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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP

@cancercommunicator.com
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Founder of CancerCommunicator.com - Dedicated to improving the care of patients with cancer through news and clinician education.

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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 21/09/2026
So much important information in this survey. "When the world doesn’t invest in women’s health, that dramatically impacts how they can show up at work, at home, and in their communities" #womenshealth www.pivotal.com/articles/gal...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 27/07/2026
Does this make anyone else nervous?
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 30/05/2026
#ASCO26 Improved PFS and OS with teclistamab monotherapy vs PVd or Kd in RRMM after 1-3 prior therapies. Infection prevention still key. #myeloma Published simultaneously in NEJM. #MMSM #Medsky www.cancercommunicator.com/asco26-news-...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 29/05/2026
#ASCO26 WU-KONG28: sunvozertinib significantly improved PFS vs carboplatin–pemetrexed (median 10.3 vs 7.5 mo; HR 0.65; P<.001) in 1st-line advanced nonsquamous #NSCLC w/ EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation. Published sim in @nejm.org www.cancercommunicator.com/asco26-first...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 28/05/2026
Less than a day away from #ASCO26. A few notable oral abstract sessions tomorrow: ● Metastatic NSCLC, 1 PM Hall D2 ● Heme - Plasma cell dyscrasia, 2:45 PM S100a ● GU – Kidney and Bladder, 2:45 PM Arie Crown ● Gyn, 2:45 PM S100bc cancercommunicator.com
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 25/05/2026
The new loan caps in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will limit access to the professions that keep people alive. New editorial on what this does to the healthcare providers pipeline. #MedSky #HealthPolicy #StudentLoans www.cancercommunicator.com/obbba-loan-c...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 25/05/2026
Gift article: "Pope Leo XIV on Monday set out a sweeping vision for corporate executives, politicians and individuals who will shape and be shaped by the future of artificial intelligence, warning leaders to safeguard humanity from A.I.’s most disruptive effects" #AI www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/w...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 10/03/2026
"There was a palpable sense of anxiety, if not fear." Rick Pazdur, MD talks candidly about today's FDA and leaving the agency after 26 yrs of building their #oncology program. Check out Ep27 of #OncologyUnscripted at cancercommunicator.com/ou-pazdur #FDA #MedSky #OncSky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 10/02/2026
These charts tell a story..."Industry analysts estimate that China now accounts for 70–95% of the global supply chain for many essential pharmaceutical products...In 2024, Chinese biotechnology firms developed > 1,250 new drugs, surpassing the European Union and approaching the US total of ~1,440"
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 23/12/2025
JAMA Most views articles of 2025. #MEDSKY bit.ly/3KZh7CK
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 06/12/2025
#ASH25 (Abs 47): Encouraging early results (N=21, median age 70 y) from ph2 SAVE trial of all-oral regimen: revumenib + decitabine/cedazuridine + venetoclax in ND NPM1- or KMT2A-mutated AML. 86% ORR, 81% CR/CRh. #Medsky #cansky #oncsky #AML www.cancercommunicator.com/oral-menin-b...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 17/10/2025
Lots of exciting data at #ESMO25. Here are the 3 Presidential Symposia presentations. Tomorrow: DESTINY-Breast11 (high-risk HER2+ eBC), DESTINY-Breast05 (high-risk HER2+), KEYNOTE-05 (MIBC), KEYNOTE-B96 (ovarian). #BCSM #Bladdercancer #gusm #ovariancancer #gynsm
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 17/10/2025
It’s here! #ESMO25 kicks off today — Packed agenda with important data, some practice changing. Check out studies that will presented in the 3 Presidential Symposia 👇
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 12/09/2025
