Steven Artandi, MD, PhD

Support from the Weill Cancer Hub West enabled key Project VITAL collaborations across Stanford and @UCSF, including large-scale particle production and coordinated #SolidTumor studies. brnw.ch/21x0UCp @Satpathology

Applications are now open for the SCI Community Impact Research Grants aimed at addressing #CancerDisparities. I encourage you to apply and make a difference. brnw.ch/21x0QBz

Applications are now open for the Stanford Cancer Institute Innovation Awards, which support bold, collaborative cancer research. I encourage you to apply. brnw.ch/21x0MFZ

Sri Seshadri’s legacy is one of collaboration, compassion, and innovation. He united diverse fields to create a cancer care system rooted in inclusion and responsibility. His absence will be deeply felt by all who worked with him. brnw.ch/21x0Erq

SCI member Claudia Petritsch & others built a high-resolution atlas of #Glioblastoma, mapping how malignant, vascular & immune cells are organized. They reveal new vascular cell states & a core oligodendrocyte population tied to recurrence & poor outcomes. brnw.ch/21x0ArJ

SCI member Derick Okwan & others discovered that cancer cells use #mitochondria stolen from immune cells to spread and evade detection. brnw.ch/21x0wnh #metastasis

SCI member @aliceyting & team developed Conformational Biasing, a fast method for predicting protein variants biased toward specific conformations. CB reveals novel mechanisms, enhances protein functions, and has broad applications in research & medicine.brnw.ch/21x0scv

. @STS_CTsurgery, including SCI members @JoelNealMD & Joe Shrager, released 19 consensus recommendations updating resectability and multidisciplinary care in locally advanced #NSCLC. brnw.ch/21x0q2x

SCI leader @HwakeleeMD & others show in KEYNOTE-671 that adding pembrolizumab to chemo before surgery helped early-stage #LungCancer patients live longer without disease, improved outcomes across groups, and did not worsen surgery results. brnw.ch/21x0jX0 #TexasLung24

SCI member @leahbackhusmd & others developed a novel framework to examine post-treatment surveillance for #NSCLC. Their study revealed lower-than-expected guideline-concordant surveillance rates among veterans, highlighting a gap in care. brnw.ch/21x0fTj

SCI member Ali Khaki & others show survey data clarify real-world mUC treatment choices, with clinicians favoring EVP first line after prior ICI and non-ICI strategies after progression. brnw.ch/21x0bN7 #BladderCancer

@HwakeleeMD and I are pleased to announce that @VivekSubbiah has been appointed as the @StanfordCancer inaugural associate director for drug development and precision oncology. He will lead our Early Drug Development Program, focusing on phase 1 clinical trials and rare cancers.

SCI member Manali Patel & others found a simple phone-based symptom assessment intervention, led by lay health workers, reduced emergency department visits by more than 1/2 and hospitalizations by2/3s among older adults with cancer. brnw.ch/21x07Oo

Theranostics is expanding in cancer care. @SNM_MI, including SCI member Helen Nadel, emphasizes the need for training & regulation in #radiopharmaceutical therapy. brnw.ch/21x03CB

SCI member @AttardiLaura & others reveal how restoring #p53 shrinks lung tumors: p53 shuts down mTOR signaling, triggers autophagy and senescence, and recruits macrophages to clear cancer, pointing to new combo-therapy targets. brnw.ch/21wZVGc #LungCancer

SCI member Beth Beadle & others found #HeadAndNeckCancer patients, adhering to swallowing exercises during #RadiationTherapy led to better swallowing function and diet scores one year later. Avoiding feeding tubes also improved swallowing outcomes. brnw.ch/21wZRlJ

SCI member Antonio Omuro & others found R-MPV-A highly effective for primary #CNSLymphoma; adding low-dose whole-brain RT improved progression-free survival without worsened cognition. brnw.ch/21wZN2X

SCI member @james_y_zou & others developed SleepFM, a sleep AI that learns the “language” of sleep to predict future disease risks, including cancer, using just one night of lab-recorded sleep.brnw.ch/21wZJ4j #AIHealth

SCI member @AaronDawesMD & others found #ColonCancer patients in persistent poverty had higher mortality, but guideline-concordant #CancerCare erased this gap. brnw.ch/21wZCV8

SCI member @max_diehn & others present a urine tumor DNA (utDNA) #LiquidBiopsy for #BladderCancer that accounts for the field effect, improving MRD detection and identifying who benefits from surgery vs BCG. brnw.ch/21wZwZv @williamyshi @kevinjliu_ @ashalizadeh @liaojoe1