Overview

Precision oncology presents an opportunity to improve standard care cancer treatment. Broadening access to precision oncology innovations such as multi-gene panels and whole-genome and transcriptome analysis can enhance cancer prevention strategies, diagnostic accuracy, treatment selection, and patient wellbeing. Owing to the rarity of individual cancers and small benefiting patient populations, more evidence is needed to help patients and healthcare providers use genomic information to improve patient length and quality of life. These include clinical evaluations, economic evaluations, and studies that identify patient and family preferences for cancer care. My research program seeks to generate evidence that patients, caregivers, and decision makers can use to determine the appropriate and timely use of oncology and precision oncology services and technologies.

Publications

Erratum: Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Multigene Panel Sequencing in Advanced Melanoma: A Population-Level Real-World Target Trial Emulation.
JCO precision oncology
Krebs E and Weymann D and Ho C and Weppler A and Bosdet I and Karsan A and Hanna TP and Pollard S and Regier DA
DOI: 10.1200/po-25-00294
PubMed: 40267483
04/2025

Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Multigene Panel Sequencing in Advanced Melanoma: A Population-Level Real-World Target Trial Emulation
JCO Precision Oncology
Krebs, E. and Weymann, D. and Ho, C. and Weppler, A. and Bosdet, I. and Karsan, A. and Hanna, T.P. and Pollard, S. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1200/PO-24-00631
2025

The Terry Fox Research Institute Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network: A pan-Canadian precision oncology initiative
Cancer Cell
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Zhao, T. and Zhao, Y. and Zhou, C. and Zhou, Y. and Zhuo, C. and Zibrik, L. and Zogopoulos, G. and Zovoilis, A. and Zulfigar, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.03.014
2025

Heuristics Identified in Health Data–Sharing Preferences of Patients With Cancer: Qualitative Focus Group Study (Preprint)
Anna Hermansen and Samantha Pollard and Kimberlyn McGrail and Nick Bansback and Dean A Regier
DOI: 10.2196/preprints.63155
06/2024

Real-world cost-effectiveness of multi-gene panel sequencing to inform therapeutic decisions for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a population-based study
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
Krebs, E. and Weymann, D. and Ho, C. and Bosdet, I. and Laskin, J. and Lim, H.J. and Yip, S. and Karsan, A. and Hanna, T.P. and Pollard, S. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100936
2024

“I Just Assumed This Was Already Being Done”: Canadian Patient Preferences for Enhanced Data Sharing for Precision Oncology
JCO Precision Oncology
Pollard, S. and Ehman, M. and Hermansen, A. and Weymann, D. and Krebs, E. and Ho, C. and Lim, H.J. and Jones, S. and Bombard, Y. and Hanna, T.P. and Hessels, C. and Longstaff, H. and Cook-Deegan, R. and Bubela, T. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1200/PO.24.00184
2024

Real-world diagnostic outcomes and cost-effectiveness of genome-wide sequencing for developmental and seizure disorders: Evidence from Canada
Genetics in Medicine
Regier, D.A. and Loewen, R. and Chan, B. and Ehman, M. and Pollard, S. and Friedman, J.M. and Stockler-Ipsiroglu, S. and van Karnebeek, C. and Race, S. and Elliott, A.M. and Dragojlovic, N. and Lynd, L.D. and Weymann, D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101069
2024

Health Care Costs after Genome-Wide Sequencing for Children with Rare Diseases in England and Canada
JAMA Network Open
Weymann, D. and Buckell, J. and Fahr, P. and Loewen, R. and Ehman, M. and Pollard, S. and Friedman, J.M. and Stockler-Ipsiroglu, S. and Elliott, A.M. and Wordsworth, S. and Buchanan, J. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20842
2024

Assay-guided treatment sequencing in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): a cost-effectiveness analysis
Scientific Reports
Pollard, S. and Chan, B. and Gerrie, A.S. and Raymakers, A.J.N. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68431-6
2024

Heuristics Identified in Health Data–Sharing Preferences of Patients With Cancer: Qualitative Focus Group Study
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Hermansen, A. and Pollard, S. and McGrail, K. and Bansback, N. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.2196/63155
2024

Development and early-stage evaluation of a patient portal to enhance familial communication about hereditary cancer susceptibility testing: A patient-driven approach
Health Expectations
Pollard, S. and Weymann, D. and Loewen, R. and Nuk, J. and Sun, S. and Schrader, K.A. and Hessels, C. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1111/hex.13702
2023

Toward Best Practices for Economic Evaluations of Tumor-Agnostic Therapies: A Review of Current Barriers and Solutions
Value in Health
Weymann, D. and Pollard, S. and Lam, H. and Krebs, E. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2023.07.004
2023

EXPECT-NLP: An Integrated Pipeline and User Interface for Exploring Patient Preferences Directly from Patient-Generated Text
Studies in Computational Intelligence
Johnson, D. and Dragojlovic, N. and Kopac, N. and Chen, Y. and Lenzen, M. and Le Huray, S. and Pollard, S. and Regier, D. and Harrison, M. and George, A. and Carenini, G. and Ng, R. and Lynd, L.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14771-5_6
2023

Economic evaluation of rare diseases and the diagnostic odyssey
Economic Evaluation in Genomic and Precision Medicine
Regier, D.A. and Weymann, D. and Cromwell, I. and Ehman, M. and Pollard, S.
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813382-8.00001-X
2023

Developing Data Sharing Models for Health Research with Real-World Data: A Scoping Review of Patient and Public Preferences
Journal of Medical Systems
Hermansen, A. and Regier, D.A. and Pollard, S.
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-022-01875-3
2022

Stakeholder Perspectives on Navigating Evidentiary and Decision Uncertainty in Precision Oncology
Journal of Personalized Medicine
Pollard, S. and Dunne, J. and Costa, S. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.3390/jpm12010022
2022

Cost-Effectiveness of Molecularly Guided Treatment in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) in Patients under 60
Cancers
Regier, D.A. and Chan, B. and Costa, S. and Scott, D.W. and Steidl, C. and Connors, J.M. and Karsan, A. and Marra, M.A. and Kridel, R. and Cromwell, I. and Pollard, S.
DOI: 10.3390/cancers14040908
2022

Defining a Core Data Set for the Economic Evaluation of Precision Oncology
Value in Health
Pollard, S. and Weymann, D. and Chan, B. and Ehman, M. and Wordsworth, S. and Buchanan, J. and Hanna, T.P. and Ho, C. and Lim, H.J. and Lorgelly, P.K. and Raymakers, A.J.N. and McCabe, C. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2022.01.005
2022

A perspective on life-cycle health technology assessment and real-world evidence for precision oncology in Canada
npj Precision Oncology
Regier, D.A. and Pollard, S. and McPhail, M. and Bubela, T. and Hanna, T.P. and Ho, C. and Lim, H.J. and Chan, K. and Peacock, S.J. and Weymann, D.
DOI: 10.1038/s41698-022-00316-1
2022

Allocating healthcare resources to genomic testing in Canada: latest evidence and current challenges
Journal of Community Genetics
Weymann, D. and Dragojlovic, N. and Pollard, S. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-019-00428-5
2022

Toward the diagnosis of rare childhood genetic diseases: what do parents value most?
European Journal of Human Genetics
Samantha Pollard and Deirdre Weymann and Jessica Dunne and Fatemeh Mayanloo and John Buckell and James Buchanan and Sarah Wordsworth and Jan M. Friedman and Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu and Nick Dragojlovic and Alison M. Elliott and Mark Harrison and Larry D. Lynd and Dean A. Regier
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-021-00882-1
10/2021

Correction to: Toward the diagnosis of rare childhood genetic diseases: what do parents value most?
European Journal of Human Genetics
Samantha Pollard and Deirdre Weymann and Jessica Dunne and Fatemeh Mayanloo and John Buckell and James Buchanan and Sarah Wordsworth and Jan M. Friedman and Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu and Nick Dragojlovic and Alison M. Elliott and Mark Harrison and Larry D. Lynd and Dean A. Regier
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-021-00925-7
10/2021

