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Kekoa Taparra

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Health Policy And Management
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    Title(s)Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology


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    1. Disparities in Heart Disease Mortality Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Breast Cancer Survivors, 2000 to 2019. JACC CardioOncol. 2025 Oct; 7(6):767-769. Vo JB, Brandt C, Taparra K, Ramin C, Berrington de González A, Gierach GL, Lawrence WR, Rhee J, Shiels MS, Veiga LHS, Mitra PR, Shing JZ, Yi SS. PMID: 40974362.
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    2. Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO/ASCO/SSO Clinical Practice Guideline. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2025 Nov-Dec; 15(6):549-571. Jimenez RB, Abdou Y, Anderson P, Barry P, Bradfield L, Bradley JA, Heras LD, Khan A, Matsen C, Rabinovitch R, Reyna C, Salerno KE, Schellhorn SE, Schofield D, Taparra K, Washington I, Wright JL, Zeidan YH, Zellars RC, Horst KC. PMID: 40956255.
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    3. Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO/ASCO/SSO Clinical Practice Guideline. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Sep 16. Jimenez RB, Abdou Y, Anderson P, Barry P, Bradfield L, Bradley JA, Heras LD, Khan A, Matsen C, Rabinovitch R, Reyna C, Salerno KE, Schellhorn SE, Schofield D, Taparra K, Washington I, Wright JL, Zeidan YH, Zellars RC, Horst KC. PMID: 40956531.
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    4. Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO-ASCO-SSO Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Oct 20; 43(30):3292-3311. Jimenez RB, Abdou Y, Anderson P, Barry P, Bradfield L, Bradley JA, Heras LD, Khan A, Matsen C, Rabinovitch R, Reyna C, Salerno KE, Schellhorn SE, Schofield D, Taparra K, Washington I, Wright JL, Zeidan YH, Zellars RC, Horst KC. PMID: 40955654.
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    5. Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: evolving practice patterns from the national cancer database (2004-2020). J Neurooncol. 2025 Dec; 175(3):1211-1225. Shih JJ, Jain B, Patel R, Jain U, Lam M, Chino F, Patel MI, Dee EC, Pollom E, Li G, Taparra K. PMID: 40844729; PMCID: PMC12511135.
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    6. Betel Nut Policy Considerations for the US. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jul 01; 185(7):759-760. Wu N, Roberts TJ, Taparra K, Moss WJ. PMID: 40455454.
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    7. Spectrum of cancer risk in Asian American and Pacific Islander solid organ transplant recipients. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Jul 01; 117(7):1456-1464. Tao J, Shing JZ, Yu KJ, Kreimer AR, Hsieh MC, Pawlish KS, Li J, Qiao B, Rees JR, Taparra K, Vo JB, Engels EA. PMID: 40112042; PMCID: PMC12229455.
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    8. Temporal patterns in US population-based patient survival among adults treated with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy for multiple myeloma, 2000-2020. Br J Haematol. 2025 Aug; 207(2):417-425. Dores GM, Vo JB, Schonfeld SJ, Shing JZ, Taparra K, Morton LM, Curtis RE, Linet MS. PMID: 40495370; PMCID: PMC12354210.
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    9. County-Level Factors and Mortality Among Pacific Islander Compared With Asian American Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 06 02; 8(6):e2514248. Shing JZ, Mitra PR, Freedman ND, Taparra K, DeVille NV, Bess JL, Madrigal JM, Berrington de González A, Shiels MS, Vo JB. PMID: 40478573; PMCID: PMC12144625.
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    10. Twist1-induced suppression of oncogene-induced senescence in non-small cell lung cancer requires the transactivation domain of Twist1. Neoplasia. 2025 08; 66:101179. Lafargue A, Wang H, Chettiar ST, Gajula RP, Shetty AC, Song Y, Simons BW, Khan MA, Nguyen T, Tseng HW, Chang J, Waters DN, Chan A, Lam C, Carrieri FA, Smack C, Connis N, Chowdhury DD, Nugent K, Siddiqui I, Taparra K, Rezaee M, Zachara N, Morris ZS, McFarland C, Abdulkadir SA, Hann CL, Tran PT. PMID: 40409044; PMCID: PMC12148720.
