Sarah Patterson (@SC_Patterson) profile picture

Pharmacology graduate student @UNC in the Palmer lab studying curative chemotherapy combinations

Joined August 2020
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I remember a long-ago @FDAOncology meeting with a small company developing an MDS drug. The company was convinced their drug was synergistic with HMAs & kept saying “we’re 2+2=5.” Finally an FDA official said they were perfectly happy for 2+2 to equal 4, if 4 was safe patients.
This is a VERY important message we all need to take to heart as we are designing combination therapies. Is synergy really a priority? Great job, Adam, asking the questions that need to be asked.
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New paper: Most approved drug combinations for advanced cancer (1995-2020) have predictable clinical efficacy, because they have additive effect on Progression-Free Survival times. In @NatureCancer at rdcu.be/drhs0 by @HaeunHwangbo @SC_Patterson @PlanaDeborah 1/6
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I hope we are moving away from “maximum tolerated dose” in oncology. #MedTwitter Of the studies I’ve led, the one I am most proud of is the trial that showed that LOWER dose of steroids led to better survival & lower toxicity. @TheLancetOncol #Myeloma thelancet.com/journals/lanon…
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#SACB2022 has been a great meeting with exciting research and fun people in a beautiful location. It's been a pleasure serving on the organizing committee over the last 3+ years – at Woods Hole, MA
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@SarahCooperUNC was phenomenal at #SACB2022 poster session today!!!
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Thrilled (and flattered) to read this preview by one of my scientific heroes and leader in the field of drug #combinationtherapy @ac_palmer @SarahCooperUNC
Online now: Predicting in vivo activity of combination therapies from in vitro drug pairs in diverse environments dlvr.it/SYsQsl
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2 papers out! 1) Across many cancers, the clinical efficacy of combination immunotherapies is predictable from efficacy of their ingredients clincancerres.aacrjournals.o… 2) Review - what does this mean for precision oncology? cancerdiscovery.aacrjournals… 1/n
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I'm so excited to share the primary article from my graduate work, published today in @scisignal! I am so proud of this project and thankful for all of my coauthors including @matthewipena and @beveunc. @CompMedUNC @UNC_BCBP @UNC_PHCO @UNC_SOM stke.sciencemag.org/content/…
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Whenever my husband’s students mistakenly address him as Dr. Pomeroy, he corrects them saying “Dr. Pomeroy is my wife” #WomenInSTEM
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I got a flu shot. Protects me. Protects you from me. Please get one, too!
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Congrats @Aaron_Anselmo on another NIH NOA, this time for a diversity supplement for @UNCBBSP Microbiology and Immunology grad student Jilarie Santos Santiago. Terrific news for such a fantastic student!
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