Darya Kizub
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine
About Darya Kizub
Dr. Kizub completed a Bachelor of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University and the medical degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Washington and her hematology oncology fellowship at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Prior to her fellowship, she spent four years working as a hospitalist. Her hobbies include biking, rock and mountain climbing, sailing, gardening, and painting. She is fluent in French, Ukrainian, and Russian.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Faculty Co-lead, Global Cancer Care Track, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Dr. Kizub is interested in bridging disparities in cancer care both at home and in low and middle-income countries with a focus on breast malignancies, improving access to novel clinical trials, and improving cancer early detection, including through better access to guideline-concordant testing for hereditary cancer syndromes. Her research includes projects in the United States, her home country Ukraine, Zambia, Uganda, and Cote d'Ivoire.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Kizub is board-certified in both hematology and oncology. In her current role, she treats patients with both early-stage and metastatic breast cancer as well as patients with hereditary genetic mutations that increase the risk of breast cancer and other cancers.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, US, MD |
| 2008 | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, US, Public Health, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2023 | Clinical Fellowship, Hematology Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2020-2023 | Global Cancer Care Track Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2013-2016 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Global Health Track, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2024 | Florida Board of Medicine |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure |
| 2024 | Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure |
| 2024 | Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2024 | Georgia Composite Medical Board |
| 2024 | Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2024 | Arizona Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2024 | Alabama Board of Medical Examiners |
| 2023 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2020 | Physician in Training Permit |
| 2016 | Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Consultant, World Health Organization, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2025
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Faculty Co-lead, Global Cancer Care Track, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Co-chair, GME House Staff Senate Global Oncology Sub-Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023
Global Cancer Care Track Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2020 - 2023
Other Professional Positions
Director, Global Medical Knowledge Alliance, Medical Oncology, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Scientific Advisory Committee Member, Breast Health Global Initiative, Breast Health Guidelines for Uganda, Scientific Advisory Committee, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2023
Member, ASCO Trainee Reviewer Mentoring Program, Journal of Global Oncology, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2021
Hospitalist, Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett, WA, 2016 - 2020
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Breast Medical Oncology Representative, MD Anderson Clinical Effectiveness Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Breast Medical Oncology Representative, 2025 Division Faculty Awards Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Invited Member, International Clinical Research Training Task Force, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2025 - Present
Volunteer, Initiative in Lviv Cancer Center, Ukraine, ASCO International Cancer Corps, 2025 - Present
Member, Breast Health Guidelines for Uganda, Treatment and Supportive Care Committee, Policy and Patient Advocacy Committee, Breast Health Global Initiative, 2022 - 2024
Member, GME House Staff Senate Global Oncology Sub-Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2023
Honors & Awards
| 2025 - Present | Oncolive Yvonne Humanitarian Award, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2025 | MD Anderson Excellence in Community Outreach Award, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2023 | Waun Ki Hong Award for Achievement in Clinical Investigation |
| 2022 | ASCO Merit Award |
| 2022 | Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award |
| 2014 | Go Health Fellowship |
| 2010 | Dean's Office Summer Research Grant |
| 2010 | The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship |
| 2007 | The Bander Family Fund Scholarship for Undergraduate Independent Study |
| 2007 | The Provost Undergraduate Research Grant |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
International Presentations
- 2025. Results of a program addressing multi-level barriers to completion of hereditary cancer genetic testing (GT) among underserved and minority individuals in Texas. Poster. 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
- 2024. Outcomes of a program to improve breast cancer early detection in Cote d’Ivoire. Poster. 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
- 2023. National cancer control plan priorities and their implementation during the international cancer control partnership ECHO (oral presentation). Invited. African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Conference. Dakar, SN.
- 2023. Connecting Black families in Houston, Texas, to hereditary cancer genetic counseling, genetic testing, and cascade testing by using a simple cancer genetic risk (poster board 270a). Poster. 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
- 2023. Access to and affordability of World Health Organization Essential Medicine List Cancer Regimens in Sub-Saharan Africa: Examples from Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Invited. The University of Washington. Seattle, US.
