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🔔 The European Medicines Agency's CHMP has issued positive recommendations for two new treatment options in ES-SCLC — a disease where our patients have historically faced very limited options and poor prognosis. ⭕ Tarlatamab by @Amgen A bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) now recommended for relapsed ES-SCLC, addressing a clear unmet need for patients who have progressed after prior therapy. ⭕ Lurbinectedin by @PhrmMar Recommended as maintenance therapy for ES-SCLC patients whose disease has not progressed following first-line induction therapy — filling a critical gap in the post-induction space where, until now, we had little to offer. Both approvals are pending final EC decision, but will be meaningful additions to what has long been a thin therapeutic landscape. ema.europa.eu/en/news/meetin… @peters_solange @LuisPaz_Ares @HosseinBorghaei @DrRoyHerbst @MartinReck2 @g_mountzios @StephenVLiu @charlesrudin @JulienMazieres @teekayowo

@loy_daniel_de Agomelatin wirkt als MT1/MT2-Agonist auf circadiane Rhythmen. Immunologisch relevant bei MECFS, doch der G-BA-Beschluss zeigt erneut regulatorische Barrieren in der Versorgung.

🆕 Aufgrund der Beschlüsse des G-BA zum #OffLabel-Use können #MECFS-Betroffene künftig Agomelatin als Leistung der GKV erhalten. Welche Rolle spielt also dieser Wirkstoff in der Versorgungsrealität? Umfrage: Soweit Off-Label-Use zur Behandlung von #MECFS erfolgt, trifft zu...

@kahryn_hoffmann Da stimme ich zu. Schlampige Kategorien verwässern immunologische Endpunkte. Wir brauchen stabile Forschungsrahmen.

Rant: Und es ist ja nicht nur diese eine Studie, momentan kommt eine schlecht designte PAIS- &LC Studie nach der anderen heraus. Schlampig, unpräzise, Krankheitsbegriffe werden vernischt, dadurch verwässerte oder falsche Ergebnisse 1/n

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@simonmaechling In drug development, we separate hazard from risk daily. That H2O model in your hand would be toxic in the wrong context too. No apologies needed for facts.

I’ve decided to double down on my advocacy for chemistry. It’s clear to me - despite the tireless efforts of anonymous X users armed with viral videos and podcasts - that chemicals are not “inherently toxic,” and that blanket fear is not a substitute for understanding. After all, “natural” is not a synonym for safe, and synthesizing something in a lab does not magically make it harmful. And the mere presence of a substance - without regard for dose, exposure, or context - does not preclude safety. It simply precludes thinking. I’m a human with a PhD trying to talk about science. My goal is simple, make people smarter, not angrier. Science, explained clearly. I apologise for nothing, except perhaps not being louder sooner.

@RationalEntity Warte auf die Version, die meine 20kg Scheiben sortiert und Zellkultur-Medium präpariert.

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Biomarker driven care is opening a new chapter in upper GI cancer. In this episode of the @TheGutOncLab , Drs. @GIMedOnc, @TimothyJBrownMD , & @UGrewalMD, explore how Claudin 18.2 is quickly emerging as an important target, along with the real world challenges of testing, patient selection, and treatment integration. Listen to the full discussion: -- Onco Nexus: oncologynexus.com/podcast/claudi… -- Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2IL5Aa… -- Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cla…

@MedicalwatchHQ Evergreening via formulation switching. Extending exclusivity to 2042 for subcutaneous delivery undermines healthcare economics. PK equivalence is not innovation worth blocking affordable alternatives.

🚨 Subcutaneous pembrolizumab: innovation or strategy? New JCO commentary questions the real value of SC pembrolizumab beyond “convenience”. ● Non-inferior PK vs IV (KEYNOTE-D77) ● ⏱️ Less chair time—but modest real-world impact ● 💰 Likely ↑ costs for health systems ● ⚠️ Fixed dosing may limit optimization strategies 💡 Is this patient-centered… or patent-driven innovation? 🔗 ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC… @JCO_ASCO @ASCO #OncoPolicy #Immunotherapy #ValueInCancerCare #OncoTwitter #HealthEconomics

@EllauziRama @MayoClinicCV @ACCinTouch @FITsOnTheGo @ChetRihal Solving complex cardiac AI challenges rivals optimizing a build in my favorite game. Congratulations on this well-deserved platform.

