Melisa Yajima, MD, MAS

Associate Adjunct Professor

Hematology and Oncology UCSF Health

Melisa Wong, MD, MAS, AGSF is a thoracic oncologist who treats patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. Dr. Wong has a particular interest in caring for older adults with cancer. Her goal is to provide personalized cancer care based on patients’ values and goals.

Dr. Wong’s research focuses on understanding and improving patient-centered outcomes in older adults with cancer. She and her research team study the impact of lung cancer treatment on patients’ functional status and quality of life.

In 2005, Dr. Wong earned her undergraduate degree in Human Biology with Honors and Distinction at Stanford University. She then completed medical school and training in internal medicine and medical oncology at UCSF. Dr. Wong also completed advanced research training as an Aging Research Fellow in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics and earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Research in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr. Wong is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Cancer and Aging Research Group, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, International Society of Geriatric Oncology, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and American Geriatrics Society.

Dr. Wong was a National Institute on Aging Butler-Williams Scholar in 2016 and received four Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Awards (2016 and 2017 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, 2016 and 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting). In 2017, she also received a Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO/Vicky Merryman Women Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award, UCSF Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Research Education Core Advanced Scholar Award, UCSF CTSI KL2 Career Development Award, and NIA GEMSSTAR R03. Dr. Wong's geriatric oncology research program is currently funded by an NIA Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76).

Education
Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research, 2017 - Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF
Aging Research T32 Fellowship, 2017 - Division of Geriatrics, UCSF
Medical Oncology Fellowship, 2016 - Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF
Internal Medicine Residency, 2014 - Department of Medicine, UCSF
MD, 2011 - School of Medicine, UCSF
BA, 2005 - Human Biology, Stanford University
Honors and Awards
  • Geriatric Oncology Community of Practice Co-Chair, ASCO, 2022
  • Dr. Arti Hurria Best Paper Award, Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 2022
  • Geriatric Oncology Education Committee, ASCO, 2021
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 2021
  • Cancer and Aging Special Interest Group Chair, American Geriatrics Society, 2018-2020
  • Early Career Faculty Workgroup, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, 2018-2020
  • Junior Investigator Board, Cancer and Aging Research Group, 2018
  • Loan Repayment Program Award, NIH/NCI, 2017-2020
  • Vicky Merryman Women Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, 2017-2018
  • Merit Award - Annual Meeting, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, 2017
  • Merit Award - Quality Care Symposium, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, 2017
  • SIOG Young Investigator Award, International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), 2017
  • Merit Award - Annual Meeting, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, 2016
  • Merit Award - Quality Care Symposium, Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, 2016
  • Butler-Williams Scholars Program, National Institute on Aging, 2016
  • Hematology/Oncology Chief Fellow, UCSF, 2016
  • Hematology/Oncology Division Clinical Fellow Award, UCSF Department of Medicine, 2016
  • Award for Excellence in Fellowship Research, UCSF Hematology/Oncology Research Retreat, 2016
  • Cancer and Aging Research U13 Conference Young Investigator Travel Award, Cancer and Aging Research Group, 2015
  • Hematology/Oncology Quality Chief Fellow, UCSF, 2015
  • Department of Medicine Professionalism Award, UCSF, 2014
  • SOM Dean's Quarterly Research Fellowship, UCSF, 2011
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, UCSF, 2010
  • Bernard Osher Scholarship, UCSF, 2008-2011
  • SOM Dean's Summer Research Fellowship, UCSF, 2008
  • Joshua Lederberg Award for Academic Excellence in Human Biology, Stanford University, 2005
  • Chappell Lougee Scholarship, Stanford University, 2003
Publications

  1. Shin J, Miaskowski C, Wong ML, Yates P, Olshen AB, Roy R, Dokiparthi V, Cooper B, Paul S, Conley YP, Levine JD, Hammer MJ, Kober K. Perturbations in inflammatory pathways are associated with shortness of breath profiles in oncology patients receiving chemotherapy. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2024. PMID: 38532105