- 2022. Action for Increasing Diversity, Market Access, and Capacity in Oncology Registration Trials-Is Africa the Answer? Report From a Satellite Session of the Accelerating Anti-Cancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop (Rapid-fire oral presentation). Poster. 2022 World Cancer Congress. Geneva, CH.
- 2022. Exploring country priorities and contextual considerations for implementing National Cancer Control Plans (NCCP) among participants of international Cancer Control Partnership (ICCP) ECHO (poster). Poster. 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
- 2022. Improving access to cancer genetic testing for underserved women in southeast Texas (poster, Merit Award). Poster. 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
- 2019. Research priorities of patient advocates in breast and cervical cancer in East and Southern Africa (poster). Poster. African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer Conference. Maputo, MZ.
- 2019. Factors associated with osteonecrosis of the jaw in women with breast cancer receiving high-dose bisphosphonates to prevent breast cancer metastases as part of the SWOG 0307 trial. Poster. 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
- 2018. Statin use, site of recurrence, and survival among post-menopausal women taking bisphosphonates as adjuvant therapy for primary breast cancer (SWOG S0307) (poster). Poster. 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2023 - Present |
| Title: | Adoption and Implementation of the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) to improve treatment toxicity, quality of life, and survival among geriatric breast, cervical, and gastrointestinal cancer patients at Cancer Diseases Hospital (CDH) in Zambia |
| Funding Source: | Coalition for Implementation Research in Global Oncology (CIRGO) |
| Role: | Mentor |
| Date: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Title: | Improving diversity in cancer clinical trials by: 1) facilitating patient enrollment into postMONARCH at the Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) public safety-net hospital through the Clinical Trials Network (CTN) program; 2) strengthening blood and tissue specimen storage and processing infrastructure; 3) evaluating CTN effectiveness and implementation at LBJ and University of Texas Medical Branch |
| Funding Source: | Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Kizub D, Anakwenze CP, Cun H, Schmeler KM, Gaskill CE. Growing Interest in Global Health Among Trainees: The Need for Increasing Training Opportunities for Residents and Fellows in Oncology. Glob Health Epidemiol Genom 2025(6095104), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40689227.
- Kizub D, Bluebond R, Green S, Duckworth J, Shanker S, Vara A, Arun B. Improving genetics equity: identifying women eligible for genetic care services using mammography clinics in underserved areas as screening hubs. Oncologist 30(7):oyaf113, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40613751.
- Dobrzhanskyi O, Gaskill CE, Kizub D, Kondratskyi Y, Horodetskyi A, Melnitchouk N, Pepenin M. Utilization of Staging Laparoscopy for Patients With Gastric Cancer in Ukraine. J Surg Oncol 32(1):65-9, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39828960.
- Kizub DA, Raber M, Baum M, Ma HY, Patel TA, Rechis R, LaRue DM, Ho-Pham TT, Oestman K, Jr WM, Galvan E, Basen-Engquist K. Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives on Barriers to and Facilitators of Healthy Eating and Exercise Among Patients With Cancer at a Safety-Net Oncology Clinic: A Qualitative Exploration. JCO Oncol Pract 21(7):1032-8, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39847732.
- Eldridge L, Cira MK, Duncan K, Given L, Foxhall L, Kizub D, Richards C, Hohman K. Implementation and evaluation of a Project ECHO for national cancer control plan implementation in low- and middle-income countries. J Cancer Policy 19(45):100610, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Alabi A, Ainsworth V, Lawal A, Kizub D, Chin J, Woodmark C, Omidiji O, Adegboyega B, Sowunmi A, Ogunyemi A, Swanson W, Joseph A, Ngwa W. Key stakeholders' experiences, knowledge and perspectives regarding care quality for breast cancer in South-West Nigeria. Front Oncol 15(1418649), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40386555.
- Raber M, Love B, Vazquez M, Ghosh C, Rechis R, Oestman K, Ho-Pham T, LaRue D, Walsh MT, Kizub D, Ma H, Basen-Engquist K. Nutrition Security During Cancer: A Qualitative Investigation Among Patients With Cancer on Active Treatment From an Area of Persistent Poverty. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 8(2):e70141, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39948691.
