Michael Fisch MD MPH

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Wow! The absolute BEST symptom management & survivorship committee meeting @SWOG spring meeting! Energized & Excited after the brainstorming session! Cannot wait for the future! ☀️🕶️#APP #Research #scientist #collaboration

Fascinating, important convo on the role of APPs in #clinicaltrial research & patient access to trials. APPs have been an important part of my cancer experience, including a PA who advocated to get me scanned the night I was diagnosed. Let’s break down the barriers! #SWOGSpring26

Highlights from @SWOG’s high-impact oncology trials & future vision 🧬 by our new #SWOG co-chairs, @PrimoLaraMD @DrDawnHershman ✅ S1609 DART: 53 rare cancer cohorts, one basket study ✅ ctDNA clearance predicts outcomes in NSCLC And so many more! 🔭 SWOG’s next era: public-powered research tackling what industry can’t 🚀 • Fewer phase I → more definitive phase III trials 📊 • Pragmatic, efficient studies (⅓ of portfolio) ⚡ • Multi-modality strategies & treatment de-escalation 🎯 • AI + real-world data accelerating innovation 🤖📈 @SupportingSWOG #Oncology #ClinicalTrials #CancerResearch

In the 2026 @SWOG plenary session, new co-chairs @PrimoLaraMD @DrDawnHershman honor the outgoing chair @CharlesBlanke & share SWOG’s history, extensive membership, accomplishments& their vision on next generation of @SWOG trials (important for young investigators to know)👇

@minasedrakmd @hoperugo @stolaney1 @AnnPartridgeMD @maryam_lustberg @ErikaHamilton9 @stales @Dr_RShatsky @hmcarthur @KalinskyKevin Congratulations Mina!!

The older I get, the more I realize the greatest honors in life aren’t the ones we hang on walls, but the people who stand beside us. “Our people are the most valuable asset.” — #KingHussein bin Talal of #Jordan My name might be on the award, but the story belongs to so many others. To parents who gave up their dreams so my sister and I could chase ours. To mentors who believed in me before I believed in myself. To mentees who keep me learning and growing. To patients who remind me every day why this work matters. And to a wife and three kind kids who love me through the missed moments — the dinners, dance recitals, and bedtime stories I couldn’t make. This honor isn’t mine. It’s ours. Thank you, Princesses @GhidaTalal and @KHCFKHCC, for this incredible recognition. Your tireless commitment to advancing #ArabCancerResearch reflects a love for humanity, healing, and hope. Because in the end, it’s not about the plaque or the award. It’s about people. Always people. #Gratitude #Family #Mentorship #Purpose .@UCLAHealth .@DOM_UCLA .@UCLAHealthJCCC .@dgsomucla .@IntMedAbel .@ASCO .@BCRFcure .@myCARG .@ALLIANCE_org .@SupportingSWOG .@PhaseOneLA .@SusanGKomen @AACR .@montypal .@ArmenianSaro .@dradityabardia .@tmprowell .@WilliamDale_MD .@DrDawnHershman .@FaltasLab .@NagiSaghir .@GevTamamyan .@ArafatTfayli .@QueenRania

Scheduled lorazepam, alone or combined with haloperidol, more effectively reduced agitation and restlessness in palliative care patients with advanced cancer and delirium than haloperidol or placebo. ja.ma/3IYTzwh @drdavidhui

Microsoft claims their new AI framework diagnoses 4x better than doctors. I'm a medical doctor and I actually read the paper. Here's my perspective on why this is both impressive AND misleading ... 🧵

Happy Birthday to MD Anderson! As @DGlaucomflecken recently told us, growing up as a child in Deer Park, Houston, he simply couldn’t figure out why the good “Dr. Anderson” had the “MD” before his name. 😆 P.S. - it’s Monroe Dunaway

Love this quote from @jrgralow. We can't view #AI as a physician replacement, nor can we reduce #efficiency gained by #AI as turning #docs into a cog ⚙️ Thanks @ravi_b_parikh for advocating for protections both for now and the future. @ca_chung @dougflora2 @HundalJasmin

#AI has improved my efficiency in clinic. But in other industries, AI in the name of efficiency turns employees into "Quantified Workers". #Doctors aren't immune. In @NEJM,@CohenProf @iajunwa & I propose a Clinician Bill of Rights to prioritize autonomy during the AI revolution

Did you know you can donate blood in honor of an @MDAndersonNews patient? If they don't need🩸, they get an honorarium credited to their account. I'm giving platelets today in honor of one of my pts. Talk about immediately reducing #financialToxicity in small but measurable ways!

This painting (Fildes’ The Doctor) is like a Rorschach test of how I’m feeling as a physician Often I see the virtue of presence, where we literally cultivate our bedside manner Other times I discern the intractable progression of disease we are powerless to halt It’s both

Two reasons for caution in our expectations for how AI may affect administrative overhead in healthcare are: - Most areas of admin friction were readily addressable through the technology of 10-20 years ago, but remain with us - Most problems are not computational at their core

Good summary of the question from @WillShrank, @suhas_gondi et al: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Our patients deserve honest prognostic discussions and quality EOL care. Even "novel" therapies don't change the fundamental importance of knowing when to shift focus from disease-directed to comfort-focused care

Very excited the primary psychosocial outcomes of the MATCH (Mindfulness and Taichi for Cancer Health) trial were published today in the @ASCO Journal of Clinical Oncology. Largest comparative trial of #mindbody therapies to date. Free full-text here: ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.120…

Malnutrition in Older Adults. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… @NEJM @JWatch @NEJMEvidence @NEJMGroup #Geriatrics #GeriOnc #PallOnc

Important reading for all clinical trialists: always be aware of (and transparent about!) the event „classification“ for your study endpoints. Great work by @ABCSGVienna led by Dominik Hlauschek! doi.org/10.1016/j.esmo… @MedUni_Wien

Did someone say "conflicts of interest" and "advisory committees"? As it happens, I have a few thoughts about that. Usually, I mumble these things quietly to myself, but this time, @statnews published my hot take: statnews.com/2025/06/12/rfk…