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Thrilled to announce that after a highly competitive national search, Dr. Prajnan Das has been selected as the inaugural chair of GIRO Department @mdanderson.bsky.social . Looking forward to all the great things he will do in this new role. #rad onc #endcancer

Defeated by the grad students in the inaugural @mdanderson.bsky.social #foosball tournament at Zayed. Junjie Chen and I will need to step up our game next year! #radonc #endcancer

Omitting Regional Nodal Irradiation after Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy | NEJM The benefit of regional nodal irradiation in the treatment of breast cancer is well established for patients with pathologically positive axillary nodes, but whether it is also beneficial for patie...

Subset analysis reveals regional nodal irradiation may be omitted in AXLN pos breast CA with pCR after neoadj chemo. Less may be more. @ibcradiation.bsky.social @fumikochino.bsky.social #radonc
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Acquired resistance in cancer: towards targeted therapeutic strategies - Nature Reviews Cancer Acquired therapeutic resistance is a key contributor to cancer treatment failure, requiring new approaches to address its complex mechanisms. In this Roadmap, Soragni, Knudsen and colleagues discuss t...

Developing effective strategies to overcome acquired resistance to therapy is critical to improving outcomes for #cancer patients.
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Congrats to the @mdanderson.bsky.social #radonc class of 2025! Looking forward to all that you will do to #endcancer.

Congrats to @fumikochino.bsky.social for recent FASCO designation! @mdanderson.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social #radonc #endcancer

ASCO: MD Anderson’s Christopher Flowers honored for teaching and mentorship Christopher Flowers, M.D., division head of Cancer Medicine and chair of Lymphoma/Myeloma at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will be honored with the Jamie Von Roenn Excellence in T...

Dr. Christopher Flowers has been honored with ASCO’s Jamie Von Roenn Excellence in Teaching and Mentorship Award. His commitment to mentorship has helped shape the future of cancer research and care. Learn more: www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/asc... #EndCancer #ASCO25 @ascocancer.bsky.social ‬

So proud of Dr. Manzar, a rising superstar in the #radonc field, specializing in pediatric cancers @mdanderson.bsky.social . #EndCancer #EndChildhoodCancer

Faculty Convocation speaker @dglaucomflecken.bsky.social today @mdanderson.bsky.social. Described his own cancer journey using humor and poignant vignettes. Powerful reminder for why science and medicine matters. #endcancer #radonc

Addition of Metastasis-Directed Therapy to Systemic Therapy for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (EXTEND): A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Trial PURPOSEThe EXTEND trial tested the hypothesis that adding comprehensive metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) to chemotherapy would improve progression-free survival (PFS) over chemotherapy alone among pa...

Congrats to Ethan Ludmir and Chad Tang for their publication selected for recognition as part of @mdanderson.bsky.social Excellence in Science Award. #radonc #endcancer

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Gathering of ⁦@mdanderson.bsky.social #radonc physicists. This much brainpower concentrated together could definitely cause a disturbance in the Force. Thanks ⁦@julielarkin.bsky.social for organizing. #endcancer

The newly formed Kinder Children’s Cancer Center is a fantastic collaboration between @mdanderson.bsky.social and Texas Children’s Hospital to #EndChildhoodCancer

Annual #radonc Olympics competition as part of employee engagement month @mdanderson.bsky.social. We are definitely contenders for the title this year!

Inaugural #foosball match with the #radonc lab at Zayed yesterday. Who wants next? @mdanderson.bsky.social #endcancer

An ultrasensitive method for detection of cell-free RNA - Nature A method, RARE-seq, for sensitive detection of cell-free RNAs in blood is demonstrated to have diverse clinical applications including diagnosing and characterizing human cancers, and tracking respons...

Stunning achievement by the Diehn Lab. This technology has the potential to transform #PrecisionMedicine.

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Feedin’ the #longhorns! ⁦‪@mdanderson.bsky.social‬⁩ Polo on the Prairie fundraiser to #endcancer.

Enjoying Charlie Crockett at the Polo on the Prairie fundraiser for @mdanderson.bsky.social. #endcancer

Polo on the Prairie fundraiser for @mdanderson.bsky.social. Thanks to the Musselman Family for their 39 years of support! #endcancer

A little target practice before @mdanderson.bsky.social Polo on the Prairie fundraising event to #endcancer.

Congrats Dr. Di Zhao! #AACR2025 #endcancer #radonc @mdanderson.bsky.social

First VR assisted brachy case @mdanderson.bsky.social today.The future is here! #endcancer #radonc @ramezkouzy.bsky.social

Congrats to Dr. Aaron Seo, recipient of the Tom Buchholz Leadership Award. #radonc

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Radiotherapy promotes cuproptosis and synergizes with cuproptosis inducers to overcome tumor radioresistance Lei et al. reveal that radiotherapy (RT) elevates mitochondrial copper and induces cuproptosis by upregulating CTR1 and depleting mitochondrial glutathione. Furthermore, BACH1 downregulation confers r...

#Radiotherapy increases expression of copper transporter 1 (CTR1), elevating mitochondrial Cu which leads to Cu-dependent cell death. Suggests a therapeutic paradigm for RT and #cuproptosis. #radonc #endcancer @MDAnderson.bsky.social

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Cost for sequencing #HumanGenome over the last 2 decades. Paves the way for advances in #PersonalizedMedicine. #DNA

Exciting update by ⁦‪Dr. Chad Tang at #radonc retreat ⁦‪@MDAnderson.bsky.social on oligometastatic clinical trials. These promising clinical trials are part of the Rad Onc Strategic Initiatives (ROSI) metastatic disease pillar. #endcancer

Invigorated by the great ideas coming out of our #radonc retreat. Looking forward to the impact of these collaborations on advancing patient care. #endcancer @mdanderson.bsky.social

Former astronaut and @mdanderson.bsky.social physician Dr. Ellen Baker gives keynote address at #radonc retreat. Inspiring leader, pioneer, humanitarian. #endcancer

Thrilled to announce that Dr. Phuoc Tran will join @mdanderson.bsky.social as Chair of GU Rad Onc Dept. #endcancer #radonc

Enjoying a little night tennis. #ATP250 Houston Clay Court Championships. After multiple weather delays, Jenson Brooksby and Tommy Paul into the 3rd set.