Dhruv Bansal MD, MBA
@lungmedonc
Director of Immunotherapy, Thoracic and Precision Medical Oncologist
Do a PhD in a field you are passionate about and you’ll never work a day in your life, because there are no jobs.
If you think the cards aren’t stacked for corporations, remember that this year CMS (Medicare and Medicaid) proposed 2.9% increases for payment to ASCs (Ambulatory Surgical Centers mostly owned by large health corporations) and 3.4% increases to hospitals (unlawful for physicians…
Could pathological complete response become the key to curing lung cancer – and even challenge the traditional role of surgery in patients with multistation N2 disease? Watch the full roundtable with @peters_solange, @FordePatrick & @JordiRemon to get the answers on our website.
Most people are looking for fat & cost savings in government. No, no, no (outside defense). It is in EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE that the costs are running wild.
Real science is slow, uncertain, and often unpopular. But popularity is how success is measured.
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This Paper Stopped Me Cold What if we’ve been looking for metabolic dysfunction in the wrong places… and far too late? A preprint (from @doctorinigo) recently landed (first reply) — and it should have been front-page news in every medical journal and health policy meeting.…
We all agree it's broken. We have differing ideas on how to fix it. My #financialToxicity mitigation thoughts: 1️⃣Health insurance should work for people, not against them 2️⃣ A serious dx shouldn't mean you are automatically underinsured 3️⃣ We need guaranteed paid medical leave
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Last night Black Sabbath made history at their final show. A thread 🧵 1. This is how Ozzy came out on stage
Real-world HER2 testing across 65,000+ solid tumors after T-DXd approval. 🧬Highest HER2 3+ rates: Bladder 13.9% Uterine serous 13.6% GEJ 12.1% Breast 7.8% Gastric 6.6% 🧬0% in glioma, sarcoma, SCLC, GIST, thyroid, thymic... Routine HER2 IHC may not be needed for all tumors.…
A #SmallCellLungCancer (SCLC) diagnosis can feel overwhelming, but no one has to face it alone. 🩵 Our HelpLine is here to support you. 📞 1-800-298-2436 📧 [email protected] 🔗 More details: tinyurl.com/ye5pv78n We’ll help you find answers, resources, and hope.
This is the way. Skin in the game for the executives.
Italy court sends 11 executives at a chemical plant to jail terms of up to 17 years for polluting water, a total of more than 141 years. Puts UK to shame. UK buries corporate crimes - water, Post Office, Grenfell, infected blood, bank frauds. france24.com/en/live-news/2…
Very frequently seen in the age of targeted therapy
Correlation between treatments&outcomes of pts with EGFR-mutated NSCLC that transitioned into SCLC: an international retrospective study in @ESMO_Open. Poor outcomes despite treatment, primary EGFR mutation maintained upon transformation. esmoopen.com/article/S2059-…
#DAVALung was amazing . Looking forward to reconnecting with everyone next year
Starting Now: Cytokines and Emerging Checkpoint Strategies Moderated by: Dr. Ramaswamy Govindan @washumedicine #DAVALung
🌞 Day 3 afternoon sessions are starting soon at the 2025 Summit on Thoracic Malignancies! 🌴 Get ready for more enlightening talks and discussions. Stay engaged and informed! #DAVALung #LungCancer #KonaHawaii
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Ahh, visiting other labs. Back in my youth, we would just go places and do things. Nobody asked questions, MTAs and TTOs did not exist, and science proceeded 10x more rapidly. Today everybody frets about IP rights which will never generate any $$$, and everything stands still.