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Joseph A. Greer, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital
Phone: (617) 643-2143


jgreer2@mgh.harvard.edu

Joseph A. Greer, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

EDUCATIONAL TITLES

  • Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
  • Psychologist, Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

DF/HCC PROGRAM AFFILIATION

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  • Qian CL, Kaslow-Zieve ER, Azoba CC, Horick N, Wang I, Van Seventer E, Newcomb R, Cashavelly BJ, Jackson VA, Ryan DP, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS, Nipp RD. Associations of patient-reported care satisfaction with symptom burden and healthcare use in hospitalized patients with cancer. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:4527-4536. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, Qian CL, Knight HP, Ferrone CR, Kunitake H, Castillo CF, Lanuti M, Qadan M, Ricciardi R, Lillemoe KD, Temel B, Hashmi AZ, Scott E, Stevens E, Williams GR, Fong ZV, O'Malley TA, Franco-Garcia E, Horick NK, Jackson VA, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS. Effects of a perioperative geriatric intervention for older adults with Cancer: A randomized clinical trial. 2022; 13:410-415. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, Shulman E, Smith M, Brown PMC, Johnson PC, Gaufberg E, Vyas C, Qian CL, Neckermann I, Hornstein SB, Reynolds MJ, Greer J, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Supportive oncology care at home interventions: protocols for clinical trials to shift the paradigm of care for patients with cancer. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:383. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, Horick NK, Qian CL, Knight HP, Kaslow-Zieve ER, Azoba CC, Elyze M, Landay SL, Kay PS, Ryan DP, Jackson VA, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS. Effect of a Symptom Monitoring Intervention for Patients Hospitalized With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2022; 8:571-578. PubMed
  • Forst DA, Podgurski AF, Quain KM, Landay SL, Anand M, Kaslow-Zieve E, Mesa MM, Jacobs JM, Dietrich J, Parsons MW, Horick N, Greer JA, Batchelor TT, Jackson VA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS. Factors associated with psychological distress in caregivers of patients with malignant gliomas. Support Care Cancer 2022. PubMed
  • Post KE, Heuer LB, Kamal AH, Kumar P, Elyze M, Griffith S, Han J, Friedman F, Jackson A, Trotter C, Plotke R, Vyas C, Jackson V, Rabideau DJ, Greer JA, Temel JS. Study protocol for a randomised trial evaluating the non-inferiority of stepped palliative care versus early integrated palliative care for patients with advanced lung cancer. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e057591. PubMed
  • Greer JA, Moy B, El-Jawahri A, Jackson VA, Kamdar M, Jacobsen J, Lindvall C, Shin JA, Rinaldi S, Carlson HA, Sousa A, Gallagher ER, Li Z, Moran S, Ruddy M, Anand MV, Carp JE, Temel JS. Randomized Trial of a Palliative Care Intervention to Improve End-of-Life Care Discussions in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2022; 20:136-143. PubMed
  • Petrillo LA, Zhou AZ, Sullivan R, Volandes A, Greer JA, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Knowledge About Risks, Benefits, and Curative Potential of Immunotherapy Among Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist 2021; 26:e2090-e2093. PubMed
  • Brenner K, Greer JA, Jackson V, Park E, Wright E, Jacobsen J, Topping C, Jagielo A, Elyze M, Sereno I, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Development of a Prognostic Awareness Impact Scale for Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Palliat Med 2021. PubMed
  • Lee HJ, Qian CL, Landay SL, O'Callaghan D, Kaslow-Zieve E, Azoba CC, Fuh CX, Temel B, Ufere N, Petrillo LA, Fong ZV, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS, Traeger L, Nipp RD. Communicating the Information Needed for Treatment Decision Making Among Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Receiving Preoperative Therapy. JCO Oncol Pract 2021. PubMed
