Syed Yousuf Zafar | Scholars@Duke

Syed Yousuf Zafar
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine

Dr. Zafar is a gastrointestinal medical oncologist and Associate Professor of Medicine, Public Policy, and Population Health Science at the Duke Cancer Institute and Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. He serves as Director of Healthcare Innovation at the Duke Cancer Institute. Dr. Zafar also serves as Clinical Associate Director of Duke Forge (Health Data Science Center). Dr. Zafar is considered an international expert in identifying and intervening upon the financial burden of cancer care. His research explores ways to improve cancer care delivery with a primary focus on improving the value of cancer treatment from both patient-focused and policy perspectives.

Dr. Zafar speaks internationally on his research and cancer care delivery. He has over 100 publications in top peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, and JAMA Oncology. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Cancer Society, among others. His work has been covered by national media outlets including New York Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Washington Post. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine 2022
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2005
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2011
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 2012
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke - Margolis Center For Health Policy, Initiatives 2019
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2020

Contact Information

Duke Box 3505, Durham, NC 27710
Seeley G. Mudd Building, Rm 43, 10 Bryan Searle Dr., DUMC 3505, Durham, NC 27710
yousuf.zafar@duke.edu (919) 684-8111
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Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Hematology-Oncology, Medicine, Duke University 2005 - 2008
- Resident, Medicine, University of Cincinnati 2002 - 2005
- M.D., The University of Toledo 2002
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2016 - 2021
- Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2019 - 2021
- Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine 2021
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine 2019 - 2021
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine 2014 - 2019
- Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2018 - 2019
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine 2010 - 2014
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine 2008 - 2010
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine 2008
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Director of Healthcare Innovation, Duke Cancer Institute
  Director, Center for Applied Cancer Health Policy
  Co-Leader, Health Care Delivery Focus Area, Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 6, 2019 WBUR
  
  High Deductibles Push Millions Of Americans To Make 'Difficult Sacrifices' For Health Care
- JUN 6, 2019 LA Times
  
  Soaring insurance deductibles and high drug prices hit sick Americans with a ‘double whammy’
- FEB 21, 2019 New York Times
  
  The Financial Toxicity of Illness
- AUG 11, 2017 Duke Health News
  
  Out-of-Pocket Costs Exceed What Many Insured Cancer Patients Expect to Pay
- AUG 10, 2017 US News & World Report
  
  Cancer Takes Financial Toll, Even With Insurance
- AUG 10, 2017 Forbes
  
  Even Insured Patients Are Overwhelmed By The Cost Of Cancer Care
- AUG 10, 2017 NPR
  
  Widowed Early, A Cancer Doctor Writes About The Harm Of Medical Debt
- MAY 19, 2017 Duke Research Blog
  
  If the Cancer Doesn't Kill You, the Drug Bill Might
- JUN 6, 2016
  
  Cancer Patients with ACA Policies Swiftly Reach Out-of-Pocket Caps
- JUL 2, 2015 The Daily Mail
  
  How being obese could help you fight cancer
- JUL 2, 2015 The Daily Mail
  
  How being obese could help you fight cancer
- JUL 1, 2015 Duke Today
  
  Thin Colorectal Cancer Patients Have Shorter Survival Than Obese Patients
- JUL 1, 2015
  
  Thin Colorectal Cancer Patients Have Shorter Survival Than Obese Patients
- DEC 18, 2014 Duke Today
  
  ‘Financial Toxicity’ Can Lower Cancer Patients' Quality of Life
- DEC 18, 2014
  
  ‘Financial Toxicity’ Can Lower Cancer Patients' Quality of Life
- JUN 14, 2013 New York Times
  
  Life, interrupted: The cost of cancer
- JUN 14, 2013 New York Times
  
  Life, interrupted: The cost of cancer
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - United Republic of Tanzania (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Improving outcomes of patients with advanced prostate cancer through a better understanding of provider decision-making awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2027
- Using Modifiable Risk Factors to Predict Inferior Care and Survival after Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Novel Approach to Addressing Health Disparities awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Improving Advance Care Planning in Oncology: A Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized Trial Integrating Patient Videos and Clinician Communication Training awarded by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 2018 - 2023
- Couple Communication in Cancer: A Multi-method Examination awarded by Arizona State University 2016 - 2022
- Examining Best Practices for Factoring Out-Of-Pocket Expenses into Patients' Health Care Decisions awarded by Patrick & Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation 2018 - 2021
- PAPNavigator STTR (Fast-Track) awarded by Vivor, LLC 2016 - 2019
- Using AACT - to answer Oncology landscape portfolio of open trials awarded by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 2017 - 2018
- Financial Assistance, Navigation, and Communication Education (FinANCE): Development and pilot testing of a web-based financial toxicity intervention awarded by Brigham and Women's Hospital 2013 - 2015
- Does Comparative Effectiveness Research Promote Rationing or Rational Cancer Care? awarded by Greenwall Foundation 2013 - 2014
- CTSA KL2 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2013
- Duke CTSA-KL2 awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2012
External Relationships
- Change Healthcare
- Copernicus Group IRB
- Family Reach Foundation
- McKesson Corporation
- Quintiles
- Shattuck Labs
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Fayanju, O. M., Oyekunle, T., Thomas, S. M., Ingraham, K. L., Fish, L. J., Greenup, R. A., … Barrett, N. J. (2022). Modifiable patient-reported factors associated with cancer-screening knowledge and participation in a community-based health assessment. Am J Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.059
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  - Merz, A., Mohamed, A., Corbett, C., Herring, K., Hildenbrand, J., Locke, S. C., … LeBlanc, T. W. (2022). A single-site pilot feasibility randomized trial of a supportive care mobile application intervention for patients with advanced cancer and caregivers. Support Care Cancer, 30(10), 7853–7861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07224-x
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  - Porter, L. S., Ramos, K., Baucom, D. H., Steinhauser, K., Erkanli, A., Strauman, T. J., … Keefe, F. J. (2022). Evaluating a couple communication skills training (CCST) intervention for advanced cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23(1), 712. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06656-4
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  - Sloan, C. E., Gutterman, S., Davis, J. K., Campagna, A., Pollak, K. I., Barks, M. C., … Ubel, P. A. (2022). How can healthcare organizations improve cost-of-care conversations? A qualitative exploration of clinicians' perspectives. Patient Educ Couns, 105(8), 2708–2714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2022.04.005
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  - Chino, F., Carroll, A., Sanger-Katz, M., Dusetzina, S. B., & Zafar, S. Y. (2022). Communicating Research to Non-Researcher Audiences: A Panel Discussion From the National Cancer Institute's Future of Cancer Health Economics Research Conference. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr, 2022(59), 64–67. https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgab021
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  - Jazowski, S. A., Wilson, L., Dusetzina, S. B., Zafar, S. Y., & Zullig, L. L. (2022). Association of High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment With Spending on and Use of Lenalidomide Therapy Among Commercially Insured Patients With Multiple Myeloma. Jama Netw Open, 5(6), e2215720. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15720
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  - Shah, K., Zafar, S. Y., & Chino, F. (2022). Role of financial toxicity in perpetuating health disparities. Trends Cancer, 8(4), 266–268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2021.12.007
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  - Zullig, L. L., Shahsahebi, M., Neely, B., Hyslop, T., Avecilla, R. A. V., Griffin, B. M., … Oeffinger, K. C. (2021). Low-touch, team-based care for co-morbidity management in cancer patients: the ONE TEAM randomized controlled trial. Bmc Fam Pract, 22(1), 234. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01569-8
