Colette Shen

Radiation oncologist specializing in CNS, pediatric, and head and neck cancers at UNC

[Colette Shen @ColetteShenMD]

@DavidSherMD Thanks! Great work by recent UNC residency graduate @halljacobt .

[Ted Yanagihara, MD, PhD @tedradonc]

Today we gathered to laugh, cry, and honor @pre_rad. She was a spectacular human being who, in a time too brief, had a greater impact on medicine than most of us could hope for in our entire career.

Pls 🙏 consider a gift to support her husband and son: https://t.co/psZN0TsZLe

[Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH @pre_rad]

So glad to join the celebrations with my @NIH_LRP award. 🎉

Thank you to @theNCI and my @UNC_Lineberger and @UNCMalawi mentors! And to @NnekaUfereMD for generously sharing application wisdom.

Here's to continuing that research persistence 👍🏿

[Linda Chen @LChen_MD]

1/🧵 Happy to share our study evaluating the tumor microenvironment in recurrent HPV+ HNSCC patients treated with chemoradiation @MSK_RadOnc

We evaluated TIME composition in paired initial/recurrent tumors and report a novel depletion of TCF1+ T cells
https://t.co/Uad80EYylL

[PDBrown @PDBrownOnc]

Meta-analysis T-DM1 w/RT
· 17% Gr3+ brain radionecrosis w/SRS & T-DM1
· Risk seems to be increased if concurrent (e.g. w/in 1 week)
https://t.co/Kmcmiko6Ri

[PDBrown @PDBrownOnc]

Multicenter RCT Dose Escalation MR Spec for GBM
· No OS, PFS benefit, or increased toxicity https://t.co/FNhDq2OpjW

[Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH @pre_rad]

Congratulations @johnwshumway and #ZachOaks on graduating @UNCRadOnc and soon starting your new attending gigs.

Your future patients and colleagues are so very lucky. We will continue to bother you, also. @AshleyAWeiner @danalynnecasey

[Ted Yanagihara, MD, PhD @tedradonc]

Thank you @RO_Institute for the opportunity to develop our concept to investigate the clinical utility and biological mechanisms of spatially fractionated radiotherapy.

We’re eager to open our trial @UNCRadOnc and @UNC_Lineberger

[Gaorav Gupta @guptalabunc]

Great opportunity to lead our fantastic department to new heights! #radonc @UNC_Lineberger

[Colette Shen @ColetteShenMD]

Thanks to our amazing Rad Onc research team, can’t think of a better group to work with!! @UNC_Lineberger @UNCRadOnc @UNCResearch @guptalabunc @danalynnecasey @pre_rad @ShivaniSud4 @tedradonc @AshleyAWeiner

[PDBrown @PDBrownOnc]

Is fractionated SRS as good as single frac SRS for meningiomas?

Possibly Yes. Meta‑analysis No diff in 5 yr LC (93-94%) or Complication rate despite FSRS signif larger volumes 24 cc vs 6 cc

https://t.co/B9lgXqZ6AI
#radonc

[PDBrown @PDBrownOnc]

Is Myelogram required to delineate cord for spine SBRT?

Maybe not if visualization cord feasible w/MRI
75% had hardware
Mean diff btwn Myelogram & fused T2 axials only 0.06cc
T2 may slightly overestimate cord at cord-CTV interface
https://t.co/KY8CXibG7r
#radonc

[UNC Lineberger @UNC_Lineberger]

In the first episode of the @NEJM podcast “Not Otherwise Specified,” host @LisaRosenbaum17 talks to UNC Lineberger’s Shekinah Elmore (@pre_rad), MD, MPH, about how her experience with illness has shaped her as a physician and patient advocate. https://t.co/EcfFatq7OA

[Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH @pre_rad]

I can't believe we're launching an inpatient/urgent consult service on... Monday 😲

Great @UNCRadOnc team effort! Thank you @AshleyAWeiner and many others including @ethanmsteele15 who will be on with me next week 🤞🏿

cc: @TracyABalboni @DYerramilli_MD - thank you ❤️

[PDBrown @PDBrownOnc]

#RCT GK vs. Linac #SRS #brain #metastasis
NO diff LC, DBF, OS
Surprisingly no diff #radiation #necrosis despite higher doses & target volumes 7x larger due to PTV on Linac arm
Many use SIMT now for Linac SRS
https://t.co/OYEcuXKFZ1

[yasmeen rauf @yasmeenrauf]

Check out Beat GBM at UNC Chapel Hill's team fundraising page - https://t.co/7c41ET6Dvf

[Colette Shen @ColetteShenMD]

@yasmeenrauf @somasengupta15 @UNCneurosurgery @UNCneurology Great time at SNO2022!

[Colette Shen @ColetteShenMD]

@pre_rad @UNCRadOnc @angiesmith_uro @MarjoryCharlot Thank you @pre_rad for your insightful presentation and thoughts as well!! Great day with colleagues and trainees ❤️

[Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH @pre_rad]

Thinking/learning/talking about research is just 💙

Amazing @UNCRadOnc Research Retreat today. Thank you @angiesmith_uro and @MarjoryCharlot for presenting your path-making work. And for your future mentorship in how to develop 👍🏿 acronyms 😆

@ColetteShenMD amazing day!

[Ted Yanagihara, MD, PhD @tedradonc]

Teaching cases in #AdvancesRO: malignancies misdiagnosed as benign tumors.

Sobering reminder to take a careful clinical history and question your biases, especially for unusual scenarios.

Malignant Mimics of Trigeminal Schwannoma https://t.co/5X4gFQg4fc