Genomic Testing for Relapsed and Refractory Lymphoid Cancers: Understanding Patient Values
Patient
Costa, S. and Regier, D.A. and Raymakers, A.J.N. and Pollard, S.
DOI: 10.1007/s40271-020-00448-1
2021

Clinical and cost outcomes following genomics-informed treatment for advanced cancers
Cancer Medicine
Weymann, D. and Pollard, S. and Chan, B. and Titmuss, E. and Bohm, A. and Laskin, J. and Jones, S.J.M. and Pleasance, E. and Nelson, J. and Fok, A. and Lim, H. and Karsan, A. and Renouf, D.J. and Schrader, K.A. and Sun, S. and Yip, S. and Schaeffer, D.F. and Marra, M.A. and Regier, D.A.
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4076
2021

Genetic testing for hereditary cancer syndromes: patient recommendations for improved risk communication
Health Expectations
Samantha Pollard and Steve Kalloger and Deirdre Weymann and Sophie Sun and Jennifer Nuk and Kasmintan A. Schrader and Dean A. Regier
DOI: 10.1111/hex.13062
08/2020

Having Our “Omic” Cake and Eating It Too?: Evaluating User Response to Using Blockchain Technology for Private and Secure Health Data Management and Sharing
Frontiers in Blockchain
Lemieux, V.L. and Hofman, D. and Hamouda, H. and Batista, D. and Kaur, R. and Pan, W. and Costanzo, I. and Regier, D. and Pollard, S. and Weymann, D. and Fraser, R.
DOI: 10.3389/fbloc.2020.558705
2020

Having our 'omic' cake and eating it too: Evaluating user response to using blockchain technology for private & secure health data management and sharing
arXiv
Lemieux, V.L. and Hofman, D. and Hamouda, H. and Batista, D. and Kaur, R. and Pan, W. and Costanzo, I. and Regier, D. and Pollard, S. and Weymann, D. and Fraser, R.
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2004.11502
2020

Balancing uncertainty with patient autonomy in precision medicine
Nature Reviews Genetics
Samantha Pollard and Sophie Sun and Dean A. Regier
DOI: 10.1038/s41576-019-0111-9
05/2019

The burden of nonadherence among adults with asthma: a role for shared decision-making
Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Pollard, S. and Bansback, N. and FitzGerld, J.M. and Bryan, S.
DOI: 10.1111/all.13090
2017

Physician attitudes toward shared decision making: A systematic review
Patient Education and Counseling
Pollard, S. and Bansback, N. and Bryan, S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.05.004
2015

Research

PAtient-driven Cancer Trials (PACT): The development of a patient-centred clinical trial design framework for precision oncology
In response to an increasing need for robust evidence enabling regulatory, reimbursement and clinical decision making, clinical trials are increasingly pivoting to patient-oriented approaches centered on acceptable data collection and valued outcomes measurement, driven by the perspectives of those asked to participate. PACT is using qualitative methods followed by a modified-Delphi process involving patients, caregivers and other health system interest holders to develop and refine a patient-driven clinical trial design framework that directly, iteratively, and meaningfully embeds patient and caregiver perspectives.

Grants

Principal Investigator. PAtient-driven Cancer Trials (PACT): The development of a patient-centred clinical trial design framework for precision oncology. Funding Source: Terry Fox Research Institute Marathon of Hope Cancer Centers Network, Patient Voices in Research Initiative

Co-investigator. Canadian Network for Learning Healthcare Systems and Cost-Effective ‘Omics Innovation. Funding Source: Genome BC and Genome Canada

Co-investigator. Precision Oncology Evidence Development in Cancer Treatment (PREDiCT). Funding Source: Canadian Personalized Healthcare Innovation Network & Roche.

Co-investigator. Towards patient-centred precision oncology care for children and youth: Understanding psychosocial impacts and experiences through patient and professional perspectives. Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Honours & Awards

2021 - Editor's Choice and Reader's Choice publication selection. European Journal of Human Genetics

2021 - Outstanding Trainee Publication: Health Services/Population Health Research. BC Cancer

2018 - Best Trainee Presentation Award. BC Cancer

2011 - Faculty of Medicine Graduate Award. UBC