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Andrea Bezjak

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ProfessorDepartment of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Toronto

Andrea Bezjak

Professor

Department of Radiation Oncology

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2010.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2010.

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110

Publications

8,631

Citations

162

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Grants

Publications by year

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Roles and appointments

UTDRO Wellness Director, Radiation Oncology Residency

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Research

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Latest papers

The Risk of Cardiovascular Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Thymoma or Thymic Carcinoma Receiving Cancer Therapy.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2026
Dosimetric Outcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to Ultracentral Lung Tumors: Lessons From the SUNSET Trial
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics · 2026
Health-Related Quality of Life After SBRT for Oligoprogressive Disease: Results From a Phase II Prospective Trial.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2026

All 110 publications

Latest funding

ARRT: Adaptive and Robust Radiation Therapy treatment planning for lung cancer
NSERC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$263,123
Influence of Beliefs about Symptoms on Symptom Intensity, Distress and Patient's Participation in Self-Management Behaviors in Lung Cancer
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$243,444
A randomized trial of a non-pharmacological self-management intervention for lung cancer dyspnea
CIHR · 2010 · Supervisor
$140,000

All 6 grants and awards

110 publications.

The Risk of Cardiovascular Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Thymoma or Thymic Carcinoma Receiving Cancer Therapy.

Nardi Agmon I, Zhan LJ, Ho G, Foroutan F, Power C, Bezjak A, Keshavjee S, Icht O, Miro J, Abdel-Qadir H, Hope A, Liu G, Thavendiranathan P

Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer20266 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2025.12.002 PMID: 41371606

Dosimetric Outcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to Ultracentral Lung Tumors: Lessons From the SUNSET Trial

Salunkhe R, Palma DA, Warner A, Bahig H, Laba JM, Lang P, Rodrigues GB, Campeau M-P, Faria S, Duclos M

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics20264 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.08.052

Health-Related Quality of Life After SBRT for Oligoprogressive Disease: Results From a Phase II Prospective Trial.

Helou J, Glicksman R, Bezjak A, Raman S, Chen E, Chung P, Dawson LA, Hope A, Hosni A, Javor J, Lindsay P, Yan M, Wong R, Ye XY, Barry A

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.12.070 PMID: 41547376

Impact of a Multidisciplinary Palliative Radiation Therapy Clinic on Patient Care.

Agrawal A, Javor J, Delposo-Lee K, Wong P, Taylor E, Dawson LA, Wong R, Millar BA, Chelvarajah R, Wattakiyanon N, Bezjak A, Cummings B, Tsai CJ

Advances in radiation oncology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2026.102065 PMID: 42294412

Long-term outcomes and patterns of failure in patients with thymic malignancies treated with surgery and radiation therapy.

Icht O, Nardi-Agmon I, Thavendiranathan P, Keshavjee S, Agrawal A, Miro JM, Badran O, Liu G, Ye XY, Cho BCJ, Bezjak A, Hope A

Cancer2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.70595 PMID: 42691203

The Optimization of Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer Treatment: 20 Years of Progress.

Salama JK, Mix MD, Faivre-Finn C, Bezjak A, Bogart JA

Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103578 PMID: 41956630

Evaluating artificial intelligence versus human-generated contours in the thorax.

Icht O, Farkas P, Liu M, Marants R, Santiago AT, Cho BCJ, Lok BH, Sun A, Mesci A, Wong H, Iyer A, Bezjak A, Hope A, Giuliani M, Bissonnette JP

Physics and imaging in radiation oncology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2026.101037 PMID: 42541195

Stereotactic Ablative Radiation for Oligoprogressive Cancers: Results of the Randomized Phase 2 STOP Trial.

Schellenberg D, Gabos Z, Duimering A, Debenham B, Fairchild A, Huang F, Rowe LS, Severin D, Giuliani ME, Bezjak A, Lok BH, Raman S, Chung P, Zhao Y, Ho CK, Lock M, Louie AV, Lefresne S, Carolan H, Liu M, Yau V, Ye A, Olson RA, Mou B, Mohamed IG, Petrik DW, Dosani M, Pai H, Valev B, Gaede S, Warner A, Palma DA

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics202544 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.08.031 PMID: 39168356

Patient-Reported Outcomes as Prognostic Indicators for Overall Survival in Cancer

Ryan S. Huang, David J. Chen, Ali Benour, Ryan Cortez, Andrew Mihalache, Carlton Johnny, Andrea Bezjak, Robert Olson, Srinivas Raman

JAMA Oncology202523 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.3153 PMID: 40932728

