Junjia Zhu, MS, PhD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Junjia Zhu, MS, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2025
Bhanja, D, Zhu, J, Wilding, H, Benavides-Vasquez, J, de Macedo Filho, L, Ozair, A, Moeckel, C, Badani, A, Hong, J, Sivik, J, Drabick, JJ, Pameijer, CR, Margolin, K, Ahluwalia, M & Mansouri, A 2025, 'A Population-Level Real-World Analysis and Single-Center Validation of Melanoma Brain Metastasis Epidemiology following Dual-Agent Immunotherapy', Clinical Cancer Research, vol. 31, no. 15, pp. 3276-3284. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-2681
Venugopal, N, Vazquez-Urrutia, JR, Zhu, J, Hashinokuchi, A, Takamori, S & Komiya, T 2025, 'ASO Author Reflections: Examining the Outcomes of Adding Immunotherapy to Adjuvant Chemoradiation in Pathologic Stage II–IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer', Annals of Surgical Oncology, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 7940-7941. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-17879-5
azquez-Urrutia, JR, Venugopal, N, Zhu, J, Miccio, JA, Machtay, M & Komiya, T 2025, 'Evaluating the role of consolidative chest radiotherapy after chemo-immunotherapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study', Discover Oncology, vol. 16, no. 1, 813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-02589-x
Venugopal, N, Vazquez-Urrutia, JR, Zhu, J, Hashinokuchi, A, Takamori, S & Komiya, T 2025, 'Lack of Survival Benefit with Immunotherapy in Combination with Adjuvant Chemoradiation in Pathologic Stage II-IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer', Annals of Surgical Oncology, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 7883-7890. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-17766-z
Sinha, I, Bitzer, Z, Barnett, S, Reinhart, L, Umstead, TM, Chroneos, ZC, Lanza, M, Sun, D, Zhu, J, Richie, JP & Sinha, R 2025, 'Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on Mouse Lungs Following Nose-Only Exposures', Chemical research in toxicology, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1019-1036. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.4c00525
Vazquez-Urrutia, JR, Zhu, J, Takamori, S, Greenberg, M, Bhatia, P & Komiya, T 2025, 'Survival outcomes of surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage small cell and large cell lung cancer: a novel focus on tumors less than 1 cm', Discover Oncology, vol. 16, no. 1, 82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-01777-z
Shehaj, A, Shaheen, S, Kray, K, Zhu, J & Rizk, E 2025, 'The medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve in thoracic outlet syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, vol. 252, 108842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2025.108842
2024
Waldron, O, Kim, A, Daoud, D, Zhu, J, Patel, J, Butler, T, Zhou, S & Jain, A 2024, 'A Comparative Review of Standardized Incidence Ratios of De Novo Malignancies Post Liver Transplantation in Males Versus Females', Transplantation proceedings, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 1365-1373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.01.065
McGillen, KL, Pryor, WW, Yee, NS, Zhu, J, Krok, KL & Waybill, PN 2024, 'Accuracy of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Post-Transcatheter Arterial Embolization', Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 13, no. 24, 7720. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13247720
Labe, S, Jones, G, Dailey, H, Bhasker, J, Kanwar, R, Crago, M, Fitzgerald, B, Mikhail, D, Hafiz, S, Kramer, C, Zhu, J & Vasekar, M 2025, 'D-CRSE: Diminishing chemotherapy-related side effects through patient education, a mixed-methods pilot study', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2024.2345124
Graziane, JA, Dalke, K, Swigart, A, Pradhan, S, Zhu, J, Laux, T, Mikoluk, C, Miller, CJ, Luther, J & Kunkel, EJS 2024, 'Empowering Psychiatric Inpatients to Vote: Perceptions of Voting and the Barriers Encountered', Community Mental Health Journal, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 885-897. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-024-01241-2
Smith, D, Sullivan, R, Allen, EC, Pradhan, S, Zhu, J & Oji-Mmuo, CN 2024, 'Evaluating the Effect of Maternal Opioid Maintenance Dose on the NOWS-COS Outcome Criteria: A Pilot Study', Clinical Pediatrics, vol. 63, no. 12, pp. 1670-1677. https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228241246647
Helm, M, Golub, S, Long, C, Zhu, J, Kirby, JS & Hollins, LC 2024, 'Pain management in hidradenitis suppurativa: a retrospective analysis of cross-sectional data from Black and White patients demonstrates racial disparity', International Journal of Dermatology, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. e84-e85. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.17090
Hashinokuchi, A, Takamori, S, Zhu, J, Abe, M, Ozono, K, Takenaka, T, Osoegawa, A, Yoshizumi, T & Komiya, T 2025, 'Prognostic Impact of Primary Tumor Size in Thymic Epithelial Tumor: An NCDB-Based Study', Annals of Surgical Oncology, vol. 32, no. 3, e211793, pp. 1662-1669. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-024-16732-5
Vazquez-Urrutia, JR, Greenberg, M, Zhu, J, Takamori, S & Komiya, T 2024, 'Prognostic Implications of Timing of Immunotherapy in Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer', World Journal of Oncology, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 769-776. https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1924
Lin, W, Krebs, NM, Zhu, J, Horn, K, Foulds, J, Evins, AE & Muscat, JE 2025, 'Racial Differences in Nicotine Reduction: Pooled Results from Two Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trials', Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 3537-3542. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02155-1