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  - Tarnasky, A. M., Tran, G. N., Nicolla, J., Friedman, F. A. P., Wolf, S., Troy, J. D., … Zafar, S. Y. (2021). Mobile Application to Identify Cancer Treatment-Related Financial Assistance: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Jco Oncol Pract, 17(10), e1440–e1449. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.20.00757
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  - Jazieh, A.-R., Jradi, H., Da’ar, O. B., Alkaiyat, M., Zafar, Y., & Alolayan, A. (2021). Developing, Implementing, and Validating a Social Toxicity Assessment Tool of Cancer. Jco Glob Oncol, 7, 1522–1528. https://doi.org/10.1200/GO.21.00170
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  - Slavin, S. D., Khera, R., Zafar, S. Y., Nasir, K., & Warraich, H. J. (2021). Financial burden, distress, and toxicity in cardiovascular disease. Am Heart J, 238, 75–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2021.04.011
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  - Oshima, S. M., Tait, S. D., Rushing, C., Lane, W., Hyslop, T., Offodile, A. C., … Fish, L. J. (2021). Patient Perspectives on the Financial Costs and Burdens of Breast Cancer Surgery. Jco Oncol Pract, 17(6), e872–e881. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.20.00780
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  - Strickler, J. H., Rushing, C. N., Uronis, H. E., Morse, M. A., Niedzwiecki, D., Blobe, G. C., … Hurwitz, H. I. (2021). Cabozantinib and Panitumumab for RAS Wild-Type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Oncologist, 26(6), 465-e917. https://doi.org/10.1002/onco.13678
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  - Kelly, R. J., Ajani, J. A., Kuzdzal, J., Zander, T., Van Cutsem, E., Piessen, G., … CheckMate 577 Investigators, . (2021). Adjuvant Nivolumab in Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer. N Engl J Med, 384(13), 1191–1203. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2032125
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  - Bradley, C. J., Yabroff, K. R., Zafar, S. Y., & Shih, Y.-C. (2021). Time to add screening for financial hardship as a quality measure? Ca Cancer J Clin, 71(2), 100–106. https://doi.org/10.3322/caac.21653
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  - Hussaini, S. M. Q., Chino, F., Rushing, C., Samsa, G., Altomare, I., Nicolla, J., … Zafar, S. Y. (2021). Does Cancer Treatment-Related Financial Distress Worsen Over Time? N C Med J, 82(1), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.82.1.14
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  - Zafar, S. Y. (2020). Crowdfunded Cancer Care-A Reflection on Health Care Delivery in the US. Jama Netw Open, 3(12), e2027191. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.27191
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  - Lou, E., Beg, M. S., Bergsland, E., Eng, C., Khorana, A. A., Kopetz, S., … Zafar, S. Y. (2020). Reply to S. Boutayeb et al. Jco Oncol Pract, 16(8), 525. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.20.00394
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  - Moss, H. A., Wu, J., Kaplan, S. J., & Zafar, S. Y. (2020). The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion and Impact Along the Cancer-Care Continuum: A Systematic Review. J Natl Cancer Inst, 112(8), 779–791. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaa043
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  - Khera, N., Sugalski, J., Krause, D., Butterfield, R., Zhang, N., Stewart, F. M., … Lee, S. J. (2020). Current Practices for Screening and Management of Financial Distress at NCCN Member Institutions. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 18(7), 825–831. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2020.7538
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  - Lou, E., Beg, S., Bergsland, E., Eng, C., Khorana, A., Kopetz, S., … Zafar, S. Y. (2020). Modifying Practices in GI Oncology in the Face of COVID-19: Recommendations From Expert Oncologists on Minimizing Patient Risk. Jco Oncol Pract, 16(7), 383–388. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.20.00239
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  - Zafar, S. Y., & Sanoff, H. K. (2020). Changing the Course of Cancer Care With Greater Precision. Jama Oncol, 6(5), 634–636. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.6843
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  - Lou, E., Beg, M. S., Bergsland, E., Eng, C., Khorana, A. A., Kopetz, S., … Zafar, S. Y. (2020). BRAF-Mutated Metastatic Colon Cancers During COVID-19 Pandemic Reply. Jco Oncology Practice, 16(8), 526-+.
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  - Tran, G., Harker, M., Chiswell, K., Unger, J. M., Fleury, M. E., Hirsch, B., … Zafar, S. Y. (2020). Feasibility of Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment Goals Based on Cancer Incidence. Jco Clin Cancer Inform, 4, 35–49. https://doi.org/10.1200/CCI.19.00088
