Gregory A. Abel, MD, MPH

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Gregory A. Abel, MD, MPH

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

EDUCATIONAL TITLES

Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Cancer Ethics Research Initiative, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

HCC PROGRAM AFFILIATION

Cancer Care Delivery Research, Member
Leukemia, Member

HCC ASSOCIATIONS

Member, Executive Committee

Research Abstract

Dr. Abel is an outcomes researcher and hematologic oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and Harvard Medical School, where he is also a member of the Center for Bioethics. He helps run DFCI’s Older Adult Hematologic Malignancy (OHM) geriatric hematology research program, serves as Co-Chair of the DFCI Ethics Advisory Committee, is Director of Clinical Research for the Division of Population Sciences, and leads DFCI’s Clinical Ethics Service. His research lab applies health services research methods to understand the experiences of patients with blood cancers and develop interventions to improve their care. Dr. Abel is also interested in evaluating how cancer and its therapies affect outcomes such as function and quality of life. Through his work and collaboration with researchers in oncology, hematology, geriatrics, bioethics, and energy balance, he aims to ameliorate the impact of cancer and its treatment from diagnosis to the end of life.

Garcia JS, Kim HT, Murdock HM, Bosch-Vilaseca A, Panaro KM, Lim F, Fiorilla J, Auriemma E, Brock J, Gooptu M, Ho VT, Cutler CS, Shapiro RM, Kelkar AH, Abel GA, DeAngelo DJ, Stone RM, Bat-Erdene D, Ryan JA, Fell G, Letai A, Ritz J, Lindsley RC, Antin JH, Soiffer RJ. Venetoclax/FluBu2 RIC transplant followed by all-oral venetoclax/decitabine maintenance for poor risk MDS/AML. Blood Adv 2025. PubMed
Raman HS, Cronin AM, Huntington SF, Uno H, Brennan C, Hurley SL, Tidswell A, Kaufman RM, Lanahan SM, Johnson KS, Tulsky JA, Abel GA, Odejide OO. Perceived Value of Transfusion Access and Hospice Services Among Patients With Blood Cancers. JAMA Netw Open 2025; 8:e2541719. PubMed
Hantel A, Wang Y, Cronin A, Khan I, Abraham IE, Eisfeld AK, Patel AA, Stock WA, Monick S, Walsh TP, Gallagher E, Luskin MR, Avila Rodriguez AM, Galvez C, Doukas PG, Altman JK, Burkart M, Erra A, Zia M, Larson ML, Dave A, Tsai SB, Aleem A, Raptis NI, Lathan CS, Uno H, DeAngelo DJ, Abel GA. Impact of Modernizing Eligibility Criteria on Enrollment and Representation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Clinical Trials. Blood 2025. PubMed
Raman HS, Greenwald S, Banach E, Abel GA, Lindvall C, Odejide OO. End-of-Life Care for Older Adults With Blood Cancers With Medicare Advantage Versus Medicare Fee-For-Service Insurance. JCO Oncol Pract 2025. PubMed
La J, Hshieh T, Hamparsumian A, Zwolinski R, Wood J, Dharne M, Gaziano JM, Brophy MT, Do NV, Munshi NC, Driver JA, Abel GA, Fillmore NR, DuMontier C. Potentially Inappropriate Medications, Frailty, and Outcomes in Patients With Cancer Managed in a National Health Care System. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2025; 23:363-370. PubMed
DuMontier C, Dale W, Revette AC, Roberts J, Sanyal A, Perumal N, Blackstone EC, Uno H, Whitehead MI, Mustian L, Hshieh TT, Driver JA, Abel GA. Ethics of overtreatment and undertreatment in older adults with cancer. BMC Med Ethics 2025; 26:105. PubMed
Gong IY, Vijenthira A, Ante Z, Calzavara A, Hshieh TT, DuMontier C, Abel GA, Driver JA, Alibhai SMH, Prica A, Cheung MC, Mozessohn L. Association of Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications With Outcomes in Older Adults With DLBCL: A Population Study. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2025. PubMed
Odejide OO, Cronin AM, Gray TF, Ablorh T, Ying A, Yang A, Ashley CA, Tidswell AJ, Shi E, Yusufov M, Abel GA, Roemer L. Anxiety and Depression Among Patients Newly Diagnosed with Lymphoma and Myeloma. Blood Adv 2025. PubMed
Abel GA, Kim HT, Zackon I, Alyea ET, Bailey AS, Winters JP, Meehan KR, Reagan JL, Walsh JH, Walsh TP, Ivanov A, Faggen MA, Sinclair S, Joyce AC, Close SD, Emmert A, Koreth J, Antin JH, Cutler CS, Ho VT, Soiffer RJ. Shared Local Oncology Care After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2025. PubMed
Lee PA, DuMontier C, Groblewski N, Yu W, Zhou J, Hshieh T, Kim D, Travison T, Driver J, Lo OY, Manor B, Abel G. Smartphone application for longitudinal home gait speed measurement in older adults with blood cancers: A feasibility and acceptability study. 2024. PubMed
Hantel A, Walsh TP, Li KY, Awan S, Littlejohn E, Lathan CS, Abel GA. The Trial Enrollment Diversity Dashboard for Acute Leukemia Clinical Research: Intervention Development and Cohort Analysis. JCO Oncol Pract 2024. PubMed

Hibbs SP, Aiken L, Vora K, Mowete C, Merz LE, Apea V, Sloan JM, Lathan CS, Abel GA, Hantel A. Cancer Trial Eligibility and Therapy Modifications for Individuals With Duffy Null-Associated Neutrophil Count. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e2432475. PubMed