  2. Kumar A, Ragavan M, Velazquez AI, Zeng S, Wong ML. Receipt of financial assistance for oral targeted therapy among older adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A prospective cohort study. Journal of geriatric oncology 2024. PMID: 38490915


  3. Keenan BP, Sibley A, Zhang L, Westring AF, Velazquez AI, Bank EM, Bergsland EK, Boreta L, Conroy P, Daras M, Hermiston M, Hsu G, Paris PL, Piawah S, Sinha S, Sosa JA, Tsang M, Venook AP, Wong M, Yom SS, Van Loon K. Evaluation of Culture Conducive to Academic Success by Gender at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. The oncologist 2023. PMID: 37440206


  4. Morse L, Cooper BA, Ritchie CS, Wong ML, Kober KM, Harris C, Shin J, Oppegaard K, Hammer MJ, Schimmel AC, Paul SM, Conley YP, Levine JD, Miaskowski C. Stability and consistency of symptom clusters in younger versus older patients receiving chemotherapy. BMC geriatrics 2024. PMID: 38365584


  5. Lee A, Badgley C, Lo M, Banez MT, Graff L, Damon L, Martin T, Dzundza J, Wong M, Olin R. Evaluation of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis protocol in hematopoietic cell transplant patients. Bone marrow transplantation 2023. PMID: 37626267


  6. Shin J, Kober K, Yates P, Wong ML, Cooper BA, Paul SM, Hammer M, Conley Y, Levine JD, Wright F, Miaskowski C. Higher Lifetime Stress and Symptom Burden Contribute to the Occurrence of Shortness of Breath. Seminars in oncology nursing 2023. PMID: 37500312


  7. Withrow DR, Nicholson BD, Morris EJA, Wong ML, Pilleron S. Age-related differences in cancer relative survival in the United States: A SEER-18 analysis. International journal of cancer 2023. PMID: 36752633


  8. Ji J, Aredo JV, Piper-Vallillo A, Huppert L, Rotow JK, Husain H, Stewart S, Cobb R, Wakelee HA, Blakely CM, Wong ML, Gubens MA, Madani MH, Digumarthy SR, McCoach C, Piotrowska Z, Neal JW, Riess JW. Osimertinib in NSCLC With Atypical EGFR-Activating Mutations: A Retrospective Multicenter Study. JTO clinical and research reports 2023. PMID: 36879929


  9. Magnuson A, Van der Walde N, McKoy JM, Wildes TM, Wong ML, Le-Rademacher J, Little RF, Klepin HD. Integrating Geriatric Assessment Measures into National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs 2022. PMID: 36519816


  10. Shin J, Kober KM, Wong ML, Yates P, Cooper BA, Paul SM, Hammer M, Conley Y, Levine JD, Miaskowski C. Distinct Shortness of Breath Profiles in Oncology Outpatients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Journal of pain and symptom management 2022. PMID: 36423799


  11. Shin J, Kober K, Wong ML, Yates P, Miaskowski C. Systematic review of the literature on the occurrence and characteristics of dyspnea in oncology patients. Critical reviews in oncology/hematology 2022. PMID: 36375635


  12. Watson E, Sanapala C, Cortes AM, Klepin HD, Wittink M, Norton S, Richardson DR, Dale W, Magnuson A, Mendler JH, Liesveld J, Huselton E, O'Dwyer K, LeBlanc TW, El-Jawahri A, Wong ML, Loh KP. Adapting a patient-centered communication tool for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia and their oncologist. Blood advances 2022. PMID: 35930701


  13. Tsang M, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Wong ML, Walter LC, Smith AK. The epidemiology of preexisting geriatric and palliative conditions in older adults with poor prognosis cancers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36259424


  14. Singhal S, Walter LC, Smith AK, Loh KP, Cohen HJ, Zeng S, Shi Y, Boscardin WJ, Presley CJ, Williams GR, Magnuson A, Mohile SG, Wong ML. Change in four measures of physical function among older adults during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study. Journal of geriatric oncology 2022. PMID: 36058839


  15. Wong ML, Brown CJ, Kitzman DW, Zeng S, Mohile SG. Survive and thrive: Personal stories of persistence and resilience in aging research. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 35616336


  16. Presley CJ, Arrato NA, Shields PG, Carbone DP, Wong ML, Benedict J, Reisinger SA, Han L, Gill TM, Allore H, Andersen BL, Janse S. Functional Trajectories and Resilience Among Adults With Advanced Lung Cancer. JTO clinical and research reports 2022. PMID: 35719868


  17. Presley CJ, Mohamed MR, Culakova E, Flannery M, Vibhakar PH, Hoyd R, Amini A, VanderWalde N, Wong ML, Tsubata Y, Spakowicz DJ, Mohile SG. A Geriatric Assessment Intervention to Reduce Treatment Toxicity Among Older Adults With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Subgroup Analysis From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in oncology 2022. PMID: 35433441


  18. Wong ML, Nicosia FM, Smith AK, Walter LC, Lam V, Cohen HJ, Loh KP, Mohile SG, Ursem CJ, Schwarze ML. "You have to be sure that the patient has the full picture": Adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool for geriatric oncology. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35123919


  19. Wong ML, Shi Y, Smith AK, Miaskowski C, Boscardin WJ, Cohen HJ, Lam V, Mazor M, Metzger L, Presley CJ, Williams GR, Loh KP, Ursem CJ, Friedlander TW, Blakely CM, Gubens MA, Allen G, Shumay D, Walter LC. Changes in older adults' life space during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34611887


  20. Presley CJ, Gomes F, Burd CE, Kanesvaran R, Wong ML. Immunotherapy in Older Adults With Cancer. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2021. PMID: 34043444


  21. Presley CJ, Arrato NA, Janse S, Shields PG, Carbone DP, Wong ML, Han L, Gill TM, Allore HG, Andersen BL. Functional Disability Among Older Versus Younger Adults With Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. JCO oncology practice 2021. PMID: 33939536


  22. Loh KP, Lam V, Webber K, Padam S, Sedrak MS, Musinipally V, Grogan M, Presley CJ, Grandi J, Sanapala C, Castillo DA, DiGiovanni G, Mohile SG, Walter LC, Wong ML. Characteristics Associated With Functional Changes During Systemic Cancer Treatments: A Systematic Review Focused on Older Adults. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2021. PMID: 33857918


  23. Wong ML, Gao J, Thanarajasingam G, Sloan JA, Dueck AC, Novotny PJ, Jatoi A, Hurria A, Walter LC, Miaskowski C, Cohen HJ, Wood WA, Feliciano JL, Stinchcombe TE, Wang X. Expanding Beyond Maximum Grade: Chemotherapy Toxicity over Time by Age and Performance Status in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in CALGB 9730 (Alliance A151729). The oncologist 2020. PMID: 32951293


  24. Maggiore RJ, Zahrieh D, McMurray RP, Feliciano JL, Samson P, Mohindra P, Chen H, Wong ML, Lafky JM, Jatoi A, Le-Rademacher JG. Toxicity and survival outcomes in older adults receiving concurrent or sequential chemoradiation for stage III non-small cell lung cancer in Alliance trials (Alliance A151812). Journal of geriatric oncology 2020. PMID: 32950428


  25. Wu SY, Lazar AA, Gubens MA, Blakely CM, Gottschalk AR, Jablons DM, Jahan TM, Wang VEH, Dunbar TL, Wong ML, Chan JW, Guthrie W, Belkora J, Yom SS. Evaluation of a National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines-Based Decision Support Tool in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA network open 2020. PMID: 32997124


  26. Utne I, Cooper BA, Ritchie C, Wong M, Dunn LB, Loyland B, Grov EK, Hammer MJ, Paul SM, Levine JD, Conley YP, Kober KM, Miaskowski C. Co-occurrence of decrements in physical and cognitive function is common in older oncology patients receiving chemotherapy. European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2020. PMID: 32835999


  27. Hwang JP, Feld JJ, Hammond SP, Wang SH, Alston-Johnson DE, Cryer DR, Hershman DL, Loehrer AP, Sabichi AL, Symington BE, Terrault N, Wong ML, Somerfield MR, Artz AS. Hepatitis B Virus Screening and Management for Patients With Cancer Prior to Therapy: ASCO Provisional Clinical Opinion Update. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020. PMID: 32716741


  28. Gomes F, Wong M, Battisti NML, Kordbacheh T, Kiderlen M, Greystoke A, Luciani A. Immunotherapy in older patients with non-small cell lung cancer: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology position paper. British journal of cancer 2020. PMID: 32694695


  29. Loh KP, Xu H, Epstein RM, Mohile SG, Prigerson HG, Plumb S, Ladwig S, Kadambi S, Wong ML, McHugh C, An A, Trevino K, Saeed F, Duberstein PR. Associations of caregiver-oncologist discordance in prognostic understanding with caregiver-reported therapeutic alliance and anxiety. Journal of pain and symptom management 2020. PMID: 32061833


  30. Cao X, Ganti AK, Stinchcombe T, Wong ML, Ho JC, Shen C, Liu Y, Crawford J, Pang H, Wang X. Predicting risk of chemotherapy-induced severe neutropenia: A pooled analysis in individual patients data with advanced lung cancer. Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2020. PMID: 31926983


  31. Wong ML, Lichtman SM, Morrow GR, Simmons J, Hargraves T, Gross CP, Lund JL, Lowenstein LM, Walter LC, McDermott CL, Mohile SG, Cohen HJ. Geriatric oncology health services research: Cancer and Aging Research Group Infrastructure Core. Journal of geriatric oncology 2019. PMID: 31326392


  32. Utne I, Løyland B, Grov EK, Paul S, Wong ML, Conley YP, Cooper BA, Levine JD, Miaskowski C. Co-occuring symptoms in older oncology patients with distinct attentional function profiles. European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2019. PMID: 31358253


  33. Kotwal AA, Presley CJ, Loh KP, Huang LW, Lam V, Wong ML. Geriatric oncology research at the 2019 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annual meeting: Joint perspectives from the Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) and AGS Cancer and Aging Special Interest Group. Journal of geriatric oncology 2019. PMID: 31272896


  34. . Arti Hurria, M.D.: A tribute to her shining legacy in the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Journal of geriatric oncology 2019. PMID: 31201095


  35. Magnuson A, Li D, Hsu T, Loh KP, MacKenzie A, Presley CJ, Krok-Schoen JL, Subbiah IM, Williams GR, Wong M, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Sedrak MS. Mentoring pearls of wisdom: Lessons learned by mentees of Arti Hurria, MD. Journal of geriatric oncology 2019. PMID: 31160209


  36. Huang LW, Smith AK, Wong ML. Who Will Care for the Caregivers? Increased Needs When Caring for Frail Older Adults With Cancer. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019. PMID: 30924526


  37. Wong ML, Cooper BA, Paul SM, Abrams G, Topp K, Kober KM, Chesney MA, Mazor M, Schumacher MA, Conley YP, Levine JD, Miaskowski C. Age-related differences in patient-reported and objective measures of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy among cancer survivors. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2019. PMID: 30770977


  38. Russell J, Wong ML, Mackin L, Paul SM, Cooper BA, Hammer M, Conley YP, Wright F, Levine JD, Miaskowski C. Stability of Symptom Clusters in Patients With Lung Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy. Journal of pain and symptom management 2019. PMID: 30768960


  39. Loh KP, Wong ML, Maggiore R. From clinical trials to real-world practice: Immune checkpoint inhibitors in older adults. Journal of geriatric oncology 2019. PMID: 30745116


  40. Wong ML, Cohen HJ. Going Far Together: A Tribute to Arti Hurria, MD. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019. PMID: 30707760


  41. McMurry TL, Stukenborg GJ, Kessler LG, Colditz GA, Wong ML, Francescatti AB, Jones DR, Schumacher JR, Greenberg CC, Chang GJ, Winchester DP, McKellar DP, Kozower BD. More Frequent Surveillance Following Lung Cancer Resection Is Not Associated With Improved Survival: A Nationally Representative Cohort Study. Annals of surgery 2018. PMID: 30004919


  42. Wong ML, McMurry TL, Schumacher JR, Hu CY, Stukenborg GJ, Francescatti AB, Greenberg CC, Chang GJ, McKellar DP, Walter LC, Kozower BD. Comorbidity Assessment in the National Cancer Database for Patients With Surgically Resected Breast, Colorectal, or Lung Cancer (AFT-01, -02, -03). Journal of oncology practice 2018. PMID: 30207852


  43. Wong ML, Paul SM, Mastick J, Ritchie C, Steinman MA, Walter LC, Miaskowski C. Characteristics associated with physical function trajectories in older adults with cancer during chemotherapy. Journal of pain and symptom management 2018. PMID: 30144536


  44. Utne I, Løyland B, Grov EK, Rasmussen HL, Torstveit AH, Cooper BA, Mastick J, Mazor M, Wong M, Paul SM, Conley YP, Jahan T, Ritchie C, Levine JD, Miaskowski C. Distinct attentional function profiles in older adults receiving cancer chemotherapy. European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2018. PMID: 30322507


  45. Wong ML, Shi Y, Fung KZ, Ngo S, Elicker BM, Brown JK, Hiatt RA, Tang VL, Walter LC. Age, comorbidity, life expectancy, and pulmonary nodule follow-up in older veterans. PloS one 2018. PMID: 30044854


  46. Shi Y, Fung KZ, John Boscardin W, Ngo S, Freedland SJ, Wong ML, Walter LC. Individualizing PSA Monitoring Among Older Prostate Cancer Survivors. Journal of general internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29417461


  47. Gajra A, Zemla TJ, Jatoi A, Feliciano JL, Wong ML, Chen H, Maggiore R, McMurray RP, Hurria A, Muss HB, Cohen HJ, Lafky J, Edelman MJ, Lilenbaum R, Le-Rademacher JG. Time-to-Treatment-Failure and Related Outcomes Among 1000+ Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Comparisons Between Older Versus Younger Patients (Alliance A151711). Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2018. PMID: 29608967


  48. Miaskowski C, Wong ML, Cooper BA, Mastick J, Paul SM, Possin K, Steinman M, Cataldo J, Dunn LB, Ritchie C. Distinct Physical Function Profiles in Older Adults Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy. Volume 54 of Issue 3. Journal of pain and symptom management 2017. PMID: 28716620


  49. Wong ML, Cooper BA, Paul SM, Levine JD, Conley YP, Wright F, Hammer M, Miaskowski C. Differences in Symptom Clusters Identified Using Ratings of Symptom Occurrence vs. Severity in Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy. Volume 54 of Issue 2. Journal of pain and symptom management 2017. PMID: 28533161


  50. Wong ML, Paul SM, Cooper BA, Dunn LB, Hammer MJ, Conley YP, Wright F, Levine JD, Walter LC, Cartwright F, Miaskowski C. Predictors of the multidimensional symptom experience of lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2017. PMID: 28160076


  51. Miaskowski C, Mastick J, Paul SM, Topp K, Smoot B, Abrams G, Chen LM, Kober KM, Conley YP, Chesney M, Bolla K, Mausisa G, Mazor M, Wong M, Schumacher M, Levine JD. Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy in Cancer Survivors. Volume 54 of Issue 2. Journal of pain and symptom management 2017. PMID: 28063866


