Nathan Pennell MD, PhD, FASCO

After 17 years at Cleveland Clinic I am starting today as Senior Vice President and Worldwide Head of Hematology and Oncology Medical Affairs at Bristol-Myers Squibb. I am so thankful to all my colleagues, friends, and patients at the Clinic and will be forever grateful for my experiences there.

I spoke with NPR about the threatening letters that the Republican administration is sending to medical journals.

Driving Knowledge to Action: Building a Better Future With Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Multidisciplinary Oncology | American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.... #ASCO25 @drbonillaonc.bsky.social

Larotrectinib Compared With Real-World Non–Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase Inhibitor Therapies in Patients With Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase Fusion Cancer | JCO Precision Oncology PURPOSENeurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase gene fusions are oncogenic drivers of various solid tumors. Larotrectinib is a highly selective tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitor approved for pa...

Larotrectinib Compared With Real-World Non–Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase Inhibitor Therapies in Patients With Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase Fusion Cancer | JCO Precision Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

ASCO Education: The Evolution of the ASCO Educational Book and the Issues Shaping the Future of Oncology On the inaugural episode of ASCO Education: By the Book, Dr. Nathan Pennell and Dr. Don Dizon share reflections on the evolution of the ASCO Educational Book, its global reach, and the role of its…

New podcast worth your time: ASCO Education: By the Book

@n8pennell.bsky.social and @drdonsdizon.bsky.social and explores the key issues shaping the future of cancer care.

An insightful listen for anyone in #oncology, #meded, or #cancerresearch.

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ASCO Education: The Evolution of the ASCO Educational Book and the Issues Shaping the Future of Oncology On the inaugural episode of ASCO Education: By the Book, Dr. Nathan Pennell and Dr. Don Dizon share reflections on the evolution of the ASCO Educational Book, its global reach, and the role of its new...

So excited to kick off the first episode of our new podcast: ASCO Education: By the Book with good friend and former #EdBook editor @drdonsdizon.bsky.social!

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Taletrectinib in ROS1+ Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: TRUST | Journal of Clinical Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/... @n8pennell.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social @oncoalert.bsky.social

Enhancing Sexual Health for Cancer Survivors Changes to sexual function after cancer treatment are extremely prevalent, affecting up to 90% of female patients with cancer and 40%-85% of male patients with cancer. Sexual health concerns include l...

Enhancing Sexual Health for Cancer Survivors | American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.... @ascocancer.bsky.social

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Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article) Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.

The Trump administration blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s...

Agree it has lost some charm and intimacy, but the added space was of definitely needed.

Packed room at #TTLC25 and fantastic intro talk to EGFR therapy sequencing and unanswered questions by my colleague Dr Julia Rotow

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The Erasing of American Science How far can the Trump administration bend U.S. research before it breaks?

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How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.

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I just pictured you at home screaming “HEADACHES” and I really need to go to bed.

Judge rules lawsuit over UnitedHealth’s AI care denials can move forward Medicare Advantage beneficiaries who are suing UnitedHealth Group over allegedly wrongful denials of care that were based on artificial intelligence scored a victory Thursday.

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries who are suing UnitedHealth Group over allegedly wrongful denials of care that were based on artificial intelligence scored a victory Thursday.

Did someone leave Little Debbie valentine snack cakes in the workroom of uncertain provenance and age? And did I eat them? I’ll never tell!

Promoting Reasonable Career Expectations + Maximizing Professional Fulfillment for Academic Oncologists @ascocancer.bsky.social Recs for Academic Med Ctrs ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
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Promoting Reasonable Career Expectations and Maximizing Professional Fulfillment for Academic Oncologists: ASCO Recommendations for Academic Medical Centers In this statement, ASCO encourages academic medical centers to change their policies and expectations to enhance and promote the professional fulfillment of academic medical oncologists. The statement...

Promoting Reasonable Career Expectations and Maximizing Professional Fulfillment for Academic Oncologists: ASCO Recommendations for Academic Medical Centers ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

These would change your mind I think, Toledo not far from Indiana!

Thanks to @jamessmurphy.bsky.social you can see about how much funding your state will lose each year from NIH indirect funding caps.

In Ohio, it amounts to over $170 Million annually just from the loss of indirect costs.

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Asombrosa!

Last year the spaces for our ALK Summit were filled in just 5 days. We've got another great line up planned this year. Encourage our patient and caregiver community to register now. Link below 👇

NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%

Context from STAT.

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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

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Eggo-style thin is best but with so much syrup you can’t really see them and have to fish them out of the syrup puddle, Belgian style thick… well also pretty good but do need more syrup.

Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.

Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve heard that before, but it's often repeated without an explanation of how we know that. Here's the explanation.