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The Lancet Oncology @thelancetoncol.bsky.social · Sep 7

Super session announcing a new @thelancet.com @iaslc.bsky.social Commission on lung cancer at this year’s WCLC 2025 in Barcelona

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Sep 7

Excited to be a commissioner for Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer www.lancetlungcancer.org @iaslc.bsky.social @thelancet.com

The IASLC - Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer

The IASLC - Lancet Commission on Lung Cancer brings together leading clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and patient advocates from across the globe aiming to reframe the global lung cancer agenda.

www.lancetlungcancer.org

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hannaradonc.bsky.social @hannaradonc.bsky.social · Sep 5

Are you thinking of studying the association of the time from cancer diagnosis to treatment and overall survival? Have a look at these consensus recommendations we developed and published in the British Journal of Cancer:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Recommendations for studying the association of the cancer diagnosis to treatment interval with overall survival: a modified Delphi process - British Journal of Cancer

British Journal of Cancer - Recommendations for studying the association of the cancer diagnosis to treatment interval with overall survival: a modified Delphi process

www.nature.com

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Jul 31

3694 people enrolled for lung cancer screening in first month of lung cancer screening in 🇦🇺 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @racgp.bsky.social @togaanz.bsky.social

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Jul 17

A #nurse led geriatric oncology model of care is a feasible way of ⬆️ geriatric screening & assessment of older adults with #cancer. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Implementation and evaluation of a nurse-led geriatric oncology model of care for older adults with lung cancer

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Jul 17

🙏🏽 @medacape.com for showcasing #lungcancer screening in 🇦🇺 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Australia Launches Lung Cancer Screening Program for Smokers

Australia has launched its first lung cancer screening program, which targets current and recent smokers with biennial low-dose CT scans.

www.medscape.com

Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Jun 30

Lung cancer screening in 🇦🇺is finally here! Amazing amount of work from multidisciplinary group & consumers. www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlcsp Need @racgp.bsky.social support to assess patients for eligibility. It’s time to ⬆️ survival from lung cancer! @dkarikios.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social

www.health.gov.au

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hannaradonc.bsky.social @hannaradonc.bsky.social · Jun 11

The Onus of Proof: Evidence-Based Adoption of Advanced Radiation Therapy Technologies. www.redjournal.org/article/S036...

The Onus of Proof: Evidence-Based Adoption of Advanced Radiation Therapy Technologies

Historically, there has been a relative paucity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in radiation oncology relative to the number in medical oncology. In an analysis of almost 700 RCTs published bet...

www.redjournal.org

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Jun 3

🙏🏽 ABC for shining the light on 🇦🇺 deadliest cancer. Bring on #lungcancer screening www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06... @abcnewsbot.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social @bensolomon1.bsky.social

Australia's deadliest cancer to get new screening program

After years of lobbying from patients, the first ever national lung cancer screening program will roll out next month for people who have a significant history of smoking.

www.abc.net.au

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Jun 3

Need exercise physiologists as routine members of oncology team esp for survivorship care

hannaradonc.bsky.social @hannaradonc.bsky.social · Jun 3

Landmark clinical trial shows exercise improves colon cancer survival. healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/news...

Landmark clinical trial shows exercise improves colon cancer survival

In a world-first clinical trial, researchers working with the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) and Sinclair Cancer Research Institute at Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), ...

healthsci.queensu.ca

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · May 31

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 work by PhD student Dr Kim-Lin Chiew - Quality Indicators and Benchmarks for Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Modified Delphi Approach - Clinical Oncology www.clinicaloncologyonline.net/article/S093... @gerryhanna.bsky.social

Quality Indicators and Benchmarks for Radiotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Modified Delphi Approach

While there are many published quality indicators (QIs) for assessing clinical care in lung cancer few specifically measure the quality of radiotherapy (RT). To address this gap, we used a structured ...

www.clinicaloncologyonline.net

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · May 28

This presumes surgery is the best local treatment for all patients with Stage III NSCLC. What are the outcomes of those whose disease remained unresectable, and how do they compare with Pacific regimen?

Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · May 27

🇦🇺lung cancer screening coming 1st July. Guidelines state “ Suitability for lung cancer surgery should not be a contraindication for screening, as those with comorbidities can safely be Rx with radiotherapy (SABR) with minimal toxicities”. www.targetingcancer.com.au/dereks-story/ @racgp.bsky.social

Derek’s Story - Radiation Oncology Targeting Cancer

A game-changing radiation therapy technique called SABR is offering hope to people living with lung cancer, like Derek Peffe

www.targetingcancer.com.au

Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · May 25

Guidance on appropriate imaging in FU after #lungcancer Rx. Highly variable in practice. Time for #commonsenseoncology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iaslc.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social @hannaradonc.bsky.social

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Lung Cancer-Surveillance After Therapy

This document reviews the evidence supporting different imaging modalities and techniques used to evaluate patients with a history of lung cancer. It …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · May 13

Fascinating research on how a simple photo can be used to predict survival in cancer patients. FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

FaceAge, a deep learning system to estimate biological age from face photographs to improve prognostication: a model development and validation study

Our results suggest that a deep learning model can estimate biological age from face photographs and thereby enhance survival prediction in patients with cancer. Further research, including validation...

www.thelancet.com

Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · May 13

Great work @nicoleranski.bsky.social on psychosocial influencers & barriers for #lungcancer screening www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Psychosocial impacts of, and barriers to, lung cancer screening: an international qualitative study of multidisciplinary health professionals’ perspectives

Many lung cancer screening (LCS) programs are in development following landmark trials demonstrating the effectiveness of screening for reducing lung …

www.sciencedirect.com

Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · May 13

Excited to obtain funding for #radiotherapy RCT of functional lung avoidance in lung cancer radiotherapy www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... @sydney.edu.au

Sydney researchers awarded new funding for clinical trials and cohort studies

University of Sydney medicine and health researchers awarded over $8 million under the National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies grant scheme.

www.sydney.edu.au

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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · May 3

TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer
@estroradiotherapy.bsky.social

oncodaily.com/opinion/topg...

#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #ESTRO25 #ESTRO2025 #GastricCancer #TOPGEAR #CRT #GEJ

TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer - OncoDaily

TOPGEAR trial at ESTRO 2025: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer / cancer, ESTRO, ESTRO 2025, gastric cancer, Headlines, Leong

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Apr 29

🇦🇺 guidelines for #lungcancer screening. Screening coming 1st July. Great step forward in #lungcancer Mx. Spread the word. www.health.gov.au/our-work/nlc... @newsgp.bsky.social @ausgov.bsky.social @drtomjohn.bsky.social @bensolomon1.bsky.social @dkarikios.bsky.social

www.health.gov.au

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Apr 26

👏🏽🎉Dr Vicky Chin on being awarded the Frank Ellis medal for greatest contribution to advancing the science of cancer
treatment in 2023 Clinical Oncology. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964031/ @unsw.bsky.social @gerryhanna.bsky.social #Cardiooncology #PhD

Validation of a Fully Automated Hybrid Deep Learning Cardiac Substructure Segmentation Tool for Contouring and Dose Evaluation in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy - PubMed

The novel hybrid automatic segmentation tool reported high accuracy and consistency over a validation set with challenging anatomical and imaging variations. This has promising applications in substru...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Apr 26

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Apr 23

Clinicians have their own specialty bias for Rx on NSCLC. Hardly surprising but how can we ensure balanced opinions for patients? Should they see all treating specialists? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iaslc.bsky.social @patientadvocacy.bsky.social

Physician Specialty Shapes Hypothetical Self-Treatment Choices for Locally 2 Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is the 'Best' Option Subjective?

Recent trials show evolving paradigms in systemic therapy improve outcomes for select patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). How…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Apr 23

Clinicians have their own specialty bias for Rx on NSCLC. Hardly surprising but how can we ensure balanced opinions for patients? Should they see all treating specialists? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iaslc.bsky.social @patientadvocacy.bsky.social

Physician Specialty Shapes Hypothetical Self-Treatment Choices for Locally 2 Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is the 'Best' Option Subjective?

Recent trials show evolving paradigms in systemic therapy improve outcomes for select patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). How…

www.sciencedirect.com

Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Apr 23

Clinical trials of systemic Rx in NSCLC NOT assoc with time toxicity in Canada! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Health Care Contact Days for NSCLC Treated in Clinical Trials vs Routine Care

This cohort study examines patterns of contact days among patients with advanced-stage non–small cell lung cancer receiving care in clinical trials compared with routine practice.

jamanetwork.com

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Apr 23

Surveillance with FDG PET/CT does not improve rates of curatively treated recurrences, TTR, or OS compared to ceCT in NSCLC patients after curative treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Surveillance with [18F]FDG PET/CT of stage I-III lung cancer patients after completion of curative treatment (SUPE_R): a randomized controlled trial

Post-treatment surveillance is recommended for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to a high risk of recurrence, but evidence on the optimal survei…

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Prof Shalini Vinod @shalinivinod.bsky.social · Apr 6

Guideline on Dx & Rx of radiation pneumonitis. Hope to investigate functional lung RT planning to limit this toxicity. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @drdavidpalma.bsky.social

Diagnosis and treatment of radiation induced pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer: An ESTRO clinical practice guideline

The incidence of radiation pneumonitis (RP) has decreased significantly compared to historical series, mainly due to improved radiotherapy techniques …

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