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Sailaja Kamaraju MD

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Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Medicine
Division: Hematology and Oncology - Medicine
Program: Bone Marrow Transplant

Member of the Cancer Center
Member of the Cardiovascular Research Center
Member of the Center for Advancing Population Science (CAPS)
Member of the Center for Immunology

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Publications (53)

  • National trends in neoadjuvant systemic therapy utilization in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer from 2016-2021: The impact of the KATHERINE trial. (Cohen LN, Rogers CC, Lloren JIC, Kamaraju S, Chaudhary LN, Huang CC, Cobb AN, Singh P, Kong AL, Teshome M, Cortina CS) Breast Cancer Res Treat 2025 Jun 03 PMID: 40459676 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007155274 06/03/2025    
  • Breast Cancer Outcomes in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients in the National Cancer Database. (Chan K, Cotler JH, Istl AC, Kamaraju S, Petroll AE, Stolley M, Cortina CS) JAMA Oncol 2025 May 22 PMID: 40402506 PMCID: PMC12100505 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006601758 05/22/2025    
  • A randomized phase II trial of nab-paclitaxel with or without mifepristone for advanced triple-negative breast cancer. (Chen N, Matossian M, Saha P, Rampurwala M, Kamaraju S, Hahn O, Howard FM, Fleming GF, Freeman JQ, Karrison T, Conzen S, Nanda R, Stringer-Reasor EM) Breast Cancer Res Treat 2025 May;211(1):111-119 PMID: 39928262 PMCID: PMC11952973 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85217540623 02/10/2025    
  • A Phase II Trial of Onapristone and Fulvestrant for Patients With ER+ and HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer. (Kamaraju S, Fowler AM, Tarima S, Chaudhary LN, Burkard ME, Giever T, Cheng YC, Parkes A, Lange CA, Pipp-Dahm M, Hegeman R, Siddiqui N, Stella A, Rajguru S, Twaroski K, Zurbriggen L, Jorns JM, Rui H, Keigley QJ, Perlman SB, Salem K, Bradshaw TJ, Sahmoud T, Wisinski K) Clin Breast Cancer 2025 Apr;25(3):251-260 PMID: 39824712 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85215561512 01/18/2025    
  • The association of distress and depression screening measures and other electronic health record information with adjuvant endocrine therapy persistence. (Neuner JM, Stolley M, Kamaraju S, Tiegs J, Sparapani R, Makris V, Flynn KE) Breast Cancer Res Treat 2025 Feb;209(3):541-552 PMID: 39592520 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85210370572 11/27/2024    
  • Integrated single-cell analysis reveals distinct epigenetic-regulated cancer cell states and a heterogeneity-guided core signature in tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer. (Fang K, Ohihoin AG, Liu T, Choppavarapu L, Nosirov B, Wang Q, Yu XZ, Kamaraju S, Leone G, Jin VX) Genome Med 2024 Nov 18;16(1):134 PMID: 39558215 PMCID: PMC11572372 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85209564467 11/19/2024       4 Citations
  • Equitable community-based participatory research engagement with communities of color drives All of Us Wisconsin genomic research priorities. (Thareja SK, Yang X, Upama PB, Abdullah A, Torres SP, Cocroft LJ, Bubolz M, McGaughey K, Lou X, Kamaraju S, Ahamed SI, Madiraju P, Kwitek AE, Whittle J, Franco Z) J Am Med Inform Assoc 2024 Dec 01;31(12):2940-2951 PMID: 39441983 PMCID: PMC11631115 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85212456796 10/23/2024       1 Citation
  • Tumors, Treatments, and Trust: Cancer Characteristics, Outcomes, and Screening Uptake in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients. (Istl AC, Lawton S, Kamaraju S, Stolley M, Petroll AE, Cortina CS) Ann Surg Oncol 2024 Sep;31(9):5560-5569 PMID: 38861206 PMCID: PMC11309885 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195645715 06/11/2024       2 Citations
