Albert Koong
ackoongmdphd.bsky.social
Albert Koong
@ackoongmdphd.bsky.social
Physician-scientist, radiation oncologist, cancer biologist.

Division Head and Chair, Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center

#radonc #endcancer
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Inhibition of ATR and PKMYT1 induces synthetic lethality in RB1-deficient #BreastCancer. Important implications for pts resistant to CDK4/6 inhibitors. @mdanderson.bsky.social #EndCancer
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Rb1 deficiency induces synthetic lethality with ATR and PKMYT1 coinhibition in breast cancer cell lines and patient-derived xenografts
ATR/PKMYT1 coinhibition induces synthetic lethality in Rb1-deficient breast cancers, supporting biomarker-guided therapy.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Reposted by Albert Koong
Researchers at MD Anderson discovered a promising therapeutic pathway for a challenging subtype of acute myeloid leukemia that uses a combination of therapies.

Read more: spr.ly/63320CeB4E #OncSky #EndCancer
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Bingo wishes everyone a most joyous #holiday season!
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Radiation induces cell death through copper overload suggesting new therapeutic strategies for cancer pts. #radonc #endancer #cuproptosis @mdanderson.bsky.social
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December 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My fav #ornament.
December 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Annual holiday ornament exchange for the ⁦‪@MDAnderson.bsky.social‬⁩ Division Heads. May the holiday season bring everyone joy and peace. #endcancer
December 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reposted by Albert Koong
How do you improve cancer care without reinventing the wheel?

A first-of-its-kind journal launched at MD Anderson is helping teams share real-world education and quality improvement projects with clinicians around the world. Read more. spr.ly/63327CuOx1 #OncSky #EndCancer
Journal launch enables oncology education and quality improvement
An interest in process improvement projects and learning from others led radiation oncologist Shalin Shah, M.D., to help launch MD Anderson’s first academic journal, Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement (ACE-QI).
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December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I always enjoy getting together with this group of #radonc leaders @mdanderson.bsky.social. #endcancer
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What an inspiring day to walk with our patients, colleagues, and supporters. @mdanderson.bsky.social Boot Walk to #EndCancer. Still have time to contribute #OnlyPossibleHere

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November 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Excited to attend
@mdanderson.bsky.social’s Campaign to #EndCancer. Only Possible Here.
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Any guesses regarding where is this location?
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Parents weekend at Brown University!
October 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Excited to share our review of metabolic cell death pathways relevant for cancer therapy. @mdanderson.bsky.social #endcancer

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Exploiting metabolic cell death for cancer therapy
Nature Reviews Cancer - In this Review, Mao et al. discuss the regulation and interplay of the metabolic cell death pathways ferroptosis, disulfidptosis and cuproptosis and explore how these...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Annual @mdanderson.bsky.social #radonc faculty photo. #endcancer
Can you spot who is missing?
October 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Reposted by Albert Koong
📢 Excited to share our new pub @JCO_ASCO

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✅We report late colorectal cancer dose-response models for colorectum RT dose and chemo

#radonc #medphys #survivorship
@MDAndersonNews
October 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
That's a wrap! Another #ASTRO25 in the books. Great catching up with everyone. See you in Boston for #ASTRO26! #radonc #endcancer @mdanderson.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hanging out with the @mdanderson.bsky.social #radonc residents at the after party. #ASTRO25
October 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Reposted by Albert Koong
"MD Anderson is committed to extending our reach to improve cancer care globally," says @schmeler.bsky.social during her #ASTRO25 presentation on identifying international partners when setting up a global oncology program.

Learn more: spr.ly/6013A5Rzf #EndCancer
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September 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposted by Albert Koong
"Without this network of mentorship and institutional support, I would not be in the position I am today as a physician-scientist leading my own laboratory," says our Dr. Vincent Bernard-Pagan.

His insights from radiation oncology training: spr.ly/63325AbA5H #OncSky #EndCancer
4 things I learned from my radiation oncology training at MD Anderson
After completing his radiation oncology residency at MD Anderson and joining the faculty, Vincent Bernard-Pagan, M.D., Ph.D., shares what he learned from his training and what sets MD Anderson apart for trainees.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reposted by Albert Koong
Targeted radiation gave patients with oligometastatic kidney cancer a median of nearly 3 years without systemic therapy while maintaining high survival. A ctDNA biomarker may help personalize this approach. spr.ly/63320ADVdQ #OncSky #EndCancer
Targeted radiation helps patients with kidney cancer delay systemic therapy 
Targeted radiation helps patients with kidney cancer delay systemic therapy 
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September 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congrats to these ⁦‪@MDAnderson.bsky.social‬⁩ #radonc faculty for their achievements in these areas. Amazing work to #endcancer!
August 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Congrats to Dr. Prajnan Das for this recognition. This is one of the highest honors bestowed upon @mdanderson.bsky.social faculty. #endcancer #radonc
August 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Most recent ranking of scientific journals from Google scholar.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thrilled to announce that after a highly competitive national search, Dr. Prajnan Das has been selected as the inaugural chair of GIRO Department @mdanderson.bsky.social . Looking forward to all the great things he will do in this new role. #rad onc #endcancer
June 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM