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Elizabeth McKenna

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Executive Editor of Cancer Discovery, published by AACR. Harvard BBS/Dana-Farber alum. Native New Yorker. Posts are my own. She/her aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscovery

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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Read the recent Cancer Discovery review article by #AACRpan26 Conference Cochair Eileen M. O’Reilly, “Pancreatic Cancer: Translating Tumor Biology into Actionability.” buff.ly/PCng7ti #OpenAccess
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Read the October issue of Cancer Discovery: buff.ly/vfDvoxr
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From Cancer Discovery: Sevabertinib for HER2 Alterations in Lung Cancer doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Sevabertinib, a Reversible HER2 Inhibitor with Activity in Lung Cancer
Sevabertinib, a non-covalent inhibitor of the HER2 kinase, shows activity in preclinical cancer models with genomic activation of ERBB2 and for patients with HER2-mutant lung cancer.
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The October issue of Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social is now online! The cover features work showing that asynchronous evolution of epithelium and stroma differentiates precursor lesions from pancreatic cancer - read that and more: aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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Yale School of Medicine @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A YSM study published in Cancer Discovery suggests dietary #fat composition could be a modifiable risk factor for #pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a highly lethal form of #cancer. @aacrjournals.bsky.social medicine.yale.edu/publication-...
A 3D image of human bowels highlights the location of the pancreas.
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Read the study in Cancer Discovery: Diet-Induced Phospholipid Remodeling Dictates Ferroptosis Sensitivity and Tumorigenesis in the Pancreas doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Diet-Induced Phospholipid Remodeling Dictates Ferroptosis Sensitivity and Tumorigenesis in the Pancreas
AbstractHigh-fat diet (HFD) intake has been linked to an increased risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a lethal and therapy-resistant cancer. However, whether and how specific dietary fat...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The September issue of Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social is online! The cover features work by Shengtao Zhou, Linjie Zhao, et al. showing that mitochondrial complex I deficiency in NK cells compromises metabolic fitness & antitumor activity in GBM aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Lisa Situ, PhD, Associate Editor of Cancer Discovery, is attending the Cancer Grand Challenges Conference: Spatial Biology and would love to hear about your research! Connect with her to discuss publishing opportunities in the Journals. #CancerGrandChallenges
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Michele Hartsough, PhD, Senior Editor of Cancer Discovery, is excited to meet with the community at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting: Mechanisms & Models of Cancer. If you have a question about the Journals or want to discuss your research, reach out to her at michele.hartsough@aacr.org.
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Check out this Cancer Discovery article featured in the spotlight of this weekly digest 👇 First-in-human testing of a mutant KRAS vaccine for pancreatic cancer interception in high-risk cohorts doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The August issue of Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social is online! The cover features work by Jihui Hao and colleagues showing senescent CAFs drive early-stage lymph node metastasis in PDAC via lactate-mediated metabolic-epigenetic rewiring - that and more aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov... 👇
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Follicular Lymphoma Transformation Is Characterized by Cytokine-associated Remodeling of Stromal and Macrophage Compartments doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Systematic Targeting of Protein Complexes with Molecular COUPLrs - by Diane Yang, Stefan Andrew Harry, Harrison Byron Chong, Neha Khandelwal, Edwin Zhang, John Iafrate, @liron1bar-peled.bsky.social, and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Molecular and Structural Basis of Pan-Resistance to BTK Degraders and Inhibitors doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Quinn Sievers @quinnsievers.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
My postdoctoral work! If you are interested in degraders/PROTACs, check it out!