Association of artificial intelligence-screened interstitial lung disease with radiation pneumonitis in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Bacon H, McNeil N, Patel T, Welch M, Ye XY, Bezjak A, Lok BH, Raman S, Giuliani M, Cho BCJ, Sun A, Lindsay P, Liu G, Kandel S, McIntosh C, Tadic T, Hope A

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology20255 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111144 PMID: 40953708

ARRT: Adaptive and Robust Radiation Therapy treatment planning for lung cancer

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Chan, Timothy

$263,123

Influence of Beliefs about Symptoms on Symptom Intensity, Distress and Patient's Participation in Self-Management Behaviors in Lung Cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Howell, Doris M

Keywords: Lung Cancer; Representations/Beliefs; Self-Care Efficacy; Self-Management Behavior; Survey; Symptom Distress

$243,444

A randomized trial of a non-pharmacological self-management intervention for lung cancer dyspnea

SupervisorCIHR2010Randomized Controlled Trials: Mentoring

Principal investigators: Howell, Doris M

Keywords: Dyspnea; Mentorship; Quality Of Life; Randomized Trial; Self-Management; Symptom Distress; Training

$140,000

A randomized trial of a non-pharmacological/self-management intervention for lung dyspnea

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant - Randomized Controlled Trials Mentoring Program

Principal investigators: Bezjak, Andrea

Keywords: Dyspnea; Mentorship; Quality Of Life; Randomized Trial; Self-Management; Symptom Distress; Training

$20,000

ARRT: Adaptive and Robust Radiation Therapy treatment planning for lung cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Chan, Timothy

Keywords: Radiation Therapy

$263,123

The Terry Fox Foundation Strategic Training Initiative for Excellence in Radiation Research for the 21st Century (EIRR21) at CIHR

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Terry Fox Foundation Training Grant in Cancer Research at CIHR -Full application

Principal investigators: Liu, Fei-Fei

Keywords: Capacity Building; Innovation; Leadership Skills; Radiation Research; Trans-Disciplinarity

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Andrea Bezjak

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Risk of Cardiovascular Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Thymoma or Thymic Carcinoma Receiving Cancer Therapy.

Dosimetric Outcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to Ultracentral Lung Tumors: Lessons From the SUNSET Trial

Health-Related Quality of Life After SBRT for Oligoprogressive Disease: Results From a Phase II Prospective Trial.

Impact of a Multidisciplinary Palliative Radiation Therapy Clinic on Patient Care.

Long-term outcomes and patterns of failure in patients with thymic malignancies treated with surgery and radiation therapy.

The Optimization of Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer Treatment: 20 Years of Progress.

Evaluating artificial intelligence versus human-generated contours in the thorax.

Stereotactic Ablative Radiation for Oligoprogressive Cancers: Results of the Randomized Phase 2 STOP Trial.

Patient-Reported Outcomes as Prognostic Indicators for Overall Survival in Cancer

Association of artificial intelligence-screened interstitial lung disease with radiation pneumonitis in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

ARRT: Adaptive and Robust Radiation Therapy treatment planning for lung cancer

Influence of Beliefs about Symptoms on Symptom Intensity, Distress and Patient's Participation in Self-Management Behaviors in Lung Cancer

A randomized trial of a non-pharmacological self-management intervention for lung cancer dyspnea

A randomized trial of a non-pharmacological/self-management intervention for lung dyspnea

ARRT: Adaptive and Robust Radiation Therapy treatment planning for lung cancer

The Terry Fox Foundation Strategic Training Initiative for Excellence in Radiation Research for the 21st Century (EIRR21) at CIHR

Frequent collaborators

Andrew Hope

Meredith Giuliani

Alexander Sun

Jean-Pierre Bissonnette

Anthony Brade

Benjamin Lok

Rebecca Wong

John Cho

David Palma

Marc de Perrot

Natasha Leighl

Geoffrey Liu

Ming Tsao

Jolie Ringash

Ming-Sound Tsao

Patricia Lindsay

Shaf Keshavjee

Carlo DeAngelis

George Rodrigues

Laura Dawson

Thomas Waddell

Barbara-Ann Millar

Edward Chow

Carolyn Wilson

David Jaffray

Anand Swaminath

Peter Chung

Winnie Li

Stephen Lewis

Gregory Pond

Michael Yan

Robert MacRae

Joanne Alfieri

George Charames

Tony Tadic

Padraig Warde

Kristin Harris

Joyce Nyhof-Young

John Waldron

Mojgan Taremi