Takamori, S, Osoegawa, A, Hashinokuchi, A, Karashima, T, Takumi, Y, Abe, M, Yamaguchi, M, Takenaka, T, Yoshizumi, T, Zhu, J & Komiya, T 2024, 'Role of Pathologic Single-Nodal and Multiple-Nodal Descriptors in Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer', CHEST, vol. 166, no. 5, pp. 1218-1228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.3797
NVQI-QOD Registry Investigators 2025, 'Safety and Efficacy of Tiny (≤3 mm) Unruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Treatment: An Analysis of the NeuroVascular Quality Initiative-Quality Outcomes Database Cerebral Aneurysm Registry', Neurosurgery, vol. 97, no. 1, pp. 112-119. https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003283
on behalf of the NVQI-QOD Registry Investigators 2024, 'Safety and efficacy of endovascular versus microsurgical treatment of unruptured wide-necked middle cerebral artery aneurysms: a propensity score–matched analysis of the NeuroVascular Quality Initiative Quality Outcomes Database Cerebral Aneurysm Registry', Journal of neurosurgery, vol. 140, no. 6, pp. 1736-1744. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.10.JNS231659
Zhu, J, Branstetter, S, Lazarus, P & Muscat, JE 2024, 'Smoking, Lung Cancer Stage, and Prognostic Factors—Findings from the National Lung Screening Trial', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 21, no. 4, 400. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21040400
Takamori, S, Zhu, J, Hashinokuchi, A & Komiya, T 2024, 'The Clinical Role of Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Sublobar Resection for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer ≤ 20 mm with Lymph Node Metastases: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of the National Cancer Database', Cancers, vol. 16, no. 12, 2176. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16122176
2023
Manni, A, Sun, YW, Schell, TD, Lutsiv, T, Thompson, H, Chen, KM, Aliaga, C, Zhu, J & El-Bayoumy, K 2023, 'Complementarity between Microbiome and Immunity May Account for the Potentiating Effect of Quercetin on the Antitumor Action of Cyclophosphamide in a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Model', Pharmaceuticals, vol. 16, no. 10, 1422. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16101422
Keane, A, Jardine, K, Goldenberg, D, Pradhan, S, Zhu, J, Mansour, J, Knoller, H, Eshel, R, Talmi, YP, Vaida, S & Slonimsky, G 2023, 'Opioid versus non-opioid postoperative pain management in otolaryngology', BMC Anesthesiology, vol. 23, no. 1, 291. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-023-02213-x
Hawkins, S, Nighot, M, Dalessio, S, Zhu, J, Morris, N & Clarke, K 2024, 'Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Celiac Patients', Digestive Diseases, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1159/000534800
Sinha, I, Zhu, J & Sinha, R 2023, 'Selective Impact of Selenium Compounds on Two Cytokine Storm Players', Journal of Personalized Medicine, vol. 13, no. 10, 1455. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13101455
2022
Hughes, A, Im, K, Zhu, J & Saunders, B 2022, 'A descriptive analysis of general surgery residency program directors in the United States', American Journal of Surgery, vol. 224, no. 5, pp. 1247-1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.06.020
Patel, SD, Daher, GS, Engle, L, Zhu, J & Slonimsky, G 2022, 'Adult tonsillectomy: An evaluation of indications and complications', American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, vol. 43, no. 3, 103403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103403
Lin, W, Zhu, J, Hayes, JE, Richie, JP & Muscat, JE 2022, 'Comparison of Carcinogen Biomarkers in Smokers of Menthol and Nonmenthol Cigarettes: The 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Special Sample', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1539-1545. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0239
Lin, W, Hobkirk, AL, Zhu, J, Krebs, NM, Hayes, JE, Richie, JP, Liao, J, Horn, K, Foulds, J & Muscat, JE 2022, 'Effect of menthol on nicotine reduction: Pooled results from two double-blind randomized controlled trials', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 189, pp. 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.08.019
Yingst, JM, Lester, C, Livelsberger, C, Allen, SI, Hammett, E, Veldheer, S, Hummer, B, Bordner, C, Zhu, J, Sciamanna, CN, Trushin, N, Tan, HS, Wilson, SJ, Twining, RC, Foulds, J & Grigson, PS 2022, 'Pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of random nicotine delivery on cigarettes per day and smoke exposure', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 188, pp. 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.07.017
Graziane, J, Dalke, KB, Mikoluk, C, Laux, T, Pradhan, S, Zhu, J, Zug, D, Noel, J, Bowen, JL & Kunkel, EJS 2023, 'Promoting Health Equity Through Voter Support Activities for the Inpatient Psychiatric Population', Community Mental Health Journal, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 498-506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-01033-6
Foulds, J, Veldheer, S, Pachas, G, Hrabovsky, S, Hameed, A, Allen, SI, Cather, C, Azzouz, N, Yingst, J, Hammett, E, Modesto, J, Krebs, NM, Lester, C, Trushin, N, Reinhart, L, Wasserman, E, Zhu, J, Liao, J, Muscat, JE, Richie, JP & Evins, AE 2022, 'The effects of reduced nicotine content cigarettes on biomarkers of nicotine and toxicant exposure, smoking behavior and psychiatric symptoms in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders: A double-blind randomized trial', PloS one, vol. 17, no. 11 November, e0275522. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275522