Multidisciplinary team working together to develop, validate, and implement liquid biopsies to improve the lives of patients with prostate cancer.

Joined October 2016
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The #IPCS26 @APCCC_Lugano with wonderful data in #prostatecancer 1️⃣Liquid biopsies 2️⃣Neuroendlcrine differentiation 🔵Epigenetics 🔴NEMO: Neuroendocrine monitoring panel 🟢Targeting methylation @Silke_Gillessen @mishabeltran @DanaFarberNews @RodRogSan @feresparza06
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Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) in the @ANZUPtrials #TheraP study @ASCO #ASCO25 presented by Asli Munzur ■ ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA-617: higher incidence of emergent CH compared to cabazitaxel chemotherapy ■ Most new clonal hematopoiesis mutations ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA-617 fall in DNA damage repair response genes PPM1D, TP53, ATM, and CHEK2. ■ Clinical significance unclear but may become more relevant as radioligand therapy moves into earlier lines of treatment @ResearchWyatt @AzadOncology
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Just out today in @jclinicalinvest 🚀 mHSPC is not one disease, but a kaleidoscope of biological states. We highlight what we know — and the key gaps that remain — on the road to precision medicine✨ Led by my mentor @mishabeltran 🙌 #ProstateCancer #mHSPC #PrecisionOncology
Exploring the biology of metastatic hormone-sensitive #ProstateCancer: on the road to precision medicine In this Review, Alice Bernard-Tessier & Himisha Beltran @mishabeltran @danafarber discuss the underlying biology in mHSPC and highlight current knowledge gaps: doi.org/10.1172/JCI200920
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Excited to share our new paper @NatureComms in collaboration with @RickmanLab, led by #RichaSingh @WeillCornell and @Bajji @DanaFarber #BeltranLab
New research published in @NatureComms provides critical mechanistic insights into how prostate cancer becomes resistant to treatment, uncovering how two key epigenetic mechanisms - DNA methylation and EZH2 activity - work together to drive transformation to a more aggressive form of the disease, neuroendocrine prostate cancer. @DanaFarber @bajji @mishabeltran Read more: bit.ly/4sk61bg
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Understanding ctDNA technology applications for cancer detection and characterization. @ResearchWyatt @VanProstateCtr joins @UroDocAsh @MDAndersonNews to break down the fundamentals of cell-free DNA and how ctDNA represents the tumor-derived portion of these fragments in the bloodstream. #WatchNow on UroToday > bit.ly/42EeUm4
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Intraindividual epigenetic heterogeneity underlying phenotypic subtypes of advanced prostate cancer @NatureComms rdcu.be/euijO Team science led by Kei Mizuno #BeltranLab @DanaFarber_GU @PCF_Science

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Favorite study! Germline-somatic tandems dictate cancer subtypes, provide clinical insights, and fuel molecularly informed studies. Kudos: Blerta Stringa, @Paola_Gasperini, Alessandro Alaimo, and @LunardiLabCIBIO (co-last a!) @NimaSharifiMD doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD… @UniTrento
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Stunning research from @EdmondMKwan on ctDNA in theranostics: 🧬Low ctDNA predicts better response with ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA-617 vs. cabazitaxel chemotherapy ⚠️PTEN alterations linked to worse outcomes on cabazitaxel 🧪ATM defects tied to favorable PSMA-617 results 🩻PET quantitative biomarkers (SUVmean) are additive 🌟We identify new candidate biomarkers for ¹⁷⁷Lu–PSMA-617 selection and ultimately expand the mCRPC predictive biomarker repertoire Online at @NatureMedicine nature.com/articles/s41591-0… @ANZUPtrials #TheraP @MovemberAUS @PCFA Support by @PCF_Science Challenge Award @ResearchWyatt @AzadOncology @Prof_IanD
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Elegant presentation from @ResearchWyatt on the evolution of ctDNA detection and characterization! Session chaired by @DanaFarber_GU's @OncoBellmunt and @BartsECMC 's @b_szabados #GU25 @ASCO @OncoAlert @OncLive
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Exciting work ahead on Large #Oncosomes at the @UniTrento @CIBIO_UniTrento with our team #DemichelisLab, Dolores Di Vizio @doldivizio at @CedarsSinai and Shannon Stott @svploeg at @MGH_RI funded by the @theNCI #PLUS
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Proud of our LIG1 loss/PARP inhibition #SL study in @jclinicalinvest by @GiuliaFracassi_ an @AIRC_it fellowship awardee and @FraLo05 a @PCF_Science YIA Collaborators: @quimmateo @FdAdF66 Relevant to #prostatecancer and beyond. Download it! jci.org/articles/view/179393

🚨 New Preprint Alert! 🚨 I’m thrilled to share our latest study now online on JCI: 
CRISPR/Cas9 screens identify LIG1 as a sensitizer of PARP inhibitors in castration-resistant prostate cancer. 🔬 Check out the preprint here: doi.org/10.1172/JCI179393 Huge thanks to @FrancescaBZNY, @FraLo05, all Demichelis’ lab members and facilities staff at @UniTrento @CIBIO_UniTrento, and key collaborators @quimmateo, @FdAdF66 and Helmut Klocker. Special thanks to Fondazione Trentina per la Ricerca sui Tumori, @AIRC_it fellowship, @ERC_Research, @PCF_Science, and MIUR. #ProstateCancer #CRPC #LIG1 #PARPi #Biomarker #SyntheticLethality #PrecisionMedicine
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PROSTATE Paper 2 Franseschini et al. developed a targeted DNA methylation assay for the detection of neuroendocrine prostate cancer using plasma cell-free DNA with an AUC > 0.93. Their assay also quantifies tumor content and offers a phenotype evidence score, which reflects various CRPC phenotypes. @CD_AACR . Lead our own @mishabeltran @DanaFarber_GU aacrjournals.org/cancerdisco…
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Heartbroken💔we lost Dr. Felix Feng— close friend, selfless collaborator, brilliant scientist & a man who saved many prostate cancer lives with a triad of generosity, kindness, & teamwork. We miss you @felixfengmd --too early my friend. To all: please consider supporting this @ASTRO_org @AmericanCancer award in Felix name: donate.cancer.org/g/tjjfqwdn…?
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Felix was the best of us. I'm heartbroken by his passing.💔His spirit of generosity, kindness, humility, his humor, intelligence & scientific acumen - you made us better scientists & better people, Felix. Love & miss you always. My deepest condolences to @MaryFengMD & family.🙏♥️
11 Dec 2024
Tonight we sit with the cherished memories of a truly unforgettable individual who changed the lives of so many fighting cancer. Tomorrow we stand and get back to the fight against the terrible disease that took one of our best, brightest, and kindest. Love you forever, Felix.
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The last time Felix stood on our stage, after a beautiful talk by @mishabeltran & intro by @AminaZoubeidi 💔💔💔 vimeo.com/1037583309/b7dd022…
Felix was the best of us. I'm heartbroken by his passing.💔His spirit of generosity, kindness, humility, his humor, intelligence & scientific acumen - you made us better scientists & better people, Felix. Love & miss you always. My deepest condolences to @MaryFengMD & family.🙏♥️
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A tremendous loss for the cancer scientific community. @felixfengmd truly was one of the very best. I feel fortunate to have had the chance to meet him. This is heartbreaking but I want to remember him with the smile that always lit up his face 💔@MaryFengMD 💔
11 Dec 2024
Tonight we sit with the cherished memories of a truly unforgettable individual who changed the lives of so many fighting cancer. Tomorrow we stand and get back to the fight against the terrible disease that took one of our best, brightest, and kindest. Love you forever, Felix.
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Exciting news! Dr. Alex Wyatt, a senior research scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, is now the scientific director for the Clinical Cancer Genomics Program at BC Cancer. @ResearchWyatt prostatecentre.com/news/dr-a…
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Replying to @mishabeltran
@mishabeltran sharing DLL3 PET/CT images including correlation with PSMA and FDG from @morr316 @PCF_Science TACTICAL grant #ESMO24 @myESMO
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