On the latest TAP, we host GI all-stars @krishanjethwa and @niusanford to discuss one of the hottest topics from #ASCO24. ESOPEC moved the needle for patients with GEJ adeno 🙌... Is ☢️ done in this setting? Update your knowledge of esophagus cancer in less than 1 hour! #MedEd

What imaging do you use to follow anal cancer patients s/p chemoRT? We do: PET at 10-12 weeks & if still uptake, another ~3 mo later. Once normalized, CT CAP q6-12 mo. But this isn't consistent w NCCN guidelines – which recommends no f/u PET, no short-term imaging at all.

Educational session for trainees and practicing oncologists on esophagus/GEJ cancers, the esopec study, how it fits in contemporary practice, and future directions. Thanks for hosting Dr. Nina Niu Sanford and I! Check it out!!

Thoracic #RadOncs - check out our new paper in JACC CardioOnc! Simple heart features on planning CT were associated with risk of specific cardiac events after RT for NSCLC (n=478) Is it time we got Cardiology input on some of our patients? Thread (/14)...

Enticing results reported in the TORCH study at #ASCO24 and just published in Journal of Clinical Oncology 📢#Immunotherapy with chemotherapy (iTNT) in rectal cancer associated with complete response rates of 56.5% in group A and 54.2% in group B Full paper 🔗: ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.120…

🚨PRODIGE23🚨 Long term results now published! T3-4 rectal adenocarcinoma Randomized: CRT➡️🔪➡️FOLFOX mFOLFIRINOX ➡️ CRT➡️🔪➡️FOLFOX ✅✅✅Improved OS!!! Looking forward to JANUS clarifying if TNT with FOLFIRINOX vs. FOLFOX improves cCR and/or DFS/OS pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38986769/

The OncoAlert 🚨Round UP NOW OUT Covering July 5-11, 2024 REGISTER at Oncoalert360.com or oncoalert.m-pages.com/nhMpwe/oncoale… Discussing: GU Cancers ✅Renal function after SABR in 1ry #KidneyCancer sciencedirect.com/science/articl… ✅PDL1& Nectin4 expression in #BladderCancer out on

Mayo Clinic is once again top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital and is the only healthcare organization with two hospitals on the U.S. News Honor Roll in the U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" rankings for 2024-2025. Read more: mayocl.in/4f5b3mf

☢️Celiac plexus radiation for pain management in pancreatic cancer The Lancet Oncology ✅At 3 weeks, 53% of the patients had at least a partial pain response ✅A non-invasive, relatively safe treatment 👉doi.org/10.1016/S1470-… The Lancet ESTRO ASTRO PanCAN M. Bolton

Great to see this out- congrats Yaacov Lawrence Md, Laura Dawson et al. Retroperitoneal pain due to tumor celiac plexus involvement can be debilitating & narcotic refractory 25 Gy x 1 improving pain in 53% is remarkable! RCT of RT v celiac block hopefully forthcoming NRG Oncology🤞1/3

📍Treatment of localized rectal cancer ✅Simplified algorithm of ESMO - Eur. Oncology guideline ✅Variation in inclusion criteria among studies ✅Different TNT strategies 👇 #ESMOGI24 Deniz Can Guven Dr Joseph McCollom DO Krishan Jethwa OncoAlert #Cancer #Oncology #MedX

Another week, another tumor board where I referenced this brilliant Krishan Jethwa flowchart to guide multidisciplinary discussion of rectal cancer management #crcsm

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Alright friends- I like the "inclusive" algorithm as it acknowledges suitable options with flexibility to balance nuance and most importantly, patient preferences. But... I was asked what I prefer. By request- here is my more limited decision pathway- open to feedback 🙂🤓

Any benefit Carbon (vs. Protons) for Sacral Chordoma? In this randomized phase II no signif differences btwn study arms sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🚨Interested in a quick read on patient-centric approaches to local treatment decisions for patients with rectal cancer and opportunities for the future❓❓❓ Check this out! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39127067/ Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology COLONTOWN #CRC

Single fraction RT (8Gy) significantly improves hepatic pain compared with best supportive care and can be considered standard palliative treatment. No increase in toxicity. Laura Dawson CCTG thelancet.com/journals/lanon…