Mohammed Al-Jumayli, MD

Cancer Focus:
Adrenal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer, Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer, Lung Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Small Intestine Cancer, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer

Dr. Al-Jumayli is certified in Hematology, Medical Oncology, and Geriatric Medicine. He received his medical degree from Al-Mustansiriyah University College of Medicine, Iraq. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in New Jersey, followed by a Geriatric Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas. He completed a Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at the University of Kansas. Dr. Al-Jumayli’s clinical focus is on the treatment of cancer in senior adults, particularly gastrointestinal Oncolgoy (GI) cancer with providing a personalized cancer care based on patients’ functional status, general health, values, and goals. His research focuses on better understanding patients’ ability to tolerate aggressive cancer therapies based on their biologic age and general health through uncovering specific individual characteristics, genetic mutations and biomarkers. 

Clinical Trial 21216
Prospective Study of the Value of CRASH and CARG Toxicity Scores in Predicting Targeted Therapy Toxicity in Geriatric Oncology
Condition: Multiple
Status: OPEN (SUSPENDED)

Clinical Trial 23319
A Randomized Phase III Trial of Chemo-Immunotherapy vs Immunotherapy Alone for the Vulnerable older adult with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The ACHIEVE Study
Condition: Thoracic
Intervention: Alimta (Pemetrexed); Nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane); Paraplatin (carboplatin); Pembrolizumab (Keytruda); Pemetrexed (); Taxol (paclitaxel); carboplatin (); paclitaxel ()
Status: Open

Clinical Trial 23521
High Intensity Interval Training: Optimizing Exercise Therapy to Mitigate Cardiovascular Disease Risk Following Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
Condition: Breast
Status: Open

If you believe you are eligible for one of these trials or studies, please call
813-745-6100 or toll-free 1-800-679-0775.