  • An Annual Symposium on Disparities in Milwaukee, WI, with a 2023 Focus on Older Adults with Cancer. (Kamaraju S, McKoy J, Williams GR, Gilmore N, Minami C, Bylow K, Rajalingam H, Cortina CS, Beckert A, Stolley M, Bullock D, Kurzrock R, Jatoi A) Curr Oncol Rep 2024 Aug;26(8):855-864 PMID: 38801612 PMCID: PMC11300154 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85194589535 05/27/2024    
  • Divergent Cellular Expression Patterns of PD-L1 and PD-L2 Proteins in Breast Cancer. (Jorns JM, Sun Y, Kamaraju S, Cheng YC, Kong A, Yen T, Patten CR, Cortina CS, Chitambar CR, Rui H, Chaudhary LN) J Pers Med 2024 Apr 29;14(5) PMID: 38793060 PMCID: PMC11121947 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85194400127 05/25/2024    
  • Adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: a qualitative exploration of attribution of symptoms among post-menopausal women. (Lee AY, Lyons AT, Makris V, Kamaraju S, Stolley MR, Neuner JM, Flynn KE) Support Care Cancer 2024 Apr 02;32(4):265 PMID: 38565669 PMCID: PMC11698022 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85189209769 04/03/2024    
  • Challenges and Solutions to Support Oncology Professionals Serving Underserved Populations With Cancer in the United States: Results From the ASCO Serving the Underserved Task Force. (Patel MI, Hinyard L, Merrill JK, Smith KT, Lei J, Carrizosa D, Kamaraju S, Hlubocky FJ, Kalwar T, Fashoyin-Aje L, Gomez SL, Jeames S, Florez N, Kircher SM, Tap WD) JCO Oncol Pract 2024 May;20(5):688-698 PMID: 38354324 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193101004 02/14/2024    
  • Challenges to genetic testing for germline mutations associated with breast cancer among African Americans. (Kamaraju S, Conroy M, Harris A, Georgen M, Min H, Powell M, Kurzrock R) Cancer Treat Rev 2024 Mar;124:102695 PMID: 38325071 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85183959255 02/08/2024       7 Citations
  • Matched Case Control Analysis of Breast Cancer- Specific Factors Affecting Risk of Developing SARS-CoV-2 Infection. (Pierro M, Zurko J, Szabo A, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Retseck J, Chitambar CR, Chaudhary LN) WMJ 2023 Dec;122(5):418-421 PMID: 38180937 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85181850540 01/05/2024       1 Citation
  • Systematic Review on Gender-Affirming Testosterone Therapy and the Risk of Breast Cancer: A Challenge for Physicians Treating Patients from Transgender and Gender-Diverse Populations. (Pamulapati S, Conroy M, Cortina C, Harding E, Kamaraju S) Arch Sex Behav 2024 May;53(5):1969-1980 PMID: 38148450 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180656414 12/27/2023       6 Citations
  • Improving measured health-related quality of life with outpatient high-dose methotrexate regimen among oncology patients with intracranial metastases: A systematic assessment (Min H*, Weil E, Nelson M, Charlson J, ChengYC, Chaudhary LN, Burfeind J, Retseck J, Sriram D, Kamaraju S.) Archives of Nursing Practice and Care ISSN: 2581-4265 12/21/2023    
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Use of Electronic Medical Record Messaging Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Quality Improvement Study. (Conroy M, Kamaraju S, Powell M, Harris A, Beckius A, Nagavally S, Dawson A, Min H, Wright T, Wainaina N, Binder AF) Clin Breast Cancer 2023 Oct;23(7):e434-e440 PMID: 37482498 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165687479 07/24/2023       1 Citation
  • Frequent upregulation of HER2 protein in hormone-receptor-positive HER2-negative breast cancer after short-term neoadjuvant endocrine therapy. (Chaudhary LN, Jorns JM, Sun Y, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Gonyo MB, Kong AL, Patten C, Yen T, Cortina CS, Carson E, Johnson N, Bergom C, Tsaih SW, Banerjee A, Wang Y, Chervoneva I, Weil E, Chitambar CR, Rui H) Breast Cancer Res Treat 2023 Oct;201(3):387-396 PMID: 37460683 PMCID: PMC10795510 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164922339 07/18/2023       7 Citations
  • Assessing the Needs of Those Who Serve the Underserved: A Qualitative Study among US Oncology Clinicians. (Patel MI, Hinyard L, Hlubocky FJ, Merrill JK, Smith KT, Kamaraju S, Carrizosa D, Kalwar T, Fashoyin-Aje L, Gomez SL, Jeames S, Florez N, Kircher SM, Tap WD) Cancers (Basel) 2023 Jun 23;15(13) PMID: 37444421 PMCID: PMC10341104 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164967342 07/14/2023       5 Citations
  • Applications of Viscoelastic Testing in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review Focusing on Hypercoagulability and Free Flap Thrombosis. (Pamulapati S, Conroy M, Madireddy S, Kamaraju S, Cortina C, Moore H, Hartmann J) Semin Thromb Hemost 2024 Apr;50(3):413-422 PMID: 37327882 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165255209 06/17/2023       2 Citations
  • Frequent Upregulation Of HER2 Protein In Hormone Receptor-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer After Short-Term Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy. (Chaudhary LN, Jorns J, Sun Y, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Gonyo M, Kong A, Patten C, Yen T, Cortina C, Carson E, Johnson N, Bergom C, Tsaih SW, Banerjee A, Wang Y, Chervoneva I, Weil E, Chitambar CR, Rui H) Res Sq 2023 Apr 07 PMID: 37066270 PMCID: PMC10104267 04/18/2023    
  • Matched case-control analysis of breast cancer-specific factors impacting the risk of developing SARS-CoV-2 infection (28. Zurko J, Szabo A, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Retseck J, Chitambar C, Chaudhary LN) Wisconsin Medical Journal WMJONLINE-D-22-00080R1 04/18/2023    
  • High PD-L2 Predicts Early Recurrence of ER-Positive Breast Cancer. (Chervoneva I, Peck AR, Sun Y, Yi M, Udhane SS, Langenheim JF, Girondo MA, Jorns JM, Chaudhary LN, Kamaraju S, Bergom C, Flister MJ, Hooke JA, Kovatich AJ, Shriver CD, Hu H, Palazzo JP, Bibbo M, Hyslop T, Nevalainen MT, Pestell RG, Fuchs SY, Mitchell EP, Rui H) JCO Precis Oncol 2023 Jan;7:e2100498 PMID: 36652667 PMCID: PMC9928763 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159190085 01/19/2023       10 Citations
  • Electronic Medical Record-Based Electronic Messaging Among Patients with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review. (Conroy M, Powell M, Suelzer E, Pamulapati S, Min H, Wright T, Kamaraju S) Appl Clin Inform 2023 Jan;14(1):134-143 PMID: 36581054 PMCID: PMC9931493 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146698451 12/30/2022       9 Citations
  • Leveraging Social Determinants of Health to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay: A Pilot QI Project for Solid Tumor Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Kamaraju T, Atkinson D, Wright T, Charlosn J, Wetzel T, Campbell G, Cadman J, Williams J, Egede L, Retseck J, Banerjee A, Ehrlich V, Stolley M, Power S) WMJ 2022 Oct;121(3):205-211 PMID: 36301647 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140859344 10/28/2022       4 Citations
  • Androgen receptor expression in patients with triple negative breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a single institution study. (Sridhar N, Glisch C, Jawa Z, Chaudhary LN, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Charlson J, Chitambar CR, Jorns JM, Cheng YC) J Cancer 2022;13(8):2472-2476 PMID: 35711833 PMCID: PMC9174868 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130459904 06/18/2022       7 Citations
  • Patient-Specific Factors Associated with Inpatient Hospital Length of Stay for Solid Tumor Oncology Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study (23. Kamaraju S, Canales B, Wright T, Charlson J, Wetzel T, Cadman J, Szabo A, Williams J, Power S, Campbell G. ) Annals of Cancer Epidemiology, 2022;6:-5 2616-4213 05/30/2022    
  • Feasibility of a pharmacist-led symptom monitoring and management intervention to improve breast cancer endocrine therapy adherence. (Neuner J, Weil E, Fergestrom N, Stolley M, Kamaraju S, Oxencis C, Winn A, Laud PW, Flynn KE) J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2022;62(4):1321-1328.e3 PMID: 35393248 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127492109 04/09/2022       7 Citations