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Abdel-Wahab Lab, MSKCC @oawlab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Excited to announce a new paper out today in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social on clinical mechanisms of resistance to BTK degraders. Led by @quinnsievers.bsky.social and part of our ongoing collaboration with Meghan Thompson, Nurix Therapeutics & Justin Taylor (U. Miami):
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: LPL-Positive Endothelial Cells Control T-cell Homing in Liver Metastasis - by Xiaowen Zhang, Mahak Singhal, @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social, and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159... @dkfz.bsky.social @uniheidelberg.bsky.social
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Hellmut Augustin @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Congratulations to Xiaowen Zhang for her spectacular publication in Cancer Discovery identifying a subpopulation of LPL-expressing intratumoral endothelial cells that decisively controls the anti-tumor immune response in liver metastases. See: aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Now in Cancer Discovery: two studies showing that CDK8 inhibitors act by trapping Mediator on chromatin & that cancers w/driver oncogenes acting as dosage-sensitive transcription factors (e.g. aRMS, Ewing sarcoma) are vulnerable to impairment of transcriptional regulatory complex dynamics:
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
In case you missed this Cancer Discovery paper in the news last week: First-in-Human Testing of a Mutant KRAS Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer Interception in High-Risk Cohorts - by Daniel Haldar, Amanda Huff, Michael Goggins, Elizabeth Jaffee, Neeha Zaidi, and colleagues @aacrjournals.bsky.social
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Robert Kruger, PhD, Editorial Director, Publications and Senior Executive Editor, Cancer Discovery is attending #AACRrarecancers26 and would love to hear about your research. Connect with him to discuss publishing opportunities in the Journals.
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hear from cancer vaccine expert and Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Immunology Research Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAACR, on the latest breakthroughs, the clinical progress, and the path toward new effective vaccine-based strategies.
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Now in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Impact of Vitamin D on the CRC Immune Microenvironment: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Preoperative Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients w/Stage I-III CRC - by Andressa Dias Costa, Jonathan Nowak, Kimmie Ng, et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Germline CDK12 Variants in Aggressive Prostate Cancer - by Sofie Tolmeijer, Colin Pritchard, Alexander Wyatt, and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The July issue of Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social is online! The cover features work by Jimin Min, Lisa Schweizer, Anirban Maitra, Andreas Mund et al. using AI-powered deep visual proteomics to reveal molecular transitions in pancreatic cancer - more here: aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) @theaacr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
AACR is deeply concerned that proposed OMB regulations would disrupt the process for awarding federal research grants, severely weakening a program that has supported American medical innovation for decades. Learn more: buff.ly/GLOGlW8 #UnitedByCancerResearch
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's been a pleasure to work with Dr. Vander Heiden so far and I look forward to the next era of Cancer Discovery under his leadership! Luis Diaz, Tali Lev, Lisa Situ, Robert Kruger, and I joined him for our first team meeting at #AACR26 (Michele Hartsough and I-Mei Siu were holding down the fort)
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Now in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Tumor Microbial Burden Drives Immune Responses via Regulation of Interferon Signaling - by Haoyue Liu, Jeong-Hoon Jang, Fuduan Peng, Hajar Rajaei, @linghua-wang.bsky.social , Luis Diaz, Florencia McAllister, and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Harmony Turk, PhD, Executive Editor of Cancer Research, is attending the 2026 @metastasisresearch.bsky.social Society Biennial Congress. If you have a question about the journals or are interested in discussing your research, reach out to her at harmony.turk@aacr.org. #MRS2026
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Now in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Spatial Multiomics Implicate Tpex-B cell Interaction in Tertiary Lymphoid Structures after Neoadjuvant Therapy - by Jingying Huang, Yahui Chen, Peng Deng, Qian Kong, Konglan Lin, Ruijun Tian, Yiwen Lu, Shicheng Su, et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's another KRAS day at Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social! Three papers now online about mutant KRAS alleles, rewiring that occurs after allele-specific KRAS inhibition, and potential combination approaches 👇
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Now in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Deconvolving SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Impact on Immunotherapy-related Survival - by Justin Jee, @sawyerslabmskcc.bsky.social, Nikolaus Schultz, et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159... @mskcancercenter.bsky.social
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: The Landscape of Prostate Tumor Methylation - by Jaron Arbet, Takafumi Yamaguchi, Paul Boutros, and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The June issue of Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social is online! The cover features work by Yan Zhang, Songhua Wang, Weiwei Ma, Yuan Wang, et al. showing a role for tumor microtube expansion & neural synaptic pruning in GBM - Read that & more: aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Joan Massague giving the keynote at the EMBO Workshop on the Many Faces of Cancer Evolution - read his recent piece in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social calling for an organ-informed precision oncology framework integrating site-imposed metastatic programs aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Couldn’t be happier to return to Rimini for the 3rd edition of the EMBO Workshop on the Many Faces of Cancer Evolution! Thanks @magnanilab.bsky.social @ciriellolab.bsky.social Céline Vallot, and Samra Turajlic for the invitation and congrats on another amazing meeting!