- Dzhemiliev A, Antunez AG, Kizub D, Potapova K, Tytarenko O, Ivanykovych T, Prystaia A, Bielichenko S, Huivaniuk I, Davids JS, Melnitchouk N. Bridging medical expertise in crisis: The development and implementation of a novel mobile application for Ukrainian physicians during wartime. J Glob Health 8(14):04245, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39513275.
- Huivaniuk I, Kopetskyi V, Ivanykovych T, Nikiforchin A, Kizub D, Antoniv M, Dzhemiliev A, Powell B, Yaniuta S, Kacharian A, Podolianko A, Melnitchouk N. Building an Effective International Medical Evacuation Program for Ukrainian Patients With Cancer Amid Prolonged Military Conflict. JCO Glob Oncol e2400363, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39388657.
- Dzhemiliev A, Kizub D, Wanis KN, Allar BG, Vus V, Malovanna A, Huivaniuk I, Kopetskyi V, Beznosenko A, Shabat G, Antoniv M, Suprun U, Melnitchouk N. Factors Affecting Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Physician Practices in Ukraine. JCO Glob Oncol e2400053, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39088781.
- Omofoye TS, Refinetti APC, Kizub D, Bond M. Value-Based Care in Low- to Middle-Income Countries: Low-Cost, Context-Specific Imaging Technologies to Meet Population Health Needs. J Am Coll Radiol 21(8):1162-5, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38599360.
- Dzhemiliev A, Antoniv M, Huivaniuk I, Kizub D, Reich AJ, Kochis M, Prystaia A, Beliechenko S, Danylyshyn M, Ivanykovych T, Semeniv S, Beznosenko A, Shabat G, Kopetskyi V, Zmijewski P, Melnitchouk N. Strengths and opportunities for improvement in surgical education in Ukraine: A qualitative study. World J Surg 48(8):1811-19, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38942738.
- Raber M, Rechis R, LaRue DM, Ho-Pham TT, Oestman K, Jr WM, Kizub D, Ma H, Galvan E, Zhao H, Gonzalez J, Lei X, Hu J, Basen-Engquist K. Enhancing the utilization of healthy living interventions among cancer survivors in historically underserved populations and communities. Cancer Causes Control 34(8):635-45, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37160832.
- Marcelin HN, Dasse RS, Yeboah RO, Tariam AD, Kagambega AGZ, Oseni AM, Kouassi YKK, Bilé MA, Toure M, Thakar M, Adoubi I, Kizub D. Circulating natural killer cells and their association with breast cancer and its clinico-pathological characteristics. Ecancermedicalscience 17(1567), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37533944.
- Dzhemiliev A, Kizub D, Welten VM, Shabat G, Huivaniuk I, Bielichenko S, Semeniv S, Zmijewski P, Voitiv Y, Usenko O, Beznosenko A, Kopetskyi V, Frolov S, Melnitchouk N. Patient Care and Surgical Training During Armed Conflict: Experiences and Perspectives of Surgical Residents in Ukraine. Ann Surg 278(1):19-21, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Diao K, Lombe DC, Mwaba CK, Wu J, Kizub DA, Cameron CA, Chiao EY, Msadabwe SC, Lin LL. Building Capacity for Cancer Research in the Era of COVID-19: Implementation and Results From an International Virtual Clinical Research Training Program in Zambia. JCO Glob Oncol 8:e2100372, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35594499.
- Kizub DA, Naik S, Abogan AA, Pain D, Sammut S, Shulman LN, Martei YM. Access to and Affordability of World Health Organization Essential Medicines for Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: Examples from Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Oncologist 27(11):958-70, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36094141.
- Diao K, Kizub DA, Ausat N, Mwaba CK, Anakwenze Akinfenwa CP, Cameron CA, Chiao EY, Lombe DC, Msadabwe SC, Lin LL. Perspectives of Zambian Clinical Oncology Trainees in the MD Anderson and Zambia Virtual Clinical Research Training Program (MOZART). Oncologist 27(10), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35689473.
- Kizub D, Manner CK, Graef K, Abubakar B, Orem J, Odedina F, Adeyeye MC, Nakigudde G, Ayalew K, Kalidas C, Lyerly HK, Norman T, Fashoyin-Aje L, Freedman J, Dent J, Cance B, Gralow J. Action for Increasing Diversity, Market Access, and Capacity in Oncology Registration Trials-Is Africa the Answer? Report From a Satellite Session of the Accelerating Anti-Cancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop. JCO Glob Oncol, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35714309.
- Kizub D, Melnitchouk N, Beznosenko A, Shabat G, Semeniv S, Nogueira L, Watson PJ, Berg K, Trapido EJ, Espinel Z, Shultz JM. Resilience and perseverance under siege: providing cancer care during the invasion of Ukraine. Lancet Oncol 23(5):579-83, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35344704.
- Chiao EY, Coghill A, Kizub D, Fink V, Ndlovu N, Mazul A, Sigel K. The effect of non-AIDS-defining cancers on people living with HIV. Lancet Oncol 22(6):e240-e253, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34087151.
- Kizub DA, Miao J, Schubert MM, Paterson AHG, Clemons M, Dees EC, Ingle JN, Falkson CI, Barlow WE, Hortobagyi GN, Gralow JR. Risk factors for bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw in the prospective randomized trial of adjuvant bisphosphonates for early-stage breast cancer (SWOG 0307). Support Care Cancer 29(5):2509-17, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32929540.
- Antone N, Kizub D, Gralow J, Zujewski JA, Dvaladze A. Advancing Breast Cancer Advocacy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Findings From Women's Empowerment Cancer Advocacy Network (WE CAN) Summits. JCO Glob Oncol 7:585-92, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33891477.
- Dvaladze A, Kizub DA, Cabanes A, Nakigudde G, Aguilar B, Zujewski JA, Duggan C, Anderson BO, Pritam Singh RK, Gralow JR. Breast cancer patient advocacy: A qualitative study of the challenges and opportunities for civil society organizations in low-income and middle-income countries. Cancer 126(10):2439-47, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32348570.
- Kizub DA, Zujewski J, Gralow JR, Ndoh K, Soko U, Dvaladze AL. Patient Advocacy Approaches to Improving Care for Breast and Cervical Cancer in East and Southern Africa. JCO Glob Oncol 6:49-55, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32031438.
- Cherkaoui I, Sabouni R, Ghali I, Kizub D, Billioux AC, Bennani K, Bourkadi JE, Benmamoun A, Lahlou O, Aouad RE, Dooley KE. Treatment default amongst patients with tuberculosis in urban Morocco: predicting and explaining default and post-default sputum smear and drug susceptibility results. PLoS One 9(4):e93574, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24699682.
- Huang Y, Kesselman D, Kizub D, Guerrero-Preston R, Ratovitski EA. Phospho-ΔNp63α/microRNA feedback regulation in squamous carcinoma cells upon cisplatin exposure. Cell Cycle 12(4):684-97, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23343772.
- Kizub D, Ghali I, Sabouni R, Bourkadi JE, Bennani K, El Aouad R, Dooley KE. Qualitative study of perceived causes of tuberculosis treatment default among health care workers in Morocco. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 16(9):1214-20, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22793783.
- Baral S, Kizub D, Masenior NF, Peryskina A, Stachowiak J, Stibich M, Moguilny V, Beyrer C. Male sex workers in Moscow, Russia: a pilot study of demographics, substance use patterns, and prevalence of HIV-1 and sexually transmitted infections. AIDS Care 22(1):112-8, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 20390488.
Other Articles
- Homian NM, Dasse R, Yeboah R, Tariam A, Adoubi I, Kizub D.
