Abdulla Al-Rashdan

Clinical Sites

• Breast
• Genitourinary 
• Thoracic Malignancies  

Academic & Research Interests

• Patient-Reported Outcomes & Experience
• Integration of technology in the oligometastatic setting
• Outcomes Assessment
• Health Services Research 

Recent Publications

Al-Rashdan A, Yannitsos D, Quon H, Banerje R, Grendarova P, Barbera L. Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing Site-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measure in Head and Neck Cancer Clinics: A Prospective Institutional Study. Adv Radiat Oncol. Published on July 26, 2022

Al-Rashdan A, Amaro C, Quirk S, Roumeliotis M, Lupichuk S, Barbera L, Cao JC. Radiotherapy for Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer Treated with Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitors: A Provincial Multi-institutional Review of Safety and Toxicity. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Published on July 20, 2022

Al-Rashdan A. Role of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in the Inpatient Setting [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jul 14]. JAMA Oncol. 2022;10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.2552  

Al-Rashdan A, Deban M, Quan ML, Cao JC. Locoregional Management of Breast Cancer: A Chronological Review. Curr. Oncol. 2022, 29(7), 4647- Published on July 1, 2022

Al-Rashdan A, Cao J. A Viewpoint on Isolated Contralateral Axillary Lymph Node Involvement by Breast Cancer: Regional Recurrence or Distant Metastasis? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Jul 1;113(3):489

Yannitsos D, Grendarova P, Al-Rashdan A, Watson L, Wu J, Barbera L. Patient Reported Experience in a Radiation Oncology Department. Patient Experience Journal. 2022; 9(1):119-130

Al-Rashdan A, Xu Y, Quan ML, Cao J, Cheung W, Bouchard-Fortier A, Barbera L. High-Risk Breast Cancer in the Oldest Old: Exploring the Effect of Different Treatment Strategies on Outcomes. Breast. 2021 Oct;59:203-210. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.07.005. Epub 2021 Jul 9. 

Al-Rashdan A, Watson L, Yannitsos D, Qi S, Grendarova P, Barbera L. Comparison of Patient-Reported Experience of Patients Receiving Radiotherapy Measured by Two Validated Surveys. Curr Oncol. 2021 Jun 12;28(3):2180-2189. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28030202.

Al-Rashdan A. In Regard to Small et al. Psychological treatment for patients receiving radiation: Results of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0841. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Oct 1;111(2):577-578. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.05.129.

Al-Rashdan A, Sutradhar R, Nazeri-Rad N, Yao C, Barbera L. Comparing the Ability of Physician-Reported Versus Patient-Reported Performance Status to Predict Survival in a Population-Based Cohort of Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2021 Jul;33(7):476-482. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.01.008.

Al-Rashdan A, Roumeliotis M, Quirk S, Grendarova P, Phan T, Cao J, Logie N, Smith W, Barbera L. Adapting Radiation Therapy Treatments for Patients with Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Hypo-Fractionation and Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation to Address World Health Organization Recommendations. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Apr 2;5(4):575-576. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2020.03.011.