DeZern AE, Goll JB, Jensen TL, Nonavinkere Srivatsan S, Gillis NK, Abel GA, Padron E, Deeg HJ, Al Baghdadi T, Liu JJ, Komrokji RS, Gore SD, Saber W, Bejar R, Walter MJ, Lindsley RC, Sherman S, DiFronzo N, Sekeres MA. Correlation between peripheral blood and bone marrow mutations among patients with MDS from the National MDS Study. 2024; 1:100026. PubMed
Wong JS, Uno H, Tramontano AC, Fisher L, Pellegrini CV, Abel GA, Burstein HJ, Chun YS, King TA, Schrag D, Winer E, Bellon JR, Cheney MD, Hardenbergh P, Ho A, Horst KC, Kim JN, Leonard KL, Moran MS, Park CC, Recht A, Soto DE, Shiloh RY, Stinson SF, Snyder KM, Taghian AG, Warren LE, Wright JL, Punglia RS. Hypofractionated vs Conventionally Fractionated Postmastectomy Radiation After Implant-Based Reconstruction: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2024. PubMed
Koranteng E, Cernik C, Gallagher E, Hantel A, Marron J, Abel G. Clinical ethics consultation services: public-facing information on NCI-designated cancer center websites. Oncologist 2024. PubMed
Kelkar AH, Kerssens C, Groblewski N, Clancy D, Close SD, Sullivan LM, Sherman-Manhard D, Cutler C, Wang V, Abel GA. Human-in-the-loop avatar chatbot shows promise in supporting hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024. PubMed
Patel K, Ivanov A, Jocelyn T, Hantel A, Garcia JS, Abel GA. Patient-Reported Outcomes in Phase 3 Clinical Trials for Blood Cancers: A Systematic Review. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e2414425. PubMed
Hantel A, Cernik C, Walsh TP, Uno H, Larios D, Slutzman JE, Abel GA. Assessing the Environmental and Downstream Human Health Impacts of Decentralizing Cancer Care. JAMA Oncol 2024. PubMed
Mangan BL, DuMontier C, Hopkins JO, Abel GA, McCurdy SR. Tailoring Therapy in Older Adults With Hematologic Malignancies. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2024; 44:e432220. PubMed
Efficace F, Buckstein R, Abel GA, Giesinger JM, Fenaux P, Bewersdorf JP, Brunner AM, Bejar R, Borate U, DeZern AE, Greenberg P, Roboz GJ, Savona MR, Sparano F, Boultwood J, Komrokji R, Sallman DA, Xie Z, Sanz G, Carraway HE, Taylor J, Nimer SD, Della Porta MG, Santini V, Stahl M, Platzbecker U, Sekeres MA, Zeidan AM. Toward a more patient-centered drug development process in clinical trials for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): Practical considerations from the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS). Hemasphere 2024; 8:e69. PubMed
Hantel A, Marron JM, Abel GA. Establishing and Defining an Approach to Climate Conscious Clinical Medical Ethics. Am J Bioeth 2024. PubMed
Patel SA, Gerber WK, Zheng R, Khanna S, Hutchinson L, Abel GA, Cerny J, DaSilva BA, Zhang TY, Ramanathan M, Khedr S, Selove W, Woda B, Miron PM, Higgins AW, Gerber JM. Natural history of clonal haematopoiesis seen in real-world haematology settings. British Journal of Haematology 2024. PubMed
Hantel A, Brunner AM, Plascak JJ, Uno H, Varela JC, Luskin MR, Rebbeck TR, Stone RM, Lathan CS, DeAngelo DJ, Abel GA. Race/ethnic associations with comprehensive cancer center access and clinical trial enrollment for acute leukemia. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2024. PubMed
Lee PA, DuMontier C, Yu W, Ask L, Zhou J, Testa MA, Kim D, Abel G, Travison T, Manor B, Lo OY. Validity and Reliability of a Smartphone Application for Home Measurement of Four-Meter Gait Speed in Older Adults. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024. PubMed
Hantel A, Walsh TP, Marron JM, Kehl KL, Sharp R, Van Allen E, Abel GA. Perspectives of Oncologists on the Ethical Implications of Using Artificial Intelligence for Cancer Care. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e244077. PubMed
Warner E, Marron JM, Peppercorn JM, Abel GA, Hantel A. Shifting from Equality toward Equity: Addressing Disparities in Research Participation for Clinical Cancer Research. J Clin Ethics 2024; 35:8-22. PubMed
Hantel A, Cernik C, Uno H, Walsh TP, Calip GS, DeAngelo DJ, Lathan CS, Abel GA. Sociodemographic associations with uptake of novel therapies for acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Cancer J 2023; 13:192. PubMed
Kelkar AH, Cliff ERS, Jacobson CA, Abel GA, Dijk SW, Krijkamp EM, Redd R, Zurko JC, Hamadani M, Hunink MGM, Cutler C. Second-Line Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma : A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Ann Intern Med 2023; 176:1625-1637. PubMed
Kelkar AH, Hantel A, Koranteng E, Cutler CS, Hammer MJ, Abel GA. Digital Health to Patient-Facing Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Implications and Threats to Dignity for Patients With Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract 2023. PubMed
