Matthew Ward
@MCWardMD
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Radiation Oncologist at @LevineCancer @AtriumHealth and Southeast #radonc (SERO). #hncsm, #pcsm, #lcsm, #biostats. Tweets=my opinion.
Charlotte, NC
Joined October 2015
Stoked to receive my copy of ECRO, 2nd Edition! Each chapter revised & updated with multiple new chapters. Back in 2015, I wasn't sure we'd see this day! Thanks to all contributors and @SarahSittenfeld @RTendulkarMD @videtig for heading it up! See here:
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RT @AlexSherryMD: Does the addition of MDT to standard of care continuous ADT improve outcomes for oligomet prostate ca?. Happy to share th….
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RT @Xristodouleas: Let me start by clearly stating: some of my best friends are Urologists. 🙂. But: I worry the response to the SEMS RPLND….
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RT @JJCaudell: Rising PGY-5s and anyone interested, we have a 5th HN rad onc position @MoffittNews. If interested in joining a busy team,….
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Happy that @LevineCancer could contribute to this novel study! Congrats to all and to Richard White for the coauthor. @Dr_LHG.
No surgery. No recurrence. In this phase 2 trial (n=50), selected patients with HER2+ or TNBC who had pCR after neoadjuvant therapy skipped breast surgery. With 5 years of follow-up:.🟡0% ipsilateral recurrence.🟡100% DFS & OS.A bold signal toward surgical de-escalation. Looking
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RT @DrSpratticus: X-torial: Cleaning up the misinformation about @JoeBiden and #ProstateCancer that I am reading everywhere. The purpose o….
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It was a pleasure working with an all-star team to update the former ACR (now @RadiumSociety) "Appropriate Use" guideline on sinonasal cancer #radonc #hncsm @HeadNeckMD @MargalitMd
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RT @drjefstathiou: 💡 Proton therapy remains an effective option for localized prostate cancer, but could some patients benefit more than ot….
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RT @_ShankarSiva: 🚀 New in @JCO_ASCO - ROBOMET SABR vs standard #radiotherapy for painful bone mets. ✅ Pain relie….
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PURPOSETo test whether dose-escalated single fraction (SF) stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) of 20 Gy to painful bone metastases is superior to conventional SF three-dimensional (3D) conformal...
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RT @piet_ost: POTEN-C: Nerve-sparing SAbR (NV-SAbR) in PCa: @ndesai2005 #ESTRO25. Results at 3mo.🛡️🧠 Less nerve damage.⬇️🧻 Fewer bowel/blad….
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RT @NRGonc: No April Fool's joke . it is #HeadAndNeckCancerAwarenessMonth. This includes cancers in the larynx, throat, lips, mouth, nose….
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RT @PBlanchardMD: Hot of the press @IJROBP: Role of SABR in oligometastatic head and neck cancer: a GORTEC randomized trial . Full text her….
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Our group has an employed opportunity for a Radiation Oncologist available - happy to discuss details with anyone interested!.
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It’s an honor to care for patients with the support of outstanding organizations like @LevineCancer and @Panthers.
Today, we donated a Keep Pounding Drum to the Proton & Advanced Radiation Center at Atrium Health Levine Cancer, honoring the journey of current patient Shannon Myers. After completing proton beam therapy in December, Shannon continues to exemplify the true spirit of Keep
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RT @DavidSherMD: I don't treat HCC, but RFA is clearly inferior to SBRT in this study. The local control (75%) with RFA is poor in absolu….
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RT @5_utr: 🚨 🚨 RCT of SBRT vs RFA for recurrent small HCC. HR for local progression free survival a whopping 0.45 (0.95 CI 0.24-0.87) with….
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PURPOSETo assess the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) versus stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in treating recurrent small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODSIn this trial,...
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Why is radiation held to a higher standard than drugs??.
We also stratified by Stage and trial Phase. Even for Stage 4 cancer, 100% of RT trials in prostate/breast/lung/GI had primary endpoint OS vs lower in systemic (20% breast, 23% lung, 32% GI, prostate was 67%). 5/12
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RT @LondonProstate1: @TylerSbrt @FocalSociety @UkFocal FDA has not, to my knowledge, granted a ‘cancer treatment indication’ for any focal….
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