Tumor Immunology, TME, Systemic Immunity, Radiation Oncology, Wash U
Saint Louis, MO
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
🚨‼️Happening now - technology driven strategies for HNSCC.
First talk - @imrtlee on FMISO pooled analyses.
#ASTRO26
@ASTRO_org
@xrtGenomics @seanmmcbride @MSK_RadOnc
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
👏⚡️Dr. Huang from Sun Yat-Sen presented stellar 10yr Outcomes of Elective Upper vs. Whole-Neck RT for the Uninvolved Neck in NPC with preRT high EBV viral load!
#ASTRO26
@ASTRO_org @DavidSherMD @KaramLab @ScottBratman
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
🦠💡Next up - TRINITY trial presented by Zachary Zumsteg at @CedarsSinai, investigating reduced dose/volume CRT after TORS with excellent 2-yr PFS.
#ASTRO26 @ASTRO_org
@xrtGenomics @DanielMaMD @RobertFerrisMD @drdavidpalma
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Thrilled to share our latest work out now in CIR. We uncovered paradoxical role of EphA4 in HNSCC: it drives tumor growth when in Tregs, but suppresses it in CD8+ T cells, myeloid cells, and cancer cells. The secret? Upstream negative regulation of AKT. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4264…
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A broader lesson from this journey: beware of pleiotropic effects. Not everything that goes "up" is inherently bad, and vice versa. Our story started by simply seeing EphA4 upregulated during therapeutic resistance, but years of functional manipulation uncovered the biology.
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
2026 ASTRO Fellow Spotlight Series:
Congratulations to Carmen Bergom, MD, PhD, from the Washington University School of Medicine on being named a 2026 ASTRO Fellow!
We look forward to recognizing you at #ASTRO26.
View the list of 2026 Fellows: bit.ly/4pTnnM8
@carmenbergom @WashUMedRadOnc @washumedicine @SitemanCenter
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Big news in our Div of Medical Physics!
Our #medphys MS & Certificate programs have been reaccredited by CAMPEP & our PhD program has been granted initial accreditation!! WashU now has a full complement of CAMPEP-accredited Medical Phys training programs! bit.ly/4ca63wX
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
It is our pleasure to announce that Andrés Bur, MD, FACS will be joining WashU Medicine as Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bur!
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Stoked to share our new paper w/ @TiroshLab in @NatureGenet! Using spatial multi-omics we characterized two distinct modes of p-EMT in HNSCC, each with their own distinct ecosystems and drivers. #SpatialTranscriptomics #HNSCC #Visium #CODEX #EMT
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Excited to share our new work by Jay Park @janghyun_park_ and friends! Jay found lymphoid structures in the skull bone marrow that seem to be serving immune hub role for the brain... brain, after all, may not be using "common lymph nodes" but rather has its own unique immune hubs and Jay showed their role in brain tumors... but their role in likely much more than that. This is a long paper but it is worth the read || nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Congratulations to @jmmrad! He will be awarded tonight at #AAPMcomp2026 with honorary membership in @aapmHQ for his support for the mission and goals of AAPM through leadership and advocacy! 🙌
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Fantastic presentation by @Nikhil_Rm_MDPhD on an exciting ancillary proposal of NRG-CC001 studying brain aging at the @NRGonc scientific session. @WashUMedRadOnc
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Every Wednesday, we are spotlighting women who are making a difference in the #LungCancer community – in labs, at hospitals, and by sharing their stories.
Women like Aria Vaishnavi, PhD, a researcher who is working to understand oncogene-driven disease progression and radon-induced lung cancer.
For more information about women and lung cancer, visit LCRF.org/women.
#WomenWednesday #ResearchMatters
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