• Lin YC, Turner K, Rajasekhara S, Kim DW, de Castria TB, Nguyen OT, Hume E, Sprow O, Santiago C, Milano J, Riccardi D, Nardella N, Al-Jumayli M, Permuth JB, Hoffe S, Hembree T, Hong YR, Islam JY, Tabriz AA, Hodul PJ. Early Supportive and Nutritional Care For Adults With Pancreatic Cancer: A Pilot Study. J Pain Symptom Manag. 2025 Nov.70(5):490-502. Pubmedid: 40816695.
• Mammadova J, Richards A, Gonzalez-Torriente A, Adler ER, Cruz RJ, Palfi S, Lee DH, Sam C, Al-Jumayli M, Berglund A, Park JY, Alomar M, Kresovich JK. Methylation-based biological age and cardiotoxicity risk in breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab. Cardiooncology. 2025 May.11(1):44. Pubmedid: 40349094. Pmcid: PMC12065287.
• Lin YC, Pimiento JM, Milano J, Riccardi D, Mckinnie N, Hume E, Sprow O, Diaz-Carraway S, Budnetz M, Hagen R, Al-Jumayli M, Pereira AL, Sinnamon AJ, Somasundaram A, Permuth JB, Tabriz AA, Turner K. Feasibility trial of STRONG: A digital intervention to improve nutritional management for individuals with esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2025 Feb.43:101421. Pubmedid: 39810840. Pmcid: PMC11732474.
• Akhtar OS, Modi K, Kim J, Skellson L, Smith E, Al-Jumayli MA, Extermann M, De Avila G, Parker N, Castaneda-Puglianini O, Grajales-Cruz A, Baz R, Blue B, Shain K, Alsina M, Liu H, Nishihori T, Jain MD, Locke FL, Hansen DK, Freeman CL. Simple Score of Albumin and CRP Predicts High-Grade Toxicity in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Receiving CAR-T Therapy. Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 Mar.30(3):283.e1-283.e10. Pubmedid: 38123069.
• Akhtar OS, Sheeba BA, Azad F, Alessi L, Hansen D, Alsina M, Baz R, Shain K, Grajales Cruz A, Castaneda Puglianini O, Liu H, Blue B, Nishihori T, Al Jumayli M, Extermann M, Locke FL, Mhaskar R, Freeman CL. Safety and efficacy of anti-BCMA CAR-T cell therapy in older adults with multiple myeloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Geriatr Oncol. 2024 Mar.15(2):101628. Pubmedid: 37723045.
• Turner K, Kim DW, Gonzalez BD, Gore LR, Gurd E, Milano J, Riccardi D, Byrne M, Al-Jumayli M, de Castria TB, Laber DA, Hoffe S, Costello J, Robinson E, Chadha JS, Rajasekhara S, Hume E, Hagen R, Nguyen OT, Nardella N, Parker N, Carson TL, Tabriz AA, Hodul P. Support Through Remote Observation and Nutrition Guidance (STRONG), a digital health intervention to reduce malnutrition among pancreatic cancer patients: A study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2024 Apr.38:101271. Pubmedid: 38440777. Pmcid: PMC10910065.
• Akhtar OS, Cao B, Wang X, Torka P, Al-Jumayli M, Locke FL, Freeman CL. CAR T-cell therapy has comparable efficacy with autologous transplantation in older adults with DLBCL in partial response. Blood Adv. 2023 Oct.7(19):5937-5940. Pubmedid: 37236167. Pmcid: PMC10562759.
• Nguyen OT, Lee J, Tabriz AA, Hong YR, Al Jumayli M, Reblin M, Turner K. Evaluation of Employment Loss and Financial Hardship Among US Adults With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar.6(3):e233364. Pubmedid: 36929405. Pmcid: PMC10020877.
• Nguyen OT, Turner K, Lee J, Hong YR, Al-Jumayli M, Alishahi Tabriz A. Clinical trial knowledge among U.S. adults aged 65 years and up: Findings from a 2020 national survey. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Jun.71(6):1917-1922. Pubmedid: 36715227.
• Al-Jumayli M, Kawsar HI, Neupane P. Clinical Outcomes of Different Treatment Modalities in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: A Single Center Experience. Am J Ther. 2023 Jan.29(6):e714-e716. Pubmedid: 32889810.
• Cockey SG, Xu H, Al-Jumayli M. Elevation of cancer antigen 15-3 owing to oncocytic renal neoplasm in a patient without evidence of breast cancer recurrence on follow-up: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Dec.17(1):526. Pubmedid: 38062521. Pmcid: PMC10701971.
• Al-Jumayli M, Choucair K, Al-Obaidi A, Park R, Bansal A, Baranda J, Sun W, Saeed A. Pre-operative Carboplatin/Paclitaxel Versus 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)-based Chemoradiotherapy for Older Adults With Esophageal Cancer. Anticancer Res. 2022 Jan.42(1):59-66. Pubmedid: 34969709.
• Extermann M, Chetty IJ, Brown SL, Al-Jumayli M, Movsas B. Predictors of Toxicity Among Older Adults with Cancer. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2022 Apr.32(2):179-185. Pubmedid: 35307121.
• Al-Jumayli M, Brown SL, Chetty IJ, Extermann M, Movsas B. The Biological Process of Aging and the Impact of Ionizing Radiation. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2022 Apr.32(2):172-178. Pubmedid: 35307120.
• Ripp J, Mohyuddin GR, Al-Jumayli M, Huang C. Outcomes in older patients with NSCLC receiving immunotherapy: A single center experience. Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Sep.12(7):1104-1106. Pubmedid: 33619001.
• Park R, Al-Jumayli M, Miller K, Saeed A, Saeed A. Exceptional response to Erlotinib monotherapy in EGFR Exon 19-deleted, KRAS wild-type, Chemo-refractory advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2021 Feb.27:100342. Pubmedid: 33611092.
• Kasi A, Al-Jumayli M, Park R, Baranda J, Sun W. Update on the Role of Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors in the DNA Repair-Deficient Pancreatic Cancers: A Narrative Review. J Pancreat Cancer. 2020 Dec.6(1):107-115. Pubmedid: 33376937. Pmcid: PMC7757687.
• Saeed A, Hildebrand H, Park R, Al-Jumayli M, Abbasi S, Melancon T, Saeed A, Al-Rajabi R, Kasi A, Baranda J, Williamson S, Sun W. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors versus VEGF Targeted Therapy as Second Line Regimen in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): A Retrospective Study. J Clin Med. 2020 Aug.9(9). Pubmedid: 32824968. Pmcid: PMC7563439.
• Park R, Eshrat F, Al-Jumayli M, Saeed A, Saeed A. Immuno-Oncotherapeutic Approaches in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Vaccines (Basel). 2020 Aug.8(3). Pubmedid: 32784389. Pmcid: PMC7563532.
• Al-Jumayli M, Batool A, Middiniti A, Saeed A, Sun W, Al-Rajabi R, Baranda J, Kumer S, Schmitt T, Chidharla A, Kasi A. Clinical Outcome of Ampullary Carcinoma: Single Cancer Center Experience. J Oncol. 2019 May.2019:3293509. Pubmedid: 31186632. Pmcid: PMC6521487.
• Saeed A, Park R, Al-Jumayli M, Al-Rajabi R, Sun W. Biologics, Immunotherapy, and Future Directions in the Treatment of Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2019 May.18(2):81-90. Pubmedid: 30905548.
• Park SC, Hsu AT, Su D, Simonson JL, Al-Jumayli M, Liu Y, Liebmann JM, Ritch R. Factors associated with focal lamina cribrosa defects in glaucoma. Invest Ophth Vis Sci. 2013 Dec.54(13):8401-8407. Pubmedid: 24255039.

• Title: High Intensity Interval Training: Optimizing Exercise Therapy to Mitigate Cardiovascular Disease Risk Following Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
  Award Number: R21AG078995
  Sponsor: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  Al-Jumayli, M. (PD/PI)