Uzoma K. Iheagwara, MD, PhD
@UzomaMDPhD
UPMC Horizon Radiation Oncologist, Immunologist, UPMC Rad Onc Residency, PittMed, Pitt MSTP, UMBC Meyerhoff, Phillips Academy, DC sports enthusiast. Dad/Husband
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Agree with the points listed.
#radiopharmaceuticals are more than just radioactive chemotherapy and we are leaving valuable information on the table if we don't pursue dosimetry in earnest.
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Just saw my first car crash of a HIFU salvage who was high risk up front. I have a call out to the Doc to discuss….. Daniel E Spratt
The authors are thrilled to share their latest research in IJROBP - The Red Journal #RedJournal on enhancing cancer therapy with neutron capture! 🌟 #CancerResearch #ParticleTherapy #NCEPT Mitra Safavi 💉💉💉 ANSTO UOW 量子科学技術研究開発機構(QST) University of Sydney bit.ly/redhowell1
Patient-Reported Outcomes as a Recruitment Strategy for Clinical Trial Enrollment | Oncology | JAMA Oncology | JAMA Network Joy of academic medicine is to work with amazing students & mentees! Nicholas Verdini Erin Gillespie, MD MPH jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…
🎉✨👩⚕️ Huge congratulations to Dr. Kelli Pointer for being awarded a 5-year ACS/ASTRO Clinician Scientist Development Award for her project 'Targeting Cholinergic Signaling to Overcome Radiation Resistance in Gliomas'! 🌟 #dartmouthradonc #womenwhocurie #ACS #ASTRO #grant
No SUNSET on this ultracentral trial of 60 Gy in 8 fractions
<7% grade 3-5 AEs, ~90% local control
Online at: redjournal.org/article/S0360-…
Meredith Giuliani Benjamin Lok, MD Alex Louie MD, PhD Houda Bahig, MD PhD Andrea Bezjak Scott Bratman Dr. David Palma
Daniel E Spratt Angela Jia RadOncUH Corey Speers Alex Price Also outside RadOncUH during the eclipse…. Daniel E Spratt demonstrating proper eye safety and a new interpretation to “chairperson” ⚡️
For 30 years, Dario A.A. Vignali has studied immune regulation and cell signaling, and translated his research into clinical practice.
The Distinguished Professor has now been appointed chair of the Department of Immunology:
pi.tt/newschairswint…
Vignali Lab Pitt Health Sciences
#EAU24 PEACE V-STORM: Ph 2 RCT of salvage MDT + 6 mo ADT +/- ENRT for Oligorecurrent nodal PCa: 24-mo toxicity results Thomas Zilli
UroToday.com
n=97, MDT vs n=93, ENRT
📌Worst late Gr ≥ 2 GI AEs: 5.3% vs 6.6% (p=0.94)
📌Worst late GU ≥ 2 GU AEs: 22.2% vs 26.5% (p=0.61)
Is this increased pCR because of higher dose or doublet chemo ? Do we need surgical inguinal nodal dissection for N0 before chemo RT ? DrKamrava Ann Klopp Emma Fields, MD Matthew Harkenrider, MD ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.120…
15% of cancer patients report being referred to an exercise program. We need to do better. At UPMC Hillman Cancer Center we've instituted an approach that has netted close to 50% of patients receiving and accepting an appropriate referral....
link.springer.com/article/10.100…