Members of the lab attended this year’s ILC symposium in Leuven, Belgium.
Congrats to Neil, Adrian, and Steffi on their new publication in JAMA Surgery! They led a nonrandomized trial evaluating a “nudge” intervention embedded in the electronic health record to decrease use of low-value axillary surgery for older patients with ER+ breast cancer. The nudge was widely successful and decreased use of SLNB by about 50% over the study period. This study included a strong collaborative component with researchers from breast surgical oncology, general internal medicine, statisticians, and AI/ML experts. Full link to the paper can be found here:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2821213
Another successful participation in the annual Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk is in the books! The lab also hosted a table for information on the “Hope for OTHERS” tissue donation program.
In the three-minute thesis competition at the School of Medicine, Abdalla won first place tied with another student as “People’s Choice (voting from people who attended the competition) and second place from the judges!
Eight members of The Pink Warriors, the only breast cancer club at the University of Pittsburgh, joined the lab for a tour of the facilities, Wednesday night, February 7, 2024. They received a tour of the building from Dr. Lee and both Drs. Lee and Oesterreich spoke to them about breast cancer research and answered questions. Afterward they enjoyed a catered dinner. They learned a great deal from the lab tour and lab members were impressed with their questions. Contact information was exchanged and plans were laid for them to participate with the lab in the upcoming Rush to Crush Cancer and the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk, both May 19, 2024.
Jay, Neil, & Chelsea presented their research at this year’s San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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