Knight HP, Brennan C, Hurley SL, Tidswell AJ, Aldridge MD, Johnson KS, Banach E, Tulsky JA, Abel GA, Odejide OO. Perspectives on Transfusions for Hospice Patients With Blood Cancers: A Survey of Hospice Providers. J Pain Symptom Manage 2023. PubMed
DuMontier C, La J, Bihn J, Corrigan J, Yildirim C, Dharne M, Hassan H, Yellapragada SV, Abel GA, Gaziano JMM, Do NV, Brophy MT, Kim DH, Munshi NC, Fillmore NR, Driver JA. More intensive therapy as more effective treatment for frail patients with multiple myeloma. Blood Adv 2023. PubMed
Hantel A, Luskin MR, Khan I, Warner E, Patel AA, Walsh TP, DeAngelo DJ, Lathan CS, Abel GA. Use, variability, and justification of eligibility criteria for phase II and III clinical trials in acute leukemia. Haematologica 2023. PubMed
Gong I, Cheung MC, Chan KKW, Arya S, Faught N, Calzavara A, Liu N, Odejide OO, Abel G, Kurdyak P, Raphael MJ, Kuczmarski T, Prica A, Mozessohn L. Mortality among patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with mental disorders: a population-based study. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2023. PubMed
Avila J, DuMontier C, Cernik C, Uno H, Hshieh T, Ho K, Mozessohn L, Driver JA, Abel GA. Marital status, frailty, and survival in older adults with blood cancer. 2023. PubMed
Kuczmarski TM, Tramontano AC, Mozessohn L, LaCasce AS, Roemer L, Abel GA, Odejide OO. Mental health disorders and survival among older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the USA: a population-based study. Lancet Haematol 2023; 10:e530-e538. PubMed
Abel GA, Hebert D, Lee C, Rollison DE, Gillis N, Komrokji RS, Foran JM, Liu JJ, Al Baghdadi T, Deeg HJ, Gore SD, Saber W, Wilson SH, Otterstatter M, Thompson J, Borchert C, Padron E, DeZern A, Cella D, Sekeres MA. Health-Related Quality of Life and Vulnerability among People with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A US National Study. Blood Adv 2023. PubMed
Childers C, Marron J, Meyer EC, Abel GA. Clinical ethics consultation documentation in the era of open notes. BMC Med Ethics 2023; 24:27. PubMed
Clancy DD, Revette AC, Bahl NE, Ho KT, Manor B, Testa MA, Dieli-Conwright CM, Hshieh T, Driver JA, Abel GA, DuMontier C. Benefits and Barriers of Technology for Home Function and Mobility Assessment: Perspectives of Older Patients With Blood Cancers, Caregivers, and Clinicians. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 2023; 7:e2200171. PubMed
DeZern AE, Goll JB, Lindsley RC, Bejar R, Wilson SH, Hebert D, Deeg HJ, Zhang L, Gore SD, Al Baghdadi T, Maciejewski JP, Liu JJ, Padron E, Komrokji RS, Saber W, Abel GA, Kroft SH, Harrington AM, Grimes T, Reed HHV, Fulton RS, DiFronzo NL, Gillis N, Sekeres MA, Walter MJ. Utility of Targeted Gene Sequencing to Differentiate Myeloid Malignancies from other Cytopenic Conditions. Blood Adv 2023. PubMed
El-Jawahri A, Luskin MR, Greer JA, Traeger L, Lavoie M, Vaughn DM, Andrews S, Yang D, Boateng KY, Newcomb RA, Ufere NN, Fathi AT, Hobbs G, Brunner A, Abel GA, Stone RM, DeAngelo DJ, Wadleigh M, Temel JS. Psychological mobile app for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML): A pilot randomized clinical trial. Cancer 2023. PubMed
Fell G, Rosko AE, Abel GA, Dumontier C, Higby KJ, Murillo A, Neuberg DS, Burd CE, Lane AA. Peripheral blood CD3 T-cell gene expression biomarkers correlate with clinical frailty in patients with haematological malignancies. British Journal of Haematology 2022. PubMed
Hantel A, Kohlschmidt J, Eisfeld AK, Stock W, Jacobson S, Mandrekar S, Larson RA, Stone RM, Lathan CS, DeAngelo DJ, Byrd JC, Abel GA. Inequities in Alliance Acute Leukemia Clinical Trial and Biobank Participation: Defining Targets for Intervention. J Clin Oncol 2022. PubMed
DuMontier C, Jaung T, Bahl NE, Manor B, Testa MA, Dieli-Conwright CM, Kim DH, Hshieh T, Driver JA, Abel GA. Virtual frailty assessment for older adults with hematologic malignancies. Blood Adv 2022. PubMed
Hshieh TT, DuMontier C, Jaung T, Bahl NE, Hawley CE, Mozessohn L, Stone RM, Soiffer RJ, Driver JA, Abel GA. Association of Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications With Frailty Among Older Adults With Blood Cancers. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2022; 20:915-923.e5. PubMed
Kuczmarski TM, Jaung T, Mancuso CE, Mozessohn L, Roemer L, Abel GA, Odejide OO. Precancer and cancer-associated depression and anxiety among older adults with blood cancers in the United States. Blood Adv 2022; 6:1126-1136. PubMed
Hantel A, McManus ML, Wadleigh M, Cotugno M, Abel GA. Impact of Allocation on Survival During Intermittent Chemotherapy Shortages: A Modeling Analysis. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2022; 20:335-341.e17. PubMed
Hantel A, Luskin MR, Garcia JS, Stock W, DeAngelo DJ, Abel GA. Racial and ethnic enrollment disparities and demographic reporting requirements in acute leukemia clinical trials. Blood Adv 2021; 5:4352-4360. PubMed
DuMontier C, Uno H, Hshieh T, Zhou G, Chen R, Magnavita ES, Mozessohn L, Javedan H, Stone RM, Soiffer RJ, Driver JA, Abel GA. Randomized controlled trial of geriatric consultation versus standard care in older adults with hematologic malignancies. Haematologica 2021. PubMed
Abel GA, Klepin HD, Magnavita ES, Jaung T, Lu W, Shallis RM, Hantel A, Bahl NE, Dellinger-Johnson R, Winer ES, Zeidan AM. Peri-transfusion quality-of-life assessment for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Transfusion 2021. PubMed
Mozessohn L, Zhang L, Odejide OO, Chen R, Buckstein R, Soiffer RJ, Castillo JJ, Driver JA, Abel GA. Prognostic value of disease risk score versus gait speed in older adults with lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2021. PubMed
Habib AR, Chen R, Magnavita ES, Jaung T, Awad MM, Odejide O, Abel GA. Prevalence and Tolerance of Prognostic Uncertainty Among Thoracic Oncologists. Oncologist 2021. PubMed
Bahl NE, Magnavita ES, Hshieh T, Testa M, Kim D, Manor B, Driver JA, Abel GA, DuMontier C. Objective performance tests of cognition and physical function as part of a virtual geriatric assessment. 2021. PubMed
Fillmore N, DuMontier C, Yildirim C, La J, Epstein MM, Cheng D, Cirstea D, Yellapragada S, Abel GA, Gaziano JM, Do N, Brophy M, Kim DH, Munshi NC, Driver JA. Defining multimorbidity and its impact in older united states veterans newly treated for multiple myeloma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2021. PubMed
Chang Y, Guyatt GH, Teich T, Dawdy JL, Shahid S, Altman JK, Stone RM, Sekeres MA, Mukherjee S, LeBlanc TW, Abel GA, Hourigan CS, Litzow MR, Michaelis LC, Alibhai SMH, Desai P, Buckstein R, MacEachern J, Brignardello-Petersen R. Intensive versus less-intensive antileukemic therapy in older adults with acute myeloid leukemia: A systematic review. PLoS ONE 2021; 16:e0249087. PubMed
Hantel A, Peppercorn J, Abel GA. Model solutions for ethical allocation during cancer medicine shortages. Lancet Haematol 2021; 8:e246-e248. PubMed
Hantel A, Marron JM, Casey M, Kurtz S, Magnavita E, Abel GA. US State Government Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines: Implications for Patients With Cancer. JAMA Oncol 2021; 7:199-205. PubMed
Hantel A, DuMontier C, Odejide OO, Luskin MR, Sperling AS, Hshieh T, Chen R, Soiffer R, Driver JA, Abel GA. Gait speed, survival, and recommended treatment intensity in older adults with blood cancer requiring treatment. Cancer 2020. PubMed
Abel GA, Kim HT, Hantel A, Steensma DP, Stone R, Habib A, Ho VT, Wadleigh M, El-Jawahri A, Alyea EP, DeAngelo DJ, Koreth J, Antin JH, Soiffer RJ, Cutler C. Fit older adults with advanced myelodysplastic syndromes: who is most likely to benefit from transplant? Leukemia 2020. PubMed
Tanasijevic AM, Revette A, Klepin HD, Zeidan A, Townsley D, DiNardo CD, Sebert M, DeZern AE, Stone RM, Magnavita ES, Chen R, Sekeres MA, Abel GA. Consensus minimum hemoglobin level above which patients with myelodysplastic syndromes can safely forgo transfusions. Leuk Lymphoma 2020. PubMed
DuMontier C, Loh KP, Bain PA, Silliman RA, Hshieh T, Abel GA, Djulbegovic B, Driver JA, Dale W. Defining Undertreatment and Overtreatment in Older Adults With Cancer: A Scoping Literature Review. J Clin Oncol 2020. PubMed
Hantel A, Abel GA. An Action Plan for Environmentally Sustainable Cancer Care. JAMA Oncol 2020. PubMed
Henckel C, Revette A, Huntington SF, Tulsky JA, Abel GA, Odejide OO. Perspectives Regarding Hospice Services and Transfusion Access: Focus Groups With Blood Cancer Patients and Bereaved Caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020. PubMed
Odejide OO, Uno H, Murillo A, Tulsky JA, Abel GA. Goals of care discussions for patients with blood cancers: Association of person, place, and time with end-of-life care utilization. Cancer 2019. PubMed
Punglia RS, Ortiz Pimentel S, Cronin AM, Frank ES, Bellon JR, Abel GA, Uno H, Wong JS. Patient-preferred outcomes measurement after post-mastectomy radiation therapy and immediate reconstruction. Breast J 2019. PubMed
Slavin SD, Fenech A, Jankowski AL, Abel GA, Brunner AM, Steensma DP, Fathi AT, DeAngelo DJ, Wadleigh M, Hobbs GS, Amrein PC, Stone RM, Temel JS, El-Jawahri A. Outcomes for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia after an intensive care unit admission. Cancer 2019. PubMed
Albelda R, Wiemers E, Hahn T, Khera N, Salas Coronado DY, Abel GA. Relationship between paid leave, financial burden, and patient-reported outcomes among employed patients who have undergone bone marrow transplantation. Qual Life Res 2019; 28:1835-1847. PubMed
Hantel A, Abel GA, Siegler M. Practical allocation system for the distribution of specialised care during cellular therapy access scarcity. J Med Ethics 2019. PubMed
Liu MA, DuMontier C, Murillo A, Hshieh T, Bean JF, Soiffer RJ, Stone RM, Abel GA, Driver JA. Gait speed, grip strength and clinical outcomes in older patients with hematologic malignancies. Blood 2019. PubMed
Sekeres MA, Gore SD, Stablein DM, DiFronzo N, Abel GA, DeZern AE, Troy JD, Rollison DE, Thomas JW, Waclawiw MA, Liu JJ, Al Baghdadi T, Walter MJ, Bejar R, Gorak EJ, Starczynowski DT, Foran JM, Cerhan JR, Moscinski LC, Komrokji RS, Deeg HJ, Epling-Burnette PK. The National MDS Natural History Study: design of an integrated data and sample biorepository to promote research studies in myelodysplastic syndromes. Leuk Lymphoma 2019. PubMed
DuMontier C, Liu MA, Murillo A, Hshieh T, Javedan H, Soiffer R, Stone RM, Driver JA, Abel GA. Function, Survival, and Care Utilization Among Older Adults With Hematologic Malignancies. J Am Geriatr Soc 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
Solle JC, Steinberg A, Marathe P, Gray TF, Emmert A, Abel GA. Patients as experts: characterizing the most relevant patient-reported outcomes after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2019. PubMed
Habib AR, Cronin AM, Earle CC, Tulsky JA, Mack JW, Abel GA, Odejide OO. How Do Blood Cancer Doctors Discuss Prognosis? Findings from a National Survey of Hematologic Oncologists. J Palliat Med 2019. PubMed
Murillo A, Cronin AM, Laubach JP, Hshieh TT, Tanasijevic AM, Richardson PG, Driver JA, Abel GA. Performance of the International Myeloma Working Group myeloma frailty score among patients 75 and older. 2018. PubMed
Khera N, Hamilton BK, Pidala JA, Wood WA, Wu V, Voutsinas J, Onstad L, Alousi AM, Broady R, Chen GL, Arora M, Cutler C, Flowers ME, Ganetsky A, Jagasia M, McCarthy PL, Sarantopoulos S, Abel GA, Majhail NS, Lee SJ. Employment, Insurance and Financial Experiences of Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease in North America. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018. PubMed
McCleary NJ, Healey MJ, Weng S, Song AB, Lederman RI, Ramelson HZ, Wagner AJ, Abel GA. Perceptions of Oncologists About Sharing Clinic Notes with Patients. Oncologist 2018. PubMed
Brunner AM, Weng S, Cronin A, Fathi AT, Habib AR, Stone R, Graubert T, Steensma DP, Abel GA. Impact of lenalidomide use among non-transfusion dependent patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:1119-1126. 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
Frosch ZAK, Cronin AM, Gagne JJ, Teschke MP, Gray SW, Abel GA. Cancer drug shortages: Awareness and perspectives from a representative sample of the US population. Cancer 2018; 124:2205-2211. PubMed
Odejide OO, Li L, Cronin AM, Murillo A, Richardson PG, Anderson KC, Abel GA. Meaningful changes in end-of-life care among patients with myeloma. Haematologica 2018. PubMed
Frosch ZAK, Gagne JJ, Gray SW, Abel GA. What Does a Cancer Diagnosis Mean? Public Expectations in a Shifting Therapeutic Environment. J Oncol Pract 2018; 14:139-140. PubMed
Khera N, Albelda R, Hahn T, Coronado DS, Odejide OO, Soiffer RJ, Abel GA. Financial Hardship after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Lack of Impact on Survival. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2018; 27:345-347. PubMed
Hshieh TT, Jung WF, Grande LJ, Chen J, Stone RM, Soiffer RJ, Driver JA, Abel GA. Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and Association With Survival Among Older Patients With Hematologic Cancers. JAMA Oncol 2018. PubMed
Luskin MR, Abel GA. Management of older adults with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). 2017. PubMed
Abel GA, Klepin HD. Frailty and the management of hematologic malignancies. Blood 2017. PubMed
Brunner AM, Blonquist TM, Hobbs GS, Amrein PC, Neuberg DS, Steensma DP, Abel GA, Fathi AT. Risk and timing of cardiovascular death among patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood Adv 2017; 1:2032-2040. PubMed
Odejide OO, Cronin AM, Earle CC, Tulsky JA, Abel GA. Why are patients with blood cancers more likely to die without hospice? Cancer 2017. PubMed
Luskin MR, Cronin AM, Owens RL, DeAngelo DJ, Stone RM, Wadleigh M, Steensma DP, Abel GA. Self-reported sleep disturbance and survival in myelodysplastic syndromes. British Journal of Haematology 2017. PubMed
Zeidan AM, Long JB, Wang R, Hu X, Yu JB, Huntington SF, Abel GA, Mougalian SS, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Gross CP, Ma X, Davidoff AJ. Risk of myeloid neoplasms after radiotherapy among older women with localized breast cancer: A population-based study. PLoS ONE 2017; 12:e0184747. PubMed
Connell NT, Abel GA, Connors JM. Low-molecular weight heparin versus vitamin K antagonists for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Thromb Res 2016; 150:53-58. PubMed
Zhou Z, Rademaker AW, Gordon LI, LaCasce AS, Crosby-Thompson A, Vanderplas A, Abel GA, Rodriguez MA, Nademanee A, Kaminski MS, Czuczman MS, Millenson MM, Zelenetz AD, Niland J, Friedberg JW, Winter JN. High Body Mass Index in Elderly Patients With DLBCL Treated With Rituximab-Containing Therapy Compensates for Negative Impact of Male Sex. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2016; 14:1274-1281. PubMed
