Rong Wang, PhD

2026

• Demographic, birth, parental characteristics, and the risk of early‐onset colorectal cancer: A population‐based nested case‐control study in California

  Siddique S, Wang R, Berardi D, Johnson C, Wiemels J, Metayer C, Ma X. Demographic, birth, parental characteristics, and the risk of early‐onset colorectal cancer: A population‐based nested case‐control study in California. Cancer 2026, 132: e70458. PMID: 42324895, PMCID: PMC13284631, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.70458.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

  This study investigates early-onset colorectal cancer, showing male sex, Hispanic ethnicity, high birthweight, and older paternal age increase risk, while foreign-born mothers may reduce it.

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• Migration‐Associated Variation in Gastric Cancer Risk in the United States: Implications for Risk Stratification

  Hyun C, Wang R, Hong S, Zhang X, Shin J. Migration‐Associated Variation in Gastric Cancer Risk in the United States: Implications for Risk Stratification. International Journal Of Cancer 2026 PMID: 42252557, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.70552.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Potential benefits and harms of screening strategies for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance in the US: A simulation study

  Ahmad I, Wang R, Neparidze N, Lange J, Wang S. Potential benefits and harms of screening strategies for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance in the US: A simulation study. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2026.06.001.

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• Immunomodulatory Agent Adherence Trajectories and Survival Among Older Patients With Multiple Myeloma.

  Wang R, Ji M, Neparidze N, Ma X, Chang S, Wang S. Immunomodulatory Agent Adherence Trajectories and Survival Among Older Patients With Multiple Myeloma. JCO Oncology Practice 2026, op2500615. PMID: 42081788, DOI: 10.1200/op-25-00615.

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• Acute myeloid leukemia after myeloproliferative neoplasms: Real‐world outcomes in the new treatment era in the United States

  Bewersdorf J, Wang R, Mendez L, Mina A, Aguirre L, Stahl M, Zeidan A, Ma X, Podoltsev N. Acute myeloid leukemia after myeloproliferative neoplasms: Real‐world outcomes in the new treatment era in the United States. Cancer 2026, 132: e70415. PMID: 42033416, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.70415.

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• Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Lobectomy and Limited Resection for Elderly Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients via Emulation

  Wang J, Wang R, Ma S. Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Lobectomy and Limited Resection for Elderly Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients via Emulation. ICSA Book Series In Statistics 2026, 417-431. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-06649-7_17.

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• Overestimation of multiple myeloma survival from cancer registry data

  Huber J, Wang M, Wang R, Schoen M, Colditz G, Wang S, Chang S. Overestimation of multiple myeloma survival from cancer registry data. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2026, djag028. PMID: 41652897, PMCID: PMC12967285, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djag028.

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• Smoldering multiple myeloma in the United States: a population-based analysis

  Wang S, Wang R, Schoen M, Huber J, Feuer E, Ruhl J, Neparidze N, Ma X, Davidoff A, Chang S. Smoldering multiple myeloma in the United States: a population-based analysis. Blood Advances 2026, 10: 661-664. PMID: 41213002, PMCID: PMC12870838, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2025017817.

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• Residential proximity to active and abandoned oil and gas development and risk of childhood Ewing sarcoma in California

  Clark C, Johnson N, Wang R, Stewart E, Spector L, Wiemels J, Metayer C, Deziel N, Ma X. Residential proximity to active and abandoned oil and gas development and risk of childhood Ewing sarcoma in California. Environmental Health 2026, 25: 12. PMID: 41535920, PMCID: PMC12888232, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-025-01259-3.

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• Trends in Smoldering Myeloma Incidence in the United States From Cancer Registries, 2012–2022

  Wang R, Davidoff A, Schoen M, Huber J, Feuer E, Ruhl J, Neparidze N, Ma X, Chang S, Wang S. Trends in Smoldering Myeloma Incidence in the United States From Cancer Registries, 2012–2022. American Journal Of Hematology 2026, 101: 923-925. PMID: 41528052, PMCID: PMC12912868, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.70202.

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