Our study showing that ACTA2 expression in gastric cancer is associated with survival and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) is now available at Clinical Cancer Research Clinical Cancer Research. aacrjournals.org/clincancerres/… 1/

Hot of the press Clinical Cancer Research ! Outstanding collaborative work lead by Sam C. Wang UTSW Simmons Cancer Center UTSW Surgery describing association of ACTA2 expression with survival and treatment response to ICI in gastric cancer. Particularly relevant in MSS pts. See 🧵below.

I enjoyed in-person ASCO #GI23 meeting after a few years. Excited to see UTSW Surgery residents Gilbert Z Murimwa, M.D. John D. Karalis MD & MichelleJu presenting their great work Sam C. Wang UTSW Simmons Cancer Center UTSW Surgery Residents @UTSWNews

Special mention to Gilbert Z Murimwa, M.D. who’s poster got a Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award for our work in Social Vulnerability and GI cancer Survival. Thank you Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation ! ASCO UTSW Simmons Cancer Center

@EmileFarah5 bringing the heat at #SSO2023 UTSW Surgery UTSW Simmons Cancer Center Patricio Polanco

Look who made it to #SSO2023. UTSW Surgery out in full force. UTSW Surgery Residents Sam C. Wang Patricio Polanco Gilbert Z Murimwa, M.D.

Amazing group of colleagues, fellows and residents: Nicole Nevarez, MD A. Marilyn Leitch MD Andres A. Abreu @EmileFarah5 Martha Teke, MD John D. Karalis MD Matthew Porembka among others. Very proud to be part of this group under Adam Yopp and Herbert Zeh leadership. UTSW Surgery UTSW Simmons Cancer Center Society of Surgical Oncology #SSO2023

Outstanding presentation by Gilbert Z Murimwa, M.D. at #SSO2023 highlighting the importance and unique biological behavior of SMAD4 mutated PDAC! Brekkenlab UTSW Simmons Cancer Center

Fantastic meeting Society of Surgical Oncology . So good to catch up with mentors and friends, old and new. Great surgical science pushing the field forward. Can't wait for Atlanta next year #SSO2023

1/4 📢 Belated posting about our work on ACTA2 as a potential predictive biomarker for gastric cancer immunotherapy response! ACTA2 Expression Predicts Survival and Is Associated with Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Gastric Cancer aacrjournals.org/clincancerres/…

This is great collaborative work with my colleagues and friends Sam C. Wang Matt Porembka and our fellow John D. Karalis MD at UTSW Simmons Cancer Center Sunho Park, Changjin Hong Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center Mayo Clinic and Jaeho Choeng at Yonsei Cancer Center and Sunghak Lee at Seoul St. Mary Hospital!

Transatlantic collaboration 🇳🇱🇺🇸 with Herbert Zeh Patricio Polanco on 🤖 #roboticsurgery #pancreas and #PancreaticCancer. Great discussion with staff, residents, researchers. Grateful for prof.Zeh who trained us DPCG in 🇳🇱 w/ Melissa Hogg Amer Zureikat in Robot

Congratulations Dr. Pettigrew! UTSW Surgery Residents UTSW Surgery

Happy to report that our paper “Serum interleukin 6 level is associated with overall survival and treatment response in gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer” is now out Annals of Surgery journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger… Tweetorial to follow: 1/