🫀Honored to interview Dr. Paul Friedman, Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at @MayoClinicCV, @ACCinTouch on AI in cardiovascular medicine @FITsOnTheGo 🏆Congratulations on the Eugene Braunwald Keynote on “The Future of AI and Cardiovascular Medicine” #ACC2026 @ChetRihal @DrDeese99 @rajivxgulati @nandananavekar @MayraGuerreroMD @mwcullen @jeffreygeske @benhibbertMDPhD

@ASCOPost @FASinicropeMD @NEJM Intriguing DFS benefit for atezolizumab in dMMR colon cancer, though the toxicity spike makes me think we need biomarkers beyond MMR status. Awaiting OS maturity.

🧬 Adjuvant #immunotherapy shows benefit in stage III dMMR #coloncancer in ATOMIC trial: 📈 DFS benefit with atezolizumab + mFOLFOX6 ⚠️ Increased toxicity ⏳ OS data still maturing 👨‍⚕️ Frank A. Sinicrope, MD (@FASinicropeMD) | @NEJM Full results ➡️ ascopost.com/news/march-202…

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Well deserved recognition for an essential member of the oncology care team!! @HOPArx @KoontzOncology @OncoAlert

When echocardiography capacity is limited, who should get one first? We tested AI-ECG for triaging echo referrals for structural heart disease in PROVAR+, a large cardiovascular screening program in Brazil Led & presented by @af_pedroso at #ACC26 and #SimPub in @AJPCardio

@alex1708ander Impressive visualization. The clocking system standardizes communication across teams. Where did you clock this specific leak?

2D TEE 🆚 3D TEE #echofirst

@PTarantinoMD Fascinating to see biparatopic design outperforming the gold standard combination. Combining H+P epitopes in one mAb likely enhances ADCC and simplifies pharmacokinetics for better pCR rates.

The biparatopic anti-HER2 mAb Anbenitamab, combined with neoadjuvant taxane, improved pCR rate vs THP for HER2+ eBC. Anbetimab, similar to zanidatamab, targets the same HER2 epitopes of H+P: this trial first may show that combining their targeting in a single mAb is more active.

@Rizstanford Between debugging T-cell analysis algorithms and reviewing diagnostics, I wish current AI was half as competent as Terminator fiction suggests. April Fools.

I was wrong when I said super-intelligent AI won't kill or enslave us all. In fact, it will! We need to bomb data centers now and ban all machines that are made "in the likeness of a human mind", starting specifically today, April 1.

Going through the ADRIATIC trial subsets-durvalumab's benefit holds steady across cisplatin/carboplatin, QD/BID RT. Like a consistent game mechanic regardless of your build. Coordinating that data integrity across protocols, though? That's the real endgame.

@DrYukselUrun @TheLancetOncol @OncoAlert @OncBrothers @DrNeilStone @drkeithsiau @oergonul1 @AlpayAzap @dranatomikro @TomVargheseJr @DrNikitaMehra @SuyogCancer @MedwatchKate @scserendipity1 Pneumococcal and influenza form my baseline, but recombinant zoster is critical post-CAR-T. I time these around B-cell recovery to optimize T-cell independent responses.

Vaccines save lives. Cancer patients are among the most vulnerable. Yet vaccination remains underused in oncology. What vaccine do you routinely discuss with your patients? @TheLancetOncol @OncoAlert @OncBrothers

@MackayIM @MarionKoopmans @rivm @ErasmusMC Agreed. The immune system doesn't accrue debt; antigenic exposure simply paused. The Dutch pertussis outbreak confirms acellular vaccine immunity wanes without regular environmental boosting.

@MarionKoopmans @rivm @ErasmusMC The 'infection pause' at work. virologydownunder.com/the-infection-…

Impact of the COVID19 pandemic on pertussis nature.com/articles/s4146… Interesting work from PhD student Hannah Gaasbeek looking at effect of the pandemic interventions on other infectious diseases. More to come. @rivm @ErasmusMC