Robert S Miller MD
@rsm2800.bsky.social
Oncologist/informaticist, former Chief Medical Science Officer @ CancerLinQ. Now living my best retired life. Husband, dad, classical/choral music lover🎶 Twitter survivor. Come for the oncology content, stay for the music posts. He/him
Approaching my all time streak. Let’s hope no PSHAW- or CORER-like bombs derail me
I was driving north on the 5 in Carlsbad and saw the same thing! Too bad I wasn't able to take the picture
Dr. Skylar Grayson@skylargrayson.bsky.social · last wk.Driving to visit family in San Diego this weekend and randomly caught a Starlink launch at sunset!
Fifty-seven years ago tonight, Apollo 11 left a silicon disc in the Sea of Tranquility carrying messages from 73 nations. Paul VI’s contribution was Psalm 8: “What is man that you are mindful of him?” To honor the anniversary last July, Pope Leo XIV prayed that psalm with Buzz Aldrin — over Zoom.
“Lift Our Gaze Toward Heaven” — Pope Leo XIV and His Predecessors’ Celebration of Space Travel
Fifty-seven years ago tonight, Apollo 11 left Psalm 8 in the Sea of Tranquility — a gift from Paul VI. Last July, Leo XIV prayed the same psalm with the man who brought it there.
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Epilogue: Cancer Care in the United States—Jekyll and Hyde | JCO Oncology Practice ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.... A comprehensive perspective piece from Derek Raghavan about all that ails US healthcare (not just oncology) and some practical suggestions for remedies
Epilogue: Cancer Care in the United States—Jekyll and Hyde | JCO Oncology Practice
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Maura Gillison, who identified the role of HPV in head and neck cancer, changing the standard of care, dies at 61 - The Cancer Letter
Maura L. Gillison, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist and molecular epidemiologist whose work changed the standard of care for head and neck cancer by distinguishing human papillomavirus-positive from HPV-...
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Nature research paper: An ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death discovered with deep learning go.nature.com/3T07M0S
An ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death discovered with deep learning - Nature
A deep-learning model trained on electrocardiogram (ECG) waveforms identifies an easily visible biomarker that predicts sudden cardiac death more accurately than the current clinical state of the art.
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VOCES8 and the Ringmasters cover the Beatles www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GEe...
VOCES8 & Ringmasters: The Fool on the Hill
YouTube video by VOCES8
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I first saw this infographic on Facebook (no judgment please) and thought it was helpful to share - How to Read a Kaplan-Meier Curve oncodaily.com/voices/amy-c...
Amy C. Moore: The Kaplan-Meier Curve as an Essential Tool in Cancer Research - OncoDaily
Amy C. Moore: The Kaplan-Meier Curve as an Essential Tool in Cancer Research / Amy C. Moore, cancer, Kaplan-Meier curve, OncoDaily, Oncology
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National Trends in Patient-Clinician Communication jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Interesting descriptive analysis of messaging trends w/ impressive volume of 2067 hospitals and ~47K clinics, using Epic Cosmos data
National Trends in Patient-Clinician Communication
This cross-sectional study examines trends in US patient portal messaging, telehealth and telephone encounters, and office visits, assessing differences in messaging by various patient sociodemographi...
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Great to see the FDA announcement about the approval of belzutifan+pembro for the adjuvant treatment of resected, int-high & high risk clear cell RCC. I remember well the days when no adjuvant therapy for resected kidney cancer was SOC
Universal Germline Genetic Testing in a Precision Oncology and Rare Cancer Clinic: Implementation and Outcomes | JCO Oncology Advances ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
Universal Germline Genetic Testing in a Precision Oncology and Rare Cancer Clinic: Implementation and Outcomes | JCO Oncology Advances
PURPOSECurrent National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for germline testing are complex and often miss patients with cancer susceptibility. We evaluated results of universal germline g...
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As the father of 3 kids in their early-mid 30s, I will admit that the title of this #ASCO26 session does scare me
Dr. Wolpin gets a well-deserved standing ovation at the plenary session of #ASCO26 for this K-M curve
There hasn't previously been a treatment vs pancreatic cancer this successful. Striking improved (a doubling) survival results @nejm.org and @ascocancer.bsky.social published today with daraxonrasib, which also became available via an FDA-approved early access program nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Bob’s #ASCO26 observation of the morning - myeloma seems to win the award for the greatest number of, most inscrutable acronyms in oncology (spoken as someone who doesn’t treat the disease)
“…[t]housands of patients were screened to enroll 151 patients.” Yikes
NEJM.org@nejm.org · 2mo agoAmong patients with 𝘙𝘌𝘛 fusion–positive non–small-cell lung cancer, adjuvant selpercatinib led to longer event-free survival than placebo. Adverse events of grade 3 or higher included elevated liver-enzyme levels. Full phase 3 LIBRETTO-432 trial results: https://nej.md/3Q3QcIo #ASCO26
One big downside to moving to Oceanside, CA is not being 10 minutes from DCA anymore. Character-building early morning flight to MDW tomorrow for #ASCO26 🥱
Although small, open-label, & single center, I thought this was an interesting study showing significantly less bone pain when pegfilgrastim was given 72 hrs post taxane-based chemo for Stage I-III breast cancer vs. 24 or 48 hrs, w/o any ⬆️ in febrile neutropenia www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
ACP Journals
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Thanks Max Topaz for introducing the idea of safeguard when using AI and reminding that the reclaimed time (due to AI) is sacred (belongs at the bedside). #Amplify2026
This German choir does a darn good job tackling Jacob Collier's impossible-to-sing "World O World," close to the original by The Aeolians www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJEQ...
World O World (Jacob Collier) - Jazzchor der Uni Bonn & Vocal Journey (Live) Philharmonie Köln 2025
YouTube video by JazzchorUniBonn
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Quite the review. Maddening
Dorit Reiss@doritreiss.bsky.social · 3mo agoCIDRAP Op-Ed: Why the FDA tried to bury studies showing vaccines are safe? Because political leaders did not like the results of carefully controlled studies using large data sets and valid methods, explains @jakescottmd.bsky.social in @cidrap.bsky.social www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cid...
Really enjoying this version of “Blackbird” tonight youtu.be/KztzaxQVl44?...
Anthony Molinaro - Blackbird (Jazz Transcription)
YouTube video by My Jazz Sheet Music Transcriptions
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One of the many good things about living in San Diego is that people you know always have reasons to come here. Hanging out with my CancerLinQ pals Adam Freiberg, Carole Tremonti, and Shaalan Beg, in town for the Ci4CC conference, at the Prohibition Lounge. Great to see them again
One of my favorite videos of all time. Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger singing a cover of "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" at Wolf Trap in 1993 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSF8...
Arlo Guthrie/I Can't Help Falling In Love With You
YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie (Jguth3)
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How Federal Regulatory Strategies Are Spurring Innovation in the Use of AI in Cancer Care ascoai.org/articles/202...
How Federal Regulatory Strategies Are Spurring Innovation in the Use of AI in Cancer Care
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How I Read a Clinical Trial Report? A Primer for Busy Clinicians | JCO Oncology Practice ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
How I Read a Clinical Trial Report? A Primer for Busy Clinicians | JCO Oncology Practice
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