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Asynchronous Evolution of Epithelium and Stroma Differentiates Precursor Lesions from Pancreatic Cancer - by Ahmed Elhossiny, @fertiglab.bsky.social, Eileen Carpenter, Timothy Frankel, Marina Pasca di Magliano, et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Senescent-like Neutrophils Shape Angiogenic Immunosuppressive Niches in CRC Liver Metastasis - by Zhihang Chen, Xiaoxue Ren, Yifan Zhang, Youmei Kang, Ye Yang, Xiaoxing Li, Jianting Long, Lixia Xu, Ming Kuang, et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery AACR Journals: Mismatch Repair-Proficient Colorectal Cancer Can Evade Immune Surveillance through an Intrinsic Suppressive Program - by Chiara Cattaneo, Sharon Scardellato, @bardellilab.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159... IFOM
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery AACR Journals: A Spatial Atlas of Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Reveals Lineage-Specific Vulnerabilities and Immune Architecture - by Kai Yu, Jianfeng Chen, Jianjun Gao, Linghua Wang, MD, PhD, et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159... @mdanderson.bsky.social
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IFOM @ifomresearch.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Dal tumore invisibile al tumore riconoscibile. Un nuovo studio IFOM su Cancer Discovery apre prospettive concrete per rendere visibili al sistema immunitario tumori che fino a ieri riuscivano a nascondersi. 📄 Paper → aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov... #IFOM #AIRC #Immunoterapia #Oncologia
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Benjamin Werner @benjaminwerner.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I am very excited that our work on the evolution of clonal hematopoiesis throughout human life is now available (unedited version) online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social. Huge congratulations to @nvmp.bsky.social and @francescoterenzi.bsky.social! aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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The evolution of polyclonal competition in aging hematopoiesis
Abstract. Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) — the expansion of genetic variants in blood — is a prime example of somatic evolution. Although it often precedes malignant transformation, many aspects of this pr...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: The Evolution of Polyclonal Competition in Aging Hematopoiesis - by @nvmp.bsky.social, Francesco Terenzi, and @benjaminwerner.bsky.social doi.org/10.1158/2159... @qmbci.bsky.social
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Read more about work recently published in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social 👇
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AACR Journals @aacrjournals.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
ICYMI—did you know that 60 articles were presented at #AACR26 and published simultaneously in the AACR Journals? 📄Read the research: buff.ly/rvmiHs3
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: [18F]RCCB6 PET/CT in Diagnosing ccRCC: A Prospective Comparison Study with [18F]FDG PET/CT and Conventional Imaging - by Qianyun Wu, Shuxian An, Arturo Chiti, Gang Huang, Jianjun Liu, Weijun Wei, ad colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Development of CAR T cells Targeting a Surface RNA Binding Protein for the Treatment of Acute Leukemias - by Takeshi Fujino, Jennifer Lewis, @oawlab.bsky.social, Anthony Daniyan, et al. doi.org/10.1158/2159... @mskcancercenter.bsky.social
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The May issue of Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social is online! The cover features work by @jeremynigri.bsky.social, Dave Tuveson, & colleagues showing myofibroblasts induce neuroplasticity to promote pancreatic inflammation & cancer progression. That & more: aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) @theaacr.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
More than 30 oral and poster presentations at #AACR26 will be published simultaneously in AACR journals—highlighting the depth of this year's research. Learn more in AACR Annual Meeting News: buff.ly/M0Agocl @aacrjournals.bsky.social
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
#AACR26 starts today! Can't wait to see everyone in San Diego! Follow www.aacrmeetingnews.... for updates during the meeting, including on all of the simultaneous publications coming out across the AACR Journals!
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