Dr. Sarafina El-Badry Nance
@starstrickensf.bsky.social
Astrophysicist. Author of STARSTRUCK (PEN/E.O. Wilson Longlist, NCBA finalist, a Penguin Random House Common Read). 🧿🇪🇬 BRCA+ occasional model, fervent activist.
Fantastic interview.
April 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Fantastic interview.
Oh thank you so much for listening!
April 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Oh thank you so much for listening!
I saw this. Incredible. Thank you so much for thinking of me.
February 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I saw this. Incredible. Thank you so much for thinking of me.
thanks so much, will DM! in case anyone else would like this info: he’s at MD Anderson and just finished his 11 out of 12 rounds of chemo (paclitaxel, gemcitabine, & cisplatin). he’s BRCA2+ and previously had prostate cancer.
other option was standard rad (25 sessions).
PARP inhibitor to follow.
other option was standard rad (25 sessions).
PARP inhibitor to follow.
January 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
thanks so much, will DM! in case anyone else would like this info: he’s at MD Anderson and just finished his 11 out of 12 rounds of chemo (paclitaxel, gemcitabine, & cisplatin). he’s BRCA2+ and previously had prostate cancer.
other option was standard rad (25 sessions).
PARP inhibitor to follow.
other option was standard rad (25 sessions).
PARP inhibitor to follow.
and this is a first patient experience: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
NBTXR3, a first-in-class radioenhancer for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Report of first patient experience
NBTXR3 is a radioenhancer composed of functionalized hafnium oxide nanoparticles. This report describes the first patient with pancreatic cancer treated with NBTXR3. First demonstration of local endos...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
and this is a first patient experience: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
i’m listening to a recording of his meeting with the rad onc so unfortunately don’t have all the info i should, but here’s what I have:
nanoparticle: NBTXR3
the study: A Phase I Study of NBTXR3 activated by Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced or Borderline-Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
nanoparticle: NBTXR3
the study: A Phase I Study of NBTXR3 activated by Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced or Borderline-Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
January 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
i’m listening to a recording of his meeting with the rad onc so unfortunately don’t have all the info i should, but here’s what I have:
nanoparticle: NBTXR3
the study: A Phase I Study of NBTXR3 activated by Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced or Borderline-Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
nanoparticle: NBTXR3
the study: A Phase I Study of NBTXR3 activated by Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced or Borderline-Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
great to see you!!
January 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
great to see you!!
ahh i hope you enjoyed. thank you so much for reading 🙏🏽
January 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ahh i hope you enjoyed. thank you so much for reading 🙏🏽
oh my goodness!!! you finished it already?! wow!! thank you so very much, this is just the best note. i am so humbled my story touched you. thank you for reading 🙏🏽
December 29, 2024 at 1:32 PM
oh my goodness!!! you finished it already?! wow!! thank you so very much, this is just the best note. i am so humbled my story touched you. thank you for reading 🙏🏽
Thanks so much, Sean. Sending hugs of gratitude from me and my dad 💛
December 28, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Thanks so much, Sean. Sending hugs of gratitude from me and my dad 💛
Timing, as with all things cancer, is in flux.
But I’ve been thinking a lot about how to create lasting memories with my dad since his diagnosis, especially ones that can transcend generations.
This is one way he’ll live forever on— for me, and for our future family.
But I’ve been thinking a lot about how to create lasting memories with my dad since his diagnosis, especially ones that can transcend generations.
This is one way he’ll live forever on— for me, and for our future family.
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Timing, as with all things cancer, is in flux.
But I’ve been thinking a lot about how to create lasting memories with my dad since his diagnosis, especially ones that can transcend generations.
This is one way he’ll live forever on— for me, and for our future family.
But I’ve been thinking a lot about how to create lasting memories with my dad since his diagnosis, especially ones that can transcend generations.
This is one way he’ll live forever on— for me, and for our future family.
Like my dad, I carry the hereditary BRCA-2 mutation, which increases cancer risk. I’m doing IVF with genetic testing to screen out embryos that carry the BRCA-2 mutation so that my family’s long lineage of cancer ends with me.
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Like my dad, I carry the hereditary BRCA-2 mutation, which increases cancer risk. I’m doing IVF with genetic testing to screen out embryos that carry the BRCA-2 mutation so that my family’s long lineage of cancer ends with me.
It’s a gift for me, but also for my future child, to get to hear their mom’s favorite book read in their grandfather’s voice.
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
It’s a gift for me, but also for my future child, to get to hear their mom’s favorite book read in their grandfather’s voice.
I grew up, especially when I was really young, reading Harry Potter with my dad. In between chemo treatments and with the help of my radio-savvy uncle, my dad recorded himself reading THE ENTIRE Sorcerer’s Stone book. All 320 pages, culminating in a 9 hour and 40 minute “audiobook”.
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
I grew up, especially when I was really young, reading Harry Potter with my dad. In between chemo treatments and with the help of my radio-savvy uncle, my dad recorded himself reading THE ENTIRE Sorcerer’s Stone book. All 320 pages, culminating in a 9 hour and 40 minute “audiobook”.
He’s fatigued, occasionally nauseous, and overall exhausted. Still, amongst the incredible chemo schedule he found time to create magic.
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
He’s fatigued, occasionally nauseous, and overall exhausted. Still, amongst the incredible chemo schedule he found time to create magic.
My dad is receiving fantastic treatment at @mdanderson.bsky.social and, thankfully, has been responding well to chemo thus far. That said, he’s on an extraordinarily difficult regimen. Every 2 weeks, he receives an infusion of 3 chemo drugs
for 6-7 hours. He’s on chemo #10 out of 12. My hero.
for 6-7 hours. He’s on chemo #10 out of 12. My hero.
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
My dad is receiving fantastic treatment at @mdanderson.bsky.social and, thankfully, has been responding well to chemo thus far. That said, he’s on an extraordinarily difficult regimen. Every 2 weeks, he receives an infusion of 3 chemo drugs
for 6-7 hours. He’s on chemo #10 out of 12. My hero.
for 6-7 hours. He’s on chemo #10 out of 12. My hero.
thank you so much, this is so very kind 🙏🏽
December 28, 2024 at 3:12 PM
thank you so much, this is so very kind 🙏🏽
so looking forward to hearing your thoughts 🙏🏽
December 28, 2024 at 1:37 PM
so looking forward to hearing your thoughts 🙏🏽
ah! I started reading said article yesterday. looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the book!
December 28, 2024 at 1:36 PM
ah! I started reading said article yesterday. looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the book!
your writing is astonishing and your story heart wrenching. thank you so much for sharing this with me. i’ll be following your blog now ❤️
December 28, 2024 at 1:32 PM
your writing is astonishing and your story heart wrenching. thank you so much for sharing this with me. i’ll be following your blog now ❤️