Liu MA, Hshieh T, Condron N, Wadleigh M, Abel GA, Driver JA. Relationship between physician and patient assessment of performance status and survival in a large cohort of patients with haematologic malignancies. Br J Cancer 2016; 115:858-61. PubMed
Zeidan AM, Davidoff AJ, Long JB, Hu X, Wang R, Ma X, Gross CP, Abel GA, Huntington SF, Podoltsev NA, Hajime U, Prebet T, Gore SD. Comparative clinical effectiveness of azacitidine versus decitabine in older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. British Journal of Haematology 2016. PubMed
Odejide OO, Cronin AM, Condron NB, Fletcher SA, Earle CC, Tulsky JA, Abel GA. Barriers to Quality End-of-Life Care for Patients With Blood Cancers. J Clin Oncol 2016; 34:3126-32. PubMed
Zeidan AM, Wang R, Gross CP, Gore SD, Huntington SF, Prebet T, Abel GA, Davidoff AJ, Ma X. Modest improvement in survival of patients with refractory anemia with excess blasts in the hypomethylating agents era in the United States. Leuk Lymphoma 2016. PubMed
Frosch ZA, Abel GA. Assessing Quality of Care for the Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2016. PubMed
Nipp RD, Abel GA. Small Step for Geriatric Oncology That Could Have Been a Giant Leap. J Clin Oncol 2016. PubMed
Schnipper LE, Abel GA. Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising in Oncology Is Not Beneficial to Patients or Public Health. JAMA Oncol 2016. PubMed
Abel GA, Albelda R, Khera N, Hahn T, Salas Coronado DY, Odejide OO, Bona K, Tucker-Seeley R, Soiffer R. Financial Hardship and Patient-Reported Outcomes after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2016. PubMed
El-Jawahri A, Keenan T, Abel GA, Steensma DP, LeBlanc TW, Chen YB, Hobbs G, Traeger L, Fathi AT, DeAngelo DJ, Wadleigh M, Ballen KK, Amrein PC, Stone RM, Temel JS. Potentially avoidable hospital admissions in older patients with acute myeloid leukaemia in the USA: a retrospective analysis. Lancet Haematol 2016; 3:e276-83. PubMed
Stuver SO, McNiff K, Fraile B, Odejide O, Abel GA, Dodek A, Jacobson JO. Novel Data Sharing Between a Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Private Payer to Better Understand Care at the End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage 2016. PubMed
Abel GA, Efficace F, Buckstein RJ, Tinsley S, Jurcic JG, Martins Y, Steensma DP, Watts CD, Raza A, Lee SJ, List AF, Klaassen RJ. Prospective international validation of the Quality of Life in Myelodysplasia Scale (QUALMS). Haematologica 2016. PubMed
Abel GA, Cronin AM, Odejide OO, Uno H, Stone RM, Steensma DP. Influence of patient and provider characteristics on quality of care for the myelodysplastic syndromes. British Journal of Haematology 2016. PubMed
Fletcher SA, Cronin AM, Zeidan AM, Odejide OO, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Steensma DP, Abel GA. Intensity of end-of-life care for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Findings from a large national database. Cancer 2016. PubMed
Odejide OO, Cronin AM, Condron N, Earle CC, Wolfe J, Abel GA. Timeliness of End-of-Life Discussions for Blood Cancers: A National Survey of Hematologic Oncologists. JAMA Intern Med 2016; 176:263-5. PubMed
Abel GA, Buckstein R. Integrating Frailty, Comorbidity, and Quality of Life in the Management of Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2016; 35:e337-44. PubMed
Odejide OO, Cronin AM, Earle CC, LaCasce AS, Abel GA. Hospice Use Among Patients With Lymphoma: Impact of Disease Aggressiveness and Curability. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2016. PubMed
Abel GA, Cronin AM, Earles K, Gray SW. Accessibility and Quality of Online Cancer-Related Clinical Trial Information for Naïve Searchers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2015; 24:1629-31. PubMed
Fega KR, Abel GA, Motyckova G, Sherman AE, DeAngelo DJ, Steensma DP, Galinsky I, Wadleigh M, Stone RM, Driver JA. Non-hematologic predictors of mortality improve the prognostic value of the international prognostic scoring system for MDS in older adults. 2015. PubMed
Tucker-Seeley RD, Abel GA, Uno H, Prigerson H. Financial hardship and the intensity of medical care received near death. 2015. PubMed
Abel GA. Does surveillance imaging after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma really work? J Clin Oncol 2015. PubMed
El-Jawahri AR, Abel GA, Steensma DP, LeBlanc TW, Fathi AT, Graubert TA, DeAngelo DJ, Wadleigh M, Ballen KK, Foster JE, Attar EC, Amrein PC, Brunner AM, Stone RM, Temel JS. Health care utilization and end-of-life care for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer 2015. PubMed
Dabaja BS, Vanderplas AM, Crosby-Thompson AL, Abel GA, Czuczman MS, Friedberg JW, Gordon LI, Kaminski M, Niland J, Millenson M, Nademanee AP, Zelenetz A, LaCasce AS, Rodriguez MA. Radiation for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the rituximab era: analysis of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network lymphoma outcomes project. Cancer 2015; 121:1032-9. PubMed
