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Medical Oncologist; clinical and translational researcher pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers. Views are my own 🇮🇪🇨🇦

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RT @Aiims1742: Terrific preprint by @hartjackson using imaging mass cytometry (IMC) & matched genomics for building multimodality predictio….
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RT @UofTSurgery: The @UofTSurgery community mourns the loss of cherished colleague, Dr. Sean Cleary. "Sean has touched the lives of many of….
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RT @CHPBAsurg: It is with deep sadness that the we mourn the sudden loss of our co-founder, past-president, mentor, colleague and friend Dr….
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RT @FordePatrick: Another negative (or a few have been weakly positive) adjuvant only anti-PD-(L)1 phase 3 solid tumour trial. Neoadjuvan….
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RT @TumorBoardTues: #TumorBoardTuesday. 😮We had a rare #ASCO25 with several key🗝️updates in #PancreaticCancer.So to put this in context:.📢J….
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A huge 🇨🇦 team effort inc surgeons, scientists, pathologists, research staff, nurses, radiologists, bioinformaticians, oncologists, trainees.🌟collaboration, teamwork &mutual respect.🌟it takes a village @OICR_news @pmcancercentre @PanCancerCanada @cancersociety @UCDMedicine.
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Final COMPASS trial data advanced #PDAC.➡️268 WGS& 253RNA-seq.➡️basal-like& hi GRIm-S ⬇️OS, both unique TME inc CD8 variation,NB primaries vs mets.➡️LTS :HRD, KRAS WT.➡️KRAS major enriches basal, >type II DM.➡️LAPC≠intact SMAD4.➡️47% receive 2nd line tx.
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RT @ferguskeane2: Congrats to oncology trainee Mary O’Reilly presenting data from her PhD on early onset colorectal cancer at ESMO GI 2025….
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RT @AASLDtweets: 🔥Hot Topic in @LTxJournal!. An international consensus conference was convened by the @_ILTS_ and the @ILCAnews to establi….
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Tomorrow! the role of immunotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting is growing++.✅#SITC summit on future of clinical trial design #endpoints.✅advances, opportunities & challenges .🔥Promises to be a superb &engaging summit @sitcancer @FordePatrick 👇.@CancerInstIRE @UCDCancerTrials.
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Tomorrow is the #SITC Summit on the Future of Neoadjuvant Clinical Trial Design, which will discuss the recent advances in clinical trials for resectable tumors. The Neoadjuvant Clinical Trial Design Working Group is chaired by Patrick Forde, MD. Register:
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RT @AAFretland: “Transplant oncology is chasing the highest tumor load associated with cure” .Great update from Vincenzo Mazzaferro, includ….
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RT @AAFretland: Breaking news! Pump vs transplant is no longer a debate❤️. The parties (dr. Kingham and dr. Chapman) have come to agreement….
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Optimal approach in BR-PDAC/LAPC.✅starting with neoadjuvant therapy.❓is there a role for switch tx ?PAXG?.❓how do we incorporate CA19.9 dynamics.❓ what’s the best biomarker .Fantastic talk from @BasGrootKoerkam .#PDAC #EAHPBA2025
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RT @OncoAlert: Dear Colleagues.Thank you for Another amazing day at our Annual #OncoAlert5k 🏃‍♀️at #ASCO25 , we look forward to seeing you….
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RT @MGMcNamara: Professional presentation by @RonanAndrewMcL1 also highlighting N.B. Adequate tissue for analysis: 98% research biopsies en….
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🔥NeoPancOne🇨🇦.➡️mFFX in resectable PDAC .➡️exploring GATA6&subtypes .➡️mEFS &OS 16.3 &34.2mths.➡️1yr EFS 90% in GATA6 hi vs 50% lo.➡️1yr OS classical 95% vs.57% basal-like.⭐️Time to subtype upfront in all PDAC recognising plasticity @OncoAlert #ASCO25 @OICR_news @pmcancercentre
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TEDOPAM - maintenance randomised phase 2 vaccine trial #PDAC .Induction mFFX- Folfiri vs Folfiri+ OSE2101 (TAAs).➡️106 pts .➡️met primary endpoint of 12mth OS>50%; .➡️But control arm mOS 17 vs vaccine arm 15mths.➡️highlights benefit maintenance approaches @ASCO @OncoAlert #ASCO25
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🔥POLCAGB Ph 3 neoadjuvant chemo vs neoadjuvant chemorads + chemo in locally adv GBC.➡️ closed at interim due to poor accrual.124 pts randomised.➡️ORR 74% vs 36%.➡️mOS 22mths vs 10ths.Imp data - rads has a role!.Nb 20% her2 amp in GBC- needs explored.#ASCO25 @ASCO @OncoAlert
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GnP vs GnP+elraglusib in advanced #PDAC.➡️2:1 randomisation .➡️interesting inhibitor of GSK-3beta.➡️mOS 10.1 vs 7.2 mths .GNP arm did poorly and still mOS <1 yr.#ASCO25 @asco @OncoAlert
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PANOVA-03 LAPC GnP vs GnP + TTFields #ASCO25 @ASCO @OncoAlert .➡️571 patients randomised.➡️mOS 16.2 mths vs 14.2mths.➡️pain free survival longer .➡️mainly skin reactions for TTFields
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