Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD

@MedicalOncology

[Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD @xako22]

Honoured to receive a Young Investigator Award from @ConquerCancerFd @ASCO
Thank you to my amazing mentors @DrZarour @diwakardavar & colleagues @UPMCHillmanCC and @KimmelCancerCtr all those who helped me along the way

[Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation @ConquerCancerFd]

We're thrilled to officially announce the 2026 class of Conquer Cancer Grants and Awards recipients! 🔬 These grants empower the next generation of physician-scientists to turn innovative ideas into clinical breakthroughs. Congratulations to the new class—see you in Chicago for #ASCO26!

Full list of recipients here: https://t.co/Ltov9bTGYi

#ResearchConquersCancer #ConquerCancer @ASCO

[Lei Deng, MD (He/Him) @LeiDeng3]

#ESMO23 🫁#KN671: OS Update on Periop Pembro
1⃣Resectable II-IIIB NSCLC (AJCC 8)
2⃣Neoadj Pembro(Placebo)+Chemo x 4->Surgery->Adj Pembro(Placebo) x 13
3⃣3-yr OS: 71% vs 64%(HR 0.72)
4⃣PD-L1 matters
❓Best Neoadj cycles & Adj tx role Remains Unknown
More will be @BTFCancerNews

[Overacre Lab @OveracreLab]

Had the best time at @UPMCHillmanCC retreat this year! Got to share some of our latest and greatest in the microbiome and immunotherapy space and serve on a panel with some great friends and titans in the field. @MeiselLab @diwakardavar @HassaneZarour

[UPMC Hillman Cancer Center @UPMCHillmanCC]

Drs. Diwakar Davar and Hassane M. Zarour study ways to help patients respond to immunotherapy using fecal microbiota transplants.

"It was a relatively out of the box idea when we started and to see it come to fruition is indescribable," says Dr. Davar. https://t.co/UltwhwkPdO

[Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD @xako22]

@VMenezesMD @kimyw_snu_pulm @IASLC @ChristianRolfo @ddemiguelperez Sounds like a plan !

[Yeon Wook Kim @kimyw_snu_pulm]

Had a fantastic last night in Singapore with our @IASLC academy members! Hope to continue our friendships and meet up in the near future! @ChristianRolfo @xako22 @IASLC @ddemiguelperez

[Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD @xako22]

@LeiDeng3 @IASLC @jmcchiefs @AndrewGutwein Thank you! 😊

[Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD @xako22]

Catching up with old friend from residency. Last time we saw each other in residency, he was an admitting resident and I was SMR, now he is a thoracic oncologist, congrats @LeiDeng3 on your poster! #WCLC23 @IASLC @jmcchiefs @AndrewGutwein

[Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD @xako22]

Met a Georgian Physician Ana Baramidze from Tbilisi, my home town, who presented a study EMPOWER-Lung 1 and 3, @IASLC #WCLC23 #Singapore

[Kathryn E Engelhardt, MD MS @KateEEngelhardt]

Vote below for the best case study crafted by @IASLC Academy participants! #WCLC23
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://t.co/u5AsxsjtWh

[IASLC @IASLC]

Congratulations to all the @IASLC Academy Program 2022 & 2023 Recipients! @mkbaine @MarianaBrandao0 @FCortiula @DiFedericoMD @ajuloorimd @MMarmarelis @VMenezesMD @pecci_federica1, @pedrofsrocha @xako22 @drshieldsmd #WCLC23 #LCSM

[Dr. Estela Rodriguez @Latinamd]

#WCLC23 Dr Eric Lim @ekslim presents negative results of #MARS2 RCT of EPP surgery vs chemo for mesothelioma.
N=328
surgery led to
⬇️ OS, PFS
⬆️ complications
⬇️ quality of life
⬆️ cost

-Does the surgeon’s experience matter?
-Preoperative staging?
-Chemotherapy cycles?
@curemeso #lcsm

[Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD @xako22]

@LeiDeng3 @AndrewGutwein @jmcchiefs Thank you!

[Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD @xako22]

My first #WLCL23 and @IASLC Academy has been such an exciting experience; learning from faculty I have been admiring for many years, meeting new and old friends. @UPMCHillmanCC @PittHemeOnc @ChristianRolfo @RManochakian @HwakeleeMD @AnneTsao2 @danieltanmd @marinagarassino

[Dr. Amy C. Moore @acmoorephd]

I was proud to be a mentor for the @IASLC Academy for the second year in a row. Though I am not in Singapore, I am proud of all our mentees and their works which promises to take the field of #thoraciconcology to new heights! Congratulations, everyone! #LCSM

[Misty Dawn Shields @drshieldsmd]

@TonyMok9 provides fantastic guidance for a powerful delivery of #data including #oralabstract and #educationaltalks in #oncology #lcsm #wclc23 @IASLC

[Khvaramze Shaverdashvili MD PhD @xako22]

What a wonderful experience with @IASLC Academy participants and amazing faculty @marinagarassino @RManochakian @LuisRaezMD, thank you for your mentorship and teaching #WCLC23

[Christian Rolfo @ChristianRolfo]

Great day with the @IASLC Academy participants! #WCLC23 @marinagarassino @RManochakian @UmbertoMalapel1 @Piuchagarrido @triparnasen @karenkellymd @HwakeleeMD @LuisRaezMD @danieltanmd

[Christian Rolfo @ChristianRolfo]

Great presentation on Wellness for oncologists by @AnneTsao2 at @IASLC Academy. A lot to discuss with colleagues and opening-mind talk. Thanks Anne! Very important educational lecture! #WCLC23

[Rami Manochakian MD, FASCO Cancer Education @RManochakian]

🚨🔥The future of #ThoracicOncology is in great hands!
The 2023 @IASLC #Academy, for #EarlyCareer #Physicians & #Researchers, meeting at #WCLC23 in Singapore.
Outstanding presentations by amazing members/mentees.

Honored to serve as a faculty along with great colleagues @ChristianRolfo @LuisRaezMD @marinagarassino @AnneTsao2 @JPatelMD @acmoorephd @JackWestMD & others.
#LCSM #LungCancer.

[Journal of Clinical Oncology @JCO_ASCO]

Heading to #WCLC23? Read a special collection of top-cited #JCO #LungCancer articles from the past 40 years at https://t.co/qtHxvjOcsb. #LCSM