Odejide OO, Cronin AM, Davidoff AJ, LaCasce AS, Abel GA. Limited stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: comparative effectiveness of treatment strategies in a large cohort of elderly patients. Leuk Lymphoma 2015. PubMed
Bona K, London WB, Guo D, Abel G, Lehmann L, Wolfe J. Prevalence and impact of financial hardship among New England pediatric stem cell transplantation families. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:312-8. PubMed
Uno H, Cronin AM, Wadleigh M, Schrag D, Abel GA. Derivation and validation of the SEER-Medicare myelodysplastic syndromes risk score (SMMRS). Leuk Res 2014; 38:1420-4. PubMed
Odejide OO, Salas Coronado DY, Watts CD, Wright AA, Abel GA. End-of-life care for blood cancers: a series of focus groups with hematologic oncologists. J Oncol Pract 2014. PubMed
Herrera AF, Crosby-Thompson A, Friedberg JW, Abel GA, Czuczman MS, Gordon LI, Kaminski MS, Millenson MM, Nademanee AP, Niland JC, Rodig SJ, Rodriguez MA, Zelenetz AD, LaCasce AS. Comparison of referring and final pathology for patients with T-cell lymphoma in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Cancer 2014. PubMed
Abel GA. Public advertising by cancer centers: are more data needed? Ann Intern Med 2014. PubMed
Odejide OO, Jacobson JO, Abel GA. Reply to quality control of bone marrow aspirates: additional steps toward a safer and more efficient procedure. Cancer 2014; 120:1442. PubMed
Zhou Z, Sehn LH, Rademaker AW, Gordon LI, Lacasce AS, Crosby-Thompson A, Vanderplas A, Zelenetz AD, Abel GA, Rodriguez MA, Nademanee A, Kaminski MS, Czuczman MS, Millenson M, Niland J, Gascoyne RD, Connors JM, Friedberg JW, Winter JN. An enhanced International Prognostic Index (NCCN-IPI) for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated in the rituximab era. Blood 2014; 123:837-42. PubMed
Dusetzina SB, Winn AN, Abel GA, Huskamp HA, Keating NL. Cost sharing and adherence to tyrosine kinase inhibitors for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. J Clin Oncol 2014; 32:306-11. PubMed
Abel GA, Klaassen R, Lee SJ, Young NL, Cannella L, Steensma DP, Efficace F. Patient-reported outcomes for the myelodysplastic syndromes: a new MDS-specific measure of quality of life. Blood 2014; 123:451-2. PubMed
Waldman LT, Bean W, Levine AL, Cohen-Bearak A, Phelps FA, Svoboda L, Freedman R, Elfiky A, Berlin S, Abel GA, Deutsch C, Lathan CS. Using FastTrack to Implement an Academic Medical Center and Community Health Center Collaborative for Cancer Care Delivery. Healthcare (Amst) 2013; 1:130-135. PubMed
Ban-Hoefen M, Vanderplas A, Crosby-Thompson AL, Abel GA, Czuczman MS, Gordon LI, Kaminski MS, Kelly J, Millenson M, Nademanee AP, Rodriguez MA, Zelenetz AD, Niland J, LaCasce AS, Friedberg JW. Transformed non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the rituximab era: analysis of the NCCN outcomes database. British Journal of Haematology 2013; 163:487-95. PubMed
Evens AM, Vanderplas A, LaCasce AS, Crosby AL, Nademanee AP, Kaminski MS, Abel GA, Millenson M, Czuczman MS, Rodriguez MA, Niland J, Zelenetz AD, Gordon LI, Friedberg JW. Stem cell transplantation for follicular lymphoma relapsed/refractory after prior rituximab: a comprehensive analysis from the NCCN lymphoma outcomes project. Cancer 2013; 119:3662-71. PubMed
Odejide OO, Cronin AM, DeAngelo DJ, Bernazzoli ZA, Jacobson JO, Rodig SJ, LaCasce AS, Mazeika TJ, Earles KD, Abel GA. Improving the quality of bone marrow assessment: Impact of operator techniques and use of a specimen preparation checklist. Cancer 2013; 119:3472-8. PubMed
Abou-Nassar KE, Vanderplas A, Friedberg JW, Abel GA, Niland J, Rodriguez MA, Czuczman MS, Millenson M, Crosby A, Gordon LI, Zelenetz AD, Kaminski M, Lacasce AS. Patterns of use of 18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography for initial staging of grade 1-2 follicular lymphoma and its impact on initial treatment strategy in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Outcomes databa Leuk Lymphoma 2013. PubMed
Sherman AE, Motyckova G, Fega KR, Deangelo DJ, Abel GA, Steensma D, Wadleigh M, Stone RM, Driver JA. Geriatric assessment in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a retrospective study of associated treatment and outcomes. Leuk Res 2013; 37:998-1003. PubMed
Warren JL, Harlan LC, Stevens J, Little RF, Abel GA. Multiple myeloma treatment transformed: a population-based study of changes in initial management approaches in the United States. J Clin Oncol 2013; 31:1984-9. PubMed
Abel GA, Koreth J. Optimal positioning of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for older patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Curr Opin Hematol 2013; 20:150-6. PubMed
Abel GA, Chen K, Taback N, Hassett MJ, Schrag D, Weeks JC. Impact of oncology-related direct-to-consumer advertising: association with appropriate and inappropriate prescriptions. Cancer 2013; 119:1065-72. PubMed
