Dr. Patrick Hwu
@patrickhwumd.bsky.social
Moffitt Cancer Center President and CEO Tumor immunologist. Inspired leader. Girl dad. #DocsWhoRock. Driven to save more lives from #cancer. @moffittnews.bsky.social #Immunology #ImmunoSky #Immunotherapy
Had fun trying some new songs with @drdanarocks.bsky.social! What do you think of our take on the Chapell Roan megahit #PinkPonyClub?
#MusicMonday #DocsWhoRock #TheReMissions
#MusicMonday #DocsWhoRock #TheReMissions
August 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Had fun trying some new songs with @drdanarocks.bsky.social! What do you think of our take on the Chapell Roan megahit #PinkPonyClub?
#MusicMonday #DocsWhoRock #TheReMissions
#MusicMonday #DocsWhoRock #TheReMissions
🌟These findings may lead to vaccine and adoptive cell therapy strategies against pancreatic cancer.
🔗 Here's a link to the full study: lnkd.in/etf8fkf8
#Immunotherapy #PancreaticCancer #CancerResearch
🔗 Here's a link to the full study: lnkd.in/etf8fkf8
#Immunotherapy #PancreaticCancer #CancerResearch
May 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🌟These findings may lead to vaccine and adoptive cell therapy strategies against pancreatic cancer.
🔗 Here's a link to the full study: lnkd.in/etf8fkf8
#Immunotherapy #PancreaticCancer #CancerResearch
🔗 Here's a link to the full study: lnkd.in/etf8fkf8
#Immunotherapy #PancreaticCancer #CancerResearch
🌟 Since cancers increase with age, future work towards understanding the mechanisms underlying these observations may lead to new treatment strategies.
🔗 Here's a link to the full article via @nejm.org - www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#Immunology #Immunotherapy #CancerResearch
🔗 Here's a link to the full article via @nejm.org - www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#Immunology #Immunotherapy #CancerResearch
May 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🌟 Since cancers increase with age, future work towards understanding the mechanisms underlying these observations may lead to new treatment strategies.
🔗 Here's a link to the full article via @nejm.org - www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#Immunology #Immunotherapy #CancerResearch
🔗 Here's a link to the full article via @nejm.org - www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#Immunology #Immunotherapy #CancerResearch
Excited to be joined by biotech executives, entrepreneurs, investors and researchers today at #MoffittBoB to discuss the latest advances in cancer care. A big thank you to Florida Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly for kicking off the event at our leadership breakfast.
@moffittnews.bsky.social
@moffittnews.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Excited to be joined by biotech executives, entrepreneurs, investors and researchers today at #MoffittBoB to discuss the latest advances in cancer care. A big thank you to Florida Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly for kicking off the event at our leadership breakfast.
@moffittnews.bsky.social
@moffittnews.bsky.social
📢 New landmark research out today on #TILTherapy for GI cancers
❓Can neoantigen-specific tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) improve #immunotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers?
❓Can neoantigen-specific tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) improve #immunotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers?
April 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
📢 New landmark research out today on #TILTherapy for GI cancers
❓Can neoantigen-specific tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) improve #immunotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers?
❓Can neoantigen-specific tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) improve #immunotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers?
Happy #NationalDoctorsDay! Join me in recognizing all of our inspiring docs who make a difference in the lives of our patients every day @moffittnews.bsky.social! Photos from our Doctors’ Day lunch celebration! 🩺🥼
March 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Happy #NationalDoctorsDay! Join me in recognizing all of our inspiring docs who make a difference in the lives of our patients every day @moffittnews.bsky.social! Photos from our Doctors’ Day lunch celebration! 🩺🥼
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
➡️ Melanoma secretes a protein called midkine (MDK), which plays a key role in reprogramming dendritic cells in the tumor microenvironment.
❓ How can this impact immune responses?
➡️ Melanoma secretes a protein called midkine (MDK), which plays a key role in reprogramming dendritic cells in the tumor microenvironment.
❓ How can this impact immune responses?
March 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
➡️ Melanoma secretes a protein called midkine (MDK), which plays a key role in reprogramming dendritic cells in the tumor microenvironment.
❓ How can this impact immune responses?
➡️ Melanoma secretes a protein called midkine (MDK), which plays a key role in reprogramming dendritic cells in the tumor microenvironment.
❓ How can this impact immune responses?
Thank you to Lakeland Commissioner Stephanie Madden and other Polk County leaders for joining us this week to tour our brand-new Moffitt at SouthShore ambulatory center!
March 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Thank you to Lakeland Commissioner Stephanie Madden and other Polk County leaders for joining us this week to tour our brand-new Moffitt at SouthShore ambulatory center!