  • Amonoo HL, Topping CEW, Clay MA, Reynolds MJ, Rice J, Harnedy LE, Longley RM, LeBlanc TW, Greer JA, Chen YB, DeFilipp Z, Lee SJ, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Distress in a Pandemic: Association of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic with Distress and Quality of Life in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2021. PubMed
  • Nelson AM, Amonoo HL, Kavanaugh AR, Webb JA, Jackson VA, Rice J, Lavoie MW, Fathi AT, Brunner AM, Greer JA, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A, LeBlanc TW. Palliative care and coping in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: Mediation analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial. Cancer 2021. PubMed
  • Poort H, Ryan A, MacDougall K, Malinowski P, MacDonald A, Markin Z, Pirl W, Greer J, Fasciano K. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Phone App Intervention for Coping With Cancer as a Young Adult: Pilot Trial and Thematic Analysis. J Med Internet Res 2021; 23:e25069. PubMed
  • Petrillo LA, Traeger LN, Sommer RK, Zhou AZ, Temel JS, Greer JA. Experience and supportive care needs of metastatic lung cancer survivors living with uncertainty: a brief qualitative report. J Cancer Surviv 2021; 15:386-391. PubMed
  • Lage DE, Michaelson MD, Lee RJ, Greer JA, Temel JS, Sweeney CJ. Outcomes of older men receiving docetaxel for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2021. PubMed
  • Park EM, Jensen C, Song MK, Yopp JM, Deal AM, Rauch PK, Greer JA, Rosenstein DL. Talking With Children About Prognosis: The Decisions and Experiences of Mothers With Metastatic Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract 2021. PubMed
  • Nelson AM, Johnson PC, Kavanaugh AR, Jackson VA, Jagielo AD, Fenech AL, Reynolds MJ, Topping C, Yi AM, Horick N, Temel JS, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A. Palliative care for patients undergoing stem cell transplant: intervention components and supportive care measures. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021. PubMed
  • Mason M, Harris MR, Greer JA, Jiang Y. A Concept Analysis of Oral Anticancer Agent Self-management. Cancer Nurs 2021. PubMed
  • Petrillo LA, El-Jawahri A, Gallagher ER, Jackson VA, Temel JS, Greer JA. Patient-Reported and End-of-Life Outcomes Among Adults with Lung Cancer Receiving Targeted Therapy in a Clinical Trial of Early Integrated Palliative Care: A Secondary Analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage 2021. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, LeBlanc TW, Kavanaugh A, Webb JA, Jackson VA, Campbell TC, O'Connor N, Luger SM, Gafford E, Gustin J, Bhatnagar B, Walker AR, Fathi AT, Brunner AM, Hobbs GS, Nicholson S, Davis D, Addis H, Vaughn D, Horick N, Greer JA, Temel JS. Effectiveness of Integrated Palliative and Oncology Care for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2021; 7:238-245. PubMed
  • van Seventer E, Marquardt JP, Troschel AS, Best TD, Horick N, Azoba C, Newcomb R, Roeland EJ, Rosenthal M, Bridge CP, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel J, Fintelmann FJ, Nipp RD. Associations of Skeletal Muscle With Symptom Burden and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2021. PubMed
  • Jacobs JM, Rapoport CS, Horenstein A, Clay M, Walsh EA, Peppercorn J, Temel JS, Greer JA. Study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial of a virtual intervention (STRIDE) for symptom management, distress and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy after breast cancer. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e041626. PubMed
  • Brenner KO, Rosenberg LB, Cramer MA, Jacobsen JC, Applebaum AJ, Block SD, Doolittle DB, El-Jawahri A, Emanuel LL, Greer JA, Margulies AS, Logeman J, Rinaldi SP, Ritchie CS, Rodin GM, Sirois M, Tarbi EC, Temel JS, Jackson VA. Exploring the Psychological Aspects of Palliative Care: Lessons Learned from an Interdisciplinary Seminar of Experts. J Palliat Med 2021; 24:1274-1279. PubMed