What’s behind the rise in GI cancers among young adults? Dr Marshall explores this in our latest #OncologyUnscripted. 🎥 Watch here: clinicalcaresolutions.net/activities/o... #GIcancer #CancerCare #MedSky #OncSky #CanSky #CRC
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 08/09/2025
At #WCLC25 results of #FLAURA2 showed a 47.5 mo mOS w/ osimertinib+chemo in pts w/ advanced EGFRm+ NSCLC vs 37.6 with osi monotherapy. Benefit seen across subgroups. Longer chemo-free period with combo. #LCSM #LungCancer #NSCLC #oncsky #cansky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 31/08/2025
"since the widespread adoption of generative AI, early-career workers (ages 22-25) in the most AI-exposed occupations have experienced a 13 percent relative decline in employment even after controlling for firm-level shocks." digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/wp-content/u...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 18/07/2025
ODAC voted against the overall benefit-risk of belantamab mafodotin combinations (BVd and BPd) not disputing the drug's efficacy, but citing toxicity and a missed opportunity to optimize dose along with inadequate enrollment of the US population. #MMSM #FDA www.youtube.com/live/CLhBI3U...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 12/06/2025
The latest episode of Oncology Unscripted with John Marshall is live! We recorded this one at #ASCO25. Enjoy! clinicalcaresolutions.net/activities/o...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 01/06/2025
Perioperative durvalumab+FLOT in pts w/ resectable GC/GEJC improved EFS vs pbo+FLOT overall and across subgroups and ⬆️pCR rates in the #MATTERHORN study (N=948) presented at #ASCO2025 plenary. New SOC. Published simultaneously in @nejm.org #cansky #oncsky #gism
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 01/06/2025
SERENA-6 results presented at #ASCO25 plenary and published simultaneously in @nejm.org switching from AI to oral SERD camizesrant with continued CDK4/6 based on mESR1 ctDNA improved PFS overall and across subgroups and delayed time to QOL deterioration #cansky #oncsky #bcsm
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 01/06/2025
Ph 3 VERIFY study (part1a) presented by kuykendallmd.bsky.social during the #ASCO25 plenary: weekly rusfertide improved clinical response, maintained Hct <45%, and reduced phlebotomy need vs pbo w/ ⬆️ QOL in pts with polycythemia vera. Benefit across subgroups. New SOC #cansky #oncsky #hemesky #PV
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 01/06/2025
#NIVOPOSTOP adjuvant nivolumab+radiochemotherapy vs radiochemotherapy alone in resected locally advanced #HNSCC <75y at high risk of relapse: 3y DFS 63.1% vs 51.5% HR=0.76 P=.034 #cansky #oncsky #medsky #asco25 #ascoplenary
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 01/06/2025
#ATOMIC mFOLFOX6 vs mFOLFOX6+atezolizumab in stage III dMMR colon cancer yields improved DFS (3y 76.6% vs 86.4%) #ascoplenary #asco25 #cansky #oncsky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 01/06/2025
Plenary time! #ASCO25
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 01/06/2025
Durable reponses with Allo-316 allogeneic CD70 CAR T-cell therapy in advanced clear cell RCC presented by Dr Srour at #ASCO25 phase 1b TRAVERSE study #RCCsm #cansky #oncsky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 22/05/2025
This Isn’t Just About Harvard-It’s About All of Us. "You can understand why this is threatening to what is truly been special about United States education, and that is the freedom of speech, the freedom of thought, the challenging of each other..." bit.ly/3YSjZFi #medsky #academicsky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 15/05/2025
SURMOUNT-5: for obesity but w/o diabetes, tirzepatide superior to semaglutide wrt reduction in body weight and waist circumference at wk 72. N=751 meant % weight change -20.2% vs -13.7% (P<.001). High rates of GI AEs w/ both agents. #medsky #obesitymedicine
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 15/04/2025
Boston hospitals will be hit hard from the government's retaliation against Harvard. These 5 hospitals collectively received >$1.56 billion in NIH in 2024. This is not okay. Harvard and affiliates to excellent cancer research and patients will be impacted @medsky www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 06/04/2025
#HandsOff in Seattle. One of the many across our state and around the country.