  52. Wong ML, McMurry TL, Stukenborg GJ, Francescatti AB, Amato-Martz C, Schumacher JR, Chang GJ, Greenberg CC, Winchester DP, McKellar DP, Walter LC, Kozower BD. Impact of age and comorbidity on treatment of non-small cell lung cancer recurrence following complete resection: A nationally representative cohort study. Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2016. PMID: 27987578


  53. Pang HH, Wang X, Stinchcombe TE, Wong ML, Cheng P, Ganti AK, Sargent DJ, Zhang Y, Hu C, Mandrekar SJ, Redman MW, Manola JB, Schilsky RL, Cohen HJ, Bradley JD, Adjei AA, Gandara D, Ramalingam SS, Vokes EE. Enrollment Trends and Disparity Among Patients With Lung Cancer in National Clinical Trials, 1990 to 2012. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2016. PMID: 27646951


  54. Loh KP, Janelsins MC, Mohile SG, Holmes HM, Hsu T, Inouye SK, Karuturi MS, Kimmick GG, Lichtman SM, Magnuson A, Whitehead MI, Wong ML, Ahles TA. Chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment in older patients with cancer. Journal of geriatric oncology 2016. PMID: 27197918


  55. Karuturi M, Wong ML, Hsu T, Kimmick GG, Lichtman SM, Holmes HM, Inouye SK, Dale W, Loh KP, Whitehead MI, Magnuson A, Hurria A, Janelsins MC, Mohile S. Understanding cognition in older patients with cancer. Journal of geriatric oncology 2016. PMID: 27282296


  56. Tang VL, Shi Y, Fung K, Tan J, Espaldon R, Sudore R, Wong ML, Walter LC. Clinician Factors Associated With Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Older Veterans With Limited Life Expectancy. Volume 176 of Issue 5. JAMA internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27042937


  57. Wong ML, Clarke CA, Yang J, Hwang J, Hiatt RA, Wang S. Incidence of non-small-cell lung cancer among California Hispanics according to neighborhood socioeconomic status. Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2013. PMID: 23399956


  58. Flygare JA, Beresini M, Budha N, Chan H, Chan IT, Cheeti S, Cohen F, Deshayes K, Doerner K, Eckhardt SG, Elliott LO, Feng B, Franklin MC, Reisner SF, Gazzard L, Halladay J, Hymowitz SG, La H, LoRusso P, Maurer B, Murray L, Plise E, Quan C, Stephan JP, Young SG, Tom J, Tsui V, Um J, Varfolomeev E, Vucic D, Wagner AJ, Wallweber HJ, Wang L, Ware J, Wen Z, Wong H, Wong JM, Wong M, Wong S, Yu R, Zobel K, Fairbrother WJ. Discovery of a potent small-molecule antagonist of inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins and clinical candidate for the treatment of cancer (GDC-0152). Journal of medicinal chemistry 2012. PMID: 22413863


  59. Wang S, Wong ML, Hamilton N, Davoren JB, Jahan TM, Walter LC. Impact of age and comorbidity on non-small-cell lung cancer treatment in older veterans. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2012. PMID: 22454424


  60. Pierce RG, Wong M, Skalet AB. More to mutton than meets the eye. Journal of general internal medicine 2010. PMID: 20532658


  61. Wong M, Ratner J, Gladstone KA, Davtyan A, Koopman C. Children's perceived social support after a parent is diagnosed with cancer. Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings 2010. PMID: 20169402


  62. Wong ML, Cavanaugh CE, Macleamy JB, Sojourner-Nelson A, Koopman C. Posttraumatic growth and adverse long-term effects of parental cancer in children. Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare 2009. PMID: 19630445


  63. Wong M, Looney E, Michaels J, Palesh O, Koopman C. A preliminary study of peritraumatic dissociation, social support, and coping in relation to posttraumatic stress symptoms for a parent's cancer. Psycho-oncology 2006. PMID: 16548023