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
❓ Are B cells important to eliminate cancers? T cells, capable of directly killing cancers, have been widely studied in tumor immunology.
❓ Are B cells important to eliminate cancers? T cells, capable of directly killing cancers, have been widely studied in tumor immunology.
March 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
❓ Are B cells important to eliminate cancers? T cells, capable of directly killing cancers, have been widely studied in tumor immunology.
❓ Are B cells important to eliminate cancers? T cells, capable of directly killing cancers, have been widely studied in tumor immunology.
#MusicMonday with my daughter Ally!
Song: “I See the Light” from Tangled
#tangled #rapunzel #fatherdaughter #duet #guitar #singing #harmonies #docswhorock
Song: “I See the Light” from Tangled
#tangled #rapunzel #fatherdaughter #duet #guitar #singing #harmonies #docswhorock
February 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#MusicMonday with my daughter Ally!
Song: “I See the Light” from Tangled
#tangled #rapunzel #fatherdaughter #duet #guitar #singing #harmonies #docswhorock
Song: “I See the Light” from Tangled
#tangled #rapunzel #fatherdaughter #duet #guitar #singing #harmonies #docswhorock
Moffitt’s #PetTherapy dogs, Kayba, CJ and Kayse are ready for a pawesome #Valentinesday2025! ❤️ 🐾
Thanks to @moffittnews.bsky.social volunteer Ken Price for bringing them to spread cheer among our patients and teams at Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center!
Thanks to @moffittnews.bsky.social volunteer Ken Price for bringing them to spread cheer among our patients and teams at Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center!
February 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Moffitt’s #PetTherapy dogs, Kayba, CJ and Kayse are ready for a pawesome #Valentinesday2025! ❤️ 🐾
Thanks to @moffittnews.bsky.social volunteer Ken Price for bringing them to spread cheer among our patients and teams at Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center!
Thanks to @moffittnews.bsky.social volunteer Ken Price for bringing them to spread cheer among our patients and teams at Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center!
Gratitude isn’t just important for the present, but the past and future, too. #ThursdayThoughts
February 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Gratitude isn’t just important for the present, but the past and future, too. #ThursdayThoughts
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
🧬 Personalized cancer vaccines (PCV) train the immune system to recognize mutations unique to a patient's tumor, helping the body mount a targeted immune response.
❓ Can this approach help prevent renal cell carcinoma (RCC) from returning after surgery?
🧬 Personalized cancer vaccines (PCV) train the immune system to recognize mutations unique to a patient's tumor, helping the body mount a targeted immune response.
❓ Can this approach help prevent renal cell carcinoma (RCC) from returning after surgery?
February 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
🧬 Personalized cancer vaccines (PCV) train the immune system to recognize mutations unique to a patient's tumor, helping the body mount a targeted immune response.
❓ Can this approach help prevent renal cell carcinoma (RCC) from returning after surgery?
🧬 Personalized cancer vaccines (PCV) train the immune system to recognize mutations unique to a patient's tumor, helping the body mount a targeted immune response.
❓ Can this approach help prevent renal cell carcinoma (RCC) from returning after surgery?
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
➡️ Immunotherapies targeting neoantigens can be effective in mediating long-term durable responses in advanced cancer patients. However, identifying these neoantigens from metastatic tumors can be logistically challenging.
➡️ Immunotherapies targeting neoantigens can be effective in mediating long-term durable responses in advanced cancer patients. However, identifying these neoantigens from metastatic tumors can be logistically challenging.
February 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
➡️ Immunotherapies targeting neoantigens can be effective in mediating long-term durable responses in advanced cancer patients. However, identifying these neoantigens from metastatic tumors can be logistically challenging.
➡️ Immunotherapies targeting neoantigens can be effective in mediating long-term durable responses in advanced cancer patients. However, identifying these neoantigens from metastatic tumors can be logistically challenging.
As leaders, we can shape the future of cancer care and research by mentoring the next generation! Lift others as you climb! #ThursdayThoughts
January 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
As leaders, we can shape the future of cancer care and research by mentoring the next generation! Lift others as you climb! #ThursdayThoughts
I am thrilled that @moffittnews.bsky.social has been named a Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation once again! This honor reflects our incredible team and culture of excellence as we work together to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.
www.moffitt.org/newsroom/new...
www.moffitt.org/newsroom/new...
January 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I am thrilled that @moffittnews.bsky.social has been named a Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation once again! This honor reflects our incredible team and culture of excellence as we work together to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.
www.moffitt.org/newsroom/new...
www.moffitt.org/newsroom/new...
Happy #MusicMonday!
