Publications

  1. Anjum MU, Naqvi SAA, Jajja SA, Raina A, Afzal MU, Faisal KS, Segovia D, Jin Z, Yoon HH, Uson Junior PLS, Starr J, Ahn DH, Bekaii-Saab TS, Riaz IB, Sonbol MB. Efficacy of perioperative and neoadjuvant therapies in gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: a network meta-analysis. Oncologist 2025 Aug 4; 30 (8)
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  2. Lee KW, Mahalingam D, Shim BY, Kim IH, Oh D, Uronis H, Sym SJ, Sonbol M, Almhanna K, Tejani MA, Kang Bd, Kagey MH, Stilian M, Jia C, Sirard CA, Ajani JA, Klempner SJ. Dkn-01 and tislelizumab as second-line therapy in dkk1-high gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: distinguish trial part b. Nature Communications. 2025 Jul 10; 16 (1):6393
  3. Kusne Y, Patnaik MM, Halfdanarson TR, Sonbol MB. Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms in 177Lu-DOTATATE treated neuroendocrine tumor patients: how great is the risk? Endocr Relat Cancer. 2025 Jun 1; 32 (6) Epub 2025 June 16
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  4. Hoyek C, Zheng-Lin B, Bauernfeind JJ, Al-Ahmad OH, Bekaii-Saab T, Chakrabarti S, Rashdan S, Sonbol MB. Overcoming Financial and Access Barriers in Global Cancer Care With Low-Dose Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review. JCO Glob Oncol. 2025 Mar; 11:e2400409 Epub 2025 Mar 24
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  5. Eslinger C, Walden D, McGary A, Emiloju O, Ahn D, Sonbol MB, Bekaii-Saab T, Zhu M, Hubbard J, Wu C. Comparison of survival outcomes for patients with Lynch vs non-Lynch syndrome and microsatellite unstable colorectal cancer treated with immunotherapy. Cancer. 2025 Feb 15; 131 (4):e35756
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  6. Abidoye O, Ahn DH, Borad MJ, Wu C, Bekaii-Saab T, Chakrabarti S, Sonbol MB. Circulating Tumor DNA Testing for Minimal Residual Disease and Its Application in Colorectal Cancer. Cells. 2025 Jan 22; 14 (3)
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  7. Klempner SJ, Sonbol MB, Wainberg ZA, Uronis HE, Chiu VK, Scott AJ, Iqbal S, Tejani MA, Chung V, Stilian MC, Thoma M, Zhang Y, Kagey MH, Baum J, Sirard CA, Altura RA, Ajani JA. DKN-01 in Combination With Tislelizumab and Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy in Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: DisTinGuish. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Jan 20; 43 (3):339-349 Epub 2024 Oct 21
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  8. Eslinger C, Seddighzadeh B, Yee C, Elsabbagh Z, Pai R, Hartley C, Starr J, Bekaii-Saab T, Halfdanarson TR, Sonbol MB. Clinical Outcomes and Molecular Profiling of Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Jan; 9:e2400450. Epub 2025 Jan 07.
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  9. Mohamed A, Trybula M, Asa SL, Halfdanarson TR, Sonbol M. Management of advanced high grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs): comprehensive review of the current literature. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2024 Oct 1; 31 (10) Epub 2024 Sept 21
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  10. Kusne Y, Lasho T, Finke C, Elsabbagh Z, McCue S, Hobday T, Starr J, Bekaii-Saab T, Halfdanarson TR, Patnaik MM, Ou FS, Sonbol MB. Clonal Hematopoiesis in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumor Treated With Lutetium-177 and the Risk of Thrombocytopenia: A Prospective Study. JCO Precis Oncol. 2024 Jun; 8:e2400143
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  11. Wu C, Pai RK, Kosiorek H, Banerjee I, Pfeiffer A, Hagen CE, Hartley CP, Graham RP, Sonbol MB, Bekaii-Saab T, Xie H, Sinicrope FA, Patel B, Westerling-Bui T, Shivji S, Conner J, Swallow C, Savage P, Cyr DP, Kirsch R, Pai RK. Improved Risk-Stratification Scheme for Mismatch-Repair Proficient Stage II Colorectal Cancers Using the Digital Pathology Biomarker QuantCRC. Clin Cancer Res. 2024 May 1; 30 (9):1811-1821
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  12. Saberzadeh-Ardestani B, Jones JC, McWilliams RR, Tougeron D, Halfdanarson TR, Guimbaud R, Hubbard JM, Flecchia C, Shi Q, Alouani E, Sonbol MB, Ticku J, Jin Z, Taieb J, Sinicrope FA. Metastatic site and clinical outcome of patients with deficient mismatch repair metastatic colorectal cancer treated with an immune checkpoint inhibitor in the first-line setting. Eur J Cancer. 2024 Jan; 196:113433 Epub 2023 Nov 10
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  13. Andreatos N, McGarrah PW, Sonbol MB, Starr JS, Capdevila J, Sorbye H, Halfdanarson TR. Managing Metastatic Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma After First-Line Treatment. Curr Oncol Rep. 2023 Oct; 25(10):1127-1139. Epub 2023 Aug 22.
