Cancer Control & Psychoneuroimmunology Lab

Welcome to the Cancer Control and Psychoneuroimmunology Lab

The Cancer Control and Psychoneuroimmunology Laboratory (CCPL), led by Dr. Michelle Janelsins, is a clinical and translational research lab that is focused on three main project areas from T1-T4 levels of research:

understanding clinical, psychological, and biological mechanisms of cognitive difficulties in cancer patients
investigating interventions to alleviate cognitive difficulties in cancer patients
translational models of cognitive difficulties in cancer.

We use a number of multidisciplinary approaches in psychoneuroimmunology, immunology, neuroscience and cognitive science spanning from basic research in animal model and cell culture systems to large cohort studies and randomized clinical trials.

Michelle C. Janelsins-Benton, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator

Research Projects

Lab Members

Collaborators

Policies & Procedures & Equipment

Research Projects

Characterization of cancer-related cognitive impairment in cancer patients and the psychoneuroimmunological impact of cancer treatments on cognitive function

Randomized clinical trials of the effects of exercise and anti-inflammatories on cognitive function in cancer patients

Translational mouse models of cancer-related cognitive impairment

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Recent Publications

1. Guida JL
2. Agurs-Collins T
3. Ahles TA
4. Campisi J
5. Dale W
6. Demark-Wahnefried W
7. Dietrich J
8. Fuldner R
9. Gallicchio L
10. Green PA
11. Hurria A
12. Janelsins MC
13. Jhappan C
14. Kirkland JL
15. Kohanski R
16. Longo V
17. Meydani S
18. Mohile S
19. Niedernhofer LJ
20. Nelson C
21. Perna F
22. Schadler K
23. Scott JM
24. Schrack JA
25. Tracy RP
26. van Deursen J
27. Ness KK
Strategies to Prevent or Remediate Cancer and Treatment-Related Aging.; Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2020 Apr 29.
1. Jim HSL
2. Hoogland AI
3. Han HS
4. Culakova E
5. Heckler C
6. Janelsins M
7. Williams GC
8. Bower J
9. Cole S
10. Desta Z
11. Babilonia MB
12. Morrow G
13. Peppone L
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of bupropion for Cancer-related fatigue: Study design and procedures.; Contemporary clinical trials; Vol 91. 2020 Apr.
1. Campbell KL
2. Zadravec K
3. Bland KA
4. Chesley E
5. Wolf F
6. Janelsins MC
The Effect of Exercise on Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment and Applications for Physical Therapy: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.; Physical therapy; Vol 100(3). 2020 Mar 10.