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  - Strickler, J. H., Rushing, C. N., Niedzwiecki, D., McLeod, A., Altomare, I., Uronis, H. E., … Hurwitz, H. I. (2019). A phase Ib study of capecitabine and ziv-aflibercept followed by a phase II single-arm expansion cohort in chemotherapy refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. Bmc Cancer, 19(1), 1032. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6234-8
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  - Clarke, J. M., Blobe, G. C., Strickler, J. H., Uronis, H. E., Zafar, S. Y., Morse, M., … Hurwitz, H. I. (2019). A phase Ib study of the combination regorafenib with PF-03446962 in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (REGAL-1 trial). Cancer Chemother Pharmacol, 84(4), 909–917. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-019-03916-0
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  - Greenup, R. A., Rushing, C., Fish, L., Campbell, B. M., Tolnitch, L., Hyslop, T., … Hwang, E. S. (2019). Financial Costs and Burden Related to Decisions for Breast Cancer Surgery. J Oncol Pract, 15(8), e666–e676. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.18.00796
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  - Zullig, L. L., Ramos, K., Berkowitz, C., Miller, J. J., Dolor, R. J., Koontz, B. F., … Bosworth, H. B. (2019). Assessing Key Stakeholders' Knowledge, Needs, and Preferences for Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Plans. J Cancer Educ, 34(3), 584–591. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-018-1345-5
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  - Chino, F., & Zafar, S. Y. (2019). Financial Toxicity and Equitable Access to Clinical Trials. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book, 39, 11–18. https://doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_100019
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  - Chino, F., Kamal, A. H., Leblanc, T. W., Zafar, S. Y., Suneja, G., & Chino, J. P. (2018). Place of death for patients with cancer in the United States, 1999 through 2015: Racial, age, and geographic disparities. Cancer, 124(22), 4408–4419. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.31737
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Polite, B. N., & McClellan, M. (2018). Engaging Patients in Value-Based Cancer Care: A Missed Opportunity. Jama Oncol, 4(11), 1479–1480. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.2826
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  - Sitlinger, A., & Zafar, S. Y. (2018). Health-Related Quality of Life: The Impact on Morbidity and Mortality. Surg Oncol Clin N Am, 27(4), 675–684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2018.05.008
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  - Chino, F., Peppercorn, J. M., Rushing, C., Nicolla, J., Kamal, A. H., Altomare, I., … Zafar, S. Y. (2018). Going for Broke: A Longitudinal Study of Patient-Reported Financial Sacrifice in Cancer Care. J Oncol Pract, 14(9), e533–e546. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.18.00112
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  - Hastert, T. A., Young, G. S., Pennell, M. L., Padamsee, T., Zafar, S. Y., DeGraffinreid, C., … Paskett, E. D. (2018). Financial burden among older, long-term cancer survivors: Results from the LILAC study. Cancer Med, 7(9), 4261–4272. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1671
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  - Leopold, C., Peppercorn, J. M., Zafar, S. Y., & Wagner, A. K. (2018). Defining Value of Cancer Therapeutics-A Health System Perspective. J Natl Cancer Inst, 110(7), 699–703. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djy079
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  - Vlahovic, G., Meadows, K. L., Hatch, A. J., Jia, J., Nixon, A. B., Uronis, H. E., … Hurwitz, H. I. (2018). A Phase I Trial of the IGF-1R Antibody Ganitumab (AMG 479) in Combination with Everolimus (RAD001) and Panitumumab in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist, 23(7), 782–790. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0377
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  - Chan, R. J., Gordon, L., Zafar, S. Y., & Miaskowski, C. (2018). Financial toxicity and symptom burden: what is the big deal? Support Care Cancer, 26(5), 1357–1359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4092-6
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  - Tran, G., & Zafar, S. Y. (2018). Financial toxicity and implications for cancer care in the era of molecular and immune therapies. Ann Transl Med, 6(9), 166. https://doi.org/10.21037/atm.2018.03.28
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  - Shih, Y.-C., Nasso, S. F., & Zafar, S. Y. (2018). Price Transparency for Whom? In Search of Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimates to Facilitate Cost Communication in Cancer Care. Pharmacoeconomics, 36(3), 259–261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-018-0613-x
