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Lurie Cancer Center

@luriecancer

Cancer program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, among the top-ranked in U.S. by U.S. News & World Report, 2024–2025. Translating discoveries into better care.

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linkhttp://cancer.northwestern.edu calendar_today12-12-2012 17:18:25

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Northwestern (@northwesternu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Throat cancer survivor Paula Ruska credits Dr. Laila Gharzai for saving her life. Now, Laila Gharzai MD LLM credits Ruska for inspiring her latest study, which aims to improve follow-up care for survivors: spr.ly/60164cknI 💜 Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine | Northwestern Medicine

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (@eaonc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#ClinicalTrial EA7222, led by Seth M. Pollack of Lurie Cancer Center, is a randomized phase 3 trial of doxorubicin alone or in combination w/ pembrolizumab for patients w/ advanced soft tissue #sarcoma & related poorly differentiated sarcomas that are unresectable. bit.ly/EA7222

#ClinicalTrial EA7222, led by <a href="/immunosarc/">Seth M. Pollack</a> of <a href="/LurieCancer/">Lurie Cancer Center</a>, is a randomized phase 3 trial of doxorubicin alone or in combination w/ pembrolizumab for patients w/ advanced soft tissue #sarcoma &amp; related poorly differentiated sarcomas that are unresectable. bit.ly/EA7222
MSS (@nufeinbergmss) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎨 Workshop Alert: Visualizing Health Research. Whether you're preparing for a conference or a grant pitch, this hands-on workshop Sept 8 & 22; Oct 8 & 15 will help you turn your research into visuals that inform and inspire. Learn more: shorturl.at/4tdY1

🎨 Workshop Alert: Visualizing Health Research. Whether you're preparing for a conference or a grant pitch, this hands-on workshop Sept 8 &amp; 22; Oct 8 &amp; 15 will help you turn your research into visuals that inform and inspire. Learn more: shorturl.at/4tdY1
Lurie Cancer Center (@luriecancer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us in person Lurie Cancer Center tomorrow, Fri. July 11, for our 2025 Oncology Review — a comprehensive summary of key research findings and emerging data in clinical care, presented by our experts. View the details & agenda and register now: cancer.northwestern.edu/events/profess… #CME

Join us in person <a href="/LurieCancer/">Lurie Cancer Center</a> tomorrow, Fri. July 11,  for our 2025 Oncology Review — a comprehensive summary of key research findings and emerging data in clinical care, presented by our experts. View the details &amp; agenda and register now: cancer.northwestern.edu/events/profess… #CME
Jessica Altman, MD (@jaltmanmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Phenomenal talk by Dr. Shira Dinner of Lurie Cancer Center about BCL2 inhibitors in ALL. Part of an outstanding ALL session during MD Education AML-ALLA US Focus Meeting. Lucky to work with Shira every day!

Phenomenal talk by Dr. Shira Dinner of <a href="/LurieCancer/">Lurie Cancer Center</a> about BCL2 inhibitors in ALL. Part of an outstanding ALL session during <a href="/_MDEducation/">MD Education</a> AML-ALLA US Focus Meeting. Lucky to work with Shira every day!
Cindy Veldhuis, PhD 🏳️‍🌈🗽 (she/her) (@cindybveldhuis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣 Big Announcement! 📣 🚨 It’s here! Agenda's up & registration's open for our Data Design Workshop! 🗓️ Sept 8 & 22 & Oct 8 & 15, 2025 📍 Virtual REGISTER: bit.ly/4k7JgTHAGENDA: bit.ly/4eykTNR

📣 Big Announcement! 📣  
🚨 It’s here! Agenda's up &amp; registration's open for our Data Design Workshop!  

🗓️ Sept 8 &amp; 22 &amp; Oct 8 &amp; 15,  2025   
📍 Virtual  
REGISTER: bit.ly/4k7JgTHAGENDA: bit.ly/4eykTNR
Lurie Cancer Center (@luriecancer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us at the 27th Annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium in Chicago for the latest research findings and interactive Q & A sessions with leading #breastcancer experts from around the world. October 23-26. lynnsagebreastcancer.org/index.cfm #LSBC25 #CME #BCSM

Join us at the 27th Annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium in Chicago for the latest research findings and interactive Q &amp; A sessions with leading #breastcancer experts from around the world. October 23-26. lynnsagebreastcancer.org/index.cfm #LSBC25 #CME #BCSM
Huiping Liu (@liucluster) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congrats to Dr. David Scholten, PhD who successfully defended his thesis on CTC-DPT clusters, accepted by Journal of Clinical Investigation. What a rewarding moment - celebrate with his family/friends, Cluster mates, and our Chair Al George Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Lurie Cancer Center biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Congrats to Dr. David Scholten, PhD who successfully defended his thesis on CTC-DPT clusters, accepted by <a href="/jclinicalinvest/">Journal of Clinical Investigation</a>. What a rewarding moment - celebrate with his family/friends, Cluster mates, and our Chair <a href="/nupharm1/">Al George</a> <a href="/NUFeinbergMed/">Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine</a> <a href="/LurieCancer/">Lurie Cancer Center</a>  biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Jared T. Ahrendsen MD, PhD (AP/NP/FP) (@jaredahrendsen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You don’t need special stains or fancy molecular testing to diagnose this #brain #tumor, located in the fourth ventricle. Flex your histology skills and tell me what you see! Northwestern Pathology #neuropath 🧠🔬

You don’t need special stains or fancy molecular testing to diagnose this #brain #tumor, located in the fourth ventricle. Flex your histology skills and tell me what you see! <a href="/NU_Pathology/">Northwestern Pathology</a> #neuropath 🧠🔬
Leonidas Platanias, MD (@leonidasplatan1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With my great friend Dina Bair from ⁦WGNTV⁩ at the Bocce tournament she organizes every year to raise funds for cancer survivorship research ⁦Lurie Cancer Center⁩. Always very grateful for her amazing support of our efforts!

With my great friend Dina Bair from ⁦<a href="/WGNTV/">WGNTV</a>⁩ at the Bocce tournament she organizes every year to raise funds for cancer survivorship research ⁦<a href="/LurieCancer/">Lurie Cancer Center</a>⁩. Always very grateful for her amazing support of our efforts!
Lurie Cancer Center (@luriecancer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Investigators Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine led by Francesca Duncan, PhD, have discovered new molecular mechanisms that lead specialized immune cells to cause ovarian aging and functional decline, according to a recent study published in PLOS Biology news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/07/21/new… #healthspan

Lurie Cancer Center (@luriecancer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Investigators led by Lurie Cancer Center member Francesca Duncan, PhD, have discovered new molecular mechanisms that lead specialized immune cells to cause ovarian aging and functional decline, per a recent study in PLOS Biology news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/07/21/new… #healthspan #gyncsm

Lurie Cancer Center (@luriecancer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Published today in @PNASnews--a study led by Lurie Cancer Center's Vadim Backman, PhD, and colleagues at Northwestern, reveals how #chromatin organization influences therapy resistance, potentially transforming outcomes for cancer patients. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (@eaonc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Seth M. Pollack of Lurie Cancer Center is leading EA7222, a randomized phase 3 trial of doxorubicin alone or in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced UPS and related poorly differentiated #sarcomas. More here: bit.ly/EA7222 cc: Sarcoma Foundation of America

.<a href="/immunosarc/">Seth M. Pollack</a> of <a href="/LurieCancer/">Lurie Cancer Center</a> is leading EA7222, a randomized phase 3 trial of doxorubicin alone or in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced UPS and related poorly differentiated #sarcomas. More here: bit.ly/EA7222 cc: <a href="/CureSarcoma/">Sarcoma Foundation of America</a>
Jessica Altman, MD (@jaltmanmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brush up on the latest data in heme malignancies with us this weekend in LA! Looking forward to learning from some incredible educators and connecting with all of the attendees! 🧡