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 03/04/2025
Just a reminder this is what HHS covers. The workforce has been shrunk from 82000 to 62000 without much care for the impacts on Americans. #medsky #cansky #oncsky #CDC #HHS
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 28/02/2025
I made this the other day
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 22/02/2025
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 22/02/2025
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 22/02/2025
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 11/01/2025
#Alliance25 is in the books. It was so much fun to present with these smart and lovely humans! #Medsky #AIethics
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 09/01/2025
What an amazing presentation by Dr Sheppard at #Alliance25. #AI is not pulling data out of thin air, it echos what it's been given and presents it as fact which has some serious and real consequences #Medsky #CME
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 18/12/2024
JAMA Oncology most viewed articles of 2024. @jama.com #oncsky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 17/12/2024
Notable 2024 articles by @nejm.org editors. GLP-1 receptor agonists had a definite impact this year #medsky #obesitymedicine. Immunotherapy studies in HL and early-stage TNBC make the #onsky list. #bcsm #lymsm
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 14/12/2024
Until next year @sabcs.bsky.social
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 12/12/2024
It's going to be a great day at #SABCS24! #bcsm
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 10/12/2024
#ASH24 LBA2 Fenske E4151 MCL pts in first remission who were MRD negative at 10-6 by clonoSEQ did not benefit from auto-HCT. In exploratory analysis pts who were MRD+ after induction and converted to MRD-neg (10-6) post auto-HCT showed OS and PFS benefit vs those who did not convert. #lymsm #oncsky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 10/12/2024
Standardized oncology social media hashtags from jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #oncsky #oncsm #medsky #hemesky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 09/12/2024
#ASH24 Plenary Wuliji- prospective: SDOH on receipt of allo-HCT for AML or MDS. Area-level lower education and higher surrogates of poverty associated with higher mortality without transplant and reduced chance to receive transplant. Once patients receive transplant simila4 outcomes #hemesky #oncsky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 08/12/2024
#ASH24 Plenary Abs 5 Kuter-ph3 LUNA3 in heavily pretreated adults w/ITP BTKi rilzabrutinib 23% durable platelet response. Improved secondary EPs. QOL better in responders and nonresponders. #ITP #hemesky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 08/12/2024
#ASH24 plenary Abs 4 Liu-Preclinical mouse studies, xenograft cancer models, and retrospective trial data suggests ketogenic diet enhances #CART via beta-hydroxybuterate (BHB). Clinical trials underway #hemesky #oncsky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 08/12/2024
#ASH24 plenary-a3: Dei-Adomakoh PIVOT trial (pbo controlled)-hydroxyurea treatment 20 mg/kg/d significantly reduced painful vaso-occlusive events and led to fewer hospitalization in adults and children with #HbSC. 22% increase in DLT and 1 death w/ HU simult published in NEJM Evidence #hemesky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 08/12/2024
#ASH24 #Plenary Abst2 Zhang Age-related attrition of the megakaryocytic niche and associated PF4 downregulation central to HSC aging. #hemesky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 08/12/2024
#ASH24 plenary_1 Rau New SOC-Blin+CT increases DFS in ND standard-risk pediatric B-ALL AALL1731 compared with CT with a 61% reduction in DFS. Blin arm associated with increased risk of sepsis and catheter-related infections. #lymsm #oncsky #hemesky
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 08/12/2024
#ASH24 254 Giri MRD-adapted treatment duration-NDMM Tx w/QUAD+ASCT monitored with serial marrow-based MRD by NGS. Pts w/NO HRCA and sustained MRD negativity have very low risk of progression or MRD resurgence despite no ongoing Tx #mmsm #oncsky #medsky #hemesky @oncoalert.bsky.social
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Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP @cancercommunicator.com · 08/12/2024
#ASH24 255 Hofmeister-Improved seroprotection with 3 high-dose influenza vaccines vs 1 in pts with plasma cell dyscrasia. Ongoing dara lowers odds of achieving seroprotection in pts receiving 1 but not 3 vaccines #mmsm #onsky #medsky #hemesky @oncoalert.bsky.social
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