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    11. The Lung Cancer Autochthonous Model Gene Expression Database Enables Cross-Study Comparisons of the Transcriptomic Landscapes Across Mouse Models. Cancer Res. 2025 May 15; 85(10):1769-1783. Cai L, Wu F, Zhou Q, Gao Y, Yao B, DeBerardinis RJ, Acquaah-Mensah GK, Aidinis V, Beane JE, Biswal S, Chen T, Concepcion-Crisol CP, Grüner BM, Jia D, Jones RA, Kurie JM, Lee MG, Lindahl P, Lissanu Y, Lorz C, MacPherson D, Martinelli R, Mazur PK, Mazzilli SA, Mii S, Moll HP, Moorehead RA, Morrisey EE, Ng SR, Oser MG, Pandiri AR, Powell CA, Ramadori G, Santos M, Snyder EL, Sotillo R, Su KY, Taki T, Taparra K, Tran PT, Xia Y, van Veen JE, Winslow MM, Xiao G, Rudin CM, Oliver TG, Xie Y, Minna JD. PMID: 40298430; PMCID: PMC12081188.
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    12. The accuracy of polygenic score models for BMI and Type II diabetes in the Native Hawaiian population. Commun Biol. 2025 Apr 23; 8(1):651. Lo YC, Tian H, Chan TF, Jeon S, Alatorre K, Dinh BL, Maskarinec G, Taparra K, Nakatsuka N, Yu M, Chen CY, Lin YF, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L, Haiman CA, Chiang CWK. PMID: 40269120; PMCID: PMC12018950.
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    13. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data in Overdose Research. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Apr 01; 82(4):427. Apana NK, Gimmen MY, Taparra K. PMID: 39969875.
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    14. Promoting equitable patient representation in therapeutic clinical trials by accounting for population disease burden. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 27; 15(1):10591. Gimmen MY, Taparra K, Deville C, Gomez SL. PMID: 40148374; PMCID: PMC11950398.
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    15. Leading Causes of Death Among Asian American Compared With Pacific Islander Individuals. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Mar 01; 185(3):335-338. Vo JB, Bess JL, Taparra K, Mitra PR, Berrington de González A, Freedman ND, Shiels MS, Shing JZ. PMID: 39804611; PMCID: PMC11877181.
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    16. Identification of High-Incidence Populations in the United States for Anti-Epstein-Barr Virus Serologic Screening for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Dec 02; 33(12):1706-1716. Clark PE, Taparra K, Miller JA. PMID: 39361358.
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    17. The Lāhainā Wildfires and 'Āina Connectedness in the Face of Climate Disasters. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Dec 01; 184(12):1403-1405. Taparra K, Faust JS, Batangan K. PMID: 39374007.
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    18. Perceptions, Uses, and Information Sources of Medical Cannabis Among Patients With Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2025 Mar; 10(3):101678. Qu V, Hui C, Hall J, Taparra K, Kollipara T, Trieu S, Beadle B, Soltys S, Pollom EL. PMID: 40546850; PMCID: PMC12181627.
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    19. Inclusion of American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Patients in Clinical Trial Travel Time. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Oct 01; 10(10):1440-1441. Gimmen MY, Calac AJ, Taparra K. PMID: 39172476.
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    20. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 10 01; 7(10):e2438918. Faust JS, Renton B, Bongiovanni T, Chen AJ, Sheares KD, Du C, Essien UR, Fuentes-Afflick E, Haywood T, Khera R, King T, Li SX, Lin Z, Lu Y, Marshall ADA, Ndumele CD, Opara I, Loarte-Rodriguez T, Sawano M, Taparra K, Taylor HA, Watson KE, Yancy CW, Krumholz HM. PMID: 39392630; PMCID: PMC11581672.