Abstracts
- Kizub DA, Meza K, Cuevas AR, Amaram C, Vara A, Shanker S, Lee KL, Arun AB. Results of a program addressing multi-level barriers to completion of hereditary cancer genetic testing (GT) among underserved and minority individuals in Texas. 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting 43(16), 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Friebel-Klingner T, Ralefala T, Kizub DA, Laletsang-Mokokwe L, Gaoleabale B, Chinyepi N, Vuylsteke P, Ikanyeng Setlhako DII, Dryden-Peterson S, Mosepele M, Gross R, M Martei AY. Achieving global breast cancer initiative key performance indices for breast cancer patients in Botswana by HIV status. 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting 43:16, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Chitula MF, Kizub DA, Mwaba CK, Msadabwe SC, Mwala K. Breast cancer outcomes and treatment toxicity in geriatric patients compared to other patients at the Cancer Disease Hospital in Zambia. J Clin Oncol 42(16), 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Homian NM, Kizub DA, BAMN A, N'dah KJ, Allou N, Ehounoud NA, épse Traore AD, Duggan C. Outcomes of a program to improve breast cancer early detection in Cote d’Ivoire. J Clin Oncol 42(16):Poster Board #80, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Huivaniuk I, Kizub D, Kopetskyi V, Dzhemiliev A, Kacharian A, Strilka V, Beznosenko A, Melnitchouk N. Cancer care during armed conflict: Factors associated with adult patient transfer for treatment abroad during the war in Ukraine. Annals of Oncology 34(2):S927, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Huivaniuk I, Kizub D, Dzhemiliev A, Beznosenko A, Kopetskyi V, Ivanykovych T, Melnitchouk N. Barriers and facilitators of physician involvement in clinical oncology database management in Ukraine. Annals of Oncology 34(2):S940, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Kostenchak-Svystak O, Kizub D, Dzhemiliev A, Huivaniuk I, Kopetskyi V, Reutova M, Matiushenko I, Kasianchyk M, Beznosenko A, Kuryk M andMelnitchouk N. War and the fragility of anticancer drug supply networks in Ukraine. Annals of Oncology 34(2):S941, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Homian NM, Dasse R, Yeboah R, Tariam A, Adoubi I, Kizub D. Circulating Natural Killer cells and their association with breast cancer subtype, stage, and treatment in women with breast cancer in Cote d'Ivoire: a case¬ control study. Ecancermedicalscience 17(1567), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37533944.
- Kizub D, Homian NM, Miezan BA, N'Dah JK, Traoré D, Ballo A, Ehonoud NA, Zaveri S, Duggan C. Improving breast cancer early detection through education of primary care healthcare providers in Cote d’Ivoire. IJCCD 3(1), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Homian NM, Kizub DA, AkaMiezan B, N'dah KJ, Traore ADE, Duggan C. Breast cancer early diagnosis detection of breast cancer through education of primary healthcare providers in Côte D'Ivoire. J Clin Oncol 41(16):e18767, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Kizub D, Shanker S, Green S, Vara A, Arun B. Connecting Black families in Houston, Texas, to hereditary cancer genetic counseling, genetic testing, and cascade testing by using a simple cancer genetic risk assessment and telegenetics. J Clin Oncol 41(16):TPS10638, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Kizub DA, Ramsey M, Baum M, Ma HY, Patel TA, Basen-Engquist K. Perspectives about healthy eating and exercise among patients and providers at the safety-net Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Hospital Oncology Clinic. J Clin Oncol 41(61):e24055, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Dzhemiliev A, Kizub DA, Vus V, Beznosenko A, Kopetskyi V, Guivaniuk I, Semeniv S, Melnitchouk N. Barriers, facilitators, and strategies for improving breast cancer screening in Ukraine. J Clin Oncol 41(61):e18769, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Kizub D, Elderidge L, Tittenbaum Z, Cira MK, Duncan K, Hohman K, Given L, Foxhall L, Adsul P. Exploring country priorities and contextual considerations for implementing national cancer control plans (NCCP) among participants of International Cancer Control Partnership (ICCP) ECHO. J Clin Onc 40(16), 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Kizub D, Bluebond R, Green S, Duckworth J, Shanker S, Vara A, Joseph B, Aron B. Improving access to cancer genetic testing for underserved women in southeast Texas. J Clin Onc 40(16), 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Kizub D, Miao J, Shubert MM, Paterson AHG, Clemons M, Dees EC, Ingle JN, Falkson CI, Barlow W, Hortobagyi GN, Gralow JR. J Clin Oncol. Factors associated with osteonecrosis of the jaw in women with breast cancer receiving high-dose bisphosphonates to prevent breast cancer metastases as part of the SWOG 0307 trial (poster) 37(15), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Kizub D, Miao J, Stopeck A, Thompson P, Paterson AHG, Clemons M, Dees EC, Ingle JN, Falkson CI, Barlow W, Hortobagyi GN, Gralow JR. Statin use, site of recurrence, and survival among post-menopausal women taking bisphosphonates as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer (SWOG S0307). Can Res 79(4), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Kizub D, Meyer S, Turner L, Gralow JR, Zujewski JA, Dvaladze A. Research priorities of patient advocates in breast and cervical cancer in East and Southern Africa. African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer Conference.
