Midhun Malla (@mallamidhun) 's Twitter Profile
Midhun Malla

@mallamidhun

GI oncology, clinical and translational researcher

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Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (@alliance_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Alliance researcher Frank Sinicrope, MD Mayo Clinic will present results from Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology A021502/ATOMIC - a trial for patients with stage Ill deficient DNA mismatch repair colon cancer - at the #ASCO25 plenary session. Read more about Alliance at ASCO: bit.ly/AllianceAtASCO #NCI

Alliance researcher <a href="/FASinicropeMD/">Frank Sinicrope, MD</a> <a href="/MayoClinic/">Mayo Clinic</a> will present results from <a href="/ALLIANCE_org/">Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology</a> A021502/ATOMIC - a trial for patients with stage Ill deficient DNA mismatch repair colon cancer - at the #ASCO25 plenary session. Read more about Alliance at ASCO: bit.ly/AllianceAtASCO #NCI
Vincent Rajkumar (@vincentrk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A successful investigator initiated randomized clinical trial is not as easy as it sounds. Many years of work, many barriers to overcome. Time: Idea to Approval: 1-2 years Approval to Opening: 1 year Opening to Accrual: 3-5 years Accrual to Result: 2-5 years Result to

Dr Amol Akhade (@suyogcancer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What if this was a drug ?πŸ™‚ πŸ†• NEJM | June 2025 🎯 CHALLENGE Trial: Structured exercise after adjuvant chemo in colon cancer πŸ“¦ RCT | n=889 | Median FU: 7.9 yrs 🟠 3-yr structured aerobic program vs health ed alone πŸ“ˆ Primary Endpoint: Disease-Free Survival (DFS) πŸ”Ή HR 0.72

What if this was  a drug  ?πŸ™‚ 

πŸ†• NEJM | June 2025
🎯 CHALLENGE Trial: Structured exercise after adjuvant chemo in colon cancer
πŸ“¦ RCT | n=889 | Median FU: 7.9 yrs
🟠 3-yr structured aerobic program vs health ed alone
πŸ“ˆ Primary Endpoint: Disease-Free Survival (DFS)
πŸ”Ή HR 0.72
Arndt Vogel (@arndtvogel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

πŸ”₯Plenary Discussion of LBA1πŸ”₯ #ASCO2025 πŸ‘Excellent disucssion by Myriam Chalabi πŸ‘‰May neoadjuvant be more effective? πŸ‘‰Do we need chemotherapy? ESMO - Eur. Oncology

πŸ”₯Plenary Discussion of LBA1πŸ”₯ #ASCO2025 
πŸ‘Excellent disucssion by <a href="/MyriamChalabi/">Myriam Chalabi</a>
πŸ‘‰May neoadjuvant be more  effective?
πŸ‘‰Do we need chemotherapy?
<a href="/myESMO/">ESMO - Eur. Oncology</a>
Goutham Sunny (@medoncodoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

πŸ”¬ Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening: Evolving Landscape 🧻🩸πŸ§ͺ πŸ“Š CRC = 2nd leading cause of cancer death, 3rd most common globally πŸ‘οΈβ€πŸ—¨οΈ Begins as adenomatous/serrated polyps β†’ Advanced precursor lesions (APLs) β†’ invasive cancer 🎯 Goal of screening: Detect early-stage CRC &

πŸ”¬ Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening: Evolving Landscape 🧻🩸πŸ§ͺ

πŸ“Š CRC = 2nd leading cause of cancer death, 3rd most common globally
πŸ‘οΈβ€πŸ—¨οΈ Begins as adenomatous/serrated polyps β†’ Advanced precursor lesions (APLs) β†’ invasive cancer
🎯 Goal of screening: Detect early-stage CRC &amp;
Kohei shitara (@koheishitara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CLDN18 Expression and Isoform Distribution mainly in GI cancers. Trend of reduced overall CLDN18 expression after chemo with decrease CLDN18.2/18.1 proportion. Need similar analysis of isoform switch after chemo+Zolbe OncoAlert onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ca…

CLDN18 Expression and Isoform Distribution mainly in GI cancers. Trend of reduced overall CLDN18 expression after chemo with decrease CLDN18.2/18.1 proportion. Need similar analysis of isoform switch after chemo+Zolbe <a href="/OncoAlert/">OncoAlert</a>
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ca…
Arndt Vogel (@arndtvogel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Zanidatamab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for HER2-positive GC/GEJ cancer The Lancet Oncology doi.org/10.1016/S1470-… πŸ”Žsingle-arm, phs 2 πŸ‘‰ORR 76Β·2% πŸ‘‰mPFS 12Β·5 mo πŸ‘‰mOS 36Β·5 mo 🧐Looks promising, now combo w/ ICI, phs-3 awaited ESMO - Eur. Oncology

