
Grainne O'Kane
@graokane
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Medical Oncologist; clinical and translational researcher pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers. Views are my own 🇮🇪🇨🇦
Joined August 2013
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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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.
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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⭐️CASSANDRA phase 3 trial of PAXG vs mFFX in R/BR #PDAC .➡️ 3 yr EFS 31% vs 13%; OS immature.➡️phase2 initially then renamed phase3.➡️somehow no diff in AEs!.➡️2 consecutive ⬆️ca19.9 =event.? Molecular diff in arms -exciting study- warrants further ix @ASCO @OncoAlert #ASCO25
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🔥Claudin 18.2 CAR-T(Satri-cel)vs physician choice G/GEJC .➡️ 2/3 lines tx.➡️mPFS 3.25 vs 1.8 HR 0.37.➡️mOS 7.9 vs 5.5 HR 0.69 -when receiving tx 8.6 vs 5.5 mths HR 0.6.➡️serious TRAEs 35%, 1 death each arm .Exciting CAR-T in solid tumour with signals! @asco #ASCO25 @OncoAlert
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Phase 3 LEAP-015 Len/pembro + chemo vs chemo advanced G/GEJ adeno.➡️improvements PFS/ORR.➡️no imp in OS ; curves separate 15 mths.➡️60% grade 3/4 AEs, 24 deaths exp arm #ASCO25 @ASCO @OncoAlert
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Important surgical abstracts for #CRCLM #ASCO2025 posters @EAHPBA .➡️Prognostic factors TRANSMET: ?female sex, >24cycles chemo @GelliMaximilia1 biology🔑.➡️Laparoscopic vs open LR- lap all the way?or when to choose! @AAFretland
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