
Yostena Mekhail, MD, PhD
@mekhailyn
I am a clinical Oncologist with interest in drug development and biomarker-driven therapies.
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23-03-2024 18:44:32
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The 19th St. Gallen Conference took place this week in Vienna. Nearly 80 expert panelists voted on key debated topics in breast oncology, selected by Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, FASCO & G Curigliano MD PhD. Hereās 10 key results from the #SGBCC2025 consensus voting, divided by topic/breast cancer subtype.



Just published in Journal of Clinical Oncology the updated ASCO guidelines on fertility preservation in people with #cancer: a must read for all colleagues involved in cancer care to increase awareness on #oncofertility issues OncoAlert Ann Partridge MD, MPH Oncofertility Link: ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCā¦


Falchook et al. #review a new #clinicaltrial "Cyclin Dependent Kinase 2 (CDK2) Inhibitors in Oncology Clinical Trials" doi.org/10.36401/JIPO-⦠#CDK2 #clinicaltrial #JIPO Innovative Oncology Network



šØ ESMOās New Global Guidelines for Molecular Tumor Boards (MTBs) š§¬š» Published in Annals of Oncology, this comprehensive special article by Ben Westphalen et al. and the ESMO - Eur. Oncology Precision Oncology Working Group delivers international recommendations to standardize MTB


š§© ctDNA is a key piece of the puzzle in building an integrated precision oncology ecosystem at Weill Cornell Medicine Excited to share collaborative paper #2 this month. This time with the brilliant Alexandre Pellan Cheng & Dan Landau! rdcu.be/ehkUb Nature Methods Highlights: š¬



Falchook et al. summarize past and current CDK2 inhibitors in clinical trials in this #JIPO review doi.org/10.36401/JIPO-⦠#CDK2 #clinicaltrial #JIPO Innovative Oncology Network


šØ cfRNA is Here ā and Itās a Game Changer! š§¬š©ø Max Diehn, MD/PhD et al., nature 2025 š DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08834-1 š From one of our #ISLB awardees! š Key Highlights: ā RAREseq: A new method for ultrasensitive cfRNA profiling š” ā cfRNA detects early-stage NSCLC with



š¤ Aiming to cure cancer? Start systemic therapy early! I am excited to present the interim results of our investigator-initiated trial Weill Cornell Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine Meyer Cancer Center, Cell cycLe inhbitiON to Target the EVolution of UrOthelial Cancer (CLONEVO) #BladderCancer AACR #AACR25


The KRAS G12D inhibitor zoldonrasib elicited responses in patients with KRAS G12D-mutated non-small cell #LungCancer in a phase I clinical trial, according to results presented by Kathryn C. Arbour, MD: aacr.org/about-the-aacr⦠#AACR25 Kathryn C. Arbour Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center




Very promising data with KAT6 inhibition + fulvestrant presented by Pat LoRusso. Among 43 pts with HR+/HER2- MBC, all with prior CDK4/6i, ORR was 37%, mPFS 10.7 months. Main toxicity: 74% with dysgeusia (paging Antonio Giordano, MD PhD for the pronunciation of this tox). #ASCO25



Sheshadri et al. comments on recent case report "Treatment of c-MET Antibody-Drug Conjugate Asymptomatic Pneumonitis with a Novel Steroid Regimen in NonāSmall Cell Lung Cancer" doi.org/10.36401/JIPO-⦠#JIPO #NSCLC #Pneumonitis Ajay Sheshadri