  • Jacobs JM, Nelson AM, Traeger L, Waldman L, Nicholson S, Jagielo AD, D'Alotto J, Greer JA, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Enhanced coping and self-efficacy in caregivers of stem cell transplant recipients: Identifying mechanisms of a multimodal psychosocial intervention. Cancer 2020; 126:5337-5346. PubMed
  • Jacobs JM, Walsh EA, Rapoport CS, Antoni MH, Park ER, Post K, Comander A, Peppercorn J, Safren SA, Temel JS, Greer JA. Development and Refinement of a Telehealth Intervention for Symptom Management, Distress, and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy after Breast Cancer. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2020. PubMed
  • Forst DA, Quain K, Landay SL, Anand M, Kaslow-Zieve E, Mesa MM, Jacobs JM, Dietrich J, Parsons MW, Horick N, Greer JA, Batchelor TT, Jackson VA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS. Perceptions of prognosis and goal of treatment in patients with malignant gliomas and their caregivers. Neurooncol Pract 2020; 7:490-497. PubMed
  • Gray TF, Forst D, Nipp RD, Greer JA, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Prognostic Awareness in Caregivers of Patients with Incurable Cancer. J Palliat Med 2020. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Greer JA, Park ER, Jackson VA, Kamdar M, Rinaldi SP, Gallagher ER, Jagielo AD, Topping CEW, Elyze M, Jones B, Temel JS. Psychological Distress in Bereaved Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Forst D, Fenech A, Brenner KO, Jankowski AL, Waldman L, Sereno I, Nipp R, Greer JA, Traeger L, Jackson V, Temel J. Relationship Between Perceptions of Treatment Goals and Psychological Distress in Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 18:849-855. PubMed
  • Greenwald JL, Greer JA, Gace D, Sommer RK, Daubman BR, Rosenberg LB, LaSala C, Jacobsen J. Implementing Automated Triggers to Identify Hospitalized Patients with Possible Unmet Palliative Needs: Assessing the Impact of This Systems Approach on Clinicians. J Palliat Med 2020. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Traeger L, Greer JA, Vanbenschoten O, Markovitz N, Cashavelly B, Tata LA, Nipp RD, Reynolds KL, Goyal L, Bhatt S, Fishman S, Horick N, Li Z, Volandes A, Temel JS. Randomized trial of a hospice video educational tool for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. Cancer 2020. PubMed
  • Jacobs JM, Walsh EA, Park ER, Berger J, Peppercorn J, Partridge A, Horick N, Safren SA, Temel JS, Greer JA. The Patient's Voice: Adherence, Symptoms, and Distress Related to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy After Breast Cancer. Int J Behav Med 2020. PubMed
  • Bickel KE, Levy C, MacPhee ER, Brenner K, Temel JS, Arch J, Greer JA. An Integrative Framework of Appraisal and Adaptation in Serious Medical Illness. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020. PubMed
  • Amonoo HL, Fenech A, Greer JA, Temel JS, Huffman JC, El-Jawahri A. Does Desire to Pursue Pleasurable Activities Matter? The Impact of Pretransplantation Anhedonia on Quality of Life and Fatigue in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020. PubMed
  • Pirl WF, Greer JA, Gregorio SW, Deshields T, Irwin S, Fasciano K, Wiener L, Courtnage T, Padgett LS, Fann JR. Framework for planning the delivery of psychosocial oncology services: An American psychosocial oncology society task force report. 2020. PubMed
  • Gace D, Sommer RK, Daubman BR, Greer JA, Jacobsen J, LaSala C, Rosenberg LB, Greenwald JL. Exploring Patients' Experience with Clinicians Who Recognize Their Unmet Palliative Needs: An Inpatient Study. J Palliat Med 2020. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Jacobs JM, Nelson AM, Traeger L, Greer JA, Nicholson S, Waldman LP, Fenech AL, Jagielo AD, D'Alotto J, Horick N, Spitzer T, DeFilipp Z, Chen YA, Temel JS. Multimodal psychosocial intervention for family caregivers of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A randomized clinical trial. Cancer 2020; 126:1758-1765. PubMed
  • Greer JA, Applebaum AJ, Jacobsen JC, Temel JS, Jackson VA. Understanding and Addressing the Role of Coping in Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:915-925. PubMed
  • Cole CA, Wilson E, Nguyen PL, Hazeltine AM, Greer JA, Jacobsen J. Scaling implementation of the Serious Illness Care Program through Coaching. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020. PubMed
  • Newcomb RA, Nipp RD, Waldman LP, Greer JA, Lage DE, Hochberg EP, Jackson VA, Fuh CX, Ryan DP, Temel JS, El-Jawahri AR. Symptom burden in patients with cancer who are experiencing unplanned hospitalization. Cancer 2020. PubMed
  • Petrillo LA, El-Jawahri A, Nipp RD, Lichtenstein MRL, Durbin SM, Reynolds KL, Greer JA, Temel JS, Gainor JF. Performance status and end-of-life care among adults with non-small cell lung cancer receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors. Cancer 2020. PubMed
  • Kistler EA, Stevens E, Scott E, Philpotts LL, Greer JA, Greenwald JL. Triggered Palliative Care Consults: A Systematic Review of Interventions for Hospitalized and Emergency Department Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020. PubMed
  • Temel JS, Sloan J, Zemla T, Greer JA, Jackson VA, El-Jawahri A, Kamdar M, Kamal A, Blinderman CD, Strand J, Zylla D, Daugherty C, Furqan M, Obel J, Razaq M, Roeland EJ, Loprinzi C. Multisite, Randomized Trial of Early Integrated Palliative and Oncology Care in Patients with Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer: Alliance A221303. J Palliat Med 2020. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, Temel B, Fuh CX, Kay P, Landay S, Lage D, Franco-Garcia E, Scott E, Stevens E, O'Malley T, Mohile S, Dale W, Traeger L, Jackson V, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS. Pilot Randomized Trial of a Transdisciplinary Geriatric and Palliative Care Intervention for Older Adults With Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 18:591-598. PubMed
  • Lage DE, El-Jawahri A, Fuh CX, Newcomb RA, Jackson VA, Ryan DP, Greer JA, Temel JS, Nipp RD. Functional Impairment, Symptom Burden, and Clinical Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 18:747-754. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, Thompson LL, Temel B, Fuh CX, Server C, Kay PS, Landay S, Lage DE, Traeger L, Scott E, Jackson VA, Horick NK, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS. Screening Tool Identifies Older Adults With Cancer at Risk for Poor Outcomes. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 18:305-313. PubMed
  • Greer JA, Jacobs JM, Pensak N, Nisotel LE, Fishbein JN, MacDonald JJ, Ream ME, Walsh EA, Buzaglo J, Muzikansky A, Lennes IT, Safren SA, Pirl WF, Temel JS. Randomized Trial of a Smartphone Mobile App to Improve Symptoms and Adherence to Oral Therapy for Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 18:133-141. PubMed
  • Thompson LL, Temel B, Fuh CX, Server C, Kay P, Landay S, Lage DE, Traeger L, Scott E, Jackson VA, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS, Nipp RD. Perceptions of medical status and treatment goal among older adults with advanced cancer. 2019. PubMed
  • Traeger L, Rapoport C, Wright E, El-Jawahri A, Greer JA, Park ER, Jackson VA, Temel JS. Nature of Discussions About Systemic Therapy Discontinuation or Hospice among Patients, Families, and Palliative Care Clinicians during Care for Incurable Cancer: A Qualitative Study. J Palliat Med 2019. PubMed
  • Poort H, Jacobs JM, Pirl WF, Temel JS, Greer JA. Fatigue in patients on oral targeted or chemotherapy for cancer and associations with anxiety, depression, and quality of life. 2019. PubMed
  • Chua IS, Zachariah F, Dale W, Feliciano J, Hanson L, Blackhall L, Quest T, Curseen K, Grey C, Rhodes R, Shoemaker L, Silveira M, Fischer S, O'Mahony S, Leventakos K, Trotter C, Sereno I, Kamdar M, Temel J, Greer JA. Early Integrated Telehealth versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer: A Study Protocol. J Palliat Med 2019; 22:7-19. PubMed
