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Yan Leyfman, MD
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Physician | Executive Director & Host MedNews Week | Medical Correspondent | Conference Director | Journal Editor | Educator | Research #Oncology #COVID19 #Immunotherapy #celltherapy #tcellrx #CART #bmtsm #MedSKY #ONCSKY | About Me: http://nyti.ms/2VG3gUK
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Yan Leyfman, MD @yleyfman.bsky.social · Nov 12
What sets MedNews Week apart? What are some exciting future initiatives?

Check out our latest feature for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the impact we're aiming to make with our unique partnership with Global Education Leader OncLive!

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Park and Leyfman Hope to Advance Mission of MedNews Week Through Collaboration With OncLive
Chandler Park, MD, FACP, and Yan Leyfman, MD, discuss their partnership with OncLive and future goals for MedNews Week.
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On World Cancer Day, honored to share my story with Oncology Times. What began as childhood tragedy became a lifelong calling in oncology—rooted in empathy, service, and healing.

Grateful for the platform and the chance to reflect.

🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/yj8t50Y8TE8
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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Very excited to present these abstracts at the 2026 Tandem Meeting 🌍

Forever grateful to my mentors Dr. Bonilla and Dr. Park for their support and guidance 🙏, and to an incredible team of co-authors it was a pleasure to work with on these important projects 💡🤝.
February 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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5 minutes. Anonymous. Your voice in how AI shapes medicine. 🧠🩺
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Survey for Real-World Insights on AI Use in Medicine - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: Survey for Real-World Insights on AI Use in Medicine - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: Survey for Real-World Insights on AI Use in Medicine / cancer, OncoDaily, Oncology, Yan Leyfman
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January 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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📣How are you actually using AI in practice?📣

We’re running a very short, anonymous survey (⏱️ 5 minutes) looking at real-world AI use in medicine — from documentation to clinical decision-making.

#AIinMedicine #DigitalHealth #AIinHealthcare #ClinicalPractice #PhysicianVoices
The Competence - Confidence Gap in AI Oncology [Long Version]
Thank you for participating in this survey on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology practice. This anonymous survey explores how oncology clinicians interact with different AI tools in ...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:23 AM
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🧠⚕️ Beyond board exams: evaluating AI for real-world medicine

Large language models can ace medical licensing exams—but that says little about how they perform in day-to-day clinical practice. Enter MedHELM, a new framework designed to evaluate medical AI where it actually matters.
Holistic evaluation of large language models for medical tasks with MedHELM - Nature Medicine
MedHELM, an extensible evaluation framework including a new taxonomy for classifying medical tasks and a benchmark of many datasets across these categories, enables the evaluation of large language mo...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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🧠💥 Decoding how opioids relieve pain—beyond sensation

New work reveals how the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) encodes the affective dimension of chronic pain—and how opioids selectively modulate this circuit.
Mimicking opioid analgesia in cortical pain circuits - Nature
The anterior cingulate cortex encodes affective pain behaviours modulated by opioids; targeting opioid-sensitive neurons through a new chemogenetic gene therapy replicates the analgesic effects of mor...
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January 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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🦴🧬 Precision RNA delivery for osteoarthritis

Intra-articular RNA therapeutics hold promise in OA—but efficacy hinges on getting the therapy to the right cartilage, at the right disease stage.
Client Challenge
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January 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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🧠🔊 Mapping consciousness with precision

A new review highlights transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) as a breakthrough, non-invasive tool for probing the neural basis of conscious perception in humans.
Transcranial focused ultrasound for identifying the neural substrate of conscious perception
Identifying what aspects of brain activity are responsible for conscious perception remains one of the most challenging problems in science. While pro…
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January 14, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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CAR-T saves lives—but we’re still missing the full picture 🧩

In Episode 8 of The Translational Edge, we dive into a novel method 🔬 that could transform how we monitor CAR-T cells in patients—answering long-standing questions about persistence, trafficking, and real-time response 📊
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January 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Adipose Manipulation Transplantation as a New Cancer Therapy Platform - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: Adipose Manipulation Transplantation as a New Cancer Therapy Platform - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: Adipose Manipulation Transplantation as a New Cancer Therapy Platform / cancer, OncoDaily, Oncology, Pancreatic Cancer, Yan Leyfman
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December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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🚀 Join the Expanding MedNews Week Team!

