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Prajnan Das, MD, MS, MPH
@prajnandasmd
Chair ad interim - GI Radiation Oncology, Deputy Division Head - Education. Tweets are my own
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14-06-2018 00:59:04
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Accrual has begun for NEO-RT trial! Appreciate the support of Jason Zell Joe Carmichael MD UC Irvine Surgery UCI Health , among the first to enroll patients! Keep it up!
![Hagen Kennecke (@hkennecke) on Twitter photo Accrual has begun for NEO-RT trial! Appreciate the support of <a href="/DrJZell/">Jason Zell</a> <a href="/JoeCarmichael8/">Joe Carmichael MD</a> <a href="/UCIrvineSurgery/">UC Irvine Surgery</a> <a href="/UCIrvineHealth/">UCI Health</a> , among the first to enroll patients! Keep it up! Accrual has begun for NEO-RT trial! Appreciate the support of <a href="/DrJZell/">Jason Zell</a> <a href="/JoeCarmichael8/">Joe Carmichael MD</a> <a href="/UCIrvineSurgery/">UC Irvine Surgery</a> <a href="/UCIrvineHealth/">UCI Health</a> , among the first to enroll patients! Keep it up!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GR5RFwva4AAWxHn.jpg)
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Thanks Bouthaina Dabaja MD, Julianne Pollard-Larkin, PhD, Paige Nitsch, and entire #radonc team. We are treating nearly full schedule the day after #HurricaneBeryl. Amazing #teamwork MD Anderson Cancer Center to #endcancer.
![Albert Koong, MD PhD (@ackoongmdphd) on Twitter photo Thanks <a href="/BouthainaDabaja/">Bouthaina Dabaja MD</a>, <a href="/JulieLarkin305/">Julianne Pollard-Larkin, PhD</a>, Paige Nitsch, and entire #radonc team. We are treating nearly full schedule the day after #HurricaneBeryl. Amazing #teamwork <a href="/MDAndersonNews/">MD Anderson Cancer Center</a> to #endcancer. Thanks <a href="/BouthainaDabaja/">Bouthaina Dabaja MD</a>, <a href="/JulieLarkin305/">Julianne Pollard-Larkin, PhD</a>, Paige Nitsch, and entire #radonc team. We are treating nearly full schedule the day after #HurricaneBeryl. Amazing #teamwork <a href="/MDAndersonNews/">MD Anderson Cancer Center</a> to #endcancer.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSETkm4X0AE6UZU.jpg)
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Congrats to Lauren E. Colbert, MD MSCR Wen Jiang MD, PhD Devarati Mitra and other MD Anderson Cancer Center faculty who were named as Sabin Fellows! #radonc #endcancer mdanderson.org/newsroom/md-an…
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Dr. Ethan Ludmir, along with Dr. Chad Tang, shares why findings from a recent trial suggest a new treatment approach "potentially represents a paradigm shift in treating metastatic pancreatic cancer.” Read more: bit.ly/3WzgSjp Ethan Ludmir MD Chad Tang, MD #PancreaticCancer
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Congrats to Aileen Chen quynh nguyen Lilie Lin for your induction to FASTRO 2024 class. MD Anderson Cancer Center ASTRO #endcancer #radonc
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A week of didactic learning on rectal cancer isn’t complete without Emma B. Holliday MD ‘s Taylor Swift themed talk and her homemade desserts dressed for the occasion. Talk about dedication…
![Chelsea C Pinnix MD PhD (@chelseapinnix) on Twitter photo A week of didactic learning on rectal cancer isn’t complete without <a href="/DrEmmaHolliday/">Emma B. Holliday MD</a> ‘s Taylor Swift themed talk and her homemade desserts dressed for the occasion. Talk about dedication… A week of didactic learning on rectal cancer isn’t complete without <a href="/DrEmmaHolliday/">Emma B. Holliday MD</a> ‘s Taylor Swift themed talk and her homemade desserts dressed for the occasion. Talk about dedication…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVb9jdxW8AALNpi.jpg)
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Congrats to our Mary Fletcher Memorial Heart ❤️ of Caring Award recipients for this year! Rehema J. Thomas, MD Enoch Chang Michael Rooney #RadOnc #residents MD Anderson Cancer Center Chelsea C Pinnix MD PhD Prajnan Das, MD, MS, MPH Emma B. Holliday MD Albert Koong, MD PhD
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Congrats 🎉 to two of our #RadOnc #residents for exceptional mentorship Vince Bernard-Pagan, MD PHD Adam Grippin recipients of the MD Anderson Cancer Center 2024 Clinical Trainee Peer to Peer Award‼️☢️✨ Suezen Salinas Chelsea C Pinnix MD PhD Emma B. Holliday MD Prajnan Das, MD, MS, MPH Albert Koong, MD PhD
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🚀 Exciting Opportunity! MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a visionary leader to chair the Genitourinary Radiation Oncology department. Lead a team driving innovation with cutting-edge technologies & advance the future of cancer care. Apply here by Sept 15! jobs.mdanderson.org/search/jobdeta…
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Congratulations to Chelsea C Pinnix MD PhD and Amy Ninetto, Ph.D., the faculty and staff educators of the 3rd quarter of 2024! We are grateful for your continued contributions to the MD Anderson Cancer Center education mission area and look forward to honoring you at Tuesday's Educators' Forum.
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Congrats Eugene J. Koay, MD, PhD! In the 12yrs I’ve known you, you’ve gone from brilliant senior resident when I was a PGY2, to phenominal GIRO attending when I was a PGY5, to supportive colleague & mentor when I was junior faculty now to FULL PROFESSOR W/ TENURE! Your GIRO fam is so proud!
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Congrats PROFESSOR Eugene J. Koay, MD, PhD!
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☢️Neoadjuvant CRT vs. ChT for initially unresectable locally advanced "Colon" cancer eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science ➡️45 patients ✅R0 resection: 80% vs. 20%, P < 0.001 ✅3-year PFS: 76% vs. 45% , P = 0.049 ✅3-year OS: 87.6% vs. 75% , P = 0.037 ✅No differences in severe AEs ❗️Study was
![Erman Akkus (@erman_akkus) on Twitter photo ☢️Neoadjuvant CRT vs. ChT for initially unresectable locally advanced "Colon" cancer
<a href="/eClinicalMed/">eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science</a>
➡️45 patients
✅R0 resection: 80% vs. 20%, P < 0.001
✅3-year PFS: 76% vs. 45% , P = 0.049
✅3-year OS: 87.6% vs. 75% , P = 0.037
✅No differences in severe AEs
❗️Study was ☢️Neoadjuvant CRT vs. ChT for initially unresectable locally advanced "Colon" cancer
<a href="/eClinicalMed/">eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science</a>
➡️45 patients
✅R0 resection: 80% vs. 20%, P < 0.001
✅3-year PFS: 76% vs. 45% , P = 0.049
✅3-year OS: 87.6% vs. 75% , P = 0.037
✅No differences in severe AEs
❗️Study was](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GYMEEIVX0AAeLNe.jpg)