Winship investigators to present at ASH annual meeting in Atlanta

Winship investigators will present at the 63rd American Society of Hematology annual meeting, which is taking place in Atlanta, Dec. 11-14. Faculty and trainees will present oral and poster abstracts as well as participate in scientific programs, satellite symposia, and other featured sessions.

NEJM study shows postmenapausal women with breast cancer may be spared chemo

Postmenopausal women with certain types of breast cancer can forgo chemotherapy, according to the results of a national study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on Dec. 1. The RxPONDER study's lead author is Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, director of Winship's Glenn Family Breast Center.

Winship researchers to present at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Leading physicians, researchers and students from Winship will present their work at the 44th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium which will take place in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 7-10. Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, will provide updated analyses from the RxPONDER study.

Modesitt named division director of gynecologic oncology

Susan C. Modesitt, MD, a nationally recognized oncology leader and clinical investigator, has been named division director of gynecologic oncology for Emory’s Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Currently with the University of Virginia Cancer Center, Modesitt will lead Winship’s gynecologic cancers disease team when she joins Emory on March 1, 2022.

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Alese selected for Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program

Olatunji Alese, MD, has been selected to participate in the first cohort of the Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program. Launched last year by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and partners, the program is designed to foster clinical and translational research that is community informed, designed, and conducted.

Buckovich named new specialty director for Clifton Road campus

Veronica Buckovich, MS, RN, FNP-BC, has joined Winship as specialty director of oncology services, hematology, radiation, surgical oncology, and infusion, for the Clifton Road campus. Buckovich previously served as director of clinical services and quality for St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital in Savannah, Ga.

Harrigan named senior manager for medical and surgical oncology

Sarah Harrigan, MSN, MA, RN, OCN, has joined Winship as senior manager of clinic services and operations for medical and surgical oncology. Harrigan was previously the director of the oncology service line for Holzer Health System, which serves southeastern Ohio and western West Virginia.

Registration opens for Georgia Cancer Summit

Co-sponsored by Winship, the Georgia Cancer Summit on Jan. 21 will feature experts and advocates from across the state exploring topics related to the theme, "From Equity to Excellence – Charting Our Course to Reduce the Burden of Cancer in Georgia." Registration to the one-day virtual conference is free and open to all.

Call for Proposals: NCI K99/R00 for postdocs

Emory may submit three applications to the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program, which aims to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators. Internal applications are due Dec. 24.

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Video: Celebrating the holidays at Winship

In the Nov. 18 episode of Medical World News' Deep Dive, Winship clinic operations administrator Chris Zorn discussed promoting holiday cheer in a personalized way, helping patients navigate family holiday visits, and best practices for sharing holiday gifts with health care providers.

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Winship social services and volunteer services are looking for teams to sign up for the annual Holiday Adopt-A-Family Program and help Winship patients with their holiday shopping. Sign up today to be connected with a patient's Amazon wish list and have gifts shipped directly to the recipient.

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Below are four selected Winship publications out of 101 published over the past week:

Cutler C, Lee SJ, Arai S, Rotta M, Zoghi B, Lazaryan A, Ramakrishnan A, DeFilipp Z, Salhotra A, Chai-Ho W, Mehta R, Wang T, Arora M, Pusic I, Saad A, Shah NN, Abhyankar S, Bachier C, Galvin J, Im A, Langston A, Liesveld J, Juckett M, Logan A, Schachter L, Alavi A, Howard D, Waksal HW, Ryan J, Eiznhamer D, Aggarwal SK, Ieyoub J, Schueller O, Green L, Yang Z, Krenz H, Jagasia M, Blazar BR, Pavletic S. Belumosudil for chronic graft-versus-host disease after 2 or more prior lines of therapy: the ROCKstar Study. Blood. 2021; 138(22):2278-2289. PubMed PMID: 34265047.

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Bartels U, Onar-Thomas A, Patel SK, Shaw D, Fangusaro J, Dhall G, Souweidane M, Bhatia A, Embry L, Trask CL, Murphy ES, MacDonald S, Wu S, Boyett JM, Leary S, Fouladi M, Gajjar A, Khatua S. Phase II Trial of Response-Based Radiation Therapy for Patients with Localized Germinoma: A Children's Oncology Group Study. Neuro-oncology. 2021; PubMed PMID: 34850169.

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Thudium Mueller K, Grupp SA, Maude SL, Levine JE, Pulsipher MA, Boyer MW, August KJ, Myers GD, Tam CS, Jaeger U, Foley SR, Borchmann P, Schuster SJ, Waller EK, Awasthi R, Potthoff B, Warren A, Waldron ER, McBlane F, Chassot-Agostinho A, Laetsch TW. Tisagenlecleucel immunogenicity in relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Blood Advances. 2021; 5(23):4980-4991. PubMed PMID: 34432863.

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Dhere VR, Escott CE, Tian S, Switchenko JM, Bell JP, Stokes WA, McDonald MW, Magliocca KR, Boyce BJ, Kaka AS, Steuer CE, Saba NF, Shin DM, Xiao C, Patel MR, Beitler JJ. The omission of intentional primary site radiation following transoral robotic surgery in 59 patients: No local-regional failures. Head & Neck. 2021; PubMed PMID: 34850994.

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