Sumanta K. Pal, MD, FASCO
@montypal
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@cityofhope & @cityofhopeoc prof w focus on #kidneycancer. Want to contribute to my work? E-mail [email protected].
Joined March 2009
Tx @drenriquegrande! I was nervous. @Eminem said "U've only got 1 shot!" & that's true for the @myESMO Prez sesh; didn't want to disappoint @peters_solange @FAndreMD @CharlesSwanton & #ESMO22 audience. I'm no authority on the discussant role but heres my tips 4 trainees; plz add!
🗣️If you are a fellow, oncologist or work in the pharma industry and want to improve your oral communication skills and make effective presentations, you just have to watch @montypal #ESMO22 presidential session discussion on loop. 🎩Hats off!! @OncoAlert
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Excited to announce that I have taken on the role of Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Medical Oncology & Experimental Therapeutics at @cityofhope. Candidly, in my 17 years at this great institution, I’ve been reluctant to take on roles in leadership. Why?
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OK at the urging of @FunchainMD @PGrivasMDPhD @DrChoueiri @mattgalsky @TiansterZhang et al, I present to you: the #palkids! With mtgs cancelled & @ASCO & @SWOG going virtual, been spending a lot more time in the garage w my monkeys!
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With his home likely lost to the fires overnight, my dept chair @DrRaviSalgia came in at 0230 & started seeing patients in our hospital. This is leadership. We are facing a huge crisis here & my heart goes out all of my fellow #LosAngelinos who have been affected by the fires.
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Friday thoughts: . Dear fellows & junior faculty, . Later in your career, the abstract section of your CV will be lengthy but people will gloss over it. Presenting abstracts is fun & an important part of academic development (via networking, honing presentation skills, etc.), but.
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Proud to hear that @PGrivasMDPhD was promoted to Full Professor at @fredhutch @UWDeptMedicine. Well deserved promotion for a #clinicianscientist with a brilliant mind & a kind heart. Been amazing to witness his career, bringing so many + changes for pts with #bladdercancer.
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How did @NarjustDumaMD do in teaching 5-8 year olds about social justice? NAILED IT! The slide below brought out such rich conversation. What do the apples below represent? Food? Vaccines? Education? Bravo, Dr. Duma, for inspiring the next generation! #DumaLab
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So touched by all the emails & calls. Have been dreaming for years about the chance to serve @ASCO in this capacity. Was able to share this special day w my “work kids” @NazliDizman (virtually) @crisbergerot, @PauloBergerot & their daughter (my Goddaughter fyi!). My 8yo … (1/2)
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Words cannot express how proud I am of my @cityofhope fellows @ZeynepZengin 🇹🇷 & @LuisMezaco 🇵🇪, who matched at @YaleIMed just moments ago (yes, I am wearing a #YaleDad hat!). Their hard work & dedication over 3y has paid off. Huge thanks to @NazliDizman for blazing this trail &
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Hello to those waking up on the west coast! Had a chance to discuss @DrChoueiri's outstanding presentation of #COSMIC313 at #ESMO22 in the presidential session. Here's a quick synopsis. 1st, what an AMAZING mtg this has been for #kidneycancer (slide credit: @ZeynepZengin) (1/10)
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Excited to share the results of @SWOG 1500, which we are presenting at @ASCO #GU21 & reporting in @TheLancet today. 1st, THANK YOU to patients & families. 2nd, hats off to a tremendous group of investigators. This was a team effort! Wanted to share how it all began: (1/13)
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It's Monday AM post-@ASCO #GU21 & clinic starts in a couple of hours! Lots to process - I'll try to tackle optimal 1L tx for #kidneycancer. I'll make a case for cabo/nivo, leaning on the beautiful (& timely) tables below from @lalaniMD, @SoaresAndrey & @brian_rini (1/15)
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Words can't describe how proud I am of @NazliDizman who led this study in the midst of residency at @YaleIMed. Tomorrow I will outline the story of how the trial came together with her, @LuisMezaco, @PauloBergerot & my incredible colleagues at @cityofhope @tgen #OSEL & #Miyarisan
🥁Thrilled to announce that our paper is out @NatureMedicine!. We looked at the impact of nivolumab/ipilimumab +/- #CBM588 a bifidogenic live bacterial product, on gut #Microbiome, serum cytokines & clinical outcomes in #mRCC. 🙏🙏@montypal @LuisMezaco @PauloBergerot et al. 1/n🧵
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Grateful to @TheLancet for allowing us to publish our experience with #adjuvant #atezolizumab (#IMmotion010) simultaneous w the presentation by #AxelBex at #ESMO22. It's interesting to envision how this data impacts current landscape (link below): (1/10)
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I am proud to announce that I have been named an Advocacy Champion at the #ASCOAdvocacySummit! This past year I engaged with my local representatives to improve care for patients w #cancer. #ASCOAdvocacy
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Weekend = #garageband time! Tackled a tough one (but one of my faves) w my 9 yo - #blackholesun by #soundgarden. Feeling some #Seattle sound vibes this Sat morning. Pardon the sunglasses - it’s bright in the garage!
