Faculty Publications

Garcia MK, Niemtzow R, McQuade J, Haddad R, Lee R, Spano M, Cohen L.Acupuncture for xerostomia in cancer patients: An update. Med Acupunct 27(3):158-167, 6/2015.

Milbury K, Spelman A, Wood C, Matin SF, Tannir N, Jonasch E, Pisters L, Wei Q, Cohen L. A randomized controlled trial of expressive writing for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). J Clin Oncol 32(7):663-70, 3/2014. e-Pub 1/2014. PMCID: PMC3927735.

Chandwani KD, Perkins G, Nagendra HR, Raghuram NV, Spelman A, Nagarathna R, Johnson K, Fortier A, Arun B, Wei Q, Kirschbaum C, Haddad R, Morris GS, Scheetz J, Chaoul A, Cohen L.Randomized, Controlled Trial of Yoga in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol. e-Pub 3/2014. PMID: 24590636.

Shen Y, Liu L, Chiang J, Meng Z, Garcia M, Chen A, Peng H, Bei W, Zhao Q, Spelman A, Cohen C. Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of K1 acupoint acustimulation to prevent cisplatinor oxaliplatin-induced nausea. Cancer. e-Pub 6/2014.

Freeman LW, White R, Ratcliff CG, Sutton S, Stewart M, Palmer JL, Link J, Cohen L. A randomized trial comparing live and telemedicine deliveries of an imagery-based behavioral intervention for breast cancer survivors: reducing symptoms and barriers to care. Psychooncology. e-Pub 8/2014. PMID: 25146413.

Ratcliff CG, Lam CY, Arun B, Valero V, Cohen L. Ecological momentary assessment of sleep, symptoms, and mood during chemotherapy for breast cancer. Psychooncology 23(11):1220-8, 11/2014. e-Pub 4/2014. PMCID: PMC4185252.

Chaoul A, Milbury K, Sood AK, Prinsloo S, Cohen L. Mind-body practices in cancer care. Curr Oncol Rep 16(12):417, 12/2014. PMID: 25325936.

Milbury K, Chaoul A, Engle R, Liao Z, Yang C, Carmack C, Shannon V, Spelman A, Wangyal T, Cohen L. Couple-Based Tibetan Yoga Program for Lung Cancer Patients and their Caregivers. Psychooncology 24(1):117-20, 1/2015. e-Pub 5/2014. PMID: 24890852.

Shen Y, Liu L, Chiang JS, Meng Z, Garcia MK, Chen Z, Peng H, Bei W, Zhao Q, Spelman AR, Cohen L. Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of K1 acupoint acustimulation to prevent cisplatin-induced or oxaliplatin-induced nausea. Cancer 121(1):84-92, 1/2015. e-Pub 9/2014. PMCID: PMC4270896.

Lin J, Blalock JA, Chen M, Ye Y, Gu J, Cohen L, Cinciripini PM, Wu X. Depressive Symptoms and Short Telomere Length Are Associated with Increased Mortality in Bladder Cancer Patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 24(2):336-43, 2/2015. e-Pub 11/2014. PMCID: PMC4332382.

Leal I, Engebretson J, Cohen L, Rodriguez A, Wangyal T, Lopez G, Chaoul A. Experiences of paradox: a qualitative analysis of living with cancer using a framework approach. Psychooncology 24(2):138-46, 2/2015. e-Pub 5/2014. PMID: 24831084.

Thekdi SM, Milbury K, Spelman A, Wei Q, Wood C, Matin SF, Tannir N, Jonasch E, Pisters L, Cohen L. Posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms in renal cell carcinoma: association with quality of life and utility of single-item distress screening. Psychooncology. e-Pub 2/2015. PMID: 25690556.

Prinsloo S, Wei Q, Scott SM, Tannir N, Jonasch E, Pisters L, Cohen L. Psychological states, serum markers and survival: associations and predictors of survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma. J Behav Med 38(1):48-56, 2/2015. e-Pub 6/2014. PMID: 24935017.

Greenlee H, Zick SM, Rosenthal D, Cohen L, Cassileth B, Tripathy D. Integrative oncology - strong science is needed for better patient care. Nat Rev Cancer 15(3):165, 3/2015. e-Pub 2/2015. PMID: 25693833.

