
Mark Awad
@drmarkawad
Chief, Thoracic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @MSKCancerCenter | Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Research | Tweets my own
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https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/mark-awad 24-06-2017 08:13:39
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A team of doctors & researchers at MSK have identified a new, rare type of small cell #lungcancer that primarily affects younger people who have never smoked. Natasha Rekhtman MD PhD & Charlie Rudin published a paper in Cancer Discovery w/ their analysis. Learn more: bit.ly/3XqYKZG



Important work from Natasha Rekhtman MD PhD Charlie Rudin and colleagues Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center defining a novel subtype of atypical small cell lung cancer in never/light smokers, associated with chromothripsis and lacking RB1/TP53 inactivation. #LCSM aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscover…

Characterization of NVL-655 in ALK+ lung cancer now out in Cancer Discovery from JessicaJLinMD Alexander Drilon MD and colleagues. ALK Positive ALK+ International #LCSM aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscover…



Excited for this year's Symposium! Join O'Donnell Lab Brendon Stiles colleen ziegler Mark Awad Joseph Greer, PhD Lauren Averett Byers, MD Hossein Borghaei, DO & Don Nguyen, PhDBSc for a lively discussion #lcsm


👏 Congratulations to Dr. Deb Schrag, Chair of the MSK Department of Medicine, and Dr. Lorenz, Director of the Center for Stem Cell Biology at MSK, who were elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors bestowed upon scientists worldwide. Learn more: bit.ly/4fvwkoP



Joining us are speakers and panelists Mark Awad Brendon Stiles colleen ziegler Lauren Averett Byers, MD Hossein Borghaei, DO, Joseph Greer, PhD; Don Nguyen, PhD, BSc; and Kathryn O'Donnell, PhD; with chat moderator Isabel Preeshagul. Excited to hear from these experts!

‼️📣 Calling ALL patients with Lung Cancer📣 ‼️ Your candid opinions will help guide the future! I am conducting with Ishwaria Subbiah, MD MS FASCO Devika Das, MD, MSHQS a de- identified survey addressing barriers to clinical trial accrual. SURVEY LINK and Preamble BELOW 👇🏽 surveymonkey.com/r/37P79WB


Now online in Cancer Discovery: Antitumor Activity of Vebreltinib & Characterization of Clinicogenomic Features in Tumors with MET Rearrangements - by Seshiru Nakazawa, Federica Pecci, Igor Odintsov, Pasi Janne, Mark Awad, et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159-8… Dana-Farber Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center


Congratulations to the MSK-IMPACT team at MSK for receiving the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Team Science Award. The team, led by Michael Berger, David B. Solit, MD, and Marc Ladanyi, is recognized for its pivotal advances in clinical genomic sequencing that have transformed


Join MSK thoracic medical oncologist Dr. Kathryn Arbour (Kathryn C. Arbour) for a plenary session titled “Preliminary safety and antitumor activity of zoldonrasib (RMC-9805), an oral, RAS(ON) G12D-selective, tri-complex inhibitor in patients with KRAS G12D non-small cell lung cancer



Ph1 trial of zoldonrasib (RMC-9805), an oral KRAS G12D inhibitor in pts w/ #NSCLC showed ORR of 61%. Side effects primarily gastro-intestinal. Great to see new options for this pt group. Kathryn C. Arbour Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center #AACR25 KRASKickers