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  14. Mosalem O, Sonbol MB, Halfdanarson TR, Starr JS. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Immunotherapy Updates in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Sep; 37 (5):101796 Epub 2023 June 28
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  15. Pathak S, Starr JS, Halfdanarson T, Sonbol MB. Understanding the increasing incidence of neuroendocrine tumors. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Sep-Nov; 18 (5):377-385 Epub 2023 July 19
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  16. Wang Y, Ayoub C, Yang AF, Sonbol MB, Butterfield R, Halfdanarson TR, Arsanjani R, Zhu W, Yang M. Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastasis to the Heart: Evaluation of Imaging Manifestations. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2023 Sep-Oct; 52 (5):340-345 Epub 2022 Nov 17
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  17. Elhariri A, Alhaj A, Ahn D, Sonbol MB, Bekaii-Saab T, Wu C, Rutenberg MS, Stauffer J, Starr J, Majeed U, Jones J, Borad M, Babiker H. Targeting KRAS in pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Progress in demystifying the holy grail. World J Clin Oncol. 2023 Aug 24; 14 (8):285-296
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  18. Chakrabarti S, Grewal US, Vora KB, Parikh AR, Almader-Douglas D, Mahipal A, Sonbol MBB. Outcome of Patients With Early-Stage Mismatch Repair Deficient Colorectal Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review. JCO Precis Oncol. 2023 Aug; 7:e2300182
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  19. Coston T, Desai A, Babiker H, Sonbol MB, Chakrabarti S, Mahipal A, McWilliams R, Ma WW, Bekaii-Saab TS, Stauffer J, Starr JS. Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Cytotoxic Chemotherapy in Mismatch Repair-Deficient and Microsatellite Instability-High Pancreatic Cancer: Mayo Clinic Experience. JCO Precis Oncol. 2023 Aug; 7:e2200706
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  20. Ou FS, Walden DJ, Larson JJ, Kang S, Griswold CR, Ueberroth BE, Patel B, Draper A, Raman P, Alese OB, Sonbol MB, Bekaii-Saab TS, Wu CS, Ahn DH. Changes in Prescribing Patterns in Stage III Colon Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 Aug; 21 (8):841-850.e4
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  21. Ensign SF, Agarwal M, Klanderman M, Badawy M, Halfdanarson TR, Johnson DR, Sonbol MB, Kendi AT. Clinical utility of somatostatin receptor positron emission tomography imaging biomarkers for characterization of meningioma among incidental central nervous system lesions. Nucl Med Commun. 2023 Jul 1; 44 (7):663-670 Epub 2023 May 08
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  22. Fazio N, Gervaso L, Halfdanarson TR, Sonbol M, Eiring RA, Pusceddu S, Prinzi N, Lombardi Stocchetti B, Grozinsky-Glasberg S, Gross DJ, Walter T, Robelin P, Lombard-Bohas C, Frassoni S, Bagnardi V, Antonuzzo L, Sparano C, Massironi S, Gelsomino F, Bongiovanni A, Ranallo N, Tafuto S, Rossi M, Cives M, Rasul Kakil I, Hamid H, Chirco A, Squadroni M, La Salvia A, Hernando J, Hofland J, Koumarianou A, Boselli S, Tamayo D, Mazzon C, Rubino M, Spada F. COVID-19 in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms: 2-year results of the INTENSIVE study. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2023 Jun 1; 30 (6) Epub 2023 Apr 26
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  23. Gococo-Benore DA, Kuhlman J, Parent EE, Sharma A, Accurso J, Yang M, Kendi AT, Johnson G, Sonbol MB, Hobday T, Halfdanarson TR, Starr J. Evaluation of Hepatotoxicity from Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy in Patients with Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and a Very High Liver Tumor Burden. J Nucl Med. 2023 Jun; 64 (6):880-884 Epub 2023 Apr 20
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  24. Gile JJ, McGarrah PW, Leventakos K, Sonbol MB, Starr JS, Eiring RA, Hobday TJ, Halfdanarson TR. Efficacy of first-line checkpoint inhibitors in combination with chemotherapy in high-grade extrapulmonary metastatic neuroendocrine carcinomas. J Neuroendocrinol. 2023 May; 35 (5):e13283 Epub 2023 May 25
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  25. Saberzadeh-Ardestani B, Jones JC, Hubbard JM, McWilliams RR, Halfdanarson TR, Shi Q, Sonbol MB, Ticku J, Jin Z, Sinicrope FA. Association Between Survival and Metastatic Site in Mismatch Repair-Deficient Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated With First-line Pembrolizumab. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1; 6 (2):e230400 Epub 2023 Feb 01
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  26. Alheraki SZ, Almquist DR, Starr JS, Halfdanarson TR, Sonbol MB. Treatment landscape of advanced high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2023 Jan; 21 (1):16-26
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  27. Sonbol MB, Siddiqi R, Uson PLS, Pathak S, Firwana B, Botrus G, Almader-Douglas D, Ahn DH, Borad MJ, Starr J, Jones J, Stucky CC, Smoot R, Riaz IB, Bekaii-Saab T. The Role of Systemic Therapy in Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Oncologist. 2022 Dec 9; 27 (12):1034-1040
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  28. Badawy M, Johnson G, Jain M, Kendi AT, Johnson DR, Porter A, Yang M, Sonbol MB. Intracranial neuroendocrine tumour simulating meningioma for several years: an overview of diagnosis and treatment. BJR Case Rep. 2022 Sep; 8(3):20210222. Epub 2022 Jan 27.
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  29. Sonbol MB, Mazza GL, Mi L, Oliver T, Starr J, Gudmundsdottir H, Cleary SP, Hobday T, Halfdanarson TR. Survival and Incidence Patterns of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Over the Last 2 Decades: A SEER Database Analysis. Oncologist. 2022 Jul 5; 27 (7):573-578
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  30. Uson Junior PLS, Majeed U, Yin J, Botrus G, Sonbol MB, Ahn DH, Starr JS, Jones JC, Babiker H, Inabinett SR, Wylie N, Boyle AWR, Bekaii-Saab TS, Gores GJ, Smoot R, Barrett M, Nagalo B, Meurice N, Elliott N, Petit J, Zhou Y, Arora M, Dumbauld C, Barro O, Baker A, Bogenberger J, Buetow K, Mansfield A, Mody K, Borad MJ. Cell-Free Tumor DNA Dominant Clone Allele Frequency Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Advanced Biliary Cancers Treated With Platinum-Based Chemotherapy. JCO Precis Oncol. 2022 Jun; 6 (1):e2100274
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  31. Khanna L, Halfdanarson TR, Sonbol MB, Eiring R, Prond T, Camilleri M. Bile Acid Malabsorption in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Jun; 67 (6):2517-2525 Epub 2021 Aug 07
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  32. Shah A, Sonbol M, Chen L, Yang M. Retroperitoneal venous malformation mimicking a nodal metastasis in oesophageal cancer on staging F18-FDG PET/CT. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Mar 8; 15 (3) Epub 2022 Mar 08
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  33. Uson PLS Jr, Riegert-Johnson D, Boardman L, Kisiel J, Mountjoy L, Patel N, Lizaola-Mayo B, Borad MJ, Ahn D, Sonbol MB, Jones J, Leighton JA, Gurudu S, Singh H, Klint M, Kunze KL, Golafshar MA, Esplin ED, Nussbaum RL, Stewart AK, Bekaii-Saab TS, Jewel Samadder N. Germline Cancer Susceptibility Gene Testing in Unselected Patients With Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Prospective Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Mar; 20 (3):e508-e528 Epub 2021 Apr 20
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  34. Gococo-Benore DA, Parent E, Sharma A, Accurso J, Yang M, Kendi AT, Sonbol B, Halfdanarson TR, Starr JS. Hepatotoxicity from peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (prrt) in neuroendocrine tumors (nets) patients with very high liver tumor burden. Pancreas. 2022; 51(3):E47.
  35. Sonbol MB, Pathak S, Bekaii-Saab T. The treatment landscape for gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2022 Mar; 20 (3):169-177
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  36. Uson Junior PL, Kunze KL, Golafshar MA, Riegert-Johnson D, Boardman L, Borad MJ, Ahn D, Sonbol MB, Faigel DO, Fukami N, Pannala R, Barrus K, Mountjoy L, Esplin ED, Nussbaum RL, Stewart AK, Bekaii-Saab T, Samadder NJ. Germline Cancer Susceptibility Gene Testing in Unselected Patients with Hepatobiliary Cancers: A Multi-Center Prospective Study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2022 Feb; 15 (2):121-128 Epub 2021 Nov 15
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  37. Laughlin BS, Petersen MM, Yu NY, Anderson JD, Rule WG, Borad MJ, Aqel BA, Sonbol MB, Mathur AK, Moss AA, Bekaii-Saab TS, Ahn DH, DeWees TA, Sio TT, Ashman JB. Clinical outcomes for hilar and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with adjuvant, definitive, or liver transplant-based neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy strategies: a single-center experience. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2022 Feb; 13 (1):288-297
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  38. Ahn DH, Uson Junior PLS, Masci P, Kosiorek H, Halfdanarson TR, Mody K, Babiker H, DeLeon T, Sonbol MB, Gores G, Smoot R, Bekaii-Saab T, Mahipal A, Mansfield A, Tran NH, Hubbard JM, Borad MJ. A pilot study of Pan-FGFR inhibitor ponatinib in patients with FGFR-altered advanced cholangiocarcinoma. Invest New Drugs. 2022 Feb; 40 (1):134-141 Epub 2021 Aug 31
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  39. Fazio N, Gervaso L, Halfdanarson TR, La Salvia A, Hofland J, Hernando J, Sonbol MB, Garcia-Carbonero R, Capdevila J, de Herder WW, Koumarianou A, Kaltsas G, Rossi M, Grozinsky-Glasberg S, Oleinikov K, Boselli S, Tamayo D, Bagnardi V, Laffi A, Rubino M, Spada F. Corrigendum to 'Coronavirus disease 2019 in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms: Preliminary results of the INTENSIVE study' [European Journal of Cancer 154 (2021) 246-252]. Eur J Cancer. 2022 Jan; 160:289-290 Epub 2021 Oct 21
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  40. Arora M, Bogenberger JM, Abdelrahman AM, Yonkus J, Alva-Ruiz R, Leiting JL, Chen X, Serrano Uson Junior PL, Dumbauld CR, Baker AT, Gamb SI, Egan JB, Zhou Y, Nagalo BM, Meurice N, Eskelinen EL, Salomao MA, Kosiorek HE, Braggio E, Barrett MT, Buetow KH, Sonbol MB, Mansfield AS, Roberts LR, Bekaii-Saab TS, Ahn DH, Truty MJ, Borad MJ. Synergistic combination of cytotoxic chemotherapy and cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors in biliary tract cancers. Hepatology. 2022 Jan; 75 (1):43-58 Epub 2021 Dec 12
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  41. Gudmundsdottir H, Graham RP, Sonbol MB, Smoot RL, Truty MJ, Kendrick ML, Nagorney DM, Habermann EB, Halfdanarson TR, Cleary SP. Multifocality is not associated with worse survival in sporadic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec; 124 (7):1077-1084 Epub 2021 July 26
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  42. Uson PLS Jr, Samadder NJ, Riegert-Johnson D, Boardman L, Borad MJ, Ahn D, Sonbol MB, Faigel DO, Fukami N, Pannala R, Kunze K, Golafshar M, Klint M, Esplin ED, Nussbaum RL, Stewart AK, Bekaii-Saab T. Clinical Impact of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Pancreatic Cancer: Results From a Multicenter, Prospective, Universal Genetic Testing Study. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2021 Oct 8; 12 (10):e00414 Epub 2021 Oct 08
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  43. Fazio N, Gervaso L, Halfdanarson TR, La Salvia A, Hofland J, Hernando J, Sonbol MB, Garcia-Carbonero R, Capdevila J, de Herder WW, Koumarianou A, Kaltsas G, Rossi M, Grozinsky-Glasberg S, Oleinikov K, Boselli S, Tamayo D, Bagnardi V, Laffi A, Rubino M, Spada F. Coronavirus disease 2019 in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms: Preliminary results of the INTENSIVE study. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Sep; 154:246-252 Epub 2021 June 30
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  44. Tella SH, Starr JS, Kommalapati A, Sonbol MB, Halfdanarson TR. Management of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2021 Sep; 19 (9):582-593
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  45. Afifi AM, Elmehrath AO, Ruhban IA, Saad AM, Gad MM, Al-Husseini MJ, Bekaii-Saab T, Sonbol MB. Causes of Death Following Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis in the U.S.: A Population-Based Analysis. Oncologist. 2021 Sep; 26 (9):733-739 Epub 2021 June 30
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  46. Elmehrath AO, Afifi AM, Al-Husseini MJ, Saad AM, Wilson N, Shohdy KS, Pilie P, Sonbol MB, Alhalabi O. Causes of Death Among Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer in the US From 2000 to 2016. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 2; 4 (8):e2119568 Epub 2021 Aug 02
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  47. Sahin IH, Goyal S, Pumpalova Y, Sonbol MB, Das S, Haraldsdottir S, Ahn D, Ciombor KK, Chen Z, Draper A, Berlin J, Bekaii-Saab T, Lesinski GB, El-Rayes BF, Wu C. Mismatch Repair (MMR) Gene Alteration and BRAF V600E Mutation Are Potential Predictive Biomarkers of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in MMR-Deficient Colorectal Cancer. Oncologist. 2021 Aug; 26 (8):668-675 Epub 2021 Mar 22
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  48. Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Chakrabarti S, Sonbol MB, Kasi PM, Starr JS, Liu AJ, Nevala WK, Maus RL, Bois MC, Pitot HC, Chandrasekharan C, Ross HJ, Wu TT, Graham RP, Villasboas JC, Weiss M, Foster NR, Markovic SN, Dong H, Yoon HH. Outcomes on anti-VEGFR-2/paclitaxel treatment after progression on immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Int J Cancer. 2021 Jul 15; 149 (2):378-386 Epub 2021 Mar 26
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  49. Almquist DR, Ernani V, Sonbol MB. Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia: DIPNECH. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2021 Jul 1; 27 (4):255-261
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  50. Botrus G, Kosirorek H, Sonbol MB, Kusne Y, Uson Junior PLS, Borad MJ, Ahn DH, Kasi PM, Drusbosky LM, Dada H, Surapaneni PK, Starr J, Ritter A, McMillan J, Wylie N, Mody K, Bekaii-Saab TS. Circulating Tumor DNA-Based Testing and Actionable Findings in Patients with Advanced and Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Oncologist. 2021 Jul; 26 (7):569-578 Epub 2021 Mar 05
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  51. Sonbol MB, Riaz IB, Bekaii-Saab T. Comparison of Therapy in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Clear Definition and Accurate Subgroup Data-Reply. JAMA Oncol 2021 Jun 1; 7 (6):941
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  52. Liu AJ, Ueberroth BE, McGarrah PW, Buckner Petty SA, Kendi AT, Starr J, Hobday TJ, Halfdanarson TR, Sonbol MB. Treatment Outcomes of Well-Differentiated High-Grade Neuroendocrine Tumors. Oncologist. 2021 May; 26 (5):383-388 Epub 2021 Feb 08
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  53. Sipra QUAR, Islam M, Riaz IB, Zhaohui J, Babiker HM, Bekaii-Saab TS, Sonbol MB. Contemporary Management of Pancreatic Cancer from an Internist Perspective. Am J Med. 2021 May; 134 (5):576-586 Epub 2020 Dec 11
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  54. Gile JJ, Liu AJ, McGarrah PW, Eiring RA, Hobday TJ, Starr JS, Sonbol MB, Halfdanarson TR. Efficacy of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Mayo Clinic Experience. Pancreas. 2021 Apr 1; 50 (4):500-505
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  55. Zhu M, Sonbol MB, Yoon HH. Trifluridine/tipiracil plus ramucirumab in gastric cancer. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021 Mar; 6 (3):154-155 Epub 2021 Jan 26
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  56. Uson Junior PLS, Liu AJ, Sonbol MB, Borad MJ, Bekaii-Saab TS. Immunotherapy and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma. Chin Clin Oncol. 2021 Feb; 10 (1):11
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  57. Pathak S, Sonbol MB. Second-Line Treatment Options for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Landscape and Future Direction. J Hepatocell Carcinoma. 2021; 8:1147-1158 Epub 2021 Sept 21
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  58. Walden D, Sonbol MB, Buckner Petty S, Yoon HH, Borad M, Bekaii-Saab TS, Ahn DH. Maintenance Therapy in First-Line Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis. Front Oncol. 2021; 11:641044 Epub 2021 Sept 10
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  59. Sonbol MB, Saad AM, Gonzalez-Velez M, Starr J, Halfdanarson TR. Causes of Death After Neuroendocrine Tumors Diagnosis: A US Population-Based Analysis. Pancreas. 2021 Jan 1; 50 (1):47-53
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  60. Botrus G, Uson Junior PLS, Raman P, Kaufman AE, Kosiorek H, Yin J, Fu Y, Majeed U, Sonbol MB, Ahn DH, Chang IW, Drusbosky LM, Dada H, Starr J, Borad M, Mody K, Bekaii-Saab TS. Circulating Cell-Free Tumor DNA in Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Identifies Patients With Worse Overall Survival. Front Oncol. 2021; 11:794009 Epub 2022 Jan 10
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  61. Almquist DR, Sonbol MB, Ross HJ, Kosiorek H, Jaroszewski D, Halfdanarson T. Clinical Characteristics of Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia: A Retrospective Analysis. Chest 2021 Jan; 159 (1):432-434 Epub 2020 Aug 14
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  62. Sonbol MB, Riaz IB, Naqvi SAA, Almquist DR, Mina S, Almasri J, Shah S, Almader-Douglas D, Uson Junior PLS, Mahipal A, Ma WW, Jin Z, Mody K, Starr J, Borad MJ, Ahn DH, Murad MH, Bekaii-Saab T. Systemic Therapy and Sequencing Options in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Dec 1; 6 (12):e204930 Epub 2020 Dec 10
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  63. Liu AJ, Halfdanarson TR, Sonbol MB. Currarino Syndrome: A Rare Condition With Potential Connection to Neuroendocrine Tumors. Pancreas. 2020 Sep; 49 (8):1104-1108
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  64. Zhu M, Sonbol MB, Bassam Sonbol M, Halfdanarson T, Hobday T, Ahn D, Ma WW, Bekaii-Saab T. Homologous Recombination Repair Defect May Predict Treatment Response to Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy for Neuroendocrine Tumors. Oncologist. 2020 Aug; 25 (8):e1246-e1248 Epub 2020 July 01
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  65. Al-Toubah T, Strosberg J, Halfdanarson TR, Oleinikov K, Gross DJ, Haider M, Sonbol MB, Almquist D, Grozinsky-Glasberg S. Somatostatin Analogs Improve Respiratory Symptoms in Patients With Diffuse Idiopathic Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia. Chest. 2020 Jul; 158 (1):401-405 Epub 2020 Feb 12
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  66. Sonbol MB, Halfdanarson TR, Hilal T. Assessment of Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors After Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy: A Systematic Review. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Jul 1; 6 (7):1086-1092
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  67. Sonbol MB, Murad MH, Bekaii-Saab T. The Role of Maintenance Therapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer-Reply. JAMA Oncol 2020 Jun 1; 6 (6):937-938
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  68. Afifi AM, Saad AM, Al-Husseini MJ, Elmehrath AO, Northfelt DW, Sonbol MB. Causes of death after breast cancer diagnosis: A US population-based analysis. Cancer. 2020 Apr 1; 126 (7):1559-1567 Epub 2019 Dec 16
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  69. Sonbol MB, Firwana BM, Hilal T, Murad MH. How to read a published clinical trial: A practical guide for clinicians. Avicenna J Med. 2020 Apr-Jun; 10 (2):68-75 Epub 2019 Apr 01
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  70. Sonbol MB, Mountjoy LJ, Firwana B, Liu AJ, Almader-Douglas D, Mody K, Hubbard J, Borad M, Ahn DH, Murad MH, Bekaii-Saab T. The Role of Maintenance Strategies in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Mar 1; 6 (3):e194489 Epub 2020 Mar 12
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  71. Starr JS, Sonbol MB, Hobday TJ, Sharma A, Kendi AT, Halfdanarson TR. Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy for the Treatment of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Recent Insights. Onco Targets Ther. 2020; 13:3545-3555 Epub 2020 Apr 28
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  72. Sonbol MB, Jain T, Firwana B, Hilal T, Deleon T, Murad A, Murad MH, Khera N. Neutropenic diets to prevent cancer infections: updated systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Dec; 9 (4):425-433 Epub 2019 Apr 04
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  73. Mody K, Kasi PM, Yang J, Surapaneni PK, Bekaii-Saab T, Ahn DH, Mahipal A, Sonbol MB, Starr JS, Roberts A, Nagy R, Lanman R, Borad MJ. Circulating Tumor DNA Profiling of Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers. JCO Precis Oncol. 2019 Dec; 3:1-9
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  74. Zhou Y, Simmons J, Jordan CD, Sonbol MB, Maihle N, Tang SC. Aspirin Treatment Effect and Association with PIK3CA Mutation in Breast Cancer: A Biomarker Analysis. Clin Breast Cancer. 2019 Oct; 19 (5):354-362.e7 Epub 2019 May 18
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  75. Sonbol MB, Benkhadra R, Wang Z, Firwana B, Walden DJ, Mody K, Hubbard JM, Murad MH, Ahn DH, Bekaii-Saab T. A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Regorafenib and TAS-102 in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Oncologist. 2019 Sep; 24 (9):1174-1179 Epub 2019 June 04
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  76. Al-Husseini MJ, Saad AM, Mohamed HH, Alkhayat MA, Sonbol MB, Abdel-Rahman O. Impact of prior malignancies on outcome of colorectal cancer; revisiting clinical trial eligibility criteria. BMC Cancer. 2019 Aug 30; 19 (1):863
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  77. Sonbol MB, Halfdanarson TR. Management of Well-Differentiated High-Grade (G3) Neuroendocrine Tumors. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2019 Aug 19; 20 (9):74
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  78. Sonbol MB, Halling KC, Douglas DD, Ross HJ. A Case of Donor-Transmitted Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Liver Transplantation: An Unwelcome Guest. Oncologist. 2019 Jun; 24 (6):e391-e393 Epub 2019 Feb 12
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  79. Hilal T, Sonbol MB, Prasad V. Analysis of Control Arm Quality in Randomized Clinical Trials Leading to Anticancer Drug Approval by the US Food and Drug Administration. JAMA Oncol. 2019 Jun 1; 5 (6):887-892
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  80. Sonbol MB, Ahn DH, Goldstein D, Okusaka T, Tabernero J, Macarulla T, Reni M, Li CP, O'Neil B, Van Cutsem E, Bekaii-Saab T. CanStem111P trial: a Phase III study of napabucasin plus nab-paclitaxel with gemcitabine. Future Oncol. 2019 Apr; 15 (12):1295-1302 Epub 2019 Feb 15
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  81. Jain T, Alahdab F, Firwana B, Sonbol MB, Almader-Douglas D, Palmer J. Choosing a Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimen for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Fludarabine/Busulfan versus Fludarabine Melphalan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2019 Apr; 25 (4):728-733 Epub 2018 Nov 22
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  82. Sonbol MB, Ahn DH, Bekaii-Saab T. Therapeutic Targeting Strategies of Cancer Stem Cells in Gastrointestinal Malignancies. Biomedicines. 2019 Mar 10; 7 (1)
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  83. Saad AM, Gad MM, Al-Husseini MJ, Ruhban IA, Sonbol MB, Ho TH. Trends in Renal-Cell Carcinoma Incidence and Mortality in the United States in the Last 2 Decades: A SEER-Based Study. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2019 Feb; 17 (1):46-57.e5 Epub 2018 Oct 11
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  84. Jain T, Sonbol MB, Firwana B, Kolla KR, Almader-Douglas D, Palmer J, Fonseca R. High-Dose Chemotherapy with Early Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Compared to Standard Dose Chemotherapy or Delayed Transplantation in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2019 Feb; 25 (2):239-247 Epub 2018 Sept 20
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  85. DeLeon TT, Salomao MA, Aqel BA, Sonbol MB, Yokoda RT, Ali AH, Moss AA, Mathur AK, Chascsa DM, Rakela J, Bryce AH, Borad MJ. Pilot evaluation of PD-1 inhibition in metastatic cancer patients with a history of liver transplantation: the Mayo Clinic experience. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2018 Dec; 9 (6):1054-1062
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  86. Almasri J, Alkhateeb HB, Firwana B, Sonbol MB, Damlaj M, Wang Z, Murad MH, Al-Kali A. A systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing azacitidine and decitabine for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome. Syst Rev. 2018 Sep 19; 7 (1):144 Epub 2018 Sept 19
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  87. Sonbol MB, Hilal T, Dueck AC, Rosenthal AC, Conley CR, Kosiorek HE, Ginos BF, Gano KM, Nichols CS, Leis JF, Johnston PB, Habermann TM, Northfelt DW, Bergsagel PL, Inwards DJ, Witzig TE, Ansell SM, Reeder CB. A phase 2 study of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, bortezomib and dexamethasone (R-CyBorD) in relapsed low grade and mantle cell lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma. 2018 Sep; 59(9):2128-2134. Epub 2018 Jan 10.
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  88. Sonbol MB, Firwana B, Hilal T, Wang Z, Almader-Douglas D, Joseph RW, Ho TH. Adjuvant Antiangiogenic Agents in Post-nephrectomy Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Eur Urol Oncol. 2018 Jun; 1 (2):101-108 Epub 2018 Mar 15
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  89. Sonbol MB, Bekaii-Saab T. A clinical trial protocol paper discussing the BRIGHTER study. Future Oncol. 2018 Apr; 14 (10):901-906 Epub 2018 Jan 03
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  90. Sonbol MB, Firwana B, Wang Z, Almader-Douglas D, Borad MJ, Makhoul I, Ramanathan RK, Ahn DH, Bekaii-Saab T. Second-line treatment in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A meta-analysis. Cancer. 2017 Dec 1; 123 (23):4680-4686 Epub 2017 Aug 17
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  91. Saad AM, Al-Husseini MJ, Mohamed HH, Alkhayat MA, Sonbol MB, Abdel-Rahman O. Impact of prior malignancies on the outcome of colorectal cancer: Revisiting clinical trial eligibility criteria: PS069. Porto Biomed J. 2017 Sep-Oct; 2 (5):212 Epub 2017 Sept 01
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  92. Firwana B, Sonbol MB, Diab M, Raza S, Hasan R, Yousef I, Zarzour A, Garipalli A, Doll D, Murad MH, Al-Kali A. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors as a first-line treatment in patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase: A mixed-treatment comparison. Int J Cancer. 2016 Mar 15; 138 (6):1545-53 Epub 2015 Oct 28
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  93. Sonbol MB, Firwana B, Diab M, Zarzour A, Witzig TE. The Effect of a Neutropenic Diet on Infection and Mortality Rates in Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis. Nutr Cancer. 2015; 67 (8):1230-8 Epub 2015 Sept 23
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  94. Sonbol MB, Maurer MJ, Stenson MJ, Allmer C, LaPlant BR, Weiner GJ, Macon WR, Cerhan JR, Witzig TE, Gupta M. Elevated soluble IL-2Ralpha, IL-8, and MIP-1beta levels are associated with inferior outcome and are independent of MIPI score in patients with mantle cell lymphoma. Am J Hematol. 2014 Dec; 89 (12):E223-7 Epub 2014 Sept 19
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  95. Elraiyah T, Sonbol MB, Wang Z, Khairalseed T, Asi N, Undavalli C, Nabhan M, Altayar O, Prokop L, Montori VM, Murad MH. Clinical review: The benefits and harms of systemic dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in postmenopausal women with normal adrenal function: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Oct; 99 (10):3536-42
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  96. Elraiyah T, Sonbol MB, Wang Z, Khairalseed T, Asi N, Undavalli C, Nabhan M, Firwana B, Altayar O, Prokop L, Montori VM, Murad MH. Clinical review: The benefits and harms of systemic testosterone therapy in postmenopausal women with normal adrenal function: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Oct; 99 (10):3543-50
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  97. Sonbol MB, Rana V, Kenderian SS, Finnes H, Witzig TE. Therapeutic options for patients with lymphoma and liver dysfunction or failure during mechlorethamine shortage. Leuk Lymphoma. 2014 Aug; 55 (8):1815-21 Epub 2013 Dec 31
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  98. Mauck KF, Asi N, Undavalli C, Elraiyah TA, Nabhan M, Altayar O, Sonbol MB, Prokop LJ, Murad MH. Systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical interventions versus conservative therapy for venous ulcers. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Aug; 60 (2 Suppl):60S-70S.e1-2 Epub 2014 May 14
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  99. Mauck KF, Asi N, Elraiyah TA, Undavalli C, Nabhan M, Altayar O, Sonbol MB, Prokop LJ, Murad MH. Comparative systematic review and meta-analysis of compression modalities for the promotion of venous ulcer healing and reducing ulcer recurrence. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Aug; 60 (2 Suppl):71S-90S.e1-2 Epub 2014 May 28
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  100. Alabed S, Guul A, Crighton C, Alahdab F, Fares M, Morad M, Sonbol MB, Madmani ME, Sasa A, Unwin N. An assessment of diabetes care in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria. Avicenna J Med. 2014 Jul; 4 (3):66-70
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  101. Sonbol MB, Firwana B, Zarzour A, Morad M, Rana V, Tiu RV. Comprehensive review of JAK inhibitors in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Ther Adv Hematol. 2013 Feb; 4 (1):15-35
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  102. Sonbol MB, Yadav H, Vaidya R, Rana V, Witzig TE. Methemoglobinemia and hemolysis in a patient with G6PD deficiency treated with rasburicase. Am J Hematol. 2013 Feb; 88 (2):152-4 Epub 2012 May 10
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  103. Alahdab F, Firwana B, Hasan R, Sonbol MB, Fares M, Alnahhas I, Sabouni A, Ferwana M. Undergraduate medical students' perceptions, attitudes, and competencies in evidence-based medicine (EBM), and their understanding of EBM reality in Syria. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Aug 12; 5:431
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  104. Firwana B, Ibrahim N, Taftaf R, Shaneh Saz A, Sonbol MB, Hasan R, Gluud C. Medical Therapeutic agents for Wilson's Disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2011.