Dr Sarah Sammons
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Breast Medical Oncologist and Senior Physician @dfci_breastonc. Clinical Trial Leader. Mama, wife. Tweets= own opinion
Boston, MA
Joined June 2016
RT @JAMAOnc: Digital breast tomosynthesis improves specificity and reduces recall and advanced cancer rates compared to digital mammography….
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RT @PTarantinoMD: Some thoughts: the VIKTORIA-1 results are impressive. Yet, they come at the expense of a 3-drug regimen, with each having….
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RT @OscarTahuahua: Gene expression profiling in breast cancer brain mets. Among matched pairs, 42% lost ER, 55% lost PR, 45% gained HER2 &….
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RT @Dr_ElvinaA: Leptomeningeal metastases remain one of the toughest challenges in oncology—sometimes presenting with no disease elsewhere.….
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RT @teamoncology: Established Investigators need to rank in the 4th percentile, whereas Early Investigators need to be in the 10th percenti….
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NCI funding policy for research project grant (RPG) awards reflects the funding goals of the institute, NIH, and HHS.
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RT @HemOncToday: 🗨️ “It’s the best single agent treatment that we ever developed for metastatic #breastcancer.”. @PTarantinoMD of @DanaFarb….
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Researchers who conducted a real-world analysis of trastuzumab deruxtecan found the drug to be effective in treating metastatic breast cancer, though survival outcomes did not reach clinical trial...
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Tangible goal to implement for everyone including cancer patients. 5000 steps a day looks quite good for all cause mortality.
Some plateauing for associated risk reduction (odds ratio) many outcomes seen at 7,000 steps
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RT @DFCI_BreastOnc: Check out this podcast where @DanaFarber's Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH discusses how the results from the DESTINY-Breast09 st….
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RT @elia_segui: New in @CCR_AACR: Neoadj. CT+IO improves pCR, EFS & OS in TNBC, but among those who relapse, most do so early (<24m)—especi….
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There is an urgent need for a new age algorithm that takes huge existing data sets and calculates 3,5,10 year benefits to Chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, CDK4/6i and bisphosphonates in adjuvant HR+,HER2- Breast Cancer. Predict NHS but new and better. I’m sure AI could help.
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I would agree! . Early detection and improved therapies including immunotherapy have made early stage TNBC curable for most. Still room to improve detection, treatments, and side effects of treatment!.
TNBC survival rates are rising. Thanks to early detection, treatment advances & the power of community, 5-year survival for early-stage TNBC has grown from under 77% to nearly 85%. Progress is real—& we’re not done yet. Source: #TNBC #SurvivalRate
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RT @JeromeAdamsMD: DYK 70% of Medicaid recipients already have a full or part time job?. People who are unemployed or underemployed cite la….
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RT @Breastcancerorg: Navigating life insurance after a breast cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming, but you’re not alone, and you may hav….
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RT @StephenVLiu: Dr. @NarjustFlorezMD on the stage at #ALKSummit2025 discussing survivorship, including self care, communication, stigma, c….
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RT @ryanhuey: Had the chance to chat about advance care planning - important for everyone to consider, not just those who are ill!.
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RT @niseto: I’m happy to share our latest work on tumour necrosis! During my time in the @megeblad lab, we found that tumour necrosis is no….
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Nature - Neutrophils actively induce tumour necrosis, driving vascular occlusion, pleomorphic necrosis and metastasis.
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RT @DFCI_BreastOnc: Dr. Erica Mayer (@elmayermd) started off Session VI on #ERpositive breast cancer with a comprehensive review of new tre….
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RT @DFCI_BreastOnc: Dr. Jennifer Ligibel closed out Day 1 of the #HarvardBreastCancerCourse with a special lecture on lifestyle, diet and e….
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RT @DFCI_BreastOnc: Dr. Adrienne Waks (@adawaksmd) opened Session III on HER2+ #BreastCancer with an informative talk on new approaches in….
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