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  - Tran, G., & Zafar, S. Y. (2018). Price of Cancer Care and Its Tax on Quality of Life. J Oncol Pract, 14(2), 69–71. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2017.028498
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  - Moss, H. A., Havrilesky, L. J., Zafar, S. Y., Suneja, G., & Chino, J. (2018). Trends in Insurance Status Among Patients Diagnosed With Cancer Before and After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act. J Oncol Pract, 14(2), e92–e102. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2017.027102
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  - Williams, G. R. (2018). Geriatric Assessment: Precision Medicine for Older Adults With Cancer. Journal of Oncology Practice, 14(2), 97–98. https://doi.org/10.1200/jop.18.00010
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  - Langer, S. L., Romano, J. M., Todd, M., Strauman, T. J., Keefe, F. J., Syrjala, K. L., … Porter, L. S. (2018). Links Between Communication and Relationship Satisfaction Among Patients With Cancer and Their Spouses: Results of a Fourteen-Day Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Front Psychol, 9, 1843. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01843
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  - Sloan, C., & Zafar, S. Y. (2018). Ask Early and Ask Often: How Discussing Costs Could Save Your Patient's Life. N C Med J, 79(1), 39–42. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.79.1.39
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  - Hunter, W. G., Zafar, S. Y., Hesson, A., Davis, J. K., Kirby, C., Barnett, J. A., & Ubel, P. A. (2017). Discussing Health Care Expenses in the Oncology Clinic: Analysis of Cost Conversations in Outpatient Encounters. J Oncol Pract, 13(11), e944–e956. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2017.022855
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  - Chino, F., Peppercorn, J. M., Rushing, C., Kamal, A. H., Altomare, I., Samsa, G., & Zafar, S. Y. (2017). Out-of-Pocket Costs, Financial Distress, and Underinsurance in Cancer Care. Jama Oncol, 3(11), 1582–1584. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.2148
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  - Porter, L. S., Keefe, F. J., Baucom, D. H., Olsen, M., Zafar, S. Y., & Uronis, H. (2017). A randomized pilot trial of a videoconference couples communication intervention for advanced GI cancer. Psychooncology, 26(7), 1027–1035. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4121
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  - Zafar, S. Y., & Peppercorn, J. M. (2017). Patient Financial Assistance Programs: A Path to Affordability or a Barrier to Accessible Cancer Care? J Clin Oncol, 35(19), 2113–2116. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2016.71.7280
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  - Mowery, Y. M., Salama, J. K., Zafar, S. Y., Moore, H. G., Willett, C. G., Czito, B. G., … Palta, M. (2017). Neoadjuvant long-course chemoradiation remains strongly favored over short-course radiotherapy by radiation oncologists in the United States. Cancer, 123(8), 1434–1441. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.30461
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  - Zullig, L. L., Wolf, S., Vlastelica, L., Shankaran, V., & Zafar, S. Y. (2017). The Role of Patient Financial Assistance Programs in Reducing Costs for Cancer Patients. J Manag Care Spec Pharm, 23(4), 407–411. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.4.407
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Peppercorn, J., Asabere, A., & Bastian, A. (2017). Transparency of Industry-Sponsored Oncology Patient Financial Assistance Programs Using a Patient-Centered Approach. J Oncol Pract, 13(3), e240–e248. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2016.017509
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Newcomer, L. N., McCarthy, J., Fuld Nasso, S., & Saltz, L. B. (2017). How Should We Intervene on the Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care? One Shot, Four Perspectives. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book, 37, 35–39. https://doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_174893
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  - Zullig, L. L., Schroeder, K., Nyindo, P., Namwai, T., Silayo, E., Msomba, A., … Zafar, S. Y. (2016). Validation and Quality Assessment of the Kilimanjaro Cancer Registry. J Glob Oncol, 2(6), 381–386. https://doi.org/10.1200/JGO.2015.002873
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  - Chino, F., Peppercorn, J. M., Rushing, C., Samsa, G., Nicolla, J., Altomare, I., & Zafar, S. Y. (2016). "Going for Broke": Out-of-Pocket Costs, Financial Distress, and Patient-Reported Willingness to Pay and Sacrifice in Cancer Care. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 96(2S), S135–S136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.330
