Tumor Immunology, TME, Systemic Immunity, Radiation Oncology, Wash U
Joined November 2020
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
It's #ClinicalTrialsDay and we are grateful to our team who help connect treatments to the patients who need them.
#CTD2026 #ResearchRising
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The Tumor-Host Interactions program, led by Diana Cittelly, PhD, explores how the body shapes cancer, advancing immunotherapies for better patient outcomes.
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/ttGsG6o7oX0?si=qN_B…
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Apr 15
NRG-HN016 CONCISE is a pragmatic Phase 3 trial for cisplatin-ineligible locoregionally advanced #headandneckcancer. It is anticipated to be activating soon. Study PI, Dr. Loren Mell @drlorenmell describes the design of the trial in our April newsletter: ow.ly/Bt0250YIZos
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
So thrilled to celebrate our @washumedicine Dean's Impact awards winners! 🎉Jiayi Huang, MD, MSCI & Thomas Mazur, PhD were recognized for their outstanding efforts to improve clinical care, education & research. bit.ly/4uk8Jig
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Apr 21
We are pleased to highlight NRG-CC017 in our April newsletter. This trial is the 1st ever NRG GBM trial with a focus on symptom prevention. We also would like to thank @djlee714 & @AlexisNarvaezMD for talking w/CC017 study PI, Dr. Huang at #NRG2026: youtu.be/oCYxlfXPjRQ.
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Physician-scientist @CarlDeSelm presented his research findings at #AACR26!
"A novel, first in class chimeric antigen receptor dendritic cell platform driving broad and durable antitumor immunity in solid tumors"
#immunotherapy #CancerResearch
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Multiple @SitemanCenter @washumedicine experts will be recognized and presenting at #AACR26 over the next week.
#Radonc @CarlDeSelm presents in the Mon April 20 Adoptive T Cell Therapy Session! Links here-
bit.ly/3Qu3Fce
#Immunotherapy
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Apr 10
The way our immune cells age differs substantially by sex, from single-cell analysis of ~1,000 people. Implications for propensity for autoimmune diseases (women), vulnerability to cancer (men), immunosenescence and inflammaging @NatureAging
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
📣 Student Shoutout! ⭐
Sophie Bice recently matched into the Radiation Oncology residency program at Washington University, where she will have ample opportunity to continue amazing research. We are all very proud of her and so excited to see all that she will accomplish!
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Apr 1
Protocol Activation! NRG-CC017: A randomized phase III study comparing temporally-modulated pulsed radiation therapy (TMPRT) versus standard radiation therapy with temozolomide for adults with newly diagnosed MGMT-unmethylated glioblastoma conta.cc/3PKI3bl
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
A new study co-led by UCLA & published in the journal @CD_AACR suggests combining targeted radiation therapy with an experimental immune-boosting drug & anti-PD-1 therapy before surgery may help the immune system fight aggressive soft tissue sarcomas.
bit.ly/4sSZPIh
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Mar 26
We keep rediscovering the same truth—hormonal biology works. Estrogen returns in prostate cancer, this time via patches, with noninferior outcomes and potentially better tolerability. Not new—just better applied. Study in @NEJM by the #Stampede group/@MRCCTU
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Now published: New study on the controversial role of confirmatory HPV testing in p16 OPCs 📚
Corresponding author: @BasuLab1
Read more: ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/PO-… link in our bio 🔗
#AcademicMedicine #Research #HPV #headandneckcancer
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Mar 21
Come for the critically important data on protons for oropharyngeal cancer, stay for the beautifully written paper.
TORPEdO is out, and it is fascinating and instructive.
I will warn you upfront that this is a long thread, but there is a lot here to discuss!
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
So excited to welcome these amazing folks to WashU Medicine Rad Onc!!
Celebrating this exciting new chapter for these talented future radoncs! Honored to have them join our program & the energy & excellence they will bring to our community. 🎉☢️
#MatchDay #RadOnc #RadiationOncology #ResidencyMatch #MedicalStudents #MedEd #WashUMedicine #Match2026
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Celebrating this exciting new chapter for these talented future radoncs! Honored to have them join our program & the energy & excellence they will bring to our community. 🎉☢️
#MatchDay #RadOnc #RadiationOncology #ResidencyMatch #MedicalStudents #MedEd #WashUMedicine #Match2026
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We are thrilled & honored to have Kamryn join us here in St Louis!! 👏🙌
Big congrats to stud mentee & @DrMcClellandLab member Kamryn Davis of @UMMCNews on matching in #RadOnc at @WashUMedRadOnc! Fantastic to be a part of your journey!
#MatchDay2026 #WomenWhoCurie #WeWhoCurie #BlackInMedicine
#ILookLikeARadOnc #RepresentationMatters
#NAVAH
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Big congrats to stud mentee & @DrMcClellandLab member Kamryn Davis of @UMMCNews on matching in #RadOnc at @WashUMedRadOnc! Fantastic to be a part of your journey!
#MatchDay2026 #WomenWhoCurie #WeWhoCurie #BlackInMedicine
#ILookLikeARadOnc #RepresentationMatters
#NAVAH
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
7y in the making!!!
As I always spoke about this, the field of #NasopharyngealCarcinoma leads the way in driving individualised treatment in #HeadNeckCancer
When we published our initial idea of stratifying patients by their early treatment response using #EBVDNA back then in 2018, we decided to test our idea formally with a trial, and kudos to a very talented #biostats and willing collaborators, we came up with EP-STAR
Very glad to see it finally published today in @Nature
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Sana Karam, MD, PhD retweeted
Just published in the @IJROBP The Red Journal - our Medical Physics resident Zhihua Liu, PhD as lead author. This is her second Red Journal paper - super impressive!
bit.ly/4rejlNu
#medphys #radonc #glioma #chemoradiation
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