MedNews Week is a global virtual medical education platform reaching 100+ countries and 40,000+ attendees per event.
December 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Uncovering Site-Specific Immune and Stromal Differences in Primary and Metastatic PDAC - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: Uncovering Site-Specific Immune and Stromal Differences in Primary and Metastatic PDAC - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: Uncovering Site-Specific Immune and Stromal Differences in Primary and Metastatic PDAC / Alyssa M. Krasinskas, Ayana T. Ruffin, Bassel F.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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🚀 Join the Expanding MedNews Week Team!

MedNews Week is a global virtual medical education platform reaching 100+ countries and 40,000+ attendees per event.
December 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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New Evidence Highlights the Power of the Patient Voice in Oncology - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: New Evidence Highlights the Power of the Patient Voice in Oncology - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: New Evidence Highlights the Power of the Patient Voice in Oncology / Ali Benour, Andrea Bezjak, Andrew Mihalache, cancer, Carlton Johnny, David
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November 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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MedNews Week Celebrates 4-Year Anniversary - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: MedNews Week Celebrates 4-Year Anniversary - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: MedNews Week Celebrates 4-Year Anniversary / Alexandra Van de Kieft, Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla, cancer, Chandler H Park, Gayathri Pramil Menon, Ghena
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December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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A Global, Volunteer Model for Accurate and Inclusive Cancer Education - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: A Global, Volunteer Model for Accurate and Inclusive Cancer Education - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: A Global, Volunteer Model for Accurate and Inclusive Cancer Education / cancer, MedNews Week, OncoDaily, Oncology, Yan Leyfman
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December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Ultra-Processed Foods and Early-Onset Colorectal Neoplasia - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: Ultra-Processed Foods and Early-Onset Colorectal Neoplasia - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: Ultra-Processed Foods and Early-Onset Colorectal Neoplasia / Alberto Puccini, cancer, colorectal cancer, Colorectal Neoplasia, David Foureau,
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November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Brian Van Tine: The Truly Great Ones Leave Us Far Too Soon - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: Brian Van Tine - The Truly Great Ones Leave Us Far Too Soon - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: Brian Van Tine - The Truly Great Ones Leave Us Far Too Soon / Brian Van Tine, cancer, OncoDaily, Oncology, Yan Leyfman
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November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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In life, we meet many people—many leaders, mentors, and friends—but the truly great ones leave us far too soon.

I met Dr. Brian Van Tine about four years ago at ASCO, and he immediately stood out as one of the most jovial, energetic, and compassionate individuals one could hope to meet.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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An important perspective on medical misinformation in the modern era.

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Cancer Misinformation: When Influencers Co-Opt Care
Experts explore the messy intersection between evidence-based cancer care and an enticing wellness industry dominated by social media influencers who often spread cancer misinformation.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Thank you to OncLive for the opportunity to share my thoughts on this important update.

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Clinical Implications Remain After Dasatinib CRL in CML/ALL | CancerNetwork
The FDA's CRL for the HyNap formulation of dasatinib due to manufacturing issues does not affect the efficacy or availability of standard dasatinib.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Honored to Join the Advisory Board of CancerNetwork - Yan Leyfman

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Yan Leyfman: Honored to Join the Advisory Board of CancerNetwork - OncoDaily
Yan Leyfman: Honored to Join the Advisory Board of CancerNetwork / cancer, CancerNetwork, OncoDaily, Oncology, ONCOLOGY/CancerNetwork, Yan Leyfman
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September 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I’m deeply honored to join the Advisory Board of ONCOLOGY / CancerNetwork. 🎉 Thank you to Ariana Pelosci & the editorial team for this invitation — I’m grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such an esteemed group of clinical and scientific leaders. 🙏
September 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Grateful to the Humanity Rx Podcast for highlighting my story, my passion for oncology & my commitment to advancing patient care & research innovation.

As one of the few remaining survivors of the after-effects of Chernobyl, my own complex medical journey as a child shaped my path toward medicine.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM