radiation therapist/clinical instructor, epidemiologist, PhD student (epi) @uthealthsph
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Great thread.
15 Dec 2025
It’s out!
It’s very exciting to see the final results of the US phase III RCT of IMPT versus IMRT for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Data have been percolating for some time at conferences (and social media), and it’s great to be able to crunch through the actual paper.
I think our community owes a debt of gratitude to the investigators for pulling this trial off. It takes passion, perseverance and just raw time and effort to make such a study happen, and the resultant information is really valuable.
There is a lot to go through here, I’ll start with my final conclusion, which is that IMPT is A, but not THE, standard-of-care for oropharyngeal cancer.
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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🙏🏻 to TAP, @cameronatharp, @SprakerMDPhD, & Simul for having me as a guest for the first Journal Club! 🎙️📖
Had a great time 😁 discussing the Phase III BART trial with you & one of my favorite @UTMDAnderson #radonc ☢️ attendings, Dr. Comron Hassanzadeh
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Apr 29
This is a cool episode! and good #MedEd
My life delayed this ep/post, but lots have listened! ♥️
Dr. D you were really great, not the case for all! Get on more pods.
Online JCs are hard to do well, couple thoughts 👇
🙏🏻 to TAP, @cameronatharp, @SprakerMDPhD, & Simul for having me as a guest for the first Journal Club! 🎙️📖
Had a great time 😁 discussing the Phase III BART trial with you & one of my favorite @UTMDAnderson #radonc ☢️ attendings, Dr. Comron Hassanzadeh
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Apr 29
So here I am publicly calling out Cam to continue to push this pilot 😀♥️
Elevating diverse voices and quality open education/discussion has always been the core goal of TAP.
If you're out there and you want to do a JC with us, reach out.
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A surprise TAP episode! 🥳
Simul interviews @RicBertolo
Don't miss his companion blog post on L'Affare Italiano
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Part 2 of the RPT TAP Mini-series is out now!
Ana, Brandon (@brandonmancini), and Dustin are back for a show on the practical aspects of running a radiopharmaceutical clinic.
Such as the importance of epicurean amino acids for Lutathera.
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Had a blast during our first journal club! Lots of learning and great discussion. Will be making this a recurring event - if anyone wants to join me for a second, message me!
Hi all! Introducing a new project to the TAP lineup.
Cam’s Journal Club
Our first installment includes some very special guests (@StephDudzinski / Comron Hassanzadeh) to discuss the BART trial.
Will be live and recorded - all are welcome! Be sure to sign up with link below.
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Excited to be part of @cameronatharp’s new #radonc ☢️ collab with @SprakerMDPhD & @AcceleratorsRO 🤗
Come join us & sign up ✍️! ⬇️
Jan 19
Announcing a new project...
Cam Tharp's TAP Journal Club!
First up, The BART Trial with very special guests.
Live and recorded, all are welcome, sign up below 😍
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Jan 19
Announcing a new project...
Cam Tharp's TAP Journal Club!
First up, The BART Trial with very special guests.
Live and recorded, all are welcome, sign up below 😍
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Hi all! Introducing a new project to the TAP lineup.
Cam’s Journal Club
Our first installment includes some very special guests (@StephDudzinski / Comron Hassanzadeh) to discuss the BART trial.
Will be live and recorded - all are welcome! Be sure to sign up with link below.
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Happy New Year Oncology Twitter! 🥳
Reminder: first round of travel award applications due in 10 days.
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26 Sep 2025
TAP special #MedEd episode for #ASTRO25 is out!
We host Mike and Simon, RO and NSGY experts in brachytherapy for brain tumors.
Learned a ton working on this show, and Mike's creative trials have me excited about the future.
Special thanks to @GammaTile for the support! 1/2
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22 Jun 2025
This paper reflects the ongoing misguided consequences of adhering to the outdated LNT model.
Notably, the lead author discloses a COI with ALARA imaging. The time has come to re-evaluate the role of LNT in modern radiological and nuclear science.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
3 Jun 2025
Lots of this regulation is caused by the LNT model (linear non-threshold model), which assumes that any bit of radiation is bad—stupid when the background has plenty of radiation. We can eliminate that.
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17 Jun 2025
Here is direct link to donation site 🙏:
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11 Jun 2025
People who speak confidently and put down others are not always the smartest of the bunch - example one is from @VPrasadMDMPH re: alcohol. Observational data on health effects of alcohol consumption are unreliable, confounded, and “a large, multi-arm RCT is the only path forward”
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11 Jun 2025
The only path forward: a 7-arm RCT consisting of either decreasing, increasing, no change, or uncontrolled consumption of alcohol. RCTs are the gold standard for medical research, sure, but is this the only way to thwart pesky self reported data?
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10 Jun 2025
Fun fact: the S4 art was hidden in the first TAP travel award hardware from the @ACRORadOnc meeting.
It's like an easter egg.
For myself.
Because Im a huge nerd and making TAP is really fun.
14 Mar 2025
Made it to Vegas!
Brought some nice hardware for the TAP Travel Award winners 😃
See you all tonight at the awards ceremony then the Oncology Las Vegas Happy Hour!
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10 Jun 2025
Thanks to Matt and Simul for keeping me around 🩵 the more discussion the better.
10 Jun 2025
Big daps to @cameronatharp for generating the original APRT show idea then facilitating continued discussion around what can be a controversial topic.
While there is an explosion of pubs showing what an APRT *can* do, few are discussing what they *should* do in the US.
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