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Ralph Meyer

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Professor EmeritusOncologyMcMaster University

Ralph Meyer

Professor Emeritus

Oncology

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2022

Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No graduate courses on record.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 CIHR grants, most recently in 2012.

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Academic metrics

318

Publications

25,345

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Publications by year

Counts cover the works listed on the university profile; citation counts come from Dimensions.

Other appointments

Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (ECRI) (Joint Institute)

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Contact

meyerr1@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine
Management of metastatic bone diseaseMedicine
Cancer survivorship and careMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 318 publications.

Structured Exercise Program After Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer: A Cost-Utility Analysis of the CHALLENGE Trial

Chan KKW, Chu RWK, Cheung MC, Courneya KS, O'Callaghan CJ, Vardy JL, Gill S, Friedenreich C, Wong RKS, Dhillon HM

Journal of Clinical Oncology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1200/jco-26-00765

Structured exercise program following adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer: A cost-utility analysis of the CHALLENGE trial.

Chan KK, Chu RW, Cheung MC, Courneya KS, O'Callaghan CJ, Vardy JL, Gill S, Friedenreich C, Wong RK, Dhillon HM

Journal of Clinical Oncology2026

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.3507

Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer

Courneya KS, Vardy JL, O'Callaghan CJ, Gill S, Friedenreich CM, Wong RKS, Dhillon HM, Coyle V, Chua NS, Jonker DJ

New England Journal of Medicine2025375 citations

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2502760

Integration of child life into adult oncology: a qualitative descriptive analysis of the experiences of patients, children, co-parents, and providers

Bainbridge D, Lysecki DL, Akitt T, Georgiou G, McKean H, Orr E, Meyer RM, Sussman J

Supportive Care in Cancer2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09829-4

Duration of androgen deprivation therapy with postoperative radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a comparison of long-course versus short-course androgen deprivation therapy in the RADICALS-HD randomised trial

Parker CC, Kynaston H, Cook AD, Clarke NW, Catton CN, Cross WR, Petersen PM, Persad RA, Pugh CA, Saad F

The Lancet202488 citations

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00549-x

Adding 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy to postoperative radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a comparison of short-course versus no androgen deprivation therapy in the RADICALS-HD randomised controlled trial

Parker CC, Clarke NW, Cook AD, Kynaston H, Catton CN, Cross WR, Petersen PM, Persad RA, Saad F, Bower LC

The Lancet202453 citations

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00548-8

Integration of child life into adult oncology: A mixed‐methods feasibility study

Lysecki DL, Bainbridge D, Akitt T, Georgiou G, McKean H, Meyer RM, Sussman J

Psycho-Oncology20245 citations

DOI: 10.1002/pon.6365

Feasibility of collecting longitudinal patient-reported outcomes in individuals with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma who received chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CART) therapy

Balitsky A, Pond G, Davies G, Fraser G, Kouroukis T, Levine M, Meyer R, Foley R

BMC Cancer20243 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-12574-2

Biopsychosocial Associates of Psychological Distress and Post-Traumatic Growth among Canadian Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zhang KM, Mukherjee SD, Pond G, Roque MI, Meyer RM, Sussman J, Ellis PM, Bryant-Lukosius D

Current Oncology20242 citations

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31090395

Patient and Provider Attitudes and Preferences Regarding Early Palliative Care Delivery for Patients with Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Prospective Survey

Levine O, Bainbridge D, Pond GR, Slaven M, Dhesy-Thind S, Sussman J, Meyer RM

Current Oncology20242 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31060253

Researchers with similar interests

Gwynivere Davies

Oncology

Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Amaris Karin Balitsky

Oncology

Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer survivorship and care

Tom Kouroukis

Oncology

Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Eman Marie

Medical Imaging

Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Monalisa Sur

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Daniel Moore Freitas Palhares

Oncology

Management of metastatic bone disease

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Dear Professor Meyer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Structured Exercise Program After Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer: A Cost-Utility Analysis of the CHALLENGE Trial" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Research

Structured Exercise Program After Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer: A Cost-Utility Analysis of the CHALLENGE Trial

Structured exercise program following adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer: A cost-utility analysis of the CHALLENGE trial.

Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer

Integration of child life into adult oncology: a qualitative descriptive analysis of the experiences of patients, children, co-parents, and providers

Duration of androgen deprivation therapy with postoperative radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a comparison of long-course versus short-course androgen deprivation therapy in the RADICALS-HD randomised trial

Adding 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy to postoperative radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a comparison of short-course versus no androgen deprivation therapy in the RADICALS-HD randomised controlled trial

Integration of child life into adult oncology: A mixed‐methods feasibility study

Feasibility of collecting longitudinal patient-reported outcomes in individuals with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma who received chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CART) therapy

Biopsychosocial Associates of Psychological Distress and Post-Traumatic Growth among Canadian Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Patient and Provider Attitudes and Preferences Regarding Early Palliative Care Delivery for Patients with Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Prospective Survey

Frequent collaborators

Tom Kouroukis

Irwin Ronald Walker

Jonathan Sussman

Joda Kuk

Mark Norman Levine

Deborah Marcellus

Researchers with similar interests

Gwynivere Davies

Amaris Karin Balitsky

Tom Kouroukis

Eman Marie

Monalisa Sur

Daniel Moore Freitas Palhares