Zanidatamab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for HER2-positive GC/GEJ cancer
<a href="/TheLancetOncol/">The Lancet Oncology</a> 
doi.org/10.1016/S1470-…
πŸ”Žsingle-arm, phs 2 
πŸ‘‰ORR 76Β·2%
πŸ‘‰mPFS 12Β·5 mo
πŸ‘‰mOS 36Β·5 mo
🧐Looks promising, now combo w/ ICI, phs-3 awaited
<a href="/myESMO/">ESMO - Eur. Oncology</a>
Dr Amol Akhade (@suyogcancer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 GI Cancer Mortality to Double by 2050πŸ“Š ESMO GI 2025 shows sharp rise in deaths due to: πŸ”Ή Colorectal: +103% πŸ”Ή Pancreatic: +100% πŸ”Ή Esophageal: +86% πŸ”Ή Liver: +81% 🌍 Biggest increases in Asia & Africa πŸ’‘ Call to action: Early detection, access, equity. Time for GI oncologist

🚨 GI Cancer Mortality to Double by 2050πŸ“Š ESMO GI 2025 shows sharp rise in deaths due to:
πŸ”Ή Colorectal: +103%
πŸ”Ή Pancreatic: +100%
πŸ”Ή Esophageal: +86%
πŸ”Ή Liver: +81%
🌍 Biggest increases in Asia &amp; Africa
πŸ’‘ Call to action: Early detection, access, equity.
Time for GI oncologist
Midhun Malla (@mallamidhun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great start to #ESMOGI2025 with pancreatic session co-led by Eileen M O’Reilly with talks covering full breadth of pancreatic cancer management- ranging from surgical approaches, radiation in PDAC by Karyn Goodman, MD, MS oligometastatic and metastatic disease management.

Great start to #ESMOGI2025 with pancreatic session co-led by <a href="/EileenMOReilly/">Eileen M O’Reilly</a> with talks covering full breadth of pancreatic cancer management- ranging from surgical approaches, radiation in PDAC by <a href="/KarynAGoodman/">Karyn Goodman, MD, MS</a> oligometastatic and metastatic disease management.
Arndt Vogel (@arndtvogel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Invikafusp alfa, a first-in-class TCR-beta chain-targeted bispecific antibody, in anti-PD(L)1-resistant, antigen-rich GI cancers πŸ”ŽPhase I/II πŸ‘‰60% MSI CRC πŸ‘‰ORR: TMB-H GI 23%, TMB-H CRC: 25% 🧐 Interesting activity as monotherapy in subgroup of pretreated pts #ESMOAmbassadors

Invikafusp alfa, a first-in-class TCR-beta chain-targeted bispecific antibody, in anti-PD(L)1-resistant, antigen-rich GI cancers
πŸ”ŽPhase I/II
πŸ‘‰60% MSI CRC
πŸ‘‰ORR: TMB-H GI 23%, TMB-H CRC: 25%
🧐 Interesting activity as monotherapy in subgroup of pretreated pts
#ESMOAmbassadors
Arndt Vogel (@arndtvogel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Safety results for durvalumab and tremelimumab as 1L treatment for HCC with poor prognosis πŸ”Ž SIERRA phase IIIb πŸ‘‰short exposure in CB 7/8 πŸ‘‰ higher PRAE in CP A, VP4 🧐 no new safety signals, but more efficacy data are needed #ESMOAmbassadors #ESMOGI25 ESMO - Eur. Oncology

Safety results for durvalumab and tremelimumab as 1L treatment for HCC with poor prognosis
πŸ”Ž SIERRA phase IIIb
πŸ‘‰short exposure in CB 7/8
πŸ‘‰ higher PRAE in CP A, VP4
🧐 no new safety signals, but more efficacy data are needed
#ESMOAmbassadors #ESMOGI25 <a href="/myESMO/">ESMO - Eur. Oncology</a>
Aakash Desai, MD, MPH, FASCO (@adesaimd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Many congratulations to our UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center super ⭐️ Midhun Malla on his work on #TME for patients with CLN18.2 GEJ/gastric cancers, an exciting area for drug development and understanding TME is of paramount importance for this population! ESMO - Eur. Oncology #ESMOGI2025