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Overview

Christina A. Meyers was affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields within medicine, with a focus on both broad and specialized areas.

The main fields of study in which Meyers published included Medicine and Neuroscience. They contributed to several subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics, and Surgery. This range illustrates a multidisciplinary approach to health and biomedical research.

The scientific topics covered in their work included Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Brain Metastases and Treatment, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, and Management of metastatic bone disease. These topics suggest a strong interest in both neurological and oncological conditions, reflecting a focus on the intersection of brain function and cancer treatment.

Among their coauthors were Scott B. Cantor, Steven Brem, Gary A. Palmer, Margaret Booth-Jones, and Surbhi Jain. This indicates participation in collaborative research efforts involving experts in related fields.

Publications by Meyers appeared in venues such as UNC Libraries. One notable paper published in 2020 was titled "Preservation of neurocognitive function and local control of 1 to 3 brain metastases treated with surgery and carmustine wafers: Neurocognition and Brain Metastases."

Best Publications

  • Neurocognition in patients with brain metastases treated with radiosurgery or radiosurgery plus whole-brain irradiation: a randomised controlled trial.

    Eric L Chang;Jeffrey S Wefel;Kenneth R Hess;Pamela K Allen

  • Memantine for the prevention of cognitive dysfunction in patients receiving whole-brain radiotherapy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Paul D. Brown;Stephanie Pugh;Nadia N. Laack;Jeffrey S. Wefel

  • The cognitive sequelae of standard-dose adjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast carcinoma: Results of a prospective, randomized, longitudinal trial

    Jeffrey S. Wefel;Renato Lenzi;L D O Richard Theriault;Robert N. Davis

  • Are the symptoms of cancer and cancer treatment due to a shared biologic mechanism? A cytokine-immunologic model of cancer symptoms

    Charles S. Cleeland;Gary J. Bennett;Robert Dantzer;Patrick M. Dougherty

  • Neurocognitive Function and Progression in Patients With Brain Metastases Treated With Whole-Brain Radiation and Motexafin Gadolinium: Results of a Randomized Phase III Trial

    Christina A. Meyers;Jennifer A. Smith;Andrea Bezjak;Minesh P. Mehta

  • Acute and late onset cognitive dysfunction associated with chemotherapy in women with breast cancer

    Jeffrey S. Wefel;Angele K. Saleeba;Aman U. Buzdar;Christina A. Meyers

  • Cognitive impairment, fatigue, and cytokine levels in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome

    Christina A. Meyers;Maher Albitar;Elihu Estey

  • The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) Scale : development of a brain subscale and revalidation of the general version (FACT-G) in patients with primary brain tumors

    Michael A. Weitzner;Christina A. Meyers;K B A Cynthia Gelke;S B A Kevin Byrne

  • Phase III Trial of Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation Compared With Observation in Patients With Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Neurocognitive and Quality-of-Life Analysis

    Alexander Sun;Kyounghwa Bae;Elizabeth M. Gore;Benjamin Movsas

  • A prospective study of the incidence and open-label treatment of interferon-induced major depressive disorder in patients with hepatitis C

    Peter Hauser;J. Khosla;H. Aurora;J. Laurin

  • Methylphenidate therapy improves cognition, mood, and function of brain tumor patients.

    Christina A. Meyers;Michael A. Weitzner;Alan D. Valentine;Victor A. Levin

  • Role and Relevance of Neurocognitive Assessment in Clinical Trials of Patients With CNS Tumors

    Christina A. Meyers;Paul D. Brown

  • Mood and cognitive side effects of interferon-alpha therapy.

    A. D. Valentine;C. A. Meyers;M. A. Kling;E. Richelson

  • 'Chemobrain' in breast carcinoma?: a prologue.

    Jeffrey S. Wefel;Renato Lenzi;D O Richard Theriault;Aman U. Buzdar

  • Clinical Patterns and Biological Correlates of Cognitive Dysfunction Associated with Cancer Therapy

    Jörg Dietrich;Michelle Monje;Jeffrey Wefel;Christina Meyers

  • Depression in patients with high-grade glioma: results of the Glioma Outcomes Project.

    N. Scott Litofsky;Elana Farace;Frederick Anderson;Christina A. Meyers

  • A cytokine-based neuroimmunologic mechanism of cancer-related symptoms

    Bang-Ning Lee;Robert Dantzer;Keith E. Langley;Gary J. Bennett

  • Cognitive Function as a Predictor of Survival in Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma

    Christina A. Meyers;Kenneth R. Hess;W.K. Alfred Yung;Victor A. Levin

  • Primary analysis of a phase II randomized trial radiation therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0212: Impact of different total doses and schedules of prophylactic cranial irradiation on chronic neurotoxicity and quality of life for patients with limited-disease small-cell lung cancer

    Aaron H. Wolfson;Kyounghwa Bae;Ritsuko Komaki;Christina Meyers

  • Persistent neurotoxicity of systemically administered interferon‐alpha

    Christina A. Meyers;Randall S. Scheibel;Arthur D. Forman

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor A. Levin
Victor A. Levin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Minesh P. Mehta
Minesh P. Mehta University of Maryland, Baltimore
Benjamin Movsas
Benjamin Movsas Henry Ford Health System
Pamela K. Allen
Pamela K. Allen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kenneth R. Hess
Kenneth R. Hess The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Laurie E. Gaspar
Laurie E. Gaspar University of Colorado Denver
Walter J. Curran
Walter J. Curran Emory University
W. K. Alfred Yung
W. K. Alfred Yung The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Luisa Franzini
Luisa Franzini University of Maryland, College Park
Ritsuko Komaki
Ritsuko Komaki The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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