Professor Georgina Long AO (Bluesky @gvlongphdmd)
@ProfGLongMIA
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Prof Translational Research & Medical Oncology @Sydney_Uni Medical Director @MelanomaAus 2024 Australian ofthe Year @AusoftheYear Fulbright Alum @FulbrightAUS
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined May 2018
INNOVATE conference Naples - I love this think tank meeting! 2nd yr colleague Paolo Ascierto has hosted small but lively group of clinician researchers, clinical trialists and drug developers discuss an ALL #CANCER #NEOADJUVANT #immunotherapy approach. It is one of my favourite
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This year, I was proud to be invited to write the foreword for the #JournalOfScienceExtensionResearch. This journal is an incredible initiative of the NSW Department of Education which showcases and celebrates the amazing work of science extension high school students. It
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The inaugural NSW Cancer Summit is being hosted by Cancer Institute NSW on 13 & 14 August. As Co-Chair of the Breakthrough in Oncology stream, I look forward to discussions around new advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Find out more >.
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It was an honour to deliver the Opening Keynote Address at the Asia-Pacific Vaccine and Immunotherapy Congress (APVIC) in Brisbane this week. I spoke about Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine development and Immunotherapies - Melanoma is the ‘paradigm shifter’ in cancer drug development.
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I just had the exciting opportunity to speak at the @RACSurgeons conference! My colleagues from @MelanomaAus, Alex van Akkooi and David Coker, hosted the session where I shared groundbreaking work on #neoadjuvant #immunotherapy – giving cancer drugs before surgery, which is
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Important week for all of us – international #women’s day week! UN - marching forward for gender equality. Honoured to speak at many events – spoke about courage, unconscious bias, inspiration, and my 5 best pieces advice received & given to help translate action into change,
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Celebrating International Women’s Day - speaking to kids around Australia on being curious, science, cancer & the challenges & successes in curing #cancer. Loved the interaction! .Thank you to my patient - Sandra Moore - a #melanoma survivor, who consented to an #immunotherapy
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This #science is exciting! It shows the power of vision & action in an inspired team. Within 12 days of 1st dose of triple combination #immunotherapy in #glioblastoma 1) >8x more immune cells in the #GBM, 2) immune cells were newly activated & 3) PD1 drug.
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Nature Medicine - A patient with newly diagnosed glioblastoma was safely treated with neoadjuvant nivolumab, relatlimab and ipilimumab before maximal resection, with comprehensive immune profiling...
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@Sydney_Uni .@MelanomaAus .@Science_Academy .@FulbrightAUS .@ausoftheyear .@AAHMS_health .@smh .@Dr_Brindha .@whittlejim .@BrainCancerCtr .@WEHI_research .@PeterMacCC .@HelenRizos .@Macquarie_Uni.
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A world-first clinical trial will investigate whether the experimental treatment given to a former Australian of the Year can treat aggressive tumours in other patients.
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So important to think of ways to combat poor public health messages on social media. We need to stop glamorising tanning - a tan is skin cells in trauma from UV and UV causes skin #cancer, including deadly #melanoma. Wonderful to meet #TarynBrumfitt @MelanomaAus to strategise on
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Proud of this Australian study led @MelanomaAus that changed practice overnight - now the 7 year overall survival in patients with #melanoma brain metastases. 51% alive at 7 yrs for upfront combination ipi+nivo & 29% for nivo mono therapy. @Sydney_Uni @Science_Academy.
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