CynthiaOwusuMD

Oncology • Cleveland, OH

Breast Cancer

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Office
UH Cleveland Medical Center
11100 Euclid Ave Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-3951

Fax+1 216-983-0596

Education & Training

Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2003 - 2006
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2002 - 2003
Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
University of Science and Technology SOMClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2006 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2001 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer or Colon Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Terminated
Study of Physical and Mental Health of Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Completed
Trastuzumab in Treating Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 05
Completed
Phase 2
Outpatient Health Care Program for Older Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer or Colon Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
Withdrawn
The Hurria Older PatiEnts (HOPE) With Breast Cancer Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 09
Active, not recruiting
Physical Activity Intervention to Reduce Functional Health Disparities Among Breast Cancer Survivors Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 16
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
A randomized controlled trial of the effect of supervised exercise on functional outcomes in older African American and non-Hispanic White breast cancer survivors: Are...
Cynthia Owusu, Seunghee Margevicius, Nora L Nock, Kristina Austin, Elizabeth Bennet
Cancer. 2022-06-15
1177 citations
Predicting Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults With Cancer: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Arti Hurria, Kayo Togawa, Supriya G. Mohile, Cynthia Owusu, Heidi D. Klepin
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011-09-01
124 citations
Frailty as determined by a comprehensive geriatric assessment-derived deficit-accumulation index in older patients with cancer who receive chemotherapy.
Harvey J. Cohen, David D. Smith, Can Lan Sun, William P. Tew, Supriya G. Mohile
Cancer. 2016-12-15

Lectures

Improve: A community-based physical activity intervention to improve functional and health outcomes in older breast cancer survivors: Rationale, design, and methods.
2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019

Press Mentions

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives $3M NIH Grant for Health Disparities ResearchOctober 18th, 2018
Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Grant Brings Diversity to Cancer ResearchOctober 20th, 2017
Simple Questions Predict Decline After Breast Cancer TreatmentJune 29th, 2016
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