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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Replying to @SC_Patterson
@SarahCooperUNC was phenomenal at #SACB2022 poster session today!!!
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So proud of @HaeunHwangbo for giving a great talk on clinical drug additivity at #SACB2022!
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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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So proud of our postdoc @AmyEPomeroy for creating a model that can accurately predict clinical trial outcomes!
I've developed a model of combination chemotherapy and trained it on DLBCL trials. The ultimate test of my model is to predict new trial results, so I predicted the results of the POLARIX trial. Today I got to check the predictions, and they were right! bit.ly/3yuf0MC
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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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Thank you @UNC_TIBBS for hosting an ornament decorating party! Definitely brought some joy during a hard year. #TIBBSholidaze
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Couldn't have said it better myself!
Friday meetings with these amazing women to set new goals, celebrate how we crushed last week’s goals, and identify ways we can continue to improve is always the highlight of my week. Women supporting other women in science is NEVER a bad thing.
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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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