Matt Yurgelun, MD
@MattYurgelun
GI Medical Oncologist; Director, @DanaFarber Lynch Syndrome Center; Hereditary GI Cancer Research; Tweets are my own and are not medical advice
Huge thanks to @TODAYshow and @craigmelvin for helping to spread the word on #LynchSyndrome and all of the important efforts to increase awareness, improve treatments, and maximize cancer prevention! today.com/video/inside-t…
Great to see #CGAIGC member @asaf_maoz presenting his oral abstract at #ASCO25. Are you at #ASCO25 in person or a virtual attendee? If you missed @asaf_maoz's & other #CGAIGC member presentation - you can watch them on demand. See the list of #HereditaryGICancer related…
Excellent work by @DanaFarber colleague @asaf_maoz presenting his #ASCO25 oral abstract: Sensitivity of age and family history (FH) criteria for determining pancreatic cancer (PC) surveillance (PCS) eligibility among individuals with hereditary PC risk. meetings.asco.org/2025-asco-annu…
Excellent work by @DanaFarber colleague @asaf_maoz presenting his #ASCO25 oral abstract: Sensitivity of age and family history (FH) criteria for determining pancreatic cancer (PC) surveillance (PCS) eligibility among individuals with hereditary PC risk. meetings.asco.org/2025-asco-annu…
👀👀 Happening today! Oral abstracts beginning 11:30AM S100a #ASCO25 @DanaFarber Great work @asaf_maoz ! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Excited to attend my first ASCO next week! We will be presenting two studies at the Oral Abstract Session on Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Genetics meetings.asco.org/abstracts-pres… meetings.asco.org/abstracts-pres… @DanaFarber @MattYurgelun @DFCIPopSci
Check out @asaf_maoz presenting data on use of family history to guide #PancreaticCancer surveillance in individuals with inherited cancer risk - oral abstract 10500 at 11:30AM #ASCO25 @DanaFarber #LynchSyndrome
Hope everyone gets a chance to see these two oral abstracts led by #RisingStar @asaf_maoz #ASCO25
Excited to attend my first ASCO next week! We will be presenting two studies at the Oral Abstract Session on Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Genetics meetings.asco.org/abstracts-pres… meetings.asco.org/abstracts-pres… @DanaFarber @MattYurgelun @DFCIPopSci
Have You Seen Non-Response to Immunotherapy in Locally Advanced dMMR/MSI-H Rectal Cancer? - @asaf_maoz oncodaily.com/science/asaf-m… #RectalCancer #Immunotherapy #ImmuneOnc #IO #GIOnc #Cancer #OncoDaily #Medicine #Oncology #MedEd #MedX #MedNews
Have you seen non-response to immunotherapy in locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H rectal cancer? We describe such a case with underlying MMR heterogeneity as a potential mechanism of resistance to dostarlimab. ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.120… @JCOPO_ASCO @MattYurgelun
📢#LynchSyndromeAwarenessDay may be over but the education continues ➡️Join our colleagues & friends from @DanaFarber & the wider #HereditaryGICancer community for this FREE #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium 🗓️Wed April 16 ⌚️9am-5pm ✍️redcap.link/LynchSymposium… 📍An impressive…
There’s still time to join us for our @DanaFarber #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium all day Wed April 16. Available virtually or in-person for FREE! Register at: redcap.link/LynchSymposium…
There’s still time to join us for our @DanaFarber #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium all day Wed April 16. Available virtually or in-person for FREE! Register at: redcap.link/LynchSymposium…

💫One of my favorite parts of @DanaFarber is the rich collaboration and focus on patient education 🗓️ March 22 is #LynchSyndrome Awareness Day #LynchSyndrome is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition condition that increases risk of GI, GU, endometrial, and ovarian…
Marking Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I reported on the groundbreaking research from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that’s working to find cancer before it spreads. today.com/video/inside-t…
The @TODAYshow stopped by Dana-Farber to learn more about Lynch syndrome with @MattYurgelun and our Lynch Syndrome Center. Learn how genetic testing can help a patient with cancer's family members catch potential disease before it spreads. today.com/video/inside-t…
@DanaFarber #LynchSyndrome Center is organizing the 2nd Annual Lynch Syndrome Scientific Symposium. Hosted by @MattYurgelun & @SapnaSyngal it includes many expert speakers. Proud to see so many #CGAIGC members involved inc @StadlerZsofia @TimYen1 @AjayBansal_KUMC & more…
📢Interested in submitting an abstract for the @DanaFarber #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium❓ ➡️The abstract submission deadline has been EXTENDED‼️ ⏱️NOW February 12, 2025, at 11:59 EST 📍Submit your abstract here👉tinyurl.com/429ystbk ✅Register here 👉…
Register here: redcap.partners.org/redcap/surveys…
Are you at the @CGAIGC Annual Meeting (or wish you were)? Then you will undoubtedly enjoy the FREE @DanaFarber #LynchSyndrome Center’s Scientific Symposium Wed April 16, 2025. Registration is now open, *and* we are calling for abstract submissions this year #CGAIGC24
Are you at the @CGAIGC Annual Meeting (or wish you were)? Then you will undoubtedly enjoy the FREE @DanaFarber #LynchSyndrome Center’s Scientific Symposium Wed April 16, 2025. Registration is now open, *and* we are calling for abstract submissions this year #CGAIGC24

One week from tomorrow! ⬇️⬇️
On October 6, I’ll be walking to raise money for the @DanaFarber Lynch Syndrome Center 100% of funds raised will support #LynchSyndrome education, research, and patient care Click here to donate ▶️▶️ danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/Yurgelun
New @NCCN guidelines for Breast/Ovarian/Pancreatic Cancer Genetics posted at nccn.org/professionals/… New recommendation that #PancreaticCancer screening be “considered” for all BRCA2 and ATM pathogenic variant carriers by age 50, even without known family history

On October 6, I’ll be walking to raise money for the @DanaFarber Lynch Syndrome Center 100% of funds raised will support #LynchSyndrome education, research, and patient care Click here to donate ▶️▶️ danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/Yurgelun