Okam MM, Mandell E, Hevelone N, Wentz R, Ross A, Abel GA. Comparative rates of adverse events with different formulations of intravenous iron. Am J Hematol 2012; 87:E123-4. PubMed
Abel GA, Vanderplas A, Rodriguez MA, Crosby AL, Czuczman MS, Niland JC, Gordon LI, Millenson M, Zelenetz AD, Friedberg JW, LaCasce AS. High rates of surveillance imaging for treated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: findings from a large national database. Leuk Lymphoma 2012. PubMed
Kumar A, Vanderplas A, LaCasce AS, Rodriguez MA, Crosby AL, Lepisto E, Czuczman MS, Nademanee A, Niland J, Gordon LI, Millenson M, Zelenetz AD, Friedberg JW, Abel GA. Lack of benefit of central nervous system prophylaxis for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the rituximab era: findings from a large national database. Cancer 2012. PubMed
Abel GA, Friese CR, Neville BA, Wilson KM, Hastings BT, Earle CC, Keating NL, Richardson LC. Referrals for suspected hematologic malignancy: a survey of primary care physicians. Am J Hematol 2012; 87:634-6. PubMed
LaCasce AS, Vandergrift JL, Rodriguez MA, Abel GA, Crosby AL, Czuczman MS, Nademanee AP, Blayney DW, Gordon LI, Millenson M, Vanderplas A, Lepisto EM, Zelenetz AD, Niland J, Friedberg JW. Comparative outcome of initial therapy for younger patients with mantle cell lymphoma: an analysis from the NCCN NHL Database. Blood 2012; 119:2093-9. PubMed
Gray SW, Abel GA. Update on Direct-to-Consumer Marketing in Oncology. J Oncol Pract 2012; 8:124-7. PubMed
Bertrand KA, Chang ET, Abel GA, Zhang SM, Spiegelman D, Qureshi AA, Laden F. Sunlight exposure, vitamin D, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the Nurses' Health Study. Cancer Causes Control 2011. PubMed
Friese CR, Earle CC, Magazu LS, Brown JR, Neville BA, Hevelone ND, Richardson LC, Abel GA. Timeliness and quality of diagnostic care for medicare recipients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer 2011; 117:1470-7. PubMed
Abel GA. The real world: CLL. Blood 2011; 117:3481-2. PubMed
Yung RL, Chen K, Abel GA, Gesten FC, Roohan PJ, Boscoe FP, Sinclair AH, Schymura MJ, Schrag D. Cancer disparities in the context of Medicaid insurance: a comparison of survival for acute myeloid leukemia and Hodgkin's lymphoma by Medicaid enrollment. Oncologist 2011; 16:1082-91. PubMed
Friese CR, Earle CC, Magazu LS, Brown JR, Neville BA, Hevelone ND, Richardson LC, Abel GA. Timeliness and quality of diagnostic care for medicare recipients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer 2010. PubMed
Abel GA, Bertrand KA, Earle CC, Laden F. Outcomes for lymphoid malignancies in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) as compared to the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program. Hematol Oncol 2010; 28:133-6. PubMed
Abel GA, Van Bennekom CM, Stone RM, Anderson TE, Kaufman DW. Classification of the myelodysplastic syndrome in a national registry of recently diagnosed patients. Leuk Res 2010; 34:939-41. PubMed
Abel GA, Burstein HJ, Hevelone ND, Weeks JC. Cancer-related direct-to-consumer advertising: awareness, perceptions, and reported impact among patients undergoing active cancer treatment. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27:4182-7. PubMed
Friese CR,Abel GA,Magazu LS,Neville BA,Richardson LC,Earle CC. Diagnostic delay and complications for older adults with multiple myeloma. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 50:392-400. PubMed
LaCasce AS,Kho ME,Friedberg JW,Niland JC,Abel GA,Rodriguez MA,Czuczman MS,Millenson MM,Zelenetz AD,Weeks JC. Comparison of referring and final pathology for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:5107-12. PubMed
Abel GA,Friese CR,Magazu LS,Richardson LC,Fernandez ME,De Zengotita JJ,Earle CC. Delays in referral and diagnosis for chronic hematologic malignancies: a literature review. Leuk Lymphoma 2008; 49:1352-9. PubMed
Abel GA, Deangelo DJ, Connors JM, Sholl LM, McCaffrey RP, Longtine JA. Clinical JAK2V617F mutation testing: Limited utility for general hospital patients with venous and arterial thromboses in common locations. Am J Hematol 2008; 83:519-20. PubMed
Abel GA, Glinert LH. Chemotherapy as language: sound symbolism in cancer medication names. Soc Sci Med 2008; 66:1863-9. PubMed
Abel GA, Lee SJ, Weeks JC. Direct-to-consumer advertising in oncology: a content analysis of print media. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:1267-71. PubMed
Abel GA, Penson RT, Joffe S, Schapira L, Chabner BA, Lynch TJ. Direct-to-consumer advertising in oncology. Oncologist 2006; 11:217-26. PubMed
Abel GA, Hays JT, Decker PA, Croghan GA, Kuter DJ, Rigotti NA. Effects of biochemically confirmed smoking cessation on white blood cell count. Mayo Clin Proc 2005; 80:1022-8. PubMed
Abel GA. Reporting enrollment in clinical trials. Ann Intern Med 2002; 137:1007-8; author reply 1007. PubMed

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