Dr. Nina Niu Sanford

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GI Radiation Oncologist | Boston, @Princeton, @harvardmed, now @UTSWNews in Dallas | clinical trials | buying in bulk | Tweets=own | FCOI: https://t.co/EjwMnJKbth

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Have you ever wondered whether you need to hold systemic during RT due to concern for additive toxicity? See this 10 min video. Categorized by systemic type (cytoxic chemo, IO, TKI, BRAF, etc) &amp; RT regimen (SBRT/conventional/palliative) Slides🧵&amp; full video below. 1/8

Pancreas Cancer 101 video! 25 minutes on diagnosis &amp; management of pancreas cancer, including discussion of several ongoing trials. Slides 🧵and full video link below. 1/8

Rectal cancer 101 video! I'm making GI onc disease subsite videos. Figured was giving same lecture over &amp; over to residents on my service, now recording so can watch pre-rotation &amp; hit the ground running. Other subsites forthcoming. Full YouTube video &amp; slides in replies🧵1/8

Hi everyone! Been a while, but back today with a teaching video on palliative RT for GI cancers. IMO palliative RT can be v effective, but is underutilized. Here is 13 min on indications, regimens, common q's re: palliative RT by GI site. Slides &amp; full video link below 🧵1/5.

Here is a video on management of 4 common lower GI radiotherapy toxicities: 1. Radiation dermatitis 2. Diarrhea 3. Acute RT proctitis 4. Late/chronic RT proctitis Hope it is helpful! Full video (16 min) &amp; slides 🧵 thread below. 1/X

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Interview with Dr. Riad Salem Riad Salem! We talk everything IR in HCC - Y90, his Legacy trial, &amp; I push on why no SBRT (yet) in BCLC 😃. I learned a lot. Full video in replies on YouTube. Thank you, Riad!

7 minutes on my approach to deciding between non-surgical local therapies in HCC: ablation, Y90, TACE, SBRT. Complicated topic - welcome any feedback here.

Quick update on NRG-GI011 (LAP100) pancreas cancer RCT: accrual status, recent amendment, etc. Hope this is helpful &amp; appreciate the support for our trial 🙏! NRG Oncology

Happy Sunday🌞! Back w another teaching video: ~20 min on managing toxicity from upper GI radiotherapy. I discuss these 5: -esophagitis -stricture -duodenal/gastric ulcer (pancreas SBRT) -nausea/vomiting -abdominal pain Full video &amp; slides (w some more thoughts) below. 🧵1/7

🚨Study activated! NRG GI-011: Ph 3 RCT of Dose-Escalated RT in Locally Advanced Pancreas Cancer (LAP100) Here's a short (7 min) video. Please consider enrolling &amp; reach out w any q's. Thanks to the NIH, NCI, NRG Oncology for supporting our work! 🙏🙏🙏

Here is HCC 101 video! ~30 min covering imaging, HCC management overview, approach to deciding b/w local therapies. This video was a little longer, so I put in some pics from recent trip to India to keep folks awake 😀. Full video link &amp; slides in replies. 1/8

73 Questions with Dr. Bob Timmerman (modeled after the Vogue interviews). This was a fun one 😀. Clips here, &amp; full video link in replies. 👢🥩🚀 Robert Timmerman

ctDNA in CRC with Kristen Ciombor! Here we discuss: -recent MRD trials (DYNAMIC III, etc) -endpoints -current NCCN recs -how she uses ctDNA in clinic &amp; approaches discussion w pts As always, Kristen has such thoughtful/balanced responses to tough q’s. Full video link below

GI Pathology 101! For each subsite, we go through path basics – histology, IHC &amp; molecular markers, key features from resection specimen &amp; more. I ask Suntrea Hammer to explain path slides to me like I’m a 5-year-old 😀 Here's Part 1: CRC Full video link &amp; slides below🧵1/4:

Esophagus/GEJ 101 video! Here I cover diagnosis, multimodality therapy for locally advanced disease, early stage, Stage IV (basics), &amp; RT planning at end. Welcome any feedback. Full video link &amp; slides🧵in replies as usual. 1/9

"We're in this weird space where it's technically available &amp; costs aren't passed onto pts...but if NCCN was going to recommend it, what would that cost the healthcare system &amp; is it worth it?" Kristen Ciombor opines on NCCN recs &amp; discussing pros/cons of ctDNA testing w her pts

