Selected Member Publications

NIH Citation: Davis BM, McIlvried LA, Saloman JL, Nilsen ML, Scheff NN. Rethinking relief: Targeting sensory neurons to combat cancer and pain. Cancer Cell. 2025;.

NIH Citation: Martel Matos AA, Scheff NN. Sensory neurotransmission and pain in solid tumor progression. Trends Cancer. 2025;. PMCID: PMC12100539.

NIH Citation: Jones KF, Merlin JS. Areas to Refine in the Skills to Manage Pain (STOMP) Trial-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2025;. PMCID: PMC11849137.

NIH Citation: McIlvried LA, Martel Matos AA, Yuan MM, Atherton MA, Obuekwe F, Nilsen ML, Nikpoor AR, Talbot S, Bruno TC, Taggart DN, Johnson LK, Ferris RL, P Zandberg D, Scheff NN. Morphine treatment restricts response to immunotherapy in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Immunother Cancer. 2024;12(11). PMCID: PMC11574397.

NIH Citation: Thomas TH. Three Days Was Enough. J Clin Oncol. 2024;:JCO2400396. PMCID: PMC11374115.

NIH Citation: Steel JL, George CJ, Terhorst L, Yabes JG, Reyes V, Zandberg DP, Nilsen M, Kiefer G, Johnson J, Marsh C, Bierenbaum J, Tageja N, Krauze M, VanderWeele R, Goel G, Ramineni G, Antoni M, Vodovotz Y, Walker J, Tohme S, Billiar T, Geller DA. Patient, family caregiver, and economic outcomes of an integrated screening and novel stepped collaborative care intervention in the oncology setting in the USA (CARES): a randomised, parallel, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2024;. PMCID: PMC11556417.

NIH Citation: Schenker Y. Talking About Dying. JAMA Intern Med. 2024;.

NIH Citation: Jones KF, Joudrey P, Meier D, Meghani S, Merlin J. Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs - Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care. N Engl J Med. 2023;. PMCID: PMC10875342.

NIH Citation: Shaffer KM, Turner KL, Siwik C, Gonzalez BD, Upasani R, Glazer JV, Ferguson RJ, Joshua C, Low CA. Digital health and telehealth in cancer care: a scoping review of reviews. Lancet Digit Health. 2023;5(5):e316-e327. PMCID: PMC10124999.

NIH Citation: Cohen MG, Althouse AD, Arnold RM, White D, Chu E, Rosenzweig M, Smith KJ, Schenker Y. Primary Palliative Care Improves Uptake of Advance Care Planning Among Patients With Advanced Cancers. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023;21(4):383-390. PMCID: PMC10477933.

NIH Citation: Fitzgerald Jones K, Khodyakov D, Arnold R, Bulls H, Dao E, Kapo J, Meier D, Paice J, Liebschutz J, Ritchie C, Merlin J. Consensus-Based Guidance on Opioid Management in Individuals With Advanced Cancer-Related Pain and Opioid Misuse or Use Disorder. JAMA Oncol. 2022;8(8):1107-1114. PMCID: PMC9247858.

NIH Citation: Donovan HS, Sereika SM, Wenzel LB, Edwards RP, Knapp JE, Hughes SH, Roberge MC, Thomas TH, Klein SJ, Spring MB, Nolte S, Landrum LM, Casey AC, Mutch DG, DeBernardo RL, Muller CY, Sullivan SA, Ward SE. Effects of the WRITE Symptoms Interventions on Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancers: An NRG Oncology/GOG Study (GOG-0259). J Clin Oncol. 2022;40(13):1464-1473. PMCID: PMC9061156.

NIH Citation: Sabik LM, Eom KY, Sun Z, Merlin JS, Bulls HW, Moyo P, Pruskowski JA, van Londen GJ, Rosenzweig M, Schenker Y. Patterns and Trends in Receipt of Opioids Among Patients Receiving Treatment for Cancer in a Large Health System. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022;20(5):460-467.e1. PMCID: PMC10463265.