  • Jacobs JM, Fishman S, Sommer R, Sereno I, Fenech A, Jankowski AL, Traeger L, Greer JA, Vanderklish J, Hunnewell C, Saylor M, Chen YB, Spitzer T, DeFilipp Z, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Coping and modifiable psychosocial factors are associated with mood and quality of life in patients with chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019. PubMed
  • Landa-Ramírez E, Greer JA, Sánchez-Román S, Manolov R, Salado-Avila MM, Templos-Esteban LA, Riveros-Rosas A. Tailoring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Mexican Terminal Cancer Patients: A Multiple Baseline Study. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2019. PubMed
  • Johnson PC, Xiao Y, Wong RL, D'Arpino S, Moran SMC, Lage DE, Temel B, Ruddy M, Traeger LN, Greer JA, Hochberg EP, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A, Nipp RD. Potentially Avoidable Hospital Readmissions in Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Oncol Pract 2019. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Abel GA, Traeger L, Waldman L, Markovitz N, VanDusen H, Fathi A, Steensma DP, LeBlanc TW, Horick NK, DeAngelo DJ, Wadleigh M, Hobbs G, Foster J, Brunner AM, Amrein P, Stone RM, Temel JS, Greer JA. Quality of life and mood of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving intensive and non-intensive chemotherapy. Leukemia 2019. PubMed
  • Ufere NN, Donlan J, Waldman L, Dienstag JL, Friedman LS, Corey KE, Hashemi N, Carolan P, Mullen AC, Thiim M, Bhan I, Nipp R, Greer JA, Temel JS, Chung RT, El-Jawahri A. Barriers to Use of Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning Discussions for Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019. PubMed
  • Jacobs JM, Ream ME, Pensak N, Nisotel LE, Fishbein JN, MacDonald JJ, Buzaglo J, Lennes IT, Safren SA, Pirl WF, Temel JS, Greer JA. Patient Experiences With Oral Chemotherapy: Adherence, Symptoms, and Quality of Life. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2019; 17:221-228. PubMed
  • Fujisawa D, Temel JS, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Traeger L, Jacobs JM, Cutrono S, Pirl WF. Actigraphy as an assessment of performance status in patients with advanced lung cancer. 2019. PubMed
  • Irwin KE, Park ER, Fields LE, Corveleyn AE, Greer JA, Perez GK, Callaway CA, Jacobs JM, Nierenberg AA, Temel JS, Ryan DP, Pirl WF. Bridge: Person-Centered Collaborative Care for Patients with Serious Mental Illness and Cancer. Oncologist 2019. PubMed
  • Greer JA, Jacobs J, Pensak N, MacDonald JJ, Fuh CX, Perez GK, Ward A, Tallen C, Muzikansky A, Traeger L, Penedo FJ, El-Jawahri A, Safren SA, Pirl WF, Temel JS. Randomized Trial of a Tailored Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Mobile Application for Anxiety in Patients with Incurable Cancer. Oncologist 2019. PubMed
  • Lyons KD, Padgett LS, Marshall TF, Greer JA, Silver JK, Raj VS, Zucker DS, Fu JB, Pergolotti M, Sleight AG, Alfano CM. Follow the trail: Using insights from the growth of palliative care to propose a roadmap for cancer rehabilitation. CA Cancer J Clin 2018. PubMed
  • Thomas TH, Jackson VA, Carlson H, Rinaldi S, Sousa A, Hansen A, Kamdar M, Jacobsen J, Park ER, Pirl WF, Temel JS, Greer JA. Communication Differences between Oncologists and Palliative Care Clinicians: A Qualitative Analysis of Early, Integrated Palliative Care in Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Palliat Med 2018. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, Ruddy M, Fuh CX, Zangardi ML, Chio C, Kim EB, Li BKM, Long Y, Blouin GC, Lage D, Ryan DP, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Temel JS. Pilot Randomized Trial of a Pharmacy Intervention for Older Adults with Cancer. Oncologist 2018. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Nelson-Lowe M, VanDusen H, Traeger L, Abel GA, Greer JA, Fathi A, Steensma DP, LeBlanc TW, Li Z, DeAngelo D, Wadleigh M, Hobbs G, Foster J, Brunner A, Amrein P, Stone RM, Temel JS. Patient-Clinician Discordance in Perceptions of Treatment Risks and Benefits in Older Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Oncologist 2018. PubMed
