Dr. Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc articles recently published in JNCI Monographs, Springer, and Science Direct Journals
Dr. Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc co-wrote several articles that were recently published. The article, “Through the Lens of Patient Partners: Challenges in Accrual of Older Adults to NCI Clinical Trials,” was published in the JNCI Monographs, Volume 2022, Issue 60, December 2022, Pages 125–134. The article discusses the findings of the workshop “Engaging Older Adults in Cancer Clinical Trials Conducted in the NCI Clinical Trials Network: Challenges and Opportunities,” which included a Patient Stakeholder Workgroup that explored the needs and concerns of older adults with cancer regarding clinical trials. Read the article here.
Dr. BrintzenhofeSzoc also co-wrote the articles below with a transdisciplinary team of cancer providers who are members of the Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) Advocacy Committee. The team conducted two surveys – one three months into the start COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020) and one in the summer of 2021.
Pisegna, J.L., BrintzenhofeSzoc, K., Shahrokni, A. et al. Differences in urban and suburban/rural settings regarding care provision and barriers of cancer care for older adults during COVID-19. Support Care Cancer 31, 78 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07544-y
Anahat Kaur, Mackenzi Pergolotti, Nicolo Battisti, Jessica L. Krok-Schoen, Leana Cabrera Chien, Beverly Canin, Mariuxi Viteri Malone, Amy MacKenzie, Imran Ali, Brennan Streck, Armin Shahrokni, Elana Plotkin, Leigh B. Boehmer, Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc, Healthcare providers' attitudes towards delay in cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Geriatric Oncology, Volume 14, Issue 2, 2023, 101438, ISSN 1879-4068, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101438.
Krok-Schoen JL, Pisegna JL, BrintzenhofeSzoc K, MacKenzie AR, Canin B, Plotkin E, Boehmer LM, Shahrokni A. Experiences of healthcare providers of older adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Mar;12(2):190-195. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.09.021. Epub 2020 Sep 18. PMID: 32978104; PMCID: PMC7500913.
Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc, Jessica I. Krok-Schoen, Janell L. Pisegna, Amy R. MacKenzie, Beverly Canin, Elana Plotkin, Leigh M. Boehmer, Armin Shahrokni, Survey of cancer care providers' attitude toward care for older adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Geriatric Oncology, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 196-205, ISSN 1879-4068, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2020.09.028.
BrintzenhofeSzoc K, Krok-Schoen JI, Pisegna JL, MacKenzie AR, Canin B, Plotkin E, Boehmer LM, Shahrokni A. Survey of cancer care providers' attitude toward care for older adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Mar;12(2):196-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.09.028. Epub 2020 Oct 5. PMID: 33144071; PMCID: PMC7534786.