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    21. Race Disaggregation and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in US Youth Mortality. JAMA. 2024 10 01; 332(13):1110. Shontell RKI, Taparra K, DeVille NV. PMID: 39230887.
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    22. Racial Disparities in Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Survival for Adolescents and Young Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 08 01; 7(8):e2430975. Taparra K, Kekumano K, Benavente R, Roberto L, Gimmen M, Shontell R, Cakobau H, Deo N, Kinslow CJ, Betof Warner A, Deville C, Shing JZ, Vo JB, Patel MI, Pollom E. PMID: 39212989; PMCID: PMC11365006.
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    23. Indigenous Representation and Belonging in Cardiology. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Aug 01; 9(8):759. Jones JE, Taparra K. PMID: 38985456.
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    24. Corrigendum to "Structure-function studies of the bHLH phosphorylation domain of TWIST1 in prostate cancer cells" [Neoplasia 17 (2014) 85]. Neoplasia. 2024 Nov; 57:101010. Gajula RP, Chettiar ST, Williams RD, Nugent K, Kato Y, Wang H, Malek R, Taparra K, Cades J, Annadanam A, Yoon AR, Fertig E, Firulli BA, Mazzacurati L, Burns TF, Firulli AB, An SS, Tran PT. PMID: 39389677; PMCID: PMC11736332.
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    25. How Ending Affirmative Action May Affect Radiation Oncology Workforce and Our Patients: A Collaboration of the American Society of Radiation Oncology, Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs, Association for Directors of Radiation Oncology Programs, and Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Nov 15; 120(4):940-945. LeCompte MC, Gibbs IC, Taparra K, Suneja G, Deville C, White Z, MacDuffie E, Pinnix CC, Kamrava M, Jimenez RB, Currey AD, Chen Y, Franco I. PMID: 38944312.
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    26. Race and Ethnicity Representation in Phase 2/3 Oncology Clinical Trial Publications: A Systematic Review. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Jun 07; 5(6):e241388. Taparra K, Benavente R, Shih JJ, Gimmen MY, Tominez P, Kekumano KE, Pineda E, Halualani G, Cakobau H, Ludmir EB, Deville C, Peppercorn J, Gomez SL, Bosserman L, Chino F, Patel MI, Shah C. PMID: 38848090; PMCID: PMC11161837.
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    27. A Lung Cancer Mouse Model Database. bioRxiv. 2024 May 14. Cai L, Gao Y, DeBerardinis RJ, Acquaah-Mensah G, Aidinis V, Beane JE, Biswal S, Chen T, Concepcion-Crisol CP, Grüner BM, Jia D, Jones R, Kurie JM, Lee MG, Lindahl P, Lissanu Y, Lorz Lopez MC, Martinelli R, Mazur PK, Mazzilli SA, Mii S, Moll H, Moorehead R, Morrisey EE, Ng SR, Oser MG, Pandiri AR, Powell CA, Ramadori G, Santos Lafuente M, Snyder E, Sotillo R, Su KY, Taki T, Taparra K, Xia Y, van Veen E, Winslow MM, Xiao G, Rudin CM, Oliver TG, Xie Y, Minna JD. PMID: 38464291; PMCID: PMC10925271.
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    28. Site-specific patterns of early-stage cancer diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2024 Apr 30; 8(3). Kinslow CJ, DeStephano DM, Neugut AI, Taparra K, Horowitz DP, Yu JB, Cheng SK. PMID: 38521544; PMCID: PMC11062758.
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    29. Medical Student Intent to Practice in Underserved Areas. JAMA. 2024 03 05; 331(9):800-801. Akimoto KS, Taitano-Ritter D, Taparra K. PMID: 38441589.
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    30. Contextualizing Depression in Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minority Youth-Location, History, and Culture. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 01 01; 178(1):97-98. Apana N, DeVille NV, Taparra K. PMID: 37983055.