  • Wong RL, El-Jawahri A, D'Arpino SM, Fuh CX, Johnson PC, Lage DE, Irwin KE, Pirl WF, Traeger L, Cashavelly BJ, Jackson VA, Greer JA, Ryan DP, Hochberg EP, Temel JS, Nipp RD. Use of Antidepressant Medications Moderates the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Hospital Length of Stay in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist 2018. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, El-Jawahri A, D'Arpino SM, Chan A, Fuh CX, Johnson PC, Lage DE, Wong RL, Pirl WF, Traeger L, Cashavelly BJ, Jackson VA, Ryan DP, Hochberg EP, Temel JS, Greer JA. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among hospitalized patients with cancer. Cancer 2018. PubMed
  • Hoerger M, Greer JA, Jackson VA, Park ER, Pirl WF, El-Jawahri A, Gallagher ER, Hagan T, Jacobsen J, Perry LM, Temel JS. Defining the Elements of Early Palliative Care That Are Associated With Patient-Reported Outcomes and the Delivery of End-of-Life Care. J Clin Oncol 2018; 36:1096-1102. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, El-Jawahri A, Traeger L, Jacobs JM, Gallagher ER, Park ER, Jackson VA, Pirl WF, Temel JS, Greer JA. Differential effects of early palliative care based on the age and sex of patients with advanced cancer from a randomized controlled trial. Palliat Med 2018; 32:757-766. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Fishman SR, Vanderklish J, Dizon DS, Pensak N, Traeger L, Greer JA, Park ER, Markovitz N, Waldman L, Hunnewell C, Saylor M, Driscoll J, Li Z, Spitzer TR, McAfee S, Chen YB, Temel JS. Pilot study of a multimodal intervention to enhance sexual function in survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cancer 2018. PubMed
  • Hagan TL, Gilbertson-White S, Cohen SM, Temel JS, Greer JA, Donovan HS. Symptom Burden and Self-Advocacy: Exploring the Relationship Among Female Cancer Survivors
. 2018; 22:E23-E30. PubMed
  • Temel JS, Gainor JF, Sullivan RJ, Greer JA. Keeping Expectations in Check With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. J Clin Oncol 2018. PubMed
  • Greer JA, Jacobs JM, El-Jawahri A, Nipp RD, Gallagher ER, Pirl WF, Park ER, Muzikansky A, Jacobsen JC, Jackson VA, Temel JS. Role of Patient Coping Strategies in Understanding the Effects of Early Palliative Care on Quality of Life and Mood. J Clin Oncol 2018; 36:53-60. PubMed
  • Lage DE, Nipp RD, D'Arpino SM, Moran SM, Johnson PC, Wong RL, Pirl WF, Hochberg EP, Traeger LN, Jackson VA, Cashavelly BJ, Martinson HS, Greer JA, Ryan DP, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Predictors of Posthospital Transitions of Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2018; 36:76-82. PubMed
  • Pirl WF, Greer JA, Park E, Safren SA, Fields L, Wood L, Traeger L, El-Jawahri A, Zebrack B, Temel JS. Development and evaluation of a six-day training program in supportive oncology research. 2017. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, El-Jawahri A, Moran SM, D'Arpino SM, Johnson PC, Lage DE, Wong RL, Pirl WF, Traeger L, Lennes IT, Cashavelly BJ, Jackson VA, Greer JA, Ryan DP, Hochberg EP, Temel JS. The relationship between physical and psychological symptoms and health care utilization in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Cancer 2017; 123:4720-4727. PubMed
  • Jacobsen J, Brenner K, Greer JA, Jacobo M, Rosenberg L, Nipp RD, Jackson VA. When a Patient Is Reluctant To Talk About It: A Dual Framework To Focus on Living Well and Tolerate the Possibility of Dying. J Palliat Med 2017. PubMed