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  - Mowery, Y. M., Salama, J. K., Zafar, S. Y., Moore, H. G., Willett, C. G., Czito, B., … Palta, M. (2016). Radiation Oncologists' Practice Patterns and Attitudes Regarding Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer in the United States. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 96(2S), S203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.505
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  - Wollins, D. S., & Zafar, S. Y. (2016). A Touchy Subject: Can Physicians Improve Value by Discussing Costs and Clinical Benefits With Patients? Oncologist, 21(10), 1157–1160. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0207
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  - Hochman, M. J., Wolf, S., Zafar, S. Y., Portman, D., Bull, J., & Kamal, A. H. (2016). Comparing Unmet Needs to Optimize Quality: Characterizing Inpatient and Outpatient Palliative Care Populations. J Pain Symptom Manage, 51(6), 1033-1039.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.338
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  - Nipp, R. D., Zullig, L. L., Samsa, G., Peppercorn, J. M., Schrag, D., Taylor, D. H., … Zafar, S. Y. (2016). Identifying cancer patients who alter care or lifestyle due to treatment-related financial distress. Psychooncology, 25(6), 719–725. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3911
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  - Lathan, C. S., Cronin, A., Tucker-Seeley, R., Zafar, S. Y., Ayanian, J. Z., & Schrag, D. (2016). Association of Financial Strain With Symptom Burden and Quality of Life for Patients With Lung or Colorectal Cancer. J Clin Oncol, 34(15), 1732–1740. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2015.63.2232
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  - Zafar, S. Y. (2016). Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care: It's Time to Intervene. J Natl Cancer Inst, 108(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djv370
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  - Altomare, I., Irwin, B., Zafar, S. Y., Houck, K., Maloney, B., Greenup, R., & Peppercorn, J. (2016). Physician Experience and Attitudes Toward Addressing the Cost of Cancer Care. J Oncol Pract, 12(3), e281-248. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2015.007401
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  - Peppercorn, J., Zafar, S. Y., Houck, K., Ubel, P., & Meropol, N. J. (2014). Does comparative effectiveness research promote rationing of cancer care? Lancet Oncol, 15(3), e132–e138. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70597-7
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  - Zullig, L. L., Peppercorn, J. M., Schrag, D., Taylor, D. H., Lu, Y., Samsa, G., … Zafar, S. Y. (2013). Financial Distress, Use of Cost-Coping Strategies, and Adherence to Prescription Medication Among Patients With Cancer. J Oncol Pract, 9(6S), 60s-63s. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2013.000971
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  - Ubel, P. A., Abernethy, A. P., & Zafar, S. Y. (2013). Full disclosure--out-of-pocket costs as side effects. N Engl J Med, 369(16), 1484–1486. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1306826
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  - Jackson, G. L., Zullig, L. L., Zafar, S. Y., Powell, A. A., Ordin, D. L., Gellad, Z. F., … Provenzale, D. (2013). Using NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology to measure the quality of colorectal cancer care in the veterans health administration. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 11(4), 431–441. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2013.0058
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  - Zafar, S. Y., & Abernethy, A. P. (2013). Financial toxicity, Part II: how can we help with the burden of treatment-related costs? Oncology (Williston Park), 27(4), 253–256.
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  - Fouad, M. N., Lee, J. Y., Catalano, P. J., Vogt, T. M., Zafar, S. Y., West, D. W., … Kiefe, C. I. (2013). Enrollment of patients with lung and colorectal cancers onto clinical trials. J Oncol Pract, 9(2), e40–e47. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2012.000598
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Malin, J. L., Grambow, S. C., Abbott, D. H., Kolimaga, J. T., Zullig, L. L., … Cancer Care Outcomes Research & Surveillance CanCORS Consortium, . (2013). Chemotherapy use and patient treatment preferences in advanced colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study. Cancer, 119(4), 854–862. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.27815
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  - Zafar, S. Y., & Abernethy, A. P. (2013). Financial toxicity, Part I: a new name for a growing problem. Oncology (Williston Park), 27(2), 80–149.
