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Albert Koong

@ackoongmdphd.bsky.social

Physician-scientist, radiation oncologist, cancer biologist. Division Head and Chair, Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center #radonc #endcancer https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6k_0CuQAAAAJ&hl=en

176 Followers  |  31 Following  |  50 Posts  |  Joined: 02.01.2025  |  1.7949

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πŸ“’ Excited to share our new pub @JCO_ASCO

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βœ…We report late colorectal cancer dose-response models for colorectum RT dose and chemo

#radonc #medphys #survivorship
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04.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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That's a wrap! Another #ASTRO25 in the books. Great catching up with everyone. See you in Boston for #ASTRO26! #radonc #endcancer @mdanderson.bsky.social

02.10.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hanging out with the @mdanderson.bsky.social #radonc residents at the after party. #ASTRO25

01.10.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Global Outreach If you are ready to make an appointment, select a button on the right. If you have questions about MD Anderson's appointment process, our information page may be the best place to start.

"MD Anderson is committed to extending our reach to improve cancer care globally," says @schmeler.bsky.social during her #ASTRO25 presentation on identifying international partners when setting up a global oncology program.

Learn more: spr.ly/6013A5Rzf #EndCancer

29.09.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Find out about our latest #radonc research to #endcancer. See you at #ASTRO25.

26.09.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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4 things I learned from my radiation oncology training at MD Anderson After completing his radiation oncology residency at MD Anderson and joining the faculty, Vincent Bernard-Pagan, M.D., Ph.D., shares what he learned from his training and what sets MD Anderson apart for trainees.

"Without this network of mentorship and institutional support, I would not be in the position I am today as a physician-scientist leading my own laboratory," says our Dr. Vincent Bernard-Pagan.

His insights from radiation oncology training: spr.ly/63325AbA5H #OncSky #EndCancer

25.09.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Targeted radiation helps patients with kidney cancerβ€―delay systemic therapyβ€― Targeted radiation helps patients with kidney cancerβ€―delay systemic therapyβ€―

Targeted radiation gave patients with oligometastatic kidney cancer a median of nearly 3 years without systemic therapy while maintaining high survival. A ctDNA biomarker may help personalize this approach. spr.ly/63320ADVdQ #OncSky #EndCancer

05.09.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to these ⁦β€ͺ@MDAnderson.bsky.social‬⁩ #radonc faculty for their achievements in these areas. Amazing work to #endcancer!

15.08.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to Dr. Prajnan Das for this recognition. This is one of the highest honors bestowed upon @mdanderson.bsky.social faculty. #endcancer #radonc

14.08.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Most recent ranking of scientific journals from Google scholar.
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08.08.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

30.06.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

27.06.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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
www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...

22.06.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

20.06.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to the @mdanderson.bsky.social #radonc class of 2025! Looking forward to all that you will do to #endcancer.

19.06.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to @fumikochino.bsky.social for recent FASCO designation! @mdanderson.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social #radonc #endcancer

04.06.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 ‬

27.05.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So proud of Dr. Manzar, a rising superstar in the #radonc field, specializing in pediatric cancers @mdanderson.bsky.social . #EndCancer #EndChildhoodCancer

27.05.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

23.05.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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18.05.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

17.05.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The newly formed Kinder Children’s Cancer Center is a fantastic collaboration between @mdanderson.bsky.social and Texas Children’s Hospital to #EndChildhoodCancer

15.05.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Annual #radonc Olympics competition as part of employee engagement month @mdanderson.bsky.social. We are definitely contenders for the title this year!

05.05.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inaugural #foosball match with the #radonc lab at Zayed yesterday. Who wants next? @mdanderson.bsky.social #endcancer

01.05.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

29.04.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feedin’ the #longhorns! ⁦β€ͺ@mdanderson.bsky.social‬⁩ Polo on the Prairie fundraiser to #endcancer.

27.04.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Enjoying Charlie Crockett at the Polo on the Prairie fundraiser for @mdanderson.bsky.social. #endcancer

27.04.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Polo on the Prairie fundraiser for @mdanderson.bsky.social. Thanks to the Musselman Family for their 39 years of support! #endcancer

27.04.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A little target practice before @mdanderson.bsky.social Polo on the Prairie fundraising event to #endcancer.

26.04.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats Dr. Di Zhao! #AACR2025 #endcancer #radonc @mdanderson.bsky.social

25.04.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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