  • Jacobsen J, Alexander Cole C, Daubman BR, Banerji D, Greer JA, O'Brien K, Doyle K, Jackson VA. A Novel Use of Peer Coaching to Teach Primary Palliative Care Skills: Coaching Consultation. J Pain Symptom Manage 2017; 54:578-582. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, Fuchs G, El-Jawahri A, Mario J, Troschel FM, Greer JA, Gallagher ER, Jackson VA, Kambadakone A, Hong TS, Temel JS, Fintelmann FJ. Sarcopenia Is Associated with Quality of Life and Depression in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist 2017. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Traeger L, Greer JA, VanDusen H, Fishman SR, LeBlanc TW, Pirl WF, Jackson VA, Telles J, Rhodes A, Li Z, Spitzer TR, McAfee S, Chen YA, Temel JS. Effect of Inpatient Palliative Care During Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant on Psychological Distress 6 Months After Transplant: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. J Clin Oncol 2017. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Greer JA, Pirl WF, Park ER, Jackson VA, Back AL, Kamdar M, Jacobsen J, Chittenden EH, Rinaldi SP, Gallagher ER, Eusebio JR, Fishman S, VanDusen H, Li Z, Muzikansky A, Temel JS. Effects of Early Integrated Palliative Care on Caregivers of Patients with Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Oncologist 2017. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, Lau-Min K, Nipp RD, Greer JA, Traeger LN, Moran SM, D'Arpino SM, Hochberg EP, Jackson VA, Cashavelly BJ, Martinson HS, Ryan DP, Temel JS. Processes of code status transitions in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Cancer 2017. PubMed
  • Nipp RD, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Moran SM, Traeger L, Jacobs JM, Jacobsen JC, Gallagher ER, Park ER, Ryan DP, Jackson VA, Pirl WF, Temel JS. Coping and Prognostic Awareness in Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2017. PubMed
  • Jacobs JM, Traeger L, Eusebio J, Simon NM, Sequist LV, Greer JA, Temel JS, Pirl WF. Depression, inflammation, and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) status in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: A pilot study. J Psychosom Res 2017; 99:28-33. PubMed
  • Jacobs JM, Pensak NA, Sporn NJ, MacDonald JJ, Lennes IT, Safren SA, Pirl WF, Temel JS, Greer JA. Treatment Satisfaction and Adherence to Oral Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer. J Oncol Pract 2017. PubMed
  • Lim CT, Tadmor A, Fujisawa D, MacDonald JJ, Gallagher ER, Eusebio J, Jackson VA, Temel JS, Greer JA, Hagan T, Park ER. Qualitative Research in Palliative Care: Applications to Clinical Trials Work. J Palliat Med 2017. PubMed
  • Metcalf CA, Arch JJ, Greer JA. Anxiety and its Correlates among Young Adults with a History of Parental Cancer. J Psychosoc Oncol 2017. PubMed
  • Temel JS, Greer JA, El-Jawahri A, Pirl WF, Park ER, Jackson VA, Back AL, Kamdar M, Jacobsen J, Chittenden EH, Rinaldi SP, Gallagher ER, Eusebio JR, Li Z, Muzikansky A, Ryan DP. Effects of Early Integrated Palliative Care in Patients With Lung and GI Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Clin Oncol 2017. PubMed
  • Shaffer KM, Jacobs JM, Coleman JN, Temel JS, Rosand J, Greer JA, Vranceanu AM. Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among Two Seriously Medically Ill Populations and Their Family Caregivers: A Comparison and Clinical Implications. Neurocrit Care 2016. PubMed
  • El-Jawahri A, LeBlanc T, VanDusen H, Traeger L, Greer JA, Pirl WF, Jackson VA, Telles J, Rhodes A, Spitzer TR, McAfee S, Chen YA, Lee SS, Temel JS. Effect of Inpatient Palliative Care on Quality of Life 2 Weeks After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2016; 316:2094-2103. PubMed
  • Shaffer KM, Jacobs JM, Nipp RD, Carr A, Jackson VA, Park ER, Pirl WF, El-Jawahri A, Gallagher ER, Greer JA, Temel JS. Mental and physical health correlates among family caregivers of patients with newly-diagnosed incurable cancer: a hierarchical linear regression analysis. Support Care Cancer 2016. PubMed
  • Temel JS, Shaw AT, Greer JA. Challenge of Prognostic Uncertainty in the Modern Era of Cancer Therapeutics. J Clin Oncol 2016. PubMed
  • Greer JA, Tramontano AC, McMahon PM, Pirl WF, Jackson VA, El-Jawahri A, Parikh RB, Muzikansky A, Gallagher ER, Temel JS. Cost Analysis of a Randomized Trial of Early Palliative Care in Patients with Metastatic Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer. J Palliat Med 2016. PubMed
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