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  - Phelan, S. M., Griffin, J. M., Jackson, G. L., Zafar, S. Y., Hellerstedt, W., Stahre, M., … van Ryn, M. (2013). Stigma, perceived blame, self-blame, and depressive symptoms in men with colorectal cancer. Psychooncology, 22(1), 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.2048
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  - Uronis, H. E., Bendell, J. C., Altomare, I., Blobe, G. C., Hsu, S. D., Morse, M. A., … Hurwitz, H. I. (2013). A phase II study of capecitabine, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab in the treatment of metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinomas. Oncologist, 18(3), 271–272. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0404
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Peppercorn, J. M., Schrag, D., Taylor, D. H., Goetzinger, A. M., Zhong, X., & Abernethy, A. P. (2013). The financial toxicity of cancer treatment: a pilot study assessing out-of-pocket expenses and the insured cancer patient's experience. Oncologist, 18(4), 381–390. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0279
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  - Zullig, L. L., Muiruri, C., Abernethy, A., Weiner, B. J., Bartlett, J., Oneko, O., & Zafar, S. Y. (2013). Cancer registration needs assessment at a tertiary medical centre in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. World Health Popul, 14(2), 12–23. https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2013.23271
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  - Roe, M. T., Armstrong, P. W., Fox, K. A. A., White, H. D., Prabhakaran, D., Goodman, S. G., … TRILOGY ACS Investigators, . (2012). Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization. N Engl J Med, 367(14), 1297–1309. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1205512
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  - Strickler, J. H., Starodub, A. N., Jia, J., Meadows, K. L., Nixon, A. B., Dellinger, A., … Hurwitz, H. I. (2012). Phase I study of bevacizumab, everolimus, and panobinostat (LBH-589) in advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol, 70(2), 251–258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-012-1911-1
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  - Currow, D. C., Tieman, J. J., Greene, A., Zafar, S. Y., Wheeler, J. L., & Abernethy, A. P. (2012). Refining a checklist for reporting patient populations and service characteristics in hospice and palliative care research. J Pain Symptom Manage, 43(5), 902–910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.05.015
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  - Rangwala, F., Zafar, S. Y., & Abernethy, A. P. (2012). Gastrointestinal symptoms in cancer patients with advanced disease: new methodologies, insights, and a proposed approach. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care, 6(1), 69–76. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0b013e32834f689d
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Currow, D. C., Cherny, N., Strasser, F., Fowler, R., & Abernethy, A. P. (2012). Consensus-based standards for best supportive care in clinical trials in advanced cancer. Lancet Oncol, 13(2), e77–e82. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70215-7
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Malin, J. L., Grambow, S. C., Abbott, D. H., Schrag, D., Kolimaga, J. T., … Cancer Care and Outcomes Research and Surveillance (CanCORS) Consortium, . (2011). Early dissemination of bevacizumab for advanced colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study. Bmc Cancer, 11, 354. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-11-354
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  - Currow, D. C., Foley, K., Zafar, S. Y., Wheeler, J. L., & Abernethy, A. P. (2011). The need for a re-evaluation of best supportive care studies reported to date. Br J Cancer, 104(3), 390–391. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6606081
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  - Abernethy, A. P., Aziz, N. M., Basch, E., Bull, J., Cleeland, C. S., Currow, D. C., … Kutner, J. S. (2010). A strategy to advance the evidence base in palliative medicine: formation of a palliative care research cooperative group. J Palliat Med, 13(12), 1407–1413. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2010.0261
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  - Bull, J., Zafar, S. Y., Wheeler, J. L., Harker, M., Gblokpor, A., Hanson, L., … Abernethy, A. P. (2010). Establishing a regional, multisite database for quality improvement and service planning in community-based palliative care and hospice. J Palliat Med, 13(8), 1013–1020. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2010.0017
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Marcello, J. E., Wheeler, J. L., Rowe, K. L., Morse, M. A., Herndon, J. E., & Abernethy, A. P. (2010). Treatment-related toxicity and supportive care in metastatic colorectal cancer. J Support Oncol, 8(1), 15–20.