Garcia MK, Cohen L, Guo Y, Zhou Y, You B, Chiang J, Orlowski R, Weber D, Shah J, Alexanian R, Thomas S, Romaguera J, Badillo M, Chen Y, Wei Q, Lee R, Delasalle K, Green V, Wang M. Electroacupuncture for Thalidomide/Bortezomib-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Multiple Myeloma: A Feasibility Study. J. Hematology Onc. In Press.

Ratcliff C, Prinsloo S, Richardson M, Byanham-Fletcher L, Lee R, Chaoul A, Cohen M, de Lima M, Cohen L. Music Therapy for Patients who have undergone Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014. In Press. PMID: 742941.

Garcia MK, Driver L, Haddad R, Lee R, Palmer JL, Wei Q, Frenkel M, Cohen L. Acupuncture for treatment of uncontrolled pain in cancer patients: a pragmatic pilot study. Integr Cancer Ther 13(2):133-40, 3/2014. e-Pub 11/2013. PMID: 24282103.

Garcia MK, Cohen L, Guo Y, Zhou Y, You B, Chiang J, Orlowski RZ, Weber D, Shah J, Alexanian R, Thomas S, Romaguera J, Zhang L, Badillo M, Chen Y, Wei Q, Lee R, Delasalle K, Green V, Wang M. Electroacupuncture for Thalidomide/Bortezomib-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Multiple Myeloma: A Feasibility Study. J Hematol Oncol 1(1):41, 5/2014. e-Pub 5/2014. PMCID: PMC4038108.

Lee RT, Barbo A, Lopez G, Melhem-Bertrandt A, Lin H, Olopade OI, Curlin FA. National Survey of US Oncologists' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Patterns Regarding Herb and Supplement Use by Patients With Cancer. J Clin Oncol 32(36):4095-101, 12/2014. e-Pub 11/2014. PMID: 25403205.

Dunn DE, He D, Yang P, Newman RA and Lo DC. BDNF mediates neuroprotection against oxygen-glucose deprivation by the cardiac glycoside oleandrin. Journal of Neuroscience 34:963-968, 1/2014.

Yang P, Jiang Y, Fischer SM. Prostaglandin E3 metabolism and cancer. Cancer Lett. e-Pub 3/2014. PMID: 24657656. 

Yang P, Cartwright C, Efuet E, Hamilton SR, Wistuba II, Menter D, Addington C, Shureqi I, Newman RA. Cellular location and expression of Na(+) , K(+) -ATPase α subunits affect the anti-proliferative activity of oleandrin. Mol Carcinog 53(4):253-63, 4/2014. PMID: 23073998.

Yang P, Cartwright C, Chan D, Ding J, Felix E, Pan Y, Pang J, Rhea P, Block K, Fischer SM, Newman RA. Anticancer activity of fish oils against human lung cancer is associated with changes in formation of PGE(2) and PGE(3) and Alteration of Akt Phosphorylation. Mol Carcinog 53(7):566-77, 7/2014. e-Pub 1/2013. PMCID: PMCIn Progress.

Kim SH1, Margalit O, Katoh H, Wang D, Wu H, Xia D, Holla VR, Yang P, DuBois RN. CG100649, A novel COX-2 inhibitor, inhibits colorectal adenoma and carcinoma growth in mouse models. Invest New Drug, 7/2014.

Daikoku T, Terakawa J, Hossain MM, Yoshie M, Cappelletti M, Yang P, Ellenson LH, Dey SK. Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 and cyclooxygenase 2 pathways cooperatively exacerbate endometrial cancer. Am J Pathol 184(9):2390-402, 9/2014. e-Pub 7/2014. PMID: 25058027.

Xiong Y, Yang P, Proia RL and Hla T. Erythrocyte-derived sphingosine 1-phosphate is essential for vascular development. The J Clin Invest, 11/2014. 

Hong DS1, Henary H, Falchook GS, Naing A, Fu S, Moulder S, Wheler JJ, Tsimberidou A, Durand JB, Khan R, Yang P, Johansen M, Newman RA, Kurzrock R. First-in-human study of pbi-05204, an oleander-derived inhibitor of akt, fgf-2, nf-κΒ and p70s6k, in patients with advanced solid tumors. Invest New Drugs, 12/2014.

Pan Y, Rhea P, Tan L, Cartwright C, Lee HJ, Ravoori MK, Addington C, Gagea M, Kundra V, Kim SJ, Newman RA, Yang P. PBI-05204, a supercritical CO₂ extract of Nerium oleander, inhibits growth of human pancreatic cancer via targeting the PI3K/mTOR pathway. Investigational New Drug, 12/2014. PMID: 25476893.

Stephen P. Fink; Dawn M. Dawson; Yongyou Zhang; Adam Kresak; Earl G. Lawrence; Peiying Yang; Yanwen Chen; Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan; Joseph E. Willis; Levy Kopelovich; Sanford D. Markowitz. Sulindac Reversal of 15-PGDH Mediated Resistance to Colon Tumor Chemoprevention with NSAIDs. Carcinogenesis, 12/2014.

Monk JM, Turk HF, Fan YY, Callaway E, Weeks B, Yang P, McMurray DN, Chapkin RS. Antagonizing arachidonic Acid-derived eicosanoids reduces inflammatory th17 and Th1 cell-mediated inflammation and colitis severity. Mediators Inflamm 2014:917149, 2014. e-Pub 7/2014. PMCID: PMC4127240.

Prinsloo,S, Gabel, S, Data, L. (2014). Neurofeedback for chemotherapy induced neuropathic symptoms: a case study., Journal of Neuroregulation, Accepted  September, 2014.

Prinsloo, S, Wei, Q, Scott, S, Tannir, N, Jonasch, E Pister, L &Cohen, L. (2014). Psychological states, serum markers, and survival: associations and predictors of survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma, Journal of Behavioral Medicine., DOI: 10.1007/s10865-014-9578-1.

Garcia MK, McQuade J, Lee R, Haddad R, Spano M, Cohen L. (2014)."Acupuncture for symptom management in cancer care: an update." Curr Oncol Rep 16(12): 418.

Alejandro Chaoul, Kathrin Milbury, Anil K. Sood, Sarah Prinsloo and Lorenzo Cohen, Mind-Body Practices in Cancer Care. Springer Science Business Media New York 2014

Garcia MK, Cohen L, Guo Y, Zhou Y, You B, Chiang J, Orlowski RZ, Weber D, Shah J, Alexanian R, Thomas S, Romaguera J, Zhang L, Badillo M, Chen Y, Wei Q, Lee R, Delasalle K, Green V, Wang M. Electroacupuncture for thalidomide/bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy in multiple myeloma: a feasibility study. J Hematol Oncol. 2014;7:41.

Garcia MK, Driver L, Haddad R, Lee R, Palmer JL, Wei Q, Frenkel M, Cohen L. Acupuncture for treatment of uncontrolled pain in cancer patients: a pragmatic pilot study. Integr Cancer Ther. 2014;13:133-140.

Garcia MK, Cohen L, Lopez G, Spelman A, Onyemeh-Sea A, Chaoul A, Milbury K, Wei Q, Graham-Getty L, Spano M, Lee R Analysis of outpatient acupuncture treatments at a major cancer center.  J Altern Complement Med. 2014;20:A93.

Chelsea G. Ratcliff, Sarah Prinsloo, Michael Richardson, Laura Baynham-Fletcher, Richard Lee, Alejandro Chaoul, Marlene Z. Cohen, Marcos de Lima, Lorenzo Cohen Music Therapy for Patients Who Have Undergone Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2014, Article ID 742941

Cramer H, Cohen L, Dobos G, Witt C. Integrative Oncology:  Best of Borth Worlds Theoretical, Practical and Research Issues. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013. In Press. PMID: 383142.

Prinsloo, S., Lyle, R., Gabel, S., & Cohen, L. (2013).Neuromodulation of cancer pain, Integrative Cancer Therapies. DOI: 10.1177/1534735413477193.   

Archie P, Bruera E, Cohen L. Music-based interventions in palliative cancer care: a review of quantitative studies and neurobiological literature. Support Care Cancer, 5/2013.

Garcia MK, McQuade J, Haddad R, Patel S, Lee R, Palmer L, Yang P, Cohen L.  Acupuncture in cancer care:  a synthesis of the evidence.  J Clin Oncol 2013; 31(7):952-60

Jones D, Vichaya E, Cleeland C, Cohen L, Thekdi S, Wang X. Screening for depressed mood in patients with cancer using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory: investigation of a practical approach for the oncologist. Journal of Oncology Practice. In Press, 2013.

Milbury, K., Badr, H., Fossella, F., Pisters, K., & Carmack, C. L. Longitudinal associations between partner caregiver burden and patient and spouse distress in couples coping with lung cancer. Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer, e-Pub 4/2013. PMID:23546537

Milbury, K., Chaoul, A., Biegler, K., Tenzin, W., Spelman, A, Meyers, C., Arun, B., Palmer, L., Taylor, J., & Cohen, L. Tibetan Sound Meditation for Cognitive Dysfunction: Results of a Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Psycho-Oncology, e-Pub 5/2013.PMID:23657969.

