Amanda Van Swearingen, PhD
@drvanswearingen.bsky.social
Scintific Program Manager @Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis. Fan of all things science, art, and cute. Posts, likes, views, etc are my own.
Hot off the virtual press: A truly team effort on this Call to Action and Consensus from the Society for Neuro-Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology Collaborative on Intracranial Metastases.
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@dukemets.bsky.social
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@dukemets.bsky.social
Intracranial metastases from solid tumors: Call to Action and Consensus from the Society for Neuro-Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology Collaborative
Abstract. Intracranial metastases (ICM), specifically parenchymal brain metastases, remain a major clinical challenge in solid tumor oncology, despite rece
academic.oup.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Hot off the virtual press: A truly team effort on this Call to Action and Consensus from the Society for Neuro-Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology Collaborative on Intracranial Metastases.
academic.oup.com/neuro-oncolo...
@dukemets.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/neuro-oncolo...
@dukemets.bsky.social
We need to do more to find effective treatments for leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumors but this commentary from our team shows we are making some progress as a field!
@dukemets.bsky.social
@dukecancer.bsky.social
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@dukemets.bsky.social
@dukecancer.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eySK8
A HER3-targeting antibody–drug conjugate for leptomeningeal metastasis
Nature Medicine - The phase 2 TUXEDO-3 trial identifies the HER3-targeting antibody–drug conjugate patritumab deruxtecan as a promising new therapeutic option for patients with leptomeningeal...
rdcu.be
August 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We need to do more to find effective treatments for leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumors but this commentary from our team shows we are making some progress as a field!
@dukemets.bsky.social
@dukecancer.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eySK8
@dukemets.bsky.social
@dukecancer.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eySK8
Thank you Rep. Foushee! Even amidst everything else happening we appreciate your continued support for #MetsGetsAwareness!
Thank you to Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04) for continuing to support brain and spine metastasis awareness. On Monday, Rep. Foushee reintroduced a resolution naming June Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month.
Read more: neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/foushee...
Read more: neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/foushee...
Foushee reintroduces Brain Spine Metastasis Awareness Month resolution
Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04) Monday reintroduced a resolution designating June as Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month.
neurosurgery.duke.edu
June 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thank you Rep. Foushee! Even amidst everything else happening we appreciate your continued support for #MetsGetsAwareness!
Reposted by Amanda Van Swearingen, PhD
LITT (laser interstitial thermal therapy) uses a laser to destroy unhealthy brain tissue, including new & recurrent brain tumors & radiation necrosis.
LITT is minimally invasive - the opening in the scalp is only about as big as a pencil eraser.
Learn more: www.dukehealth.org/treatments/n...
LITT is minimally invasive - the opening in the scalp is only about as big as a pencil eraser.
Learn more: www.dukehealth.org/treatments/n...
June 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
LITT (laser interstitial thermal therapy) uses a laser to destroy unhealthy brain tissue, including new & recurrent brain tumors & radiation necrosis.
LITT is minimally invasive - the opening in the scalp is only about as big as a pencil eraser.
Learn more: www.dukehealth.org/treatments/n...
LITT is minimally invasive - the opening in the scalp is only about as big as a pencil eraser.
Learn more: www.dukehealth.org/treatments/n...
This is a phenomenal group! Though I am very biased. 😉 We welcome more to join us and help us with our various efforts! If you have any questions please reach out. 🧠
Curious about CIMARa and what we do? Read our white paper, recently published in Neuro-Oncology Advances! Physicians, researchers, and advocates focused on brain metastasis, including leptomeningeal disease, are welcome to join.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40276376/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40276376/
April 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is a phenomenal group! Though I am very biased. 😉 We welcome more to join us and help us with our various efforts! If you have any questions please reach out. 🧠
Reposted by Amanda Van Swearingen, PhD
Check out the ABC11 interview with @lauraaldermd.bsky.social, our Deputy Medical Director, about lung cancer, new treatments, and the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis. (Her interview starts at the 4-minute mark!)
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abc11.com/post/abc11-t...
ABC11 Together Perspectives for March: Durham Crop Hunger Walk and Walk to Defeat Dementia
ABC11 Together Perspectives for March includes fundraiser for lung cancer research
abc11.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Check out the ABC11 interview with @lauraaldermd.bsky.social, our Deputy Medical Director, about lung cancer, new treatments, and the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis. (Her interview starts at the 4-minute mark!)
abc11.com/post/abc11-t...
abc11.com/post/abc11-t...
The same lab coat and sign from Raleigh March for Science in 2017 will be making a repeat appearance today. Can't believe we are having to do this. Again. 8 years later.
March 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The same lab coat and sign from Raleigh March for Science in 2017 will be making a repeat appearance today. Can't believe we are having to do this. Again. 8 years later.
Reposted by Amanda Van Swearingen, PhD
Excited for the SNO Annual Conference this weekend where I will be discussing "Systemic Therapies for Breast Cancer LMD: A Paradigm for Multidisciplinary Coordination"
Intrathecal Chemo is OUT. Systemic Therapies with CNS Bioactivity Are In.
More to come Sunday! #oncsky #bcsm
Intrathecal Chemo is OUT. Systemic Therapies with CNS Bioactivity Are In.
More to come Sunday! #oncsky #bcsm
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Me: Yay, it's finally sweater season!
Me 10 min later: Right. Sweaters mean my cat's claws get stuck when he jumps on me during Zoom calls (which is frequent). Cue awkward attempts to extract a hanging cat off sweater on Zoom while trying to be professional and lead a meeting. 🤦♀️
Me 10 min later: Right. Sweaters mean my cat's claws get stuck when he jumps on me during Zoom calls (which is frequent). Cue awkward attempts to extract a hanging cat off sweater on Zoom while trying to be professional and lead a meeting. 🤦♀️
November 14, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Me: Yay, it's finally sweater season!
Me 10 min later: Right. Sweaters mean my cat's claws get stuck when he jumps on me during Zoom calls (which is frequent). Cue awkward attempts to extract a hanging cat off sweater on Zoom while trying to be professional and lead a meeting. 🤦♀️
Me 10 min later: Right. Sweaters mean my cat's claws get stuck when he jumps on me during Zoom calls (which is frequent). Cue awkward attempts to extract a hanging cat off sweater on Zoom while trying to be professional and lead a meeting. 🤦♀️
Hello Bluesky! First post here, looking to build a new network.
Professionally I am a Scientific Program Manager @Duke Center for Brain & Spine Metastasis.
Personally, I love pandas, cats, anime/animation, science, art, photography, astronomy, video games, crafts, and traveling.
Professionally I am a Scientific Program Manager @Duke Center for Brain & Spine Metastasis.
Personally, I love pandas, cats, anime/animation, science, art, photography, astronomy, video games, crafts, and traveling.
November 12, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Hello Bluesky! First post here, looking to build a new network.
Professionally I am a Scientific Program Manager @Duke Center for Brain & Spine Metastasis.
Personally, I love pandas, cats, anime/animation, science, art, photography, astronomy, video games, crafts, and traveling.
Professionally I am a Scientific Program Manager @Duke Center for Brain & Spine Metastasis.
Personally, I love pandas, cats, anime/animation, science, art, photography, astronomy, video games, crafts, and traveling.