I am incredibly honored and excited to be appointed as the Executive Director of
@WinshipAtEmory
. Very thankful to my family, friends, mentors and colleagues who have provided guidance & support over the years.
Internationally renowned thoracic oncologist and physician scientist, Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, has been named Winship's executive director. He begins his new post July 1. Congratulations
@RamalingamMD
, we're thrilled to have you at the helm!
➡️
Osimertinib is the first TKI to improve OS over another TKI across the entire Oncology landscape!
#ESMO19
@AstraZeneca
@WinshipAtEmory
#LCSM
. Honored to lead this study and present the data!
📢We are very pleased to announce Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD (
@RamalingamMD
) as our new Editor-in-Chief beginning July 2021. Dr. Ramalingam is currently Deputy Director
@WinshipAtEmory
and Chest & Lung Disease Section Editor of Cancer. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ramalingam!👏
Internationally recognized breast cancer and bioethics researcher and radiation oncologist, Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, will join
@EmoryMedicine
and Winship as chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, effective Nov. 7, 2022.
#RadOnc
➡️
Congratulations
@RamalingamMD
for being honored as a FASCO, Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology,
#ASCO19
for you commitment, dedication and service.
From my photo archives- will cherish this one as we mourn the loss of Rep. John Lewis, a hero by every definition of the word. The nation has lost one of its great sons.
I voted in-person today, the first day of early voting in Georgia for racial justice, a science- driven society and restoration of decency. Thanks to
@emoryhealthcare
for providing time off to
#vote
.
Congrats to Ticiana Leal, MD, who has been named the new leader of the Lung Cancer Disease Team at Winship, effective immediately. Dr. Leal will lead the multidisciplinary disease team in advancing clinical, translational and catchment-area priorities for lung cancer.
Even as we celebrate research success at
#ASCO20
, it is hard not to shed tears for the injustice that happen(s)ed around us this week. I take the knee locking hands with
@Kaepernick7
today. What about you?
Wonderful to run into
@DrSanjayPopat
at the
#ICC
Cricket World Cup at the London Oval. Team India had a magnificent innings with the bat.
Thinking of our Aussie friends Ben Solomon, Mike Boyer.
@WinshipAtEmory
Very proud of my
@WinshipAtEmory
colleagues whose dedication and commitment brings us closer to achieving our mission of discovering cures for cancer and inspiring hope with every passing day!
@theNCI
@WinshipAtEmory
We're proud to have received renewal of the prestigious
#ComprehensiveCancerCenter
designation from
@theNCI
, ensuring our continuing place in the top tier of U.S. cancer centers. Learn what it means for patients with cancer in GA: .
Our amazing new
@WinshipAtEmory
Midtown set to inaugurate today! Research- driven multidisciplinary patient-centered cancer care- ‘The Winship Way’!
Thanks to so many who have made this a reality.
@EmoryUniversity
@emoryhealthcare
Grateful for the support from
@ConquerCancerFd
in 2006 CDA, a game changer for my career development. That award was to conduct research on targeted therapies for lung cancer.
@ASCO
@WinshipAtEmory
We are proud to share that
@RamalingamMD
, a 2006 Conquer Cancer Career Development Award recipient, was met with a standing ovation from the
#ASCO24
plenary session crowd as he presented breakthrough results from the phase 3 LAURA study. Learn more
@ASCO
A tremendous honor to meet Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan
@dinamired
at
#WCLC2023
@IASLC
. Her speech calling for equity in cancer care is a call to action for all of us.
@WinshipAtEmory
Congrats to recipients of
@IASLC
Distinguished Awards. L
These leaders have inspired progress in lung cancer through decades of excellence.
#LCSM
#WCLC20
@HwakeleeMD
Checkmate 743 demonstrates superiority for Ipi plus nivo over chemo in mesothelioma. Hazard ratio 0.75.
@IASLC
#VPS20
. A new front line option for meso.
I voted this am; to change the political discourse, for a science-driven society, for fairness and justice, for improved gun safety, quality education for all and healthcare for all! Did you vote?
Remarkable results from MARS2 study for mesothelioma. No role for surgery in early stage disease. Congrats to the study team from
@UK
.
@IASLC
#wclc23
@WinshipAtEmory
Lung cancer mortality reducing rapidly in the United States: if only we can increase adoption of CT screening, we can do even better!
#LCSM
@winshipatEmory
Cancer statistics, 2020
#RBG
’s death is an immeasurable loss to our country. I can’t stop thinking of the cascade of events that will unfold in the upcoming weeks, none of which are likely good for the future.
#vote
Winston Churchill was opposed to granting independence to India as he believed ‘the Indians cannot be trusted to rule themselves’! How quickly the wheels of history have turned! Happy Diwali!
@cspramesh
We cannot thank our Editor-in-Chief
@DrFadloKhuri
enough for everything he has done to make CANCER the journal it is today. Read Dr. Khuri's moving reflection on the past 10 years as he passes the baton to our incoming Editor-in-Chief
@RamalingamMD
:
Proud moment when
@KamalaHarris
spoke Tamil last night. Hebrew and Tamil are the two oldest world languages in use, dating back several thousand years.
@TamilTechOffici
#tamil
The second of our Year in Review articles is this one by Jennifer Carlisle & Suresh Ramalingam: 'LUNG CANCER IN 2018: A banner year for immunotherapy and targeted therapy'
Excited to share our timely review article on RET positive NSCLC, published in
@JTOCRR
.
