I am walking at Blood Cancer United Nashville's Light The Night Walk on October 23rd. I will be walking for our patients who are an inspiration to me and our team at Sarah Cannon Cancer Network Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at TriStar Centennial. pages.lls.org/ltn/tn/MidTN...

I am walking at Blood Cancer United Nashville's Light The Night Walk on October 23rd. I will be walking for our patients who are an inspiration to me and our team at Sarah Cannon Cancer Network Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at TriStar Centennial. pages.lls.org/ltn/tn/MidTN...

It was great to catch up with fellow Cleveland Clinic expat Nate Pennell during his recent visit to Sarah Cannon Research Institute Nashville. Looking forward to his leadership and vision for cancer at BMS.

Impactful @ascocancer.bsky.social @theaacr.bsky.social session on innovations and access challenges for gene therapy. Dr Frangoul from Sarah Cannon Cancer Network/SCRI shared experience with clinical trials of Exa-cel. Jimi Olaghere shared experience as patient #16 on a trial. #ASCO25

@daxmd.bsky.social presents on multi-cancer early detection at #ASCO25: Highlights positive predictive value & sensitivity of reflex ctDNA methylation MCED for several cancer types in individuals with obesity. With its footprint in 20 states, Sarah Cannon Cancer Network is a pioneer in MCED studies.

Grateful for Sarah Cannon Research Institute colleagues all over the country who work hard and collaborate to advance cancer therapeutics. Learn more about #SCRI research that is being presented at #ASCO25 #ASCO2025 www.scri.com/asco/

👋 or 👍 if you are attending #ASCO25

Intermediate-dose posttransplantation cyclophosphamide for myeloablative HLA-haploidentical bone marrow transplantation @bloodadvances.bsky.social ashpublications.org/bloodadvance...

I am in profound awe of the closeted prostate cancer experts who have emerged on social media over the last 24-48 hrs!

Hey regular CAR-T 🚗 , armored #CARTcell 🏎️ has entered the room! Enhanced CAR T-Cell Therapy for Lymphoma after Previous Failure | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Applications are open for the 2026 International Trainee Observership Program. One international trainee from a low/mid-income country will participate in 4-week-long observership at the @uofcahealth.bsky.social. 📆 Deadline to apply: Friday, June 13 ow.ly/Ih0650VK0vn #MedSky #HCT #celltherapy

Happy #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Congrats to Dr Stephen Strickland from Sarah Cannon Research Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville for presenting first-in-human results of SENTI-202 (CD33/FLT3 off-the-shelf CAR NK #celltherapy) in heme malignancies/AML #AACR25 www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...

Medicine Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/h...

🙏 for sharing @jameabraham.bsky.social - we share our learnings from Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network outpatient #CARTcell program (200+ patients treated in 2024)

Getting a lot of questions from our immunocompromised transplant/#CARTcell patients about measles vaccination with the recent uptick in outbreaks across the US; Resurfacing 2019 @astct.bsky.social guideline by @pergamic.bsky.social and colleagues www.astctjournal.org/article/S108...

Had a great 1 1/2 days with new/emerging transplant and cellular therapy leaders at @astct.bsky.social Leadership Course; future of transplant and cell therapy is strong in the hands of our very talented young physician and administrative leaders

Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy is organizing a community #CART working group to facilitate broader utilization of its accreditation standards for cell therapies - important step towards providing high-quality care to patients in the community factglobal.org/education-an...

Dr David Johnson reprises 7 dictums for oncologists on what NOT to do for grand rounds: - Microscopic mayhem - TNM torture - Mechanism of action meltdown - Dosage deadlock - Criteria catatonia - Kaplan Meier killer - Lymph node lobotomy @ascocancer.bsky.social JOP ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

Academic Writing: Who is the Audience and What is the Message? Dr Weisdorf challenges us to consider: Which papers stated something new? Which challenged existing dogma or changed the field? Which were really important over time? @astct.bsky.social www.astctjournal.org/article/S266...

Huge loss for the cell and gene therapy community. Dr Marks had been at the forefront of innovating US’s regulatory framework to ensure access to these transformative therapies.

Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Registry work led by Drs Rao and Battiwalla comparing bendamustine vs. Flu/Cy LD chemo prior to #CART in #Lymphoma. This was done during period of Flu shortage. No difference in OS, PFS, CRS, ICANS. www.astctjournal.org/article/S266...

Nephrotoxicity in CAR-T cell therapy - Transplantation and Cellular Therapy @astct.bsky.social www.astctjournal.org/article/S266...

How to do gene therapy for sickle cell disease and thalassemia - from Dr Frangoul et al at our pediatric Sarah Cannon TCT Program at TriStar Centennial in Nashville. #GeneTherapy #SickleCell @astct.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Beer, wine, and transplant. I have always enjoyed these reflections from Dr McCann in Bone Marrow Transplant. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

From Siddhartha Mukherjee “We have metabolized a global trauma — millions of deaths, nations brought to their knees, a generation scarred by grief, isolation and loss — so rapidly that it seems, at times, not to have happened at all.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...

🐶 do not appreciate #DaylightSavings - it is not conducive to their feeding schedule 🤷‍♂️

Sobering statistic! From Gallup: ~31 million Americans report they had to borrow an estimated total of $74 billion in the past 12 months to pay for healthcare for themselves/household member. Timely data since Medicaid/Affordable Care Act cuts are being discussed. news.gallup.com/poll/657041/...

❤️ “Reflections” articles in @astct.bsky.social journal. From two #BMT pioneers, Drs Sullivan and Sanders: The Cure of Thalassemia and the Angst of a Junior Attending. “If you're not terrified for the first few years as an attending, you're not paying attention” www.astctjournal.org/article/S266...

Mark your calendars for #ASH2024 review organized by Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at TriStar Centennial Medical Center at The Peabody Memphis on 3/27/25. Our 🌟 speakers: Jeremy Pantin, Minoo Battiwalla, @krishpatelmd.bsky.social & Stephen Strickland. See👇 for RSVP info.

Best Practices in Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-dependent β-Thalassemia - Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Official Publication of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy www.astctjournal.org/article/S266...

Shhh … sharing the secret sauce of Sarah Cannon Cancer Network … it is our Regional Vice Presidents and Navigation Directors across all HCA Healthcare markets. Very fortunate to work with these leaders who advance our collective mission - “Together, we will lead the fight to beat cancer”.

Seems like you are making awesome use of your retirement, Fred! Good luck for the nationals 👏👏👏

Awakening from REMS: ASTCT 80/20 Ongoing Recommendations for Safe Use of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells - Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Official Publication of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy www.astctjournal.org/article/S266...

This was a preventable death. Vaccines are important and save lives.

What my sister’s life and death taught me about the NIH @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/n...

Impactful work and leadership by @astct.bsky.social to reduce regulatory burden for centers offering #CellTherapy #CARTcells

“Keep Your Eyes on the Prize” - thoughtful editorial by @b-avalos-md.bsky.social @ash.hematology.org

I’m an X-patriate 😜

How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Are you at #Tandem25? Visit booth 340 to learn more about Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network - the largest provider of transplantation and cellular therapy in the US. And yes, we are hiring for several positions including physicians, PharmDs, nurses, and more.

Glad to see @astct.bsky.social @cibmtr.bsky.social making a statement about the value and importance of NIH funding #Tandem25

At Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network steering committee meeting #Tandem25; the network has enrolled >17,500 patients on practice changing BMT/cell/gene therapy trials across >125 sites 🇺🇸 🇨🇦. This would not have been possible without NIH funding. PERIOD!!

We are still hiring for the Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network - pls reach out to me if you are attending #Tandem25

Looking forward to checking out the updated @astct.bsky.social APP #Tandem25

Poignant essay from @nejm.org - What is the relative value of a baby? www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Battiwalla et al on behalf of Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network highlight access barriers to CART therapies for lymphoma. Among patients who made it as a referral to a CART center, 40% did not make it to infusion. @bloodadvances.bsky.social ashpublications.org/bloodadvance...

Trained dogs working inside hospitals help ease burnout among health care staff : Shots - via @npr.org, highlighting Chief 🐶 Officer from HCA HealthONE’s Rose Medical Center www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Dec 2024 TCT journal has report of 3rd @astct.bsky.social @nmdp-org.bsky.social ACCESS Initiative Workshop; read about progress/ongoing work thru this multi-stakeholder initiative to address access barriers/reduce disparities for HCT/cellular therapy patients www.astctjournal.org/article/S266...