#TheReMissions had so much fun covering “All of Me” by the legendary Billie Holiday. Music has a way of bringing us together and lifting spirits. Hope this brightens your day! @drdanarocks.bsky.social #DocsWhoRock
#TheReMissions had so much fun covering “All of Me” by the legendary Billie Holiday. Music has a way of bringing us together and lifting spirits. Hope this brightens your day! @drdanarocks.bsky.social #DocsWhoRock
January 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Happy #MusicMonday!
#TheReMissions had so much fun covering “All of Me” by the legendary Billie Holiday. Music has a way of bringing us together and lifting spirits. Hope this brightens your day! @drdanarocks.bsky.social #DocsWhoRock
#TheReMissions had so much fun covering “All of Me” by the legendary Billie Holiday. Music has a way of bringing us together and lifting spirits. Hope this brightens your day! @drdanarocks.bsky.social #DocsWhoRock
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
❓ What is the "obesity paradox" in cancer #immunotherapy?
➡️ Although obesity increases the risk of #cancer, it's also been linked with better outcomes for some patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a type of immunotherapy.
❓ What is the "obesity paradox" in cancer #immunotherapy?
➡️ Although obesity increases the risk of #cancer, it's also been linked with better outcomes for some patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a type of immunotherapy.
January 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#ScienceSaturday 🧵
❓ What is the "obesity paradox" in cancer #immunotherapy?
➡️ Although obesity increases the risk of #cancer, it's also been linked with better outcomes for some patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a type of immunotherapy.
❓ What is the "obesity paradox" in cancer #immunotherapy?
➡️ Although obesity increases the risk of #cancer, it's also been linked with better outcomes for some patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a type of immunotherapy.
So great to connect with fellows from our Urologic Oncology, BMT, Gynecologic Oncology and Pathology teams
@moffittnews.bsky.social at a recent breakfast with Dr. Karen Lu and Dr. John Cleveland! Thank you for your important role in shaping the future of oncology!
@moffittnews.bsky.social at a recent breakfast with Dr. Karen Lu and Dr. John Cleveland! Thank you for your important role in shaping the future of oncology!
January 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So great to connect with fellows from our Urologic Oncology, BMT, Gynecologic Oncology and Pathology teams
@moffittnews.bsky.social at a recent breakfast with Dr. Karen Lu and Dr. John Cleveland! Thank you for your important role in shaping the future of oncology!
@moffittnews.bsky.social at a recent breakfast with Dr. Karen Lu and Dr. John Cleveland! Thank you for your important role in shaping the future of oncology!
➡️ In this work from the Srivastava lab, low avidity T cells were found to drive cancer control whereby high affinity T cells were associated with T cell exhaustion.
🌟 This interesting (and unintuitive) insight may help guide future immunotherapy design.
🌟 This interesting (and unintuitive) insight may help guide future immunotherapy design.
January 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
➡️ In this work from the Srivastava lab, low avidity T cells were found to drive cancer control whereby high affinity T cells were associated with T cell exhaustion.
🌟 This interesting (and unintuitive) insight may help guide future immunotherapy design.
🌟 This interesting (and unintuitive) insight may help guide future immunotherapy design.
Running a cancer center requires a massive team effort, where every decision, discovery and patient interaction contributes to the big picture. #ThursdayThoughts
January 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Running a cancer center requires a massive team effort, where every decision, discovery and patient interaction contributes to the big picture. #ThursdayThoughts
Honored to speak today at the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners meeting, where we had a great conversation about advancing #cancer care across Tampa Bay and beyond. Excited to highlight the opening of our newest outpatient center, Moffitt at SouthShore!
@moffittnews.bsky.social
@moffittnews.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Honored to speak today at the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners meeting, where we had a great conversation about advancing #cancer care across Tampa Bay and beyond. Excited to highlight the opening of our newest outpatient center, Moffitt at SouthShore!
@moffittnews.bsky.social
@moffittnews.bsky.social
Enjoyed listening to special guest Dr. Tullia Bruno speak on the role of B cells in tumor immunity today @moffittnews.bsky.social. Great talk! Thank you for joining us for our #Immunology seminar series.
January 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Enjoyed listening to special guest Dr. Tullia Bruno speak on the role of B cells in tumor immunity today @moffittnews.bsky.social. Great talk! Thank you for joining us for our #Immunology seminar series.
As a tribute to former president Jimmy Carter, #TheReMissions covered "Georgia on My Mind." Carter's successful treatment for metastatic #melanoma brought immunotherapy into the limelight, inspired hope for countless patients, and reminds us of the power of #CancerResearch! #MusicMonday
January 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
As a tribute to former president Jimmy Carter, #TheReMissions covered "Georgia on My Mind." Carter's successful treatment for metastatic #melanoma brought immunotherapy into the limelight, inspired hope for countless patients, and reminds us of the power of #CancerResearch! #MusicMonday
January 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM