Proud of this effort initially led by Dr Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA & completed by Dr Bridgette Thom, PhD to screen for #financialtoxicity & health-related social risks. We found pt receiving #radiation have ⬆️transportation insecurity & worse financial toxicity than others. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"Working to address the social determinants of health & meet essential needs in clinic is a key step toward improving access & equity in health care; it also happens to be the morally right thing to do." Our @JACR issue on #SDoH #HRSR is now available: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New in Phiro Tweets: Quantitative imaging metrics correlated with rapid volume loss during #radiotherapy for head & neck cancer #hncsm including high density/proliferation image markers. FDG #PET correlated with regression in uni/multivariate analysis. phiro.science/article/S2405-…

Congratulations to 2024 graduates of the MSK School of #RadiationTherapy, which has produced hundreds of radiation therapists over the past five decades. This program shows the dedication & expertise of the faculty & leaders in radiation oncology. More: bit.ly/3Sour3R

🫀☢️New #CardioOnc for #breastcancer Dr Lior Braunstein: VMAT for left-sided #bcsm RNI yielded no significant early decrement in echocardiographic parameters of cardiac function. No pt exhibited significant LVEF changes or sustained decrements in strain. advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-…

🧠⚡️🫁☢️New in Journal of Clinical Oncology from The Pike Lab Chad Rusthoven: The addition of up-front #radiation #SRS to CNS-penetrant #TKI ⬆️time-to-CNS progression & local control (but not OS) in pts with brain mets from #EGFR #ALK-driven #NSCLC #lungcancer. #lcsm #radonc ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…

Any role of up-front SRS in lung pts with brain Mets and EGFR or ALK targetable mutations who is receiving the 3th generation TKIs? JCO July 24, 2024 SRS improves time to CNS progression, particularly for lesion > 1 cm OS is similar MDT and personalized approach are crucial.

Many US brachytherapists report using general, conscious sedation or epidural anesthesia, yet 10% are using only oral & 22% offered anesthesia only during applicator placement. A majority believe PTSD can occur, but few offer any intervention. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

☢️🏙️Learn about the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center #RadOnc residency program in beautiful NYC from our Chief Residents 🍽️🍣🌆🚕🖼️💃🧑‍🍳🎭👨‍🎤🍕 📅Monday, August 19 ⏰8–9 pm ET Register: meetmsk.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Matthew McMillan, MD Kate Hockemeyer Elisa Liu Alex Terry Shoshana Rosenzweig, MD Nikhil Mankuzhy, MD

Sometimes you need to go to a meeting to catch up with work colleagues. Enjoyed NRG Oncology summer meeting in Denver with Lior Braunstein and Dr Puneeth Iyengar.

Presented my concept for optimizing radiotherapy in young women with breast cancer NRG Oncology. These pts are under-represented in current data, have higher recurrences, and are more sensitive to late effects. We need to clarify volume and fractionation options in a dedicated trial!

New review of chromosomal instability in Nature Reviews Genetics: Beyond the generation of genomic copy number heterogeneity, recent work has unveiled additional tumour-promoting consequences of abnormal chromosome segregation. 🧬nature.com/articles/s4157…

Beyond amazing first month at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with the incomparable Nancy Lee, superstar Memorial Sloan Kettering Radiation Oncology PGY3 Ross Weber, MVP APP Ying Wu, our great nursing team, the ever wise Nadeem Riaz, and our international research team and observers Janmenjoy Mondal

☢️Learn about the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center #RadOnc Fellowships available at this OPEN HOUSE. 🧠CNS Fellowship led by Dr @Pike_Lab ⚡️Proton Fellowship led by Dr @IMRTLee ⚛️Brachytherapy Fellowship led by Dr @MarisaKollmeier 📅Monday, Sept 9 ⏲️8-9pm ET Register: meetmsk.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

New in IJGC: Focal or substantial lymphovascular space invasion ⬆️risk of disease progression & death in early stage #endometrialcancer. Both had similar rates of progression-free survival, differing markedly from cases with no LVI. #gyncsm ijgc.bmj.com/content/early/…

⚡️☢️🧬New IJROBP - The Red Journal NRG Oncology: This position paper focuses on the concept of relative biologic effect (RBE) in clinical #protontherapy, with the goal of providing recs for next gen clinical trials with protons on the best practice of investigating & using RBE. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📜 In The Lancet Reg Health-Americas, led by rising 🌟 @StephanieWang04 of Harvard University, we draw attention to #family #financial #toxicity in the #US for people w #cancer 🙏 Drs Kaitlyn Lapen Khushi Kohli @FumikoChino for insight and empathy 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📰Just published in ACS Journal Cancer. Dr Sarah W. Marion, MD completed this research after the 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Summer Pipeline Program. This funded 8-wk program is offered to #URM med students interested in an oncology career. mskcc.org/hcp-education-… acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn…

🦺Congratulations to Dr Dhwani Parikh, the new Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center #RadOnc Quality Assurance Chair, she has served as the VC for the past 3 years. Many thanks to outgoing Chair Dr @MarisaKollmeier for her years of service in this role.

New in ASTRO #PracticalRO: This the Radiosurgery Society case-based guide provides a practical framework for delivering #SBRT for locally advanced #pancreaticcancer. #radonc #pancsm sciencedirect.com/science/articl…