Runcie C.W. Chidebe

@runciecwc.bsky.social

Cancer Control Advocate| Researcher| ED, Project PINK BLUE | Curator #WikiAbuja #ChokeCancer

The conference hadn’t even started when the ABC Global Alliance & MBCA brought together a full room of oncologists & advocates for the Dos & Don’ts of Communication on Metastatic Breast Cancer. Our table had an excellent exchange on how progression discussions happen across the world. #SABCS24

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Brilliant questions from @EllenLands - could we use ctDNA here? Right now NO surveillance tests are done based on studies showing no improvement in OS but the studies that led to this recommendation were done DECADES ago, with X-rays and ultrasound 🦖🦕. #SABCS24

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I cannot wrap my head around sitting in Hall 1 of #SABCS24 & hearing about a drug with ~50% grade 3 diarrhea! Do we understand what that means for a person?

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Elisa Agostinetto@elisaagostinetto.bsky.social · 2y ago

At #SABCS24 GS1 Final survival results of PHILA, a chinese “Cleopatra” with pyrotinib 🇨🇳 Pyrotinib, trastuzumab, docetaxel as 1️⃣st line in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer ⬆️ PFS(HR 0.44) and ⬆️OS (HR 0.64) vs. Placebo, trastu, docetaxel ⬆️Diarrhea w/pyrotinib @oncoalert.bsky.social

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