Milbury, K., Rosenthal, D. I., El-Naggar, A. & Badr, H. An exploratory study of the informational and psychosocial needs of patients with human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer. Oral Cancer, e-Pub 8/2013. PMID: 23953777.

Ratcliff CG, Cohen L, Pettaway CA, Parker PA. Treatment regret and quality of life following radical prostatectomy. Support Care Cancer. e-Pub 8/2013.

Zhen, C., Meng, Z., Milbury, K., Bei, W., Zhang, Y.,Thornton, B., Liao, X., Wei, Q., Chen, J., Guo, X., Liu, L., McQuade, J., & Cohen, L.  Qigong improves depressive symptoms in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer. Cancer. e-Pub 1/2013.PMID:23355182

Cohen, L., Cole, S., Sood, A., Prinsloo, S., Kirschbaum, C., Arevalo, J., Jennings, N. et al (2012). Depressive symptoms and cortisol rhythmicity predict survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma: role of inflammatory signaling. PLoS, 7(8), e42324.

Gilts CD, Parker PA, Pettaway CA, Cohen L. Psychosocial Moderators of Presurgical Stress Management for Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy. Health Psychol. e-Pub 10/2012.

McQuade JL, Meng Z, Chen Z, Wei Q, Zhang Y, Bei W, Palmer JL, Cohen L. Utilization of and Attitudes towards Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies in a Chinese Cancer Hospital: A Survey of Patients and Physicians. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:504507, 2012. e-Pub 10/2012. PMCID: PMC3475319.

Meng Z, Garcia MK, Hu C, Chiang J, Chambers M, Rosenthal DI, Peng H, Wu C, Zhao Q, Zhao G, Liu L, Spelman A, Palmer L, Wei Q, Cohen L. Sham-controlled, randomized, feasibility trial of acupuncture for prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.  EJC 2012; 48(11):1692-1699.

Milbury, K., & Badr, H. Communication patterns, sexual problems, and depressive symptoms  in couples coping with metastatic breast cancer.  Psycho-Oncology. e-Pub 5/2012. PMID:22565300

Milbury, K., Badr, H., & Carmack, C. L., The role of blame in the psychosocial adjustment of couples coping with lung cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. e-Pub 8/2012. PMID:22893024

Milbury, K., Cohen, L., Jenkins, R., Skibber, J. M., & Schover, L. R. Psychosocial and Medical Factors are Associated with Long-Term Sexual Dysfunction after Treatment for Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer, e-Pub 9/2012.PMID:22948439

Badr, H. & Milbury, K. Associations between Depression, Pain Behaviors, and Partner Responses to Pain in Metastatic Breast Cancer. Pain. e-Pub 9/2011. PMID: 21889263

Chien C-R, Su S-Y, Cohen L, Lin H-W, Lee RT, Shih Y. Use of Chinese Medicine Among Survivors of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study. Integrative Cancer Therapies. e-Pub 4/2011

Gao Y, Li HX, Xu LT, Wang P, Xu LY, Cohen L, Yang PY, Gu K, Meng ZQ. Bufalin enhances the anti-proliferative effect of sorafenib on human hepatocellular carcinoma cells through downregulation of ERK. Mol Biol Rep 39(2):1683-9, 2/2012. e-Pub 5/2011.

Melhem-Bertrandt A, Chavez-Macgregor M, Lei X, Brown EN, Lee RT, Meric-Bernstam F, Sood AK, Conzen SD, Hortobagyi GN, Gonzalez-Angulo AM. Beta-Blockers Use Is Associated With Improved Relapse - Free Survival in Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol 29(19):2645-52, 7/2011. e-Pub 5/2011. PMCID: PMC3139371.

Meng Z, Garcia MK, Hu C, Chiang J, Chambers M, Rosenthal DI, Peng H, Zhang Y, Wu C, Zhao Q, Zhao G, Liu L, Spelman A, Wei Q, Cohen L. Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for the prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia.  Cancer 2011; 118(13):3337.

Milbury, K., Tannir, N., & Cohen, L. Treatment-Related Optimism Protects Quality of Life in a Phase II Clinical Trial for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2011;42(3):313-20. PMID: 21822749