MD, PhD. FACS Chief of Upper GI Surgery, Consultant Surgeon, Umeå University hospital
Umeå, Sverige
Joined June 2019
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Asif Halimi retweeted
Pleased to share our ASAC trial, published in @LancetGastroHep. In this phase 3 RCT, aspirin did not improve DFS after treatment of colorectal liver mets. Grateful to all patients and collaborators! @KjetilTasken @Oslounivsykehus @HpbKarolinska @Rigshospitalet @IHPBA @EAHPBA
New research - Aspirin after curative-intent treatment of colorectal cancer liver metastases (ASAC): a multicentre, phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
thelancet.com/journals/langa…
#GITwitter #OncTwitter #MedTwitter
Asif Halimi retweeted
🎞️ History in the making as the RASolute trial lands in Europe 🇪🇺 for the first time event presented at @EurPancClub 🇹🇷
#Daraxonrasib met all primary and 🔑 secondary endpoints
🙏 to the patients who made this possible, we can now transform the treatment of PDAC
Asif Halimi retweeted
European Pancreas Club 2026 | Istanbul
Oral RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib will change the future of pancreatic cancer treatment.
No standing ovation this time—everyone already knew the results—but the long applause at the end spoke for itself. 👏😉
Asif Halimi retweeted
In @BjsOpen, study 🇳🇱🇦🇹🇺🇸🇯🇵🇸🇪 on #neurogenic #diarrhea after #pancreaticcancer surgery with SMA divestment/resection:
📎66% rate, mostly if >180° SMA divestment/resection
🚨large treatment heterogeneity ➡️ 51% normalized
👍 no ⬇️ OS
🔎definition & evidence-based strategies⚠️
Asif Halimi retweeted
Another fantastic JSHBPS meeting! Grateful to reconnect with so many past and current mentees. Huge thanks to @JSHBPS for making it all possible 🙏 @CUpancreas @CUSurgOnc
Asif Halimi retweeted
The discussion on the Kimura vs. Warshaw SPDP techniques with international guests was on fire 🔥 — especially with Prof. Kimura himself in the room 😳!!
@JSHBPS2026 #JSHBPS2026
@MonicaDuaMD @jhatjhmi1 @JSHBPS
On my way home from a fantastic meeting at #PancreasClub2026. Always a pleasure meeting old friends and making new acquaintances. @umeauniversity @my_ueg @AmCollSurgeons @YouppiePancreas @OskarFranklin @ObaAtsushi @cwolfga2 – at Chicago, IL
Asif Halimi retweeted
The Second Annual International Rocky Mountain Pancreatic Cancer Symposium created a space for showcasing the latest research and an opportunity to further collaboration in the fight against pancreatic cancer here in CO and across the globe! @cudeptsurg @CUpancreas @chiaro_del
Thank you @chiaro_del for the kind invitation and fantastic meeting.
Now I'm on my way to Chicago for the #PancreasClub meeting. @OskarFranklin @ObaAtsushi @drfrancosv @umeauniversity @my_ueg - @AmCollSurgeons @YouppiePancreas – at Commerce City, CO
Asif Halimi retweeted
Well done @AsifHalimi for conducting an excellent course. Thank you for the invite to serve as external faculty. Enjoyed teaching specific skills & finer operative concepts in pancreas cancer surgery! @tatacancercare @for_surgeons @Gio_Marchegiani @chiaro_del
We successfully concluded our 5th #METAPS course with participants from 🇮🇳🇮🇹🇫🇮🇧🇷🇨🇿🇱🇻.
Special thanks to our external faculty Prof @Shrikhande_SV from @tatacancercare #Mumbai & Prof @BobbyTings27726 from @lunduniversity @umeauniversity @my_ueg @AmCollSurgeons @YouppiePancreas
We successfully concluded our 5th #METAPS course with participants from 🇮🇳🇮🇹🇫🇮🇧🇷🇨🇿🇱🇻.
Special thanks to our external faculty Prof @Shrikhande_SV from @tatacancercare #Mumbai & Prof @BobbyTings27726 from @lunduniversity @umeauniversity @my_ueg @AmCollSurgeons @YouppiePancreas
Looking forward to our upcoming 5th #METAPS course this April, featuring esteemed external faculty including Prof Bobby Tingstedt from @lunduniversity & Prof @Shrikhande_SV from @tatacancercare @umeauniversity @YouppiePancreas @my_ueg – at Sweden
Thank you my friend! It was a great pleasure having you with us. I enjoyed our deep discussions and operative strategies. – at Sweden
From #Pancreas2000 to the OR of @umeauniversity 🇸🇪 for the course in advanced pancreas surgery led by @AsifHalimi
🤙 A truly multidisciplinary approach with the chief endoscopist scrubbed in for intraop pancreatoscopy 🔭
🫶 Thank you for having me as faculty and keep pushing!
Yesterday we concluded our 4th #METAPS course with participants from 🇮🇹🇫🇮🇺🇸🇬🇷🇱🇻.
Thanks to our external faculty Dr. @JohannaWennerblom from @sahlgrenska & Dr. @Gio_Marchegiani from @Padova @umeauniversity – at Umeå, Sverige
Another successful @AmCollSurgeons #ClinicalCongress, this time in @Chicago.
I congratulate our colleagues @DhirarAnsarei & @IraSotirova for becoming #FACS. #SwedenChapter – at Chicago, IL
Asif Halimi retweeted
Fantastic to see such a strong presence of our former and current fellows/mentees/visitors @AmCollSurgeons @chiaro_del @CUSurgOnc
