medical oncologist and clinician scientist
Joined May 2014
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
May 25
Wow! Marked reduction of LDL cholesterol with one shot PCSK9 gene base editing 👉🏼In Vivo Base Editing of PCSK9 with VERVE-102 for Hypercholesterolemia | New England Journal of Medicine @NEJM @skathire 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Does the PSA test for prostate cancer save lives? New data reverse gold-standard findings nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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I used to run hairy cell leukemia clinic at MDACC. Who wore it better
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Today, on #InternationalNursesDay, we celebrate the extraordinary nurses at Peter Mac and beyond.
Our #nurses provide some of the most specialised cancer care in the world - constantly pushing the boundaries of what exceptional cancer care looks like.
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Peter Mac is set to become the first centre to treat a patient under a new PBS-funded CAR T-cell therapy program for multiple myeloma — marking a major step forward for patients with limited options.
More: petermac.org/about-us/news-a…
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
May 5
”Failure is really important. Experiments don't have to succeed.”
Medicine laureate Richard Roberts shares some of his best advice to young students about staying creative, being true to yourself and listening to nature – which can lead to discoveries.
Roberts shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Phillip Sharp for their discoveries of split genes.
Watch the full conversation: bit.ly/4izEe1q
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
Living Guidelines for Tumor-Agnostic Therapies: A Pathway to Next-Generation Cancer Treatment | JCO Precision Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/PO-…
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
Apr 30
There’s a Revolution in Cancer. But Can Big Pharma Afford It?
Revolution Medicines could soon launch a pancreatic-cancer drug. Its stock may already be beyond what established pharmaceutical firms can pay cc @Aiims1742 @DavidHongMD
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Genome pioneer Craig Venter dies: here’s how he transformed science. I can't forget his talk to our Big Ideas seminary series last year. Vale. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
Apr 29
This is a saddening turn in the remarkable story around this manuscript.
This paper achieved unseen popular attention and its content was positioned as a new hope for patients with #PancreaticCancer - the lack of transparency is concerning.
Apr 28
PNAS retracted Mariano Barbacid’s Dec 2025 paper on a triple therapy (daraxonrasib afatinib SD-36) that achieved complete pancreatic tumor regression in 45 mice.
The sole reason: undisclosed financial stakes by Barbacid and two co-authors in Vega Oncotargets startup. Scientific findings were not challenged. The authors will resubmit with proper disclosure.
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
Apr 28
A man spends 50 years teaching at MIT.
He knows his time is running out.
So he records one last lecture — everything he knows, distilled into a single hour.
He died 5 months later.
This is that lecture.
The most important hour you'll watch this week. 👇
Bookmark it for later
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Love this from @Nature briefing this am: Species with longer names — such as Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis (longest ever scientific name) get fewer citations and Wikipedia reads.
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1. Excited to share the first results from @Omico's MoST program (2016-21): overall survival extended from 12.8-21.2 months for well-matched therapies jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
Jan 17
This experiment breaks your brain 🤯
Remove air in the world’s largest vacuum chamber, drop a bowling ball and feathers, and Galileo is proven right—400 years later.
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
I was thrilled to hear that a recent scan showed my brain tumour area is still looking pretty good. It’s simply amazing to still be here enjoying life! I’m incredibly grateful to the outstanding medical team who care for me so well. Thank you Helen Wheeler, Michael Back, Marina Kastelan and colleagues for your dedicated teamwork. Best wishes to everyone including during our Aussie summer months!
@NthSydHealth
@Sydney_Uni
#glioblastoma
#braincancer
#Brainstorm
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
2 Dec 2025
How can we measure the value of #genomics in #healthcare? How can #HTA, #implementation & data management be adapted to suit the rapidly evolving nature of genomics technologies? A new Review from Zornitza Stark, @IliasGoranitis & colleagues addresses these questions.
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
19 Dec 2025
🚨 End-of-year treat!
“Eleven clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2026” is now FREE to access 🧬
Discover next-gen vaccines, gene-editing tools, and long COVID therapies poised to redefine treatment.
👉 ow.ly/UOcY50XLxcg
#NatureMedicine #ClinicalTrial
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Professor DM Thomas retweeted
19 Dec 2025
ASCO daily news: on the importance of recognizing rare cancers, listening to patients, and performing NGS to optimize therapy
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