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  - Cherny, N. I., Abernethy, A. P., Strasser, F., Sapir, R., Currow, D., & Zafar, S. Y. (2009). Improving the methodologic and ethical validity of best supportive care studies in oncology: lessons from a systematic review. J Clin Oncol, 27(32), 5476–5486. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2009.21.9592
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Marcello, J. E., Wheeler, J. L., Rowe, K. L., Morse, M. A., Herndon, J. E., & Abernethy, A. P. (2009). Longitudinal patterns of chemotherapy use in metastatic colorectal cancer. J Oncol Pract, 5(5), 228–233. https://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.091010
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  - Yousuf, S. Y., Abernethy, A. P., Abbott, D. H., Grambow, S. C., Marcello, J. E., Herndon, J. E., … Provenzale, D. T. (2008). Comorbidity, age, race and stage at diagnosis in colorectal cancer: A retrospective, parallel analysis of two health systems. Bmc Cancer, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-8-345
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  - Chino, F., Suneja, G., Moss, H., Zafar, S. Y., Havrilesky, L., & Chino, J. (2018). Health Care Disparities in Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation: Changes in Insurance Status After Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act. In Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (Vol. 101, pp. 9–20). United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.12.006
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  - Coronado, D. Y. S., Hahn, T., Albelda, R., Khera, N., Odejide, O. O., Soiffer, R. J., … Abel, G. A. (2017). Financial Burden and Patient-Reported Outcomes after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Impact of Pre-Treatment Awareness of Transplant-Associated Costs. In Blood (Vol. 130). Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
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  - Sitlinger, A., Sachdev, R., Anderson, D., & Zafar, S. Y. (2017). Insurance Design and Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Costs: a Comparison of Oral and Intravenous (IV) Treatment Plans for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) in the Era of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In Blood (Vol. 130). Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
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  - Chino, F., Peppercorn, J. M., Rushing, C., Samsa, G., Nicolla, J., Altomare, I., & Zafar, S. Y. (2016). "Going for Broke": Out-of-Pocket Costs, Financial Distress, and Patient-Reported Willingness to Pay and Sacrifice in Cancer Care. In International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics (Vol. 96, pp. S135–S136).
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  - Mowery, Y. M., Salama, J. K., Zafar, S. Y., Moore, H. G., Willett, C. G., Czito, B., … Palta, M. (2016). Radiation Oncologists' Practice Patterns and Attitudes Regarding Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer in the United States. In International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics (Vol. 96, pp. S203–S203).
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  - Zafar, S. Y. (2016). Abstract IA09: Intervening on the financial toxicity of cancer care. In Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention (Vol. 25, pp. IA09–IA09). American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7755.disp15-ia09
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  - Irwin, B., Kimmick, G., Altomare, I., Marcom, P. K., Houck, K., Zafar, S. Y., & Peppercorn, J. (2014). Patient experience and attitudes toward addressing the cost of breast cancer care. In Oncologist (Vol. 19, pp. 1135–1140). England. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0117
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  - Zafar, S. Y., Grothey, A., Bekaii-Saab, T., Bendell, J., Sherrill, B., Bennett, L., … Hurwitz, H. I. (2012). SURVIVAL AMONG METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER (MCRC) PATIENTS TREATED IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT) VS AN OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY (OCS). In Annals of Oncology (Vol. 23, pp. 191–191). Vienna, AUSTRIA: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
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  - Bullock, K. E., Hurwitz, H. I., Uronis, H. E., Morse, M. A., Blobe, G. C., Hsu, S. D., … Bendell, J. C. (2009). Bevacizumab (B) plus everolimus (E) in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). In Journal of Clinical Oncology (Vol. 27). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY.
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  - Abernethy, A. P., Zafar, S. Y., Coeytaux, R., Rowe, K., Wheeler, J. L., & Lyerly, H. K. (2009). Electronic patient-reported data capture as the foundation of a learning health care system. In Journal of Clinical Oncology (Vol. 27). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY.
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