Cassandra Duarte, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Publications

• Duarte C, Abbot D, Bosma G, Kent A, Schwartz M, Collins C, Angelos MG, McMahon C, Gutman J, Pollyea DA, Amaya M. Impact of demographic factors on clinical outcomes of patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Haematologica. 2025 Sep 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40931864
• Voorhees TJ, McLaughlin EM, Torka P, Florindez J, Kim NH, Moyo TK, Reves H, Sumransub N, Deshpande S, Rose A, Duarte C, Faisal MS, Hamid S, Subbiah S, Ayyappan S, Shea L, Cortese M, Patel K, Major A, Saeed H, Svoboda J, Desai S, Geethakumari PR, Hamadani M, Grover N, Epperla N. Outcomes in patients with classic Hodgkin lymphoma refractory or intolerant to brentuximab vedotin and anti-PD-1 therapy: a real world analysis from 15 U.S. academic centers. Blood Cancer J. 2025 Mar 26;15(1):45. PubMed PMID: 40140364
• Stiff A, Fornerod M, Kain BN, Nicolet D, Kelly BJ, Miller KE, Mrózek K, Boateng I, Bollas A, Garfinkle EAR, Momoh O, Fasola FA, Olawumi HO, Mencia-Trinchant N, Kloppers JF, van Marle AC, Hu E, Wijeratne S, Wheeler G, Walker CJ, Buss J, Heyrosa A, Desai H, Laganson A, Hamp E, Abu-Shihab Y, Abaza H, Kronen P, Sen S, Johnstone ME, Quinn K, Wronowski B, Hertlein E, Miles LA, Mims AS, Oakes CC, Blachly JS, Larkin KT, Mundy-Bosse B, Carroll AJ, Powell BL, Kolitz JE, Stone RM, Duarte C, Abbott D, Amaya ML, Jordan CT, Uy GL, Stock W, Archer KJ, Paskett ED, Guzman ML, Levine RL, Menghrajani K, Chakravarty D, Berger MF, Bottomly D, McWeeney SK, Tyner JW, Byrd JC, Salomonis N, Grimes HL, Mardis ER, Eisfeld AK. Multiomic profiling identifies predictors of survival in African American patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Nat Genet. 2024 Nov;56(11):2434-2446. PubMed PMID: 39367245
• Brehany S, Colton M, Duarte C, Baliton M, McCranie AS, Okuyama S. Hereditary Cancer Screening and Outcomes at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. JCO Precis Oncol. 2024 Jun;8:e2300699. PubMed PMID: 38935898
• Stiff A, Fornerod M, Kain BN, Nicolet D, Kelly BJ, Miller KE, Mrózek K, Boateng I, Bollas A, Garfinkle EAR, Momoh O, Fasola FA, Olawumi HO, Mencia-Trinchant N, Kloppers JF, van Marle AC, Hu E, Wijeratne S, Wheeler G, Walker CJ, Buss J, Heyrosa A, Desai H, Laganson A, Hamp E, Abu-Shihab Y, Abaza H, Kronen P, Sen S, Johnstone ME, Quinn K, Wronowski B, Hertlein E, Miles LA, Mims AS, Oakes CC, Blachly JS, Larkin KT, Mundy-Bosse B, Carroll AJ, Powell BL, Kolitz JE, Stone RM, Duarte C, Abbott D, Amaya ML, Jordan CT, Uy GL, Stock W, Archer KJ, Paskett ED, Guzman ML, Levine RL, Menghrajani K, Chakravarty D, Berger MF, Bottomly D, McWeeney SK, Tyner JW, Byrd JC, Salomonis N, Grimes HL, Mardis ER, Eisfeld AK. Multiomic profiling identifies predictors of survival in African American patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Nat Genet. 2024 Nov;56(11):2434-2446. PubMed PMID: 39367245
• Brehany S, Colton M, Duarte C, Baliton M, McCranie AS, Okuyama S. Hereditary Cancer Screening and Outcomes at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. JCO Precis Oncol. 2024 Jun;8:e2300699. PubMed PMID: 38935898
• Duarte C, Kamdar M. Management Considerations for Patients With Primary Refractory and Early Relapsed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2023 Jan;43:e390802. PubMed PMID: 37098236
• Duarte C, Hu J, Beuselinck B, Panian J, Weise N, Dizman N, Collier KA, Rathi N, Li H, Elias R, Martinez-Chanza N, Rose TL, Harshman LC, Gopalakrishnan D, Vaishampayan U, Zakharia Y, Narayan V, Carneiro BA, Mega A, Singla N, Meguid C, George S, Brugarolas J, Agarwal N, Mortazavi A, Pal S, McKay RR, Lam ET. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the pancreas and other sites-a multicenter retrospective study. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Jun;60:102018. PubMed PMID: 37304495
• Duarte C, Kamdar M. Management Considerations for Patients With Primary Refractory and Early Relapsed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2023 Jan;43:e390802. PubMed PMID: 37098236
• Duarte C, Gilbert DM, Sheridan AD, La Rosa FG, McCarter M, Cost NG, Emmons S, Lam ET. Spontaneous regression of an extragonadal seminomatous germ cell tumor. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2021;28:100383. PubMed PMID: 33992855
• Duarte C, Gilbert DM, Sheridan AD, La Rosa FG, McCarter M, Cost NG, Emmons S, Lam ET. Spontaneous regression of an extragonadal seminomatous germ cell tumor. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2021;28:100383. PubMed PMID: 33992855
• Duarte C, Li N. Blood in the Duodenum. Gastroenterology. 2020 May;158(6):e6-e7. PubMed PMID: 31743737
• Duarte C, Li N. Blood in the Duodenum. Gastroenterology. 2020 May;158(6):e6-e7. PubMed PMID: 31743737
• Duarte C, Gilbert D, Sheridan AD, PharmaD SDW, Lam ET. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer on Corticosteroids for Malignant Spinal Cord Compression: Two Case Reports and a Guideline Review. Oncology (Williston Park). 2020 Mar 19;34(3). PubMed PMID: 32212136
• Duarte C. Bringing Home the Bacon. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Jun 20;37(18):1576-1577. PubMed PMID: 31026212
• Duarte C, Jimeno A, Kessler ER. Abiraterone acetate to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in combination with prednisone. Drugs Today (Barc). 2019 Jan;55(1):5-15. PubMed PMID: 30740608
• Duarte C. Bringing Home the Bacon. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Jun 20;37(18):1576-1577. PubMed PMID: 31026212
• Duarte C, Jimeno A, Kessler ER. Abiraterone acetate to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in combination with prednisone. Drugs Today (Barc). 2019 Jan;55(1):5-15. PubMed PMID: 30740608
• Zelin NS, Hastings C, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Scott C, Rodriguez-Villa A, Duarte C, Calahan C, Adami AJ. Sexual and gender minority health in medical curricula in new England: a pilot study of medical student comfort, competence and perception of curricula. Med Educ Online. 2018 Dec;23(1):1461513. PubMed PMID: 29717635
• Zelin NS, Hastings C, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Scott C, Rodriguez-Villa A, Duarte C, Calahan C, Adami AJ. Sexual and gender minority health in medical curricula in new England: a pilot study of medical student comfort, competence and perception of curricula. Med Educ Online. 2018 Dec;23(1):1461513. PubMed PMID: 29717635
• Duarte C, Pittman SK, Thorsen MM, Cunningham RM, Ranney ML. Correlation of Minority Status, Cyberbullying, and Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of 1031 Adolescents. J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2018 Mar;11(1):39-48. PubMed PMID: 32318136
• Ranney ML, Duarte C, Baird J, Patry EJ, Green TC. Correlation of digital health use and chronic pain coping strategies. Mhealth. 2016;2:35. PubMed PMID: 28293608

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Hematology, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

• University of Colorado Cancer Center

Specialty Information

• Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2021)
• Medical Oncology (2025)
• Hematology

• Cancers - Lymphoma
• Cancers
• Cancers - Blood and Marrow Transplant