NIH Citation: Townsend TN, Bohnert ASB, Merlin JS. Opioid Prescribing to Patients With Advanced Cancer: Unanswered Questions. J Clin Oncol. 2022;40(3):311-312.

NIH Citation: Schenker Y, Althouse AD, Rosenzweig M, White DB, Chu E, Smith KJ, Resick JM, Belin S, Park SY, Smith TJ, Bakitas MA, Arnold RM. Effect of an Oncology Nurse-Led Primary Palliative Care Intervention on Patients With Advanced Cancer: The CONNECT Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(11):1451-1460. PMCID: PMC8438619.

NIH Citation: Demir IE, Mota Reyes C, Alrawashdeh W, Ceyhan GO, Deborde S, Friess H, Görgülü K, Istvanffy R, Jungwirth D, Kuner R, Maryanovich M, Na'ara S, Renders S, Saloman JL, Scheff NN, Steenfadt H, Stupakov P, Thiel V, Verma D, Yilmaz BS, White RA, Wang TC, Wong RJ, Frenette PS, Gil Z, Neural Influences in Cancer (NIC) International Research Consortium, Davis BM. Future directions in preclinical and translational cancer neuroscience research. Nat Cancer. 2021;1:1027-1031. PMCID: PMC8315010.

NIH Citation: Chu KH, Hershey TB, Sidani JE. Collaborative Public Health Strategies to Combat e-Cigarette Regulation Loopholes. JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(11):1102-1104. PMCID: PMC9273829.

NIH Citation: Rosenberg A, Arnold RM, Schenker Y. Holding Hope for Patients With Serious Illness. JAMA. 2021;326(13):1259-1260.

NIH Citation: Low CA. Harnessing consumer smartphone and wearable sensors for clinical cancer research. NPJ Digit Med. 2020;3:140. PMCID: PMC7591557.

NIH Citation: Demir IE, Reyes CM, Alrawashdeh W, Ceyhan GO, Deborde S, Friess H, Görgülü K, Istvanffy R, Jungwirth D, Kuner R, Maryanovich M, Na'ara S, Renders S, Saloman JL, Scheff NN, Steenfadt H, Stupakov P, Thiel V, Verma D, Yilmaz BS, White RA, Wang TC, Wong RJ, Frenette PS, Gil Z, Davis BM. Clinically Actionable Strategies for Studying Neural Influences in Cancer. Cancer Cell. 2020;38(1):11-14.

NIH Citation: Stillman CM, Esteban-Cornejo I, Brown B, Bender CM, Erickson KI. Effects of Exercise on Brain and Cognition Across Age Groups and Health States. Trends Neurosci. 2020;43(7):533-543. PMCID: PMC9068803.

NIH Citation: Smith-Edwards KM, Najjar SA, Edwards BS, Howard MJ, Albers KM, Davis BM. Extrinsic Primary Afferent Neurons Link Visceral Pain to Colon Motility Through a Spinal Reflex in Mice. Gastroenterology. 2019;157(2):522-536.e2. PMCID: PMC6995031.

NIH Citation: Lipitz-Snyderman A, Vater L, Curry M, Li D, Rubin DM, Radzyner M, Duck E, Bach PB, Schenker Y. Cancer hospital advertising and outcomes: trust the messenger? Lancet Oncol. 2019;20(6):760-762. PMCID: PMC7539685.

NIH Citation: Fayomi AP, Peters K, Sukhwani M, Valli-Pulaski H, Shetty G, Meistrich ML, Houser L, Robertson N, Roberts V, Ramsey C, Hanna C, Hennebold JD, Dobrinski I, Orwig KE. Autologous grafting of cryopreserved prepubertal rhesus testis produces sperm and offspring. Science. 2019;363(6433):1314-1319. PMCID: PMC6598202.

NIH Citation: Schenker Y, Merlin JS, Quill T. Palliative Care for Patients With Opioid Misuse-Reply. JAMA. 2019;321(5):512.