Duke HemOnc

We are current fellows in the division of hematology/oncology at Duke who will share our notes from ASCO.

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Dr.Sandeep Dave shared his lab's work sequencing the 1st genome of Burkitt's lymphoma, discovering several tyrosine kinase mutations. #ASH11

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Dr. Bernstein pointed out the US spent $200 billion on the Iraq war in 2008, versus $1 billion on hiv vaccine research in 2009 #ASH11

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Dr.Alan Bernstein gave a passionate & thoughtful talk about hiv vaccine development; agree with his call to advocacy & government pressure

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Dr. Troy Lund, not allowed to bring methanol when traveling by airplane, uses vodka instead to fix his blood smears. Awesome. #ASH11

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Enjoyed Dr.Carmeliet's discussion on VEGF & PlGF targeting in multiple tumor types, and the interplay of angiogenesis & metabolism #ASH11

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The trainee career development lunch session was very useful for career advice. More trainee lunch sessions tomorrow & Monday. #ASH11

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$2.75 for a banana at ASH. Maybe it's sprinkled with gleevec?

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Arrived in San Diego...reviewing the schedule for ASH tomorrow.

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Dr.Wicha: trastuzumab targets cancer stem cells effectively in preclinical models, particularly in adjuvant setting. Liz at #ASCO11

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Excellent talks on cancer in low income countries. US spends $600+ billion on war vs $6 billion on global health. Liz at #ASCO11

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Goal for the day is to resist all the cookies and candy in the pharma display section. And deep dish pizza. Liz at #ASCO11

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For those who asked about ASCO fashion: It's a giant sea of suits, though several Europeans are meandering in blue jeans. Liz at #ASCO11

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Studies Find New Drugs Boost Skin Cancer Survival http://t.co/A5JKbcB

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So exciting to see overall survival benefit in phase III studies for both ipilimumab & vemurafenib for advanced melanoma. Liz at #ASCO11

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Dr.Joensuu: high risk resected GIST had better recurrence free survival & overall survival w/ 36 month vs 12 month adjuvant imatinib #ASCO11

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Dr.Robert Weinberg gave a great lecture on epithelial to mesenchymal transition as the key step for tumor metastasis. Liz at #ASCO11

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Dr. Harold Varmus, in his address, spoke of advancing global health research and cancer care in developing countries. Liz at #ASCO11

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There was so much excitement at the melanoma session re: BRAF targeted therapies. Cool to see the large auditorium packed. Liz at #ASCO11

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Enjoyed day 1, and looking forward to the presidential address later this morning. Liz at #ASCO11

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This is a new twitter for Duke Heme/Onc Fellows! We will be posting brief updates here about ASCO.