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A well deserved spot for @tompowles1 @BartsECMC in @Nature's Top Ten of 2023. For those know him from the podium, a brilliant #clinician & #scientist who discovers, interprets & translates like no other. For those that know him personally, a friend who is always willing to take
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Beautiful morning bike ride in #Boston. So many breathtaking sights but this one is a personal fave! Hello @DrChoueiri @BradMcG04 @DrRFreedman @NarjustDumaMD @DrHBurstein @sonpavde & the amazing @DanaFarber team!
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2 of the best days of my career were (1) when @NazliDizman matched at @YaleIMed & (2) yesterday when she matched at @MDAndersonNews. W mentorship from @JenWargoMD @PavlosMsaouel #Tannir & the amazing folks at #MDACC, sky is the limit. Congrats to my "daughter"! (Picture c2017)
🥳Thrilled to share that I'm going to @MDAndersonNews for Heme/Onc fellowship!! Forever grateful for my family, #BestMentorEver @montypal, many mentors/sponsors & friends who supported me along the way🙏.Can't wait to become an official member of the #Oncology community!
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In my sparsely decorated office I keep a framed @JCO_ASCO article that Arti mentored me on as a fellow almost a decade ago. On a bad day I look at her inscription on the back & it keeps me going. Blessed to have known her & sending prayers to her family.
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With my co-PI @neerajaiims @huntsmancancer & a brilliant team incl @DrChoueiri @bradmcg04 @kai_tsao @DrVaishampayan @cdanicas @sandysrimd @DrRanaMcKay @maughanonc et al, pleased to share results of the #kidneycancer cohort from #COSMIC021 in @ASCO_pubs @ASCO #JCO (1/9)
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LONG POST ALERT: I wanted to spotlight @JasnoorMalhotra, a 1st yr med student at @slusom. She spent 2y at @cityofhope w me prior this doing #clinicalresearch. Beyond the many publications & presentations she drove during her time with me, she made REAL conections with pts in my
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And that's a wrap! My 1st day at @cityofhopeoc was marked by amazing/brave patients, thoughtful staff & great teaching opportunities w my fellows @ReginaBarCar & @ZeynepZengin. Kudos to @DrEdKim @AWalkerHealth on making the campus welcoming to patients & practitioners alike!
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Lunch in the backyard today w my former @cityofhope research fellow @AGovindarajanMD. What an amazing individual - receiving tx for stage IV NSCLC while completing a fellowship in #palliativecare at @MSKCancerCenter. He will be applying to #oncology fellowships next yr; read his
The full video of the latest #HealthcareUnfiltered Podcast is here; I am joined by @AGovindarajanMD of @MSKCancerCenter who shared his inspiring and moving story W cancer on the pages of @JCO_ASCO . Let's end 2023 with "Human Connections" as the topic of this podcast. @montypal
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Brilliant delivery of incredibly impressive data from #TALAPRO2 from @neerajaims @huntsmancancer at @ASCO #GU23. What a way to start the meeting - the high-water mark among #PARPi datasets in #mCRPC! See data in both HRR deficient AND non-deficient; a huge win for patients!
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Taught my son what little I know about #IndependenceDay & proceeded to pay tribute (ironically) to my fave band from the #UK, @Oasis. @NoelGallagher & @liamgallagher teach us that when we set aside our differences & work together, we can make sweet music.
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“Father, could I win the @Uromigos cup one day?”. “Of course my dear child. Just study hard, get good grades & listen to the podcast on continuous repeat.”. #UromigosLive24
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Eloquent discussion from @apolo_andrea @theNCI synthesizing data from #EV302 & #CM901. Loved the fact that she offered a strong, definitive opinion on the "winner" in the battle between these options. Also (not shown) great outline of remaining questions - what comes after EVP?
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So exciting to see my friend and mentor @DrChoueiri @DanaFarber elected to @the_asci this year. Many critical contributions to #kidneycancer ranging from practice changing trials in @NEJM to groundbreaking translational research in @NatureMedicine. Other fantastic …
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My kiddo turned 11 this week - you may have seen the occasional video of me & him jamming together - check out what he can do when I’m not holding him back!
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A historic day for #kidneycancer & the field of #oncology as a whole at @ASCO #GU24. @DrChoueiri @DanaFarber & colleagues present the 1st randomized phase 3 study to show a survival advantage w adjuvant PD1 inhibition, reinforcing this approach as SOC. Proud of his tireless
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The relationship between mentor & mentee is sacred. To violate that is reprehensible. To @DrSGraff @tmprowell @NarjustDumaMD @NazliDizman @crisbergerot @ZeynepZengin @ndenduluri1 & the many @HemOncWomenDocs I respect & admire, I feel your pain & want to help. Let me know how.
Prominent GI oncologist Axel Grothey was forced out of Mayo Clinic for unethical sexual relationships with women he mentored
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Very excited to share with you incredibly promising data for #zanzalintinib (#XL092) in patients with #kidneycancer. A million thanks to @kidneycancer for allowing us to present this data in a highlighted oral session at #IKCSNA23! See my slides/thoughts here: (1/9)
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Yesterday was Dr. Arti Hurria's birthday. I have met many amazing people in academic medicine, but no one that comes close to her in terms of kindness, humility and raw talent. In addition to transforming the world of geriatric oncology, she was revered for her caring bedside
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Flawless presentation by @DrChoueiri at #ASCO23 of #CONTACT03 results. We didn’t sleep much over the past several weeks putting this manuscript together for simultaneous pub in @TheLancet! Thank you to @katy_beckermann & @brian_rini for a terrific editorial accompanying the
1/ Results from #CONTACT03 are out both @ASCO #ASCO23 and @TheLancet . The 1⃣st phase 3 trial to assess the efficacy of rechallenge with anti-PDL1 in ANY cancer type. Kudos to @montypal, SC members, @roche, our patients, = for this phenomenal job.
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Just ahead of her formal start with us at @cityofhope, wanted to congratulate @ReginaBarCar for a terrific job on this manuscript re: 2L tx for #kidneycancer (also hats off to collaborators @RCSperandio #DrAdamRock). This heavily-referenced, thoughtful review is a part of a
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Another historic milestone in #bladdercancer treatment delivered by @tompowles1. Last year at #ESMO23 his data displaced #chemotherapy as the standard 1L tx for metastatic disease. This year at #ESMO24 his data displaces the paradigm of #neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone by showing
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I've heard it many times but always impressed with the journey @NazliDizman has taken - from @Turkey to @cityofhope to @YaleIMed to her current home at @MDAndersonNews. Rare to meet someone with such focus & drive! So proud to know her. Thanks @KidneyCancer for giving her the
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Proud of @DrChoueiri @DanaFarber, who will be honored as a "Giant of Cancer Care" (@GCCAwards) alongside other legends in the field. Incredible to see what he has/is accomplishing; he's moved the needle enormously in the field of #kidneycancer!
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Thx @DrJohnSfakianos for leading this review of key genetic differences between UTUC & LTUC in @EurUrolOncol w @SurenaMatinMD @siadaneshmand @ERPlimackMD @MRoupret. At the expense of sounding like a broken record, article underscores rationale for #PROOF302 w adj #infigratinib.
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My wife usually makes the kids a list of stuff to do everyday - today they turned the tables and made me a list. My 6 yo daughter made mine. Second row on the left going to be tough. #COVID19 #quaranteam
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My WFH buddies popping in during my #ASCO21 video recording. Use the virtual background or leave them in? Need professional advice from @AmandaBinDC @sarah_c_hopkins & the amazing @ASCO team. Wondering how @DrChoueiri @DanaFarber is prepping for the huge plenary talk!
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On this momentous day in #oncology, honored to work side-by-side w @mgfakih @cityofhope, co-1st author on the pivotal @NEJM study that led to the approval of #sotorasib earlier today. Congrats to him, co-investigators & pts/families who contributed to this seminal work! #ASCO21
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Huge congrats to @DrSapnaPatel @MDAndersonNews & team on acritical study (now in @NEJM!!) that gets us to rethink across disease states the way we conceive of #neoadjuvant #IO. Recall seeing the tremendous presentation at #ESMO23; exciting to see it in print! Go @SWOG!
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Happy NYE from the @cityofhope GU team! Love this crew - been doing clinics with some of them for 18 years now! @TDorffOnc @ClaytonLauMD @Kanurkkoooo
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Amazing to watch history being made (virtually at the moment) by @tompowles1 @bartsemc. Huge congrats to the #EV302 investigators. Love Tom's comment re: the many pts who participated not just in this study but in the many preceding studies who helped us get to this point.
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"On IITs and Promising Trainees." As promised, a🧵related to how this amazing study led by @NazliDizman along w @LuisMezaco @PauloBergerot & other brilliant colleagues at @TGen, @cityofhope, #Miyarisan & #OSEL evolved. This is a bit of a long one! (1/25).
🥁Thrilled to announce that our paper is out @NatureMedicine!. We looked at the impact of nivolumab/ipilimumab +/- #CBM588 a bifidogenic live bacterial product, on gut #Microbiome, serum cytokines & clinical outcomes in #mRCC. 🙏🙏@montypal @LuisMezaco @PauloBergerot et al. 1/n🧵
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🧵 My favorite time at #ASCO22 was in this room - the publications lounge. Why? An amazing initiative from @jrgralow @CliffordHudis @ASCOPres & @ASCO leadership pairing mentors & mentees. After spending 4 hrs here this morning, I am convinced the future of oncology is bright. 1/8
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This is Mark. He keeps our #clinicaltrials running at @cityofhope as a CRC. At a time when CROs poach our CRCs & then paradoxically ask for "more data faster", grateful for his loyalty to @CityofHope_GU. We need to figure out ways to retain the amazing talent at our institutions.
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No substitute for a hug but so thrilled to #FaceTime w @DrChoueiri after his stellar @ASCO plenary session. #METEOR, #CABOSUN, #9ER, #CLEAR & now #KN564. All this while producing a robust portfolio of translational studies in @ScienceMagazine @NatureMedicine etc. Amazing!
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Was inspired to make the slide below after sitting at my desk watching literally perfect #ASCO20 discussions from @AlbigesL & @TiansterZhang. For those with the honor of discussing @ASCO clinical data, here are some pointers. @tmprowell @MLJohnsonMD2 @VivekSubbiah any other tips?
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So true! @NazliDizman is a star. When she first came to @cityofhope, I always knew she would be my boss one day. Now, after residency at @YaleIMed & fellowship at @MDAndersonNews, I suppose that day has come … 📸 below is me putting up her #ASCO24 poster.
The “@NazliDizman” effect: every time you run into her at @ASCO #ASCO24, you are guaranteed to be pleasantly interrupted by (and introduced to) at least one new superstar acquaintance. Grateful to be her co-fellow! @MDAndersonNews
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My unintentional costume this year: #zoomworkdude. Got up at 4 am on #Halloween to do a talk w friends @SoaresAndrey @drenriquegrande @jardim_denis et al “in #Brazil.” Happy Halloween everyone! Be safe!
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After #plenarysession at #ASCO21 for #KN564, proud to see @DrChoueiri @DanaFarber throwing the 1st pitch at tonight's @RedSox game. Even though I root for the @Dodgers & @Angels, rooting for your team tonite buddy!
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A #PSA to those with little ones starting school: #BackToSchoolNight is a terrific opportunity to embarrass your kids. They may cringe (or cry) now, but it builds character - they will thank you later! So moms & dads, grab that 🎤 & show ‘em what you got! #NoDiggity
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So proud of my "kids" at @cityofhope (@LuisMezaco @NazliDizman @ZeynepZengin @ChawlaNeal) for getting @ASCO Merit Awards for #GU22! Lots of great folks on this list including my "nephew" @nsayeghmd who works w my "brother" @neerajaiims at @huntsmancancer. #workfamily = #family
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The @ASCO Daily News is my go-to for coverage of #ASCO21, #GU21, #GI21 et al. Thrilled to see that @neerajaiims @huntsmancancer will be #EIC for the next 5 yrs! I know how hard he has been working already to keep this @ASCO_pubs outlet UTD & exciting - a richly deserved honor!
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What a great way to wrap up #ASCO18! Had to hold back tears when Dr. Hurria, my 1st mentor at @cityofhope & @ASCO Board Member, told me at @fly2ohare. Thx to my mentor @DrChoueiri & my amazing mentees @PauloBergerot @crisbergerot @NazliDizman @jacobadashek @MeghanSalgia et al!
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I'm at the 2023 #ASCOAdvocacySummit advocating for:.•admin burden relief & prior auth reform #fixpriorauth •banning copay accumulator programs .•sustainable cancer research funding. I'll explain why via these 3 pictures: (1/5)
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Words will never capture my appreciation for @PauloBergerot @crisbergerot, but I try my best to chronicle our time at @cityofhope 👇 🙏 to all who have helped in this journey incl @WilliamDale_MD.@zklaassen_md @RCCadvocate @GlopesMd #ASCOconnection @ASCO
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Grateful to the nice passenger who switched seats with me on the plane so I could gab with @ZakhariaYousef for 2h straight (sorry Yousef - no sleeping when you sit next to me!). Was awesome hearing about his journey from #Syria to @UIowaCancer where he built a world-class GU
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Thank you to @CD_AACR for offering us the opportunity to publish our work, simultaneous with #AACR24! Grateful to @ElizSMcKenna for facilitating a thoughtful but rapid peer review process to get this out in time for the meeting. In #kidneycancer, we have been fortunate to have
Just published with the #AACR24 Clinical Plenary presentation: CD70-Targeted Allogeneic CAR T-Cell Therapy for Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell #Carcinoma, by @montypal et al. @cityofhope @AACR
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I’m approaching nearly two decades at @cityofhope - it’s been a truly magical place to work. Excited to launch a podcasting highlighting the exceptional faculty that I’m blessed to see day to day. Starting strong w @ArmenianSaro - Chair of #PediatricOncology - offering a touching
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Happy #FathersDay to all! My son treated me to the best gift - #garageband time, playing songs that were made 30y before he was born. #thesmiths #sheilatakeabow #totally80s
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I started working with @EbrahimiHedyeh almost 3 years ago. She hit the ground running with a beautiful oral presentation at #ASCO23. No small feat to do a talk in front of a massive @ASCO audience as a new member of the team, but even more impressively, she followed up this
Welcome to our @BIDMC_IM 2025-26 Intern Class! This exceptional #Match2025 group comes from 46 different medical schools across the country and brings expertise in global health, medical education, QI, research, & more. Can't wait for you to join us @BIDMChealth this summer! 🌟
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As always, stellar presentation from @_ShankarSiva @PeterMacCC - he, @ChadTangMD & a handful of others are revolutionizing the way we think about #radiation for #kidneycancer. Lots of key papers in @EUplatinum @TheLancetOncol delineating role in multiple tx settings. @ASCO #GU23
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Haven’t missed an @ASCO mtg since starting fellowship at @cityofhope 13 yrs ago. #ASCO19 will be the most exciting by far with my boss, colleague & dear friend @TDorffOnc on the plenary stage discussing @ANZUPtrials #ENZAMET - a richly deserved opportunity. Insanely proud of you!
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My take on #CheckMate274: Is adj CPI now SOC for #MIUC? Not yet. Here's the design presented today at @ASCO #GU21 - first, thanks to patients & investigators (#DrDeanBajorin, @MattGalsky) who should be commended for completing an adj trial in #bladdercancer - no small feat! (1/9)
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Finished clinic at 6pm, kissed kiddos gn at 8pm, got @Uber at 9p. Got from burbs to @flyLAXairport entrance in record time (40 mi in 40 min) but a projected 1 hr to get an additional 1.5 mi to gate. What to do? Put my running shoes on & hustled to the gate! #CantMissIt #ASCO19
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Encourage any clinician interested in the microbiome to watch this #ESMO21 talk from @BertrandRouty. A tour de force updating data re: abx/IO efficacy (@derosa__lisa @CD_AACR 2021) & highlighting future directions w prebiotics. Exciting to see therapeutic avenues emerging!
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Dear #kidneycancer community: I need your help. I have the honor of discussing #COSMIC313 at #ESMO22 in ~7d. @DrChoueiri @DanaFarber will be presenting this P3 trial in the 3rd Presidential Session on Mon at 16:30. Press release is below; see next tweet for my "ask": (1/3)
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If you told me 2 decades ago that @KidneyCancerDoc was going to change the face of #kidneycancer tx, I would have 💯believed it. We were residents at @UCLAHealth in 2003 when we met. Thrilled to see him now changing the standard of care for #kidneycancer imaging at @ASCO #GU23!
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My 10yo just won our county @NationalHistory competition & is going to state (🙏@BreaOlindaUSD)! Terrific but I've personally only ever focused on #science in school & my background in #humanities is severely lacking. Any advice on how I can learn enough to keep pace w the
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Love this guy! Academic life never easy. He & @neerajaiims have been my support network for > a decade. My "younger brother" (who my kids call Petros Uncle) keeps me motivated & teaches me the following lesson: there is NO harm in being kind. @DrChoueiri @tmprowell @chadinabhan.
@montypal never ceases to surprise me! Thanks for nice 👍 cup with @NEJM stamp & OS curve! Also face time with my “niece” after journal club @TiansterZhang @HOJournalClub @OncoAlert @SeattleCCA @uwurology @fredhutch @arkhaki @VivekSubbiah @DrChoueiri @neerajaiims @tompowles1
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Wondering if there is official academic #mentoring or #coaching coursework offered by any US-based institutions? Looking to build a formal program at w several colleagues. @DrChoueiri. @neerajaiims. @NarjustDumaMD. @VivekSubbiah. @PGrivasMDPhD.
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Last night we celebrated @ZeynepZengin & @LuisMezaco transitioning to @YaleIMed & @AGovindarajanMD to @MSKCancerCenter. As I witness what alums like @crisbergerot & @NazliDizman have accomplished, I am 💯 sure each will succeed. Thanks to MANY of you for support along the way!
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I'm hugely indebted to @MattGalsky, not just for the chance to be a part of this @NatureMedicine masterpiece he drove, but to see the joy of my pts doing well years out from chemo/IO w/o #cystectomy. But not the 1st time Matt has given my pts a gift via our collaboration - (1/n)
@montypal @siadaneshmand @Ron_cology @AmirHorowitz @MehrazinMD @BhardwajLab @DrJohnSfakianos @neerajaiims @hoosiercancer @IcahnMountSinai @SinaiImmunol
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“The @TIME Magazine 100 List for Healthcare? That’s cool & all, and I’m happy for @tompowles1, but I personally have always been after this shiny piece of metal …”. Behold — the @Uromigos cup. #UromigosLive24.#TeamLA: @TDorffOnc @PGrivasMDPhD .
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I took advice from @davisa20 (VP, @ASCO Mtg Services) & showed up early to #GU24. Got a front row seat to see the 1st two oral abstract presenters, @neerajaiims @huntsmancancer & #MahaHussainMD @NorthwesternMed. Kicking things off with data from #CONTACT02 - the story of the
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Major kudos to the flight team on @AmericanAir 2532 today (@flyLAXairport > @Reagan_Airport). Stan, Mekhail, Julie & Dolores helped me & @AGregoryMD (a terrific physician) negotiate a mid-air emergency w a young patient. Was impressed by their compassion & professionalism.
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How does @NazliDizman do it? @YaleIMed resident by day, @ASCO presenter on the weekend. Excited to see everything in store for this rising star! Your @cityofhope family salutes you! @DrRaviSalgia @stacywgray @DrEdKim @TDorffOnc
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Proud of @NickSalgia @PauloBergerot @manuelmaiamd @cityofhope & @TGen collaborators for @EUplatinum paper assessing microbiome in #kidneycancer pts w IO tx. Incr diversity & P. copri in pts w clin benefit; Akkermansia appeared to inc in these pts as well.