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    31. Recombination map tailored to Native Hawaiians may improve robustness of genomic scans for positive selection. Hum Genet. 2024 Jan; 143(1):85-99. Dinh BL, Tang E, Taparra K, Nakatsuka N, Chen F, Chiang CWK. PMID: 38157018; PMCID: PMC10794367.
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    32. The accuracy of polygenic score models for anthropometric traits and Type II Diabetes in the Native Hawaiian Population. medRxiv. 2023 Dec 28. Lo YC, Chan TF, Jeon S, Maskarinec G, Taparra K, Nakatsuka N, Yu M, Chen CY, Lin YF, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L, Haiman CA, Chiang CWK. PMID: 38234828; PMCID: PMC10793530.
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    33. Rising From Ruin-Revitalizing Native Hawaiian Health. JAMA. 2023 12 05; 330(21):2051-2052. Taparra K, Apana NK. PMID: 37930729.
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    34. MGMT Promoter Methylation Predicts Overall Survival after Chemotherapy for 1p/19q-Codeleted Gliomas. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 11 01; 29(21):4399-4407. Kinslow CJ, Rae AI, Taparra K, Kumar P, Siegelin MD, Grinband J, Gill BJA, McKhann GM, Sisti MB, Bruce JN, Canoll PD, Iwamoto FM, Horowitz DP, Kachnic LA, Neugut AI, Yu JB, Cheng SK, Wang TJC. PMID: 37611077; PMCID: PMC10872921.
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    35. Diversity in Cancer Care: Current Challenges and Potential Solutions to Achieving Equity in Clinical Trial Participation. Cancer J. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 29(6):310-315. Akimoto K, Taparra K, Brown T, Patel MI. PMID: 37963364.
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    36. The US Economic Burden of Health Inequities. JAMA. 2023 09 26; 330(12):1190-1191. Benavente RV, Gimmen MY, Taparra K. PMID: 37750886.
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    37. From Ashes to Action - Indigenous Health Perspectives on the Lāhainā Fires. N Engl J Med. 2023 10 26; 389(17):1543-1546. Taparra K, Purdy M, Raphael KL. PMID: 37733295.
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    38. Definitive Treatment of Brain Metastases From a Neuroendocrine Tumor With Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy With 177Lutetium DOTATATE: A Case Report. Cureus. 2023 Sep; 15(9):e45327. Zhang V, Taparra K, Fisher G, Aparici C, Soltys SG. PMID: 37849592; PMCID: PMC10577096.
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    39. Recombination map tailored to Native Hawaiians improves robustness of genomic scans for positive selection. bioRxiv. 2023 Sep 02. Dinh BL, Tang E, Taparra K, Nakatsuka N, Chen F, Chiang CWK. PMID: 37503129; PMCID: PMC10370006.
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    40. Racial Disparities in 30-day Readmissions after Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer. Laryngoscope. 2024 03; 134(3):1282-1287. Huang AE, Shih JJ, Sunwoo JB, Pollom E, Taparra K. PMID: 37610178.
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    41. Cancer mortality rates by racial and ethnic groups in the United States, 2018-2020. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 07 06; 115(7):822-830. Haque AT, Berrington de González A, Chen Y, Haozous EA, Inoue-Choi M, Lawrence WR, McGee-Avila JK, Nápoles AM, Pérez-Stable EJ, Taparra K, Vo JB, Freedman ND, Shiels MS. PMID: 37074947; PMCID: PMC10323905.
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    42. Association of MGMT Promoter Methylation With Survival in Low-grade and Anaplastic Gliomas After Alkylating Chemotherapy. JAMA Oncol. 2023 07 01; 9(7):919-927. Kinslow CJ, Mercurio A, Kumar P, Rae AI, Siegelin MD, Grinband J, Taparra K, Upadhyayula PS, McKhann GM, Sisti MB, Bruce JN, Canoll PD, Iwamoto FM, Kachnic LA, Yu JB, Cheng SK, Wang TJC. PMID: 37200021; PMCID: PMC10196932.
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    43. Racial Disparities among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Patients with Cancer Who Refuse Recommended Radiation Therapy or Surgery. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jun 26; 15(13). Lau B, Tominez P, Shing JZ, Vo JB, Pollom E, Taparra K. PMID: 37444468; PMCID: PMC10340289.
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    44. Racial Disparities in Brachytherapy Treatment among Women with Cervical and Endometrial Cancer in the United States. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Apr 30; 15(9). Taparra K, Ing BI, Ewongwo A, Vo JB, Shing JZ, Gimmen MY, Keli'i KMK, Uilelea J, Pollom E, Kidd E. PMID: 37174037; PMCID: PMC10177217.
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    45. Griseofulvin Radiosensitizes Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells and Activates cGAS. Mol Cancer Ther. 2023 04 03; 22(4):519-528. Wang X, Raman N, Lemtiri-Chlieh G, Chang J, Jagtap S, Chowdhury DD, Ballew M, Carrieri FA, Nguyen T, Nugent K, Peck T, Levine MS, Chan A, Lam C, Malek R, Hoang T, Phillips R, Cheng Z, Taparra K, Connis N, Hann CL, Holland A, Tran PT, Lafargue A, Wang H. PMID: 36752776; PMCID: PMC10073282.
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    46. SUPPORT: SUrvey of Parental Leave POlicies of RadiaTion Oncology Programs and Residency Applicants. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 8(4):101207. Baniel CC, Qu V, Ponce SB, Taparra K, Beadle B, Currey A, Lichter KE, Frank J, Bagshaw H, Soltys S, Pollom E. PMID: 37124316; PMCID: PMC10130339.
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    47. Human papillomavirus-associated cancer incidence by disaggregated Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander ethnicity. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2023 03 01; 7(2). Shing JZ, Corbin J, Kreimer AR, Carvajal LJ, Taparra K, Shiels MS, Vo JB. PMID: 36790075; PMCID: PMC10017119.
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    48. Cancer Disparities among Pacific Islanders: A Review of Sociocultural Determinants of Health in the Micronesian Region. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Feb 22; 15(5). Pineda E, Benavente R, Gimmen MY, DeVille NV, Taparra K. PMID: 36900185; PMCID: PMC10000177.
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    49. Tailored Mentorship for the Underrepresented and Allies in Radiation Oncology: The Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee Mentorship Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 06 01; 116(2):368-374. Germino EA, Saripalli AL, Taparra K, Rattani A, Pointer KB, Singh SA, Musunuru HB, Shukla UC, Vidal G, Pereira IJ, Williams VM, Elmore SNC, Franco I, Chaurasia AR, Rivera A. PMID: 36787853.
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    50. A National Cancer Disparities Analysis of Predictors for Radiation Therapy Refusal by Race. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 05 01; 116(1):96-102. Taparra K, Qu V, Lau B, Pollom E. PMID: 36764491.
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    51. Attrition of Indigenous Medical Students Requires Swift Institutional Response. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 12 01; 182(12):1330. Calac AJ, Taparra K. PMID: 36315122.
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    52. Mental Health and Substance Use Among US Homeless Adolescents. JAMA. 2022 09 06; 328(9):889-890. Taparra K, Egan A, Kanagusuku L. PMID: 36066525.
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    53. Outcomes of patients with stage I-II Hodgkin lymphoma who had uniform pre-treatment staging with PET/CT and treatment with limited field radiation therapy after chemotherapy. Blood Cancer J. 2022 08 22; 12(8):121. Frechette KM, Lester SC, Taparra K, Breen WG, Martenson JA, Hoppe BS, Peterson JL, Rule WG, Stafford SL, Stish BJ, Habermann TM, Young JR, Harmsen WS, Laack NN. PMID: 35995767; PMCID: PMC9395516.
