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Oncologist and researcher on Myeloma service @sloan_kettering. Interested in nutrition for cancer and immune therapies. Views are my own
Dec 29, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
1/5 @HundalJasmin and I summarize the results of the DIANA-5 trial (randomized trial of a macro-Mediterranean diet for breast cancer recurrence) in context @practiceupdate #bcsm @MSKCancerCenter @MSK_DeptOfMed @aicrtweets @ACLifeMed @Neil_Iyengar @Rfonsi1
practiceupdate.com/content/the-ef… 2/5 This study highlights the challenges in conducting large long term behavioral lifestyle interventions. The results showed no significant difference in breast cancer recurrence rates between the intervention and control groups (HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.69–1.14). #bcsm Image
Jul 7, 2022 8 tweets 6 min read
1/8 Our review on the evidence behind Plant-Based and Ketogenic Diets in Cancer Patients @Neil_Iyengar @JAMAOnc @JAMANetwork @MSKCancerCenter @aicrtweets @ASCOPost @ASHClinicalNews @AmericanCancer @NCIMedia
ja.ma/3NPks2G #cancer #nutrition #diet #wfpb #plantbased #keto 2/8 Plant based (WFPBD) and keto diets (KD) have gained popularity in oncology and this topic is often permeating clinical dialogue. It is of interest to patients, caregivers, physicians and oncologists. #plantbased #keto
Nov 22, 2020 25 tweets 28 min read
With #ASH20 around the corner, I wanted to share a summary of the major myeloma immunotherapy - CARs, Bispecifics, ADCs trials and #ASH20 abstracts to look out for #mmsm from a recent talk I gave bmj.com/content/370/bm… I will focus on some of the major drugs in this thread (in the blue boxes). Although I may not be able to cover all of them, the trials I have typed over the image are the ones to watch out for at #ASH20