- Homian NM, Kakambega A, Diomande M, l A, Gralow JR, Kizub D. Breast cancer epidemiology, treatment, outcomes, and correlation with NCCN Harmonized Guidelines in cite d'Ivoire (oral presentation).
- Kizub D, Eldridge L, Hohman K, Given L, Foxhall L, Cira MK. National cancer control plan priorities and their implementation during the international cancer control partnership ECHO. African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Conference.
- Gaskill C, Anakwenze C, Kizub D, Cun H, Baker E, Schmeler K. Exploring trainee’s experiences, interests, and perceived resources and mentorship in global oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Conference.
- Homian NM, Miézan Niamké Adjouba BA, Ehounoud N, Schmeler K, Zaveri S, Kizub D. Improving breast cancer early detection through education of primary care healthcare providers in Cote d’Ivoire. African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Conference.
- Liakh A, Dzhemiliev A, Antoniv M, Naumova M, Uzlova A, Matiushenko I, Reutova M, Stashkiv S, Kostenchak-Svystaka O, Kopetskyi V, Huivaniuk I, Beznosenko A, Kizub D. Factors Affecting Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment Delays In Ukraine. World Cancer Congress 2024.
- Horiachok M, Kizub D, Dzhemiliev A, Huivaniuk I, Kopetskyi V, Kostenchak-Svystaka O, Reutova M, Uzlova A, Matiushenko I, Kasianchuk M, Pavel A, Beznosenko A, Melnitchouk N. Multidisciplinary cancer treatment capacity during the war in Ukraine. World Cancer Congress 2024.
- Kizub D, Homian NM, BAMN A, N'dah KJ, Allou N, Ehounoud N, Duggan C. Improving breast cancer early detection in Côte d'Ivoire: program outcomes. World Cancer Congress 2024.
- Ivanykovych T, Kizub D, Antoniv M, Dzhemiliev A, Naumova N, Uzlova A, Matiushenko I, Reutova M, Kopetskyi V, Huivaniuk I, Beznosenko A, Melnitchouk N. Patient financial well-being and Access to Cancer Treatment During Wartime. 12th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research.
- Horiachok M, Kizub D, Dzhemiliev A, Huivaniuk I, Kopetskyi V, Kostenchak-Svystak O, Reutova M, Uzlova A, Matiushenko I, Kasianchyk M, Beznosenko A, Melnitchouk N. Multidisciplinary cancer treatment capacity in Ukraine during the war. 12th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research 2024 (Virtual Event affiliated with NCI and NIH).
- Ivanykovych T, Kizub D, Dzhemiliev A, Antoniv M, Kuryk M, Volkova A, Naumova M, Uzlova A, Matiushenko I, Reutova M, Kopetskyi V, Huivaniuk I, Beznosenko A, Melnitchouk N. Cancer Treatment Capacity in Ukraine during the War: Patients’ Perspective. World Cancer Congress 2024.
- Horiachok M, Kizub D, Dzhemiliev A, Huivaniuk I, Kopetskyi V, Kostenchak-Svystaka O, Reutova M, Uzlova A, Matiushenko I, Kasianchuk M, Tytarenko O, Beznosenko A, Melnitchouk N. Assessment of the chemotherapy capacity during the war in Ukraine. World Cancer Congress 2024.
- Ivanykovych T, Kizub D, Dzhemiliev A, Antoniv M, Kuryk M, Novosad Y, Naumova M, Uzlova A, Matiushenko I, Reutova M, Kopetskyi V, Huivaniuk I, Beznosenko A, Melnitchouk N. Cancer Treatment Waiting Times Amidst the War in Ukraine. World Cancer Congress 2024.
- Zaveri, Homian NM, Gaskill C, Adoubi I, Refinetti, Kizub D. Breast Cancer Care in Cote d’Ivoire: preliminary results from a breast cancer care capacity assessment survey. African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Conference.
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