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    54. Do no harm: A call to action on COVID-19 and mask requirements. Cancer. 2022 10 01; 128(19):3438-3440. Patel MI, Wood EH, Charlot M, Florez N, Duron Y, Jeames SE, Taparra KA, Velazquez Manana A, Jain S. PMID: 35913498; PMCID: PMC9538260.
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    55. Disparities in Survival and Comorbidity Burden Between Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Patients With Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 08 01; 5(8):e2226327. Taparra K, Qu V, Pollom E. PMID: 35960520; PMCID: PMC9375163.
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    56. Data aggregation hides Pacific Islander health disparities. Lancet. 2022 07 02; 400(10345):2-3. Taparra K, Pellegrin K. PMID: 35717993.
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    57. Disaggregation of Asian American and Pacific Islander Women With Stage 0-II Breast Cancer Unmasks Disparities in Survival and Surgery-to-Radiation Intervals: A National Cancer Database Analysis From 2004 to 2017. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 08; 18(8):e1255-e1264. Taparra K, Dee EC, Dao D, Patel R, Santos P, Chino F. PMID: 35594493; PMCID: PMC9377694.
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    58. Ancestral Stem Cell Reprogramming Genes Active in Hemichordate Regeneration. Front Ecol Evol. 2022; 10. Humphreys T, Weiser K, Arimoto A, Sasaki A, Uenishi G, Fujimoto B, Kawashima T, Taparra K, Molnar J, Satoh N, Marikawa Y, Tagawa K. PMID: 37008716; PMCID: PMC10065570.
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    59. Healing and Health Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations. JAMA. 2021 12 21; 326(23):2432-2433. Taparra K, Harding M, Deville C. PMID: 34932087.
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    60. The Impact of COVID-19 on Radiation Oncology Residency Applicant Away Rotations, Interviews, and Rank Lists: A Comparison Between the 2020 Match and 2021 Match. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2022 Jan-Feb; 7(1):100842. Taparra K, Ebner DK, Cruz D, Holliday EB. PMID: 34729444; PMCID: PMC8555343.
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    61. Prostate Cancer Disparities in Risk Group at Presentation and Access to Treatment for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Study With Disaggregated Ethnic Groups. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 01; 18(1):e204-e218. Jain B, Ng K, Santos PMG, Taparra K, Muralidhar V, Mahal BA, Vapiwala N, Trinh QD, Nguyen PL, Dee EC. PMID: 34709962; PMCID: PMC8758129.
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    62. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Rates of Invasive Second Breast Cancer Among Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Hawai'i. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 10 01; 4(10):e2128977. Taparra K, Fukui J, Killeen J, Sumida K, Loo LWM, Hernandez BY. PMID: 34668945; PMCID: PMC8529402.
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    63. Health care costs for adolescents and young adults with cancer: a Wisconsin community-based hospital study between 2005 and 2020. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Feb; 30(2):1703-1713. Taparra K, Fitzsimmons A, Frankki S, De Wall A, Chino F, Peters A. PMID: 34564776.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    64. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Representation Among US Allopathic Medical Schools, Residency Programs, and Faculty Physicians. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 09 01; 4(9):e2125051. Taparra K, Deville C. PMID: 34542620; PMCID: PMC8453316.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    65. Why an Increasing Number of Unmatched Residency Positions in Radiation Oncology? A Survey of Fourth-Year Medical Students. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 6(5):100743. Blitzer GC, Parekh AD, Chen S, Taparra K, Kahn JM, Fields EC, Stahl JM, Rosenberg SA, Buatti JM, Laucis AM, Wang Y, Mayhew DL, McDonald AM, Harari PM, Brower JV. PMID: 34466713; PMCID: PMC8385400.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4  
    66. Away Rotations, Interviews, and Rank Lists: Radiation Oncology Residency Applicant Perspectives on the 2020 Match Process. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jul-Aug; 6(4):100696. Taparra K, Ebner DK, De La Cruz D, Holliday EB. PMID: 34113741; PMCID: PMC8170351.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2  
    67. Pacific Islanders Searching for Inclusion in Medicine. JAMA Health Forum. 2021 Feb 01; 2(2):e210153. Taparra K. PMID: 36218798.
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    68. Navigating Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Cancer Disparities From a Cultural and Historical Perspective. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 03; 17(3):130-134. Taparra K, Miller RC, Deville C. PMID: 33497251.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 32     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    69. The Game Continues: Seeking Clarity in the Radiation Oncology Match. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Mar-Apr; 6(2):100627. Ebner DK, Taparra K, Olivier KR. PMID: 33851062; PMCID: PMC8022138.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3  
    70. Radiation Oncology Application and Match Patterns, Pre- and Post-SOAP (Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program) from 2012 to 2020. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 Mar-Apr; 11(2):152-153. Chowdhary M, Taparra K, Bates JE, Royce TJ. PMID: 33158778.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    71. Reducing Heart Dose with Protons and Cardiac Substructure Sparing for Mediastinal Lymphoma Treatment. Int J Part Ther. 2020; 7(1):1-12. Taparra K, Lester SC, Harmsen WS, Petersen M, Funk RK, Blanchard MJ, Young P, Herrmann J, Hunzeker A, Schultz H, McCollough C, Tasson A, Leng S, Martenson JA, Whitaker TJ, Williamson E, Laack NN. PMID: 33094130; PMCID: PMC7574827.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4  
    72. Patterns of Recurrence and Modes of Progression After Metastasis-Directed Therapy in Oligometastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 02 01; 109(2):387-395. Deek MP, Taparra K, Dao D, Chan L, Phillips R, Gao RW, Kwon ED, Deville C, Song DY, Greco S, Carducci MA, Eisenberger M, DeWeese TL, Denmeade S, Pienta K, Paller CJ, Antonarakis ES, Olivier KR, Park SS, Stish BJ, Tran PT. PMID: 32798608; PMCID: PMC7856169.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    73. Metastasis-directed Therapy Prolongs Efficacy of Systemic Therapy and Improves Clinical Outcomes in Oligoprogressive Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol Oncol. 2021 06; 4(3):447-455. Deek MP, Taparra K, Phillips R, Velho PI, Gao RW, Deville C, Song DY, Greco S, Carducci M, Eisenberger M, DeWeese TL, Denmeade S, Pienta K, Paller CJ, Antonarakis ES, Olivier KR, Park SS, Tran PT, Stish BJ. PMID: 32536574; PMCID: PMC7788526.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 41     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    74. Electrocardiogram-Gated Computed Tomography with Coronary Angiography for Cardiac Substructure Delineation and Sparing in Patients with Mediastinal Lymphomas Treated with Radiation Therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Mar - Apr; 10(2):104-111. Lester SC, Taparra K, Petersen MM, Funk RK, Blanchard MJ, Young PM, Herrmann J, Hunzeker AE, Schultz HL, McCollough C, Tasson AM, Leng S, Martenson JA, Deisher AJ, Whitaker TJ, Williamson EE, Laack NN. PMID: 31783172; PMCID: PMC8772345.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    75. Biologics and 30-Day Postoperative Complications After Abdominal Operations for Crohn's Disease: Are There Differences in the Safety Profiles? Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 11; 62(11):1352-1362. Lightner AL, McKenna NP, Alsughayer A, Harmsen WS, Taparra K, Parker ME, Raffals LE, Loftus EV. PMID: 31567927.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    76. Bleomycin use in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL): toxicity and outcomes in the modern era. Leuk Lymphoma. 2020 02; 61(2):298-308. Taparra K, Liu H, Polley MY, Ristow K, Habermann TM, Ansell SM. PMID: 31517559.