December 2025 Picks
Group-Based Support Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Lymphoma: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Cho D, Ahmed S, Snyder S, Kroll J, Chen M, Roth M, Milbury K
Psychooncology. 2025 Dec;34(12):e70343. doi: 10.1002/pon.70343. PMID: 41298073 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals age-related heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment of breast cancer patients.
Li Z, Feng J, An M, Kou S, Zhao Z, Yu J, Liu B, Shang F.
Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 20;15(1):40958. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-24720-2.
PMID: 41266463Characterizing Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Comparison to Individuals Without Cancer.
Small BJ, Reed D, Tometich D, Nieves-Lopez A, Irizarry-Arroyo N, Decosta H, Oswald LB, Jim HSL.
Cancer Med. 2025 Nov;14(21):e71363. doi: 10.1002/cam4.71363.
PMID: 41192855Optimizing Asparaginase Treatment for Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: US Consensus Panel Recommendations.
Aldoss I, Ali A, Cassaday RD, Curran EK, Luskin MR, Maese LD, Orgel E, Douer D. Am J
Am J Hematol. 2026 Jan;101(1):41-55. doi: 10.1002/ajh.70103. Epub 2025 Oct 11.
PMID: 41074700Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-A Retrospective, Dual-Center Study
Pasvolsky O, Shimony S, Saliba RM, Marcoux C, Ledesma C, Rondon G, Tewari P, Ragoonanan D, Short NJ, Jabbour E, Gooptu M, Ho VT, Soiffer RJ, Antin JH, Koreth J, Cutler CS, Paolino JD, Duncan CN, Lehmann LE, DeAngelo DJ, Jain N, Champlin R, Shpall E, Luskin MR, Kebriaei P.
Am J Hematol. 2026 Jan;101(1):16-25. doi: 10.1002/ajh.70101. Epub 2025 Oct 6.
PMID: 41051170Genomic distinctions in adolescent and young adult cancer: A comprehensive review
van Putten J, Lankhorst LH, de Langen AJ, van der Wekken AJ, Roodhart J, Bolhuis K, Oosting SF, van Dongen M, Kok M, Geurts M, Koekkoek JAF, Cuppen E, Nienhuis HH, van der Graaf WTA.
Cancer Treat Rev. 2025 Nov;140:103021. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2025.103021. Epub 2025 Sep 20.
PMID: 41014862Adolescents' and Young Adults' Perspectives on Decision-Making and the Emotional Experience of Having Advanced Cancer
Itzep N, Moore J, Gallagher C, Roth M, Martin P, Hernandez M, Moody KM
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Dec;70(6):569-581. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.07.036. Epub 2025 Aug 21.
PMID: 40849022A cancer predisposition screening tool for young adults with cancer
Ripperger T, Kratz CP.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Nov 1;117(11):2163-2168. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaf150
PMID: 40560580Prevalence and Impact of Sexual Complaints on Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Sub-Study
Bentsen L, Belgers V, Giraldi A, von Heymann A, Johansen C, Piil K, Pappot H.
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2025 Dec;14(6):482-493. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2024.0150. Epub 2025 May 7.
PMID: 40331239Use of Screening Tools to Measure Supportive Care Needs in Former Cancer Patients of Adolescent and Young Adult Age: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Bertrand A, Baudry V, Bodelet C, Girodet M, Christophe V.
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2025 Dec;14(6):455-462. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2024.0108. Epub 2025 Mar 17.
PMID: 40096014 Review.