Chaewon Hwang, M.D.
@chaewonhwangmd.bsky.social
Radiation Oncology, PGY-4 @TuftsMedicalCtr & @BIDMCHealth | Chief Resident 25' - 26' | MD @RWJMS | BSc @UofR | 26.2 x 4🏃♀️🦄🗽Berlin 🇩🇪
Reposted by Chaewon Hwang, M.D.
FANSS study: low-dose CT screening feasible, valuable for lung cancer screening for Asian non-smoking women
Supports expansion of guidelines to include high-risk populations
Presenter: @elaineshummd.bsky.social
Discussant: David R. Baldwin, MD
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Supports expansion of guidelines to include high-risk populations
Presenter: @elaineshummd.bsky.social
Discussant: David R. Baldwin, MD
ascopost.com/news/october...
October 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
FANSS study: low-dose CT screening feasible, valuable for lung cancer screening for Asian non-smoking women
Supports expansion of guidelines to include high-risk populations
Presenter: @elaineshummd.bsky.social
Discussant: David R. Baldwin, MD
ascopost.com/news/october...
Supports expansion of guidelines to include high-risk populations
Presenter: @elaineshummd.bsky.social
Discussant: David R. Baldwin, MD
ascopost.com/news/october...
Reposted by Chaewon Hwang, M.D.
Challenges in Delivering Financial Assistance After Positive Financial Toxicity Screens - Fumiko Ladd Chino
@fumikochino.bsky.social @chaewonhwangmd.bsky.social @jbudhu.bsky.social @bthomphd.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedOnc #MedNews
@fumikochino.bsky.social @chaewonhwangmd.bsky.social @jbudhu.bsky.social @bthomphd.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedOnc #MedNews
Fumiko Ladd Chino: Challenges in Delivering Financial Assistance After Positive Financial Toxicity Screens - OncoDaily
Fumiko Ladd Chino: Challenges in Delivering Financial Assistance After Positive Financial Toxicity Screens / Amy Caramore, Amy L. Tin, Andrew J. Vickers,
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October 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Challenges in Delivering Financial Assistance After Positive Financial Toxicity Screens - Fumiko Ladd Chino
@fumikochino.bsky.social @chaewonhwangmd.bsky.social @jbudhu.bsky.social @bthomphd.bsky.social
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedOnc #MedNews
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedOnc #MedNews
Despite our prostate cancer patients being more likely to report low #financialtoxicity, those with high FT were still more likely to engage in cost-coping mechanisms like delaying or avoiding medical care and reducing spending on leisure, which can negatively impact outcomes and QoL
October 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Despite our prostate cancer patients being more likely to report low #financialtoxicity, those with high FT were still more likely to engage in cost-coping mechanisms like delaying or avoiding medical care and reducing spending on leisure, which can negatively impact outcomes and QoL
Excited to share our findings regarding #financialtoxicity of our patients with prostate cancer presenting for #radiationtherapy @bidmc-cancercenter.bsky.social @bidmcreseach.bsky.social ! And excited to learn more about delivery of quality care and barriers to cancer care at #ASCOQLTY25!
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Excited to share our findings regarding #financialtoxicity of our patients with prostate cancer presenting for #radiationtherapy @bidmc-cancercenter.bsky.social @bidmcreseach.bsky.social ! And excited to learn more about delivery of quality care and barriers to cancer care at #ASCOQLTY25!
#ASTRO25 ! Thank you for the opportunity to present our work on #financialtoxicity in patients undergoing radiation treatment, specifically on baseline FT and cost-coping mechanisms. Stay tuned for #ASCOQLTY25 for subanalysis on our prostate cancer patient cohort! #radonc
September 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#ASTRO25 ! Thank you for the opportunity to present our work on #financialtoxicity in patients undergoing radiation treatment, specifically on baseline FT and cost-coping mechanisms. Stay tuned for #ASCOQLTY25 for subanalysis on our prostate cancer patient cohort! #radonc
Reposted by Chaewon Hwang, M.D.
Abstract titles for #ASCOQLTY25 are now live! Get a first look at the solution-oriented cancer research that will be presented at the symposium: asco.org/qcs-abstracts
If you haven’t yet confirmed your attendance, registration is still open: brnw.ch/21wVpzR
If you haven’t yet confirmed your attendance, registration is still open: brnw.ch/21wVpzR
September 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Abstract titles for #ASCOQLTY25 are now live! Get a first look at the solution-oriented cancer research that will be presented at the symposium: asco.org/qcs-abstracts
If you haven’t yet confirmed your attendance, registration is still open: brnw.ch/21wVpzR
If you haven’t yet confirmed your attendance, registration is still open: brnw.ch/21wVpzR
Reposted by Chaewon Hwang, M.D.
More news from #ASCO25 Plenary! MATTERHORN results: Perioperative durvalumab/FLOT shows superior EFS over placebo/FLOT in early-stage, resectable G/GEJ cancer: brnw.ch/21wT4R8
#ASCODailyNews #GICSM
#ASCODailyNews #GICSM
June 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
More news from #ASCO25 Plenary! MATTERHORN results: Perioperative durvalumab/FLOT shows superior EFS over placebo/FLOT in early-stage, resectable G/GEJ cancer: brnw.ch/21wT4R8
#ASCODailyNews #GICSM
#ASCODailyNews #GICSM
Day 3 of #ASCO25 ! Honored to be presenting on how social determinants of health affect immunotherapy use in Stage III NSCLC patients after definitive chemoradiation @ascocancer.bsky.social @bidmcreseach.bsky.social @bidmc-cancercenter.bsky.social #TuftsMedicalCenter
June 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Day 3 of #ASCO25 ! Honored to be presenting on how social determinants of health affect immunotherapy use in Stage III NSCLC patients after definitive chemoradiation @ascocancer.bsky.social @bidmcreseach.bsky.social @bidmc-cancercenter.bsky.social #TuftsMedicalCenter
Day 2 of #ASCO25! Exciting new frontiers in harnessing power of AI to better cancer care! As Dr. Robin Zon, President of @ascocancer.bsky.social, & Ms. Ruth Porat, President & CIO of Google and Alphabet, mentioned, AI is augmenting human capabilities, and it's about using it as an agent for change
May 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Day 2 of #ASCO25! Exciting new frontiers in harnessing power of AI to better cancer care! As Dr. Robin Zon, President of @ascocancer.bsky.social, & Ms. Ruth Porat, President & CIO of Google and Alphabet, mentioned, AI is augmenting human capabilities, and it's about using it as an agent for change
Reposted by Chaewon Hwang, M.D.
@cliffordhudis.bsky.social at #ASCO25: ~40% cut to NCI budget in Admin's '26 proposal. We are in a tragic paradox: remarkable science & historic cuts to resources needed to turn these opps into hope for millions of pts. Our advocacy, is more important than ever ➡️ brnw.ch/21wT3U4
Federal Funding for Cancer Research
As Congress negotiates Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bills, urge them to make cancer research a top priority.
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May 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@cliffordhudis.bsky.social at #ASCO25: ~40% cut to NCI budget in Admin's '26 proposal. We are in a tragic paradox: remarkable science & historic cuts to resources needed to turn these opps into hope for millions of pts. Our advocacy, is more important than ever ➡️ brnw.ch/21wT3U4
Thrilled to be at #ASCO25 ! Excited to witness and be a part of the forefront of cancer research! And honored to present research @ascocancer.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thrilled to be at #ASCO25 ! Excited to witness and be a part of the forefront of cancer research! And honored to present research @ascocancer.bsky.social
Reposted by Chaewon Hwang, M.D.
The most clinically relevant science in oncology will be presented at #ASCO25, and you can now view the full 5,000 abstracts & their presentation date, time & location info: brnw.ch/21wSRrH
May 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The most clinically relevant science in oncology will be presented at #ASCO25, and you can now view the full 5,000 abstracts & their presentation date, time & location info: brnw.ch/21wSRrH
Incredible findings of Phase II study where px with stage I, II, or III dMMR solid tumors that were amenable to curative-intent surgery were treated with neoaduvant dostarlimab for 6 months:
➡️ recurrence-free survival at 2 years was 92%
#AACR25 #Oncology #research
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➡️ recurrence-free survival at 2 years was 92%
#AACR25 #Oncology #research
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Nonoperative Management of Mismatch Repair–Deficient Tumors | NEJM
Among patients with mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR), locally advanced rectal cancer,
neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade eliminated the need for surgery in a high proportion
of patients. Whether this ...
www.nejm.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Incredible findings of Phase II study where px with stage I, II, or III dMMR solid tumors that were amenable to curative-intent surgery were treated with neoaduvant dostarlimab for 6 months:
➡️ recurrence-free survival at 2 years was 92%
#AACR25 #Oncology #research
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
➡️ recurrence-free survival at 2 years was 92%
#AACR25 #Oncology #research
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
📣 Phase III KEYNOTE-689 trial: Addition of perioperative Pembrolizumab to standard of care tx for locally advanced HNSCC significantly improved event free survival and major pathologic response. Presented
@ #AACR 2025 meeting: www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...
#Oncology #research #radonc
@ #AACR 2025 meeting: www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...
#Oncology #research #radonc
About the AACR
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the first and largest cancer research organization dedicated to accelerating the conquest of cancer.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
📣 Phase III KEYNOTE-689 trial: Addition of perioperative Pembrolizumab to standard of care tx for locally advanced HNSCC significantly improved event free survival and major pathologic response. Presented
@ #AACR 2025 meeting: www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...
#Oncology #research #radonc
@ #AACR 2025 meeting: www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...
#Oncology #research #radonc
Helpful guide to responding to reviewers, when submitting research to journals: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#meded #oncology #research #radonc
#meded #oncology #research #radonc
How To Write a Response to Reviewers
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April 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Helpful guide to responding to reviewers, when submitting research to journals: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#meded #oncology #research #radonc
#meded #oncology #research #radonc
Excited to be presenting our research #ASCO meeting this year! Can't wait to share our findings on patterns of immunotherapy use in different groups of stage 3 NSCLC patients who were treated definitively with chemoRT:
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@bidmcreseach.bsky.social
#TuftsMedicine
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@bidmcreseach.bsky.social
#TuftsMedicine
Program Guide – ASCO Meeting Program Guide
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April 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Excited to be presenting our research #ASCO meeting this year! Can't wait to share our findings on patterns of immunotherapy use in different groups of stage 3 NSCLC patients who were treated definitively with chemoRT:
meetings.asco.org/abstracts-pr...
@bidmcreseach.bsky.social
#TuftsMedicine
meetings.asco.org/abstracts-pr...
@bidmcreseach.bsky.social
#TuftsMedicine
📣 Big shoutout to our faculty at #TuftsMedicine & @bidmc-cancercenter.bsky.social radiation oncology residency, Dr. Jang and Dr. Huber, for being speaker and moderator at this year's @astro-org.bsky.social Annual RefresherCourse! Thank you for all that you do for us and for the #radonc community!
April 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
📣 Big shoutout to our faculty at #TuftsMedicine & @bidmc-cancercenter.bsky.social radiation oncology residency, Dr. Jang and Dr. Huber, for being speaker and moderator at this year's @astro-org.bsky.social Annual RefresherCourse! Thank you for all that you do for us and for the #radonc community!
"Deintensification of chemoradiation treatments for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers is of very high interest to patients and researchers, but our study makes clear that these approaches should remain experimental.”
— SUE YOM, MD, PhD, FASTRO. ascopost.com/news/april-2...
@ascopost.bsky.social
— SUE YOM, MD, PhD, FASTRO. ascopost.com/news/april-2...
@ascopost.bsky.social
Study Finds Standard Chemoradiation Therapy Superior to Deintensification Approaches for HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer
Current standard chemoradiation therapy remains the most effective treatment for selected patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer, based on the results of the NRG-HN005 ...
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April 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Deintensification of chemoradiation treatments for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers is of very high interest to patients and researchers, but our study makes clear that these approaches should remain experimental.”
— SUE YOM, MD, PhD, FASTRO. ascopost.com/news/april-2...
@ascopost.bsky.social
— SUE YOM, MD, PhD, FASTRO. ascopost.com/news/april-2...
@ascopost.bsky.social
Reposted by Chaewon Hwang, M.D.
We had a record number of abstracts submitted for #ACRO2025! 👏 Impressive work by all our residents who presented at #ACROinVegas! See all the photos here: www.facebook.com/media/set?va...
March 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We had a record number of abstracts submitted for #ACRO2025! 👏 Impressive work by all our residents who presented at #ACROinVegas! See all the photos here: www.facebook.com/media/set?va...