@iaslc
@winshipat
Emory
#LCSM
RET Fusion: Joining the Ranks of Targetable Molecular Drivers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
To my thoracic oncology colleagues. Besides adjuvant chemotherapy and adjuvant osimertinib ( controversy aside), can you think of other breakthroughs in surgically treated disease?
Virtual
@AACR
reception after a very successful virtual meeting; >60,000 registrations and fantastic sessions. Congrats to everyone who made this possible.
@WinshipAtEmory
Great early signal w/AMG510 in kRAS G12C... exciting new agent in a difficult to treat/target population. Hope to have an effective targeted therapy option for this population
#LCSM
#ASCO19
Winship Cancer Institute receives a prestigious Lung Cancer SPORE grant from
@theNCI
that will allow our cancer researchers to develop new approaches for lung cancer patients and improve outcomes.
#lungcancer
#lcsm
More good news for the lung cancer field- FDA approves Nivo plus Ipi for 1st line treatment of advanced NSCLC. Another effective option to improve survival .
@bmsnews
@IASLC
@WinshipAtEmory
#LCSM
My sincere thanks to women physicians
@WinshipAtEmory
,
@EmoryMedicine
and beyond for their hard work and dedication to improving the lives of our patients on the occasion of National Women Physicians Day.
No doubt
@harpreet_md
has had a busy several months reviewing all the applications that resulted in multiple FDA approvals for lung cancer. Thank you from the entire lung cancer community and our patients.
@WinshipAtEmory
#LCSM
@IASLC
Today, FDA approved nivolumab + ipilimumab & 2 cycles of chemotherapy for metastatic NSCLC based on the 9LA study.
✅ Part of OCE’s Project ORBIS
✅ reviewed with HC, TGA, HSA
2️⃣ months ahead of FDA goal
.
@FDAOncology
After concurrent therapy, this is the first major advance in stage 3 NSCLC. Improved survival firms up the role of Durvalumab in this setting.
@WinshipAtEmory
#LCSM
@AstraZeneca
Checkpoint inhibition has 24% RR in BRAF mutated NSCLC- this is the best among various driver mutation groups.
#ASCO18
@WinshipAtEmory
#LCSM
presentation by Dr. Mazieres.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness month! Let us all work together to raise awareness and dispel the nihilism that still exists against lung cancer.
@jillfeldman4
@Pattybeatslungc
@WinshipAtEmory
We are excited to welcome Dr. Taofeek Owonikoko as our new Executive Director. Dr. Owonikoko, an internationally recognized thoracic oncologist who specializes in treating lung cancer, will take over from Dr. Kevin J. Cullen, who has served as Director for the past 20 years!
Celebrating
#National
Clinical Trials Day
@WinshipAtEmory
. Truly takes a village to conduct clinical trials. >240 individuals including virtual staff living in 25 different states make it possible here! My sincere thanks to all trials teams.
@theNCI
Thanks to our amazing main lobby staff at the
@WinshipAtEmory
Midtown on day 1 of patient care at our new facility. Every patient in my clinic complemented how pleasant their check in experience was. No lines and no waiting!
@emoryhealthcare
The
#WCLC19
abstract scheduling session is underway in Barcelona! Nearly 40 of our members have generously donated their weekend to slotting a record number of submitted abstracts into tracks/sessions. We can't thank them enough. It's going to be a great conference!
#LCSM
Winship has been awarded a P01 program project grant from
@TheNCI
, nearly $11 million over 5 years, to support research aimed at improving the effectiveness of
#immunotherapy
for
#lungcancer
in patients.
#lcsm
➡️
Pembro plus chemo improved OS with 0.62 HR in squamous NSCLC; effect similar with taxol and nab- pac.
@WinshipAtEmory
#ASC018
#LCSM
. Similar HR across different PDL1 exp groups. Will change SOC.
New study led by
@WinshipAtEmory
investigators | Short animated videos, which improved patient understanding of chemotherapy terminology in an underserved urban setting, were also successful in significantly improving understanding in a rural setting.
Congrats to
@AjayNookaMD
for his well deserved appointment to this leadership role at
@WinshipAtEmory
. He brings years of experience, spirit of team work, and excellence in scholarship to this role.
Winship hematologist Ajay Nooka, MD, MPH, has been named associate director for clinical research, providing strategic oversight for all Winship clinical research with a focus on supporting high-quality, safe and ethical research with equitable access.
Dilemma in clinic:( Insurance denied MRI brain for lung cancer ptient with brain Mets- requests peer to peer. Should I do it now and have clinic patients waiting or risk missing the call by the time my clinic ends ~6 pm?
#lcsm
It's our 75th birthday! 📗 🎉
Since 1948, CANCER has been dedicated to bringing the best of science to the broadest audience—always aligned with the
@AmericanCancer
mission of ending cancer as we know it, for everyone.
🔗
@RamalingamMD
#Cancer75
At a special ceremony taking place at
#ASTRO19
today, Winship Executive Director and Radiation Oncology Chair Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, will be honored with a 2019 ASTRO Gold Medal for outstanding contributions in the field of radiation oncology. ➡️
Are the risks of chemo offset by a PFS gain that does not translate into an OS benefit? How does this frame the results of FLAURA2 (osi +/- chemo), which has a PFS primary endpoint? I would expect RR and PFS to improve - but I think an OS benefit is needed to change the SOC here.