Anal Cancer 101 video! Treatment for anal cancer relatively straightforward for most, but several nuances (i.e. anal margin, etc) &amp; trials coming down pipeline aiming to better tailor care to stage/biology. I review in this 17 min video. Full video link &amp; slides below 🧵. 1/6

Have you ever wondered whether you need to hold systemic during RT due to concern for additive toxicity? See this 10 min video. Categorized by systemic type (cytoxic chemo, IO, TKI, BRAF, etc) & RT regimen (SBRT/conventional/palliative) Slides🧵& full video below. 1/8

Pancreas Cancer 101 video! 25 minutes on diagnosis & management of pancreas cancer, including discussion of several ongoing trials. Slides 🧵and full video link below. 1/8

Rectal cancer 101 video! I'm making GI onc disease subsite videos. Figured was giving same lecture over & over to residents on my service, now recording so can watch pre-rotation & hit the ground running. Other subsites forthcoming. Full YouTube video & slides in replies🧵1/8

Hi everyone! Been a while, but back today with a teaching video on palliative RT for GI cancers. IMO palliative RT can be v effective, but is underutilized. Here is 13 min on indications, regimens, common q's re: palliative RT by GI site. Slides & full video link below 🧵1/5.

Here is a video on management of 4 common lower GI radiotherapy toxicities: 1. Radiation dermatitis 2. Diarrhea 3. Acute RT proctitis 4. Late/chronic RT proctitis Hope it is helpful! Full video (16 min) & slides 🧵 thread below. 1/X

Interview with Dr. Riad Salem Riad Salem! We talk everything IR in HCC - Y90, his Legacy trial, & I push on why no SBRT (yet) in BCLC 😃. I learned a lot. Full video in replies on YouTube. Thank you, Riad!

Quick update on NRG-GI011 (LAP100) pancreas cancer RCT: accrual status, recent amendment, etc. Hope this is helpful & appreciate the support for our trial 🙏! NRG Oncology

Happy Sunday🌞! Back w another teaching video: ~20 min on managing toxicity from upper GI radiotherapy. I discuss these 5: -esophagitis -stricture -duodenal/gastric ulcer (pancreas SBRT) -nausea/vomiting -abdominal pain Full video & slides (w some more thoughts) below. 🧵1/7

🚨Study activated! NRG GI-011: Ph 3 RCT of Dose-Escalated RT in Locally Advanced Pancreas Cancer (LAP100) Here's a short (7 min) video. Please consider enrolling & reach out w any q's. Thanks to the NIH, NCI, NRG Oncology for supporting our work! 🙏🙏🙏

Here is HCC 101 video! ~30 min covering imaging, HCC management overview, approach to deciding b/w local therapies. This video was a little longer, so I put in some pics from recent trip to India to keep folks awake 😀. Full video link & slides in replies. 1/8

73 Questions with Dr. Bob Timmerman (modeled after the Vogue interviews). This was a fun one 😀. Clips here, & full video link in replies. 👢🥩🚀 Robert Timmerman

ctDNA in CRC with Kristen Ciombor! Here we discuss: -recent MRD trials (DYNAMIC III, etc) -endpoints -current NCCN recs -how she uses ctDNA in clinic & approaches discussion w pts As always, Kristen has such thoughtful/balanced responses to tough q’s. Full video link below

GI Pathology 101! For each subsite, we go through path basics – histology, IHC & molecular markers, key features from resection specimen & more. I ask Suntrea Hammer to explain path slides to me like I’m a 5-year-old 😀 Here's Part 1: CRC Full video link & slides below🧵1/4:

Esophagus/GEJ 101 video! Here I cover diagnosis, multimodality therapy for locally advanced disease, early stage, Stage IV (basics), & RT planning at end. Welcome any feedback. Full video link & slides🧵in replies as usual. 1/9

"We're in this weird space where it's technically available & costs aren't passed onto pts...but if NCCN was going to recommend it, what would that cost the healthcare system & is it worth it?" Kristen Ciombor opines on NCCN recs & discussing pros/cons of ctDNA testing w her pts

Anal Cancer 101 video! Treatment for anal cancer relatively straightforward for most, but several nuances (i.e. anal margin, etc) & trials coming down pipeline aiming to better tailor care to stage/biology. I review in this 17 min video. Full video link & slides below 🧵. 1/6