Hot off the virtual press: A truly team effort on this Call to Action and Consensus from the Society for Neuro-Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology Collaborative on Intracranial Metastases. academic.oup.com/neuro-oncolo... @dukemets.bsky.social

Intracranial metastases from solid tumors: Call to Action and Consensus from the Society for Neuro-Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology Collaborative

Abstract. Intracranial metastases (ICM), specifically parenchymal brain metastases, remain a major clinical challenge in solid tumor oncology, despite rece

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We need to do more to find effective treatments for leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumors but this commentary from our team shows we are making some progress as a field! @dukemets.bsky.social @dukecancer.bsky.social rdcu.be/eySK8

A HER3-targeting antibody–drug conjugate for leptomeningeal metastasis

Nature Medicine - The phase 2 TUXEDO-3 trial identifies the HER3-targeting antibody–drug conjugate patritumab deruxtecan as a promising new therapeutic option for patients with leptomeningeal...

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Thank you Rep. Foushee! Even amidst everything else happening we appreciate your continued support for #MetsGetsAwareness!

Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis@dukemets.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you to Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04) for continuing to support brain and spine metastasis awareness. On Monday, Rep. Foushee reintroduced a resolution naming June Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month. Read more: neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/foushee...

LITT (laser interstitial thermal therapy) uses a laser to destroy unhealthy brain tissue, including new & recurrent brain tumors & radiation necrosis. LITT is minimally invasive - the opening in the scalp is only about as big as a pencil eraser. Learn more: www.dukehealth.org/treatments/n...

Did you know? Among patients with lung cancer, about 16-20 percent develop brain metastases. Risk of brain mets is highest in SCLC, EGFR, and ALK positive lung cancers. #OncSky #MedSky

This is a phenomenal group! Though I am very biased. 😉 We welcome more to join us and help us with our various efforts! If you have any questions please reach out. 🧠

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Curious about CIMARa and what we do? Read our white paper, recently published in Neuro-Oncology Advances! Physicians, researchers, and advocates focused on brain metastasis, including leptomeningeal disease, are welcome to join. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40276376/

Check out the ABC11 interview with @lauraaldermd.bsky.social, our Deputy Medical Director, about lung cancer, new treatments, and the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis. (Her interview starts at the 4-minute mark!) abc11.com/post/abc11-t...

ABC11 Together Perspectives for March: Durham Crop Hunger Walk and Walk to Defeat Dementia

ABC11 Together Perspectives for March includes fundraiser for lung cancer research

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The same lab coat and sign from Raleigh March for Science in 2017 will be making a repeat appearance today. Can't believe we are having to do this. Again. 8 years later.

Excited for the SNO Annual Conference this weekend where I will be discussing "Systemic Therapies for Breast Cancer LMD: A Paradigm for Multidisciplinary Coordination" Intrathecal Chemo is OUT. Systemic Therapies with CNS Bioactivity Are In. More to come Sunday! #oncsky #bcsm

Me: Yay, it's finally sweater season! Me 10 min later: Right. Sweaters mean my cat's claws get stuck when he jumps on me during Zoom calls (which is frequent). Cue awkward attempts to extract a hanging cat off sweater on Zoom while trying to be professional and lead a meeting. 🤦‍♀️

Hello Bluesky! First post here, looking to build a new network. Professionally I am a Scientific Program Manager @Duke Center for Brain & Spine Metastasis. Personally, I love pandas, cats, anime/animation, science, art, photography, astronomy, video games, crafts, and traveling.