@KMaxwellLab

Physician scientist, cancer geneticist and genomicist

 Philadelphia, PA
Joined May 2016
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Kara Maxwell retweeted
BasserBRCA@BasserBRCA9 May 2023
Bryson Katona, MD, PhD presents on #pancreaticcancer in BRCA1/2 carriers to end the scientific sessions for our Symposium. He recently began a new research and education program for men with the Men & BRCA leadership team: @KMaxwellLab (Program Director), Dr. Lee and Dr. Narayan
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Thank you for the shout ut @BeetsWhoTweets. Thank you to @LFSAssociation for helping to fund this work. @BasserBRCA @PennCancer
Bita Nehoray@BeetsWhoTweets5 May 2023
Timely presentation by @KMaxwellLab as international #LiFraumeniSyndrome Awareness day was earlier this week. So important to understand #TP53 associated breast cancers! #COHGenomics23
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“We realize there is a knowledge gap about how BRCA affects men because most research and awareness efforts for BRCA have focused on women.” Learn what men should know about #BRCA from @KMaxwellLab. @BasserBRCA @PennCancer spr.ly/6011OXSoB
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Three things to know about BRCA1/2 mutations in men: pennmedicine.org/news/news-b… via @PennMedicine @BasserBRCA
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Kara Maxwell retweeted
Dale Yuzuki
@DaleYuzuki19 Apr 2023
Platz #AACR23 Prostate cancer and genetic testing. High risk variant versus high PRS.
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Genetic (rare variants and PRS) and non genetic factors need to direct prostate cancer screening - excited to be working on making this a reality with an amazing team Drs. Isla Garraway, Tyler Seibert, @Vi8tor @KOSJ12 @jasonvassy @VAResearch @PCF_Science @BasserBRCA
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Amazing work by my husband Jeff Liu, Dr. Camille Ragin and their team addressing H&N cancer disparities - highlighted at the final #AACR23 session! @FoxChaseCancer
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Kara Maxwell retweeted
BasserBRCA@BasserBRCA17 Apr 2023
Men & BRCA Program Director Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD discusses advancements in #prostatecancer at #AACR2023. Our Men & BRCA program was built to propel research and education focusing on men with BRCA mutations. @PennMDForum @AACR @KMaxwellLab Learn more: basser.org/brca/brca-men
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Happening now! Very cool work by my graduate student on a super interesting tp53 variant we see in clinic - true bedside to bench science. @LFSAssociation @BasserBRCA @PennCancer #AACR23
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Lack of access is probably what is really responsible for lack of diversity in trials. Stop just blaming “medical distrust”, stop using the term “populations that are hard to reach”. There is always a way – but the message and the messenger matter. Karriem Watson #AACR23
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Kara Maxwell retweeted
BasserBRCA@BasserBRCA6 Mar 2023
A look back at an incredible evening: The 2022 Basser Jean Bash highlight video is finally here! We're still in awe of your support from this record-breaking night & we’re even MORE excited to share it on this special day - Phil Basser’s 105th birthday!: spr.ly/60133LMJh
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It is my absolute honor to have been chosen to direct the new @BasserBRCA Center Men and BRCA Program. We aim to educate, inform clnical guidelines and do cutting-edge research to improve the care of male BRCA1/2 carriers. @PennCancer giving.upenn.edu/a-moment-fo…

A Moment for Men’s Health | Inspiring Impact

Thanks to an anonymous gift, the Basser Center for BRCA has launched the Men & BRCA program to raise awareness and provide men with specialized BRCA-related care.

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Kara Maxwell retweeted
Tim Rebbeck@TimRebbeck2 Feb 2023
Excited to be working with my friends and colleagues on our @PCFnews Challenge Award! @KOSJ12 ⁦@DFCIPopSci⁩ ⁦@KMaxwellLab⁩ pcf.org/c/the-prostate-cance…
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Absolutely thrilled to be part of this amazing team of academic and VA physician scientists awarded a 2022 Movember PCF Challenge grant! @BasserBRCA @PennCancer @VAResearch @PCF_Science @Vi8tor @KOSJ12 pcf.org/c/the-prostate-cance…
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Extremely proud of my husband Jeff for this important work - self-identifed Black patients with Head and Neck Cancer have worse outcomes even in "ideal" clinical trial settings. academic.oup.com/jnci/advanc… @FoxChaseCancer @templemedschool

Racial survival disparities in head and neck cancer clinical trials

AbstractBackground. Survival disparities between Black and White head and neck cancer patients are well documented, with access to care and socioeconomic s

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I am proud to be directing the new @BasserBRCA Men & BRCA Program - and we need a clinical research coordinator. wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/…
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Kara Maxwell retweeted
BasserBRCA@BasserBRCA10 Nov 2022
Today we celebrate #GeneticCounselorAwarenessDay! We strive to raise awareness of the importance of our #geneticcounselors. We love our team! Learn more about testing and counseling here: spr.ly/6014MxeGy #genetictesting #genetics #geneticcounseling
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First comprehensive view of matched primary and recurrent tumors from BRCA1/2 carriers nature.com/articles/s41467-0… @KLNathanson @BasserBRCA @PennCancer

Analysis of matched primary and recurrent BRCA1/2 mutation-associated tumors identifies recurrenc...

Nature Communications - Carriers of pathogenic BRCA1/2 variants have a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancers, which recur frequently. Here, the authors sequence primary and recurrent tumours of...

nature.com
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My amazing kid. @PhillyDerbyJrs
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Absolutely beautiful paper definitively answering the question in men of whether cancer increases COVID infection (yes), BUT that vaccination really works to protect cancer patients. @PCF_Science @VAResearch sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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