Ed Esplin, MD, PhD

📢CGA-IGC members—check your inbox! ➡️You should have received an email introducing this year’s Executive Council candidates, along with a link to cast your vote for two individuals. ➡️This is a valuable opportunity to contribute to shaping the future of our organization.…

Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) A-subunit isoforms (Aα, Aβ) are tumor suppressors, are frequently mutated in cancer, including #colorectalcancer #lungcancer #breastcancer & differentially bind to #PP2A subunits inc. B56γ (Day et al.), building on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gc… &…

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Groundbreaking study reveals 1 in 8 patients with #gastric #cancer carry pathogenic germline variants in cancer predisposition genes. Is it time for Universal germline testing in #GastricCancer ?

Prevalence of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Patients With Gastric Cancer Ascertained Through Multigene Panel Testing | JCO Precision Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/PO…

📢Do you have a patient w/ a CDH1 variant & phenotype consistent w/ Blepharocheilodontic syndrome (BCDS)? ➡️@OhioState is looking to recruit patients with CDH1-associated BCDS for their new registry. 📍Learn more about why you should consider enrolling your patient & other…

>13% of #patients w/ #GastricCancer had PGVs w/ #germlinetesting These results support consideration of [#universal] #genetictesting in all #patients w/ #GC c/w link.springer.com/article/10.100… @SpringerNature @PedroUson et al. & ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC… @VivekSubbiah @Dr_R_Kurzrock…

📢Voting for the Executive Council elections will close TODAY! Haven't voted? ➡️Meet the nominees 👇 📌Voting is a key membership benefit and a chance to shape our society’s future. Not yet a member or need to renew? Join us here 👉 tinyurl.com/hfjj2v49 ➡️Check…

📢Happening tomorrow! Webinar 4: Recontacting Patients after Guideline Changes! 📅 Tuesday, July 22 | noon ET / 9am PT 🧬 Register now 👉cgaigc.com/webinars ➡️How do we communicate these changes to patients after the fact? 🚨We’re thrilled to welcome Jennifer K.…

One week left until the abstract submission deadline for poster presentations at #CGAIGC25! ⌛ We want to provide as many opportunities as possible for you to attend, so for this year only, we are offering a second chance to submit your research for poster presentation. Deadline…

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 ➡️We’ve got great news for researchers: the application deadline for our #HereditaryGICancer Research Grants has been extended to July 18, 2025! ➡️Still putting the finishing touches on your application? Or just now considering applying? You still have…

🗳️ Haven’t voted yet? There’s still time! Meet the CGA-IGC 2025 Executive Council Nominees & help shape the future of our organization. ➡️We’re proud to introduce this year’s incredible candidates: 🧬 Mohammad Ali Abbass, MD, MPH 🧬 Lauren Gima, MS, CGC 🧬 Gautam Mankaney, MD 🧬…

📢Just 1 week to go until Webinar 4: Recontacting Patients after Guideline Changes! 📅 Tuesday, July 22 | 🕛 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT 🧬 Register now 👉 cgaigc.com/webinars In hereditary cancer care & medicine more broadly, clinicians depend on expert-developed national &…

🎉 We’re turning 30! 🎉 Join us in person & in style at #CGAIGC25 as we celebrate 30 years of #CGAIGC, a major milestone in advancing research & care for individuals & families affected by #HereditaryGICancer 🛍️ To commemorate the occasion, we’ve launched an exclusive 30th…

#Phenome-wide association study identifies multiple traits associated with a #polygenicriskscore for #colorectalcancer #ElisabethRosenthal et al. @OAgenetics @SpringerNature Latest paper from #eMERGENetwork @NIH humgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @CGAIGC #PRS

📢The deadline to apply for our #HereditaryGICancer Research Grants has been extended to July 18, 2025! Still working on your application? 📝 On the fence about applying? 🤔 ➡️Now’s your chance, there’s still time to submit! 📎 ➡️Learn more & apply here:…

In honor of the 1st year #InternalMedicine #interns & #residents that started in July, here is my call room for the week (and a local neighbor) at Young Men's Camp Liahona in Stanislaus National Forest, home to a Western Juniper estimated to be here since ~200BC.

2026 @NCCN #Genetic guidelines #BreastOvarianPancreasProstateCancer page CRIT-1 "GENERAL TESTING CRITERIA [#GermlineTesting] is clinically indicated in the following scenarios: - To aid in systemic therapy and surgical decision-making" Is there any #patient w/ #breast,…

📢Join us for a timely and essential conversation: "Recontacting #Patients After Guideline Changes." 🗓️July 22 ⏲️noon ET / 9am PT ✅️cgaigc.com/webinars ➡️As clinical guidelines, especially in hereditary cancer care, evolve with new evidence, what are the legal and ethical…

The call for poster abstracts is 🔛! We understand that many institutions have placed additional restrictions on travel since January, and that presenting an abstract may now be required for some in order to attend a meeting. We want to provide as many opportunities as possible…