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    77. O-GlcNAcylation is required for mutant KRAS-induced lung tumorigenesis. J Clin Invest. 2018 11 01; 128(11):4924-4937. Taparra K, Wang H, Malek R, Lafargue A, Barbhuiya MA, Wang X, Simons BW, Ballew M, Nugent K, Groves J, Williams RD, Shiraishi T, Verdone J, Yildirir G, Henry R, Zhang B, Wong J, Wang KK, Nelkin BD, Pienta KJ, Felsher D, Zachara NE, Tran PT. PMID: 30130254; PMCID: PMC6205381.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 40     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    78. TWIST1-WDR5-Hottip Regulates Hoxa9 Chromatin to Facilitate Prostate Cancer Metastasis. Cancer Res. 2017 06 15; 77(12):3181-3193. Malek R, Gajula RP, Williams RD, Nghiem B, Simons BW, Nugent K, Wang H, Taparra K, Lemtiri-Chlieh G, Yoon AR, True L, An SS, DeWeese TL, Ross AE, Schaeffer EM, Pienta KJ, Hurley PJ, Morrissey C, Tran PT. PMID: 28484075; PMCID: PMC5489316.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 72     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    79. Therapeutic Targeting of Epithelial Plasticity Programs: Focus on the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Cells Tissues Organs. 2017; 203(2):114-127. Malek R, Wang H, Taparra K, Tran PT. PMID: 28214899; PMCID: PMC5375029.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 24     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    80. Hijacking the Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway to Promote EMT-Mediated Neoplastic Phenotypes. Front Oncol. 2016; 6:85. Taparra K, Tran PT, Zachara NE. PMID: 27148477; PMCID: PMC4834358.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 23  
    81. Ganetespib radiosensitization for liver cancer therapy. Cancer Biol Ther. 2016 04 02; 17(4):457-66. Chettiar ST, Malek R, Annadanam A, Nugent KM, Kato Y, Wang H, Cades JA, Taparra K, Belcaid Z, Ballew M, Manmiller S, Proia D, Lim M, Anders RA, Herman JM, Tran PT. PMID: 26980196; PMCID: PMC4910914.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    82. Structure-function studies of the bHLH phosphorylation domain of TWIST1 in prostate cancer cells. Neoplasia. 2015 Jan; 17(1):16-31. Gajula RP, Chettiar ST, Williams RD, Nugent K, Kato Y, Wang H, Malek R, Taparra K, Cades J, Annadanam A, Yoon AR, Fertig E, Firulli BA, Mazzacurati L, Burns TF, Firulli AB, An SS, Tran PT. PMID: 25622896; PMCID: PMC4309734.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    83. Peroxiredoxin proteins protect MCF-7 breast cancer cells from doxorubicin-induced toxicity. Int J Oncol. 2014 Jul; 45(1):219-26. McDonald C, Muhlbauer J, Perlmutter G, Taparra K, Phelan SA. PMID: 24789097.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    84. Peroxiredoxin overexpression in MCF-7 breast cancer cells and regulation by cell proliferation and oxidative stress. Cancer Invest. 2013 Jul; 31(6):374-84. Tehan L, Taparra K, Phelan S. PMID: 23758190.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    85. Concurrent versus sequential sorafenib therapy in combination with radiation for hepatocellular carcinoma. PLoS One. 2013; 8(6):e65726. Wild AT, Gandhi N, Chettiar ST, Aziz K, Gajula RP, Williams RD, Kumar R, Taparra K, Zeng J, Cades JA, Velarde E, Menon S, Geschwind JF, Cosgrove D, Pawlik TM, Maitra A, Wong J, Hales RK, Torbenson MS, Herman JM, Tran PT. PMID: 23762417; PMCID: PMC3675179.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 22     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    86. Regeneration in the hemichordate Ptychodera flava. Zoolog Sci. 2010 Feb; 27(2):91-5. Humphreys T, Sasaki A, Uenishi G, Taparra K, Arimoto A, Tagawa K. PMID: 20141413.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Animals
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