Biography
As a geriatric oncologist, I devote my time to trying to improve care delivery and outcomes for older adults with cancer. At the Wilmot Cancer Institute, we have one of the country's few geriatric oncology clinics. Our team -- Specialized Oncology Care and Research in the Elderly, or SOCARE -- is recognized nationally and internationally as providing the most comprehensive, evidence-based model of care for patients aged 70 and over with cancer.
My philosophy is to focus on the patient as a whole, not just the cancer. For this reason, we employ a multidisciplinary approach to the care of every patient. This includes an assessment of overall health status and input from nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, nutrition and social work, whenever appropriate.
Over 60% of patients with cancer are aged 65 and over, and with the aging of the population, this number will increase. Despite the high prevalence of cancer in older adults, patients who are older are underrepresented in clinical trials. As a result, there is a gap in knowledge in the safest and most effective cancer treatments. Through evidence-based clinical practice and research, we hope to close this gap.
Conditions I Treat:
- Genitourinary cancers
- Gastrointestinal cancers
- Geriatric cancers
Professional Background
Supriya Gupta Mohile, M.D., M.S. is an Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the James Wilmot Cancer Institute at the University of Rochester. She is Director of the Geriatric Oncology Clinic. She is a board-certified geriatrician and oncologist with clinical expertise in treating patients with genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, she earned her M.D. at Thomas Jefferson Medical School. She completed internship, residency and fellowships in hematology/oncology and geriatrics at University of Chicago Medical Center, where she also earned a master's degree in health outcomes research. Mohile's fellowship was funded by an American Society of Clinical Oncology and John Hartford Foundation initiative to train oncologists in the care of older patients. Mohile's research interests include the evaluation of patterns of care, health outcomes, and quality of life related to treatment for systemic cancer in older patients.. She is working also to develop clinical trials for older adults with cancer and to identify interventions to reduce treatment morbidity.
Research
Supriya Gupta Mohile, M.D., is a Professor of Medicine and Surgery. She is a board-certified geriatrician and oncologist with clinical expertise in treating patients with genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers. As the Director of Geriatric Oncology, she has developed a robust clinical and research program in geriatric oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center as part of the Wilmot Cancer Institute. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, she earned her M.D. at Thomas Jefferson Medical School. She completed internship, residency and fellowships in hematology/oncology and geriatrics at University of Chicago Medical Center, where she also earned a master's degree in health outcomes research. Mohile's fellowship was funded by an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and John Hartford Foundation initiative to train oncologists in the care of older patients. Mohile's research interests include the evaluation of patterns of care, health outcomes, and quality of life related to treatment for systemic cancer in older patients. Her early research was funded by a Hartford Geriatric Health Outcomes Research Award and a GEMSSTAR award from the NIA. In 2013, she was awarded a Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Award and a NCI R01 to evaluate whether geriatric assessment can improve outcomes of older patients with cancer. She directs the Specialized Oncology Care & Research in the Elderly (SOCARE) geriatric oncology clinic at the University of Rochester/Highland Hospital and is an integral member of the University of Rochester NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Base which is directed by Drs. Gary Morrow and Karen Mustian. She leads the Cancer Care Delivery Research (CCDR) efforts in the Research Base and sits on the CCDR Steering Committee at the NCI. Dr. Mohile is an expert in geriatric oncology with over 130 publications in this area. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Geriatric Oncology. She was the Chair for the ASCO Geriatric Oncology Task Force and the ASCO Geriatric Oncology Clinical Guideline panel. Her contribution to moving the geriatric oncology field forward is noted in her leadership with developing research priorities and guidelines.
Awards
2019
Visiting Professor, Rutgers University
Sponsor: Rutgers University
2019
Visiting Professor, University of North Carolina
Sponsor: UNC
2019
Visiting Professor, Hartford Health Systems, Connecticut
Sponsor: Hartford Health Systems
2019
Acceptance and funding (25K) for the NIH Speeding Research-tested Interventions (SPRINT) program
Sponsor: NIH
2019
Fellow, ASCO (FASCO), Highest honor acknowledging years of commitment
Sponsor: ASCO
2019
Prinz C. First person profile: Supriya G. Mohile, MD, MS
Sponsor: Cancer Journal
2018
"Best of ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology)"
Sponsor: American Society of Clinical Oncology
Location: Chicago, IL
2018
BJ Kennedy Award for Excellence in Geriatric Oncology
Sponsor: American Society of Clinical Oncology
Location: Chicago, IL
2018
Davy Award and Lecture for Scientific Excellence in Cancer Research
Sponsor: Wilmot Cancer Inst.
2018
Acceptance and competitive travel award to NIH Mixed Methods Training Program
Sponsor: NIH
2013
Health Achievement Award in Senior Care
Sponsor: Rochester Business Journal
2013
Academic Mentoring Award in Clinical Programs
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
2013
Outstanding Teacher Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester Hem/Onc Fellowship Program
2013
Acceptance and competitive travel award
Sponsor: NIH
Location: City of Hope Medical Center
2013
Paul Calabresi Award for Scientific Excellence and Leadership in Geriatric Oncology
Sponsor: Society of International Geriatric Oncology
2012
Golden Givers Award for Excellence in Senior Care
Sponsor: Channel 8 News
Location: Rochester
2011
Acceptance and competitive travel award
Sponsor: NIH
2011
John Hartford Foundation of Excellence in Aging Scholar
Sponsor: John Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence
2010
John Hartford Foundation of Excellence in Aging Scholar
Location: John Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence
2010
Young Investigator Award
Sponsor: American Geriatrics
2010
Merck/American Geriatrics Society Young Investigator Award
2008
Certificate of appreciation from Cancer and Aging Research Working Group as Project Leader for organizing and leading the 2008 a
2008
Full Scholarship to National Cancer Institute's Summer Institute on Randomized Controlled Trials for Biobehavioral Intervention
2008
Best Poster Award in the Presidential Poster Session, American Geriatrics Society
2008
Best Poster Award, American Society of Preventive Oncology
2008
Selection to the Education Committee, Society of International Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)
2007
Hartford Geriatrics Research Health Outcomes Scholar Award
2006 - 2006
Scholarship to Urological Oncology Young Investigator Course
Sponsor: SWOG
2004 - 2004
Foundation Young Investigator Award
Sponsor: American Society of Clinical Oncology
2004 - 2004
Scholarship to Aging Research
Sponsor: NIA
2004 - 2004
Paul Carbone Young Investigator Merit Award
Sponsor: Geriatric Oncology Consortium
2004 - 2004
Foundation Merit Award
Sponsor: American Society of Clinical Oncology
2004 - 2004
Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Scholarship
Sponsor: ASCO/AACR
2003 - 2003
Foundation Merit Award
Sponsor: American Society of Clinical Oncology
2003 - 2003
Masters Tuition Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Chicago Department of Health Studies
1999 - 1999
Outstanding Resident Teacher Award
Sponsor: University of Chicago Medical Center
1997 - 1997
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society - Junior Year
Sponsor: Jefferson Medical College
Location: Jefferson Medical College
1996 - 1996
Pharmacology Prize for highest course grade in class
Sponsor: Jefferson Medical College
Location: Jefferson Medical College
1996 - 1996
Pathology Prize for grade in top 5% of class
Sponsor: Jefferson Medical College
Location: Jefferson Medical College
1995 - 1995
Biochemistry Prize for grade in top 5% of class
Sponsor: Jefferson Medical College
Location: Jefferson Medical College
1994 - 1994
Graduate summa cum laude
Sponsor: Pennsylvania State University
Location: Pennsylvania State University
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Clinical Trials
Evaluating Social Networks for Adults with Advanced Cancer: A Pilot
Feasibility Study
Lead Researcher: Supriya G Mohile
The purpose of this study is to learn how older adults with cancer seek information from their
social networks (family, friends, clergy, or other people they are close with) and how they use
information they’ve gathered to make decisions about treatment for their cancer.
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UMMY-15114 Integrating Touchscreen-based Geriatric Assessment and Frailty Screening for Adults with Multiple Myeloma to Drive Personalized Treatment Decisions
Lead Researcher: Supriya G Mohile
If you enter the study, you will be asked to complete an electronic questionnaire on a sponsor- provided electronic tablet during an already scheduled clinical visit to your medical oncology doctor’s office. The questionnaire will take about 10 minutes to complete; study staff will remain available to assist you.
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UCCO-13011~Geriatric Assessment and Clinical Outcomes in Older Oncology Patients
Lead Researcher: Supriya G Mohile
We are asking for your participation in this study not as consent to undergo this testing (as it is undertaken for all new patients), but so that we may follow your evaluation results, and determine how this testing influences our shared decisions regarding your care and treatment. This information is useful, as it is understood that older patients (greater than or equal to 65-years old) often have different levels of health, and outside challenges that can influence their care. Historically, older patients have not received equal treatment for cancer and may be at greater risk for possible side effects from treatment. It is our hope that these tools, well-established at identifying areas of risk, will provide meaningful opportunities of intervention that will promote your safety.
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Clinical and Biological Predictors of Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults
Lead Researcher: Supriya G Mohile
The purpose of this study is to understand how a person’s physical function (ability to complete daily activities at home and in the community) changes over time.
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Publications
Journal Articles
11/1/2020
Dharmarajan KV, Mohile SG. "Can Geriatric Assessment Measures Be Used to Determine Cancer Treatment Vulnerability in Nongeriatric Patients?" International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.. 2020 Nov 1; 108(3):612-614.
9/2/2020
Kadambi S, Loh KP, Dunne R, Magnuson A, Maggiore R, Zittel J, Flannery M, Inglis J, Gilmore N, Mohamed M, Ramsdale E, Mohile S. "Older adults with cancer and their caregivers - current landscape and future directions for clinical care." Nature reviews. Clinical oncology.. 2020 Sep 2; Epub 2020 Sep 02.
8/21/2020
Williams GR, Weaver KE, Lesser GJ, Dressler E, Winkfield KM, Neuman HB, Kazak AE, Carlos R, Gansauer LJ, Kamen CS, Unger JM, Mohile S, Klepin HD. "Capacity to Provide Geriatric Specialty Care for Older Adults in Community Oncology Practices." The oncologist.. 2020 Aug 21; Epub 2020 Aug 21.
Books & Chapters
2017
Chapter Title: Oncology
Book Title: Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine
Author List: Magnuson A, Mohile S.
Edited By: Medina-Walpole A, Pacala JT, Potter JF
Published By: American Geriatrics Society 2017 in NY
2016
Chapter Title: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine
Book Title: Geriatrics Review Syllabus
Author List: Magnuson, A; Mohile, S
Edited By: Medina-Walpole, A; Pacala, JT; Potter, JF
Published By: American Geriatrics Society 2016 in NY
2015
Chapter Title: Ageing and Cancer
Book Title: Routledge International Handbook on Positive Ageing
Author List: Lycke M, Pottel L, Boterberg T, Mohile SG, Braine E, Debruyne P.
Published By: University of Greenwich 2015
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