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A bit #mindblown at the moment. Had a @cityofhope pt who needed care in #Beirut. Contacted @DrChoueiri. who put me in touch w @dmukherji @AUB_Lebanon. Keep in mind it's 12:55 am there - within 10 min, she had an appt set/chemo scheduled. Words can't express how grateful I am.
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Incredibly proud of @neerajaiims for publishing #TALAPRO2 in @TheLancet. It’s work deserving of publication in this IF>200 journal - biomarker work is rigorous & outcome + in ITT & biomarker based subgroups. This study is in a lineage of key trials Neeraj has led starting w @SWOG
We report in @TheLancet : Primary efficacy data from TALAPRO-2 Phase 3 trial in mCRPC #prostatecancer : Talazoparib + Enza improves outcomes in all subgroups vs Enza. Prospective tissue testing in 100% pts, randomization stratified by HRR status @oncoalert @urotoday @PCF_Science
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Proud of the Pal family! My cuz @timir_paul established the @uthsc #Nashville #Cardiology @acgme Fellowship, while my other cuz @TuyaPalMD is AD for @VUMC_Cancer #HealthDisparities (working closely w my dear friend & @ASCO LDP classmate @DrWinkfield). #Nashville family reunion!
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Interesting CM214 update from @AlbigesL @motzermd @DrChoueiri @brian_rini @ERPlimackMD @CPRT65 @tompowles1 et al in @ESMO_Open. Softens my perspective a bit on nivo/ipi in favorable risk, but TKI still appears to be better there. Interesting to see the curves migrate over time.
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At #ASCO23, @neerajaiims delivers a masterclass on how to weave (1) state-of-the-art clinical evidence with (2) real-world application of data with (3) limitations based on health disparities with (4) practical interventions to remedy them with (5) advocacy solutions. This talk
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PFS of 19.4 mos. Benefit across risk groups (incl good-risk). Better HR-QOL. Confirms what I suspected-cabo is the best TKI to pair w IO. My post #ESMO20 algorithm favors cabo/nivo for most pts with #kidneycancer 1L. Congrats @DrChoueiri @apolo_andrea @tompowles1 @motzermd et al.
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Took @shilpaonc, @arafflemd & #SandyLiuMD to #PodiDosa, one of my fave #indianfood spots in #LosAngeles. Don’t read the @Yelp reviews (2.5 ⭐️) - food is a solid 5⭐️, they just take their time making it. @DrRaviSalgia @TDorffOnc I know you ❤️ this cuisine - need to take you here!
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Fellowship programs: @NazliDizman @YaleIMed is applying this year! You will never meet a harder working, more driven individual. Thank you @KidneyCancer for offering her this amazing opportunity to further her research goals!.
⭐️Congratulations to KCA Trailblazer Award winner .@NazliDizman @YaleCancer @YaleMed! She will study the impact of CBM588 on metabolomic profile in patients with mRCC. #RCC #kidneycancer
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As we approach @ASCO #GU19: @SWOG 1500 for papillary #kidneycancer has undergone a preplanned futility analysis; revised trial will randomize only to sunitinib or cabo. Need your support to get this study done! @PrimoLaraMD @DrVaishampayan @KidneyCancerDoc @DrDanielHeng @theNCI
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Leaving the office tonight with a long-time patient’s words echoing through my head. Of his experience with doctors, he said: “Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” Just brilliant & so true.
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What an amazing path @NazliDizman has taken from #Turkey to @MDAndersonNews. Love this piece in the @ASCO Connection where she shares notes from the time we spent together at @cityofhope, but also the major role so many individuals (@DrChoueiri @NarjustFlorezMD @MarkDSiegel1
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#pearljam #vitalogy #sundayfunday #garageband trying to pass down some good music to my son from college days courtesy of @PearlJam & #eddievedder
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Taking on my first @ASCO journal #AssociateEditor role w @JCOPO_ASCO. What a TERRIFIC editorial board led by #DrJamesFord @StanfordCancer w terrific colleagues like @thenasheffect, @HHampel1, @christine_lovly, @stacywgray @janeway_MD & so many others. Several Special Series
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