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28131529.
45. Nayak P, Luo R, Elting L, Zhao H, Suarez-Almazor ME. Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis on the Mortality of Elderly Patients who Develop Cancer: A Population-Based Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 69(1):75-83, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27483088.
46. Giordano SH, Niu J, Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Zorzi D, Shih YT, Smith BD, Shen C. Estimating regimen-specific costs of chemotherapy for breast cancer: Observational cohort study. Cancer. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27723214.
47. Ho V, Ku-Goto MH, Zhao H, Hoffman KE, Smith BD, Giordano SH. Regional differences in recommended cancer treatment for the elderly. BMC Health Serv Res 16:262, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27417075.
48. He W, Zhao H, Chan W, Lopez D, Shroff RT, Giordano SH. Underuse of surgical resection among elderly patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer. Surgery 158(5):1226-34, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26138347.
49. Li N, Xu L, Zhao H, El-Naggar AK, Sturgis EM. A comparison of the demographics, clinical features, and survival of patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of major and minor salivary glands versus less common sites within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry. Cancer 118(16):3945-53, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22179977.
50. Cheng L, Swartz MD, Zhao H, Kapadia AS, Lai D, Rowan PJ, Buchholz TA, Giordano SH. Hazard of recurrence among women after primary breast cancer treatment--a 10-year follow-up using data from SEER-Medicare. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21(5):800-9, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22426147.
51. Zhao H, Tektiridis JH, Zhang N, Chamberlain RM. Cancer prevention health services research: an emerging field. J Cancer Educ 27 Suppl 2(2 Suppl):S149-56, 2012. PMID: 22311693.
52. Cameron C, Zhao H, McHugh MK. Perspective: publication ethics and the emerging scientific workforce: understanding "plagiarism" in a global context. Acad Med 87(1):51-4, 2012. PMID: 22104051.
53. Barcenas CH, Zhang N, Zhao H, Duan Z, Buchholz TA, Hortobagyi GN, Giordano SH. Anthracycline regimen adherence in older patients with early breast cancer. Oncologist 17(3):303-11, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22371383.
54. Yu H, Zhao H, Wang LE, Liu Z, Li D, Wei Q. Correlation between base-excision repair gene polymorphisms and levels of in-vitro BPDE-induced DNA adducts in cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes. PLoS One 7(7):e40131, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22792228.
55. Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Kroll M, Fang S, Zhang N, Hortobagyi GN, Buchholz TA, Shih YC, Giordano SH. Risk factors and incidence of thromboembolic events (TEEs) in older men and women with breast cancer. Ann Oncol 22(11):2394-402, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21393379.
56. Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Fang S, Srokowski TP, Hortobagyi GN, Giordano SH. Complications associated with erythropoietin-stimulating agents in patients with metastatic breast cancer: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare study. Cancer 117(16):3641-9, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21656514.
57. Wei S, Niu J, Zhao H, Liu Z, Wang LE, Han Y, Chen WV, Amos CI, Rafnar T, Sulem P, Stefansson K, Landi MT, Caporaso NE, Albanes D, Thun MJ, McKay JD, Brennan P, Wang Y, Houlston RS, Spitz MR, Wei Q. Association of a novel functional promoter variant (rs2075533 C>T) in the apoptosis gene TNFSF8 with risk of lung cancer--a finding from Texas lung cancer genome-wide association study. Carcinogenesis 32(4):507-15, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21292647.
58. Yu H, Zhao H, Wang LE, Han Y, Chen WV, Amos CI, Rafnar T, Sulem P, Stefansson K, Landi MT, Caporaso N, Albanes D, Thun M, McKay JD, Brennan P, Wang Y, Houlston RS, Spitz MR, Wei Q. An analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms of 125 DNA repair genes in the Texas genome-wide association study of lung cancer with a replication for the XRCC4 SNPs. DNA Repair (Amst) 10(4):398-407, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21296624.
59. Guan X, Yin M, Wei Q, Zhao H, Liu Z, Wang LE, Yuan X, O'Reilly MS, Komaki R, Liao Z. Genotypes and haplotypes of the VEGF gene and survival in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. BMC Cancer 10:431, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20712888.
60. Wei S, Liu Z, Zhao H, Niu J, Wang LE, El-Naggar AK, Sturgis EM, Wei Q. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the alcohol dehydrogenase 7 gene (alanine to glycine substitution at amino acid 92) is associated with the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer 116(12):2984-92, 2010. PMID: 20336794.
61. Li C, Lu J, Liu Z, Wang LE, Zhao H, El-Naggar AK, Sturgis EM, Wei Q. The six-nucleotide deletion/insertion variant in the CASP8 promoter region is inversely associated with risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 3(2):246-53, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20086182.
62. Guan X, Zhao H, Niu J, Tan D, Ajani JA, Wei Q. Polymorphisms of TGFB1 and VEGF genes and survival of patients with gastric cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 28:94, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19566948.
63. Guan X, Zhao H, Niu J, Tang D, Ajani JA, Wei Q. The VEGF -634G>C promoter polymorphism is associated with risk of gastric cancer. BMC Gastroenterol 9:77, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19835575.
64. Li C, Zhao H, Hu Z, Liu Z, Wang LE, Gershenwald JE, Prieto VG, Lee JE, Duvic M, Grimm EA, Wei Q. Genetic variants and haplotypes of the caspase-8 and caspase-10 genes contribute to susceptibility to cutaneous melanoma. Hum Mutat 29(12):1443-51, 2008. PMID: 18563783.
65. Chen K, Zhao H, Hu Z, Wang LE, Zhang W, Sturgis EM, Wei Q. CASP3 polymorphisms and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Clin Cancer Res 14(19):6343-9, 2008. PMID: 18829519.
66. Zhao H, Wang LE, Li D, Chamberlain RM, Sturgis EM, Wei Q. Genotypes and haplotypes of ERCC1 and ERCC2/XPD genes predict levels of benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide-induced DNA adducts in cultured primary lymphocytes from healthy individuals: a genotype-phenotype correlation analysis. Carcinogenesis 29(8):1560-6, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18635523.
67. Zhai X, Zhao H, Liu Z, Wang LE, El-Naggar AK, Sturgis EM, Wei Q. Functional variants of the NEIL1 and NEIL2 genes and risk and progression of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Clin Cancer Res 14(13):4345-52, 2008. PMID: 18594018.
68. Wang LE, Xiong P, Zhao H, Spitz MR, Sturgis EM, Wei Q. Chromosome instability and risk of squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck. Cancer Res 68(11):4479-85, 2008. PMID: 18519711.

Invited Articles

1. Zhao H, Chang S. Use of oral conjugated estrogen alone and risk of breast cancer. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 18(4):344, 2008.

Abstracts

1. Harrison R, Zhao H, Fu S, Sun CC, Westin SN, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Is an endometrial cancer diagnosis a “teachable moment” leading to weight loss among obese 3 women? A case-control study. SGO 2020 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Toronto, CA, 2020.
2. Harrison R, Fu S, Sun CC, Zhao H, Lu K, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Out-of-pocket costs for PARP inhibitor treatment. SGO 2020 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Toronto, CA, 2020.
3. Harrison H, Noer MC, Hogdall C, Fu S, Zhao H, Sun CC, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Secondary validation of an ovarian cancer-specific comorbidity index in a US population. SGO 2020 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Toronto, CA, 2020.
4. Lu Z, Ganduglia Cazaban C, LeonNovelo C, Yennu S, Giordano SH, Zhao H. Opioid usage patterns among Medicare pancreatic cancer patients according to palliative care utilization. Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2019.
5. Nguyen T, Duan Z, Zhao H. Cost-effectiveness of colorectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy as treatment for stage II/III colon cancer patients. MD Anderson Summer Experience Symposium, Houston, 2019.
6. Harrison RF, He W, Fu S, Zhao H, Sun CC, Suidan RS, Woodard TL, Rauh-Hain JA, Westin SN, Giordano SH, Meyer LA.. National Patterns of Care and Fertility Outcomes for Reproductive-aged Women with Endometrial Cancer or Hyperplasia with Atypia, 1999-2014. SGO 50th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Honolulu, 2019. PMID: 31128110.
7. Harrisonlow R, Zhao H, He W, Sun CCL, Suidan RS, Armbruster S, Rauh-Hain JA, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Body mass index and intention for health behavior change before and after treatment of endometrial cancer. SGO 50th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, Honolulu, 2019.
8. Karpes A, Duan Z, Zhao H, Lal L, Chan W, Suárez-Almazor M, Giordano S, Swint J, Lopez-Olivo M.. Treatment sequences, effectiveness, and costs of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor cycling compared with swapping to a novel disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug in rheumatoid arthritis patients. 2019 ACR/APR Annual Meeting, Atlanta, 2018.
9. Lu Z, Ganduglia Cazaban CM, LeonNovelo LG, Yennu S, Conway SH, Highfield LD, Giordano SH, Zhao H. Community-based Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care in Elderly Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium, San Diego, CA, 2018.
10. Lu Z, Ganduglia Cazaban CM, LeonNovelo LG, Yennu S, Conway SH, Highfield LD, Giordano SH, Zhao H. Palliative Care Utilization and Its Association with Survival among Elderly Pancreatic Cancer Patients. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2018.
11. Tang E, Liu WT, Zhao H. Trends in Estrogen Receptor Positive Ductal Carcinoma in situ Patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Cancer Repository. MD Anderson Summer Experience Symposium, Houston, 2018.
12. Lu Z, Ganduglia Cazaban CM, LeonNovelo LG, Yennu S, Conway SH, Highfield LD, Giordano SH, Zhao H. Community-based palliative Care Utilization in Elderly Pancreatic Cancer Patients. 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2018.
13. Dottino J, He W, Sun CC, Zhao H, Lu KH, Meyer L. Patients as healthcare consumers: National patient satisfaction surveys and correlation with gynecologic cancer surgical quality. 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2018.
14. Oke O, Niu J, Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Giordano SH. Adjuvant Tamoxifen Adherence in Men with Early Stage Breast Cancer. 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2018.
15. Pena RAH, Lei X, Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Suarez-Almazor ME. Overall survival in female Medicare beneficiaries with early stage breast cancer receiving bisphosphonates or denosumab. 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2018.
16. Zhao H, Lei X, Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, He W, Niu J, Giordano SH. Adherence to hormonal therapy among commercially insured breast cancer patients. 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2018.
17. Dottino JA, He W, Sun CCL, Zhao H, Rauh-Hain JA, Suidan RS, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Aggressive surgery in the elderly: national trends and outcomes associated with bowel and upper abdominal procedures in ovarian cancer surgery. SGO 49th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, New Orleans, 2018.
18. Lewis C, Nurgalieva Z, Gunn GB, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Bhayani M, Hutcheson KA. Trends in Head and Neck Cancer Post-Treatment Rehabilitation. American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual meeting, San Diego, 2017.
19. Hutcheson K, Nurgalieva Z, Zhao H, Gunn GB, Giordano SH, Bhayani MK, Lewin JS, Lewis CM. 2-Year Prevalence of Dysphagia and Related Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: an Updated SEER-Medicare Analysis. American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual meeting, San Diego, 2017. PMID: 30536748.
20. Liu SW, Zhao H, Giordano SH, Shen C. Occurrence and treatment of hypertension in cancer patients using VEGF inhibitors. MD Anderson Summer Experience Symposium, Houston, 2017.
21. Kim MJ, Duan Z, Zhao H, Holmes HM, Manzano JGM, Giordano SH, Suarez-Almazor ME. Anti-dementia and anti-hyperlipidemic medication use at end of life in elderly lung cancer patients: Analysis of SEER-Medicare data. 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2017.
22. Suidan RS, He W, Sun CC, Zhao H, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer L. Total and out-of-pocket costs of different primary management strategies in ovarian cancer. 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2017.
23. Ursani MA, Suarez-Almazor M, Yang M, Lu HF, Zhao H, Elting L. Dual Engergy X-ray Absorptiometry Testing in Women with Breast Cancer Initiating Therapy with Aromatase Inhibitors Reduces Subsequent Fracture Risk, The Annual European Congress of Rheumatology. Eular 2017 Congress Madrid, Spain, 2017.
24. Suarez-Almazor M, Cabanillas G, Zhao H, Shi B, Kim JH, Elting L. Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Testing in Elderly Men with Prostate Cancer Initiating Androgen Deprivation Therapy Reduces Subsequent Fracture Risk, The Annual European Congress of Rheumatology. Eular 2017 Congress Madrid, Spain, 2017.
25. Manzano JCM, Barbo AG, Lin HY, Zhao H, Halm J, Suarez-Almazor M. Readmission among patients with cancer who were discharged with hospice care. 2017 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Orlando, Florida, 2017.
26. Rodriguez A, Cheng L, DeJesus Y, Zhao H, Giordano SH. Disease Complexity and Economic Burden on Patients with Colon Cancer in the SEER-Medicare Population. 2017 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Orlando, Florida, 2017.
27. Suidan RS, He W, Sun CC, Soliman PT, Ramirez PT, Zhao H, Fleming ND, Westin SN, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer L. Impact of body mass index on surgical costs and morbidity for women with endometrial carcinoma/hyperplasia. 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2016.
28. Suidan RS, He W, Sun CCL, Zhao H, Ramondetta LM, Badgwell BD, Bodurka DC, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Treatment patterns and outcomes for bowel obstruction in elderly ovarian cancer patients: A population-based analysis. 2016 SGO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2016.
29. Meyer LA, He W, Sun CCL, Zhao H, Suidan RS, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Bodurka DC. Uptake and outcomes associated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the elderly: a population based analysis. 2016 SGO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2016.
30. Manzano JCM, Yang M, Zhao H, Elting L, Suarez-Almazor M. 10-year trends in unplanned readmission and survival rates among patients with gastrointestinal cancer. 2016 Supportive Care in Cancer Annual Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 2016.
31. Mian I, Yang M, Zhao H, Mohsin S, Diab A, Shannon V, Patel A, Amaria R, Giordano SH, Suarez-Almazor M. Immune Related Adverse Events Associated with Ipilimumab. 2016 ASCO poster, Chicago, IL, 2016.
32. Zhao H, Hei N, Wu Y, Chan W, Cameron C, Chang S, Chavez M, Giordano SH. The Use of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene among Older Women with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. American Society of Preventive Oncology, Columbus, OH, 2016.
33. Chavez-Mac Gregor M, He W, Zhao H, Elting L, Giordano SH. Antiemesis prophylaxis among breast cancer (BC) patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy. 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2015.
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