  • Patient Navigation Based Care-delivery to Reduce Inequities in Cancer Care Among Immigrants and Refugees: A Commentary on the Successes and the Unmet Needs. International Journal of Cancer Care Delivery (19. Kamaraju S, Merrill J, Wu J, Jeames S, Conroy M, Min H, Powell M, Padela, A) International Journal of Cancer Care Delivery file:///C:/Users/skamaraju/Downloads/33154-patient-navigation-based-care-delivery-to-reduce-inequities-in-cancer-care-among-immigrants-and-refugees-a-commentary-on-the-successes-and-the-unmet%20(1).pdf 03/31/2022    
  • Principles of Drug Metabolism and Interactions in Cardio-Oncology: Drug Interactions in Cardio-Oncology (Brown SA, Beavers C, Kamaraju S, Mohan M, Fatunde O, Echefu G, Zaharova S, Wallace B, Oxencis C) Drug Metabolism Handbook Concepts and Applications in Cancer Research 1 January 2022:967-992 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148796959 01/01/2022       1 Citation
  • Interactions between cardiology and oncology drugs in precision cardio-oncology. (Kamaraju S, Mohan M, Zaharova S, Wallace B, McGraw J, Lokken J, Tierney J, Weil E, Fatunde O, Brown SA) Clin Sci (Lond) 2021 Jun 11;135(11):1333-1351 PMID: 34076246 PMCID: PMC8984624 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107397120 06/03/2021       10 Citations
  • Leveraging Antiprogestins in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer. (Kamaraju S, Fowler AM, Weil E, Wisinski KB, Truong TH, Lehr M, Chaudhary LN, Cheng YC, Chitambar CR, Rui H, Yee D, Lange C) Endocrinology 2021 Aug 01;162(8) PMID: 33735382 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111784651 03/19/2021       9 Citations
  • Aromatase Inhibitor Symptom Management Practices: A Retrospective Study. (Ernst A, Flynn KE, Weil EM, Crotty BH, Kamaraju S, Fergestrom N, Neuner J) Clin Breast Cancer 2021 Feb;21(1):e38-e47 PMID: 33183969 PMCID: PMC8923736 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096389569 11/14/2020       6 Citations
  • Cancer Prevention in Low-Resource Countries: An Overview of the Opportunity. (Kamaraju S, Drope J, Sankaranarayanan R, Shastri S) Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2020 Mar;40:1-12 PMID: 32239989 PMCID: PMC7935443 04/03/2020    
  • Effect of HER2 receptor expression on cardiac ejection fraction in cancer patients treated with trastuzumab. (Cole Lightfoot, Carolyn Oxencis, Elizabeth Weil, Angela Urmanksi, Briana Amundson, Lisa Rein, Sailaja Kamaraju) Open Journal of Cardiology and Heart Diseases DOI: 10.31031/OJCHD.2019.03.000554 10/31/2019    
  • The association between cancer care coordination and quality of life is stronger for breast cancer patients with lower health literacy: A Greater Plains Collaborative study. (McDowell BD, Klemp J, Blaes A, Cohee AA, Trentham-Dietz A, Kamaraju S, Otte JL, Mott SL, Chrischilles EA) Support Care Cancer 2020 Feb;28(2):887-895 PMID: 31168710 PMCID: PMC6893112 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067236293 06/07/2019       9 Citations
  • Disparities in genetic referrals for breast cancer among the Asian immigrant populations: How can we eliminate them? (Sailaja Kamaraju, Amanda Jacquart, Samantha Stachowiak, Jennifer Geurts, Morgan Deepas, Jessica Olson, Lubna Chaudhary, Christopher Chitambar, Joan Neuner, Yee CChung Cheng) Annals of Public Health Reports DOI: 10.36959/856/489 05/21/2019    
  • Are aromatase inhibitors associated with higher myocardial infarction risk in breast cancer patients? A Medicare population-based study. (Kamaraju S, Shi Y, Smith E, Nattinger AB, Laud P, Neuner J) Clin Cardiol 2019 Jan;42(1):93-100 PMID: 30443921 PMCID: PMC6344290 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85058116490 11/18/2018       27 Citations
  • The effect of yoga on barriers to occupational engagement in African American breast cancer survivors (Julie Hunley, Sailaja Kamaraju, Phyllis Holder, Aniko Szabo, Rita Burlingame-Toppen, Melinda Stolley) Cancer Medicine Journal Med J 2018: 1(1) 3-11 09/10/2018    
  • Community Breast Health Education for Immigrants and Refugees: Lessons Learned in Outreach Efforts to Reduce Cancer Disparities. (Kamaraju S, Olson J, DeNomie M, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Asan O, Tavares E, Rao A, LaCroix M, Krause K, Neuner J, Stolley M) J Cancer Educ 2019 Dec;34(6):1092-1096 PMID: 30091014 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051532560 08/10/2018       9 Citations
  • Does Progesterone Receptor Matter in the Risk of Recurrence for Patients With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ? (Chaudhary LN, Jawa Z, Hanif A, Szabo A, Kamaraju S, Cheng YC, Chitambar CR) WMJ 2018 Jun;117(2):62-67 PMID: 30048574 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051516380 07/27/2018       7 Citations
  • Increasing Mammography Uptake Through Academic-Community Partnerships Targeting Immigrant and Refugee Communities in Milwaukee. (Kamaraju S, DeNomie M, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Krause K, Tavares E, Rao A, Drew E, Neuner J, Stolley M) WMJ 2018 Jun;117(2):55-61 PMID: 30048573 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051563507 07/27/2018       16 Citations
  • Fractures in a nationwide population-based cohort of users of breast cancer hormonal therapy. (Neuner JM, Shi Y, Kong AL, Kamaraju S, Smith EC, Smallwood AJ, Laud PW, Charlson JA) J Cancer Surviv 2018 Apr;12(2):268-275 PMID: 29243101 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85038093950 12/16/2017       9 Citations
  • 5. After a cancer diagnosis: Seven questions to ask. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2017 July 24, www.jsonline.com/story/sponsor-story/froedtert/2017/07/24/after-a-cancer-diagnosis-7-questions-to-ask/103885628/ (Sailaja Kamaraju) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Community Magazine/ Journal 07/24/2017    
  • 4. Cancer Myths and Facts, Readers Digest 2017 Mar, http://www.rd.com/health/conditions/causes-of-cancer-myths/ (Sailaja Kamaraju) Readers Digest Community Magazine/ Journal 03/27/2017    
  • Cutaneous Metastasis due to Breast Cancer in a Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Case Report. (Kamaraju S, Depke J, Povletich J, Currey A, Weil E) Case Rep Oncol 2016;9(3):718-725 PMID: 27920708 PMCID: PMC5126598 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84994786329 12/07/2016       5 Citations
  • 3. After a cancer diagnosis: Seven questions to ask. Waukesha Freeman 2016 Oct:3B (Sailaja Kamaraju) Waukesha Freeman Community Magazine/ Journal 10/21/2016    
  • 2. Finding strength, convenience and coordination important when dealing with complexity of disease. Froedtert Today 05/09/2016. (Sailaja Kamaraju) Froedtert Today Community Magazine/ Journal 05/16/2016    
  • 1. A Day at Mobile Hospital. Sanathana Saradhi 2015 Sept (Journal for a private university hospital, Satya Sai Mobile Hospital, AP, India.) (Sailaja Kamaraju) Sanathana Saradhi Journal of a Faith-Based Organization 09/21/2015    
  • The introduction of generic aromatase inhibitors and treatment adherence among Medicare D enrollees. (Neuner JM, Kamaraju S, Charlson JA, Wozniak EM, Smith EC, Biggers A, Smallwood AJ, Laud PW, Pezzin LE) J Natl Cancer Inst 2015 Aug;107(8) PMID: 25971298 PMCID: PMC4580559 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84939643031 05/15/2015       43 Citations
  • Motility response to insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in MCF-7 cells is associated with IRS-2 activation and integrin expression. (Zhang X, Kamaraju S, Hakuno F, Kabuta T, Takahashi S, Sachdev D, Yee D) Breast Cancer Res Treat 2004 Jan;83(2):161-70 PMID: 14997047 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0742304062 03/05/2004       46 Citations
  • Cytogenetic abnormalities in patients with known or suspected multiple myeloma (Schorer AE, Kubic VL, Kamaraju S) Blood 2000;96(11 PART II) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33748560499 12/01/2000    
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis pulmonary valve endocarditis in a patient on chronic hemodialysis. (Kamaraju S, Nelson K, Williams DN, Ayenew W, Modi KS) Am J Nephrol 1999;19(5):605-8 PMID: 10575192 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032700784 11/27/1999       22 Citations
    • Last update: 06/13/2025